Kāi Tahu Whānui, tēnā koutou katoa. Nei rā te mihi o Kāti Māhaki ki Makaawhio ki a koutou katoa.
Nei rā hoki te mihi poroporoaki ki kā mate huhua kua hika mai, kua hika atu. Kua hīkoi atu ki te taha o kā mātua tīpuna ki tua o te ārai, haere, haere, haere atu rā. Moe mai koutou i te rakimārie. Moe mai koutou i te rakimārie. Rātou ki a rātou, tātou anō ki a tātou.
Tēnā anō tātou katoa, not a lot has changed here on Te Tai o Poutini weatherwise. The spring weather has been as unpredictable as ever. Although, one could start to question whether winter has actually finished, as there have been some pretty spectacular days here on the coast.
Whitebait season finished with mixed reports from whānau about whether it was a good or bad season, but from a taste perspective, it’s definitely been a good season.
November proved to be just as busy as other months, and as you will have noted from our maramataka, December is stacking up to be another busy one.
We recently had our last hui rūnanganui (executive meeting) for the year, our hākari kaumātua on 5 December and our Xmas pool party on 13 December; this was followed by a blessing for the new Department of Conservation offices the day before in Waiau.
A small contingent of Kāti Māhaki members made the journey down to Ōtepoti to attend Hui-ā-Iwi this year and they thoroughly enjoyed the event. Thanks to Jo Baxter and whānau for hosting and looking after our crew. E kore kā mihi e mutu.
Unfortunately, due to another kaupapa that clashed with the awards, our recipient of the Makaawhio Te Pā Whakawairua – Marae Reo Champion for this year, Richard Wallace, was unable to attend the KMK Reo Māori Awards – Te Hokowhitu Toa o Te Reo held on 20 November in Dunedin. His award was collected on his behalf.
Richard Wallace.
Mahitahi-Bruce Bay.
Kāti Māhaki whānau outside the Hui-a-Iwi venue. From left, Eva Scott-Keen, Mata Holliday and Marie Mahuika Forsyth.
Some of our whānau who made the trip down to Hui-ā-Iwi.