Te Maara Reo o Iranui - Kura ki Uawa 2025

"Ka tipu te whaihanga, e hika, ki Uawa"

Nau mai ki te ao o Te Reo Ake o Ngāti Porou!Join us for Te Maara Reo o Iranui - Kura ki Uawa 2025 – a 4-day reo wānanga dedicated to celebrating, uplifting and breathing life into the mita, tikanga, and wairua of Ngāti Porou.

• Where: Tolaga Bay Area School
• Accommodation: Hauiti Marae, Uawa
• When: Saturday 27 – Tuesday 30 Mahuru 2025
• Cost: $250 (plus booking fees) or $300.00 (including accomm at Hauiti Marae , plus booking fees)

🌿 Immersive Reo Learning Engage in 4 full days of deep, high-quality reo classes tailored to your level – beginner, intermediate or advanced. You’ll rotate through 7 inspiring kaiako, each delivering a unique kaupapa drawn from Ngāti Porou mita and mātauranga.

🎓 Epic Kaiako Line-Up From kīwaha and whakawhiti kōrero to mōteatea, karakia, waiata and whakaaro Nati – every session is rich with reo, tikanga and whanaungatanga. Learn from some of our best māhita and cultural leaders:

• Dr Wayne Ngata
• Rhonda Tibble
• Georgina Kerekere
• Maria Moeke Wynyard
• Angela Tibble
• Abel Johnson
• TBC

📖 Tailored Resource Pack Get your own journal, textbook, USB, and custom Kura Reo rauemi to keep learning beyond the wānanga.

🧒🏽 All Levels Welcome: Whether you're just beginning or sharpening your reo, there’s a place for you. Spaces are limited and organised by stream to make sure you get the best fit for your learning.

🎤 Guest Speaker: Expect surprise guests, evening whakawhanaungatanga, kapa haka, and kōrero tuku iho that'll fill your kete and warm your manawa.

✅ Online payment preferred

✅ Invoice option available

Because Te Reo Ake o Ngāti Porou is calling you home. Whether you're learning for your whānau, your mahi, or your soul — this is more than a wānanga. It’s a movement, a reconnection, a spark.

#NgātiPorouReo #KuraReoUawa #Te MaaraReooIranui2025 #TeReoPorou #ReoMitaTikanga

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