MĀORILAND MAARA
& KAI COLLECTIVE
OUR MAARA TEAM
Elishka Graham & Tania Hakaraia
Māoriland is committed to
-Kaitiakitanga – Being good caretakers
-Para Kore – Zero Waste
-Tikanga Māori – practices to achieve ecological sustainability
-Hauora – Better kai means better health
-Mana motuhake – Food sovereignty `
Nau mai Haere mai…
Join us in the maara!
Maara Noticeboard
For all your community notices and handy hints in the garden!
Māoriland and Kaibosh to distribute FREE surplus kai to Ōtaki community
On Tuesdays Māoriland has kai available for those who need it outside our Toi Matarau Gallery on Main Street, Ōtaki. The surplus kai comes from Kaibosh, an charity that collects and distributes food to those who need it in the Wellington region. Māoriland Māra and Kaibosh have the common goal of Zero Food Poverty and Zero […]
October in the Maara
There really is nothing quite like this time of the year in the māra… The joys and rites of spring… Seeds are sprouting merrily on windowsills and being transferred optimistically to the māra where ngā manu are maniacal, digging out every new tipu they find. We find ourselves in the act of ongoing and creative […]
September in the Maara
Kia ora koutou, one of the things I have been considering in level two lockdown is the ability of our community to re-emerge safely, reconnect and rebuild our sense of community connection. I have been contemplating ways we can get together in the Māoriland Māra at level two, and have some safe social contact and […]
Matariki in the maara
Lots has been happening in the Maara this Matariki!