21 May Titiro whakamuri Haere whakamua: Looking to the past to inform the future How aroha, rongoā and manaaki tangata continues to lead the way for social equality

Davina Thompson (Ngāti Awa, Te Arawa) is an elite sportswoman, a Māmā, a kaimahi for Te Arawa Lakes trust and a Rongoā Māori practitioner. She has pursued Mātauranga Māori for many years, passed on to her from her Kuia and Koroua. With help from communities all over Aotearoa she managed to put together Rongoā packs for Kaumatua and Kuia throughout Te Tai Tokerau. 

Join us as we wānanga with Davina on how she utilised her skill and knowledge during the lockdown, and what Mātauranga Māori and Manaakitanga can achieve, ahakoa te aha!