04/12/2025
"Ka mā te ariki, ka mā te tauira" - remain an active learner. We're 100% committed to this here at Manu Ora, and our team are regularly engaged in training to deepen our knowledge and help us serve our community better 💚
Last week our Dr Sara was honoured to be attending the "Rangi Parauri" wānanga (programme) with Mahi a Atua. A deeply moving and profound opportunity to learn more about our pūrākau (stories), our mātauranga (knowledge), and developing indigenous systems for positive community outcomes! (Oh and much more too, that's hard to put into words - tino whakaaweawe!)
A million thanks to Di, Mark, Waikawa Marae, Te Piki Oranga, and all those that helped make it possible.
Te Kurahuna offer our heartfelt thanks to Waikawa Marae and the Waikawa community for the aroha, manaakitanga, and steadfast support you have shown in holding this Mahi a Atua kaupapa. Your generosity created a space where our pūrākau, our mātauranga, and our collective wairua could be honoured. We are humbled by the way you welcomed us, nurtured us, and allowed the stories of our tīpuna to settle into the walls, the whenua, and the hearts of all who gathered. Your presence reminded us that true transformation is grounded in whakapapa, in relationships, and in the courage to return to our Indigenous ways of knowing and being.
To all the tauira who now stand as Mataora, and to our dedicated team and everyone who offered their hands, hearts, and energy to this kaupapa, we acknowledge you with deep gratitude. Your willingness to engage with Mahi a Atua not just as a practice but as a way of thinking, seeing, and relating has breathed life into this work. We are moved by your courage, your curiosity, and your commitment to healing in ways that uplift whānau, hapū, and communities. Thank you for trusting the process, for holding the kaupapa with integrity, and for helping us carry this living, breathing wairua of Mahi a Atua into the future.
