Reo Māori

Kua whakatūria te wānanga nei kia whaiwhia o tātou kete mātauranga mo Matariki, mo te Maramataka anō hoki. Ehara i te mea he wānanga motuhake tēnei mo ngā kōrero e pā ana ki a Matariki, te Maramataka hoki, e ai ki ngā pūrākau, ngā pakiwaitara o te awa o Waikato. Engari, ka whakatōkia ki roto i te hirikapo ngā pūrākau, ngā pakiwaitara e ai ki te tirohanga o ngā iwi puta noa i te motu.

He wānanga tēnei kia rangiwhāwhā ai tō mātou toro atu ki ngā kōrero o tēnā iwi, o tēnā iwi, otirā, he wānanga kia whakapūmau hoki i tō mātou hononga ki te taiao e taiāmio nei i a mātou.

He mea akiaki te wānanga nei kia kaha, kia tūturu hoki tō mātou nanao atu ki ō mātou ake tikanga, ahurea Māori anō hoki, mo te aha? Mo te oranga tonutanga, me te taurikuratanga hoki o te iwi Māori.

Ahakoa ngā hua maha o ngā akoranga o te ao pūtaiao o nāianei, he maha hoki ngā akoranga, he rētō hoki ngā uara a o mātou ake tikanga Māori.

Nō reira, kia hihiri te hirikapo, kia ngawhā te whatumanawa ki ngā mātauranga e whai pānga nui ki runga i a tātou katoa.

Reo Pākeha

The establishment of this wānanga came about as a way to replenish our baskets of knowledge regarding the Maramataka (lunar calendar) and Matariki as well.

Though this wānanga won’t exclusively cover the Tainui stories and perspectives about these complex concepts, rather, this wānanga is about filling our baskets of knowledge through the lens of iwi outside of the Tainui borders.

It is about solidifying our connection to the environment that surrounds us.

Most of all, this wānanga is also about reminding ourselves that, in this ever-changing modern world that we live in today, there is significant value in our traditional practices and ways of life.

Hence, it is about reinforcing the fact that, though there is certainly a place in this world for contemporary sciences, there is also significant value in steadfastly grasping onto our traditional ways of life as well.