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Nga Puu Korero speech competitions - Waimanea Nuri

Waimanea Nuri delivers his speech at the Nga Puu Korero speech competitions at the MWWL conference in Whangarei.
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Opening Address - Patron, Makau Ariki Atawhai

Makau Ariki Atawhai delivers her opening address at the Māori Women's Welfare League Congerence
7 years, 7 months

Opening Address - National President Prue Kapua

National Māori Women's Welfare League President Prue Kapua delivers her opening address.
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Taipari Munro - Te Rōpū Wahine Māori Toko I te Ora

Pōwhiri mō Te Rōpū Wahine Māori Toko i te Ora
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Kai kōrero tekau ma rua mō te pōwhiri

Kai kōrero tekau ma rua mō te pōwhiri a Te Rōpū Wahine Māori Toko i te Ora
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Kai kōrero tekau ma tahi mō te pōwhiri

Kai kōrero tekau ma tahi mō te pōwhiri a Te Rōpū Wahine Māori Toko i te Ora
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Kai kōrero tekau mō te pōwhiri

Kai kōrero tekau mō te pōwhiri a Te Rōpū Wahine Māori Toko i te Ora
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Kai kōrero tua iwa mō te pōwhiri

Kai kōrero tua iwa mō te pōwhiri a Te Rōpū Wahine Māori Toko i te Ora
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Pohiri Day - Hori Taipari

Kai kōrero tua waru mō te pōwhiri a Te Rōpū Wahine Māori Toko i te Ora
7 years, 7 months

Kai kōrero tua whitu mō te pōwhiri

Kai kōrero tua whitu mō te pōwhiri a Te Rōpū Wahine Māori Toko i te Ora
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Kai kōrero tua ono mō te pōwhiri

Kai kōrero tua ono mō te pōwhiri a Te Rōpū Wahine Māori Toko i te Ora
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Pohiri Day - Wairangi Jones

Kai kōrero tua rima mō te pōwhiri a Te Rōpū Wahine Māori Toko i te Ora
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Pohiri Day - John Maihi

Kai kōrero tua whā mō te pōwhiri a Te Rōpū Wahine Māori Toko i te Ora
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Pohiri Day - Archdeacon Richard Wallace

Kai kōrero tua toru mō te pōwhiri a Te Rōpū Wahine Māori Toko i te Ora
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Hone Paitai - Te Rōpū Wahine Māori Toko i te Ora

Kai kōrero tua tahi mō te pōwhiri a Te Rōpū Wahine Māori Toko i te Ora
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Pohiri Day - Fred Tito

Kai kōrero tua tahi mō te pōwhiri a Te Rōpū Wahine Māori Toko i te Ora
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Carl McLean speaks with Amber Smith

Interview with Carl McLean
7 years, 7 months

Matiu Rakena speaks with Amber Smith

Interview with Matiu Rakena
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Joyce Tīpene speaks with Amber Smith

Interview with Joyce Tīpene
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Pa Ariki and Kataraina O'Brien speak with Amber Smith

Interview with Pa Ariki and Kataraina O'Brien
7 years, 7 months

Kaye-Maree Dunn speaks with Amber Smith

Interview with Kaye-Maree Dunn
7 years, 7 months

Moe Milne speaks with Ngāwai Herewini

Interview with Moe Milne during the live broadcast.
7 years, 7 months

Marama Parore speaks with Peter-Lucas Jones

Interview with Marama Parore
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Teresa Tepānia speaks with Peter-Lucas Jones

Interview with Teresa Tepānia
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Materoa speaks with Peter-Lucas

Interview with Materoa Dodd
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In September 1951, some 90 women delegates, representing the founding branches of what is now known as the Maori Women’s Welfare League, assembled at Wellington’s Ngati Poneke Hall at the Inaugural Conference. A constitution was formally adopted and Princess Te Puea Herangi accepted an invitation to become patroness of the newly constituted League. Whina (later Dame Whina), Cooper was elected President of the League. A new executive took up office. 

The Maori Women’s Welfare League – Te Ropu Wahine Maori Toko i te Ora – was the first national Maori organisation to be formed, it was also the first to provide Maori women with a forum in which their concerns could be aired, brought to a wider national audience and placed before the policy-makers of the day. 

Te Ropu Wahine Maori Toko i te Ora (Maori Women’s Welfare League Inc), is an organisation that adheres to Maori traditional values and concepts which are reflected in management principles and practices to aspire to a vision while achieving set goals and objectives. Te Ropu Wahine Maori Toko i te Ora today continues to be a formidable voice for Maori people throughout New Zealand with branches well established in Australia, and formerly, London and Hawaii. 

There are more than 3000 members of Te Ropu Wahine Maori Toko i te Ora today who operate on the same kaupapa (basis) as those who started in 1951. Namely, to improve the wealth of Maori, be that spiritually, social wellbeing or economically. Te Ropu Wahine Maori Toko i te Ora has initiated many programmes and plans to assist Maori to reclaim their tino rangatiratanga (sovereignty) as a people taking control of their own destiny.