We held an excellent Hāhi Wānanga at Tuahiwi Marae on 9-11 December.
Āpōtoro Takiwā Kereama Pene came from Tāmaki Makaurau to teach us about Tahu Pōtiki Wiremu Rātana and the Māramatanga. Āpōtoro Rehita Daniel Nehemia along with Te Whaea o te Katoa Reo members came as did the Heketari and Reo members from Rātana Pā.
We spent the whole weekend thoroughly enjoying ourselves, listening to the stories, history and prophesies of the Māngai in a two way processes of questions, answers and periodically some fierce debates. We also had the pleasure of listening to our reo members playing our favourite marches and absolutely loved singing our little hearts out to our Waiata Whakamoemiti! Awesome! Ōtautahi Māori Women’s Welfare League took care of our sustenance to the max, we thoroughly enjoyed all that wonderful kai that has led us to wanting more of the same, and then some!
To that end, we have leg-roped Āpōtoro Takiwā Kereama and whanaunga from Te Ōmeka Pā in Matamata to set up more wānanga for this year.
Here are the dates:
- May 12-14
Pōwhiri 5pm – Te Tuahiwi Marae, 219 Tuahiwi Road Tuahiwi - June 16-18
Pōwhiri 5pm – Te Rehua Marae, 79 Springfield Road, Christchurch - July 7-9
Pōwhiri 5pm – Te Tuahiwi Marae, 219 Tuahiwi Road Tuahiwi - August 11-13
Pōwhiri 5pm – Te Tuahiwi Marae 219 Tuahiwi Rd Tuahiwi - September 15-17
TBC – Te Rehua Marae, 79 Springfield Road, Christchurch.
There are enough spaces for 21 students. All Pou (Āpōtoro Rehita, Āpōtoro Wairua, Ākonga, Āwhina, Rōpū Raupō, Kātipa, Te Reo, and Koea) will have first option. Thereafter, mōrehu and anyone else interested in learning or re-learning about our hāhi and māramatanga are encouraged to enrol. There are no study fees but two forms of identification are required. Adult learning only, there are100 study hours in five weekend wānanga. Piki te ora, piki te kaha me te māramatanga ki a tātou katoa. Aroha H Reriti-Crofts CBE JP Tiamana, Te Komiti Takiwā o Te Wai Waipounamu – whiti atu ki Wharekauri. [email protected]
