Rere a waimihi a Koukourārata ki a koutou katoa. The year has been a busy one so far. There has been a flurry of activity with the new waka ama, the establishment of pouwhenua at the base of Kakanui Reserve and of course, the purchase of a new truck and the out fitting of the marae. Before moving on Te Rūnanga o Koukourārata would also like to extend our heartfelt aroha to all of our whanauka who have lost loved ones over the past month. Nō reira koutou o te huka wairua haere atu rā, moe mai rā i kā peka o tō tātou nei ūkaipō. Mā te Atua koutou katoa e manaaki e tiaki. Āpiti hono tātai hono rātou ki a rātou ka moe, āpiti hono tātai hono tātou te huka ora ka noho, pai mārire. [Read more…]