'Te Ararau oo Anu Maatao' Exhibition

'Te Ararau oo Anu Maatao' - an exhibition by Te Kaha, Cristina and Te Kohatu

Ka kune aa Anu Maatao i aa Tangaroa, 
Ka whaanau mai aa Poutini.
Ka tuu miramira mai tonu aa Poutini.

Nau mai te tini, te mano,
ki teenei whakaaritanga oo Poutini...

Below the ocean, where the intense 
cold exists, we acknowledge Te Anu Maatao.
Atua of space, personified as cold.

Anu Maatao joined with Tangaroa and 
birthed Poutini, a water stone of ancient origins.
A stone that embraces the dualities of everything
that exists, the internal and external realms,
embedded in Ranginui and Papatūānuku.

These taonga pounamu connect us 
to the life giving awa of Papatūānuku
and the wharekura of Ranginui. 

The mahi taarai held in these taonga reflect
the hokinga o Pounamu to Poutini.
The mātauranga Tūhoe inherent in this mahi 
is a catalyst for kōreroreo and wānanga.

Toitū Hawaki
Toitū te moana
Toitū te whenua...