It's not about anti-bullying....

Te Papa Tākaro o Te Arawa give their perspective in support of Bully Free Bro. It's not about anti-bullying, it's more about creating opportunities for the realisation of individual and collective potential.  It's about enhancing wairua and mauri.  It's about mana enhancing and potential advancement.

Paora Te Hurihanganui gives an interview on tupuna kai

Tupuna Kai Interview: Toi Tangata Hui-a-tau, Orakei Marae Tamakimakaurau, 11-13 February 2014

Te Arawa Games 2015

More information coming soon!!

What does TE ARAWA mean??

Here's what a small group of rangatahi had to say when they were asked, 

"What does Te Arawa mean to you?"

Highlights from Te Arawa Awards 2014

Te Arawa Awards: Rangatahi wananga

Te Papa Tākaro o Te Arawa hosted the Te Arawa Awards on Friday 26th September at the Holiday Inn, Rotorua.

Leading up to this event, the finalists in the Rangatahi category were required to attend three wānanga focused on realising their potential, recognising the importance of whakapapa and how they, as rangatahi can positively contribute to the future of Te Arawa.

This video shows the highlights from the three wānanga - mātakitaki mai!

Ki O Rahi Nonoke build up

On Sunday 7th September, the Te Arawa Men and Women Ki O Rahi teams had a run down at the M.O.R fields opposite RBHS in their build up to the 2014 Ki O Rahi Nonoke Nationals in Turangi on October 4th.

Trainings will be held every Sunday leading up to the tournament at 11am so please come down and have a run! Beginners to experienced players are welcome!

TPTOTA ki Piopiotahi

On Easter weekend, Te Papa Tākaro o Te Arawa, Dr. Ihirangi Heke, Toi Tangata and kaiako from Te Kura o Kaikohe entered into Piopiotahi (Milford Sounds) to run the Routeburn Track.

The journey was not about the distance or 'conquering' the Tarahaka ranges and completing the track.  This experience was about retracing whakapapa connections to a place, recognising different behaviours and characteristics in the environment and testing our mental, emotional, spiritual and physical fitness.

Ihi, wehi me te wana!

Te Papa Tākaro o Te Arawa, Dr. Heke, Canaan and Hana share their interpretations of a challenging and difficult task.

Different terrains

Te Papa Tākaro o Te Arawa and Dr. Heke talk about the descendants of Makatītī and how they represent different terrains.

From clay, to gravel, to soft grass, all of these different terrains are represented by atua (elemental connections to our environment).  

You can interact with various terrains at steeper gradients and during the wet or cold to experience different characteristics of those atua. 

Whangapipiro: time management

Te Papa Tākaro o Te Arawa, Dr. Ihirangi Heke and EOTC present Atuatanga.

Dr. Heke is at Whangapipiro, located at the Waipa end of the Redwoods Forest in Rotorua.  Today, he discusses how we can measure time for physical activity and for programmes according to the degradation of variables in the environment.  For example, the comparison between fresh green ponga leaves and dried brown ones can be used as a measurement for time. 

Tawhirimatea: aerobic training

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 minutes.  For instance, we can last without kai (food) for weeks, without wai (water) for a few days and without hau (air) for a few minutes.  Yet, there isn't much focus on how Tawhiri can be improved to better health and well being.

Dr. Heke describes how at certain times we can see Tawhirimatea around us and how his characterisitics and personality change according to the altitude, how intense our exercise is and so on

Parawhenuamea

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 Rangahua.  An understanding of how these two atua came to be, their characteristics and how they behave can provide us with an understanding about ourselves and also about different exercises we can perform to achieve greater health and well being.

If we become more aware of these connections to our environment, we will be able to identify the positive and negative behaviours we share and make positive changes for ourselves, our whanau and our community.

Wananga: Nga Taonga Takaro, hand games

On Tuesday 22nd and Wednesday 23rd July, Te Papa Takaro o Te Arawa hosted a wānanga at Apumoana marae to share our concepts about advancing Māori health and wellbeing through nutrition, physical activity and cultural imperatives.

This is some of what the crew at the wānanga got up to!