16
Mar 2017

Kāi Tahu ki Ōtaki

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Ko te manu e kai i te miro nōna te ngahere, Ko te manu e kai i te mātauranga nōna te ao.

E rere ngā manu tātāriki, ngā manu mātārae.
Tīhoihoi ana te kōwetewete mai a mātiti.
Whakanui tonu ana ēnei manutaki o Kāi Tahu, Waitaha, Ngāti Māmoe.
Kākahutia e te kōpuni tauwhāinga hei tohu rangatira.
Tiaho mai i te uma o Ranginui.
Tau ana!

Māoridom gathered at Victoria University to celebrate the graduation of future academics and leaders. Ngāi Tahu, Waitaha, Ngāti Māmoe were well represented with the student speaker Nicola Grace sharing her experience and journey as a student and advocate of hauora. The Taurahere of the Wellington region congratulate you all.

Mā te pakiaka tū ai te rākau pou matua, huihui ai ngā manu.

Three generations of Ngāi Tahu joined in Te Hui Whakapūmau 2016, Victoria University Graduation. Dr Lynne Russell of Ngāi Tahu has worked for many years in suicide prevention and health.

A proud day indeed with the graduation of her daughter Mereana. Mereana’s tamariki played a special part in the graduation ceremony when her whānau joined Mum on the red carpet.

‘E hine, kāore e kore e tiaho mai te whetū i te rangi, hei tohu hākoa o tō pāpā, tiaho tonu mai e Kō.’

Kāti rā, kia kaha, kia māia koutou katoa kia piki ake i te poutama o te mātauranga.
Kia whakahā i te whai ao, kia pā atu ki te tāpuhipuhitanga o te Toi ahurewa.
Kia eke panuku
kia eke Tangaroa
Haumi e
Hui e
Tāiki e.

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Back row, left to right: Te Rongomai Tipene-Matua, Rakaitemania Parata Gardiner. Front row, left to right: Taina Wilson, Mereana Pere, Nicola Grace, Rueben Radford, Shianne Ngerengere-Jones.

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Back row, left to right : Dr Lynne Russell, Mereana Pere (mother and daughter).Front row: Mereana’s tamariki – Piwaiwaka, Mereana and Te Kaitiaki.

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30
Sep 2016

Kāi Tahu ki Ōtaki

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Anō te pai te āhuareka o te noho o ngā teina me ngā tuākana i runga i te whakaaro kotahi.

Kāi Tahu Road Show ki Ōtaki

Ko te whakaaro kotahi i tēnei kaupeka ko te “Road Show.” Ōtaki whānau were privileged to have some of our kaimahi from Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu and many other Kāi Tahu whānau here for the Road Show.
The interest exceeded our expectations with 80-90 people present for the majority of the day. The presentations were informative and generated lots of discussions. The stalls, including Whai Rawa, the Whakapapa Unit, Ngāi Tahu Funds, Kotahi Mano Kāika, Events and Tribal Economies, were well attended – there was a crowd around each of the stalls for much of the time. [Read more…]

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23
Sep 2016

Taurahere Groups

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Kāi Tahu ki Ōtaki

Weekly waiata practice
Our weekly waiata sessions are going well – lots of whānau attending. The practices are usually on Tuesday evening at 6pm, at Tū Roa Kōhanga, but this can change depending on the kōhanga availability and whānau schedules. Keep an eye on your inbox. Nau mai, hara mai e ngā uri o Tahu. Nāku iti nei, nā Emma.

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21
Jul 2016

Kōiwi repatriation

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A group of Kāi Tahu ki Ōtaki were part of the Kāi Tahu contingent that went to Te Papa on 27 May to welcome back ancestral remains. Karanga Aotearoa repatriation programme brought 60 kōiwi/tūpuna back from around the world.

The tūpuna were from many parts of Aotearoa and Rēkohu, including a tupuna from Waikouaiti, Puketeraki. It was an emotional occasion and bought a sense of closure for these tūpuna who have been housed in museums around the world and can now be at peace in their own whenua. Ka mihi ake rā ki ngā ihu oneone i whakapau kaha ki te whakahoki i ō tātou tūpuna, kia tau anō te wairua, te rakimārie ki ruka i a rātou. [Read more…]

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20
Jul 2016

Kāi Tahu ki Ōtaki

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Matariki tāpuapua, Matariki ahunga nui, ka rere kā mihi o Matariki. It’s been a busy couple of months for Kāi Tahu ki Ōtaki. Our weekly waiata practices are going well at Tū Roa kōhanga, 6pm-7pm every Wednesday evening. Big mihi to Gael Paki for running our sessions, and Amiria Stirling and Raiha Cook for your help too. Nau mai haere mai if you’re interested in learning some new waiata or practicing some old favourites. [Read more…]

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08
Jul 2016

Taurahere Groups

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Kāi Tahu ki Ōtaki

Manawa Kāi Tahu
A group of us from Ōtaki attended the Manawa Kāi Tahu hui in Wellington in May. The hui was run by Charisma and her team and was very informative. There was some interesting and diverse discussion around the focus and direction of the iwi businesses.

It was great to see our kaupapa tuku iho — our values: whanaukataka, manaakitaka, rakatirataka, tohukataka, kaitiakitaka, tikaka, providing the foundation for how we manage iwi affairs. Ka mau te wehi.

Cherie Semeri, Charisma Rangipunga and Maia Whiterod.

Cherie Semeri, Charisma Rangipunga and Maia Whiterod.

Raraka wahakura
Also at Te Papa in May, Kāi Tahu presented a ‘wahakura wānaka’ for weavers interested in making these traditional baby sleeping pods. A small group went from Ōtaki and were complimentary of the whanaukataka and pukukataka shared at the hui. Such was the enthusiasm that they’ve decided to hold weekly weaving sessions in Ōtaki with wahakura as a primary focus.

Road Show coming to Ōtaki
On 7 August the Kāi Tahu Road Show is coming to Ōtaki. The hui is being held at Te Wānanga o Raukawa. The schedule for the day will be similar to below:

  • 10.00am Pōwhiri
  • 10.30am Morning tea
  • 11.00am Road Show presentation and Q&A
  • 12.00pm We are Ngāi Tahu: Ngāi Tahu migration, Te Kerēme
  • 1.00pm Lunch
  • 1.30pm Workshops/info stalls
  • 2.30pm Waiata session
  • 4.00pm Poroporoaki/Karakia

Ngā mihi o te wā ki a tātou!

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30
Apr 2015

Kāi Tahu ki Ōtaki me Horowhenua

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Upcoming hui

May 3 – Tū Roa kōhanga, nau mai, haere mai.

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10
Dec 2014

Taurahere Groups

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Kāi Tahu ki Ōtaki me Horowhenua

May we all have a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Kia hari, kia koa te Kirihimete me te Tau Hou.

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09
Dec 2014

Outward Bound experience

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E te whānau tēnā koutou, ko Jaime tōku ingoa. He uri ahau nō Ngāi Tūāhuriri, through the Huria whānau however, I’m currently living in Ōtaki and attend Te Kura-ā-iwi o Whakatupuranga Rua Mano.

I was recently nominated by my kura to attend the most exhilarating, exciting course I have ever experienced called Outward Bound, in the Queen Charlotte Sounds at the top of Te Waipounamu. [Read more…]

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20
Oct 2014

Taurahere Groups

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Kāi Tahu ki Ōtaki me Horowhenua

Ngā mate
Rātou te huka mate ki a rātou, tātou te huka ora ki a tātou. Our aroha goes out to Puhi-Carlotta Campbell whose brother, Harry Taiaroa Pene, 58, passed away in Tasmania recently.

Puhi shared with us the journey of the whānau pani, bringing their loved one home.

“…his ashes were brought back from Tasmania to be buried with our mother Gwen, daughter of Puhi Taiaroa-Royal in Rotorua. His children, from Darwin, Melbourne and Tasmania accompanied their dad to Te Mangungu Marae in Naenae, where we had a tangi on Sat 27 September. We attended the Mihingare church service at 9am the next day, then began our travels north, stopping off to pay our respects to our tūpuna at Kikopiri Marae and Kererū Marae.” [Read more…]

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26
Jun 2013

Ka pai tamariki mā

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Fusion hip hop and kapa haka wānanga

The first school holidays for the year saw us staging our fusion hip hop and kapa haka wānanga. The crew was made up of 21 Ngāti Waewae tamariki aged four to 17. This time the tamariki learnt new Waewae waiata, haka, and how to make poi. The wānanga ran for five days and each day they had three different classes – waiata, haka and hip hop. On the third day of the wānanga, we had some very sad news that Aunty Babe had passed away, so we prepared ourselves for the tangi. [Read more…]

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