Check out the details of our upcoming ĀTA National Wānanga event for May 2025!
Registration will be opening in the new year!
We're going to Te Tai Rāwhiti! 17th-21st May 2025
This event has two parts:
1st part) 17th - 10:30am till 19th - 9am Kariri
2nd part) 19th - 9am till 21st - 4pm Kaewa
Te toto o te tangata, he kai; te oranga o te tangata, he whenua, he moana.
While food provides the blood in our veins, our health is drawn from the land and sea.
The ĀTA wānanga aims to create a space of nourishment, connection, journeying, growth and fun for the outdoor therapeutic community of Aotearoa. A particular focus will be on sharing, understanding and weaving our cultural worlds to strengthen our community and practices.
The first part of the wānanga will be a 2 night noho based at Pāhou Marae, in Tūranga-nui-a-kiwa. You will experience waka haurua and traditional navigation, rongoā, mahi toi (arts), waiata and karakia. Although much of the learning will be gained from everyone sharing from their own kete of knowledge and experience, guest speakers will also share their expertise.
The second part will take us along the coast of Tairāwhiti and on adventure into the ngahere at Ruatoria for 2 nights. Guided by mana whenua who will share skills around traditional uses of native plants, this shared journey can deepen our connection with ourselves, each other and te taiao (the natural world).
Although there is an option to attend only the first 3 days, our last ĀTA hīkoi showed us how much more connection and growth can be gained from a shared journey with each other and with te taiao so we wanted to create another opportunity for this. We can only take a small rōpū of 20 on the second part so look out for when registrations open and get in quick!
We look forward to sharing this epic and unique 5 day journey with you in Te Tai Rāwhiti!
Find out more in the new year here:
https://events.humanitix.com/national-wananga-2025
Also check out other Health & Wellness events in Gisborne, Trips & Adventurous Activities in Gisborne.
