Ngāti Rangi

21/04/2025

Te Wānanga Rangatira Tūmanako
Nineteenth Annual Aspiring Leaders’ Forum, 21st to 24th August 2025

The Aspiring Leaders’ Forum on Faith, Values and Servant Leadership is an annual event that brings together a diverse group of committed and courageous young leaders from across Aotearoa New Zealand. Guided by facilitators and esteemed national leaders, selected young people will discuss leadership from a narrative point of view, throughout a carefully articulated and varied four-day programme.

Delegates must be nominated to attend.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BEING NOMINATED PLEASE EMAIL HELEN@NGATIRANGI.COM

Delegates must be aged between 18 – 26.

Delegates need to exhibit leadership in their sphere of influence.
(Note: Not all of the delegates will be involved in formal studies and some may not fit into a conventional model of leadership.)

Delegates need to be open to discuss how their faith and values inform their understanding of leadership

OUR VISION
+To challenge and inspire young leaders to think proactively about leadership.
+To encourage aspiring leaders to examine the faith and values that inform their approach to leadership.
+To invest in young leaders by offering them life-changing experiences and mentoring.
+To help establish relationships between Aotearoa New Zealand’s current and future leaders.
+To provide opportunities for meaningful cross-cultural interaction.
+To see an increase in active community service across Aotearoa New Zealand.

20/04/2025

Governance Essentials Workshop - Ruapehu
1 May 2025; Te Pae Tata: 5.30pm- 7.30pm

The Governance Essentials Workshops are a collaboration between Sport Whanganui and The Wheelhouse. We look at the differences between governance and operations and the role of the committee/board.

The goal is to de-mystify what governance actually is and discover what it means to be on a governing committee. The workshop will cover:

*Roles and responsibilities
*Effective processes
*Templates and resources

For more information, email info@sportwhanganui.co.nz;

The Governance Essentials Workshops are a collaboration between Sport Whanganui and The Wheelhouse. We look at the differences between governance and operations and the role of the committee/board. The goal is to de-mystify what governance actually is and discover what it means to be on a governing....

19/04/2025

Christiane Te Riaki knows more than most, how hard it is to break into the world of digital technology as wahine, if you don't have great support around you.

She had a vision to encourage young wahine Māori with their interest in Toi, to step into a digital space with creating, not just the traditional mediums. She wanted to support them with guidance and resources to naturally discover and find their flow as a Kai Toi.

Over the past three months, the group has made great progress.

Starting with a whakatau to build connection, they learned Canva 101, mastering key shortcuts to improve their design process. They applied these skills by designing posters, incorporating the Māori alphabet into their work to enhance cultural understanding.

They’ve also learned how to save and print their designs, allowing them to share their creations. They are halfway through the programme and this progress has strengthened both their technical abilities and cultural knowledge, laying a solid foundation for future learning.

17/04/2025

Puanga to be star of Matariki 2025

News — 16 April, 2025 Image Photo credit: Richie Mills and NAIA Limited. Puanga and Matariki are pictured above Ruapehu.  This year’s theme of Matariki mā Puanga highlights communities who observe Puanga astronomical traditions and is all about celebrating and learning about the Māori new yea...

17/04/2025

16/04/2025

14/04/2025

It’s the first day of the holidays and for some rangatahi that might have meant a bit of a sleep in.

But not for a roopu from Ngāti Ruanui; Te Oranganui and Ngāti Rangi who came together to Tirorangi under the kaupapa of Puanganui.

A beautiful blue sky; heaps of energy and a great agenda including some time out in the sacred space that is Rotokura.

13/04/2025

Ngāti Rangi was humbled to support the reopening of the Anglican Church, St Johns, in Ohakune this afternoon.

The beautifully restored interior of the whare karakia is a special space to host local parishioners and friends; while a bouncy castle and pizza oven brought the manaaki outside as well on this radiantly sunny day.

A particular honour was to welcome The Most Reverend Justin Duckworth who is Bishop of Wellington and Senior Bishop of New Zealand Dioceses and Te Pīhopa Mātāmua (Primate), and Archbishop of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa. Bishop Duckworth has a wide social media following as BarefootBishop.

12/04/2025

Today was the last occasion for whānau to see the performances of Ruapehu Māori Catholic Club before they make the journey to Silverstream for Hui Aranga 2025.

It's always so special to see all our babies (the midgets); our rangatahi (the juniors); our Matua (the seniors); the sacred solos and the choir as they run through their dress rehearsal.

11/04/2025

Ko te Kāhui Maunga te mātāpuna o te ora

It is a beautiful thing to find your people - to be in the company of those who have a passion and a love for Koro as much as us.

That is why the agreement we have signed with the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences ltd (GNS/Te Pū Ao) is so important.

GNS Science/Te Pū Ao’s natural hazard research includes the GEONET monitoring programme, which is designed to assist us to better understand and monitor natural hazards for the benefit of Aotearoa. Their work involves monitoring and understanding the potential impacts of volcanic eruptions and associated events.

The signing of the agreement was accompanied with the gifting of significant maps, and an aerial photograph.

It was a very special day which both strengthens the enduring relationship and augurs the start of a new spirit of cooperation moving forward.

06/04/2025

The beautiful gift of the Whānau Ora approach as intended by Whaea Tariana was to build on our innate and inherited strengths as foundations for a future of hope and promise.

No clearer picture of the benefit of that approach was in the wananga this weekend for Tuia Creatives.

Ani Heta has had a dream to teach whānau the art of te aho tapu / whatu kakahu kaitaka.

And the people came in their numbers.

Over 25 were at the wananga over the weekend learning; relearning and restoring to themselves the art of taniko.