E tenei wā e kōrero tahi ana au rāua ko Kiley Nepia who is one of the founders of Hawaiki Kura which is a modern-day whare wānanga model that he runs alongside his whānau.

They began working with whānau and rangatahi within Te Tau Ihu (top of the South Island) but now also share their mātauranga and skills with the wider Te Waipounamu. Kiley shared that Hawaiki Kura came out of necessity but also their desire to want to showcase te ao Māori.

In this episode Kiley shares how Hawaiki Kura uses their matauranga and ngā taonga tuku iho to engage with rangatahi, pakeke, tāne and wāhine to reconnect or strengthen their connection to te ao Māori

*This episode is raw and unedited