Te Tumu Paeroa

13/06/2026

Kua pau te hau! That's a wrap at Fieldays! We ran out of leaves on our rākau - we've had some beautiful engagement with our pātai: how does the land make you feel?

12/06/2026

Take a walk with us through the Pavilion at Fieldays. Look out for the back end of a cow before spotting our tree at the end!

10/06/2026

Day 2 highlights at Fieldays filling our tree, and sharing kōrero about Te Tumu Paeroa. 🍃

10/06/2026

Great to see so many out at Fieldays this week 👏

We’ve had some awesome kōrero with those connected to whenua Māori. That’s what this space is all about: connecting, sharing, and supporting the next steps in whenua development.

One of our highlights has been our Fieldays tree 🌳
We set a goal to fill it with leaves by the end of the event—and you’ve shown up in your numbers to make it happen. Each leaf represents a connection, a kōrero, or a future opportunity. And of course, a few Te Tumu Paeroa goodies went home with you too 😉

The Māori Agribusiness Luncheon was hosted by Tama Potaka, which saw many guest speakers address those in attendance, include current Ahuwhenua Young Growers/Farmers alumni Chloe Butcher-Herries, and Ben Purua, Federation of Maori Authorities Inc. (FOMA) Chair Traci Houpapa, and Richard Luxton, the son of the late Hon. John Luxton.

A visit from Te Arikin Kuini Ngā wai hono i te pō, who spent time with Māori businesses across the site— Oku, Waiaraki Spa, Solar Sense, Manawa Honey, Ora Innovation (Mamaku), Ngāti Hauā Mahi Trust, and Maungatautari Sanctuary. They are part of the Reach For The Stars exhibition—showcasing the strength, innovation, and future of Māori enterprise.

If you’re still at Fieldays, come find us—there’s still time to add a leaf 🌿

06/06/2026

03/06/2026

Auē te te mamae i ahau ē! 💔

Kei te Whītiki o te Kī, e koro Whatarangi. E tangi mōteatea nei te ngākau o te iwi Māori mōu. Nāu a Ngāti Raukawa i tū ai hei tauira ki te motu whānui mō ngā mahi whakarauora reo Māori, tikanga Māori, whakamana hoki i te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Kua kotahi atu koe ki te kāhui whetū o Matariki, ki reira tīrama ai mō āke tonu atu.

Aue te manawa ē!

He kura tangihia, he maimai aroha 🕊️

Tangi mapu kau ana te iwi Māori i ngā mate nui o te wā. Ko Tā Tamati Reedy tērā, ko Tā Hirini Moko Mead tērā, ko kui Tārati Buckley tērā, ko te rangatira o Ngāti Raukawa, a Ahorangi Whatarangi Winiata tērā kua riro ki te pō.

Te ao Māori is once again at a loss with the passing of Emeritus Professor Whatarangi Winiata (Ngāti Raukawa).

He is well known for his dedication and tireless work in revitalising te reo Māori within his iwi of Ngāti Raukawa, setting up the 25-year Whakatupuranga Rua Mano (Generation 2000) strategy which helped in setting up initiatives to boost Māori development within the iwi.

He founded Te Wānanga o Raukawa in Ōtaki, the first tertiary provider in Aotearoa run by-Māori, for-Māori.

He was also an important figure in the establishment of the Māori Party in 2004, serving as the party’s first President.

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HE PĀNUI NĀ TE WHĀNAU

Ka tanuku koa te tihi o Tararua,
Ka ngahoro mata i te hau angiangi.
Ka niwha ki te auripo o Hōkio, he taipari ka maroke ki uta!
Parawhenuamea te roi o te mata,
Kia tīwara te tangi taurangi o te iwi ka mahue nei ki muri.
Ka mahue tahanga te pākairito.
Ka apakura mōu, e koro kua huri kāweka atu nei!
Ka mawhiti kau ko te pōtūtanga o Pipiri, ka areare ko Pūanga i te uru!
Ka mahue pani ko tō rahi nōu ka huri ki te Hekenga o Maruiwi ki tua!
Te kura i hunaia e te pō ki a koe, e koro!
Te kura tītoko o te rangi ki te ao mārama!
Ka tau!

E te iwi,

Nō te ahiahi nei i riro ai tō mātou koroua, tō mātou pāpā a Whatarangi Winiata ki te mūnga o te tini. Kua haere atu nei ki tōna rahi, ki tōna makau e tiaki mai ana i te pō.

He pānui tuku kōrero noa tēnei kia mōhio ai te motu. Hei āpōpō p**a ai ngā whakamahukitanga mō tōna tangihanga. Ko te īnoi, ko te hiahia nui o te ngākau kia noho motuhake a pāpā ki āna tamariki, ki āna mokopuna i tēnei pō me te rangi āpōpō. Hei roto i ngā rangi e tū mai nei ka wātea a pāpā ki ngā iwi o te motu.

This notice is to inform the motu that, as of this afternoon, Whatarangi Winiata has taken his final breath in this world of the living and begun his journey to join his loved ones. At this time, we share this announcement simply to notify the motu of his passing. Further details regarding his tangihanga will be released tomorrow. We kindly ask that tonight and tomorrow, day and evening, be for his whānau as we grieve and come together to mourn our loss.

Nā te whānau o Whatarangi rāua ko Francie Winiata

03/06/2026

He kura tangihia, he maimai aroha! 🌿

Kei te taniwha hikuroa o te ao mātauranga Māori tuku iho, kua ngū.

Nāu nei te hōhonutanga, te ikeiketanga o ngā mātauranga i kawe ki te ao whānui, kia mau tonu te iwi Māori ki ōna tikanga, tae rawa ki ōna whenua taurikura.

Moe mai rā kei te rangatira.

The respected scholar, rangatira and champion of te reo leaves behind a vision of Hohou i te Rongo for future generations to fulfil.

03/06/2026

He kura tangihia, he maimai aroha! 🌿

He aha rā tēnei e kaikini nei i taku ate? E haehae nei i te whatumanawa?

Kei te pītau whakareia, e koro Tāmati. Tēnei a Te Tumu Paeroa e tangi nei, e mapu kau nei. Hoea tō waka tīwaiwai ki te huinga o te kahurangi, ki te tihi o ngā rangi.

Moe mai rā, e koro.

Tā Tamati Reedy, one of New Zealand’s foremost Māori academics, public servants and language advocates, has died, his whānau announced in a social media post.

22/05/2026

We're updating My Whenua, our online portal for all your whenua information: My Whenua 🌿

Launched in 2014, My Whenua holds information about every block the Māori Trustee administers.

Our vision is to create a platform that places whenua at the heart of everything we do, deepening your connection to the whenua through increased access to information and empowering you through shared decision making. We're keen to know what a future My Whenua app could look like and what would be useful for you to see 📱

We'd like to know your thoughts about My Whenua, whether you've used it or not. You can find our more and complete a short survey here:

We're updating My Whenua, our online portal for all your whenua information and would like to know your thoughts, whether you've used it or not.

15/05/2026

Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand are hosting Ngā Poutama Matawhenua, a series of online kaupapa Māori GIS webinars 💻

The next session is taking place online on Friday 22 May, from 12.30pm to 2.00pm and focuses on how to use Artificial Intelligence in ways that safeguards data, strengthens mapping capabilities, and upholds the integrity work on whenua 🌱

Find out more 👇

AI is showing up everywhere. 🤖🙂

Some of it is useful. Some of it carries risk. Most of it is not explained in a way that makes sense for iwi and hapū Māori GIS mapping contexts. 🤔

Join GIS Specialist, Duane Wilkins for an online wānanga as he shares practical tools and techniques that can be applied across a range of Māori GIS mapping kaupapa. Learn how to use Artificial Intelligence in ways that safeguard your data, strengthen your mapping capabilities, and uphold the integrity of your work on the whenua. 🛡️🗺️

Wānanga details
- Date: Friday 22 May 2026
- Time: 12.30 pm – 2 pm (note extended time)
- Format: Online wānanga (Microsoft Teams)
- Duration: 1.5 hrs
- Cost: Free

Who should join
- Iwi and hapū teams working with whenua or data
- Māori trusts and organisations managing land and assets
- GIS practitioners wanting practical, easy to use AI approaches
- Anyone responsible for data who wants to understand the risks before using AI

Register now
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Watch previous wānanga sessions here
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyE56PxGCqSXGUtFIvpNn0b_SauF4XfIk