We are excited to celebrate the successes of wāhine Māori.
Te Reo o te Wāhine shares and celebrates the successes of wāhine Māori and shines a light on the inspiring mahi wāhine Māori are doing across Aotearoa New Zealand. Manatū Wāhine is delighted to share their stories and uplift the reo of these brilliant wāhine Māori.
Some of these stories were shared as part of a Matariki 2021 series.
'Matariki ahunga nui, Matariki hunga nui’ - nau mai ki te tau hou Māori. Areare mai ō taringa ki ngā reo whakahau ā ngā Mareikura, ngā whetu tārake o te kaupapa nei. He kaupapa whakatenatena tēnei mā te Iwi – nau mai, ki Te Reo o te Wāhine.
Matariki provider of plenty, Matariki of great gatherings’ – welcome to the Māori New Year.'
Read each story below. These stories are the words of the wahine interviewed and not the Ministry.
Note: some of these stories come with a content warning as they have mentions of sexual violence, family violence, and suicide.