Rangitāne to make their mark at town entrance
A sculpture marking Māori history in Wairau is underway with the concrete foundation being laid over the coming weeks. The sculpture, Te Tauihu o te Waka-a-Māui, will stand on the grassed area in front [...]
Nick’s Kōrero
Kia ora koutou, Last week representatives of all eight Te Tau Ihu iwi met at Whakatū Marae in Nelson. The kaupapa was to seek the basis for an agreement on the tikanga, rights and [...]
Nick’s Kōrero
Kia ora koutou, We started this week with an early morning blessing, officiated by Jeremy MacLeod, for the new building in Horton St which is leased to Marine & Outdoors. It was great to [...]
Rangitāne Bless Horton Street Development
Rangitāne o Wairau iwi members gathered at dawn this morning to bless the iwi’s new development on the Horton Street property acquired as part of its Treaty Settlement with the Crown. The dawn [...]
Nick’s Kōrero
Tēnā koutou e te whānau, We would like to congratulate our Comms Manager Jodie Palatchie on graduating with a Diploma of Māori Art Raranga last weekend. Jodie studied under the tutelage of her [...]
Nick’s Kōrero
Kia ora koutou, Our kaitiaki met last Saturday for training on responsibilities including the legal and historical framework of cultural fisheries. Key decisions at the meeting included that we need to make it easier [...]