Maungarongo Wetland Restoration Project

09/04/2026

Gisborne north and south of Tolaga Bay, Hawke’s Bay ranges and the coastal hills south of Napier are expected to experience 14 to 16 hours of rain on Sunday. 👇

09/04/2026

13/03/2026

13/03/2026

The Kōtuku-ngutupapa (Royal Spoonbill, Platalea regia) is a large, white, long-legged waterbird known for its distinctive spatula-shaped black bill used to sweep through shallow waters for fish and crustaceans.
Our little eye-spy when Naomi suggests a bridge walk in between hui and mahi 💛

04/03/2026

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Future Whenua Summit Programme is live

Three and a half days of engaging talks and workshops - all focused on taking action on land, whether our primary industries, catchment or your backyard.

Registration closes early next week (link in bio) - you can come for a day or the whole time

Koha to attend. You can stay at the Marae. Kai is covered.

This will be one not to be missed. We don’t often have this calibre of locals and out-of-town experts in one spot.

Thanks to our sponsors of this event (Te Uru Rakau) .org.nz

A big thank you to our speakers, food providers and organisers- donating their time and goods to our community.

Check out the field day and workshop located on the website links in our bio.

10/12/2025

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A muri ki te Hui a Tau
Mahia te mahi kaupapa Oranga mo te AWA TARAKIHINUI
Mauri Tu Mauri Ora !!

10/12/2025

Reminder whanau that the Cultural Preservation Wananga with Vicki-Anne Heikell is this Saturday 13th December at Ohako Marae. Great opportunity to learn how to maintain and preserve those precious photos.
Vicki-Anne will cover ther following:
◇ Preservation
◇ Types of photographs
◇ Common damages and condition
◇ Conservation Reframing
◇ Assessing condition of photographs – prioritising for reframing and/or digitisation
https://www.ohakomarae.co.nz/.../cultural-preservation-hui-2

24/11/2025

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Calling out to ALL our Taiao warriors, register and attend changes will be happening the the RMA and the Conservation Act please make sure you click on the link above and register. Our responses to the reform needs to be in before Christmas. Treat this as urgent. Hope to see you all there.

23/11/2025

22/07/2025

Ngā mihi mō te tau hou!

We have harvested our first lot of kumara in our maara and have intentions to plant more.

Come along and be part of this kaupapa. All ages and skill levels are welcome – bring your whānau, your energy, and your aroha!

Activities include:
🌱 Maara maintenance – caring for our community garden
🥄 Toroi making – preparing delicious kai for kaumātua
🌾 Kai harvesting – gathering fresh produce together
🌿 Rongoā – learning about traditional healing practices
🌘 Maramataka – understanding the Māori lunar calendar
♻️ Parakore – supporting zero waste kaupapa

PM mai for any more questions.