Ko arapaoa te moutere tapu
ko piripiri te maunga
ko waitohi te awa
Ko Te Ātiawa te iwi
KO WAIKAWA TE MARAE

Nau mai rā ki te paetukutuku nei. Koutou e te whānau, ngā manuhiri, te iti me te rahi.
Ka toro atu te ringa manaaki o Waikawa ki te katoa - Tomo mai, hoki mai, haere mai rā.

Welcome to our whānau, visitors, all esteemed persons. Waikawa extends our warmth and hospitality to you all - Enter, return, welcome.

Te Whakaruruhau

Next Wānanga: Friday 10th - Sunday 12th January 2025

Purpose:
We are focused on supporting our whānau to grow our knowledge of Reo and Tikanga as kaitiaki of our home (Waikawa) and our whānau. We want our people to feel comfortable, welcomed and inspired to learn, support and care for all our whānau who are connected to our home, our tikanga (our cultural practices) and our Reo (language).

Values:
Aroha ki te Tangata: As Te Whakaruruhau, we look after and support each other (everyone involved in our kaupapa).
Kia Harikoa: We want this to be a joyful, happy kaupapa for our people.
Whakawhanaungatanga: We are whānau and we work together for the betterment of our kaīnga and people.
Te Reo me ngā Tikanga: We are all on our Reo and Tikanga learning journey for our kaīnga and our mokopuna.
Kia Puawai tō tātou Kaīnga - Waikawa: We contribute to our people/marae/kaīnga so that the positives in our culture support and guide our people for generations to come.

tō tātou marae, ko Waikawa.

Waikawa Marae sits at the entrance to the stunningly beautiful Tōtaranui (Queen Charlotte Sounds). These are the waters our tūpuna travelled as they journeyed from Taranaki in the 1800s to make this place home.

The Marae is central to the functions of iwi and many community groups across Te Tau Ihu (Top-of-the-South) and is the perfect venue for hui, meetings, wānanga, conferences and celebrations.

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tangata waikawa.

Waikawa Marae is the Turangawaewae of descendants of Te Ātiawa ki Te Waka-a-Māui. It is also home to many who come from other rohe throughout Aotearoa, who have lived amongst the tangata whenua.

Waikawa Marae welcomes all people ahakoa ko wai, ahakoa nō hea, our place is for me, for you, for everyone - Mōu, mōku, mō ngā iwi katoa.

WAIKAWA MARAE RARAUNGA.

Our own database for everyone.
We want to increase whānau involvement at the marae, and help contribute to the intergenerational transmission of knowledge.

Help us to grow the collective capacity of whānau to participate and positively impact on our overall marae development, and to better serve whānau in Waikawa, Waitohi and beyond.

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