Piriharakeke Generation Inspiration Centre is the Ngāti Raukawa led museum, arts and learning centre located in the south side of Te Awahou-Nieuwe Stroom and part of the wider Te Awahou Riverside Cultural Park, Foxton. E whai ana a Piriharakeke ki te whakarite mai he taiao e whāngaihia ai te whare tapawhā o te tangata, e whai wāhi mai hoki ngā iwi, ngā ahurea katoa e mārama ai rātou ki te Māoritan
ga o ēnei rā. He Whare Pupuru Taonga, he Whare Toi hoki e whai nei ki te whakatairanga, ki te toha hoki i ngā kōrero, i ngā taonga, i ngā mahi toi, i te reo o Ngāti Raukawa ki Te Tonga me ōna hapū e whai pānga nei ki Te Awahou. Ko te hunga tae mai ki Piriharakeke ka whai māramatanga ki te tirohanga a Ngāti Raukawa ki Te Tonga ki ōna hitori, ki tōna taiao mā te ako i ngā awhero o te iwi. He wāhi haumaru mō ngā Māori katoa, tamariki mai, pakeke mai, e ako ai rātou, e ihiihi hoki ai rātou i ngā mahi a ō rātou tūpuna ki ō rātou whenua, ki tō rātou taiao. Ka aro, ka mārama, ka hihiko rātou, ā, ka hiahia ki te ako tonu i ō rātou whakapapa, ō rātou hapū, ō rātou whenua. Piriharakeke Generation Inspiration Centre is a Māori museum, art gallery and learning space that aims to authentically celebrate and share the stories, taonga, contemporary art and language of Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga and its hapū who have significant interests in Te Awahou Foxton. Piriharakeke is a space that aims to create an intergenerational experience that is inspiring and thought provoking. Visit Piriharakeke to gain an understanding of a Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga worldview of history and the environment by learning about our tribal aspirations. Kaitiaki are available to talk with in Piriharakeke. Piriharakeke Generation Inspiration Centre is a safe place where Māori, young and old, can learn more about themselves and be inspired about how their ancestors have shaped their lives and the environment around them. Be engaged, enlightened and empowered to learn more about your whakapapa, your hapū and your whenua.
