Second National Waka Hourua Festival

Te Hau Kōmaru national waka hourua festival runs from October 15th to October 24th with school and public interactive events.

Te Hau Kōmaru Charitable Trust

Te Hau Kōmaru Charitable Trust is made up of mātanga waka charged with forming a national waka hourua strategy, establishing a national entity, and organising supporting events. The board was formed in response to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s commitment to support the continued development of waka kaupapa and voyaging throughout Aotearoa.

Te Poari - The New Board

Te Hau Kōmaru 2022 National Waka Hourua Festival allowed for the announcement of the new waka hourua strategy and the board members.

Te Hau Kōmaru

Whakapapa
Te Hau Kōmaru emerged following the TUIA 250 Commemorations of 2019 with the Government approved funding in January 2020 to support kaupapa waka hourua. The funding was to scope Tuia Te Hau Kōmaru, establish and support a national body, develop a strategy and investment case, and fund voyaging events and activities. In December 2020, key waka hourua experts met to discuss the development of a national body and strategy and the following outcomes were identified:

That the public awareness of waka hourua kaupapa is further enhanced
That a national waka hourua body is established
That a national waka hourua strategy is progressed
That mātauranga waka hourua is acknowledged and shared

An interim Board was formed to work towards these outcomes. Through waka hourua events and wayfinding wānanga in 2021, the Board established a national governance entity, Te Hau Kōmaru Incorporated Charitable Trust, and drafted the national waka hourua strategy.

Goals

Te Hau Kōmaru is now ready to provide an effective forum for waka hourua stakeholders to develop and progress waka hourua kaupapa for the benefit of the community by:

Raising and enhancing public awareness
Engaging with and seeking support from public and private entities
Advancing the waka hourua contribution to Aotearoa, Te Moananui a Kiwa and wider society through its activities
Engaging with public and private entities in activities of mutual benefit to waka hourua kaupapa
Engaging with iwi, Māori, Pacific peoples, and other stakeholders

Raising and enhancing public awareness
Engaging with and seeking support from public and private entities
Advancing the waka hourua contribution to Aotearoa, Te Moananui a Kiwa and wider society through its activities
Engaging with public and private entities in activities of mutual benefit to waka hourua kaupapa
Engaging with iwi, Māori, Pacific peoples, and other stakeholders