Welcome
He Waka Tapu was established in 1996 by Daryl Gregory to fill a gap in the local community of Christchurch around violence by Maori men against women and children. After approaching Mana whenua for their support, He Waka Tapu started providing men's programmes for Community Probation Services, Family Court, Child Youth and Family Services, and men released from local prisons who needed to address violent behaviour against women.
Over the intervening years we have become a health and social services provider for Maori whanau that covers a wide range of health and wellbeing services.
Over the intervening years we have become a health and social services provider for Maori whanau that covers a wide range of health and wellbeing services.
He kakano koe I ruia mai I rangiatea, kia kahore koe e ngaro.
You are a precious seed sown from the highest heavens that you may not forget who you are.
Every person that comes to our programme is like a kakano, a seed, full of potential.
Our aim is to provide the right environment for that seed to grow to full maturity.
You are a precious seed sown from the highest heavens that you may not forget who you are.
Every person that comes to our programme is like a kakano, a seed, full of potential.
Our aim is to provide the right environment for that seed to grow to full maturity.
Board of Directors Profiles
He Waka Tapu Limited Board of Directors 2012
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“Whanau are engaged to come on a journey of exploration, to discover new pathways and to reach for horizons that had only been a far-off dream.”
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He Waka Tapu welcomes CE, Dallas Hibbs, to the organisation.
Since graduating with a law and arts degree in late 1990’s Dallas has worked in health, social services, and community development. He has worked for a number of Iwi including Ngai Tahu in the late 1990’s, and most recently Ngati Hine. His tribal affiliations through his mother Mere are to Nga Ruahinerangi (Robinson whanau) and Ngati Kahungunu (Anaru/Andrews whanau), and his father Pat is a soldier from Southland. His wife, Te Atarua, is a Herangi from Ngaruawaahia, and a Williams from Ngati Pukenga and they have one daughter –Apakura.
His immediate whanau have lived in Otautahi since the early 1980’s and Dallas admits to some excitement at the prospect of making a contribution to the community he grew up in (he went to St James Primary School, and played junior rugby for Linwood). He looks forward to working with organisations, individuals, and leaders that are focused on improving the life prospects of all people, with a primary focus on whanau.
If you would like to meet Dallas he can be contacted on dallas@hewakatapu.org.nz