Ngāi Tahu ki Ōtaki
E ngā uri o Tahu, tēnā tātou.
Ahakoa te makariri o Maruaroa, o Toru, o Whā i tēnei te wā o te Matariki, he mihi mahana ki a tātou katoa huri noa i te motu.
Next hui
Our next hui will be held on 14 July.
Kaupapa: Whakanui i a Matariki mā te kai tahi i a tātou hua māra kai.
Celebrating Matariki with the produce from our own gardens.
Matariki ahunga nui
The Pleiades when many mounds were heaped up.
Kia tū mai a Matariki kua ahuahua te whenua kia rite ai mō te ono kūmara.
The season of Pleiades is the time that many mounds should be heaped up in preparation for kūmara planting.
(Source: www.kōrero.māori.nz – Matariki booklet 2010) – Aoraki Matatū.
Ngāi Tahu ki Tāmaki Makaurau
On May 25-26 we had the pleasure of hearing Raina and Doc Ferris share their vast knowledge with us at our Mana Wahine and Mana Tane Wānanga. The weather was not the best – a bit chilly and wet – but we hardly noticed given the interesting topics discussed.
The whanaungatanga had the warmth and wairua surrounding us all in the very special wharenui, which depicted all our tūpuna.
Those who attended received much knowledge and support from our wonderful facilitators and many of our whānau would like Raina and Department of Conservation to facilitate more of these wānanga for us.
Ronald Kerle (known as Bones to many of us) and June Rissetto have just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. A great afternoon was had by all, with many guests coming from far and wide. Many old friends and new friends came to wish them well on reaching this milestone.
Coming up is the Hui-ā-Tau, 25-27 October. Make sure you have this in your diaries We’re looking forward to seeing you all there.
Kāi Tahu ki Tauranga Moana
Congratulations
Proud dad Mark Raines attended the graduation of his son Buck from the Porirua Police College at the end of last year. Mark and Buck whakapapa to Te Ngāi Tūāhuriri. Mark is a committee member of the local rōpū. Buck is now working in Rotorua. Ngāi Tahu ki Tauranga Moana wish Buck all the best in his job within Ngā Pirihimana o Aotearoa.
Mark Raines (right) and his son Buck.
Chance meeting
It’s a small world out there. Our secretary Kim Ellison was visiting Rarotonga and went along to the Te Punanga Nui Saturday morning market where she bumped into Ngāi Tahu Iwi Communications Advisor, Whetu Moataane, who just happened to be visiting Rarotonga at the same time. You never know where and when you will meet up with other Ngāi Tahu whānau.
Hui
Ngāi Tahu ki Tauranga Moana bi-montly hui will be held at Tauranga Boys’ College wharenui at 1pm on the following Sundays: 18 August, 20 October and 1 December.