Te Tiriti o Waitangi & Tahuna Te Ahi, kei ngā mana kei ngā reo tautī mai ki tēnei terenga hou e kī ana ko Tahuna Te Ahi.

I whai wā mātou ki te noho tahi ki a Roimata Small ki te kōrero tahi mō Te Tiriti o Waitangi, we had the chance to sit and catch up with Roimata Smail - best-selling author, lawyer, and educator as she provides a breakdown of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Roimata will also be the next featured artist for our Tahuna Te Ahi series in partnership with 'The Big Idea', where she chats about the way design, art and narrative are critical for educating communities. We'll keep you updated on her inspiring article on 'The Big Idea's new website on 10th February! 

Check out Roimata’s bestselling book Understanding Te Tiriti and her new Te Tiriti course here: www.roimatasmail.com

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“Te Tiriti o Waitangi hei piringa mō tātou, ko te mana mōtuhake o te iwi Māori e”

As we lead up to Waitangi Day this week, we want to talk about the importance of Waitangi Day and why Te Tiriti o Waitangi is such a significant document for us living in Aotearoa. 

Waitangi Day is an opportunity to learn, reflect and understand the history of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and we'll be sharing a video from Roimata Smail that explains Te Tiriti so we can all get a better understanding about our nations founding document. 

As Roimata says “I remember what it felt like not to know. And I've seen what a difference understanding makes - for boards, schools, workplaces and whanau."

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