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Wellington Central Branch of MWWL - Te Roopu WhakawhaitiTRANSCRIPT
MONTHLY MEETINGS
• TeRoopuWhakawhāitihasmonthlymeetingsfromFebruarytoDecember
• AnnualMembershipis$30.00• BranchPresident|IriaPene• BranchSecretary|SharmaineNolan• Treasurer|NoelineMatthews• TeRoopuWhakawhaitibelongstotheIkaroaRegion• TheIkaroaAreaRepresentativeisFaithPanapa
TO JOIN
PleasecontactSharmaineNolanE [email protected] 0273064628
TE ROOPU WHAKAWHĀITI
TheBranchnameTeRoopuWhakawhāitireflectsthemembership–predominantlyMāoriwomenfrom
differenttribalareas(nōngāhauewhā)livingandworkinginWellingtonwhoaredrawntogetherwithacommonaim;ToenhancethelivesofMāoriwomenandtheirfamiliesaswellasenjoythefellowshipandsupportofeachother.
Ouractivitiestomeetthisaiminclude:• Socialget-togethersforfun,networking,mentoring
andbrainstorming• Networkingwith,andsupportingtheactivitiesof
otherMWWLbrancheswherepossible• Identifyingopportunitieswherewemightassist
womenandtheirwhanau
A Wellington-based Branch ofThe Māori Women’s Welfare League
TE ROOPU WAHINE MĀORI TOKO I TE ORA
TE ROOPUWHAKAWHĀITI
TE TIMATANGA / THE BEGINNING
In1951,TeRoopuWahineMāoriTokoITeOra(TheMāoriWomen’sWelfareLeague–MWWL)cameintoexistenceinresponsetothedesireofMāoriwomenaroundthemotuforanorganisationthatwould:• GiveMāoriwomenavoicetoaddresstheneedsof
theirwhanauandcommunities• Providewhanaungatangaandsupportfor
thosewhānauaffectedbythechangingsocialenvironmentofpost-warAotearoa
• ProvidesupportfortheunderstandingandretentionofTeReoMāori,Māoritraditionsandhandcrafts.
• MWWLwasestablishedundertheleadershipofWhinaCooper
WHAKATAUKĪ / MOTTO
TatauTataumeans‘allofustogether’.Encompassingtheidealofsupportandconsiderationforeachother
asweworktogethertoachievetheaimsandobjectivesoftheMWWL.
MAIN OBJECTIVE
Toprovideanorganisationforthepurposeofenablingmemberstoeffectivelyparticipateinthe
spiritual,social,cultural,environmentalandeconomicwellbeingofwhanauandcommunity.
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE
Patron|AtawhaiPakiNationalPresident|KatarainaO’BrienNationalVice-President|DoreenMcCorkindaleGeneralManager|JacquiTeKaniCNZMPlusrepresentativesfortheseeightregions:• Ikaroa• TeWaipounamu• Aotea• Waiariki• Tairāwhitia• Tainui• Tāmakimakaurau• Taitokerau
To provide an organisation for the purpose of enabling members to effectively participate in the spiritual, social, cultural, environmental and economic wellbeing of whanau and community.