ABOUT US
The Ātea a Rangi Educational Trust (Ātea Trust) was established to design and complete the Ātea a Rangi - Star Compass at the Waitangi Regional Park, our aim is to educate, deliver programmes, events and tours to the community around kaupapa waka, as well as other traditional Māori and environmental kaupapa.
OUR VISION
To be a thriving intergenerational organisation which gathers and passes on traditional knowledge within Aotearoa and Te Moana nui a Kiwa.
WHAT WE DO
Facilitate and deliver:
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education programmes & wānanga
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professional development
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community events
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tours
Kaupapa (subject areas)
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Traditional navigation, sailing and Pacific migrations
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Māori astronomy
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Kōrero o neherā - historic kōrero for the area
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Maara kai - traditional cultivated foods
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Rongoā Māori - medicinal use of plants
OUR CREW
We have a knowledgeable team that volunteer and contract their time to deliver our programmes and events
By collaborating with other local organisations & Hapū no request is too big or small.