Month: May 2014
Maara Kai
Moko Morris of Te Wānanga o Raukawa together with Kara Kearney of Te Arahanga o Ngā Iwi have been working with ten whānau and community groups to establish Maara kai in the Kapiti and Horowhenua region.
A grant from Te Puni Kokiri has been supported the provision of resource kits and support as they establish and maintain their own gardens and to cultivate and harvest food crops.
Maara kai is a way for Māori communities to enhance and promote self sufficiency. We’re working to promote gardening knowledge and encourage tamariki, mokopuna and extended whānau to sustain their Maara kai. We are pleased that Whakarongotai Marae, Kapiti College’s Kia Aio Te Noho, Te Wānanga o Raukawa, Ariel Community Care and a collective from Hora Te Pai Health Services are all participating.
For more information, contact Kara Kearney on 06 364 8598 or Moko Morris on 06 364 9011
“Nau mai ngā hua o Rangi, O Nuku, o te waitai wai Māori. Nā Tāne, Nā Rongo, Nā Haumietiketike, NāTangaroa. Koia nei te whakamoemiti, te whakawhetai te whakatau o te kupu. Haumi ē, Hui ē, Tāiki ē”
He Oranga Hapori
He Oranga Hapori is a research project that has been operating on this coastline since 2009 when the Māori Economic Taskforce chaired by Hon Dr. Pita Sharples resourced a Māori Wellbeing research project proposed by Te Aho. Te Aho is a collective of Māori and Māori organisations with an interest in kaupapa based community activities that contribute to the survival of Māori as a people.
- In 2009-2010, He Oranga Hapori focused its attentions on the wellbeing of a Māori community (Mai i Rangitikei ki Whitireia).
- In 2011-2012 the project considered the wellbeing of whānau,
- and in 2013 the research team have sought to work with tangata whenua on understanding the characteristics of iwi wellbeing.
Mai i Rangitikei ki Whitireia
This group has been active since 2009 and focuses on exploring giving effect to The Treaty of Waitangi in regards to Iwi relationships and local government.
The focus area is from Rangitikei River to the Ngāti Toarangatira maunga, known as Whitireia. The tākiwa, is populated by Rangitane, Muaūpoko, Ngāti Raukawa ki Te Tonga, Te Ati Awa, Ngāti Toa Rangatira, their associated hapū and iwi and approximately 30,000 Māori residents whose whakapapa is to Iwi from other regions.
This same area has eight local government bodies to work with: two regional councils and six district councils. The collection of iwi in the region, have many and varied concerns to address with the local and regional bodies and they are looking to improve environmental management issues.
A core working group chaired by Whatarangi Winiata with Pātaka Moore, Jessica Kereama-Stevenson, Ani Parata, Te Kerehi Wi Warena and Kara Kearney are supported by Ani Mikaere, Te Kenehi Taylor, Huhana Smith, Hone Davis, Alma Winiata and Daphne Luke.
The group will be making a number of presentations at the upcoming Our People, Our Future, Our Way Summit being held at Te Wānanga o Raukawa on 15 November, and are planning a national hui next year