Annual Tāmaki Makaurau Inter Iwi Waiora Festival Returns

Registrations are now open for Iwi of Origin 2024. Organisers are calling on Māori
across the Tāmaki region to sign-up and champion their rangatiratanga through sport
and physical activity.

The festival will take place on Saturday 23 November at Bruce Pulman Park, Tāmaki
Makaurau.

Now in its 17th year, Iwi of Origin promotes health and wellbeing among urban Māori
through sport and physical activity, in a by Māori, with Māori, for Māori way. The 2024
festival includes poitarawhiti (netball); whutupōro takiwhitu (rugby sevens); poitūkohu
(basketball); rīki (rugby league); pā whutupōro (touch); and kaupapa Māori games.

Leaders in their codes, such as Tāmaki Makaurau Poitarawhiti, Te Hiku o Te Ika Māori
Rugby, Tāmaki Makaurau Poitūkohu, Counties Manukau Māori Rugby League and Māori
Touch NZ will be involved, supporting the festival’s vision to engage urban Māori in
active lifestyles.

Aktive’s Māori Participation Manager and Iwi of Origin Event Producer, Mere Rangihuna,
says the festival has a role in supporting improved health outcomes for rangatahi and
tamariki Māori.

“Iwi of Origin aims to be the premier Māori waiora event, fostering wellbeing and
physical activity in Tāmaki Makaurau in a very whānau friendly way. We want Māori to
feel they have a space to come together and celebrate being Māori,” says Rangihuna.

Manu Pihama, Aktive’s Māori Partnerships Manager, says the festival aligns with Aktive’s
vision to make Tāmaki Makaurau the most active city in the world.

“We hope to see an increased number of tamariki and rangatahi Māori registering for
the 2024 festival. We know through experience that involving tamariki and rangatahi
influences parents and grandparents, making Iwi of Origin beneficial to all whānau,”
says Pihama.

Active NZ 2023-24 research found that 51 percent of young people in Auckland1 are not
meeting the recommended World Health Organisation activity guidelines. Barriers
include being too busy, lack of motivation, doesn’t fit in an already busy family schedule
and having to focus on school work.2

Iwi of Origin directly addresses these challenges by providing accessible and inclusive
opportunities for urban Māori to engage in sports and physical activity and improve
their overall health. For more information and registrations, click here.

To register, visit this link.