About Us

Nga manaakitanga a te runga rawa.
Tena nau mai ki roto i te poho o Soul Deep,
ki te Tairāwhiti. Ka tau nei!

We are grateful and give thanks to our Creator above.
We welcome you into the heart of Soul Deep Kawakawa, Te Tairāwhiti.

Tania Keelan Haerewa

Ko Horouta te waka
Ko Titirangi te Maunga
Ko Uawanui a Ruamatua te Awa
Ko Ngati Kuranui te Hapu
Ko Te Aitanga a Hauiti te Iwi
Ko Tania Keelan Haerewa toku ingoa

Both Raintree and I have been raised in the most breathtaking natural environments here on the East Coast. As Indigenous Māori Wāhine we honour our connections to these environments which link to our whakapapa.

Raintree Kopua

He uri tenei no Te Aitanga a Mahaki me Te Whanau ki Tuparoa
Ko Horouta me Te Aio o Nukutaememeha nga waka
Ko Ahititi me Tarakoa nga maunga
Ko Waihirere me Tohoratea nga awa
Ko Parahimanahi me Tuparoa nga marae

Ko Ngati Wahia me Ngati Uepohatu nga iwi
Ko Raintree Kopua e tu ake nei

Tihei Mauri ora!