TE MANU HONONGA
sir paul reeves centre

Te Manu Hononga - Sir Paul Reeves Centre offers something rare in Aotearoa: a sustained, relational space at Te Whare Hononga. Here, people encounter the truth of our shared history on contested land, form right relationships with mana whenua, and are invited into the long work of reconciliation. Who we are is shaped by where we are!

The Sir Paul Reeves Centre is an integral part of Taranaki Cathedral, working to address the wrongs of the past and looking forward with hope to a reconciled future. Our aspiration is to multiply leaders engaged in reconciliation across Aotearoa and beyond, following in the footsteps of Sir Paul Reeves, whose interconnected spiritual and civic leadership was rooted in Te Rongopai and Taranaki whakapapa.

WHAKAPAPA
Sir Paul Reeves was Archbishop and Primate of New Zealand from 1980 to 1985. He was the first governor-general of Māori descent. Sir Paul Reeves was known as He Manu Hononga—a bird that binds. This image reflects his work uniting people and contexts. As a Māori and Anglican minister, his spirituality and his theological underpinnings brought creative leadership into the places of his whakapapa and to places beyond our shores. Places like Fiji, South Africa, Ghana, Guyana and the United Nations.

The karakia below guides our learning across three streams:
Atua (God), Whenua (Earth), and Tāngata (People).

Korōria ki te Atua i runga rawa,
maungārongo ki te whenua,
whakaaro pai ki ngā tāngata katoa.

Glory to God in the highest,
peace on earth,
goodwill to all people

Atua: nature of Creator within all things
Whenua: our symbiotic relationship with land
Tangata: incarnational living, worldviews & cultural identity