Kotahi Mano Kāika events

Kā mihi o te wā ki a koutou katoa

Season greetings to you all
Kia pai ō koutou wā whakatā.
Have a safe and happy holiday season.
Kia tiakina ō tātou kiri.
Don’t forget to look after your skin during the summer season.
Pania te ārai hihirā.
Put some sunblock on.
Āta haere.
Travel safely.

Whānau Haereka ki Āmuri

I te haeata o te Rāmere, 25 Ono, i oho moata tāku tama, ā, ko tāna “wakarererangi, wakarererangi”, he mōhio nōna ka rere atu mātou te whānau mai i Te Papaiōea ki wāhi atu anō. Ka tae ki te ahiahi ka mimingo ōna pāpāringa i tāna kitenga atu i te wakarererangi.

Ahakoa kua tūtū te hīnawanawa i tā mātou taenga atu ki Te Waipounamu, ko tōku tōmina ka tūtakitaki atu ahau ki ētahi atu anō uri reo e pīkoko ana ki te reo me ōna katoa ki Āmuri nei, me te aha, ka hoki kaha ake tōku arero reo Māori ki te kāinga.

Ka mutu, kore kau āku pīroiroi i te wāhi nei, he whenua taurikura, he rōti mahana me te huhua o ngā poa, waihoki ehara i te mea ka riro māku hei ringawera. I te korenga o ngā pīroiroi kotahi atu mātou ki te kaupapa i whakakotahi atu ai mātau ki Āmuri nei. Whai i muri i te whakatau, i tītakataka mātou ngā wāhi moe, ka kai, ka whakaoko ai mātou ki ngā whakaritenga te taka mai nei ki a mātou i te wānanga reo nei.

Aonga ake i te ata māhina ka oho ake ai mātou ki te haunene o ngā pangore me te hanga a ngā tamariki a Tāne – he kai mā te taringa! I taua ata ai i whakaako mātou ki tētahi karakia Kai Tahu.

Whai i muri i te paramanawa i wehe mātou ki tō Wai Ariki pāmu i Āmuri. Tō mātou waimarie hoki i tīhore mai te rangi i te ata. He maha ngā momo kararehe ka kite i konei, he wāhi pai hei whakaako ki ngā pangore ngā ingoa Māori mō ngā kararehe nei. Ka heke te ārai whakamā ka tīmata te kōrerorero a te hunga nei me ngā kīwaha i mōhio ki tēnā ki tēnā. Ka whāngai ngā tamariki i ngā kararehe nei ki ngā kai o te pāmu. Mutu ana ngā mahi i te pāmu ka hoki atu ki ngā painga o te rōti.

Ka paku whakatā i te rōti ka haere mātou ki ō Āmuri puna wera. Ina puta i te puna wera nei ka kaha pā mai te mākū taritari, ahakoa te paki o Ruhi, kia mahara ko Te Waipounamu tēnei. Nā reira he pai te noho me te kōrerorero i te wāhi nei. I te pō ka tākaro kāri ētahi, ā, ko ētahi ka kōrero noa engari ko te whakawhānautanga te painga atu.

I te Rātapu i oho mātou ki te rangi paki, he tohu pai pēra i ngā rangi kua pāhure. I te poroāki ka tū ia whanau ka tuitui ai ō mātou whakaaro mō ngā painga o te wānanga reo nei.

Nō reira, kīhai i arikarika aku mihi nui ki a Victoria me te tari Kotahi Mano Kāika mō ēnei tū wānanga kia ako tahi mātou ngā uri o Aoraki ki tō mātou reo o Kāi Tahu.

Nā Tanu Aumua.

Kura Reo Kāi Tahu

E kā ākona, e kā manukura o te reo
Ka tū anō te Kura Reo Kāi Tahu ki Arowhenua, 12-16 Iwa 2014. Haramai ki te ako, ki te whakapakari i tō reo Māori. Me noho Māori mai, me reo Māori mai kia ako tahi ai tātou ko kā uri o Tahu i tō tātou mita, tō tātou kawa, tō tātou tikaka hoki, kia kore ai e mate-a-moa nei.

Kura Reo Kāi Tahu is an annual event not to be missed. Kura Reo Kāi Tahu caters to the whole whānau – classes for adults and supervised activities for tamariki and pēpi. This year there will be te reo lessons/activities for tamariki too. Nau mai, haere mai, enjoy this opportunity to spend time with other te reo speaking families; learning, laughing, enjoying, celebrating and using our language.

Kura Reo Kāi Tahu is a total immersion wānaka. To ensure the integrity of this wānaka tamariki must be able to converse in te reo Māori. Starts Sunday 12 January and finishes Thursday 16 January.

More information and registration forms are on our kmk.maori.nz web-site or contact Paulette or Brett: [email protected] or [email protected]

Kia Kūrapa

Keen to get started with te reo? Or maybe brush up on those basic skills you’ve already learnt? Kia Kūrapa is a safe, supportive learning environment for all learners whether you are an absolute beginner or have already got some te reo under your belt, this is the wānaka for you

Āhea: 31 January(Iwa) – 2 February(Kahuru) 2014 (Starts Friday, 5pm pōwhiri and finishes Sunday 2pm)
Kai hea: Te Rau Aroha Marae, Awarua (Bluff)
Te Utu: $30 (18yrs +)
$20 (Rakatahi and Tamariki)
$80 (Whānau 2 Adults and kids)
Kaiako: Hana O’Regan, Lynne Te Aika and participants from the Aoraki Matatū programme.

We are limited to a maximum of 50 participants. First priority will be given to participants who are registered Ngāi Tahu members.

We will provide activities for tamariki (aged 2+) but there are limited places. Registration of tamariki is essential.

Aoraki Matatū

Aoraki Matatū is a Kāi Tahu Reo leadership programme, which supports and mentors iwi members to become more confident in facilitating and teaching reo Māori and tikaka-based lessons and workshops within our Kāi Tahu communities.

All participants for this event have been selected on the basis of their commitment to te reo development in Te Waipounamu, their involvement within Kāi Tahu communities and their fluency in te reo Māori.

The most recent wānaka was held at Wairewa Marae on the 1 – 3 November. During our stay at Wairewa we focused on teaching techniques and then participants had the opportunity to put into practice their teaching skills, delivering te reo based lessons with the support and guidance of our Poureo Hana O’Regan and Lynne Te Aika. Next year, the participants of Aoraki Matatū will be teaching at our Kia Kūrapa events at Awarua and Tuahiwi marae.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank those who attended and wish them all the best for next year’s wānaka reo. We would also like to encourage all iwi members to attend our Kia Kūrapa events in 2014.

(Registration forms can be found on our website
www.kmk.maori.nz)

Kia Kūrapa ki Awarua:

31 January – 2 February, 2014.

Kia Kūrapa ki Tuahiwi:

28 – 30 March, 2014.

Reo o te wā (Language of the season)

Marama: Whitu (November)
Kaupeka: Kana (Spring)
Raumati (Summer)
Pani ārai rā Sunblock, sunscreen
Pāraerae Jandals
Whareama Hat

He ō moho māhau Snack for (travelling) for you
Āta haere Travel safely
Meri Kirihimete Merry Christmas
Kā mihi o te wā Season greetings

KMK EVENTS CALENDAR

Kura Reo Kāi Tahu

• 12-16 Iwa, 2014
• Arowhenua
• For the whole whānau, must all be speakers of te reo. This is a full immersion wānaka.

Kia Kūrapa ki Awarua

• 31 Iwa (January) – 2 Kahuru (February) 2014
• Beginners-Intermediate levels

Aoraki Matatū

• 28 Kahuru – 2 Kahuru-Kai-Paeka 2014
• Intermediate/advanced adult learners interested in developing their teaching skills.

KMK Funding Round Closing
21 Kahuru (February) 2014

• Kā Manukura o te reo
• Whānau reo
• Kāika reo

For all inquiries, registration forms or information on KMK initiatives please call the free phone 0800 KAI TAHU (0800 5248242) or check out our website: www.kmk.maori.nz