Led by Ngāti Tama ki Te Tauihu Charitable Trust, this wānanga is dedicated to developing rangatahi Māori to gather and prepare kai from the whenua, awa and moana.

Their mission is to bring together rangatahi from across all eight iwi of Te Tauihu to foster confidence, resilience, self-determination, cultural identity, and self-development.

They do this through connecting rangatahi back to their natural environments, learning the skills needed to navigate these, what our environment offers us and how we can practice kaitiakitanga to ensure these taonga are protected for many generations to come.