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LISTEN.DO.LEARN

The Hefty Agency is an indigenous intelligence design agency in systems-change, strategy and story created and established by award-winning 'Avāīkinui (Cook Islands) Xaymaca (Jamaica) creative Teremoana Rapley MNZM.  Born and raised in Aotearoa (New Zealand), she has four sons, and five grandchildren.

ABOUT

The Hefty Agency was established in 2013 after the release of our clothing catalogue Overdue, a magazine dedicated to sharing the stories of creatives I have met along my journey in the then past 25 years.  I first stepped on stage as a 14-year old rapper...

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sharing the learning

SHARE THE LEARNINGS

Backdrop: Valley in Tahiti. Walking towards Pomare marae.

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gratitude, respect, and aro'a from my tūpuna to yours, from my kōpū tangata to yours, from my mokopuna to yours.

He mihi nunui ki ngā hapū ō Ngāi Tai, Ngāti Tamaoho, Te Ahiwaru - Waiohua, Ngāti Pāoa, Te Ākitai Waiohua, Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua, Te Kawerau a Maki, Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, Ngāti Tamaterā, Ngāti Te Ata, Ngāti Maru, Waikato - Tainui.

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Nō Rarotonga, Aitutaki, Mangaia, Kiribati tooku Māmā. Nō Jamaica, Cuba me Suriname tooku Pāpā. I whanau ahau ki Upper Hutt i Whanganui ā Tara. Ka noho ahau ki te taha o tooku koopuu tangata ki Te Ahi kaa aa Rakataura, Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa.

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