Kāi Tahu whānui, tēnā koutou katoa. Nei rā te mihi o Kāti Māhaki ki a koutou katoa. Nei rā hoki te mihi aroha, te mihi poroporoaki ki kā mate huhua kua hika mai, kua hika atu. Ki a rātou katoa i hīkoi atu ki tua o te ārai, haere, haere, haere atu rā. Moe mai koutou i te rakimārie. Rātou ki a rātou, tātou anō ki a tātou.Tēnā anō tātou katoa.

Ka haere mai te wā kohaka. It may be wishful thinking, but it’s starting to feel like spring is in the air. Kā Tiritiri o te Moana and Aoraki are looking spectacular cloaked in hukapapa and the air is feeling warmer, interspersed with warm spring showers.

We have had another busy month here on Poutini with the usual round of komiti hui and meetings keeping us extra busy. We were pleased to host Heather and Maurice Manawatu on our side of the motu. Our whānau had the opportunity to experience their hospitality in Kaikōura and we were more than happy to reciprocate, sharing our takiwā and kōrero with them, as they had with us.

We are excited to be using their feedback to develop our own experience right in the heart of our takiwā. Watch this space.

Everyone has been counting down to the start of whitebait season on 1 September, and by the time you read this we would have had our first (and second, and third…) feed of fresh bait.

Rūnaka e-pānui

We recently sent our very first fortnightly e-pānui. Please get in touch with the office to be added to the list and let us know your thoughts. We look forward to receiving your news, events and other pānui for our next one. We have also been working on a new website for the rūnanga and we are pleased to advise it is almost ready for whānau to access. We have included a members-only section which will allow registered members to access more information not accessible to the public. Please contact Rachael in the office to check if you are registered so you can receive a password.

Maramataka

Mark your calendars. If you need more information, please contact the office. Nau mai, haere mai!

• Hui-ā-tau (AGM) 2016
  Mark your calendars now – Saturday 8 October.

• Hīkoi whakapapa
  2-5 December.
• Kids’ pool party
  11 December
  Greymouth Aquatic Centre.

Keeping in contact

Members will soon receive a letter with information on how to access the members-only portion of our rūnanga website. It has taken us some time to update our site and there are still areas to be added. We hope members enjoy the new look site. Also included in the letter will be an information update sheet. Please complete this form and return either by scanning to email or posting back. This will ensure we have the latest contact information available.

Members can help by contacting the office and checking we have correct address and email contact details for you, your tamariki and/or your mokopuna.

Facebook: makaawhio.blogspot.co.nz; Twitter:
@makaawhio; phone: 03 755 7885, email: [email protected] or [email protected]

Mā te Atua koutou e manaaki, e tiaki hoki. Mauri ora.

Maramataka

Mark your calendars. If you need more information, please contact the office. Nau mai, haere mai.

Ngā Pūtea Māhaki
Last month, Te Rūnanga o Makaawhio launched our new scholarships focused on rakatahi development, leadership and building cultural capacity. Applications have closed for our new boarding school scholarships, which are currently being reviewed.

Our Mātauraka Māhaki ki Makaawhio Secondary School grant is now open for applications.
The grant is to assist with school-related expenses, such as examination fees, field trips, uniform, stationery and other equipment and is available for year 9-13 students, and for second chance learners returning to secondary school, or completing NCEA Level papers who meet registration and application criteria. Applications close on 4 March 2016. Please contact the office of you have any questions, or want to access application forms.

Hui-ā-tau (AGM) 2016
Mark your calendars now – Saturday 8 October.

Keeping in contact

Our recent mail-outs have resulted in a lot of returned mail, which means our efforts to ensure that our membership database is up-to-date still needs plenty of work. Members can help by contacting the office and checking we have your correct address and email details – for you, your tamariki and/or your mokopuna.

Facebook: makaawhio.blogspot.co.nz; Twitter: @makaawhio; phone: 03 755 7885 [email protected] or [email protected]

Mā te Atua koutou e manaaki, e tiaki hoki. Mauri ora.