14/09/2026
🌿 It is Tahuna-ā-Rua Local History Month. Tomorrow hear Peter Te Rangi speak about Matangi at the Central Library at 12pm. Next week hear Warren Warbrick speak about Tautu on Wed 23 Sep, 6pm, also at the Central Library.
🌿 Tini whetū ki te rangi, ko te reo Māori ki te whenua 🌿
As we acknowledge Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, we are reminded that our reo is more than the words we speak.
He rongoā tō tātou reo.
It carries our whakapapa.
It holds our histories.
It gives meaning to our whenua.
And it keeps alive the kōrero of those who have gone before us.
So it is particularly fitting this week to acknowledge a special kōrero being shared as part of Palmerston North City Library’s Heritage Month— the story of our ancestor Matangi.
The story of Matangi resonates throughout the pre-colonial and post-colonial history of the Manawatū and beyond. His intrepid journey is etched into the place names of our region, while his name continues to be carried with pride through the whakapapa of his descendants who remain here today.
These kōrero remind us that our landscape is not simply a collection of places and names.
It is a living record of whakapapa, history and the journeys of our tūpuna.
Come and hear the story of one who has gone before us and left his footprints across the landscape.
🎙️ Presented by our very own Matua Peter Te Rangi (Rangitāne o Manawatū)
📍 Palmerston North City Library 12pm-1pm
Second Floor
4 The Square, Palmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui 4410
🌿 Part of Heritage Month
A beautiful opportunity to listen, learn and reconnect with the kōrero that sit within our whenua.
He rongoā tō tātou reo.
He taonga tō tātou whakapapa.
He kōrero tuku iho mō ngā uri kei te haere mai. ✨
https://citylibrary.pncc.govt.nz/whats-on/activity/lhm-matangi
