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Rātā Rātā:Upholding the legacy of Tārai Waka.

WerimoanaThe first waka the team from Hihiaua Cultural Centre has carved together, Werimoana is a testament to the tutel...
24/11/2024

Werimoana

The first waka the team from Hihiaua Cultural Centre has carved together, Werimoana is a testament to the tutelage given by Te Warihi Hetaraka, the leadership of Poutama Hetaraka and the exceptional work ethic the team came with.

1. (noun) sea centipede, Perinereis novaehollandiae - grows to 205 mm and is long and common under stones at low tide.
(te aka online dictionary)

"As we were building the waka we had a few visits from centipedes crawling its many legs along the rakau. We took this as a tohu. As a time marker the many legs of the centipede symbolises the many legs which marched in numbers to Poneke. The Toitu te Tiriti Hikoi that was happening throughout the motu at the same time as Rata Te Kimihanga, 2024." Poutama Hetaraka: Kaitāraiwaka.

Ko Werimoana e ngunguru nei!

Te Ātakau.'Ko te ātakau o te whenua i riro ki a Kuini Wikitoria, ko Te Mana, Te Ihi, Te Wehi, Te Tapu, ko Te Tinana o te...
24/11/2024

Te Ātakau.

'Ko te ātakau o te whenua i riro ki a Kuini Wikitoria, ko Te Mana, Te Ihi, Te Wehi, Te Tapu, ko Te Tinana o te whenua, ki a taua Te Maori.' Nopera Panakareao.

"The name Te Atakau was only supposed to mean the shadow you would see from a distance or if the waka were to paddle over you, later on we realised that it could also be taken in context to the treaty and current hikoi with Panakareao's whakatauki." Hine Waitai-Dye, Mātanga Tārai Waka.

Ko te mana i te whenua, ko Te Ātakau ki te moana.

Te WeroCarved by Billy Harrison and Taroi Rawiri and assisted by local carvers from Tauranga Moana, Te Wero represents t...
24/11/2024

Te Wero

Carved by Billy Harrison and Taroi Rawiri and assisted by local carvers from Tauranga Moana, Te Wero represents the challenges faced by our practitioners and by our people.

Finished using the Ngao Tū adze technique, Te Wero turns our thinking back to older skills and designs used by our ancestors.

Kia mau ki Te Wero hei taki i a tatou me te pātai, “He aha kei tua?”

Take up The Challenge that it may guide us and ask the question, "What lies beyond?"

24/11/2024

‘Ina tiaki koe i te waka, ma te waka noki koe e tiaki.’ Tā Hekenukumai Puhipi

If you take care of the waka, the waka will take care of you.

After 10 days of mahi, Tauranga Moana welcomed the birth of three new Kōpapa waka.

Led by Pwo Wayfinder Jack Thatcher they were blessed in the waters of Te Taunga o Takitimu, the place where they were carved.

As Jack asked each of the carvers the question, ‘Ko wai te ingoa o tenei waka?’ What is the name of this canoe, they replied one by one:

Te Atakau!
Werimoana!
Te Wero!

Nau mai haere mai ki tenei ao maori e nga waka hou. Ma te aroha koutou e kawe ki te tai, ki kō atu, kia hoki mai.






12/11/2024

The Rātā Te Kimihanga Waka Carving Symposium celebrates the art of traditional waka building, bringing together experts from Aotearoa and the Pacific. Throughout this week, skilled carvers will create three waka kōpapa, which will be gifted to the iwi of Tauranga Moana.

On Sunday, 17 November, the completed waka will be launched from the beach near Marine Park, and the community is invited to witness this special occasion.

📆 Waka launch event: Sunday, 17 November - from 9am to 1pm
📍 Location: Marine Park, Sulphur Point

We’re proud to support this launch event through the Kaupapa Māori Legacy Event Fund alongside TECT and BayTrust.

‘Mena ka taea e koe te toru o nga whakaitinga, ka kitea e koe i te wairua o te Atua’When you practice the three facets ...
07/11/2024

‘Mena ka taea e koe te toru o nga whakaitinga, ka kitea e koe i te wairua o te Atua’

When you practice the three facets of humility the divine spirit shall be seen.

Todays Powhiri and Pure ceremony was an opportunity to welcome our distinguished guests, to share in the spirit of kotahitanga, to share our mana and to reset ourselves for the work ahead.

Ka p**a i te Wheiao, tātara ki te Ao Marama!

05/11/2024

Tauranga Moana
Tauranga Tangata
Powhiri mai ra
Karanga mai ra!

Ko nga korero i herea nei ki runga o Mauao e tangi mai nei;
Whakatūria te whare korero, Whakatūria te whare whakaaro, Whakatūria he whare tārai waka.

Kua tau nei te kaupapa a Rātā ki waenganui i nga iwi o Tauranga Moana, me te whakaaro ake kia u, kia mau ki nga matauranga tuku iho no nga tupuna.

This year Rata-Te Kimihanga lands in Tauranga. With keynote speakers from around the Pacific and our own carving teams from Aotearoa, we are set.

November 7th-17th
Te Taunga o Takitimu
9 Keith Allen Drive
Tauranga

Tena Koutou e te whanau,We have a massive thank you to say to a very talented humble man from Hokianga. Hugh Williams of...
07/11/2022

Tena Koutou e te whanau,

We have a massive thank you to say to a very talented humble man from Hokianga. Hugh Williams of Hokioi Aerial has been responsible for capturing the images and footage we have all been blessed to watch during the kaupapa. Hugh our hat’s are off and we are truly grateful!

RERE KI UTA
RERE KI TAI
RERE KI RANGI
TUKUA ATU
KIA RERE A MANU TUKUTUKU!













WHANAUNGATANGA 🛶He ra i mua i te whakarewanga mana o to tatou waka, I hui katoa a tatou whanau.Here are a few more preci...
25/10/2022

WHANAUNGATANGA 🛶

He ra i mua i te whakarewanga mana o to tatou waka, I hui katoa a tatou whanau.

Here are a few more precious moments before the lead up to the launch day with whanaunga.

Mauria mai koutou katoa.
Maori Weaving with Veranoa Hetet
Rātā He Kaha Ki Uta
Creative New Zealand













MANAWA KUAKA 🛶KO WAI TO INGOA - KO MANAWA KUAKA TE INGOA.He kāhui kuaka ki te rangi - He kāhui waka ki te Moana. Morena ...
23/10/2022

MANAWA KUAKA 🛶

KO WAI TO INGOA - KO MANAWA KUAKA TE INGOA.

He kāhui kuaka ki te rangi - He kāhui waka ki te Moana.

Morena e te Iwi, Te Whanau whanui I te motu, Manawa Kuaka waka has been launched on the beautiful waters of Kawhia Moana, Assisted by Waka taua and Waka Hourua.

We as a whanau are truly humbled by all whom traveled near and far for such an amazing kaupapa, To the people of Tainui waka - Kawhia moana your Hospitality has been felt throughout.

As a whanau brought together waka practitioner's and carvers to light a path for future generations and Te Kotahitanga which is a foundation - We can leave Kawhia Moana knowing we fulfilled our mission.

Haere haumaru ki nga whanau katoa - All who are traveling back to their whenua please safe travels.

We Te whanau a Rātā He Kaha Ki Uta want to thank you one and all.

Ka nui te mihi kia koutou.
Creative New Zealand
Te Hau Kōmaru
Te Toki Voyaging Trust - Waka Hourua













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