Ka mihi aroha

Awarua Rūnanga extends all our love and sympathy to all our whānau, suffering the loss of loved ones at this time.

Rā whānau

Happy birthday to all those celebrating birthdays this month.

Waitangi Day 2015

The next Waitangi Day celebration in the south is to be held at Te Rau Aroha Marae on 6 February 2015. Next year will mark 175 years since the signing of the Treaty. Please enter this date into your calendars. We would love to see you there.

Office signage

Big thanks to Bubba Thompson for creating the signage for the rūnanga offices. Bubba, with assistance from Justin Fowler and Syd Ball, erected the signage and five tekoteko kaitiaki on the fence outside the rūnanga office.

From left, Bubba Thompson, Justin Fowler and Syd Ball erect one of the tekoteko kaitiaki.

From left, Bubba Thompson, Justin Fowler and Syd Ball erect one of the tekoteko kaitiaki.

The rūnanga office with the new signage and two of the tekoteko kaitiaki.

The rūnanga office with the new signage and two of the tekoteko kaitiaki.

Mini-motocross nationals

One of our young members, Teihi Blair, took part in the 2014 Backflips NZ Mini Motor Cross Nationals, held in Invercargill on 11-12 October. We hope to give you all an update on how he went in the next issue of Te Pānui Rūnaka. All the best Teihi.

Pānui contributions

If members have an item of interest they wish to share 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 form/s.

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.