By Tamara Ramage … From 11-13 April 2022, we were privileged to have Richard Allibone from Water Ways Consulting, who facilitated the three days of electrofishing and taught our tauira some amazing new skills. The tauira started their mornings at O Te Ika Rama Marae participating in fish ID… Read more
Posted: 10 May 2022
By Tegan Ramage … On Wednesday 27 April, we were very lucky to have the Minister for Māori Development Willie Jackson join us at the Hokonui Rūnanga with his amazing Te Puni Kōkiri team. During their visit, the Hokonui Rūnanga Taiao team presented the different projects happening in partnership… Read more
Posted: 4 May 2022
On Saturday 9 April, Hokonui Rūnanga hosted the second combined Murihiku Rūnaka Hui for 2022. These hui are an opportunity for rūnaka members to come together to discuss issues, provide updates and provide feedback on topics relevant to Murihiku and Ngāi Tahu more generally. Guest speakers on… Read more
Posted: 14 April 2022
By Tegan Ramage … Hidden in Otatara, an outer suburb of Invercargill you can find two hidden gems, the Southland Community Nursery owned and operated by Chris and Brian Rance, and the Oreti Tōtara Dune Forest reserve. We were lucky to attend both for a seed collection wānanga and also to have been… Read more
Posted: 17 March 2022
By Tegan Ramage … Pekapeka camp at Tawanui was amazing! Such an experience for the Kaitiaki Tauira and those from the Taiao Team. We were very lucky to have Ian Davison-Watts (Ecologist), Matt Dale (Freshwater Ecologist) and to have both Kelsi Hayes (2nd year Environmental management at S.I.T.) and… Read more
Posted: 4 March 2022