Aokimi

“Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi.”
Traditionally a rourou is a flax basket used to gather and carry food.
In a modern sense, it represents what each person brings.. their skills, knowledge, lived experience, and perspective.
The whakataukī reminds us that thriving isn’t individual.
It comes from contribution & kotahitanga.
When we bring our different baskets together,
we create something stronger than we could alone.
That was the foundation of Aokimi's 1st wānanga at REAP, Lovely day spent sharing & Weaving our matauranga together.