Waitangi weekend, 3-6 February 2023
Waitangi weekend provided a three-day opportunity for our whānau to travel from around the motu to Whanganui for a weekend of wānanga and celebration. We created a weekend to discuss our Whānau Research, Wānanga whakapapa Papuni and celebrate Mum’s 90th birth year.
Day 1: Whānau research and Wānanga Wkakapapa Pāpuni
Whakatau and mihimihi kōrero as our Amoamo and Pāpuni gathered at Ria & Steve’s place to wānanga.
Wānanga mahi rangahau – our Amoamo whānau have been a part of a research project around the identification of mātauranga and tikanga Māori that can be woven into algorithms that will inform AI systems that will promote the cultural well-being of our whānau and their futures. Today we discussed the findings and talked about their impact.
Wānanga Wkakapapa Pāpuni – Aunty Bobbette led our Whānau on a storytelling journey of our Papuni whakapapa. An enlightening afternoon. Aunty Bobbette, Aunty Pare, Aunty Patu and Mum wove stories of their childhoods, adulthoods, and grandparenthoods. Blessed to share the day with Aunty Pare’s daughter Ngaio and son Kristopor and their whānau. The journey of our Nanny, Patumoana whakapapa knowledge continues.
PS The fish was delicious, thank you Cuzzin Ngawai Amaoamo
We were also very blessed to be able to share our stories with our tamariki and mokopuna.
Day 2: Mum’s 90th year celebration.
Whānau from around the motu came, and lots of messages were sent to celebrate Mum’s 90th year.
AI connecting our Whānau 