Te Kopū Mānia o Kirikiriroa Rohe

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Te Kopū Mānia o Kirikiriroa

Our History

Te Whāriki Tautoko started in the Waikato in 1993 over the years it fluctuated with members coming and going. To date six branches throughout Aotearoa have been established including Te Whāriki Tautoko ō Kirikiriroa. In 2011, Te Whāriki Tautoko ō Kirikiriroa sprung back into life through the determination of its members. Although the growth of memberships has been slow, the current members are keen to increase memberships and to set down a strong foundation here in Kirikiriroa.

Ko Tainui te waka
Ko Hoturoa te tangata
Ko Waikato te awa, he piko he taniwha, he piko he taniwha
Ko Waikato te iwi
Mookau ki runga
Tāmaki ki raro
Ko Mangatoatoa ki waenganui
Ko Pare Hauraki, Ko Pare Waikato
Ko te Kaokaoroa o te Pateter

He Mihi

Māku ano e whakatu i tōku whare.
ōna poupou he Mahoe, he Patatē, ko tōna tāhuhu he Hīnau
I myself will build my house.
it’s support pillars shall be a Mahoe and Patatē, and it’s ridge pole shall be of Hīnau.
Taawhiao Matutaaera Pootatau Te Wherowhero
Tēnei te reo ō Te Whāriki Tautoko ō Kirikiriroa e mihi ake nei kia koutou katoa.
Ngā mana, ngā reo, rau rangatira mā, tēnā koutou.
Te kai-pupuri ake i te kakau ō te kingitanga Kingi Tuheitia me te whare Kahui Ariki whānui tōnu, tēnā koe, oti ra, tēnā koutou katoa.
He mihi teneki nā mātou ki ngā iwi whānui o te motu, ara kei te kawe mātou i te kaupapa me ngā tīkanga ā te Whāriki Tautoko ō Kirikiriroa.
He taonga, he kaupapa hoki tēnei i whakarerea mai i wā tātou tipuna he kawe mā tātou i roto i wā tātou mahi.
Ko tērā ko te ata karawarawa i te whanonga me te waiaro ō te tangata i roto i wana mahi i waenganui i ngā whānau, te hapori me te iwi whānui tōnu.
Kāti ra e te iwi, kia hoki atu ki ngā kōrero ō Taawhiao, ara, māku āno e whakatu i tōku whare, ko tērā te tino kaupapa ō te Whāriki Tautoko.

Nā te kaumatua ō te roopu Te Whāriki Tautoko ō Kirikiriroa
Beau Haereroa

Our Purpose

Te Whariki Tautoko-Te Kopu Mania o Kirikiriroa provides a Māori cultural safe environment for members and potential members. A space where members can speak openly and freely about concerns and struggles in our mahi as Māori counsellors and Māori social services practitioners, we also offer a safe space to discuss any challenges we face as Māori in our everyday lives.

Te Whariki Tautoko-Te Kopu Mania o Kirikiriroa aim to provide:

– a supportive and caring environment for members and potential members.

– to discuss social, political, health and economic issues that impact Māori and to explore and identify best approaches in which to respond.

Our underlying intent is to enable and ensure safe, honest, trustworthy and effective practitioners who work in the services of uplifting the well-being of all people.