He poroporoaki ka tamatoa na matamata
Kā Tamatoa o Matamata, Maraka mai ki Ruka,
E mau ki ō Patu Pounemu,
Kōrero i ōu tohu, te kura takai puni,
Te-toka-tū-moana o kā Toa-Rakatira ki Uta,
Te-toka-tū-moana o kā Toa-Rakatira ki Tai,
Te-toka-tū-moana, i te tukutahi whakarere.
Tūhaitara, Hau Āwhiowhio-i-Raki,
Ko Ngāti Wheke, Hau-Āwhiowhio-i-Nuku,
Ko Ngāti Irakehu, Aitaka a Makomakomako,
Ko Ngāi Te Ruahikihiki, Tino Whakatakariri,
Ko Ngāti Huirapa, Uri Mārohirohi,
Ko Ngāti Hāteatea, Aitaka a Ūpoko Māro,
Te Aotaumarewa, Uri o Pā Tūwatawata,
Ko Ngāi Te Ruahikihiki-ki-te-Toka, Aitaka a Kaha Rawa,
Ko Ngāti Maahaki-nui, Uri Kore Rawa E Karo,
Ko Ngāti Waewae, Aitaka a Maia,
Ko Ngāti Kurī, Kia Haere Tatare Whakakoekoea.
To our servicemen and women who served with honour and courage, we remember your epic feats that gifted us the price-of-citizenship, Uncle Henry Norton, this day, the 1st of December 2012, you will stand in a place of honour in front of the ‘Unknown Soldier’.
At the formal Laying-up-of-the-Colours of 28 Māori Battalion, representing all that earned ‘Fighting Honours’ in Greece, Crete, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Italy. A farewell to arms.
“When the fame of battle grows cold,
And the desert wind weeps all alone,
When the Kiwis’ name grows dim and old,
There’ll be white crosses we’ll always own”
We’ve stood their beside you, upon those peaceful urupā Humārie, Aged men and women wept and sobbed, a final farewell.
Nā Riki Te Mairaki Pitama – A proud son of a 28 Veteran.
Tuahiwi School 150th Jubilee
Tuahiwi School 150th Jubilee, Labour Weekend 25-27 October 2013. Details for registration will be advertised early in 2013. We would appreciate any old photos you might have. These can be copied on site at school and returned straight away. Please phone 03 3138 521 if you can help.
Wedding anniversary
Taku wahine purotu, taku tāne purotu, kōrua ko te tau e.
Nō te 14 o Whiringa ā-rangi 1986 a Liz Crofts rāua ko Shaun Kereru i hono ai. Nō tēnei tau, i taua rā i whakanuia tō rāua hononga e mātou, ā, 25 ngā tau e noho tahi ana. Kua hori mai te 35 tau, ā, tukuna katoatia tō aroha, nāwai ka whakahokia. Nō te 17 o Whiringa ā-rangi i whakanuia tā kōrua rā mārena ki te whenua houkura o Mahia, whakaemi katoa mai tō whānau me ō hoa. i waiatatia ngā waiata arā tētahi ko ‘Always’ nā Atlantic Star. Tēnā rā kōrua e whakatinana mai ana i ngā kare ā-roto o te whatumanawa. Ka whakanuia tonutia kōrua mō ake tonu atu.
On 14 November 1986 at Rehua Marae Liz Crofts married Shaun Kereru. This year we celebrated 25 years of love and happiness with our parents. A heart-warming 35 years together, you have both given us your world and we have given ours back. So, on the night of 17 November we celebrated your wedding anniversary in paradise (Mahia) with whānau and friends. You sung a few songs including your wedding song ‘Always’ by Atlantic Star. Thank you both for showing and sharing the love you have for each other with us all. We look forward to celebrating the many more anniversaries to come.
Lots of love from Kiriona, Marree, Grayson, Xavier, Taena and Maiauna.
Liz and Shaun Kereru on their wedding day in 1986.