Kaputī & Kōrero 2023
Culture & Wellbeing: Reconciling Identity
Mauri ora e te whānau whānui Tēnei te mihi mahana ki a koutou katoa
It’s been a while since you heard from us eh! Well, we are continuing with our Kaputī & Kōrero series in 2023 expanding on our theme of reconciliation. We’ll traverse a few areas but in a nutshell we’ll be swimming in the waters of how our God-given identity as Māori is central to our wellbeing.
So who is our first Kaikōrero for 2023?
Āwhea/When: Thursday 20th April 2023
Te Wā/Time: 7pm – 9pm
Our Kaikōrero
SEAN DELANY
Ko Tāwhitirahi te maunga
Ko Awapoka te awa
Ko Pārengarenga te moana
Ko Pōtahi te marae
Ko Waimiriranga te whare
Ko Te Kao te kāinga
Ko Māmari te waka
Ko Ruanui te tangata
Ko Te Aupōuri te iwi
Ko Ringa Māui, ko Ngāti Moroki, Te Māhoe, Ngāti Murikahara ngā hapū
Ko Sean Delany tōna ingoa.
SEAN DELANY
Sean grew up in Te Kao in the Far North and is of Māori and Pākehā descent. He currently lives in Motueka in the 03' with wife Tania and their 3 youngest tamariki (their two eldest have flown the whare!).
In early 2022, Sean lost his employment at the local marae due to the covid mandates but being the multi talented man he is, his side hustles became his main hustles. Currently he works for Te Tai-o-Awatea delivering reo māori programmes and he is also engaged in teaching and consulting mahi in the areas of whakairo, taonga puoro, hei kaki, māori weaponry, kapahaka, rongoa and mahinga kai.
Zooming out, Sean is also involved with Arotahi (Baptist Missional Society) and has been a member of Te Kapa Rautaki (Baptist Maori Ministries) since 2012. And just because he’s “that guy” Sean is also involved with Te Aupouri Iwi Development Trust helping to develop an educational stream for his iwi members throughout the motu.
So what is this skux guy going to have a kōrero with us all about? As you’ll appreciate there’s a few avenues he could take us down (and we’ll go there whānau). Fair to say Hauora is a strong focus for Sean and his close circles utilising maatauranga Maaori and the “best of the West and Eastern” knowledge to create a lifestyle which is conducive to longevity and optimal health. So take from that what you will and nau mai haramai ki te kaupapa nei e te whānau!
