Within Nature

05/06/2026

🌿 We're Excited to Launch Our New Website! 🌿

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After months of growth, learning, and dreaming about the future, we're proud to unveil the brand-new WithIN NATURE website!

Our new online home better reflects who we are, what we do, and the impact we're creating alongside rangatahi, whānau, schools, marae, and communities across Te Tai Tokerau. From environmental education and kai sovereignty projects to youth development and community-led initiatives, the website provides a clearer window into our kaupapa and vision for the future.

A huge thank you to Online Designs for helping bring this vision to life. Their expertise, creativity, and support have transformed our website into a modern, engaging platform that will help us share stories, connect with supporters, and grow our impact.

This launch marks another step forward in our journey of reconnecting people with nature, culture, community, and themselves.

We invite you to explore the new website, learn about our projects, and join us as we continue to grow a more resilient and thriving future together.

🌱 Growing people. Growing communities. Growing connection.

Within Nature supports rangatahi through whenua-led learning, mātauranga Māori, regeneration projects, Maramataka, workshops and community connection.

04/06/2026

Today our Year 9 I Have a Dream group held a Matariki Met Gala!

Rangatahi headed into the ngahere to collect natural materials and worked in teams to create their own outfits. They were judged on colour, use of plants, accessories, teamwork, and the kōrero behind their designs before walking the catwalk.

This group always blows us away with their creativity, teamwork, confidence, and awesome ideas. Every outfit was unique and showed just how talented our rangatahi are.

Ka mau te wehi, everyone!

03/06/2026

Something exciting is coming!

We’re proud to announce that the WithInNature website will be going live this Friday.

Our website will showcase our kaupapa, programmes, and commitment to empowering rangatahi through connection with te taiao. It will also highlight our environmental conservation mahi, outdoor learning experiences, and the importance of kaitiakitanga in caring for our whenua and waterways.

We look forward to sharing more about who we are, what we do, and the positive impact we are creating within our communities.

Keep an eye out for the launch this Friday, we can’t wait to share it with you all!

20/05/2026

Even under the low-energy phase of Tīrea o Ariroa in the Māramataka, our rangatahi pushed through and completed their projects with determination.

In this workshop, collaborating with I Have a Dream Charitable Trust NZ , we explored creating wall hangers entirely from salvaged pallet wood. The rangatahi designed their own pieces, measured, cut, sanded, and assembled the hooks onto their bases by hand.

There’s always something special about taking home something you created yourself!

13/05/2026

Soft launch of our new logo & real reach to the community today by Marcus 🌱🦶🏽

In a world that is widely digital, word of mouth remains the largest form of sharing information 🫢

13/05/2026

A snippet from today’s presentation by our Founder & CEO, Marcus Powell-Waitere, at NorthTec, where he shared the powerful impact WithIn Nature continues to have within our communities, the values that guide our kaupapa, and the journey of how he and his amazing whānau came to create WithIn Nature.

Huge mihi to the Social Services students who truly embraced and absorbed the message.

Ngā mihi nui, Marcus!

07/05/2026

Big energy with the rangatahi tāne today!

We explored the pūrākau of Māui and Mahuika, diving into the kōrero of how fire came into the world and the lessons hidden within the story.

They even made a hearty steak stew from scratch together. The rest of the day was all action!

That balance of mātauranga, movement, Kai, brotherhood, and banter is where the magic happens.

06/05/2026

Come along to a Year 10 Kaupapa Wānanga Workshop!

Hands-on mahi building bird houses, cooking & more.