A Monthly Newsletter of Kāi Tahu news, views and events.
Below is the Ngāi Tahu ki Tauranga Moana hui for the remainder of 2016 — everyone is welcome, If you have a query, please contact Joe Briggs 07 578 5997 or email: [email protected]
Important dates
Bi-monthly Hui 2016
Tauranga Boys College Wharenui. Sunday – 1pm.
Take a note of the remainder of hui dates that we have scheduled for the year. We hope to see our regulars and meet some new whānau.
Ngāi Tahu ki Tauranga Moana bi-monthly hui
These hui will be held at 1pm at the Tauranga Boys’ Collage wharenui (all except for December):
In October, 15 members of Ngāi Tahu ki Tauranga Moana travelled to Te Waipounamu on a journey of discovery. Our kaumātua, Uncle Joe Briggs, Aunty Jan and Uncle Brian Kawe came along to support us.
This hikoi had been in the making for a long time and we finally realised the dream. Vicki Ratana, someone considered very special by Tauranga Moana, met us at the airport and she was our tour guide for the weekend.
We were welcomed with a pōwhiri at Tuahiwi Marae and we stayed there during our time in Christchurch. We had the added bonus of being with an awesome group of wānanga students, who were also staying at Tuahiwi. [Read more…]
Fenella Craig, daughter of Shonamarie O’Brien and Paul Craig, and granddaughter of Eva Waterreus, has graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce from Victoria University in Wellington.
Fenella has now moved to Auckland where she is working at the Lion head office. Thanks to Ngāi Tahu ki Tauranga Moana and Te Rūnanga o Moeraki for their support. [Read more…]
Though we were delighted with the amount and quality of kōrero at our recent meeting, it is stating the obvious to say that most of the regular attendees would love to see more tamariki and rakatahi gracing Aronui, our adopted home in Tauranga Moana. We’d love to see some new faces coming along.
Among apologies received was one from our past committee member and regular attendee, Fred Newton, who is now on the road to recovery from his illness; we wish him a speedy recovery. [Read more…]
Christmas barbecue
Our last hui for 2013 will be held at 11am on Sunday 1 December at Kulim Park in Tauranga, rather than the Tauranga Boys College wharenui. Everyone is welcome to come and join other Ngāi Tahu for a fun and casual social get together for the end of the year. Attendees have the choice of bringing either a salad or a dessert.
In case of wet weather contact Michaela or Uncle Joe by 10.30am on the morning of the BBQ. Phone Michaela on 027 299 3885; or Uncle Joe on 07 578 5997.
Voyaging enthusiast Jack Thatcher was guest speaker at the Ngāi Tahu ki Tauranga Moana bimonthly meeting in August. His kōrero about his ocean voyaging adventures was a great success despite the fact that the digital gear he was hoping to use illustrate his kōrero wasn’t working. His presentation style and the word pictures he painted more than made up for that.
The well-attended meeting was chaired by Uncle Joe Briggs and Jack spoke mostly about the haerenga ki Rapanui, the journey undertaken as a celebration of Hector Busby’s achievements and his desire to complete “the Polynesian triangle”. [Read more…]
On July 27 we combined our annual general meeting with our first birthday. The evening started with Hori Kawau and Grenville Ham keeping us entertained with their awesome voices. We then held our annual general meeting and chairperson, Oriwia Rehu- Murchie, secretary, Pauline Cottrell and treasurer, Sandra Maaka Ham gave their yearly reports.
New nominations for the committee included Tui and Horomona Tau, Philip Kemp and Sarah Walker; and committee members standing down were Marie Hannah and Joslyn Cameron. We voted in and welcomed our new chairman, Philip Kemp, and Sandra and Pauline remained as treasurer and secretary for another year.
Our light meal turned into a banquet in true Kāi Tahu fashion. We ended the evening with Horomona and Don cutting the cake while the rest of us sang happy birthday. It was a very successful evening with a good turnout. Our committee is now planning our next major hui on 24-25 August, to be held at Pukeko Marae, Poroporo. The kaupapa will be pounamu.
Hori Kawau and Grenville Ham our musical entertainment for the evening.
From left, Kay King, Tui Tau, Oriwia Rehu-Murchie and Dawn Potter.
Kai time after our annual general meeting.
From left, Don Parkinson, Louis Mei, Philip Kemp and Buck Mei.
Don Parkinson and Horomona Tau cutting our 1st birthday cake while celebrating their own birthdays.
Our efficient young helpers Ben, Annelise and Leilani Cottrell.
Kingitanga Day 2013
Kāi Tahu Ki Waikato are thrilled that Tā Mark Solomon is coming to the Waikato as a keynote speaker for the Waikato University Kingitanga Day celebrations for 2013. We encourage as many of our whānau to attend as possible.
The event will be staged at the University of Waikato on Thursday 12 September, 8am-6pm. Further details about the activities that will run on campus as part of the day will be available closer to the date on http://www.waikato.ac.nz/events/kingitanga
A night with Ngāi Tahu
The night before the Kingitanga celebrations, we are having our own celebration of Ngāitahutanga, so come and join us for a night to remember – a night of whānau, friends, food, whakapapa and film.
We have Tā Mark Solomon and Whakapapa Unit kaumātua Terry Ryan, as our guest speakers and we are showing the documentary, “Pounamu the Stone in our Bones.”
We are also encouraging Kāi Tahu artists to showcase their work on the night, so if you are interested in this contact Jane on 0212220191. This event is being held 11 September at 6.30pm –10pm, at the Creative Waikato Exhibition room, Alexandra Street, Hamilton. And we need you to book as numbers are limited. You can do this by emailing us at [email protected] or by ringing Wendy on 07 8248340. Bookings need to be done by 6 September.
At our June hui we honoured and celebrated Tā Mark Solomon’s knighthood with a specially-iced cake. Congratulations Tā Mark, ka mau te wehi.
At the June hui, committee member, Anna Were, spoke about the te reo classes she has been attending, and how she and her husband Alec incorporate their lessons in everyday situations.
Next meeting
The next bimonthly Ngāi Tahu ki Tauranga Moana hui will be held at Tauranga Boys’ College wharenui on Sunday, 20 October at 1pm. A venue for our 1 December hui has yet to be finalised.
Fred Newton, Midge Hanrahan and Laurie Loper cutting a very special cake at our June hui.
Committee member Anna Were spoke at our June hui.