Ta Tatau Kaupapa – Our initiatives ​

Te Pā Wānanga -The Learning Village
A satellite bi-lingual primary and intermediate school established in partnership with Renwick School. It is called Te Pā Wānanga, or the learning village. The idea relates directly to our strategic vision: our children being educated in a Kaupapa Māori environment so we will have Māori children succeeding as Māori.
Te Pā Wānanga will be the incubator of the next generation of our leadership. These tamariki will become the navigators, the leaders of our whānau, iwi and marae.
Manaaki
Manaaki, hospitality, kindness, generosity, support - the process of showing respect, generosity, and care for others and how we make them feel welcome
Our condiment range is a part of our learning village. The idea is that one day the profits from Manaaki will be reinvested to support the marae’s initiatives.
“Traditionally our aunties made preserves, chutneys and sauces and brought these to our gatherings. We realised that this skill had died, so we wanted to provide an avenue for our mums to learn to grow, harvest to share with our whānau.
Toa Fit - Hakinakina (Gym)
Promoting healthy lifestyles by building strong whānau, our Toa classes support connection to Māori culture, while exercising in a non-judgemental non threating environment.
  • One on one PT training
  • Wero challenge – functional fit group session
  • 24/7 Gym Access membership
  • Tu Waewae - Māori movement Wānanga

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Toa Fit Jiu Jitsu: A Marae based club umbrellaed by Rollone BJJ academy.
  • Pakeke classes (3x weekly)
  • Rangatahi classes (2x weekly)
  • Wahine empowerment wananga
WHĀNAU ORA: Navigators
Whānau Ora is whānau led, whānau centred, strength-based service, that provides support to whānau on their journey in achieving their moemoeā (dreams and aspirations). Our Whānau Ora Navigators provide coaching, advocacy and brokerage services for whānau to create and implement their own whānau ora plans.
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Omaka Marae Women’s Welfare League:
An integral part of Marae life at Omaka is the Māori womens welfare league effectively participate in the holistic health of Māori, including the spiritual, social, cultural, environmental, and economic wellbeing of their whanau and communities. The league has supported the operational and Tikanga aspects of the Marae since its conception.

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Maraa Kai /Koha box:
The marae gardens support healthy food to promote Wellness for your Whānau. It’s our classroom for our kura and ingredient for our condiments.
Our koha box is replenished with kai from for whoever needs it.

Whānau flats:
Four community flats based on the marae are managed by locally real-estate agency.
With our every changing environment we transferred our original kaumatua flats into whānau flats. Marae kaumatua and whānau are priority of occupancy.

Te Wānanga O Aotearoa
TWOA has been based on the Marae for 16 years delivering Te reo and Toi Raranga to the community of Te Tau ihu.

Te Kupenga Early childhood centre
Private early childhood centred based on the Marae delivering childcare service for Marlborough whanau. ​