Kia ora whānau,
We hope you all had an enjoyable Easter break and were able to catch up with and spend time with your whānau over this period. If you have enjoyed a birthday in the last month or have new additions to your whānau, congratulations and here is wishing you all good health and prosperity for the year ahead.
The first phase of the office upgrade is almost complete and the office is staring to return to normal. Over the last month the marae has hosted a number of hui and is being used regularly by the kapa haka group. We looking for volunteers to help us with the nursery and gardens at the marae. So if you can spare a few hours we would really like to hear from you.
Korowai returns
Following on from last month’s article (Korowai marks special occasion), Alan Tichener made the journey to Takutai O Te Tītī Marae to join whānau and friends at the Christmas party. During this trip Alan took the opportunity to return the korowai that was on loan to him.
The korowai and the kākāpō.
Cultural mapping
What a fruitful two-and-a-half days we had at Takutai O Te Tītī Marae from 31 March to 2 April, with Takerei and Iain, the cultural mapping whiz kids. Our wonderful kaumātua Trevor Howse, Jane Davis and Tā Tipene O’Regan, always so wise and knowledgeable. Excellent discussions were had and a lot of information gleaned from our time together. We certainly will be repeating our cultural mapping sessions in the future.
Dean Whaanga, Takerei Norton, Jane Davis and Shona Fordyce.