14/11/2025
✨ Kua roa tātou e kōrero ana mō te Māori Caucus i te Trust, and for the meantime I’ve given this space the name — Te Rito o Te Whare (the heart of the house).
🤝 This first hui brought us together as Māori kaimahi to shape what this space may look like, feel like, and stand for.
🌟 Lise has been stoked to step into this role as Kaihautū for Te Rito o Te Whare. He honore nui tēnei māku, kia mahi ngātahi tātou mō te kaupapa nei.
Held at the📍 Kauaeranga DOC Centre.
🪶 What: A kaupapa day of whakawhanaungatanga, kōrero, kai and mahi toi.
• Morning: whakawhanaungatanga + kōrero about what this whare needs to hold�
• Afternoon: mahi toi (Whare Hau Ako style) to create our “end statements”�
• Closing: share back the art + reflections. This fed into our draft kaupapa statement for Te Rito o Te Whare.