The Wairau Lagoons are located near Blenheim, Marlborough, NZ. They have formed over the last 6,500 years behind a 8 km-long boulder bank created from gravel and stones washed up the coast by sea currents. Water from the surrounding hills gathers behind the boulder bank and combines with the tide flushing in and out each day. The productivity of the Wairau lagoons drew Maori to hunt for food. It is thought that some of the channels have been made or extended to help trap moulting birds or eels. Evidence from the boulder bank confirms some very early camps were made there and where the now-extinct moa, were hunted and eaten. This video was produced as part of the Ngā Tapuae o Kupe exhibition, held by Maori Filmmaker and Photographer, Keelan Walker. Artist Website - www.keelanwalker.com Artist Website - www.loudnoise.co.nz Facebook Page - www.facebook.com/keelan.walker1 Facebook Page - www.facebook.com/loudnoisemediacompany Instagram - www.instagram.com/keelan_walker Instagram - www.instagram.com/https://www.instagram.com/loud.noise.media ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb5J7k2ZSDA

Short presentation for the wānanga closing. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM5f5_DMoUM

The Hawaiki Kura He Pito Mata Rangatahi Wānanga was held in Marahau on the edge of the Abel Tasman National Park. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AebjGmgP0ng

Mana Rangatahi is a youth leadership program designed to nurture the next generation of iwi (tribal) leaders for The Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō . It focuses on teaching and revitalising cultural knowledge, practices and traditions among those who attend. In this episode, the Rangatahi leave Omaka Marae, Blenheim, and head to Te Awhina Marae, Motueka. They then spend a day in the Abel Tasman National Park and begin their training. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNPduM_w5pY