Tangaroa Ara Rau

A collective of Māori practitioners and researchers passionate about kaupapa wai

Tangaroa, Tangaroa

Whakamau, whakamautai

Tangaroa ū mai kawea mai

Kawea mai rā ki waho

Kawea mai rā ki te moana pipiri, ki te moana hōhonu

Hōhonu ana te wai

Hei aha rā

Ki uta

Nau mai haere mai ki tā mātou pae tukutuku, welcome to our website.

Our work as Tangaroa Ara Rau involves

  • Māori water safety messaging

  • Networking with indigenous water safety leaders and kaimahi

  • Provide Māori advisory to non-indigenous water safety groups

  • Advise on water related tikanga (safety in and around wai)

  • Support and run wānanga and conferences

  • Rangahau

  • Teaching

  • Rauemi development

To learn more about who we are follow the link below, alternatively if you want to contact us about any of the above mahi follow the tab to contact us.

Tairāwhiti waka Tairāwhiti tangata On Thursday 4th of May our waka lead, Ngahuia Mita successfully defended her PhD thesis. Her PhD explored tairāwhiti waka voyaging philosophies and kaupapa waka as a research methodology. Ngahuia argued the importa
E kore te matau e rawe ki te moana takai ai, engari anō a uta ‘It is not proper to prepare the hook at sea, rather it should be done on shore.’ For some, gathering kaimoana is a year-round occurrence. So, with that in mind with the
Kauora - ki Te Pou o Tainui Reflecting on the successful defence of her PhD thesis - Kauora: A theory and praxis of swimming for Māori, this time last week. Our kauora lead Terina Raureti has written a blog about the experience of her and her whāna
E tū e te uri o Ngāti Kapu, o Ngāti Raukawa, Dr Terina Raureti Yesterday our kauora lead Dr Terina Raureti successfully defended her PhD thesis amongst her tūpuna, whānau, kura, kōhanga and friends. Her PhD looked at a whānau/hapū centered approach
Whūūū Apanui e tū! We have been glued to Te Matatini these past few days e te iwi and what a comp it was! Our kaihautū Rob was there spreading the word ā-kanohi around water safety and taking in the atmosphere. Nā reira, e mihi ana ki ngā kaihaka k
Marama te ata i ururangi! We are relieved to have heard from our Tairāwhiti members of Tangaroa Ara Rau. They are safe and have been mucking in helping with the flood response alongside hundreds of others💪🏼. We are so proud to be Māori, and of th
The bird song ushers the dawn of a new day. There is a lot of uncertainty at the moment amongst ngā mahi ā ngā ātua including the huripari (cyclone) & rū whenua (earthquake). Many of us haven’t heard from whānau or loved ones so we here a
He karere nā tā mātou Kaihautū, a message from our Kaihautū If there are any whānau out there who would like to have a kōrero, our inbox is always open and we can connect you to Rob and our wider support networks. Kia haumaru e te whānau 💧
Hurō! A huge mihi to our WAItangi competition winner @v_rairaka. Rob hand delivered Venise her $50 Vaikobi gift voucher alongside some other goodies at her waka club @taitonga41 over the weekend. Tai Tonga 41 are based out at Te Akau Tangi in Pō
Life jacket ✅ Sun protection ✅ Buddy ✅ Our Ruku Kai leads Rob and Ben had a great day on the water with Evan Hughes a senior advisor at NZ Search and Rescue yesterday. NZSAR provide strategic leadership for the NZ search and rescue sector througho