Birthing Tapu Treasures

Birthing Tapu Treasures
Kaupapa|3:09
Elizabeth Emere Harte
Elizabeth Emere Harte
Founder Tūpuna Parenting
Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Porou

About this kōrero

Our tūpuna acknowledged the tapu and mana of pēpi right from birth. Find out about tūpuna Māori birthing practices - seeing and respecting the tapu and mana of pēpi. Ātaahua!

Open Questions

Thinking about this kōrero, you could get whānau or friends to think a bit more about this with these questions:

  • What were the birth of your pēpi like?
  • Did you include any tikanga or te ao Māori ideas?
  • What did you like about this kōrero that you could include for any future pēpi born?