Haere mai
Ko te tūmanako he pai tō tiro ki konei. Karuwhā seek to engage Aotearoa New Zealand in a conversation about identity and history in order to help people know the story they are a part of.
TE HAERENGA TE KŌREROTE HAERENGA
HĪKOI KI
WAITANGI
February 2025
As New Zealanders, Waitangi sits at the heart of our identity. It’s where the Treaty was first signed; and it’s home to the people who welcomed New Zealand’s first Christian missionaries. The stories of Waitangi are our stories; they are your stories.
TE HAERENGA
Upcoming Haerenga
Karuwhā facilitates haerenga (journeys) to significant sites across Aotearoa New Zealand in relationship with tangata whenua and assisted by qualified historical narrators.
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TE KŌRERO
Stories & Histories
With an understanding of our past, society can make better decisions about its present and future. Societal ‘self-awareness’ is crucial to our collective life, today and tomorrow.
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He aha te pūtake
The Karuwhā Story
Karuwhā (a registered charity) began in 2005 as a small group of young New Zealanders journeying to Waitangi over Treaty commemorations in February.
Read more"I found being present in geography of place really powerful."