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Te Kotahitanga o Te Atiawa in collaboration with our neighbouring iwi entities are excited to announce our Whānau Pool Day at the Waitara Swimming Pools.

This Sunday 28 January 2024, 1pm - 4pm

No registrations required. Gates open from 1pm and all are welcome until the pools reach maximum capacity. So first in first served e te iwi! 

A sausage sizzle and a soft serve ice cream will be provided, however, bring your own snacks and drinks.
Bring: swimwear, towel, sunhat, sunscreen, picnic blanket, chairs, a change of clothes, shade ....and your 'MANU' skills....
All tamariki must to be supervised by an adult.
We promote Para Kore!

Our first Tatai Tāngata ki te Whenua maara kai programme was successfully completed by a number of our Te Atiawa uri and their whānau. Between October - December 2023, whānau attended three ā-kanohi maara wānanga with our kaitiaki Pounamu Skelton (Te Atiawa, Taranaki Iwi) as well as a number of online webinars. Participants continue to share with each other tips, tricks and photos from their maara.

We would like to mihi to Pounamu, who has shared her expertise and passion, and opened her home and huge maara to Te Atiawa whānau to learn together.

Our next cohort of Tatai Tāngata ki te Whenua starting in late-January is already full, with Te Atiawa uri all ready to learn and grow their maara kai with Pounamu.

Top image: Some of our Tatai Tāngata ki te Whenua whānau braved the wet weather to plant kūmara tipu. Above left: Our maara kaitiaki Pounamu Skelton. Above right: More of our maara kai roopu.

Te Rauhi Hiringa, our Te Kotahitanga intern cohort, has now been with us for two months! All six interns have been out and about and learning on the job.  

We have three of our interns up on the Maunga most days - Shianne Klenner, Naomi Butler and Lucas Larraman working with Te Papa Atawhai / Department of Conservation and the Maunga Project. They have been involved in pest management duties including setting traps and spraying weeds. Lucas has also been working alongside Wildlife AI to monitor a native snail species.  

Tere Porter-Rawiri, who is currently studying towards her Masters in Ecology, has been researching the plant species alongside the Waiwakaiho River as a part of a restoration project.  

Ethan Matuku and Aisha Campbell have been in the Te Kotahitanga tari collaborating with our communications team in organising events, interviewing Te Atiawa uri and creating new engagement opportunities for whānau.  

An important aspect of their internship is strengthening their Te Atiawatanga. The interns recently spent a day visiting sites of significance (pictured above) with our Pouwhakakaupapa Te Poihi Campbell to enhance their knowledge and understanding of Te Atiawa history. 

- Written by our Intern Aisha Campbell

Rehua is a time that many of us decide to get outdoors and get moving. Our Te Kotahitanga office jumped aboard the hauora waka and went for a hikoi up to Pouakai Hut. Some of our kaimahi and interns (pictured above) relished the day of whakawhanaungatanga and being in te taiao.  

Although the stairs seemed unceasing at times and the body was mamae for a few days, we all look forward to the next time we go up the Maunga!  

We hope everyone has enjoyed some all-important time in the sun and that there are plenty more warm days for you to savour this Raumati. 

- Written by our Intern Aisha Campbell

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