Who has changed your life? Share on Facebook Gmail Hana | Pōneke The big relationship Hana is working on is with Papatūānuku, Ranginui and their children – the atua Māori that protect our taiao. So if I think of Papatūānuku, in particular as a living being,...
Who has changed your life? Share on Facebook Gmail Nehe | Pōneke Nehe (Ngāti Porou, Tapuika) spoke about the parenting mātauranga his mum has passed down and how he has evolved that into the unique way he raises his daughter. Nehe’s mother has been a rock...
Who has changed your life? Share on Facebook Gmail Ty | Pōneke While exploring her whakapapa after the death of her father, Ty (Ngāti Maru ki Hauraki, Taputimu, Fai’a’ai, Nofoali’i) learned about the legacy of her koro Puti Tipene Watene, an MP in...
Who has changed your life? Share on Facebook Gmail Ānaru | Pōneke Last week, we shared Sharyn’s story about her sons who changed the path of their whānau through the exploration of their whakapapa. She sent her son Ānaru (Te Hika o Pāpāuma, Ngāti Kahungunu) to...
Who has changed your life? Share on Facebook Gmail Sharyn | Pōneke Sharyn’s (Ngāti Kahungunu, Wellington) sons have led their whānau into a deeper understanding of their whakapapa Māori. And this has changed her appreciation of her place in Aotearoa. I have...
What has whānau taught you? Share on Facebook Gmail Samora | Tāmaki Makaurau Samora has always been elevated by her whānau – whakapapa and chosen – to be the best she can be. “I had two dominant families, both Māori and Samoan, who kind of share that sense of...
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