Ngā mate
Ka mihi aroha. To all our whānau, suffering the loss of loved ones at this time, Awarua Rūnanga extends all our love and sympathy.
Rā whānau
Happy birthday to all those celebrating their birthdays this month.
ANZAC Day remembrance
They shall grow not old, as we that are left old
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
The following photographs and War Memorials for the Great War 1914-1918 and the Second World War 1939-1944 depict Awarua Rūnanga whānau killed in action.
Awarua whānau killed in WWI.
Awarua whānau killed in WWII.
Left to right, Lou Bragg, Pat Roderique, George Williamson and George Fowler.
Te Au whānau.
Upcoming tītī season
The rūnanga would like to extend good wishes to whānau who have, or are still to travel to the tītī islands, to have an awesome season and travel safely to and from the islands. Key personnel from the rūnanga and marae, Gail Thompson, Bubba Thompson and Tiny Metzger, will be away at Easter for three to four weeks.
Marae fencing project
New fencing has been erected around the marae complex, rūnanga office and in front of Tarere ki Whenua Uta. Towering over the fence on poles are nine tekoteko kaitiaki. It is envisaged that more tekoteko will appear around the fence line of the marae complex and that each tekoteko will be named.
A section of the new fencing.
Haere mai, nau mai.
Hikoi maumaharatanga
On 5 February, a group of eight Ngāi Tahu whānau headed to Rakiura for four days. The objective was to climb Hananui, stay the night and greet the sun at daybreak. The journey was awesome and the weather was beautiful. The group also visited some of the sites of their tūpuna. The group enjoyed the opportunity to spend some quality time together getting to know one another and wish to acknowledge the support of the Ngāi Tahu Fund that allowed this to happen.
The view from Mt Hananui at sunset.
From left: Phil Fluerty, Aaron Leith, Jane Kitson, Dean Whaanga, Donna Sheppard, Dave Taylor, Steph Blair at Little Bungaree.
Pānui contributions
If members wish to share an item of interest with te whānau o Ngāi Tahu, please contact Tina on 03 212-6029 or email [email protected]
Membership database
We are currently updating our membership database and have found that many members’ children have had children of their own that require registering. If you are one of these people we encourage you to contact us on (03) 212 6029 or email [email protected] to request registration forms. We also encourage those members who have changed residential or email addresses, to update their details by contacting the rūnanga on the above number or email address.