Awa Kanapa

Awa Kanapa

The culmination of our Te Reo o te Wai journey is an opportunity to share the fruits of the years’ conservation and creative work. This year we decided to do something different for each class; Kahutara year 3 and 4 participated in an Awa After dark celebration....
A message from the Wind

A message from the Wind

Words by Hella Coenen Over the last few weeks, we and all of nature have been challenged, to say the least, by the continuous wind. The lower North Island is known for being windy but this Spring has been ‘next level’ because there have been lots of low pressure...
Ruamāhanga Farm Walks

Ruamāhanga Farm Walks

Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it!” Goethe. When asked about the kaupapa / vision for what we are doing here at Ruamāhanga Farm I sometimes say ‘vision is what grows in the footsteps of shared commitment’. In...
All Water Connects

All Water Connects

Earlier this year, I sat above the wide swirling waters of the Ruamāhanga. I was with a class of year 3 and 4 students from Kahutara primary school in a new storytelling spot for us on Ongaha Farm. The tamariki were beginning their eight month conservation and arts...
Kahikatea and Community

Kahikatea and Community

Words by Jane Riddiford and photos thanks to Jenny Keate When my sisters, Liz and Lucy and my husband Rod and I first envisaged restoring the wetland that runs through Ruamāhanga Farm it was the three remaining kahikatea that caught our attention. They were barely...