E ngā reo, e ngā mana, e ngā hau e whā,
tēnei te mihi mahana ki a koutou.
No reira, tēnā koutou tēnā koutou tēnā koutou katoa.
Tihei mauri ora.

Malo e lelei - Malo e lava mai.

Pou Kapua Academy of Culture, Arts, Science & Enterprise  warmly welcomes you to our Global Kāinga – to our ever-increasing extended Whānau / Family who are passionate about supporting our peoples - Māori, Pacific and Indigenous from across the earth and oceans of our wonderful planet.

We recognise the natural universe

as our primary educator and healer.

We learn, shape and share our ancient wisdom, unique knowledge,

ways and skills for the creation of exceptional taonga.

Expressed through arts and scientific endeavour,

we seek to enhance the mauri, wairua and mana of our peoples.  

Pou Kapua Academy seeks to ignite and empower traditional knowledge holders, contemporary scholars, educators, practitioners and artisans from Aotearoa New Zealand, the Pacific, and from around the globe to come together and collectively expand the horizons of Indigenous knowledge and practice. With thought, word and symbol, we focus on making our natural native world visible through our culture, art and science.

Pou Kapua Academy supports the aim of our Global Kainga to participate more fully in the knowledge society and economy by enhancing education, stimulating innovation, combining action research and development with dynamic evaluation to achieve socio-cultural health and wellbeing, holistic wealth, and realise their vision of Whanau Ora.

Pou Kapua Academy creates wonderful Taonga Oranga. These keep our Indigenous cultures alive through nurturing our creative spirit; they provide us with a safe space and place for connecting / re-building relationships; teach us as they express ancient stories of health, hauora, moui lelei, and remind us of our responsibilities regarding the earth, seas, skies, nature - indeed of all living things!

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