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Kahui Wahine are a group of Women based at the Church of Te Wairua Tapu in Redfern

Together we develop ways of creating opportunities for women to become involved in the life of the church and our wider community. All women are Welcome

Sydney offers us an exciting background to develop being extraordinary women to create a dynamic community. We meet monthly and our activities are varied, and express our own uniqueness. We enjoy sharing experiences within a safe environment and continue to promote issues concerning women of the world

Our objective is always to welcome and include all women into the life of the church and sharing the love of Christ. Our women are represented in all areas of the Church, through their generosity and willingness to make our church an active and easily recognized inclusive space

For further information contact Kahui Wahine

Meet the Team:

Pat Karipa
Ko Tainui toku waka
Ko Pirongia toku maunga
Ko Waitetuna raua ko Waipa nga awa
Ko Moerangi toku whenua
Ko Ngati Maahanga te iwi
Ko Ngati Maahanga toku hapu
Ko Aramiro toku Marae
Ko Te Kaharoa te tupuna whare
Ko Pat Karipa ahau

I have the privilege of being the Co-ordinator of Kahui Wahine and a member of the Admin / Treasury Team. I am the wife of Archdeacon Karipa and a fulltime mum who also organizes the happenings at the vicarage

Mihirangi Hiku
Ko Taupiri te maunga
Ko Waikato te awa
Ko Ngati Hinekino
Ko Tainui me Ngatokimatawhaorua nga waka
Ko Ngatimaniapoto Waikato me Ngapuhi nga iwi
Ko Waikato te marae
Ko Mihirangi ahau

I first became involved with the Church of Te Wairua Tapu when I attended a tangi (funeral) with Reverend Jim Tahere, Enoka Daniels and Malcolm Karipa in Newcastle in 1993. However, when Reverend Ngarahu Katene arrived in 1994, my involvement with our church became a passion. I was confirmed in 1996 and in the same year Bishop Whakahuihui Vercoe (Te Pihopa o Aotearoa) made me a church elder. I was a member of the Te Wairua Tapu Choir organized by Reverend Ngarahu Katene in 1995 and am now involved in the Sydney Maori Anglican Choir (SMAC). When Reverend Malcolm Karipa arrived in 2000, I became his kuia and kaikaranga, a position that Im privileged to hold. I have travelled back to New Zealand to witness the induction of Bishop Ngarahu Katene (Te Pihopa o Te Manawa o Te Wheke) and the induction of Archdeacon Malcolm Karipa . At 79 years old im the oldest member of Kahui Wahine Poihakena and our Prayer Group and I love my Church and the people here. Ive had 12 children and many mokopuna and call Sydney my home