Tikanga Maori Councillors and Links
Bettina Maxwell 
Ruihana Paenga 
Tapita CHing, Nelson 
Raumiria Mc Roberts, Tokoroa
Tikanga Maori 2018-2020
Current Council and Link members here
Recent posts from Tikanga Maori
A theological reflection on mana wahine and how it can address gender based violenceThe Rev Ruihana Kaylene Marama Paenga rangatahi@tpoa.nz 3 Nov 2020 Mana Wahine as a faith- based expression of indigenous female leadership was the concept explored in a fascinating virtual theology chat on 4 December. Speaking from a Tuhoe perspective, Ruihana Paenga wove the Maori and Biblical creation stories together into an illuminating discussion of the concepts of mana and tapu. You can hear the recording onhttps://anglicanchurch-nz.zoom.us/rec/share/N2as9VcHSXMiZ2SKdheXQ6IxXrA-n9nlGShMOP0Kb-eyrODLy0GN3UmM1iELNrwG.vTK92lVAUvKJeJfX Passcode: 77mbdD6* You can listen as Ruihana gives her theoretical background, and draws out implications for the first 45 minutes, followed by ...
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The Anglican Women's Studies Centre hosted a breakfast book launch at the Anglican Centre in Christchurch on 17th December at 8am. This exciting event has been held and you can read all about it . https://www.anglicantaonga.org.nz/news/common_life/awsc_history40yrs Following the Provincial launch in Rotorua recently, where Bishop Ngarahu Katene blessed the books, we are going to have a local book launch for 'Talanoa, Telling our Stories, Korerohia a tatou Purakau' celebrating the 40 years ordination of women priests. There will be a number of guest speakers along with Bishop Peter. The book will be available to purchase on the day for $25.00Please RSVP ...
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Thursday 3 December 2020. 7pm-8pm Join by Zoom Ko tōku Mana Wahine: A theological reflection on mana wahine and how mana wahine influences Gender Justice and reduces Gender Based Violence. This talk will discuss the Māori concept of Mana Wahine as compared to gender equality and women's leadership in the Bible. We will examine the execution of the concept by a range of individuals and how this concept of feminist leadership can be influential in eradicating gender based violence in New Zealand. Everyone is welcome to Zoom in , to hear Ruihana Paenga. She will talk for around 20 minutes, ...
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https://anglicanchurch-nz.zoom.us/rec/share/d1y-1TcvNCxu350dLUm9xXRx09ncZzIcH4QPwn4Ciyds2g758Ayq6KVkCN5_sK4.saqZDctNbufNjx6N Passcode: eU2+yGu5 Here is a list of times when people were speaking- you can just slide along to get the right place on the video. Bishop Rahu welcomes everyone to Rotorua and to St Luke’s Church. 10.00 Revd Canon Helen Roud 14.00 Dean Wendy Scott blesses and launches the book 24.00 Revd Dr Patricia Allan: May it be so 36.00 Revd Jenny Quince: E hara taku toa 47.12 Revd Sonja Hunter: Love Supercedes All 55.00 Revd Jekheli Singh: A Sulimi’s Story of Ordination 1.08 Revd Miliakere Oli: Playing Hard to Get 1.18 Revd Jacynthia Murphy: Is this Really me? ...
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The Revd Jacynthia Murphy asks an important question in her contribution to the latest publication by AWSC Growing up in a strict Catholic whānau meant that little girls had to be ‘good’ and when you get confirmed, “you will become a bride of Jesus Christ” complete with a veil and white dress! Through my teenage years I believed that it was who I was meant to be becqause I go to church. Formative years at a Māori Girls Boarding School would affirm all the teachings and the years ahead would be immersed in serving the Catholic Church in a way ...
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Jenny Quince The Revd Jenny Quince describes her discovery of over 800 women priests, in her contribution ….. When we first started researching just how many women had been priested in Aotearoa and Polynesia we were overwhelmed by the numbers presented. We also thought about privacy issues surrounding this kaupapa and have decided to put all the names collected so far on the Altar, to bless them and to make it “a work in progress.” Many Diocese kept good records and others not so good. This has been a huge learning curve for us because I have over 800 names ...
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Talanoa, Telling our Stories, Kōrerohia o tātou pūrakau40 years of the Ordination of Women to the Priesthood in the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia Dean Wendy Scott blessed and launched our latest publication with great warmth, on Tuesday 20 October 2020, in the lovely contemporary church of St Luke in Rotorua. Two people from each tikanga were invited to read : Patricia Allan and Jenny Quince read from their chapters, standing in person at the lectern. Then, Zooming in from Fiji was Miliakere Oli, from Auckland came Jacynthia Murphy, from Samoa came Sonja Hunter and from Te ...
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Happiness, sadness, reflection, anger and laugh out loud humour -all can be found in our latest publication. Deep spirituality, theological reflection, profound faith and aroha are also in these pages. Over forty Anglican women , ordained and lay, have written their stories, contributing to a beautiful, moving account of their lives, before during and after the history making decision to ordain women as Priests in the Anglican Church of these islands. Women were encouraged to write in their own voice, thus revealing the texture of our three tikanga church, and the sacredness of each story. from the foreword Order your ...
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I hope to contribute to a legacy of female leadership that enhances that which I stand upon.Ruihana Paenga Ruihana Paenga, National Rangatahi Coordinator Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa Ko Hikurangi te MaungaKo Waiapu te AwaKo Ngāti Porou te Iwi Ruihana has been part of the AWSC since 2014 as a link representative, and she is excited and honored to step-up to the role of council member. She is interested in the origins of the AWSC and hopes to contribute to a legacy of female leadership that enhances that which she stands upon. Ruihana is the National Youth Coordinator for Tikanga Māori ...
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Open to All Women award and the Māori Women award. In 1974 Rosemary Seymour, a Waikato sociologist, initiated a newsletter and a network of women interested in women’s studies, that evolved into the Women’s Studies Association (NZ)/ Pae Akoranga Wāhine. In 1985 this fund was established in her memory. Donations are always welcome. This year the fund will enable us to make two awards of $1000 each, one for which only Māori women may apply, while the second is open to all women. Women’s groups may also apply, for either award. There is no form to fill out. Written applications, ...
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