Kāi Tahu ki Ōtaki
Manawa Kāi Tahu
A group of us from Ōtaki attended the Manawa Kāi Tahu hui in Wellington in May. The hui was run by Charisma and her team and was very informative. There was some interesting and diverse discussion around the focus and direction of the iwi businesses.
It was great to see our kaupapa tuku iho — our values: whanaukataka, manaakitaka, rakatirataka, tohukataka, kaitiakitaka, tikaka, providing the foundation for how we manage iwi affairs. Ka mau te wehi.
Cherie Semeri, Charisma Rangipunga and Maia Whiterod.
Raraka wahakura
Also at Te Papa in May, Kāi Tahu presented a ‘wahakura wānaka’ for weavers interested in making these traditional baby sleeping pods. A small group went from Ōtaki and were complimentary of the whanaukataka and pukukataka shared at the hui. Such was the enthusiasm that they’ve decided to hold weekly weaving sessions in Ōtaki with wahakura as a primary focus.
Road Show coming to Ōtaki
On 7 August the Kāi Tahu Road Show is coming to Ōtaki. The hui is being held at Te Wānanga o Raukawa. The schedule for the day will be similar to below:
- 10.00am Pōwhiri
- 10.30am Morning tea
- 11.00am Road Show presentation and Q&A
- 12.00pm We are Ngāi Tahu: Ngāi Tahu migration, Te Kerēme
- 1.00pm Lunch
- 1.30pm Workshops/info stalls
- 2.30pm Waiata session
- 4.00pm Poroporoaki/Karakia
Ngā mihi o te wā ki a tātou!