Nau mai, haere mai ra | Welcome to the website of Manawa Mai Tawhiti
Established in Perth, WA in July 2009, and incorporated in October 2010 as a not-for-profit organisation, Manawa Mai Tawhiti is a traditional Māori Performing Arts group. The retention of traditional Māori
language and customs is heavily influenced by music, dance and lyrics.
Our name Manawa Mai Tawhiti means “Yearning from afar”. This name derives from a collective yearning for all things that are home (NZ), and that although we live and work in Perth and wider Western Australian community, it is vitally important to retain and maintain cultural essence away from NZ, whilst respecting other cultures and peoples.
We acknowledge the traditional custodians on the lands where we are based, the Nyungar Aboriginal People – Elders, both past and present, and pay our respects to them as fellow First Nations people.
Kia ora tātou.
The Manawa Mai Tawhiti logo was designed and created by Joni Brooking (Tairāwhiti).
Our name Manawa Mai Tawhiti means “Yearning from afar”. This name derives from a collective yearning for all things that are home (NZ), and that although we live and work in Perth and wider Western Australian community, it is vitally important to retain and maintain cultural essence away from NZ, whilst respecting other cultures and peoples.
We acknowledge the traditional custodians on the lands where we are based, the Nyungar Aboriginal People – Elders, both past and present, and pay our respects to them as fellow First Nations people.
Kia ora tātou.
The Manawa Mai Tawhiti logo was designed and created by Joni Brooking (Tairāwhiti).
