Te Tiriti workshop 2 | Tirohanga Pai

The details for our second Te tiriti workshop have changed. Same day and time, but a different venue. We will be holding an event at Unitc Marae later in 2024.

Saturday 21st September 2024, 10am - 2pm

Te tiriti workshop 2 to be held at at a private whare in Puketāpapa / Mt Roskill, Auckland

Tirohanga Pai is an example of a small modern suburban garden, about 5/6 years so far in the making. It has two key themes – a volcanic landscape theme coupled with productivity, resilience and self sufficiency with a deliberate Māori cultural overlay.

Alan Titchener, Titch, our Māori advisor, has offered to host us at his own whare / home for this session.

We will have the opportunity to hear his personal story and learn about Māori tikanga / customs, in particular the pōwhiri / welcome process in preparation for our marae visit. We will also view and learn about Titch’s māra / garden and the plants he grows, with productivity, resilience and self-sufficiency values, and a deliberate Māori cultural overlay.

We will spend the time developing our cultural capacity under his guidance and possible guest speaker input, in preparation for that eventual marae visit – we can learn waiata / songs, our roles in a pōwhiri and marae tikanga, and perhaps discuss te tiriti in relation to our society and practice as landscape designers and gardeners  etc. It will be a personal/intimate hui and much more informal than a marae visit. 

There is a limit to 15 participants for this smaller workshop. Registration is essential by midnight Wednesday 18th September, 2024. All details below.

Fee (includes kai) - $40 GDSNZ members, $30 Accredited members/Fellows/Life members, $50 for non-GDSNZ members.  Dietary options catered for.

Programme:

1. 9.45am Whakaekeeke / Arrival for 10.00am start

2. 10.00am Mihi whakatau (AT)

3. 10.15 Kōrero o te Māra – the story / explanation of the garden (AT)

4. 11.00am Kaputī – further discussion about the garden, kawa and tikanga relating to upcoming marae visit to Te Noho Kotahitanga (AT, JR, IH and PC)

5. 12.00 Kai – lunch (GDSNZ and HT)

6. 12.45 – 13.45 Kōrero relating to GDSNZ Kaupapa Maōri learning, practice etc (All)

7. 13.45 Poroporoake, Mihi whakamutunga (All, AT)

8. 14.00 Haerenga / Departure

Registrations close midnight Wednesday 11th September, 2024 (limited to 15 participants) .

Address details to be provided upon registration/ticket purchase.

To everybody who had previously paid and registered: Thank you for your patience and understanding. We hope you can make this new date and our sincere apologies if you cannot. If you are able to attend this new date please sign up for this workshop using the special non-fee ticket option: Te tiriti Workshop 2 / Pre-paid. You will not be charged again. If you have pre-paid and cannot make this new date and time, we do apologise. Please email info@gardendesignsociety.org.nz and we will arrange a refund of your original fee.

There is a recording of our first Te Tiriti workshop hosted on zoom by Christine Herzog  from Te Tai-awa o te which is well worth watching. It's 90 minutes long and is in the members area on our website: https://www.gardendesignsociety.org.nz/gdsnz-members-area

Thank you,

GDSNZ Bicultural committee & Events Team