Sporting success
The Gemmell whānau have three successful mokopuna in three separate sporting disciplines.
Adama Coulibali
Adama, nō Tamaki Makaurau won Player of the Tournament at the football tournament held in Whakatu/Nelson during the recent school holidays. Adama plays for Western Springs and has been scouted by selectors for his outstanding defensive play. His team won the competition outright. His koro Henare watched the game and saw his ability for future success.
Wodjiouma Coulibali
Wodjiouma is excited to be making his way to Los Angeles for basketball on 9 August. At just 13 and already six-feet tall, he would like to earn a scholarship to attend university there. Wodjiouma travelled with his father Madou last Christmas holidays to Mali, West Africa to meet his extended whānau for the first time. Wanda Gemmell is a very proud mother and recalls the commitment to sport, having been an athlete herself until her teenage years.
“Whaia te iti kahurangi, ki te tuohu koe me he maunga teitei.” We are very proud of whānau achieving, of those who seek do the best they can in their special fields.
Omar Hamoui
Omar, 12 (from Dubai) has just been to Orlando for a Basketball Academy and joined the Lebonese youth team, his father Riad’s home country. He was acknowledged in April this year for a teen sports fitness award in the UAE and attended a special awards dinner with his parents Riad and Janine in Dubai.
Omar Hamoui in Orlando.
Congratulations
A huge congratulations to Kane Parker and Quinn Johnsen for making the West Coast Under 50kg Seddon Shield team for 2016. Kane Parker was awarded player of the day in the first game against Buller following an impressive performance the week prior in Westport. Quinn Johnsen was awarded player of the day in the final game against Nelson and received the West Coast player of the tournament. Well done boys, we wish you all the best for the future.
Kane Parker and Quinn Johnsen, rising rugby stars.
Fusion holiday programme
Our July holiday programme again proved a huge success with over 30 tamariki. Two groups were formed – a teina group aged five to 10 years led by Miriama White and Nelly Mason, and a tuakana group 11 to 15 years led by Mahana Coulston and Jamie Whittle. Each morning we would met for karakia and waiata, then split off to go on our daily plans.
The teina group sat a four-hour first aid course and received their first aid certificates for all their hard work. We had a rongoā day where the tamariki produced their own Kawakawa balm and lemon cough drops (which turned out a lot better than I thought they would), we also had a baking day and the teina made their own muffins and iced them (just in time for the tuakana to come and help eat them).
The tuakana went to the museum and got to hear some kōrero before heading to ‘Bonez and Stonez’ to carve their own pounamu taonga. On the Friday we took them all to the Hokitika swimming pools had fish and chips for lunch and then treated them all to the movies to watch The BFG.
A huge mihi to Miriama Johnsen for our primo kai every day, thank you for all your hard work. It wouldn’t be possible to run our programmes without our kaiako, so thank you to Miriama White, Jamie whittle, Mahana Coulston and Nelly Mason. Also, thank you to ‘Bonez n Stonez’ carver Katene Campbell for showing our tuakana kids how to carve, the rūnanga for letting us hold our programme here at the marae, and Kāi Tahu for making it all happen.
We look forward to the next holidays where hopefully the weather lets us plan things outside (like setting the nets catching some tuna) it is already in the planning stage so we are looking forward to the next holidays.
The tuakana group ready to carve their own taonga.
Tamariki with their home-made baking creations.
Tamariki with their First Aid certificates.
Kawakawa proudly made by the teina group.
Te Whakatūwheratanga o Te Ao Mārama
Whānau travelled down to Waiau – Franz Josef on Saturday 25 June for the official opening of Te Ao Mārama.
The building, owned by Ngāi Tahu Tourism, houses the Department of Conservation, Franz Josef Glacier Guides, Glacier Hot Pools, iSite Franz Josef and a café. Our rūnanga has worked closely with Ngāi Tahu Tourism, not only as a shareholder in the Glacier Guides, but also as the manawhenua rūnanga, throughout the development of the site and were thrilled to see some of the vision come to fruition.
It was an exciting day with wonderful speeches and even better waiata from everyone, along with lovely kai and free hot pools for everyone to enjoy afterwards. Whānau stayed the night at the Punga Grove Motels and had an amazing dinner at the Tiger King Eastern Eating House with Ngāi Tahu Tourism staff before travelling back home to Hokitika the next day.
Tamariki at theTe Ao Mārama opening.
Te Ao Mārama opening crowd.
Annual Wero Mātauraka Reading Challenge
The rūnaka held its annual reading challenge for Kāti Mahaki tamariki in the July school holidays. All entries needed to be in the office on 4 August and we will be announcing the winner of the major prizes very soon.
Reading Challenge 2015 participants.
Kaumātua kapa haka
Over the weekend 25-26 June, a celebration of haka and waiata presented by senior Māori performing artists from around New Zealand took place at Te Papa. Thirteen teams from Tokomaru Bay, Auckland, Whakatane, Patea, Christchurch and elsewhere performed. Kaumātua Kapa Haka capped off the successful month-long Matariki Festival for Te Papa.
This year, Te Kapa Haka Kaumātua ō Ngāi Tahu had a special member in their group. Four generations later, 8-year-old Yozannah Whitiora Topia-Peneha lead the waiata learnt with her peers at Tuahiwi School, the same waiata performed 70 years ago.
The performances held this year were live-streamed so whānau could watch from anywhere in the world. This gave performers a chance to shout-out and wave hello to their moko and whānau who couldn’t make it to Te Papa to join them.
Yozannah Whitiora Topia-Peneha (centre) leads the waiata.
Performers wave to their whānau watching the livestream.
Congratulations
A belated congratulations to Te Aotahi Rice-Edwards (from the Pere whānau) and the crew who led the St Thomas’ of Canterbury and Villa Maria school production this year.
The team spent four months and long hours practicing for their remake of the famous show Grease. Te Aotahi was cast in the male lead role of Danny Zuko and whānau are still amazed at his previously hidden dance and singing abilities. The June show was a sell-out over all four nights and a huge hit with audiences. He whetū taukapo koe, e Te Aotahi e.
Te Aotahi (second from right) and the T-Birds.
Success for young rugby fan
Jayda Siyakurima (Teihoka whānau) is rugby mad. She has just made the Canterbury School girls’ rugby development team and is looking forward to representing her province. Jayda currently plays club rugby for the Southbridge under 13 team, which is combined with Irwell and Dunsandel and the Cathedral College school girls’ team. Jayda has been playing rugby for just on five years and has no intention of giving up. She is passionate about the game and she enjoys playing in all her teams. She hopes to further this in the future, as long as she can continue her education and play rugby at the same time Jayda is looking forward to her first game in August for Canterbury.
Jayda Siyakurima – future rugby star.
Tamariki meet local tuna
Tamariki at Arowhenua Māori School had an exciting visit from Working Waters Trust in June as part of their Matariki celebrations. Keen kids turned up with gumboots and a change of clothes ready for an adventure to the stream down the end of Huipara Street.
Sophie Allen from the trust gave a talk at the kura about taonga species like whitebait, bullies and tuna, which resulted in millions of pātai and great story-sharing from the inquisitive kids. Sophie also focused on how our native fish have problems like habitat destruction and predation from the introduced trout, and what people can do to help the fish.
Then it was the time the tamariki were waiting for. Sophie had set some Fyke nets and hīnaki the night before. The kura walked down to the stream, and small groups helped Sophie pull up the traps. The best net was saved to last, with four big tuna causing lots of squeals as they flicked around and made croaking noises.
Lots of the tamariki bravely stroked the slimy tuna before they were let go back to their normal lives.
Working Waters Trust is a charity that was formed by freshwater ecologists to help community groups and rūnanga with freshwater restoration projects, particularly for our threatened native fish species. They have projects in Canterbury, Otago and Southland. They are happy to visit schools and community groups for talks.
Go to: www.workingwaterstrust.org for contact details if you would like the trust to visit.
Tamariki, whānau and staff spent the afternoon with Sophie from Waterwise setting out eel nets on the Awarua River to see if they could catch and release. To their surprise they were lucky enough to catch a couple of eels in the pots.
Tamariki with Sophie from Waterwise setting out eel nets on the Awarua River.
Winter wānanga
We had a fantastic turn out for our ‘bringing the young ones back’ wānanga held at Waihao Marae over the weekend of 11-13 July. Over 20 tamariki from age five to 15 attended.
Each child learned their mihimihi and had several opportunities to practise in small groups and to the whole group (alongside our kaumātua, Aunty Marg and Uncle Pop Te Maiharoa).
We went down to the river at night to set some more tuna traps with Sophie Allen and Uncle Pop. The tamariki built on their knowledge from their previous visit to the river and noticed a considerable decrease in our catch. This was another great learning opportunity about why the fish were not as plentiful as last time.
We also went on a day trip into Timaru – to Te Ana Rock Art Centre where the tamariki were amazed by what the centre had to offer. Rachel took us on a field trip out to the Taniwha rock art site. Our tamariki showed how inquisitive they are by asking some incredible questions.
Aunty Sis spent the day helping with mihimihi and teaching the tamariki a new waiata and some basics with the poi. We even held a ‘Waihao’s Got Talent’ show with singing, dancing, poetry and of course some funny and not-so-funny jokes.
On our final day, tamariki learnt about the protocols around cutting harakeke (flax) — how to prepare it and how to make a gorgeous putiputi. For many of our tamariki this was their first time working with harakeke but they showed much respect for it – and to one another – as they helped each other. Every tamaiti received a journal that they had written their mihimihi in.
The aim is that they will be able to build upon this at future wānanga. Their journal also has some pictures of their time and a short reflection about what they enjoyed about the wānanga and what they want to learn on the next one. It was a huge success. Not only did our tamariki get to know one another but they learnt how to live on a marae (dishes/food prep/toilets and all). We had a huge amount of fun driving in the vans with music blaring and the loud chattering of voices as our tamariki made some long lasting bonds.
I would like to give a huge mihi to Sara, Aunty Sis, Aunty Marg and Uncle Pop, Mary, Aroha, Sophie Allen, Maurice, Ron, Graeme and Lynne for their support of this kaupapa. It would not have been possible without you all. Tumeke koutou.
Tamariki fishing down on the river.
Tamariki practicing their mihimihi.
A game of ultimate Frisbee.
Setting the traps in the darkness of night.
Waimate Matariki Festival
In the pre-dawn hours of 24 June volunteers from Te Rūnanga o Waihao arrived at Waimate Main School to set up the gas kai-cookers, pack the food in and start the process of preparing a meal for the community.
As the tamariki of the Waimate District start arriving at the Waimate High School, there was excitement in the air. People were clustered in little groups sorting out last minute arrangements. Then the Tahu FM vehicle was seen arriving, as Rocky and Sista — the breakfast crew from our Iwi Radio Station — returned again to MC the day.
The day began with a mihi whakatau led by Upoko Rūnanga, Tewera King, followed by a speech from Deputy Mayor Sharyn Cain. Tamariki then took to the stage for our fifth Waimate kapa haka festival to celebrate Matariki.
The tamariki of Waimate District kura and Early Childhood Education centres performed their hearts out and the Waimate High School hall was full to overflowing with proud parents and tamariki. The hall reverberated to waiata Māori, haka, laughter and fun all co-ordinated by Rocky and Sista, showing our tamariki how cool it is to be Māori, and how cool it is to do kapa haka. He mīharo te rā.
After all the wonderful performances by the kura and kura kōhungahunga, our local community kapa haka group Ngā Reo o Waimate joined the Waimate High School Rōpū for the final bracket followed by the karakia whakakapi once again led by Tewera King.
Then everyone moved to Waimate Main where they joined in the meal prepared by Te Rūnanga o Waihao volunteers. He rawe te kai.
As a result of funding support from Te Puni Kōkiri, the support of Te Rūnanga o Waihao, and the backing of the education community of this district, 250 tamariki of all ages performed at the Matariki Festival and approximately 450 people joined under the banner of Matariki for a community meal.
This festival continues to go from strength-to-strength because of a few hardworking teachers and Māori community members who make up the Waimate Matariki Festival committee. All the work and preparation is worth it to see the happy faces of tamariki and mokopuna as they grow in confidence, expressing themselves through kapa haka.
Waimate Kindergarten performing at Matariki Festival 2016.
Tamariki school holiday programme
Another successful tamariki programme was held at Puketeraki Marae 20-22 July. A huge thank you to Aroha and her team of workers, who kept the momentum going and the stress levels low. Here’s a letter from one of the participants:
“This year’s Tamariki Programme was awesome because we had a lady from the Green Party who works in Parliament. All the kids had good questions and some about John Key. We also went to the Planetarium at the Otago Museum and saw all the constellations and Matariki. Then we caught a train from Dunedin to the Karitane church at the marae. We would like to thank Aroha and the rūnaka for making the Tamariki Programme happen. We had lots of lots of fun”. Nā Nikki Lees (9).
Games at the University of Otago School of Physical Education.
Getting off the Silver Fern railcar at Karitane.
Painting activities for the younger tamariki.
Tamariki at Puketeraki Marae.
Congratulations
Tumai Cassidy
Congratulations to Tumai Cassidy (son of Paulette Tamati-Elliffe and Komene Cassidy) in winning the Rāwhiti Ihaka – Junior te reo Māori section of the Otago/Southland Ngā Manu Kōrero contest last month, hosted in Invercargill.
We wish him all the best when he represents our region for the second time, at the National event in Whangarei, in September.
Oliver Dawson
We also congratulate 15- year-old Oliver Dawson for his achievement in reaching the under 17 South Island Volleyball team. Oliver started following his dream in Year 9 and was very excited and proud to be named in the South Island representative team.
Oliver Dawson, U17 South Island Volleyball representative.
He Waka Kōtuia Kapa Haka head to Napier
After much practice and anticipation, one of the most southern groups to qualify for the competition — He Waka Kōtuia, from Kings and Queens High School, Dunedin departed to participate in the National Secondary Schools Ngā Kapa Haka Kura Tuarua 2016. Good luck to all our Kāi Tahu rakatahi who are performing in this event.
He Waka Kōtuia.
Murihiku Pūtake Kōrero speech competition
Amiria, Hana and Aaron Davis all received awards at the recent Murihiku Pūtake Kōrero speech competition. These tamariki are the whānau of Gary and Rose Davis. Amiria was first in the senior Māori section. Hana was first in the intermediate Māori section and Aaron was third in his section at the Manu Kōrero speech competitions. Well done Davis whānau.
Amiria (left), Hana (front) and Aaron Davis.
Te Wharekura o Arowhenua
Ko Te Wharekura o Arowhenua tērā i whakakanohi i te rohe o Murihiku ki Te Hāro o Te Kāhu, ki roto o Kahungunu Mātangirau inātata nei, ā, e whā ngā kura i whakaōpeti mai, i whakakotahi ai kia tū tēnei tira haka, ko Verdon College, Southland Boys’ High School, Southland Girls’ High School me Te Wharekura o Arowhenua.
I ārahina nei te kapa e Thomas Aerepo-Morgan rāua ko Rivah Hura. Ko te tino whāinga o te kapa ‘kia tū pakari, tū rangatira hei raukura mō tō iwi’. Ko tā rātou, he whakatītina i te makiu kia pūpuri ki ngā kurakura tapu a Ngāi Tāmoko mā, Ngāi Kurumatarerehu mā, ā mohoa noa nei, haere ake! He toa taua mō te reo Māori!
Te Wharekura o Arowhenua.
Mōkihi wānanga
In early July, Ngāi Tahu Whānui ki Tāmaki Makaurau held our annual mōkihi building wānanga at Arataki Visitor Centre near Titirangi in the Waitākere Ranges. Like last year, this was made possible due to the warm invitation of Riki Bennett and Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland Council), who did most of the promotion and administration and provided the venue and facilities. This wānanga was part of the Auckland-wide Matariki celebrations.
We decided that this year we would make “model-size” mōkihi that people could take home afterwards. The dried raupō for building the mōkihi was kindly gifted to us by Riki and tāngata whenua last year. We had around 25 participants including a significant number of Ngāi Tahu and quite a range of ages and ethnicities. Several young tamariki also built their own model waka and we were impressed at how they stayed enthusiastic and engaged with the kaupapa throughout the day. We were also treated to a visit from a gentleman from Arowhenua with a beautifully crafted model mōkihi from his tūpuna that was close to 100-years-old.
The day began with a karakia by our kaumātua and kaiako Papa Bones (Rissetto), followed by welcoming mihimihi from Riki Bennett and Jonathan Sargisson. Papa Bones gave a kōrero about the Ngāi Tahu history of mōkihi before teaching began and everyone started making their model waka.
On a personal note, I would like to add that it was special to have the experience of making a mōkihi with my Mum Vicki Sargisson (Ngāi Tūāhuriri) for the first time.
Papa Bones brought his usual enthusiasm, knowledge and skill to the wānanga, as well as to harvesting harakeke for binding ngā waka, and bringing extra resources on his trailer too. Thank you Papa for your inspiration, mana and leadership. Mereana Robinson-Silbery, Elizabeth Robinson Morris, Christine Silbery and Sheena Marie Morris were also an integral part of upholding our mana and manaakitanga as Ngāi Tahu, by doing an amazing job in the wharekai preparing and presenting an outstanding kai hākari which we enjoyed after our mōkihi building. Ngā mihi aroha ki a koutou ko ngā ringawera.
Riki Bennett once again took some outstanding photos, a selection of which you see here. Vanda Karolczak helped organise the venue and administration and practical aspects of the venue. She has a special interest, knowledge and experience in traditional waka voyaging and navigation and has done a lot to support Ngāi Tahu events. Ka nui te mihi ki a Riki Bennett kōrua ko Vanda i tō kōrua tautoko, i tō kōrua mahi hoki mō tēnei kaupapa. Thank you Riki and Vanda for all your support and for hosting us again.
Kei te mihi nunui ki te tāngata whenua nei. We feel blessed to have the support of Rewi Spraggon of tāngata whenua Te Kawerau ā Maki for kaupapa like this that we hold in their rohe. Nō reira, ngā mihi nunui, ngā mihi nō te ngākau ki a koutou i tō koutou manaakitanga. Ki Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau, he mihi nui hoki ki a koutou i tō koutou manaakitanga ki a mātou o Ngāi Tahu whānui, ā, ki a tātou katoa i huihui ki Arataki.
Ngā mihi nui hoki ki Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu i tā rātou pūtea tautoko mō tēnei kaupapa. We are very grateful also to Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu and the Ngāi Tahu Fund for providing funding towards this event. Indeed to everyone who contributed in some form or other towards making this event a success, our heart-felt thanks go out to you for helping us come together as one to keep alive our traditional cultural practices, to feel proud of our Ngāi Tahu heritage and identity and share it with others. Ngā mihi nō te ngākau ki a koutou katoa. Nā, Jonathan Sargisson.
Ngāi Tahu Whānui and others learning to make mōkihi.
Papa Bones and tamariki constructing mōkihi.
Tamariki holding raupō for mōkihi.
Ngā Manu Kōrero 2016
I tērā marama, ko tutū kā kākā tarahae o kā Kura tuarua o tō tātou nei takiwā i te muramura o te ahi, ki kā whakataetae-ā-rohe o Ngā Manu Kōrero. Mai i te tau 1965 tēnei whakataetae whakahī i tū ai hai huruhuru mō aua kākā tarahae kia rere ai te kounga ō ō rātou reo Māori, o ō rātou reo Pākehā hoki. E tuku ana ka mihi ki ia rakatahi i tū hai mākai mō o rātou kura, ā, me mihi ka tika ki a rātou ko eke ki tōhona taumata tiketike.
Ko kā toa nō Ōtakou / Murihiku:
Tā Turi Carroll: Hannah Matahere (Otago Girls)
Rāwhiti Īhaka: Tumai Cassidy (Kings)
Korimako: Ahi Kaitai-Mullane (Logan Park)
Pei Te Hurunui: Te Ngaru Wehi (Otago Boys)
Ko kā toa nō Waitaha:
Tā Turi Carroll: Mei Riwai Couch (Te Whānau Tahi)
Rāwhiti Īhaka: James Henare (Te Whānau Tahi)
Korimako: Jireh Komene (Middleton Grange School)
Pei Te Hurunui: 1st Equal – Te Matau Flannagan (Cashmere),
Alex Solomon (Te Whānau Tahi)
Ka haere kā toa o ia wāhaka ki te Whakataetae-ā-Motu ki Whangārei hai te 20 ki te 23 o Rima/Mahuru. Karawhiua!
Manu Kōrero winners on stage.
Rangatahi to compete at national speech contest
Three Ngāi Tahu rangatahi will represent their kura, whānau and iwi at this year’s Ngā Manu Kōrero National Secondary School competition held in late September and hosted by Te Reo o Te Tai Tokerau. Ahinata (Ahi) Kaitai-Mullane, Mei Riwai-Couch and Tumai Cassidy are all busy preparing for their hīkoi to Whangarei. We would like to wish all three rangatahi the best of luck – karawhiua e koutou!
Ahinata Kaitai-Mullane
Kia ora, my name is Ahi and I’m in Year 12 at Logan Park High School in Dunedin. I love learning and I really enjoy chemistry and drama. After I leave school I want to go to university and study science and drama to make a difference in the world. My Ngā Manu Kōrero speech topic was ‘to teach me you must know me’ and I chose this topic because I wanted to share my experiences in education and my views on raising Māori achievement.
I have been a part of Ngā Manu Kōrero for the past three years and the encouraging atmosphere and opportunity to learn from everybody’s speeches is what has kept me coming back. I am excited for nationals.
Ahinata (Ahi) Kaitai-Mullane.
Mei Riwai-Couch
This year, Mei Riwai-Couch, a Year nine student at Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Whānau Tahi in Christchurch, won first place in the Junior English Ngā Manu Kōrero ki Waitaha competitions. Her six minute speech was about why people should try different things and how being curious and courageous can help us to find new and innovative ways to solve problems and create a better future for rangatahi in Aotearoa.
Mei follows in her older brother Brigham’s footsteps, who was the Waitaha winner of Junior English last year. Mei recently competed at the National Secondary Schools Kapa Haka Competition in Napier and says she is excited and nervous to stand at the national Ngā Manu Kōrero, but she adds that she is grateful to be representing Ngāi Tahu. Mei is the daughter of Jared (Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke, Rapaki) and Melanie Riwai-Couch.
Mei Riwai-Couch.
Tumai Cassidy
E te rau o tītapu, e te rau o huna. E taku iwi, tēnā koutou i tō koutou tautoko mai ki ahau. Nōku te whiwhi, nōku te mārikanui. Ko Te Atua o Taiehu te mauka. Ko Ōtākou te awa. Ko Ōtākou te marae. Ko Tumai Te Manene Pononga Tamati Cassidy tōku ikoa. Ko Kāi Tahu, Ngā Puhi, Ngāi Takoto, Te Atiawa, Ngāti Mutunga, Ngāti Tama, Taranaki ōku iwi. A kō ake nei, ka tū anō au ki te atamira ki te Whakataetae a Motu mō Ngā Manu Kōrero. Hikaka katoa au ki te tū, ki te whakaputa taku kōrero “He āka onamata, hai aroka anamata.” Ka hoki ōku whakaaro ki ō tātou tipuna me tō rātou nā ao, he ao Māori rawa atu. He iwi pōkai moana, he iwi whakatakoto rautaki, he iwi kaha ki te whawhai mō te oraka o kā uri whakatipu rātou. Ko te pātai e toko ake nei i roto i au, me pēhea tātou kā urupā o rātou mā e tū Māori ana i tēnei ao hurihuri? Ka kōrero au mō taku iwi o Kāi Tahu me kā reaka e whitu, i whakapau riaka ki te kerēme o Kāi Tahu, kia whāi oraka mō tātou, ā, mō kā uri a muri ake nei, ekari ka whakaaro hoki ahau mō taku reaka. Kai ō tātou rika tō tātou nei ao.
Kia ora koutou. My name is Tumai Cassidy. I’m 14-years-old (Year 10) at Kings’ High School in Dunedin. Ōtākou is my marae. I’m excited to be representing my rohe (Ōtākou/Murihiku) for the second time at the national Ngā Manu Kōrero contest and will again be speaking in the Te Rāwhiti Ihaka section, Junior Māori. My kōrero is about being future focused but ancestrally driven. Kāi Tahu have always been an intergenerational thinking people, from the first migration to Te Waipounamu, throughout the Ngāi Tahu claim to the present day.
My kōrero will focus on the efforts made not only by our Kāi Tahu tipuna but throughout Māoridom, and I will be speaking about my aspirations for the future and the legacy I wish to leave for any future mokopuna. Last year, I was proud to have come fourth equal, and I think I was the only speaker in the world to have ever delivered a Ngā Manu Kōrero speech in our Kāi Tahu dialect on a national stage, so I hope to do that again.
I want to thank Kāi Tahu for the pūtea tautoko that will help my rōpū from Kings’ High and I attend the event in Whangarei. Mei kore ake i a koutou, he mihi tēnei ki aku Poua, ki aku Taua, ki a koutou katoa mai i te takere o taku kākau.
Tumai Cassidy.