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Te Ao Māori Update – April 2022

April 1, 2022 | Playcentre

Following correct tikanga at Playcentre At Playcentre we follow tikanga (traditions or routines) to ensure everything is done in the proper manner and everyone is kept safe from harm. Tikanga is...Read More

Te Ao Māori Update – March 2022

March 7, 2022 | Playcentre

Tips for sharing your mihi/pepeha in hui Whakawhanaungatanga considerations while working online. Here are some recommendations for tikanga/our practices for hui for Te Whānau Tupu Ngātahi,...Read More

Te Ao Māori Update – October 2021

October 3, 2021 | Playcentre

New appointments Kia ora Te Whānau Tupu Ngātahi o Aotearoa, It is with great pleasure that the Kaihononga Māori team advise the appointments of our newest Kaimahi Māori. Deacon...Read More

Te Ao Māori Update – September 2021

September 6, 2021 | Playcentre

Te Ara o Te Aukati – Te Whakatūwhera i raro i te taumata whakatūpato tuarua. Re-opening Playcentre at level 2 Covid-19 using tikanga Māori   Ahakoa he iti te matakahi, ka pakaru i a ia...Read More

Te Ao Māori Update – August 2021

August 2, 2021 | Playcentre

Matariki celebrations 2021  Celebrating Matariki will always be a great way to signify and practice good biculturalism, and this year was exceptional! Centres managed their celebrations with a...Read More

Te Ao Māori Update – June 2021

June 8, 2021 | Playcentre

Matariki (Pleides), the bright whetū (star) cluster seen in the winter sky is a tohu (signal) of the Māori New Year.  Some iwi observe the rise of the lone whetū Puanga or Puaka (Rigel) as...Read More

Te Ao Māori Update – May 2021

May 3, 2021 | Playcentre

The new Centre Advisors for Upper North Island region were welcomed with a beautiful pōwhiri to Awataha marae, into Tane Whakapiripiri Wharenui by he uri o Ngāti Awataha. A full day's learning...Read More

Te Ao Māori Update – April 2021

April 6, 2021 | Playcentre

 Whakatau The National and Regional offices have been welcoming kaimahi into the office through a whakatau process, which is starting to become a more familiar process across the...Read More

Te Ao Māori Update – March 2021

March 1, 2021 | Playcentre

Ngā mihi o te Tau Hou Pākehā ki a koutou katoa.  Nau mai hoki mai ki ō tātou kohungahunga, puta noa i te motu.  Happy New Year, and welcome back to all of us in our centres across the...Read More

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