Te Rūnaka o Awarua wishes to extend an invitation to members interested in attending our annual general meeting, which will be held on Saturday 6 December, at Te Rau Aroha Marae, 12 Bradshaw Street, Bluff. The meeting will start at 10am.

Home Performance advisors announced

After an intensive training programme, Awarua Synergy now boasts some of the country’s first nationally-certified Home Performance Advisors (HPA) as part of their team.

HPA certification ensures our advisors service clients based on the core principles that advice should be  independent, based on best practice and good science, personalised and in the best interests of the client. It ensures the highest level of competency and professional standards are met, and advice is delivered in an honest and ethical manner. [Read more…]

Rūnanga meetings

Members are welcome to attend the next monthly rūnanga meetings at Te Rau Aroha Marae on Thursday, 22 May at 6 pm.

Ngā mate

Kā mihi aroha. To all our whānau, suffering the loss of loved ones at this time Awarua Rūnanga extends all our love and sympathy.

Rā whānau

Happy birthday to all those celebrating their birthdays this month.

Congratulations

Belated congratulations to Thomas Aerepo-Morgan, who came away with the Newman Trophy, for achieving first place in te reo Māori in the senior school and the Pukenga Kaneke Trophy, for most motivated student at Te Wharekura o Arowhenua.
This is a testament to the hard work and positive attitude Thomas has put into immersing himself in te reo, as he has only been attending the Kura Kaupapa for two years. Last year he participated in the local regional Manu Kōrero at the senior Māori level for the first time and came second. [Read more…]

Annual general meeting

A reminder that the annual general meeting for Te Rūnanga o Awarua Charitable Trust will be held on Saturday, 28 September at 10.30 am, at Te Rau Aroha Marae. It would be great to see whānau come and tautoko the kaupapa. Accommodation is always available at the marae for whānau who wish to stay for the weekend. We are looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible there.

A reminder that the annual general meeting for Te Rūnanga o Awarua Charitable Trust will be held on Saturday, 28 September at 10.30 am, at Te Rau Aroha Marae. It would be great to see whānau come and tautoko the kaupapa. Accommodation is always available at the marae for whānau who wish to stay for the weekend. We are looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible there.

Kaumātua Christmas lunch
Where: Te Rau Aroha Marae
When: Tuesday 11 December at 12.00am

The program includes Christmas lunch followed by a performance by [Read more…]