Friday 16th August to Sunday 18th August 2024
Ngā mihi nui koutou katoa to all those that gathered near and far to attend our first wānanga Tangihanga Pōharatanga 2024.
Honohono Tātou Katoa wānanga was centered on Kaupapa Māori concepts in reclaiming Mātauranga Māori knowledge surrounding death and how we can support communities with a focus on pōharatanga (our vulnerable community). The wānanga included raranga – weaving, Tiaki Tinana – body care, Tō Tatou Reo – advance care planning, Natural burial, Rongoā Māori – massage and pouritanga – grieving and muslim tikanga.
Faciliated by weaver Kylie Simeon tana ingoa of Kaitaia (Ko maru te waka, Ko Taniwha te Maunga, Ko Ahua te Marae, Ko Ngāti Whata te hapū, Ko Ngāti Kahu te iwi), participants were taught how to make what Kylie calls a ‘Mamaru’ which is a coffin made of harakeke.
Throughout the wānanga our guest speakers included Matua Moetatua Turoa (Nō te Whānau-a-Apanui, Whanganui, Ngāti Raukawa, me Te Āti Awa) who shared his expansive Mātauranga knowledge with us including a demonstration using a Moemai Pad (Cold Plates).
Ismail and Mazin from Working Together Group joined us in sharing the work they do through kaitiakitanga as Tangata Tiriti partners.
During our wānanga Maiden Tāmaki, local Māori Cultural Therapists & Rongoā Practitioners, provided Traditional Māori Massage, offering Mirimiri, Romiromi and Reiki to our participants. Tracey Peterson, Awatea Hawke, Elodie Rizzo and kaumatua Haimona Perawiti.
Joining the rongoā was Rob Oxborough who provided therapeutic therapy.
Lastly, our Pou Atawhai, Hera Pierce of the Honohono Tātou Katoa Tangata whenua rōpū, led the wānanga. She infused our mahi with te ao Māori, discussing birth & death via the whare tangata and aspirations for ensuring we reach those within palliative care and beyond through Tangata Whenua and Tiriti Partnerships.
None of this would have been possible without the amazing team at Mercy Hospice which includes Emma Maddren, Caroline White, Gwendolyn Arago-Kemp and Pam Jennings, as well as their supporting teams.
Acknowledgements to Honohono Tātou Katoa team - Carol McAllum, Maria Mariotti, Chloe Bangs, Chantel Matthews, Lana Petrović, Rochelle Chapman and Isabelle Beniston.
We look forward to continuing the journey of sharing mātauranga Māori traditions within a Tiriti Partnership and beyond.
Nāku noa
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