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Kia ora Whanau! Tomorrow Ngā Hinepūkōrero will depart from Aotearoa and embark on the journey to compete on the world stage of Brave New Voices 2019! We just want to offer a huge thank you and send out a big mihi to you all of you who gave so generously and enabled this to happen! We appreciate you so much. Thank you so much for your belief in these incredible young women and what they have to say. It takes a team work to make the dream work and we would not be here without you, we cannot thank you enough. So we depart for LA tomorrow afternoon when we arrive we will spend some time sightseeing, rehearsing and acclimatising then on the night of the 16th Ngā Hinepūkōrero will feature at Da Poetry Lounge which we are very excited about. Da' Poetry Lounge is the largest and longest running weekly venue in Hollywood's history, and the largest weekly venue in the country. This is an amazing opportunity and will mean the team will be able to test their new material on an American … [Read more...] about Big Thank You From Ngāhine Pūkōrero!

This summer Takutai has been involved with the Orewa Longboard Club. Recently they hosted a luncheon to pass on their appreciation of our efforts. They use the Orewa Surf Lifesaving building as their base. If you are looking for a visit down memory lane then we would recommend a meal at the restaurant. In the 60's and 70's many local NZ surf clubs had such facilities - it certainly makes for a lovely environment. … [Read more...] about Takutai is proud to support the Orewa Longboard Club

The views from the mountaintops are superb. On one side, forest-clad hills drop steeply towards the dazzling Tasman Sea. Snow-capped peaks of the Southern Alps fill the horizon in the other direction. The Paparoa ranges hold some of New Zealand's most pristine wilderness. Lower down, some of the best old growth bush in the country sprouts from the steep slopes, home to some of the country's best-loved wildlife. Until now, much of this national park has been inaccessible to all but the hardiest of trampers, with few trails to provide passage through the tough terrain. But that's about to change, with work underway on the Paparoa Track. The new track is a symbol of hope for many in West Coast communities struggling through the decline of mining. Tourism is a way forward for the region, playing on its exceptional natural beauty. But this project comes from a disaster which devastated the local community and left the country reeling. The bodies of 29 men remain under the … [Read more...] about New West Coast Great Walk “The Paparoa Track”. A thank you and an opportunity