Ko te amorangi ki mua, ko te hāpai ō ki muri.
Me mihi ki te runga rawa
Nāna nei ngā mea katoa
Mihi ki te Kaihanga
Mihi ki te Kīngi o ngā Kīngi
Mihi ki te Atua o ngā Atua
Mihi ki te Rangatira o ngā Rangatira
Ngā mate o ngā tau, o ngā marama, o ngā wiki o tēnei rā
Moe mai moe mai i roto i o koutou moenga roa
Haere! Haere! Haere atu rā
Apiti hono, tātai hono te hunga mate ki te hunga mate
Te hunga ora ki te hunga ora
Mauri ora, ki a koutou katoa.
To all our whānau, suffering the loss of loved ones at this time Hokonui Rūnanga extends all our love and sympathy. To the Rupene/Pohio whānau of Ngāi Tūāhuriri, Matehe whānau o Ngāti Huirapa, Bragg and Edwards whānau of Awarua.
Kia kaha, kia māia, roto i o koutou pōuritanga.
Mā te Atua e manaaki
Nō reira arohanui ki a koutou katoa.
Cultural mapping wānanga
We had the cultural mapping wānanga here in Murihiku, facilliatated by Takerei Norton and his team. It has been a wonderful experience for all of us. We have been involved in the very important work of recording and identifying the important sites that our tīpuna left deeply embedded in the landscape. This is very important work and must be preserved now, for the future generations. To you Takerei, Trevor and your team, kia kaha ā koutou mahi pai, e pā ana ki ngā taonga o ā tātou tūpuna i waiho, ā, ki a tātou katoa.
Public Consultancy Day
Hokonui Rūnanga hosted the Southern District Health Board Public Consultancy Day, where the general public were able to meet and receive information from the three appointed providers of home care and services to the elderly within the southern region. The three providers of this service are Access, Health Care and Royal District Nursing Services.
The Southern Primary Health Organisation and Iwi Governance Committee met at Hokonui rūnanga. This is the first time that this type of meeting has been held on the marae.
Update from the marae
Scaffolding has finally gone up at the marae so hopefully we will have the new roof installed before winter.
The rūnanga cultural indexing project is nearing completion thanks to the outstanding work of Bill Dacker and other whānau members. The project has taken 10 years of researching manuscripts held in private collections, libraries and museums then reviewing digitally recorded interviews with kaumātua. The information will be used to correct misinterpretations and inaccurate recordings.