Puurakau at the Paa : Taane & Whiro

Puuraakau at the Paa : TAANE AND WHIRO A TE ORA O MANUKAU EVENT With the Local Body Elections on, we are reminded of our own political knowing played out between our Atua, our paepae, our marae, within in our own whanau, hapu, iwi, as a people and as a nation. RIKKI SOLOMON shares the puuraakau of Tane and Whiro and their campaigns to acquire the 3 kete of knowledge. The purpose, the strategies, the tactics, the challenges, the tools, the agendas known and unknown, the Atua involved, the parts they played, the practices and what ultimately secured the win! It’s all politics, e hika maa! Being political is part of our DNA. It is our responsibility to use the tools of our era to influence the future of our mokopuna, our taiao and our narratives to ensure we have CHAMPIONS in the battlefields of local boards and local government. We will be providing a small takeaway kai again and have information about the local body elections. With support from Auckland Council and Manurewa Marae.