Happenings
Mau Rakau wānanga ‘a beautiful experience’
Months of work, dedication and collaboration came together earlier this year when whānau member Raniera Petersen led a Mau Rakau wānanga and grading event at Whakatū marae.
Happenings
Taiao
Latest Kotahitanga mō te Taiao newsletter
Edition #8 of the Kotahitanga mō te Taiao ePānui brings you stories and updates from various project teams.
Taiao
Blenheim Sewage Treatment Plant Hui
This kaupapa continues the advocacy and mahi of whānau over many years to protect this very significant area from the effects of the plant.
Taiao
Kotahitanga mō te Taiao ePanui
Edition #4 of the Kotahitanga mō te Taiao ePānui brings you stories and updates from our project teams.
Matauranga
Whānau input vital for success of Te Tātoru o Wairau
Te Tātoru o Wairau, previously known as the Marlborough Schools Project, will relocate and rebuild three local schools in Marlborough.
Happenings
Meet our inaugural Ngāti Rārua NMIT scholarship winners ...
We were so excited to present the inaugural Ngāti Rārua NMIT scholarship awards to Joshua Joseph (Wairau Campus) and Rima Piggott (Whakatū Campus) earlier this week.
Happenings
Con-grad-ulations ...
Congratulations to Ngāti Rārua Atiawa Iwi Trust (NRAIT) owners Renee Thomas and Delane Luke who graduated last week from the University of Canterbury.
Matauranga
Whakawhanaungatanga: Time well spent at kaumātua noho
In late March kaumātua from across Te Tauihu gathered together at the Vintner’s Hotel in Wairau for a wānanga on sites of significance To Ngāti Rārua.
Mauri Ora
Te Whare Whakatā opening
Some of our trustees and representatives took a hikoi during their January hui to help officially open the refurbished Freeman’s cottage. Situated in the DOC carpark at Tuhuroa (Farewell Spit), the name bestowed by Manawhenua Ki Mohua is Te Whare Whakatā (place of rest).
Mauri Ora
Historic role a surprise and a privilege
Tania Kura has been appointed a Deputy Commissioner in the New Zealand Police – making history as the first female sworn officer to achieve that rank.
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Visit: Anaweka Waka
Another taonga viewed by the board in Mohua recently was the Anaweka waka. Discovered by local resident Tony Nicholls in 2011, the 6.2m section is believed to be part of a sophisticated and much larger sailing vessel.
Mauri Ora
Waikoropupū: Waiora, wairua
Mauri ora: Last week the trustees and senior staff visited Te Waikoropupū during the start-of-year strategic hui.