As part of our Health and Safety training Awarua Rūnanga organised for the New Zealand Fire Service Pou Takawaenga, Paki Johnston and his colleague, Joe Manihera to visit us at Te Rau Marae on 1 July. Staff and volunteers from the rūnanga office, study centre, marae and Awarua Hub-SEED received hands on fire equipment training. Who would have thought that we have three types of fire extinguishers around the marae and other buildings. More importantly it was good to learn what type to use for different situations, when not to use them and just get out.
The training and kōrero was invaluable and we are currently organising for them to come back to deliver their training and wisdom to those staff and volunteers that couldn’t be there.
Joe Manihera (left) and Paki Johnston at the Health and Safety training.