Pingtung Local County Government from Taiwan visit to Waipareira

Te Whānau o Waipareira has welcomed a delegation from Pingtung County Local Government, Taiwan. The group have travelled to Aotearoa to learn more about indigenous practises and how they can implement them into their own systems.

Secretary-General, Giljegiljaw Pakedavai, spoke on behalf of the group and was excited for the delegation to learn more about the Waipareira story.

“We are happy to be here learning from you. Even though we just arrived two days ago we’ve learned a lot of Māori knowledge, you look after the land and environment and it’s a similar concept to how we look after our land in Taiwan. We look forward to more opportunities to learn on this trip.”

The delegation had a chance to learn about our for Māori, by Māori approaches from our Wai Rangahau research team, Whānau Ora frameworks and our Kōrure Whānau and Wai Health social and health services.

We look forward to welcoming our new Taiwanese whānau back again in the future.