A Monthly Newsletter of Kāi Tahu news, views and events.
Betsy Williams is happy to announce the birth of her two mokopuna. Rameka Hohepa Greig-Tahana was born on 7 March, and Brianna-Rose Hutana-Tahana was born on 30 March, both are doing very well. Rameka and Brianna-Rose are mokopuna tuarua for Judy and Darkie Tipa.
Brianna-Rose Hutana-Tahana.
Rameka Hohepa Greig-Tahana.
There was a very proud moment for the Tipa whānau in April when Hirapeka Metua Nicholas received a Bachelor of Nursing and an award from the CEO of Waiariki for Outstanding Overall student of both campus’. Hirapeka is the daughter of Maria Mako (née Tipa), and Antoni Nicholas, and mokopuna to Judy and Darkie Tipa. [Read more…]
From left; Rodger Findlay, Don McFarlane, Trevor McGlinchey (Chairman), Koa Whitau Kean and Des Tipa.
Moeraki Limited Directors.
Kace Katerama Palmer Kean recently celebrated his seventh birthday at Moeraki.
Kace Katerama Palmer Kean.
On Saturday 13 February Carrie Arthur (granddaughter of Ngaire Coy) was married to Shanan Beecroft at The Rose Garden in Caroline Bay. Ngaire walked Carrie down the aisle in front of her whānau and friends. It was a beautiful day, the first time in 10 years all three children had been together and five generations in attendance. [Read more…]
Kā mihi nui ki a koutou, he whakaahua tēnei nō tētahi hui. I tango tēnei whakaahua i kā rā whakatā o Maehe ki Moeraki. Ko te kaupapa o te hui ko kā wawata mō kā tau kei te heke mai. Anei ētahi tākata e whakapapa ana ki kā hapū o Moeraki. He pai rawa atu te whakawhanaukataka o te hui nei, he pai hoki te kōrero, te kaimoana, me te tītī.
Front row Left to right: Lisa Te Raki, Mary Anne Tipa, Judy Tipa, Ranui Ryan.Second row: Robyn Maguigan, Joseph Puneke Tipa, Nola Tipa, Reita Mathews.Third row: Karen Coutts, Sandra Tipene Hampstead, Patrick Tipa, Koa Whītau Kean, Haydon Richards.Back row: David Higgins, Zac Smith, Justin Tipa.
Our Christmas party was held on Saturday 5 December, this was a fun night for everyone. The children enjoyed the bouncy castle even though it blew over in the winds later in the afternoon. Thank you to everyone who made this a memorable night.
Happy birthday to all celebrating birthdays this month.
There have been a lot of visitors through the office. Four different whānau called in to research their whakapapa and visit their marae for the first time. This was a good opportunity to register them with Moeraki.
(Independent Director has a close shave. Moeraki Limited Director, Rodger Finlay would like to share his adventures, which led to him needing to spend three nights in Timaru Hospital with concussion, lacerations and hypothermia).
Last updated 06:26, November 7 2015
Search and rescue teams are in the Ōpihi River gorge area near Fairlie searching for two missing fishermen.
Two fishermen were forced to spend a night in near-freezing temperatures near South Canterbury’s Ōpihi Gorge, and they held each other close to stay alive. [Read more…]
Te Rūnanga o Moeraki held its AGM on Sunday 29 November and we are pleased to advise of the election of a new executive committee. Congratulations to Patrick Tipa (re-elected chairperson), Sandra Hampstead-Tipene (deputy chair), Robyn Maguigan (re-elected as secretary), Karen Coutts (treasurer), Joe Taurima and Stacey Reynolds (executive members).
Te Rūnanga o Moeraki educational grants for 2016 are now open and applications close on Thursday 31 March.
The purpose of these grants is to support whānau who whakapapa to Moeraki, in furthering their studies at a recognised tertiary institution. [Read more…]
Kia ora whānau, I am happy and proud to announce that my daughter Hirapeka Nicholas has graduated from Waiariki Institute with a Bachelor of Nursing. She has received her degree and passed her nursing registration exam.
Hirapeka has secured a position at the Tauranga Emergency Department commencing in March, and this will be followed by her graduation in April. We are proud of you Hirapeka. [Read more…]
Happy birthday to all those celebrating a birthday this month.
Kiani Tipa mokopuna of Judy and Darkie Tipa celebrated a birthday on 4 February. Happy birthday my moko from Tāua and Koro (Maria and Sam) Love you xx. Thanks Maria. Also, happy seventh birthday to Kace Palmer Kean.
Kiani (centre) with his brother, Kaya and sister, Jury.
Darkie Tipa.
Kace.
On Saturday 14 November, Darien Clarke (mokopuna of Sonny and Taina Clarke (née Tipa) and Liam McGrath were married at Highden Manor Estate in Awahuri.
It was an absolutely beautiful day and the lovely couple were surrounded by their whānau and friends.
The newlyweds on their special day.
Also being celebrated this year was Sonny and Taina’s 60th wedding anniversary.
The couple were married on 22 December 1955.
Their whānau and friends wish them well for many more years, and their mokopuna Darien and Liam many happy years of married life together.
Sonny and Taina with their mokopuna, Shay Tahana.
Ka rewa te kohu i a Poutaiki
Tau ana te āio o Uenuku
Ki te Wairutuatai
Taku āhuru mōwai e
Tātai whetū ki te rangi mau tonu, mau tonu
Tātai tangata ki te whenua ngaro noa, ngaro noa
E tangi ana te ngākau ki a rātau, nā rātau mā tēnei huanui i para
Mei kore ake rātau kua kore tātau i tēnei rā
Tauārai o te pō ki a rātau, tītoko o te ao mārama ki a tātau
Kei ngā uri o ngā hapū o Moeraki
Nāia te reo karanga o te kāinga ki a kautau
Kia auraki mai kia hoki mai ki te poho o Uenuku, wānanga ai i ngā take whakahirahira o te wā
The mist lifts from above Poutaiki
As calmness descends,
Upon Te Wairutuatai
Our sheltered haven
The starry hosts of heaven abide there for ever, immutable
The hosts of men upon this earth pass away into oblivion
The heart yearns for those for those who have paved the way for us
Without them we today would not exist
As the curtain closes for one generation it opens for another
To all descendants of the hapū of Moeraki
Hear the call to return home to participate is discussions chartering the future
For successive generations.
Tēnā koutou e te whānau o Moeraki. At a recent rūnanga meeting, whānau discussed the history of our rūnanga and how it has evolved over its 20 year history. An in-depth discussion was held considering future possibilities, with a decision to wānanga whānau aspirations for the future of Te Rūnanga o Moeraki.
All whānau who whakapapa to Te Rūnanga o Moeraki are cordially invited to attend a wānanga beginning at 1pm Saturday 5 March, concluding at 1pm Sunday, 6 March at Moeraki Marae.
This scholarship covers tuition fees for up to three years of a student’s chosen programme of study at Otago Polytechnic. The purpose of the rūnaka scholarship is to encourage Kāi Tahu students to succeed in tertiary education by removing financial barriers to study. The scholarships also acknowledge the contribution students can make to their rūnaka and local community. [Read more…]
Raki Ryan is currently in Antarctica with the University of Otago School of Surveying studying the effects of climate change on the Ross Ice Shelf. He is the grateful recipient of two Te Rūnanga o Moeraki scholarships. Ka mau te wehi.
Congratulations also to Te Ari Hunter-Ryan, who was named Dux at Longburn Adventist College. He won numerous awards at his prize giving including scholarships to three universities. At his point he is looking to follow in the footsteps of his tāua and study nursing. [Read more…]
Happy belated birthday to our grounds man Ross, pictured here with our keen and energetic moko, Kace Katerama Palmer Kean, the ‘assistant.’ Kace has been in training with Ross since he was four. Thank you Kace, love your proud tāua and whānau.
Also, happy birthday to all those celebrating their special day this month. [Read more…]
The rūnaka office will be closed from midday Tuesday 22 December and will reopen on Monday 5 January 2016 at 8am. Kā mihi o te Kirihimete. Kā mihi o Te Tau Hou ki a koutou katoa.
In August this year, Shannon Goldsmith was selected to attend the Asia New Zealand Leadership Network’s North Asian Hui in Xi’an, China.
The leadership network is a global professional network aimed at developing and maintaining strong links between New Zealand and Asia. The North Asian ‘Hui’ (hui has a similar meaning in both Māori and Mandarin), consisted of a three-day lecture, discussion, networking and team building conference, with a focus on North Asia. [Read more…]
Happy birthday to all those celebrating a birthday this month.
A big congratulations to Aunty Cissie Te Maiharoa Dodds and Uncle Bill Dodds for reaching their diamond anniversary (60 years).We wish you many more. Aroha nui, Moeraki whānau xox.
The happy couple – Cissie and Bill Dodds.
The Te Rūnanga o Moeraki Inc AGM will be held on Sunday 29 November at 10am.
Business:
The countdown has begun and November is just around the corner, so whānau these will be the last Te Pānui Rūnaka updates until Hui-ā-Iwi kicks off on 20-22 November in Ōtepoti.
In preparation for the three-day festival here’s some more information to get you and your whānau ready for Hui-ā-Iwi. We still need volunteers, so if you would like to volunteer please go to the Ngāi Tahu website and fill out a registration form; or for all other enquiries please email the events team: [email protected] [Read more…]
Here is the agenda for Te Rūnanga o Moeraki Inc AGM that is to be held on Sunday 29 November at 10am.
Business: