Whatua He Whiringa Takatāpui brings together five takatāpui kaiwhatu from across Aotearoa to weave together queer and Māori communities.

Takatāpui is a term that embodies whakapapa Māori AND diverse genders and sexualities. Our existence demands the Indigenous sovereign right to define ourselves on our own terms. The central aho that joins us carries tīpuna messages across generations and with this tīpuna guidance we create Māori futurisms in which all Māori are free.

In the face of transphobic hate in Aotearoa and globally, we affirm mana takatāpui from the (harakeke) roots here in Kirikiriroa.