Papakāika Reo Fund
The Papakāika Reo Fund is a Kotahi Mano Kāika (KMK) initiative that supports papatipu rūnaka to develop te reo pathways within their papakāika community. The Papakāika Reo Fund provides targeted financial assistance to be used towards the te reo development of registered Ngāi Tahu members.
The fund will give preference to papatipu rūnaka with a language plan focused on the development, proficiency and intergenerational transmission of te reo.
If you have any questions or require further information please contact Victoria Campbell (project coordinator) on 0800 KAI TAHU (0800 524 8248), email [email protected]; or by post, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, PO Box 799, Dunedin.
Ngā Pūtangitangi ki Murihiku
I te Rāapa, te rā 29 o Ono i tū te ahurei Ngā Pūtangitangi ki Murihiku. I hui kā pouwhirinaki, kā kaitautoko haka i te taiwhaka Stadium Southland. I reira kā manu tīoriori o te rohe i tū waiata ai, haka ai. Te maha hoki o kā whānau tautoko. I tū te puehu, ā, i roko mātou i te reo waiti e rere ana. Ko koutou ki ruka.
KMK had the privilege of supporting the 2014 Ngā Pūtangitangi Kapa Haka festival held on Wednesday 29 October, in Invercargill. We were super impressed with the multitude of schools that took to the stage. The stadium was filled with proud parents, whānau and supporters – well done to all who took part. A huge mihi also, to all of the organisers and volunteers who made the event possible. Ko koutou tērā e hāpai ana i kā taoka o rātou mā mō tātou ā mō kā uri ā muri ake nei.
Kura Reo Rakatahi
The first KMK Kura Reo Rakatahi was piloted at Ōtākou Marae during the October school holidays.
The five-day wānaka was facilitated by a team of poureo and tuākana, who provided rakatahi Māori with an opportunity to learn te reo in a variety of settings including a workshop on the history of te reo, games, waiata, grammar, how to pimp our reo using social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter, waka ama, mahika kai, mau rākau and other fun activities.
Based at the marae where the majority of te reo sessions took place, the programme also included a trip out to Pukekura Pā to hear a bit of Ōtākou history and view the albatross colony, the disappearing gun and an evening trip to see the penguins returning at dusk; a morning of waka ama out on the Otago Harbour; fun interactive sessions making shadow puppets to narrate local legends; an art session exploring native birds and whakataukī, a session making our own taoka pūoro from clay; a session full of laughs creating sports commentaries in te reo as well as a hīkoi out to Papanui inlet to gather kaimoana, climb the pyramid and hear about the adventures of Tarewai.
The wānaka ended with a hākari – a hāngī prepared by many of the rakatahi. From the pōwhiri at the beginning of the wānaka, the reo lessons and activities, right through to the kāuta, our Ōtākou-based ‘tuākana o te reo’ played an integral part, which our KMK team are extremely proud of and very grateful for.
To our haukāika, who extended their welcome and provided kōrero about the rohe, Edward Ellison and Tahu Pōtiki, tēnā rawa atu kōrua. Thanks also to Hoani Langsbury, Suzi and Brendan Flack and the Fire and Ice Waka Ama club for, their facilitation and support of the programme. A huge thanks also to all those poureo and tuākana, who travelled and gave freely of their time, energy and expertise: Nichole Gully, Waiariki Taiapa-Parata, Chey Milne, Komene Cassidy, Megan Potiki, Karuna Thurlow, Ariana Stevens, Tihou Weepu-Messenger, Hana Skerrett-White, Taikawa Tamati-Elliffe, Te Hau White, Tawini White, Kelly-Ann Tahitahi, Talia Ellison, Ranui Ellison, Wade Wharehoka, Kate Ellison and all those whānau and parents who supported throughout, mei kore ake i a koutou.
Tēnā rawa atu koutou katoa. We hope to include a Kura Reo Rakatahi as a regular annual event and aim to facilitate it across our Ngāi Tahu takiwā, to provide opportunities for each Papatipu community to host and for those respective rakatahi from each community to participate.
Kia Kūrapa ki Awarua
Keen to get started with te reo? Or maybe brush up on those basic skills you’ve already learned?
From Friday 30 January until Sunday 1 February, we will be holding a Kia Kūrapa.
Kia Kūrapa is a safe, supportive learning environment for all learners whether you are an absolute beginner or have already got some te reo under your belt – this is the wānaka for you. Led by poureo and kaiako from the Aoraki Matatū programme, kick start 2015 and your te reo with this wānaka. For more information check out our web-site kmk.maori.nz or contact [email protected]; or call 0800 KAI TAHU (0800 524 8248).
KMK funding 2015
KMK funding is now closed for the remainder of 2014. If you would like to apply for KMK funding to attend Māori language events, complete a Māori language paper or establish a cluster group for next year, please take note of the following funding round dates:
- 27 February
- 26 June
- 30 October.
If you have any questions about KMK funding please contact Brett Lee on 0800 KAI TAHU (0800 524 8248).
Kura Reo Kāi Tahu
Tēnā koutou kā pākaiahi o kā hapori katoa, huri noa i te motu. He karaka tēnei ki kā whānau reo Māori. Nau mai, karapinepine mai anō i raro i tō tātou korowai o te reo Māori.
Hai te rā 12 ki te 16 o Iwa, ka tū te Kura Reo Kāi Tahu ki Arowhenua. He wānaka tēnei mō kā whānau kōrero Māori, he reo rumaki te wānaka nei. Ko te reo Māori te tino kaupapa kia tūhonohono ai a tamariki mā, a mātua mā, a pakeke mā hoki. Ki te hia haramai koe, kotahi atu ki tō tātou whāraki ipuraki www.kmk.maori.nz ,ā, whakakīkīa te pepa whakauru, ā, whakahokia mai ki:[email protected] ki tō tātou nei wāhi mahi rānei.
Arowhenua, Kāti Huirapa have been confirmed as our hosts for Kura Reo Kāi Tahu 2015, to be held 12-16 January 2015. Kura Reo Kāi Tahu is an opportunity for Kāi Tahu te reo – speaking whānau to participate in an immersion learning environment that aims to teach specific Kāi Tahu reo, waiata, whakataukī, kīwaha, kōrero pūrakau and associated tikaka.
Kura Reo Kāi Tahu is aimed at intermediate and advanced learners who wish to increase and develop the quality and depth of their reo Māori skills. It is essential that all tamariki are conversational in te reo and can cope in an immersion environment.
Those who wishing to attend should visit our website www.kmk.maori.nz to access the registration form. Please complete and return to [email protected]; or send to KMK Advisor, PO Box 13046, Christchurch.
Registration fee: pakeke (adult) $150; tamaiti (child) $50; rakatahi (youth, 15+) $75; whānau (families) $300.
Reo o te wā – Language of the season
Marama: Waru (December) Iwa (January)
Kaupeka: Raumati (summer)
Kupu: Rehua: Antares – the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius and the one associated with summer. Rehua is also an important male atua associated with kindness, enjoyment and entertainment.
E kī ana te kōrero, ‘Te tātarakihi, te pihareinga; ko ngā manu ēnā o Rehua.’ Ka tangi ana ēnei ngārara kua tīmata te raumati (Te Ara 2011). ‘The cicada and the cricket are the flying creatures of Rehua.’ These creatures sing when summer has begun.
