Tatari Ake

TE RUKUTIKA TONGAAWHIKAU

Taranaki, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Pākau  

I am a direct descendant of my maunga tūpuna; Taranaki. This kōrero and truth is passed down from my kaumatua and kuia of the Tongaaw’ikau w’anau. It reminds us of our inherent connections to Te Taiao (The Natural World), that we are all bound by the same mauri (lifeforce) . Kaitiakitanga is transformative; influencing the balance of mauri (lifeforce) and āhua (form). A perpetually applied practice that envelopes and permeates all engagement in any field.  

E no’o me Tatari Ake e koutou, e po, e ao. Tatari ake invites you to sit and wait a while; as we embark on a stationary journey that parallels the cycle of a year, seasons, nights, days and natural phenomenon. Making manifest our intensions through methods of divination, steeped in Mātauranga Māori. Bind together ancestral knowledge of kauwae runga and kauwae raro, fastened to te ao hurihuri in search of te ao mārama. Share in a transformational Voyage through the vast realms of our kaitiaki; providing insight and uncovering hidden potential as we seek the future and look to the past before us.