Kāi Tahu whānui, tēnā koutou.
Nei rā te maioha o Kāti Māhaki ki Makaawhio ki a koutou. Tēnā koutou katoa.
Nei rā hoki te mihi poroporoaki ki kā mate huhua kua hika mai, kua hika atu. Ki a rātou o ia whānau, ia hapū, ia iwi kua hīkoi atu ki tua o te ārai, haere, haere, haere atu rā. Moe mai koutou i te rakimārie. Rātou ki a rātou, tātou anō ki a tātou. Tēnā anō tātou katoa.
Last month we signed off an updated memorandum with NZ Police, which refocuses our relationship and provides guidance for Te Tai o Poutini-based police. We are looking forward to further strengthening the relationship through training wānaka that will be undertaken later this year.
Inspector John Canning and Poutini rūnanga chairs, Francois Tumahai and Paul Madgwick, sign the reviewed Memorandum of Agreement between NZ Police and the rūnanga.
Maramataka
We have a number of wānaka and hui coming up over the next few months, so please save the dates and mark your calendars. Nau mai, haere mai.
Wānaka rakatahi – mahika kai
Please note the change in date back to 22-23 March. By participating, you will learn some of the skills passed down by our kaumātua such as starting fire with sticks, methods of catching eel, pāwhera, cooking and more. Please contact the office on 0800 955 007 to reserve your place.
Communication
Our next edition of Ka tangi te kōkō is due this month. If you have stories you would like to share with our Kāti Māhaki whānau, please send news and photos to [email protected] or post a hard copy to P.O Box 225, Hokitika 7842.
In addition to our quarterly newsletter, you can keep in touch, catch up on news or keep abreast of what’s happening through our web page www.makaawhio.maori.nz, Facebook, our blog makaawhio.blogspot.co.nz or on twitter @makaawhio, or pick up the phone and give us a call on phone 03 755 7885 or 0800 955 007.
Mā te Atua koutou e manaaki, e tiaki hoki. Mauri ora.