Te Rōpū Whakahau

Job vacancy: Kaiwhakahaere Ratonga Māori – Team Leader Māori Services (Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi Christchurch City Libraries)

Kaiwhakahaere Ratonga Māori. Closing date 15 February 2026. More details on our Job Vacancy page

Job vacancy – Te Pākatitia, Principal Adviser – Māori (Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington.

Te Pākatitia, Principal Adviser – Māori. Closing date 17 February 2026. More details on our Job Vacancy page

Kua hua te marama – reflections from Hui-a-tau 2025

Tēnei te mihi nui ki a koutou. We finish the year will our hearts full from our hui in November in Opononi. Our time together at Te Whakarongotai Marae was a fantastic opportunity for 50 of our members to wānanga together. Ngā mihi nui to the organisers – Anahera, Francis, Manuhiri and Brad, it was… Read more »

Robyn Hakopa Trophy & Meri Mygind Award winners for 2025

One of the best moments at Hui-a-tau is the presentation of the Robyn Hakopa Trophy & Meri Mygind – Wahina Toa Award. We are thrilled to present this year’s winners – Rayleen Hirini and Francis Leaf who have been acknowledged for their awesome mahi. Papaki kau ana ngā tai o mihi, o whakamānawa e pari… Read more »

Tumuaki of Te Rōpū Whakahau IFLA appointment

Congratulations to Jacqueline Snee, our Tumuaki, who has been appointed as a member of IFLA’s Advisory Committee on Ethics for the 2025-2027 term. As a member of this committee, Jacqueline will bring Te Rōpū Whakahau’s voice and a Māori worldview to the role in delivering on IFLA’s mission to inspire, engage, enable and connect the global library field. IFLA’s Advisory Committees provide key insights to the… Read more »

Update: Hui-ā-Tau 2025

Travelling by car. It has been brought to our attention that Waka Kotahi/ NZTA has scheduled a road closure of the Brynderwyn Hills during 13-16 Whiringa-ā-rangi. This will affect those travelling by car to Auckland on Friday 14. More information and alternative routes click on link above.

International Whakawhanaungatanga

Tūhoe moumou kai, Tūhoe wasteful of food Moumou taonga, Wasteful of treasures Moumou tangata ki te pō Wasteful of people to the night This is famous whakatauki about my people and speaks to our generosity and our willingness to fight. I start with this as it speaks to the importance of pono and manaaki when… Read more »

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Hui ā-tau, Omapere 2025

Nau mai, haere mai ki Kokohuia Marae, Ōmāpere 10-14 Noema (November) 2025 Registrations are now closed for our 2025 hui-a-tau in the beautiful Hokianga. Details for those who have registered are on the Hui-ā-Tau webpage.