Te Āo Toi Māori, Indigeneity in political spaces
Kia hiwa ra! Kia hiwa ra!
Nau mai, haere mai, whakatau mai ra!
Toi Pōneke presents the first in our series of Wāhine Wānanga.
Join us for a kai and korero in a wāhine focused space, with a presentation by wāhine toa Tu Chapman. Tu is an advocate for change, a proven thought leader on issues relating to applied indigenous approaches in Te Āo Māori, Tikanga Māori, Social Justice and Wellbeing & Development.
The belief that movitates many Māori who have dedicated themselves to working in the arts in the public service is that Māori perspectives and cultural history are acknowledged and drive collective success. A workplace where language, culture and identity are critical inputs for solutions to the complex challenges we face as a country.
5.30pm – 7.30pm
Toi Pōneke, 61 Abel Smith Street, Te Aro
Free entry - Limited spaces so booking essential
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Tu Chapman (she/her)
Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Taranaki whānui
Kei aku nui, kei aku rahi, e rau rangatira mā, tēnā tātou katoa
Tu is an advocate for change, a proven thought leader on issues relating to applied indigenous approaches in Te Āo Māori, Tikanga Māori, Social Justice and Wellbeing & Development.
Tu is a survivor of abuse in state care and lobbied for the recent Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the care of Faith-based Institutions. Aotearoa largest and longest running inquiry which began in 2018 and ended in 2024. She went on to establish a listening service with the inquiry that provided a space for survivors to share their experiences for evidential purposes. She held the role of Chief Advisor to Chief Commissioner Judge Coral Shaw and departed that role in 2021 and took up an Iwi Engagement role with Te Puni Kōkiri. Tu finished there in 2024.
Tu is passionate about enacting and informing better processes that allow hāpori Māori to grow and thrive. Tu identifies as Ira Tangata (Intersex) and she has spent nearly her entire lifetime fighting to understand what it means to belong, and the importance that whakapapa Māori has on identity.
Tu has a strong professional background in strategic, Operational and Senior/Executive Advisory roles as well as a stable history on Governance Advisory Boards at National and Region.
