Ko Te Teira Donaldson tōku ingoa. Nō Arowhenua ahau. I have just recently been on the Kāi Tahu rakatahi camp in Kaikōura. On Tuesday 19 January I travelled to Tuahiwi with my whānau and Hannah Hurst (nō Ōnuku). We met up with other rakatahi who were also going to be on camp. We stayed the night at Tuahiwi and had a great time getting to know everyone – all 40 or so rakatahi.
On Wednesday 20 January we left Tuahiwi bound for Kaikōura for four days, stopping at Cheviot for kai. While we were in Kaikōura we did heaps of cool activities like kayaking, whale watching, and learning te reo Māori.
The best part was the pō whakangahau which was heaps and heaps of fun. I would like to thank Corban, Darren, Karuna, Komene and Paulette for making all this possible and being the best kaiako. I want to thank my whānau for encouraging me to go and I would like to thank Kaikōura Kayaks and Whale Watch for the great experiences we had. I look forward to catching up with everyone next year and I encourage my fellow rakatahi from Arowhenua to sign up for the next one.
Kāi Tahu rakatahi camp.