Kaimahi at Para Kore
Ko Moumoukai te maunga, ko Waitirohia me Nga Nuhaka nga awa, ko Ngati Rakaipaaka te iwi, nō Nuhaka au.
Hollie works as the regional kaiarahi (educator/advisor) for Para Kore in Te Taitokerau.
Their vision is for Oranga Taiao, Oranga Marae, Oranga Whanau.
She loves learning and working in collaboration with the community to reconnect with, and reapply, traditional mātauranga for the health of the taiao and tangata.
Para Kore
Established in 2010, Para Kore Marae Incorporated is a not-for-profit organisation guided by Māori values and philosophies that recognise our whakapapa to Papatūānuku. Our vision - Oranga Taiao, Oranga Marae, Oranga Whānau - speaks to our aspiration for the wellbeing of the natural world which we see as interconnected with the wellbeing and self-determination of marae, whānau, hapū, iwi and hapori Māori. We work to serve people and Papatūānuku through providing education and advocacy from a Māori worldview with the collective goal of a zero-waste, carbon-neutral future for Aotearoa.
Te Pūnaha Whakapeto Hautaonga - The System of Stuff
We currently live in a linear throwaway system based on settler-colonial, capitalist, profit-driven motives that don’t recognise our interconnectedness with the natural world. This interactive session will explore the whole system of our stuff - from how we take the natural resources from te aotūroa to how we make it, sell it, use it, and then what happens to it all when we’re finished with it. By exposing this system, we can ensure our mahi is stepping out of these linear systems and into new (but old) circular systems that uphold the mana and mauri of our atua, and contribute to decolonised and reindigenised ways of living.
The session will also include a brief overview of two projects Para Kore is involved in where we are trying to achieve just that - Whakahaumanu a Hineahuone and Hei Aha te Moumou Kai.
Presentation | Tuesday 8 October
Part of the Accelerator Sessions
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