Pīwakawaka/ Fantail

Piwakawaka - Fantail

Did you know that apart from piwakawaka, hiwaiwaka, tīrairaka and tīwaiwaka there are 15 other dialectal Māori names for the fantail?

Pīwaiwaka - one of the smallest children of Tāne, God of the Forest. The challenger to anyone who enters the sacred forest of Tāne. ‘Ti Ti Tei Tei Tū’ - ‘do you come in peace or not?’

A reminder to challenge ourselves to be the best that we can be. Stay tika and pono e te whanau, stay honest and true.

Allow the energy of the Pīwakawaka to give us motivation and strength to push the boundaries of self belief and achieve our ultimate dreams.