Join the movement
How can you get in this waka? A kaupapa like this needs whānau and kaimahi to get involved to help it grow.
Whether for yourself, your whānau or your organisation, you can connect this kaupapa in a few ways:
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Explore our kaupapa and modern whānau pūrākau to help you bring tūpuna parenting into your whare and your workplace.
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Outbursts & tantrums
Our tamariki are full of energy and emotions, but they aren’t great at keeping tau (settled).
Our stories come from ngā iwi o te motu
Explore pūrākau (oral histories) about our tūpuna and whānau today to help you bring this kaupapa into your home.
Latest Resources
Discover our latest resources from our team for your whānau or your mahi. Download to your phone, or print for your wānanga or workplace.
PDFActivity to Write a Waiata Oriori
This activity has a simple guide for whānau to write their own waiata oriori. Karawhiua!
PDFBooklet about Soothing Pēpi Tears
Share this booklet for whānau to help them respond to their pepi tangi in mana-enhancing ways. Crying is pēpi’s way of talking—our job is to listen.
PDFPrintable Handout about Finding Mauri Tau
Print this handout with some encouraging ideas for whānau and their tamariki to find mauri tau, their calm and settled state
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