Te Tari o Āhuru Mōwai

Our Office

Te Tari o Āhuru Mōwai, a Learning Support Services Hub at Salisbury School, Richmond, opened at a dawn ceremony on 6 May 2024. Planned closely alongside local iwi, it houses the Nelson Bays RTLB Service, Ko Taku Reo Deaf Education NZ, and BLENNZ (Blind and Low Vision Education Network NZ). 

The name Āhuru Mōwai was gifted by Ngati Rangitane o Wairau iwi leaders, as mana whenua of the property site where the building resides, meaning ‘A safe haven or a safe place of shelter’. It pays respect to the whakapapa of the whenua, the whakapapa of Rangitāne, and the values and purpose of this whare and the nature of the work supporting whānau and schools we work with.