Community Day Activities 1-3
1. Te Kōpua ki Whāingaroa
Te Kōpua, Whāingaroa is a historic site of Māori resistance and the location of one of the most significant Māori land rights struggles of the 20th century
Taken by the government for defence purposes in 1941, Te Kōpua was later vested by the Crown in the Raglan County Council and eventually turned into a golf course. In 1978, 17 people, including Māori land rights activist, the late Tuaiwa (Eva) Rickard, were arrested on the ancestral burial grounds of the Tainui people at Te Kōpua. Te Kōpua was eventually returned to the Tainui people, after a number of court cases and negotiations with the government, it set a precedent for the return of Māori land in other locations.
The Whāingaroa community day will include storytelling about the land struggle, environmental issues and historic landmarks. Current initiatives for language and cultural revitalization in Whāingaroa will also be discussed.
Cost: US$30
Capacity: 60 attendees
To register for this activity, complete the Community Day Activity section on page 2 of your Conference Registration
2. Land Diversification Story
This activity will afford attendees to visit Pohara Marae and Arapuni Farm.
Along this tour you’ll be treated to health and well-being kōrero (stories) that give reason for different living parts of Ngāti Korokī Kahukura. These include the papakainga (village), tuna (eel) restoration project, and bee-keeping to name a few.
This is a 45 minute trip each way via bus and along the way there will be different kōrero shared that tell of the rich history of Ngāti Korokī Kahukura.
Cost: US$30
Capacity: 45 attendees
To register for this activity, complete the Community Day Activity section on page 2 of your Conference Registration
3. A Living Māori Village
Ōhinemutu is a small papakāinga (traditional village settlement) on the shores of Lake Rotorua.
The city of Rotorua grew from the small settlement when at the onset of colonial visits to the region, local Māori gifted the majority of the region to encourage partnership and settlement for Europeans. As a living village, local residents live in a thermally-active setting alive with steaming vents, a boiling lake bay and bubbling streams.
On this visit, local resident and scholar Dr Tāwhanga Nopera will welcome visitors onto his marae, Tamatekapua, and guide them through the history of the village and tribe, Ngāti Whakaue. Tāwhanga will speak on aspects of colonialism and the response to this through community activism, which works to restore the mauri, or well-being of our lake, river, geothermal resource and land to ultimately enhance the well-being of Ngāti Whakaue people.
The visit will also include a cultural performance by members of the Ohinemutu Kapa Haka group as well as a visit to Te Rangihakahaka, a Ngāti Whakaue Charter School initiative created to teach Ngāti Whakaue children through Ngāti Whakaue cultural values.
Cost: US$50
Capacity: Unlimited
To register for this activity, complete the Community Day Activity section on page 2 of your Conference Registration