Taku Waka Unua
Taku waka unua o rauraki e
Taupua tapatahi, te tāwai o raro e
Kei hea hoki rā kā rauawa i mau ai?
Arā te tuataka
E konā pae rā ia i te tai e
Tai pakaru ana, tai marakai e
Ko te kākau tonu ka mate
Ka pōkaikaha noa i konei
My double-hulled waka, memories of halcyon days
Now floats, a singly unadorned hull
Where are the gunnels once attached?
There yonder are the battens
Washed ashore on the tide
By a turbulent sea, a stormy sea
Alas my heart is also broken
Leaving me in a state of loss
Puna Pūtea o KMK
KMK funding can be applied for by all registered Ngāi Tahu individuals, whānau and cluster groups wanting to develop their Māori language.
The next funding round closes on 24 February, 2017. For application forms or more information, check out our website www.kmk.maori.nz
If you have any questions or require further information about the Kā Manukura o Te Reo, Whānau Reo or
Kāika Reo funds – please contact:
Darren Solomon (Project Advisor)
Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu
15 Show Place, Christchurch
Phone 0800 KAITAHU
Email: [email protected]
For further information about the Papakāika Reo Fund – please contact:
Victoria Campbell (Project Advisor)
Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu
PO Box 799 Dunedin
Phone 0800 KAITAHU
Email: [email protected]
Reo o Te Wā
Marama: Kahuru (February), Kahuru-kai-paeka (March)
Kaupeka: Raumati (Summer)
Kīwaha/Whakataukī
Tāhaku kuru auhuka
My Darling
Tāhaku hei taramea
My beloved child
Nōku te korikori, kia kori mai hoki koe
Where I go, you follow
Kia mau ki tō tāua āhua Māori
Hold to your identity
(words of encouragement for our tamariki learning te reo Māori)
