Enviroschools Co-Chair

"Ngā manaakitanga o te wāhi ngaro ki runga ki a tātou katoa.

The Enviroschools model has been received tremendously well by our total immersion and bilingual Māori schools.  Sustainable living resonates with our Māori worldview, a view historically not taken seriously by mainstream education. Science curriculum within schools has historically failed to address this point of difference, hence the appeal of Enviroschools kaupapa to our Māori students. The efforts of Te Mauri Tau are continually addressing this point of difference.  They provide innovative workshops, passionate facilitators/kaitakawaenga and environmental education from a Māori perspective, which is also in Te Reo Māori - recognition that a range of support is required to ensure the integrity and the momentum of this special kaupapa.  Enviroschools has filled a much-needed gap right across the educational landscape of Aotearoa.

Heoti anō rā te kupu aroha ki a koutou katoa – Pai Mārire."

Kei roto i ngā kura reo Māori ngā kaitakawaenga hei hāpai i te kaupapa, ā, kei te hukihuki mai hoki ko He Kete Taiao me ētahi atu anō rauemi hei huarahi kawe kōrero ki te ao. A tērā tau ka rewa ai te rauemi nei mā ngā kura me ngā whānau huri noa i ngā motu ē rua.  Ko reira te whakahiatotanga mai o ngā tauira o ngā mahi e ārahi nei i a tātou ki ngā māramatanga o ruruhi mā, o koroheke mā.

I tēnei wā tonu e hangaia ana tētahi rauemi whāataata e pā ana ki tēnei tāonga a tāua te Māori, ki te kūmara. Mā roto mai o tēnei rauemi whāia atu ai Te Whānau o Rūtāea me ā rātou mahi e pā ana ki te ao o te kūmara, arā, ko te hanga tāpapa, te rūmaki tipu, te hanga rua kūmara, te hauhake, te kōmiri me te tiaki i ngā purapura mō raurangi. Ko te tūmanako ka tū tēnei rauemi hei taonga ārahi i ngā tauira, i ngā kura, i ngā whānau i roto i ngā mahi nei.

He mihi aroha nui ki a Koro Wiremu Tawhai me tōna whānau, nāna, otirā nā rātou ēnei kōrero i tuku mai hei koha mā ngā uri whakatipu huri noa i ngā motu nei.

Young Māori Making a Difference

Te RarangaTira put a call out with the intention to open up a place where young Māori who dream of a different world for their whānau, could come together and share stories with other young Māori who want to make a difference in their communities.  The call was answered and Te RarangaTira was held on the 23-27 Pāenga-Whāwhā, Leigh, Tāmaki Makau-Rau.

The wānanga was a huge success and provided a rich learning, growing and sharing environment where participants built strong connections and developed visions, actions and plans for collaboration in the future.  It was a peer-shared space – where we came together, to create together and grow together – focusing our intention on exploring our identity, naming some of the challenges we face and growing a vision for who we want to be and what we want to create as young Māori.

Te RarangaTira was a collaborative event that was pulled together with the support of The Enviroschools Foundation and Conscious Collaborations. Ngā mihi nui!

Check out TVNZ On Demand to view the I AM TV episode that featured part of the Te RarangaTira event.  This was screened on TV2 Saturday 15^th of May at 10am.