Te Mauri o te Ngahere Wānanga
April 4th-6th 2017
Raetihi Marae
| Day 1 – Tuesday 4th April
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| 1pm | Powhiri, kai, settle in, safety brief | |
| 3:30 | Mihimihi | |
| 5pm | Setting the scene for the wananga and house rules | |
| 5:30 | Tea | |
| 7pm | Karakia
Brief for Day 2 and field trips
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| Kōrero from Kaumātua on Te Wao Nui a Tāne
with Turama Hawira, Keith Wood, Baldy Haitana, Murray Hutchins, Koro (Hokio) Ngataierua & others |
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| Later | Supper | |
| Day 2 – Wednesday 5th April
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| 7:00 | Breakfast
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| 8:00 | Setting the scene for the day | |
| 8:10-9:10 | Maui Te Pou and Pa McGowan: viewing the ngahere through the eyes of a rongoā practioner | |
| 9:10-10:00 | Jason Taiaroa – an overview of conservation mahi in the wider Whanganui area
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| 10:00-10:30 | Cuppa tea
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| 10:30-11:30 | Stella Kake (Bay Bush Action) and Dean Baigent-Mercer (forest activist): Forest collapse in Te Tai Tokerau and how people are saving the ngahere | |
| 11:30-12:00 | Ian Tarei Omataroa Kiwi Project – their story of building a successful kiwi project that protects their taonga | |
| 12:00-1pm | Lunch | |
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Day 2 – Wednesday 5th April continued
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| 1pm | On buses and travel to Ngāti Rangi Office in Ohakune | |
| 1:15pm | Whakatau Powhiri from Ngāti Rangi | |
| Field Trips | ||
| Pa McGowan – rongoā and healing the whenua | ||
| Ian Flux – pest animal impacts on the ngahere | ||
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4:45pm |
Ngāti Rangi kōrero on their kaitiaki mahi
Return to Raetihi
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| 5:30 | Kai at Raetihi Marae | |
| 7pm | Karakia | |
| Kōrero and reflection | ||
| 9pm | Supper | |
| Day 3 – Thursday 6th April
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| 7am | Breakfast | |
| 8am | Open discussion | |
| 9am | Poroporoaki | |
| 10am | Everyone home | |
Accommodation: Raetihi Marae
Contacts: To organise transport from Whanganui and to confirm your attendance contact Caroline Heta 021 023 68359 carolineheta@gmail.com.
To organise transport from Taumaranui and for further information contact Jason Taiaroa 027 403 4508 jtnui@hotmail.co.nz.
What to bring: Bedding, field trip warm clothing and strong footwear, wet weather gear, drink bottle.
Elizabeth Pakai