Steve Katene, Deputy Principal at Heretaunga Intermediate was the keynote speaker for NZAEE's online conference in 2024: Manawa Taiao, Manawa Ora - Sharing hope and action.
He has generously agreed to share his kōrero with our wider network and we highly recommend watching this 30 minute recording, where Steve shares his years of experience and wisdom working with ākonga, to provide an education that restores and nurtures belonging, wellbeing and connection with te taiao.
Ko Steve Katene tōku ingoa. He Tumuaki tuarua o te Kura o Heretaunga Intermediate, Hastings. I whakapapa to Wairoa and live in Napier, in the suburb of Taradale, two areas of many in Aotearoa that have been and continue to be impacted by our changing climate. My conversation with you is an Indigenous one. Seeded within the complex concepts of mātauranga Māori are lessons learnt and plans forward to living with climate change. Let us walk together, kete in hand, side by side. The future for our children lies in the balance.
