Tūhono Taonga, Tūhono Tāngata

We are exploring the utilisation of the medium of Pounamu as a tool of engagement and wellbeing.

Empowering a community to rise above some of the intergenerational trauma by therein reactivating our knowledge-based systems of our tupuna within education.

There is a reverence with Pounamu which enables us to authentically connect as a people,

to each other, to ourselves and our personal narratives.

Tūhono Taonga talks of the connections pounamu creates,

Tūhono Tāngata speaks of the agency we develop to establish meaningful connections with each other.

Connect with us:

Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/haeatapounamu/

Email: pounamu@haeata.school.nz

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