Wāhineahuone Hui Taumata (Karanga Symposium) Gold Coast, Australia

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 Gold Coast, Queensland this November.

Mātauranga Māori along with a focus on the artform of te reo karanga takes centre stage alongside voices of inspiration, learning, and transformation.

Delivered by Kurawaka Limited, 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 merch available on site.

Guest speakers and their kaupapa:

Te Raina Ferris 

Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Raukawa ki Takihiku, Kāti Māmoe

I ahu mai te reo karanga i hea?

Iriaka Epiha-Ferris & Takuta Ferris

Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Porou

Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Porou Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga, Kāti Mamoe

Te tapu o te reo karanga

Heeni Te Whakaako Kereru

 Ngāi Tahu, Rongomaiwahine, Ngāti Ruapani

Nō tuawhakarere – What did karanga look like before colonisation?

Dr. Kathleen Irwin

Ngāti Porou, Rakaipaaka me Ngāti Kahungunu

Tikanga o te Kaikaranga

Taupunakohe Savage

 Waikato, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga

Te puāwaitanga o te reo karanga

Kararaina Calcott-Cribb

Ngāti Porou, Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Kauwhata, Ngāti Kahungunu ki te Wairoa

Ā-whānau, ā-hapū, ā-iwi e…

Piri Ferris-Galbraith 

Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga, Kāti Mamoe

Karanga outside of the pōwhiri process

Kim Eriksen-Downs 

Ngāti Kahungunu, Tūwharetoa

Ko au te wānanga, ko te wānanga ko au

Workshop Opportunities

• Karanga Activation

• Pure - the cleansing ritual in the āhuru mōwai of Hinemoana

• Te Hā o Hineahuone (Breathwork)

• Wharetangata

• Tāne ora

• Whakatauki

Facilitated by Te Tira o Kurawaka

Miriama Ferris, Hiraani Hutana, Sonya Wiparata-Johnson, Alice Sciascia, Maitai Stewart, Tama Hutana, Tākuta Ferris and Papa Doc.

With your emcees 

Piri Ferris-Galbraith 

Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga, Kāti Mamoe

& Kaye-Maree Dunn

Kahungunu, Ngāi Te Rangikoianaake, Ngāti Mahanga, Ngāi Tāmanuhiri, Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa

*Accommodation is not included in the ticket price