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Te Kai a te Rangatira

Sharing wisdom garnered from more than one hundred interviews with Māori with a track record of service and contributing to Māori.  
 
The idea originated from our youth work over the past 10 years via the Tuia National rangatahi kaupapa.  Inspired by the work of Te Rangikāheke and Himiona Tikitu who both wrote about the attributes of effective Māori leadership and with more than 90 volunteers, we collectively created Te Kai a te Rangatira, a book and a much larger body of work including photography, videography and more.  
 
Life-changing for all involved, we celebrate this kaupapa and its transformative power with editors Rawiri J. Tapiata, Renee Smith and Marcus Akuhata-Brown, and some of the rangatahi building this kete of wisdom.  
RAWIRI J. TAPIATA 
Te Arawa I Ngāti Porou I Ngāti Awa 
 
Rawiri is passionate about supporting the development of young Māori and has been doing so for over 10 years via teaching and marae-based wānanga. More recently, Rawiri has become a videographer, dedicated to capturing Māori stories in a genuine way that reflects the culture’s depth and wisdom
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MARCUS AKUHATA-BROWN 
Ngāti Porou I Te Aitanga a Mahaki I Ngāti Kahungunu I Ngāi Tahu 
 
Marcus has spent over 20 years supporting and inspiring rangatahi Māori to realise their potential. Marcus is the Founder of the Tuia National Leadership Development Programme, which takes an intergenerational approach, based on Indigenous development principles, to enhance the way in which rangatahi Māori contribute to communities throughout New Zealand.​
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RENEE SMITH 
Ngāti Porou I Ngāti Kahungunu 
 
Renee is a public servant who has held several positions within Courts and Tribunals, Justice Sector Strategy, Waitangi Tribunal Unit / Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the Māori Land Court. She previously worked at the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority and the American Embassy.
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Renee is passionate about supporting Māori to realise their potential.   ​
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NAIANGA TAPIATA
Te Arawa | Ngati Porou | Ngati Awa

Naianga is passionate about the revitalisation of te reo Maori. After moving back to New Zealand from overseas he found that he had started to lose his native tongue which is where his passion for te reo Maori comes from.  Naianga plans to study law next year to make a change for the better of te iwi Maori. 
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Te Kai a te Rangatira at DWRF 2021:
​Ngā Kete Mātauranga
​What Does the Future Hold? Gala Showcase
School Programme (afternoon session)

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