Pātai submitted by Pūrākau Principles members:

1. what’s your favourite whakataukī

2. can you talk more about atua wāhine, the inspiration, why you wrote the book etc.

3. where did you learn about pūrākau and mātauranga māori in this way?

4. where does your kōrero about the gifts from the atua being given to Hineahuone come from?

5. what do you have coming up?

A reframing of the idea that we “come back home to ourselves” when we embark on doing the work, on unbecoming what we’re not and releasing beliefs (our own, from others) we've simply outgrown.

What if we were always home - always in a safe, loving, nurturing warm place? What if we cultivated that in ourselves so that as we explore and express and release emotions, behaviours, beliefs, expectations etc. we know we are safe. Free of judgement, condemnation, timeframes and 'shoulda woulda couldas.' ?

I didn’t even realise I missed last month! Aku whakapāha e te iwi. We’re sticking with the one-take format and answering these pātai - what being a parent has been like so far, what can tāne do to help return the balance between mana o te tāne and mana o te wahine, what are pūrākau that speak to te mana o te wahine paradigm, what books I’m currently reading, THE NEXT INTAKE FOR THE PROGRAMME and te reo Māori content. Whakarongo mai!

Look at us, publishing on time and when we said we would! Ha. This month’s Q&A is another ‘one take wonder’ with just a couple of comfortable silences.. the questions I attempt to answer in this wānanga are around alternative interpretations for the “he aha te mea nui o te ao..” whakatauāki, changes to my philosophies or ideas since becoming a māmā, empowering wāhine and creating content in te reo Māori. Whakarongo mai!

Kua roa te wā! It’s been a minute but here’s to the latest round of pātai for this month;

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