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We have been fundraising at the Forsyth Barr Stadium for a few years now. We volunteer on the gates or ushering in the stadium for Super...

This was a new performance for us. We were contacted by Bex Hill from Book-a-Tour to do a performance for cruise ship passengers. Rather...

February is also a busy time for us supporting the D.C.C. and the University of Otago in the many welcomes that they hold at this time of...

As with most of our kaupapa this year things are kicking off early. This is our first time back to complete our tuna monitoring since...

The third year of Waewae Kai Pakiaka kicked off on February 12th. Most of whānau were back and raring to go. The tamariki love the...

Haruru ana te whenua i te haratau tuatahi o te tau mō te kapa. Our first practice for kapa haka for 2019 started with a bang. We had over...

Our Titirei Leadership programme continues to mature, and we are still weaving those leadership opportunities through most of our...

HWK have been supporting the Kotahi Mano Kāika (KMK) Kura Reo and Kura Reo Rakatahi for a number of years now. This was a five-day...

The cruise season has started again and we are fortunate to have developed a relationship with the Azamara Journey Cruise Ship. This is...

In 2018 we have continued to develop and grow within our communities both locally and nationally. Locally, our initiatives have continued...

Every year we like to unwind, let our hair down a bit and have a bit of fun. Our end of year celebrations gives us an opportunity to...

Kura Reo Rakatahi ki Koukourarata 7-11 October This was a four-day programme led by HWK and run in collaboration with Kotahi Mano Kāika....

This year we had a clean sweep of the regional competition giving us four speakers in the national competition. Tūmai Cassidy, Pei Te...

2018 was a bumper year for He Waka Kōtuia. For the first time ever, because of the sheer numbers we had regularly turning up to practice...

In early August 2018 alongside the Sinclair Wetlands Trust and Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou, He Waka Kōtuia Trust were successful in an...

Te Mahi Tamariki was the name of the first whare at Ōtākou Marae. It was built in the late 1800's and named by elders of that generation...

This initiative started in 2017, initially though funding from Te Pūtahitanga for a waiata Māori composition workshop. After a successful...

Kapa Haka Kura Tuarua National Secondary School Kapa Haka Competition 2-6 July The Secondary School National Kapa Haka Competition is the...

In March 2018 we were fortunate to be given an opportunity to present our kaupapa to the Te Pūtahitanga Symposium. Here is a link to our...