06/11/2025
Calendar of Events
Whiri-ā-rangi - November | Ūara - Mauri
Kia Ora e te whānau,
As we step into this new marama, it's a timely reminder to find the capacity to centre ourselves around the Mauri energy, vitality, and life force that flows through all that we do.
As Māori, we believe that everything people, places, objects, and relationships carries mauri, the life force or energy that gives it vitality and purpose. When the mauri of our mahi, our teams, and our spaces is strong, we thrive collectively. When it’s diminished, we feel disconnection, fatigue, and imbalance.
By centring ourselves around Mauri, we’re actively choosing to care for that collective wellbeing the unseen energy that sustains our kaupapa and our people.
As you view our Calendar of Events, you'll see the many kaupapa across our rohe that bring our values to life from wānanga and hui to celebrations and planning sessions. Each of these moments is an opportunity to strengthen our collectivness as Whakatōhea, to reconnect to source, and to contribute to the wellbeing of our iwi.
Let us continue to:
Uphold Rangatiratanga: take ownership of our mahi with integrity and pride.
Embrace Whānaungatanga: connect, support, and uplift one another.
Demonstrate Manaaki: recognise that people matter in all that we do.
Live with Kaitiakitanga: be mindful of the energy we bring to our spaces and to te taiao.
See with Matawhānui: hold the bigger picture of our shared vision Kia rangatira ai ngā uri o Te Whakatōhea.
As we align our mahi to the Mauri of this marama, we each bring light, balance, and vitality into our day-to-day actions.
"Mauri tū, mauri ora – when our mauri is upheld, we thrive."
Ngā manaakitanga,
Whakatōhea Comms
