In celebration of Matariki, traditional voyaging trust Te Toki is set to host a panel on environmental change, collectivising whakaaro from revered taiao practitioners of te iwi Māori.

At the free public event on July 19th in Tāmaki Makaurau, the panel will host mātanga taiao Rereata Makiha (Hokianga), Waimirirangi Ormsby (Waikato, Ngātiwai), Dallas King (Hokianga), Hoturoa Barclay-Kerr (Waikato), and host Julian Wilcox (Ngāpuhi, Te Arawa).

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Here at Kumara Vine, we have noticed a massive upsurge in job vacancies from a range of organisations looking for potential staff with te ao Māori and te reo Māori skills. There has also been a recognizable desire for some of the country’s biggest employers to hire staff willing to start learning te reo.