Congratulations
He mihi nunui ki ngā kaimahi o te tari rā, ki ngā kaihanga o te puna i tautoko mai i ngā tamariki ki te whai mātauranga tū atu o te kura Aoraki, kura kaupapa hoki.
We recently moved to te rohe o Whangaroa i Tai Tokerau for work purposes and my year eight son enrolled in mainstream education having spent 12 years in kōhanga reo/kura kaupapa. After having been there for one month, his proficiency in English was acknowledged and he was placed in the highest reading group for his year.
While we’ve always supported learning at home (in a very kinesthetic way as he is the youngest of four boys), I have no doubt that the years of support from Ngāi Tahu in enabling him to attend Kip McGrath English classes have assisted in his proficiency. Tākoha Kāi Tahu. Nā Robyn Tauroa.
Dr Areta Wilkinson
Dr Areta Wilkinson was capped in May 2015 at Massey University, Palmerston North and she was awarded a PhD in Fine Arts.
It was a neat moment crossing the stage, while wearing a korowai representing the Rāpaki Māori Women’s Welfare League – you were all there whānau.
Dr Areta with her mum, Hui-A-Rei Jennifer Mary Wilkinson and brother, Jamie Jon Wilkinson.