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Seed Collection Wānanga

Kaitiaki Tauira and Te Tapu o Tāne crew attended a seed collection wānanga at the Southland Community Nursery (Otatara) early March.

Tauira and Anna pay close attention to slideshow given by Chris Rance.

Tauira investigating seeds.

Kaloni Taylor extracting makomako (wineberry) seeds.

Raniera Smyth extracting kōtukutuku (tree fuchsia) seeds.

Chris Rance showing tauira the process of drying seeds.

Chris Rance showing tauira the process of drying seeds.

Chris Rance showing tauira the process of drying seeds.

Land that has been restored to native forest.

Mingimingi (Coprosma propinqua).

Raniera Smyth trying Mingimingi (Coprosma propinqua) and showing the seed in his other hand.

Tauira trying Mingimingi (Coprosma propinqua).

Our very own Steve Irwin (Josh Aitken) caught a Skink!

Our very own Steve Irwin (Josh Aitken) caught a Skink!

Oreti Tōtara Dune Forest reserve hīkoi.

Sentre Harden enthusiastically walking through Tōtara Forest.

Jesse Bythell sharing facts about the Tōtara Forest.

Group photo during hīkoi.

Our companion the black pīwakawaka (fantail).

Raniera Smyth looking at an insect under microscope, with direction from Jesse Bythell.

Raniera Smyth looking at an insect under microscope, with direction from Jesse Bythell.

We concluded our day with a group photo of Kaitiaki tauira, Te Tapu o Tāne and our amazing experts.

Hokonui Rūnanga Pekapeka camp

Tawanui - February 2022.

Such an experience for the Kaitiaki Tauira and those from the Taiao Team. We were very lucky to have Ian Davison-Watts (Ecologist), Matt Dale (Freshwater Ecologist) and to have both Kelsi Hayes (2nd year Environmental management at S.I.T.) and Luka Finn (3rd year Environmental management at S.I.T.) from the seed collecting team to come along!

Check out the photos …

Welcome to Pekapeka camp in Tawanui (left to right) Moi (Kurī), Kaloni Taylor, Raniera Smyth, Josiah Kawana, Riki Parata, Josh Aitken and Sentre Harden.

Ian explaining how to set up the Harp traps. The tauira helping to put these together and place them.

Ian explaining how to set up the Harp traps. The tauira helping to put these together and place them.

Ian explaining how to set up the Harp traps. The tauira helping to put these together and place them.

Ian explaining how to set up the Harp traps. The tauira helping to put these together and place them.

Kaloni Taylor setting the hīnaki while the other tauira watch and support.

All the rōpū setting the hīnaki.

Kelsi Hayes entertaining the rōpū with her amazing guitar and waiata skills, with on-looker Luka Finn.

Matt Dale dissecting a trout and showing tauira.

Matt Dale dissecting a trout and showing tauira.

Matt Dale dissecting a trout and showing tauira.

Ian Davison-Watts with Raniera Smyth setting up the specialised equipment.

All the boys enjoying each others company around a fire that they have made. (left to right) Josiah Kawana, Sentre Harden, Josh Aitken, Raniera Smyth and Kaloni Taylor.

Josiah Kawana holding and showing Redfin Bully.

Riki Parata and Tamara Ramage amazed by the Redfin Bully.

Pekakepa-tou-roa (long tailed bat).

Ian Davison-Watts showing and explaining Pekakepa-tou-roa (long tailed bat) wings.

Ian Davison-Watts showing and explaining Pekakepa-tou-roa (long tailed bat) wings.

Kaloni Taylor, Josh Aitken, Matt Dale, Josiah Kawana and Moi (kurī) collecting the hinaki the morning after.

Matt Dale explaining to the tauira how they sedate tuna for observation.

Tauira exploring Jacks Bay.

Our Tamariki

Check out some of this things our Tamariki have been up to ….

Preschool culture trip to Hokonui Runanga

Tamariki welcome

Children’s Day, Gore 2018

Children’s Day volunteers, Gore 2018

Tracy Hicks stopping by the Ta Moko tent at Children’s Day, Gore 2018

Matt and Issac Keil with their Ta Moko on Children’s Day, Gore 2018

Tamariki Roopu at Dolamore Park

Terry Stott cooking up kai for the Tamariki programme

Percy Robinson cooking kai for Tamariki programme

Outdoor fun at the Runanga

Our Kaumatua

Check out our photos from Kaumatua Health Days, Fun Day and our Christmas breakup ….

Christmas break-up, 2018

Reg Nicholas, Christmas break-up, 2018

Ernie Hanke, Christmas break-up, 2018

Christmas break-up, 2018

Christmas break-up, 2018

Linette and Aroha, Christmas break-up, 2018

Kaumatua Fun Day with Gore High Students

Play-off for Fun Day winner!

Kaumatua Health Day - housie

Kaumatua Health Day - housie

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