Immersion Māori language hui

First, second and third year Māori studies students from Te Tumu University of Otago held a noho marae at Ōtākou from 31 July-1 August. The hui was sponsored by Megan Pōtiki and it was with fun company, great kai and the warm venue made up for the dull winter weather, and ensured lots of learning was accomplished. [Read more…]

On Sunday 12 July the New Zealand Sea Lion Trust (NZSL) unveiled the statue  of sea lion matriarch ‘Mum’ and her pup. Around 80 people braved the cold and attended, including Robyn Aston and George McIntosh and his son from the Moturata whānau, Taieri.

‘Mum’ was the first sea lion in 150 years to give birth on the mainland some 20-years-ago along the Taieri coast.  She produced pups on the Otago coast until 2010, when she disappeared at the age of 24. When ‘Mum’ first gave birth it was on or below Georges property at Taieri Mouth, George looked out for them, sometimes spending hours on the beach protecting them. [Read more…]

Kia ora whānau, each year the trust makes sure that considerable funds are available to support our whānau. Those grants are now open again and I invite you to make an application. You must be registered with the trust – if you are not registered please go onto www.taiaroa.co.nz and download a registration form, complete it and send it to me: [email protected] [Read more…]

Whānau from around the kaik got together with road engineers, contractors and work crew, Dunedin City Council and Otago Peninsula Community Board representatives to celebrate the first footpath ever through the kāik, especially along the straight at Te Rauone. The road widening between Ōhinetū and Harington Point is behind schedule with three to four weeks until it’s completion. [Read more…]

Future events

On 19 November, the hākui exhibition will open at 5pm at Otago Museum. It will run for six months.

Hui-ā-Iwi 2015 will start on 20 November at the Dunedin Town Hall.

Following the general meeting, we generally share lunch and hold waiata practice. Everyone welcome, haere mai.
We will be practising songs for Hui-ā-Iwi 2015.

Nau mai haere mai e ngā uri o Ōtākou. Stay involved in hapū decision making. Hapū meetings are generally held 10am every second Sunday of each month, except when we move to another Sunday to avoid clashing with a public event or holiday.

We held our hui on 17 May and our next one will be 14 June. Our meetings rarely go over two and half hours. Haere mai to all registered hapū members and if you want to be on the list, please email the office.