Healthy Families Rotorua are facilitating “He wānanga o te Maramataka” on May 9 and 10 at Pounamunui Marae, to bring together well-known practicioners and champions of Maramataka to share their knowledge.

Maramataka is the traditional Māori lunar calendar which is a guide for reading the various phases of the moon and its influence on the natural environment.

The aim of the wānanga is to increase the application and practice of Maramataka across a range of settings and environments. Participants are expected to be willing to share and apply their learnings with others.

Presenters at the wānanga will be experts on Maramataka such as Rereata Makiha, Heeni Taipari and Maui Te Pou. Speakers in the afternoon will include those from Te Arawa who are also practising Maramataka in their everyday lives and applying it in settings such as Kohanga Reo.

Manager for Healthy Families Rotorua, Mapihi Raharuhi says, “we hope to create a cluster of Maramataka champions with knowledge of applying Maramataka in a contemporary context, that will be accessible across the Rotorua region and wider.”

The wānanga begins at 1pm on Wednesday 9th May and finishes at 3pm on Thursday afternoon.

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