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Tapu Wāhine
A series of events: Saturday 28 September 2019 to Tuesday 8 March 2022
Tapu Wāhine celebrates wāhine in new ways. We explore how a deeper understanding of mātauranga Māori and traditional practices prepare us for the future.
Tapu 2023: Rongoā revival and reproductive health
Tapu Wāhine
Video | 58 mins
Event recorded on Wednesday 8 March 2023
Wednesday 8 March 2023, 12:10pm to 2pm
Taiwhanga Kauhau — Auditorium, National Library Wellington
Hemaima Carkeek Wiremu shares mātauranga about the use of rongoā and take home your very own sample of a restorative foot tonic and learn about the revival of Māori natural remedies in all aspects of reproductive health.
Join us in person or online.
Postponed
Tapu 2022: Wāhine Māori, tikanga and the paepae
Tapu Wāhine
Saturday 24 September 2022, 10am to 2pm
Taiwhanga Kauhau — Auditorium, National Library Wellington
Women’s speaking rights on the marae have been keenly debated among Māori for some time. Join us for the fourth event in our Tapu Wāhine series, as we explore the origins and future of this tikanga, and hear from wāhine Māori passionate about this kaupapa.
Tapu 2022: Mareikura | Goddess
Tapu Wāhine
Video | 1 hour 24 mins
Event recorded on Tuesday 8 March 2022
Tuesday 8 March 2022, 12:10pm to 1:30pm
Online — Zoom
Come with us on a journey into the stories of Atua Wāhine through the lens of modern challenges faced by women.
Cancelled
Tapu 2021: Mareikura | Goddess
Tapu Wāhine
Saturday 25 September 2021, 10am to 2pm
Taiwhanga Kauhau — Auditorium, National Library Wellington
Come with us on a journey into the stories of Atua Wāhine through the lens of modern challenges faced by women.
Tapu 2020: Waitohu — Wāhine reclaiming the ink
Tapu Wāhine
Saturday 26 September 2020, 1pm to 5pm
Taiwhanga Kauhau — Auditorium, National Library Wellington
Join us at the home of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and The Women’s Suffrage Petition, Te Petihana Whakamana Pōti Wahine to explore and wānanga the significance of waitohu/important inscriptions, from and about wāhine who have boldly reclaimed the ink.
Tapu 2019: Te Awa Atua and the reclamation of Mana Wāhine
Tapu Wāhine
Video | 32 mins
Event recorded on Saturday 28 September 2019
Saturday 28 September 2019, 1pm to 4:30pm
Taiwhanga Kauhau — Auditorium, National Library Wellington
Join a group of extraordinary wāhine Māori entrepreneurs for a transformative afternoon of kōrero, performance and networking focused around the sacredness of te awa atua (The sacred river) or menstrual cycle.