Supporting whānau to keep rangatahi active, healthy and engaged in te ao Māori is the focus of a programme that Tauranga Moana iwi Ngāi Te Rangi will be running this summer.
“Each programme caters to the season. Our raumati kaupapa will be dedicated to keeping our whānau safe in and around our moana, awa and swimming spots,” says Mel Bennett, Te Ohu Rangatahi manager at Ngāi Te Rangi.
“KoiOra Raumati will be the first of four programmes which are during the kura holidays for 2023,” she says.
The programme was launched by the iwi in 2018, targeting rangatahi aged 11 to 15.
“Our key objective is to instil traditional and cultural knowledge that will form a foundation to encourage healthy nutrition, physical exercise, along with an enriched cultural connectedness,” says Mel.