Ngā mate
Kua tanuku ngā maunga pounamu o Poutini, kua pūroto ngā wai tapu o Arahura, kua kato ake tē putiputi o Ngāti Waewae.
On 25 September our taua Roka ‘Rose’ Barber passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her whānau on the Kapiti Coast. During her last months an endless stream of manuhiri from all over Aotearoa and Australia made their way to our tāua’s whare to see her, each one bringing their own stories of her manaakitanga and aroha.
These visits were comforting for our whānau and our nan. She is survived by her children Billy and Sandra, her mokopuna Michelle, Annabelle, Brent and Bridget and her mokopuna tuarua Moana, Toa, Omiha-Pearl, Mokemaio, Arahura-Daisy, Oakley, Paris and Kobe. A special thank you to Aunty Ema Weepu for all her tautoko and manaakitanga and for conducting a beautiful service. We are sad to farewell our beautiful taua but happy to know she has gone to meet her much loved ‘boyfriend’ our Grandad Bill.
Aroha nui nā matou tē whānau Lee/Barber.
Rā whānau
Aroha Blacktopp, Shaquelle Culling, Caroline Parker, Dane Tumahai, Francois Tumahai, Honey Tauwhare, Huck Tainui, Judith Turanga, Chela Mason, Helena Mason, Kaleb Mason, Karen Mason, Kim Mason, Missy Campbell, Ned Tauwhare, Santana Tainui, Tahlay Meihana Eiffe, Tenaya Meihana Eiffe, Jamie Whittle and Tauwera Weepu.
Waewae whānau at Hui-ā-Iwi
A group of about 40 Ngāti Waewae whānau travelled to Christchurch for Ngāi Tahu Hui-ā-Iwi 2012. The group stayed at the lovely Rehua Marae. Whānau represented Ngāti Waewae with pride by wearing the beautiful green and black t-shirts, which stood out a mile away.
Waewae whānau took part on the Atakura stage and their fabulous kapa haka sent all the whānau in the crowd into tears of joy.
Our talented tamariki rocked the rangatahi stage with their hip hop performance. It made us all incredibly proud. The tamariki were not afraid or shy at all, they just got up on stage and showed Ngāi Tahu katoa what Waewae tamariki can do! Ka mau tē wehi tamariki mā. An exciting event, everyone can’t wait for next year.
A big mihi to Miriama White and Te Rua Mason for their dedication and commitment to teaching the kapa haka. A big mihi also to Chantal Tumahai for the excellent choreography and aroha to the tamariki, a passion for dance. We are blessed to have such talented whānau − a big mihi to everyone for all their awhi and aroha. There is a great sense of unity among our whānau.
Ātaahua koutou katoa.