Karioi season 3 wānanga schedule
June 2022 to May 2023
Te Āwhina Marae and Te Māra o Puanga Kairau

We are pleased to confirm the following dates have been selected for Karioi wānanga in season 3:

Karioi Wānanga 2
Monday 29 – Tuesday 30 August 2022
 
Karioi Wānanga 3
Tuesday 18 – Wednesday 19 October 2022
 
Karioi Wānanga 4
Tuesday 7 – Wednesday 8 December 2022
 
Karioi Wānanga 5
Monday 6 – Tuesday 7 March 2023
 
Karioi Wānanga 6
Thursday 4 – Friday 5 May 2023

We held our first Karioi wānanga for season 3 on Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 June and received valuable feedback from whānau on suitable days and times to hold wānanga for this season. Whānau want to align the Karioi wānanga dates with the Maramataka, and to continue holding wānanga during the week, to allow for rest and quality time with whānau on the weekends.

All wānanga will be held at Te Āwhina Marae and include noho Mārae (if desired). Each wānanga will commence with pōwhiri / mihi whakatau at 9.00am on day one and conclude with Poroporoaki between 2.00-4.00pm on day two. We will also spend time on Te Māra o Puanga Kairau and visit other local māra and sites of significance during some wānanga.

We hope that by providing wānanga dates for season 3 early, it will enable more of our whānau to attend.

Learning session

There will also be opportunities for whānau to attend Karioi learning sessions throughout season 3. Dates for these sessions will be confirmed at a later date.  Previous seasons we have held sessions on:

  • Maramataka in the ngahere, moana, awa, and māra

  • Soil and plant health, including pests and diseases

  • Taewa and kūmara seed selection and storage, and

  • Native tree shelterbelt planting.

Health and safety

All Karioi wānanga and learning sessions will go ahead under the current orange setting for the Covid-19 Protection Framework and our Wakatū COVID-19 guidelines. Vaccination Passes are no longer required to participate in Karioi events.

We will continue to monitor the current COVID-19 situation closely and will communicate any potential changes to Karioi wānanga as soon as we can.

Karioi - our indigenous crops project

Karioi is our indigenous crops project which aims to reconnect whānau of Wakatū to their whenua by growing indigenous crops through tikanga-led, regenerative principles and practices.

Karioi started out in 2020 as a pilot programme to reconnect whānau to their whenua, revitalise indigenous knowledge systems and build food security and resilience with whānau and community, through growing indigenous crops on our customary whenua (land). In our first two seasons we planted and grew many different kūmara and taewa varietals alongside black and white kaanga, and kamokamo.

A portion of the crops we produce are retained for future planting, another portion will go to whānau and another portion will be for sale. We believe this is a transformative model for kai production and business, and we are proud of our Owners and whānau for leading the way in this space.

This project on the māra will bring our whānau together to share and learn valuable mātauranga and will help us as whānau move towards more sustainable practices in our businesses.

We are excited to grow this project further in 2022-23 season through the participation of more Wakatū whānau. It is an exciting opportunity to learn together.

For further information

For further information related to Karioi, or to provide feedback on the kaupapa or dates provided, please contact Garry Almond by email: garry.almond@wakatu.org or by phone +6421489572.

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