Earlier in the year Te Papa Takaro o Te Arawa headed down to Piopiotahi to run the Routeburn Track over the Tarahaka ranges.

This video shows a glimpse of the scenery, the experience, the challenges and the fun the crew got up to down there!

Te Papa Takaro o Te Arawa and Dr. Ihirangi Heke are out in the ngahere (forest) of Waipa, just out of Rotorua with one of the physical manifestations of Tawhirimatea.

We breathe in Tawhirimatea without a second thought and we can only last without him for a few mi...

Te Papa Takaro o Te Arawa and Dr. Ihirangi Heke head out to te awa o Waikato and Waipa to talk about how our environments can give clues as to how or why we behave the way that we do.

The environment today is our awa (river), the realm of Parawhenuamea and Rang...

Te Papa Tākaro o Te Arawa joined Dr. Ihirangi Heke and EONZ (Education Outdoors New Zealand) in Waikato/Tainui to present on Atuatanga: how the use and understanding of whakapapa in the forest can be applied to better our health and wellbeing.

Te Papa Tākaro o Te Arawa joined Dr. Ihirangi Heke in Waikato to present on Education Outside The Classroom (EOTC/EONZ) from an Atuatanga perspective.

After a morning of presentations, the conference headed outdoors and into the forests of the Hakarimata ranges.

The wananga was treated to a session on Nga Taonga Takaro, traditional Maori games on the first day.  Here is a preview at the first part of the workshop, focusing on various different hand games.

Te Papa Tākaro o Te Arawa are hosting a wananga on Advancing Māori health and well being at Apumoana marae from July 22 - July 23.

Of course the staff had to test out what they will be putting our wananga attendees through! Which meant a day full of walking, biking an...

Te Papa Tākaro o Te Arawa were invited to take a Ki O Rahi session with our whanaunga from Waitaha at Hei Marae, Te Puke.

It was an awesome afternoon with the tamariki as they learned the story behind the origins of Ki O Rahi, the connection to Matariki and most i...

Te Papa Tākaro o Te Arawa invite you to attend a two day wananga on July 22nd- July 23rd to share in discussions, presentations and workshops on how Atuatanga can be applied to advance Māori health and well being.

To register and for more information contact Hana Tapia...

Thursday 26th of June saw the students at Glenhome Primary School celebrate a "Tikanga Day" filled with many traditional Māori arts and crafts and also Ki O Rahi.

In brief, Ki O Rahi is a traditional Māori game modelled from the legend of Rahi and how he rescued his wi...