CEO
Meri Kirihimete!
We wish you all a safe and happy festive season, and a new year full of promise and success. Our offices will be closed from Friday December 20 and will reopen on Monday, January 6 2025.
Richard Liddicoat
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Save your precious memories for the future
Until the end of February, Te Whare Rangahau o Tokomaru are offering help to get your VHS tapes digitised.
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Relaxed learning at Kia Pai Te Reo Wānanga
A cohort of whānau who have been taking fortnightly online sessions for several months recently attended a wānanga at Te Āwhina Marae, Motueka.
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Te Hauora o Ngāti Rārua Christmas Ball
A great crowd attended the Te Hauora o Ngāti Rārua Christmas Ball on Monday at Ūkaipō. Everyone enjoyed wonderful whakawhanaungatanga, beautiful kai, a visit from Hāna Koko.
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Tōtara a taonga linking past and future
Nā Arthur Phillips A beautiful occasion marked Spring Creek School’s recent 150th Anniversary in Wairau. As one of the mana whenua iwi in Wairau, Ngāti Rārua signed a memorandum of understanding with the kura for the care and support of the whakatō māori (native planting) programme at Spring Creek
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Kiingi Tuheitia Portrait Award: How to enter for 2025
Open to all Māori artists under 35, the first prize in 2025 is $20,000.
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Te Pūtahitanga Directory
The Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu Directory is a resource for whānau to discover the diverse, innovative, and impactful initiatives and partners that are supporting our whānau and Te Waipounamu, Rakiura, and Rēkohu/Wharekauri.
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Ngāti Rārua kākahu available now!
We're thrilled to announce the launch of our official Ngāti Rārua online clothing shop.
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WhānauSaver launched in Te Tauihu
Several iwi in Te Tauihu will now contribute directly to whānau savings with the launch of WhānauSaver in our rohe.
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Rāhui for Motueka foreshore remains in place
A rāhui on a large area of the Motueka foreshore remains in effect until further notice.
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Pūrongo-ā-Tau 2024 Annual Report
We are pleased to present Pūrongo-ā-Tau 2024, our annual report. Copies have been posted to kaumatua and will also be available at the Hui-ā-Tau on 16 November.
Happenings
Learning from skinks, and other species
Recently Pou Tohutohu Taiao Callum Sebualala (Mana) had the opportunity to observe a large-scale cultural health monitoring activity happening during contaminated sawdust removal at Tāhunanui Beach in Whakatū.