About Us
Ngā Kaitiaki me ngā Kaihautū o ngā Kaupapa Waka Hourua o Aotearoa
Nau mai, whati mai ki runga i a mātou
Formed in 2021, Te Hau Kōmaru was established to support kaupapa waka hourua throughout Aotearoa. Te Hau Kōmaru Board is a collective of kaupapa waka experts voted in as representatives of the different rohe to guide, advise and inform on mātauranga waka with a focus on protection of kaupapa and kōrero waka, while sharing and keeping mātauranga waka alive. Those rohe include:
- Te Tai Tokerau
- Tāmaki Makaurau
- Te Tairāwhiti
- Te Tai Hauāuru
- Te Matau a Māui
- Te Ūpoko o te Ika
- Te Tauihu o te Waka
- Te Waipounamu o Runga
- Te Waipounamu o Raro
Our Board is there for guidance, advice and information on mātauranga waka. In our engagements we focus on protection, sharing and keeping mātauranga waka alive.
Whakapapa
Te Hau Kōmaru emerged following the TUIA 250 Commemorations of 2019 to support kaupapa waka hourua. The goal was to establish and support a national body, develop a strategy and investment case, and fund voyaging events and activities. In December 2020, key waka hourua experts met to discuss the development of a national body and strategy and the following outcomes were identified:
- That the public awareness of waka hourua kaupapa is further enhanced
- That a national waka hourua body is established
- That a national waka hourua strategy is progressed
- That mātauranga waka hourua is acknowledged and shared
Through waka hourua events and wānanga, the Board established a national governance entity, Te Hau Kōmaru National Waka Hourua Charitable Trust, and the national waka hourua strategy.
TE POARI - OUR BOARD
Our Board is there for guidance, advice and information on mātauranga waka. In our engagements we focus on protection, sharing and keeping mātauranga waka alive.
Frank Kawe
Piripi Smith
Martin Bercic
Hohepa Potini
Brendan Flack
Todd Jago
Tamsin Evans
Marama Togiaheulu
Iaean Cranwell
