The echo of the karanga reverberates across Aotearoa, calling us together to celebrate, uplift, and empower wāhine Māori through an event like no other.

With the strength and wisdom of our tīpuna guiding us, Wāhineahuone comes to Tāmaki Makaurau this August.

Mātauranga Māori and the artform of te reo karanga takes centre stage alongside voices of inspiration, learning, and transformation.

Delivered by Kurawaka Ltd, in collaboration with NUKU, this symposium will be a powerful gathering of wāhine reaffirming the beauty, responsibility, and significance of wāhine Māori as holders and custodians of this crucial tikanga tuku iho.

Learn the origins of karanga and what it looked like before colonisation, understand the tikanga and tapu of our ancient call and take up your role in the regeneration. Your ticket includes a full day immersed in mātauranga, refreshments on arrival and kai throughout the day, a goody bag and access to some of our greatest tohunga in attendance. You will also have access to exclusive discounts on Kurawaka and NUKU merch available on site.

Guest speakers and their kaupapa:

Te Raina Ferris (Ngāti Kere, Ngāti Takihiku, Kāti Kaweriri)
I ahu mai te reo karanga i hea?

Iriaka Epiha-Ferris (Ngā Puhi, Te Whānau-a-Rākairoa) & Takuta Ferris (Ngāti Kere, Te Whānau-a-Rākairoa, Ngāti Takihiku, Kāti Kaweriri)
Te tapu o te reo karanga

Heeni Te Whakaako Kereru (Ngāi Tahu, Rongomaiwahine, Ngāti Ruapani)
Nō tuawhakarere – What did karanga look like before colonisation?

Taupunakohe Savage (Waikato, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga)
Te puāwaitanga o te reo karanga

Dr. Kathleen Irwin (Ngāti Porou, Rakaipaaka, Ngāti Kahungunu)
Tikanga o te Kaikaranga

Kararaina Calcott-Cribb (Ngāti Porou, Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Kauwhata, Ngāti Kahungunu ki te Wairoa)
Ā-whānau, ā-hapū, ā-iwi e…

Kim Eriksen-Downs (Ngāti Kahungunu, Tūwharetoa)
Ko au te wānanga, ko te wānanga ko au

With your emcees Piri Gailbraith (Ngāti Kere, Te Whānau-a-Rākairoa, Ngāti Takihiku, Kāti Kaweriri) and Qiane Matata-Sipu (Te Waiohua, Waikato, Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Pikiao)

KURAWAKA
Pōrangahau has been a welcoming place for many wāhine from all over Aotearoa who are ready to activate and ignite their mātauranga Māori around the artform of te reo karanga, a pivotal tikanga tuku iho for us as wāhine, as tangata whenua of Aotearoa.
Inspired by Māreikura Te Raina Ferris, who has taught thousands of wāhine the responsibilities and beauty of this critical role over the past 25 years, this symposium extends from the sold out inaugural event in Heretaunga earlier this year, bringing this special kaupapa to Tāmaki Makaurau for the first time. Our whāinga matua is to empower and uphold our Paekaranga on every Marae in Aotearoa, nā reira, karawhiua wāhine mā!

NUKU
Powered by, made by and made for Indigenous wāhine, NUKU cultivates the opportunity to shape the world we want. A trailblazing multimedia movement NUKU champions Indigenous women, deepening existing knowledge and fostering new knowledge generation, particularly within Indigenous storytelling and wellbeing. As producers of the acclaimed podcast and book NUKU: Stories of 100 Indigenous women, and our annual wāhine event offerings, we are proud to be supporting the delivery of Wāhineahuone in our kāinga of Tāmaki Makaurau.