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Kūmara – Kai from the Atua Rongomātāne

Kūmara is a treasure gifted to us by Rongomātene, atua of cultivated crops as well as peace and manaakitanga. It sustained the first Polynesian explorers when they arrived in Aotearoa. They adapted their growing methods to a cooler climate, carefully storing kūmara through winter and planting again in spring. This season, rangitahi from Redwoodtown and Rapaura Schools were given the opportunity to make tepapa kūmara (seed beds).  They’ve joined a growing group of rangatahi who are connecting to the whenua raising kūmara tipu and growing kai. Making sure the kūmara are planted the right way at Redwoodtown School. The idea came from Reuben Molnar, who visited as part of the Climate Change...