I Roto i te Pōuri, Te Maramataka e Whiti ana

Tue 18 February 2025
Matakana Island

“I roto i te pōuri, te maramataka e whiti ana”
“In the darkest skies, the moon shines the brightest”

We’re currently undertaking suicide prevention rangahau in the Mataatua rohe, showing the hononga between Maramataka Māori (the Māori Lunar Calendar System) and suicide statistics.

To facilitate this project, we will be hosting a series of consultation wānanga across the Mataatua region from August 2024 to April 2025.

Join us for our fourth event in this series at Te Kutaroa Marae,  Matakana Island .

Phase: Korekore Whiwhia

Date: Tuesday 18th February 2025

Time: 9:30am to 2:30pm

Venue: Kutaroa Marae, 123 Opureora Road, Matakana Island

7:15am – Arrive at Omokoroa boat ramp

9:00am – Depart from Omokoroa boat ramp to Matakana Island

10:00am – Arrive at Matakana Island and travel to Kutaroa Marae

10:30am – Powhiri at Kutaroa Marae

11:30am – Kapu Ti

12:00pm – Begin wananga with Karakia from Hau Kainga followed by Whakawhanaungatanga

12:30pm – Korero from Manuhiri (TPOOM) and Te Rina Ransfield

2:30pm – Lunch

3:00pm – Depart for barge and travel back to Omokoroa (Last barge travels back to Omokoroa at 3:30pm)

To register, please fill in the form below. To learn more about our research project click here.

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