Poiuka
I te 23 o Whitu i roko a Temuka i te reo hākinakina e karawhiua ana! I hui ētahi whānau ki Temuka i muri i te Hui-a-Tau ki te tākaro poiuka. Ko tēnei te whakataetae poiuka tuatahi, ā, i huihui kā tima e toru ki Gunnion Square.
Ko Kapa Tata tētahi tima e purei poiuka ana i Ōtautahi. Kaha rawa tēnei tima ki te kōrero Māori i ia kēmu, ā, ka whakatipu ā rātou tamariki i te reo Māori. Ko Ally O’Keefe te toki poiuka wahine o te rā, nō taua tima ia.
Te tere hoki o te whiu o te kaiepa, ko Gaynor Hakaria. Ko Opihi tētahi atu tima. Nō Arowhenua ētahi kaitākaro, nō wāhi kē ētahi atu. I tūhonohono tēnei tima, ā, i kite mātou i te hua o te tima nei. Ko Hori Mataki te toki poiuka tāne o te rā.
Ko Tima Ōtepoti hoki tētahi kapa i tae atu ki Temuka. He kaitākaro hou, he kaitākaro o mua hoki ētahi. Ko Taikawa Tamaiti-Eliffe te kaihautū, ā, nāna i akiaki tōna tima kia eke panuku. E toru kā kemu. Ko Karuna Thurlow te kaitautau o te whakataetae. He mihi matakuikui ki a ia mō tana tautoko ki te kaupapa. Ka toa a Tima Ōtepoti, ekari ko te tino toa o te hui – ko kā whānau e haere ana ki te tākaro ki te mātakitaki, ki te tautoko, ki te kōrerorero i te reo Māori i ruka i te whanaukataka.
Kaua e māharahara whānau, ka tū anō tētahi whakataetae poiuka ā te tau 2014. Ko te tūmanako ka whakawhānui te whakataetae, ā, ka tūhonohono ētahi atu whānau, tima, hāpu ki te whakataetae.
On Saturday the 23 November upon completion of Hui-a-Tau at Arowhenua, Kotahi Mano Kāika hosted the inaugural poiuka/softball tournament. There were three teams, Kapa Tata (a Christchurch-based social team), Opihi (a combination of locals and distant relatives) and Ōtepoti (a Dunedin-based team full of hand-outs).
The weather was fantastic and the poiuka was not that bad either. There were many laughs on and off the field. It was awesome to hear te reo Māori being spoken – joking, teasing and encouraging. The kids enjoyed doing their thing at the park while their parents attempted to demonstrate high class skills and agility on the field. Playing poiuka gave whānau the opportunity to learn and practice kīwaha and kupu Māori.
Those at the beginning of their te reo journey felt comfortable to inject kupu Māori in to their sentences, whilst also being inspired by the whānau who are actively raising their tamariki with te reo.
A huge mihi to Karuna for being the official scorer and also those who came along to support. Thanks also to our whanauka from Arowhenua Marae for sharing the left-over kai. Without a doubt we will continue playing poiuka and we hope that more teams will join in the next tournament. Keep an eye on the web-site and Te Pānui Rūnaka for details or contact Victoria Campbell to register your interest future events.
Rōpū poiuka – softball group.
Kotahi Mano Kāika events calendar
Kura Reo Kāi Tahu
WHEN: 12-16 Iwa, Arowhenua
WHO / TE REO LEVEL: For the whole whānau, must all be speakers of te reo. This is a full immersion wānaka.
Kia Kūrapa ki Awarua
WHEN: 31 Iwa (January) – 2nd Kahuru (February)
WHO / TE REO LEVEL: Beginners-Intermediate levels
Aoraki Matatū
WHEN: 28 Kahuru – 2nd Kahuru-Kai-Paeka
WHO / TE REO LEVEL: Intermediate/advanced adult learners interested in developing their teaching skills.
KMK Funding Round Closing
WHEN: 21 Kahuru (February)
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Whānau reo
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