Tiwaiwaka

Tiwaiwaka is a movement. A collective of people bringing together gifts and abilities, matauranga (knowledge and wisdom), skills and experience, and networks throughout Aotearoa.

The Tiwaiwaka (Piwaiwaka/fantail), and the 6 Key Principles are a voice for the Earth, a message of #kotahitanga (unification), hope, survival, and learning to live in harmony with Papatuanuku (The Earth Mother) and her many children as a family, connected and united so that all may thrive.

As healers, the whenua (land) is our first patient. Keeping the whenua well will ensure the wellbeing of our future and resilience for generations to come. Right now, cultures all around the world can hear that the land is not just crying, she is calling us to action. She speaks to us through the birds, insects, plants and trees, the waters, the wind... Tiwaiwaka (the Fantail) is the voice for Papatuanuku, the messenger of kotahitanga (unification).

The coming of 2020 is a time of listening, listening to hear, and hearing to take action. This booklet is the beginning of the journey, reconnecting to the whenua, introducing participants to the world of Rongoa Maori, and the 6 Tiwaiwaka principles as a way to move forward in true unification..