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Ka mihi aroha
E aroha nui atu ana ki a koutou i tēnei wā, our thoughts and deepest sympathy are with whānau at this time.
Mihi Poroporoaki to Matenga Taiaroa
Haere atu rā e te pōua ki tō tira tūpuna e kāpunipuni mai rā
He tamaiti koe nā Pukekura maunga, arā a Te Matenga, a Karetai e tāwhiri atu ki a koe
He tamaiti koe nā Hikaroaroa maunga, arā a Tame e pōwhiri atu ki a koe
He tamaiti koe nā Taranaki maunga, arā a Rāniera e toro atu ki a koe
ki ngā ringaringa o ō tūpuna
Me rere koe ki runga i ngā ngaru moana
Ārahina atu e te ringa aituā o Takaroa
Haere ki runga i tō waka
ki te pae tawhiti
Tāria nei kia tūtaki anō
Kupu hou
Taihoa – to hold off/wait/delay. ‘Taihoa e mahi tēnā mahi! – don’t do that yet!’
Growing leaders for tomorrow
Joe Parkinson (Korako Karetai and Mere Piro Harwood whānau) lead the whaikōrero to welcome representatives of the Education Review Office (ERO) to Portobello School recently. All of the students represented Portobello School in welcoming ERO, each of them did a karanga – it was beautiful and they did us proud.
Kaikaranga: Kiara Gray (Russell whānau) Ella McDonald (Taiaroa whānau) Ripeka Potiki (Potiki whānau) and Mihiata Wesley (Wesley whānau).
Joe Parkinson welcoming ERO representatives.
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