by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 6, Jul 2023 | All, Blog, Learning about te ao Māori
What’s your favourite proverb? This Māori whakataukī is lovely, isn’t it? Mauri tū, mauri ora. An active soul is a healthy soul.
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 5, Jun 2023 | All, Blog, Learning about te ao Māori
Mahi Mātātoa = an adventure Mahi = workMātātoa = fearless, unconcerned, daring, intrepid, undaunted, energetic, active
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 2, Jan 2023 | All, Blog, Learning about te ao Māori
Happy New Year!
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 26, Oct 2022 | All, Blog, Learning about te ao Māori
Hīkoi Verb: to step, stride, march, walk Noun: a step, march, hike, trek, tramp, journey
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 24, Jun 2022 | About Adventure Specialties Trust, Learning about te ao Māori
Our Matariki Stories We have been learning about Matariki as a team: reflecting on the past year, assessing our present situations, and considering our hopes and dreams for the coming year. A huge thanks to April for leading us through this process. As a group, we...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 16, Mar 2022 | All, Blog
Māori word of the month: Hiringa. Perseverance, energy, determination, inspiration. (Thanks to the Māori Dictionary for the translation)
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 24, Sep 2021 | All, Blog
Another successful Te Māhuri adventure therapy programme, partnering with Purapura Whetu Trust to support and empower Māori rangatahi (youth).
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 30, Aug 2021 | All, Blog
Do you have any Māori words that mean something special to you or that you think sound beautiful? Some of the staff at Adventure Specialties Trust have quite a lot of Māori vocabulary already, but I am very much a beginner! “Awa” is a very basic word, but...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 23, Jul 2021 | All, Blog
Do you know anyone who is mātātoa? We are sharing a Māori word each month to honour the Maori heritage of Aotearoa New Zealand. Our word this month celebrates people who are adventurous, fearless, daring, courageous, energetic and active! Maori dictionary:...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 25, Jun 2021 | All, Blog
The legend of Matariki goes like this … The star cluster is made up of Matariki, the whaea (mother), surrounded by her six daughters, Tupu-ā-nuku, Tupu-ā-rangi, Waipunarangi, Waitī and Waitā, and Ururangi. Each year, Matariki and her daughters journey...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 28, May 2021 | All, Blog
In celebration of our partnership with Purapura Whetu through the Te Māhuri adventure therapy programme, this month’s Māori word of the month is Te Māhuri, meaning young tree or sapling. The Te Māhuri programme is a free programme for Māori youth aged 13-24 that...
by Bex | Adventure Specialties Trust | 19, May 2021 | All, Blog
At Adventure Specialties Trust, we use several Māori models of health to guide our Adventure Therapy programmes. Te Whare Tapa Whā uses the imagery of our health as a house with the four walls: physical health, spiritual health, family health and mental health. If any...
