Ngāi Tahu ki Tāmaki Makaurau

Congratulations
Last Kirihimete, Ashlee Shay Orbell, 8 received a new paihikara (bicycle). She decided there and then to enter into the Weetbix Tryathalon.

Unfortunately, the day before the event, Ashlee took sick and was unable to compete. However, another Tryathalon was to be held on the North Shore, so entry forms were forwarded for that event. It turned out to be a tinopai day with over 3,000 children participating. It was well organised, with the different age groups setting off in an orderly fashion.

The events were swimming, biking, and running, finishing with the presentation of a competitors medal. There were many giveaways and prizes. Ashlee started with smile and ended the event the same way.

Ashlee also plays a mean game of hockey for her Mt Eden club. She has won Player of the Day frequently, and in a previous game scored four goals in one game. We do believe, she thinks it is a tewhatewha (long axe-shaped club), not a hockey stick. Ashlee enjoys participating in sport and also plays tennis and swimming in the summer. She is a mokopuna of Jock and Lorna Orbell and a great-great-great-granddaughter of Rora Orbell, Kaumātua 428. Nā Jack Orbell.

Public notice
The annual general meeting of Ngāi Tahu ki Tāmaki Makaurau will be held at Ngā Kete Wānanga Marae at Manukau Institute of Technology, North Campus, Gate 12, Otara Road, on 9 August. The pōwhiri begins at 9am and the annual general meeting will begin at 11am in the wharenui.

Thanks
They say education is the enemy of poverty and with the support of Ngāi Tahu I have enriched my life through study and I now have a Bachelor’s degree in creative arts from Manukau Institute of Technology. I have also become a positive role model for my tamariki. At the moment I am working as a mental health support worker and am looking at setting up my own business, Toimanawa.com. I would like to say a big thank you to Ngāi Tahu for all the support I received from the Kā Pūtea grant scheme and a big shout out to the Ngāi Tahu ki Tāmaki Makaurau whānau for all the wonderful wānanga and tautoko. Ka tipu te whaihanga. Mauri ora. Nā Maha Te Hape Tomo.

Maha Te Hape Tomo and Kaea Te Hape Tomo.

Maha Te Hape Tomo and Kaea Te Hape Tomo.

Left to right, Renata Karena, Ngarangi Chapman, Wikitoria Smith and Maha Tomo (Renata and Wikitoria are Ngāi Tahu). All graduated our bachelors of creative arts.

Left to right, Renata Karena, Ngarangi Chapman, Wikitoria Smith and Maha Tomo (Renata and Wikitoria are Ngāi Tahu). All graduated our bachelors of creative arts.

From left, Kaea Tomo, Paul Tomo, Maha Tomo, Hurihia Tomo née Taipana and Puaha Te Weita Tomo.

From left, Kaea Tomo, Paul Tomo, Maha Tomo, Hurihia Tomo née Taipana and Puaha Te Weita Tomo.


Kāi Tahu ki Ōtaki me Horowhenua

E rere ana te mihi mahana i tēnei te wā makariri o Māruaroa, o Toru.

Tamariki achievements
These tamariki mokopuna of the Paahi/Tirikatene/Momo/Solomon whānau all received player of the day within the space of one week for their rugby teams. Nukuroa Rikihana and Te Wai Kāhua Paki are in the Under 9 Rāhui team and Manawanui Rikihana is in the Under 8 Rāhui team. Their tāua and pōua, Amiria and Don, were very proud. E tū Tūāhuriri.

Players of the Day, Te Wai Kāhua Paki, Nukuroa Rikihana, and Manawanui Rikihana.

Players of the Day, Te Wai Kāhua Paki, Nukuroa Rikihana, and Manawanui Rikihana.

Te Papa Tongarewa
Many of our whānau attended the opening of the Ngāti Toa Rangatira exhibition at Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand. It was a wonderful occasion in many ways not least, the mass haka outside the museum to mark the beginning of Ngāti Toa’s time at Te Papa. Ka roko ā kākau, ā tīnana, ā wairua i te ihi, te wehi, te wana. Our Pōua Kukupa was a Kāi Tahu kanohi on the pae. His presence was a great example of hūmārie and manaakitaka.

Hui
Our hui will be held at 11am 13 July, Tū Roa kōhanga reo. Nau mai, hara mai.
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Kāi Tahu ki Tauranga Moana

Things were buzzing at our recent hui and that’s without everything that guest speaker Whetu Moataane, Ngāi Tahu Iwi Communications Advisor from Christchurch came to speak about.

Any bunch of whānui gathered together soon make it apparent what things are going on. Our Taurahere rōpū now number 16 (including Australia) and represent the majority of Ngāi Tahu hapū. They are forever discovering themselves and with this awakening, are always trying to get Ngā Tahutanga started in their patch. Things we currently have on the boil here include thinking about how we fit in with and tautoko/tono local iwi, who graciously host us in their rohe; how we can provide for the hosting of Tā Mark’s latest Roadshow; and how we can develop a more supportive and mutually beneficial relationship with our parent body, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu.

Anna Were has gathered a rōpū of 15 for a ‘down south hīkoi’ and is busily compiling information that will inform those lucky enough to be going. It will be a trip of a lifetime. Michael Bosman is still chasing hard for information pursuant of the family history mahi that he’s doing as a university project. Chair Huey Rurehe and Laurie Loper have their heads together over an education project they hope to get off the ground. Ex-chair Annis Somerville reported on her visit to Ireland to see her new moko. Fred Newton, looking well, said he swam 40 laps the other day. Some of the buzz in our rōpū must be catching, as we continue to attract new faces and we once again experience that ‘two-degrees-of-separation’ phenomenon.

News that Uncle Terry Ryan is about to visit us again was welcomed; and kaumātua Joe Briggs continues to show his commitment to our rōpū. He always has a couple of things on the boil. The latest includes being to the fore in getting things ‘regularised’ on the pūtea front. He is also busy thinking about how we can support the Tauranga Boys’ College in their wish to add a whare kai to their marae complex. We heard from Whetu about things that are happening down South (Whai Rawa, training programmes, etc); and chair Huey thanked Whetu and provided him with a memento of his visit. It was an enjoyable hui for everyone. Nā Laurie Loper.

Whetu Moataane, Ngāi Tahu Iwi Communications Advisor, with Ngāi Tahu ki Tauranga Moana kaumātua Auntie Jan Kawe and Uncle Joe Briggs.

Whetu Moataane, Ngāi Tahu Iwi Communications Advisor, with Ngāi Tahu ki Tauranga Moana kaumātua Auntie Jan Kawe and Uncle Joe Briggs.