A Monthly Newsletter of Kāi Tahu news, views and events.
We have now distributed 179 packs to whānau. The feedback from those receiving these packs has been so positive, we figure sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. Here are some of our Ngāi Tahu pēpi enjoying the contents of their packs.
Nau mai e rea kia mihi atu tō iwi ki a koe. Weaving the newest strands of Tahu.
Sebastian Lardelli.
Benjamin Thomas.
Louie Anglem.
We are pleased to announce we have recently started to distribute our first lot of pēpi packs. However, due to the overwhelming positive response to the pēpi packs since the launch, the number of applications have far exceeded our expectations.
We apologise for the delay, and really appreciate your patience and understanding while our team works incredibly hard to meet this demand.
Nau mai e rea kia mihi atu tō Iwi ki a koe
Weaving our newest strands of Tahu.
For further information please contact us at [email protected] or call 0800 KAI TAHU (0800 524 8248).
There has been an overwhelming positive response to the new Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu pēpi packs, launched at Hui-ā- Iwi 2015 in Dunedin in November.
The pēpi packs are an exciting initiative developed by the Mātauranga team at Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, as part of a two-pronged approached to whānau ora and tamariki ora. On one hand, the flax wahakura (bassinets), help reduce Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI); and on the other, they are about weaving in ‘the latest strands of Ngāi Tahu’ – helping newborn Ngāi Tahu pēpi to grow a strong cultural connection to their iwi. [Read more…]