He pēpi
Big congratulations to whānau who have had new babies – all the best whānau.
Rā whānau
Anika Ngaamo, Paige Hutana, Karen Coakley, Hilda Tainui (Tilly), Papakura Tainui, Moria Tainui, Lionel Tainui, Emma Tainui, Tahana Tauwhare, Shannon Watts, Hector Tainui, Hector Tainui Jnr., Henare Mason, Aaron Tainui, Hugo Davies, Harley Panapa, Eniitan Ewebiyi-Meihana, Liam Gutsell-Coakley, Tainui Coakley and Tahu Coulston. Aroha mai whānau if I have missed anyone.
Tai Poutini Polytechnic
A group of polytechnic students who sat the New Zealand Certificate in Tourism with strands in tour and travel came down to our marae to experience a pōwhiri and whakawhanaungatanga.
A big mihi goes out to this rōpū for it was their first time experiencing a pōwhiri. They did really well putting forward their own kaikaranga and kaikōrero for the paepae. As we were doing our mihi in the wharenui we were greeted by a rōpū from Ngāi Tahu Farming who wanted to go for a hīkoi on the awa, so as laid back as we are we linked up together and went for a hīkoi and then came back for a big shared kai. We look forward to the next time we have these rōpū visit our marae again.
Our lovely guests from Ngāi Tahu Farming and Tai Poutini Polytechnic.
The visiting rōpū from Tai Poutini Polytechnic.
Manawa Hou
We had the pleasure of welcoming the Manawa Hou rōpū to our marae at the same time as the fusion tamariki programme. It was beautiful to have this rōpū here, as they were all on a positive kaupapa. We have received lots of positive feedback from all the parents about this wānanga and their kids returned home with a new outlook on life. Thankfully my daughter stopped being a weka and joined in on Manawa Hou and I’m very grateful to all the kaiako who took the time to teach the kids, as my daughter came home with a very warm wairua. She will now participate in all Manawa Hou wānanga and any other leadership programmes that are available.
Ngāti Waewae would like to thank all the kaiako who put time and effort into making this course a winning success. Ngā mihi ki a koutou.
Contributions
We welcome contributions from whānau for Te Pānui Rūnaka. Please send any news and photos to the email above or phone us; or visit the tari anytime. Nau mai, haere mai – we would love to see your smiling faces.