Huaki - November 2023

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“To bring to Light”

Edition 2

Friday, November 24, 2023

Te Puawaitanga O Te Pu O Te Wheke: Creating a strategy to prevent elder abuse in Ngāpuhi

Te Puawaitanga O Te Pu O Te Wheke (TPOTPOTW), have developed an initiative to lead a kaumātua/kuia violence prevention roadshow as part of the ‘Te Aorerekura’ family and sexual violence prevention strategy.

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e Puawaitanga O Te Pu O Te Wheke (TPOTPOTW), have developed an initiative to lead a kaumātua/kuia violence prevention roadshow as part of the ‘Te Aorerekura’ family and sexual violence prevention strategy.

Te Aorerekura is the national strategy for prevention of family and sexual violence. This initiative is one of the activities within the strategy to support kaumātua and kuia. A collaborative approach with Te Puawaitanga O Te Pu O Te Wheke, Hāpori Awhi, and Te Puawai Kaumatua O Whangarei, Terenga Paraoa, forms a diversified stakeholder membership including kaumātua/kuia, and representatives of agencies and communities committed to addressing elder abuse.

The initiative, funded by the Office for Seniors, and also supported by Te Runanga a Iwi o Ngāpuhi, Ngāpuhi Iwi Social Services, and Te Hauora o Ngāpuhi, is to create a space within Te Taitokerau where kaumatua and kuia can network,

raise awareness about elder abuse, and share experiences.

Making use of his ability to bring awareness to hard topics with a clever use of wit, humour, and real subject knowledge, Actor and Entertainer - Pio Terei will be on the mic as the MC for the roadshow.

For this roadshow Pio broaches a difficult topic - The abuse of elderly people. Not exactly a topic of high comedy, however a good balance between humour and heartbreak, is great for allowing the listener to become emotionally invested in an honest way.

Laughter is a powerful tool for forming connections, managing conflict, and reducing tension.

This roadshow creates a perfect environment for kaumatua and kuia to feel safe and comfortable to connect in meaningful ways, share their voices, thoughts, and experiences, which are critically important.

The first roadshow was hosted September this year in Whangārei and was received well by participants speaking highly of the welcoming feel, the manaakitanga, the kai, and of course the MC. The next roadshow will be hosted at Pakanae Marae by TPOTPOTW. All kaumātua & kuia are invited and encouraged to come along and share time, kai, and korero of hope and resilience.

It is important for our kaumatua and kuia to share with others what matters to them in keeping safe, well supported, and free from violence.

Where to get help in Northland: • Kaitāia Age Concern (responds to elder abuse for all of Northland) - 09 408 2997 or 027 408 2997 / ageconcernkta@xtra.co.nz • Seniors ASAP Trust - 022 676 1673 / Online via “contact us form” available at www.asaptrust.nz / email connect@ asaptrust.nz • If you can’t find a service close to you, call 0800 EA NOT OK (0800 32 668 65); or Age Concern 0800 65 2 105

When a life is lost on our roads, tears are cried by whānau and friends.

To our Earth Mother Papatūānuku That is One Tear Too Many – Kotahi Roimata Rawa

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AUNTY’S GARDEN

Delicious Roast Vegetables and Mince Hanui Lawrence Roast Veges and Mince • 1 swede • 1 beetroot • 1 parsnip • 2 carrots • 2 potatoes • 1 onion • 50gm butter • Salt to taste • 2 tsp organic vegetable • powder & warm water to mix • 500gm — precooked beef • mince with tomato and pasta

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8 eggs 2 avocados 2 carrots 2 tomatoes 1 cup of mozzarella cheese Salt and pepper

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add to the mince mixture.

When veges are cooked, serve together with the mince. Add salt to desired taste.

Eat with your favourite green tossed salad or by itself, it’s beautiful.

2 cups sugar 4 eggs 3c selfraising four 1 Tbs driedmango pieces 1 Tbs banana chips 1 Tbs apricot and coconut lumps 1⁄2 cup coconut cream 1 cup warmedmilk Vanilla essence optional

Method • Cream butter and sugar, add eggs one at a time and mix.

• Mix the dry fruit in a blender, add to flour,then add to the wet mixture little at a time and mix.

• Add milk and coconut cream and continue to mix.

• Pour into a large baking dish and bake at 180C for 45-50 minutes.

• Garnish with whipped cream. Eat on its own or with mango icecream.

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Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges: Whangārei Netball centre’s Successful Male Netball Muster

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n a groundbreaking event held on Sunday, 12th December, the Whangarei Netball Centre (WNC) marked a historic moment by hosting its first-ever male netball muster. The day served as a platform to foster a sense of community, encourage participation, and gauge the interest of boys in the world of netball.

The initiative received overwhelming support, with the Nga Tai Tokerau men’s netball team rallying behind the cause.

Special guest Marutawhao Delamere added to the excitement by conducting a skills session, providing valuable insights into the game before participants engaged in friendly netball matches.

The feedback from the event echoed a sentiment of astonishment at the talent present in Northland’s male netball players.

Attendees expressed enthusiasm for establishing a pathway for men’s netball, recognizing the untapped potential in the region. The positive response has paved the way for future endeavors, with plans already in motion for another muster in the upcoming weeks.

A key highlight of the day was the realization that Northland possesses

remarkable male netball talent.

Observers couldn’t help but marvel at the prospect of providing a structured pathway for these players to thrive. The sentiment among participants and supporters was unanimous – there is a genuine appetite for the growth of men’s netball in the community.

Derek Wall, a prominent figure in the netball community, emphasized the vision behind this initiative. “Our vision is to build an inclusive community, and providing a space for males in netball is a significant step forward. The success of this venture relies on the unwavering support of the community, making it an exciting journey for all involved.”

The decision to host a male netball muster demonstrates a commitment to breaking down traditional barriers and creating a more inclusive sporting environment.

It marks a departure from the norm,

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challenging stereotypes and showcasing the diversity and talent within Northland’s netball community.

As the momentum grows, the Whangārei Netball centre looks ahead to a future where male netball becomes an integral part of the local sporting landscape.

Information about upcoming events, including the next muster, will be readily available on the Netball Page and disseminated through schools, ensuring that interested individuals can stay informed and be part of this groundbreaking movement.

In conclusion, the success of the recent male netball muster underscores the potential for growth and inclusivity within the netball community. By embracing diversity and providing opportunities for all, the Whangārei Netball centre is not only making history but also shaping the future of netball in Northland. The journey has just begun, and with continued community support, the vision of a vibrant and diverse netball community is well on its way to becoming a reality.

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Paku Manu Ariki Whakatakapōkai

Written by Michaela Keeble, illustrated by Tokerau Brown

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A bold and multi-layered picture book about selfdetermination narrated by a young boy full of ideas and questions about growing up, belonging, spirituality, culture and who is the boss.

I am Paku Manu Ariki Whakatakapōkai.

You can call me Paku Manu Ariki Whakatakapōkai.

When I was born, everything was born.

Everything was born at the same time as me.

I don’t know why some kids are afraid.

I am not afraid of anything.

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even-year-old Paku Manu Ariki talks directly to the reader, drawing on the stories that spin around him—his father’s ma tauranga, his mother’s politics, his many pet birds, and his best friend who is taller, even though he’s younger.

Paku Manu Ariki is trying to understand his role in his family, community and the larger world. He’s preoccupied with working out who is the boss—his nanna at the marae, his older siblings, or any number of atua?

He bumps up against authority, trying to reconcile the kind and just rules of nanna and the unjust power of leaders he sees every day on the TV. Pari-a -Rua-based writer Michaela Keeble says the words in this book are almost all things her youngest son, Kerehi Grace (Nga ti Toa Rangatira, Nga ti Porou), has said over the past few years. When Kerehi was little and his feelings were very big a friend suggested asking how his soft toys were feeling, rather than asking him directly.

“This trick helped Kerehi to open the gate on his imagination – a gate which has never closed since,” says Michaela.

“Kerehi also grasped the nature of the trick much faster than I did and brought his

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metaphysical wit to pretty much every limit or boundary we tried to set for him.”

complex and unshakeable, as is his sense of justice.

The book reflects the way images, feelings, words and history surround a child when they’re growing up, no matter how you try to protect them or how hard you work to explain the inexplicable. It was written at a time when Kerehi’s wha nau Ma ori were engaged in a struggle to retain an important piece of their land. It was also the Donald Trump era when global politics felt almost cartoonish.

Paku Manu Ariki Whakatakapo kai means, among other interpretations, Little Supreme Commander. Paku Manu Ariki is re-defining and re-creating the world to make sure that he belongs, and that everyone in his family belongs. For Paku Manu Ariki, his sense of sovereignty is both

“This is a book for kids who may not find their quirky large families or their senses of humour or the ancestral forces that fuel their lives in other kids books at the library or in school,” says Michaela.

Michaela’s powerful narrative is accompanied by the work of debut illustrator Tokerau Brown, who brings a kapow of energy and power with his contemporary Ma ori–Pasifika gothic style.

Thoughtful, funny and confronting, Paku Manu Ariki Whakatakapōkai is about the hustle for belonging, and our place in the epic spiral of space, time and culture.

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Raumati Exhibition at The Hihiaua Cultural Centre features Tai Tokerau mahitoi It seems like 2023 began without a summer followed by floods, cyclones, road closures, power outages, a very wet winter, a never ending election campaign, fears for whanau around the globe and questions about what might be next. All of a sudden the year is coming to an end with another horizon coming into view.

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n the positive side - another summer is on its way -there are glimpses of it in te taiao. Days grow longer, baby birds learn to fly from their nests, fish come into the harbours. As Papatuanuku warms it is time to plant, Raumati is coming into view.

Soon it will be the time for whanau to gather together for time out from the busyness and fuss we call modern life, to take a breath. To celebrate this time of light and new life, warmth and beauty the Hihiaua Cultural Centre is launching an exciting, new exhibition.

Te Raumati - Summer Group Show features 40 kaitoi, mainly from Tai

Tokerau, including Star and Ra Gossage, Te Kahuwhero Alexander-Tu’inukuafe, Charlotte Graham, Hikurangi Edwards, Michelle Morunga and photographers Graeme Main and Alan Squires. There are clay and porcelain works by Amorangi Hikuroa and Colin Underdown and a beautiful selection of one off jewellery pieces made by Alex Nathan, Josey Coyle, Alicia Courtney and Twilight Edwards.

Whakairo works by several of the Hihiaua carvers are also in the show as well as exquisite examples of raranga by Aroha Anderson, Diane Coker, Maree Kimete, Mandy Sunlight and Tui Roman. A colourful range of handprinted shirts and pareu by Numa McKenzie are popular

along with a large selection of new books for all ages.

Centre stage of the exhibition will be “Ako Ake” - a woven sail. Ako Ake was started

by Hokianga weaver Rauati Waata in 2022 and has been a teaching sail for weavers from Te Tai Tokerau to Petone and Puketeraki, Karitane in Te Wai Pounamu.

While it is smaller than Te Ra, the ancient sail which is housed in the British Museum, Ako Ake was created using the same ancient techniques, testing the technical skills of the weavers. Hihiaua Curator, Alicia Courtney is excited about the quality and diversity of the exhibition showcasing both up and coming as well as established

local artists.

“Hihiaua will be open every day from December 2 and with all the works for sale and new arrivals expected, it may change from week to week throughout the summer. Works will be able to be taken at the time of purchase and there really is something for everyone looking for gifts or something special for whanau or themselves,” she says.

As well as the exhibition in Te Wairua Toi Gallery, Hihiaua will be busy with a range of events over the summer including an international exchange with Ainu artists from Hokkaido, Japan planned for January.

All visitors are welcome and entry is free.

The Salvation Army Whangarei – 2023 Snapshot Rescued 50.23 tonnes of food for the year of which 26.9 tonnes has been redistributed back into the community through 37 community organisations.

Given out 2960 Food Parcels for the year to date.

Had 78 families that include 296 adults and kids through our Transitional Housing programme this year.

Had 120 people attend our life skill programmes which include Building Awesome Whanau, Positive Lifestyle Programme, Oranga Kai and Money Mates.

We continue to run ASPIRE, a programme for youth in three schools in addition to our after-school youth programme “Crossfire”.

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Northland Regional Council launches Wai it Matters

in touch Community collaboration Get KMR is keen to hear from landowners and groups in the Kaipara key to Kaipara Moana Moana catchment who would like help with Remediation native planting next winter. Please email us at hono@kmr.org.nz and let us know your aspirations.

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ocals can share their feedback on the future management of wai māori on the new Wai it Matters website, wai-it-matters.nz.

Freshwater rules need to change because the government has directed us to significantly improve freshwater health and recognise Te Mana o Te Wai – where the wellbeing of freshwater is a priority.

Northland Regional Council has prepared a draft plan to improve freshwater health across Te Taitokerau.

Council is engaging with Iwi/Māori and broader communities to seek feedback on: • protecting highly erodible land • keeping stock away from waterways • eliminating or reducing wastewater and effluent discharges • controls on exotic forests • impacts on tāngata whenua values • a new targeted water allocation policy • timeframes for implementing any new rules.

The Tāngata Whenua Water Advisory Group (TWWAG), established in 2020 with representatives nominated by their hapū, provided advice and recommendations on the draft plan. Their focus is recognising and providing for tāngata whenua rights, interests and responsibilities in relation to the draft plan, guided by te Tiriti o Waitangi and tikanga Māori.

The Horsford whānau tamariki (Chevon Horsford pictured above).

TWWAG member Chevon Horsford encouraged whānau to have their say and share their whakaaro.

“If we don’t personally take ownership of what we do with the water, it’s not going to be here for us,” she says.

TTWAG invites whānau to: • attend tāngata whenua online hui on 29 November or 1 February – register at wai-it-matters.nz • provide feedback directly via wai-itmatters.nz by 5pm 4 March 2024 • talk to NRC staff at community summer events • keep an eye on wai-it-matters.nz for more opportunities to learn more and kōrero kanohi ki te kanohi.

E tika ana te kōrero, He taonga te wai.

Wai, it matters to tāngata whenua

Northland Regional Council has put together a draft Freshwater Plan Change for Te Taitokerau. It includes potential new rules that could mean big changes to how land and freshwater water is managed in our region — and wee want your thoughts on what it means for you.

Visit wai-it-matte ers.nz to have your say o on the future of our w wai.

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023 has been a highly productive year for the Kaipara Moana Remediation (KMR) programme - a multi-year initiative which invests in projects with the long term aim of halving sediment flows into the Kaipara Moana.

The Kaipara Moana is the largest harbour in the Southern Hemisphere, home to rare and threatened species and habitats.

The harbour has major economic value as the breeding ground for New Zealand’s snapper fishery. However, high sediment levels have put this at risk.

With that in mind, KMR has funded hundreds of kilometres of fencing near waterways to help protect over 1.25 million trees and nurture the Kaipara Moana in years to come.

Thanks to strategic partnerships with Fonterra, The Forest Bridge Trust and Environs Te Uri o Hau (on behalf of Kaipara Uri), Trees That Count, Ministry for Social Development and others, KMR supports a growing number of rural landowners to take action on the land.

“Both KMR and our partners are here to help – we support landowners, community groups and iwi/hapū to develop sediment reduction projects and associated plans to unlock funding support,” says KMR Pou Tātaki Justine Daw. In October 2020, the Ministry for the Environment, Kaipara Uri (Ngā Maunga Whakahii o Kaipara, Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua, Te Uri o Hau), Northland Regional Council and Auckland Council signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly protect and restore the mauri of the Kaipara Moana.

Community Action As Aotearoa’s largest harbour restoration programme, genuine partnership is key

across the 6,000km2 Kaipara Moana catchment spanning both Auckland and Northland regions.

Throughout 2023, KMR supported numerous community planting events through its Whenua Whānui Fund and partnering with local councils, iwi/hapū, schools and partners. Events included planting days in Parakai, Taupaki, Matakohe, Paparoa and in areas of cultural importance such as Puapua creek, the Ōkahukura Conservation Area and on the Kaiwaka Riverbanks, among others.

KMR is keen to hear from groups in the catchment who would like help with largescale native planting near waterways next winter. Please get in touch with KMR by emailing hono@kmr.org.nz and let us know your aspirations.

Whānau Leadership The Connelly whānau has a family-owned land block in Ōruawharo Peninsula that has been used for farming and a source of kai for three generations. The neighbouring land is the start of the Kōareare Creek, which runs through the Connelly whenua, where it connects with the Ōruawharo River.

Liz Connelly, who is a rongoā practitioner, is focused on using permaculture with a whole farm outlook. The whānau is at its early stages of creating a market garden, providing kai for the local marae, while also growing a flourishing block of taonga rongoā species.

Being part of the local community, kura and marae means there is a steady stream of helping hands to work across the whenua and help achieve the shared vision.

With KMR support, over 6,000 trees went into the ground in 2023, with the next step to talk with neighbours about a plan to restore the entire length of the creek.

Mā pango, mā whero, ka oti te mahi Many hands make light work KMR Pou Tātaki Justine Daw

As at 30 October 2023, 22 months into operational delivery, KMR has achieved the following performance milestones: Jobs • 28 local businesses & 20 nurseries accredited as KMR suppliers.

• 57 people trained as KMR Field Advisors - many from local iwi/hapū.

• $11.837m in project value completed or contracted, supporting local employment.

• An estimated 190,000 hours of new work created (data as at 30 June 2023).

Engagement • KMR has engaged with 676 landowners.

• 514 Sediment Reduction Plans have been completed with landowners.

• KMR is working with 45% of the estimated 1,500 landowners in the catchment.

Nature • Over 100,000 hectares are managed under Sediment Reduction Plan or Tiaki Farm Plan.

• Over 554km of fencing is completed or contracted – from Dargaville to New Plymouth.

• Just under 1.275 million native plants are in the ground or contracted to plant.

• 282 hectares are planted or contracted to plant, mostly comprising of narrow riparian strips.

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He Tangata Ringa Raupa – Fencing the Kaipara

Ko Tokatoka te maunga Ko Ōtamatea te awa Ko Ōtamatea te marae He tangata ringa raupa If you head down Tanoa Road towards Ōtamatea Marae there you’ll find Bill Paikea or Uncle Bill as he is affectionately known by whānau, either fixing a fence, chairing a marae meeting or cleaning the gutter of the whare tūpuna. ‘He tangata ringa raupa’.

Raised in the old school way by his parents, Nepia Paikea and Huihana Toka, Uncle Bill never sits idle.

He understands the importance of the remediation, he has seen with his own eyes the devastation and loss of kaimoana caused by paru going into the waterways.

‘We don’t get kokata (flat pipi), mussels or

scallops in front of the mara anymore. Back in the day we could see the holes the silver belly tuna made, but not now’. Naturally, Uncle Bill has put his hand up to protect and remediate the Kaipara along with Environs Te Uri o Hau and Te Arai Native Nursery.

Through Te Uri o Hau, Uncle has already started fencing off the Kaipara. Experienced in fencing, he and his whānau fenced over 1,000 farms – small and large – within the Kaipara catchment before the remediation program came along. This was coupled with planting and pest control for over 20 years. Truly, Uncle Bill is ‘He kaitiaki o Te Uri o Hau’.

Well respected by farmers and landowners because he has a no mucking around

approach to his mahi. Uncle Bill sees himself as the protector of the Kaipara.

‘Things are changing, climate change etc fencing and planting is my mahi and I know the Kaipara like the back of my hand’

ABOVE: Leaning on the fence. Uncle Bill repairing a local boundary fence.

Uncle Bill works along side Environs Te Uri o Hau to restore the Kaipara for our future generations. To get in touch email environs@uriohau.co.nz or call 0800 ENVIRONS.

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Uncle Bill moving timber for Tanoa School Fencing.

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Kia Tupu, Kia Ora’ Māori Trade Training initiative celebrates successful first year ‘Kia Tupu, Kia Ora’, a Māori trade training initiative led

by Ngāti Hine Health Trust, has celebrated its first year successfully delivering a programme designed to expand and upskill the hauora and social services workforce in Te Tai Tokerau.

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ia Tupu, Kia Ora (If you nurture it, it will grow) is currently being delivered through the Trust’s participating Whānau Ora partners, actively supporting 19 cadets (Pihingā) to become work-ready, engage in foundational training programs such as the Diploma in Whānau Ora, and identify formal career pathways in nursing, social work, corrections, mental health & addictions and hauora.

The programme also provides an opportunity to invest in the targeted professional development of up to 47 existing kaimahi (Pihirau) to upskill and support employment resilience.

Kia Tupu, Kia Ora is underpinned by elements of the highly successful Maori Trade Training scheme, which originated more than sixty years ago and saw over 1100 young Māori entering the workforce through the trade scheme into careers of carpentry, mechanical, engineering and electrical.

The programme closed in the early 80s, but the former Labour government recognised the benefit of investing in Māori

Ngāti Hine Health Trusts’ Kia Tupu, Kia Ora programme lead, Reubena Milner (back left) with Pīhinga and Pīhirau from Whānau Ora partner, Te Rūnanga o Whaingaroa. Reubena says part of Kia Tupu Kia Ora’s success is the extension of manaakitanga and making connections. Photo: Ngāti Hine Health Trust

employment opportunities and developing a skilled workforce by opening the Māori Trades and Training Fund, managed by the Ministry of Social Development (MSD).

Ngāti Hine Health Trust is the second largest hauora service provider in Te Tai Tokerau, after Te Whatu Ora (formerly Northland District Health Board). The Trust has been serving the healthcare needs of

its local communities in Whangarei and mid-north for over thirty years.

Tumu Whakarae, Geoff Milner, says the COVID-19 global pandemic exacerbated the hauora and social services workforce deficit, which required a paradigm shift from its traditional passive stance and reliance on external institutions to leading an active role in workforce development.

“Covid-19 had a huge impact on hauora resources, globally. Retaining and attracting kaimahi across a range of disciplines is one of our current major challenges. Kia Tupu Kia Ora has brought a fresh dynamic by supporting our ability to grow a workforce from our own local resources which has certainly motivated innovative thinking on how we might transition into training our future workforce.”

Sibling Duo Triumphs in National Speech Competition

Alva Pomare acknowledged that the generation before her grew up with the trauma of being beaten for speaking te reo Māori in school.

Te Reo me ona Tikanga will survive when Te Reo becomes the first language in the home spoken on a day-to-day basis.

Sibling duo Tuhoronuku Smith,13, and Taiahoaho Smith, 11, competed on the national stage in the ‘Ngā Pukōrero o Apopo’ reo rangatira speech competition, bringing home the win.

However for the siblings and their whanau, their participation in the competition meant much more than bringing home the trophies.

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n Tuesday, October 3rd, taitamariki from kura around the nation gathered in Rotorua for the comeback of the Ngā Pū Kōrero o Apopo speech competition supported by Māori Women’s Welfare League (MWWL).

Ngā Pu Kōrero o Apōpō had been on a hiatus since 2019 when taitamariki had last participated in Whakaoriori - Masterton.

The resurgence of the Ngā Pū Kōrero o Apōpō kaupapa this year is something to celebrate as it helps to strengthen Māori youth and foster the next generation of whai-korero and young leaders.

From the Taitokerau region, Tuhoronuku Smith and Taiahoaho Smith competed

Both siblings performed spectacularly having gained the highest marks in each of their divisions for their fluency and appropriateness of language, knowledge and depth of subject, and the general effectiveness and presentation of their korero.

in the Intermediate Boys and Junior Girls sections respectively. The topic of kōrero for both siblings was, ‘Moumou Māori Ma!’. The topic of the korero aimed to inspire Māori to not waste the resources, treasures, skills, and knowledge they are bestowed with as people. In particular, the use and revitalisation of te reo Māori.

The parents Eli & Te Wairua Smith to Tuhoronuku and Taiahoaho, say that “te reo me ona tikanga is the pathway for revitalisation inside the whanau, hapu, and iwi.”

The duo are living proof of its effectiveness like many Taitamariki within hapū throughout Te Taitokerau.

Te reo Māori is a way of life that carries

Taiahoaho Smith & Tuhoronuku Smith

within it a unique worldview of values and philosophies continually handed down by every generation before them.

It is through a deeply nurtured love and understanding of te reo me ona tikanga being practised in the home is how they are able to thrive confidently as young Māori leaders.

Their stand-out presentations resulted in Tuhoronuku winning the ‘Te Atatu Branch’ award for the Intermediate Boys, and Taiahoaho winning the ‘E Tipu e Rea Trophy’ for the Junior girls. Overall, the day was a huge win for Tai Tokerau bringing home the win in all but one division. More so, it is great to see that so many of our Taitokerau taitamariki growing up experiencing the rich value of learning and speaking te reo Māori.

The revival of Ngā Pū Kōrero o Apōpō not only helped to showcase the brilliance and potential of our Taitamariki and their reo, but also provided them with a platform to contribute their thoughts and visions for the future.

TE KĀPEHU WHETŪ TE KĀPEHU WHETŪ (THE MĀORI STAR COMPASS) PROVIDES A LIBERATING APPROACH TO EDUCATION THAT IS FOUNDED ON TINO RANGATIRATANGA AND DELIVERED THROUGH A KAUPAPA MĀORI PARADIGM. OUR DREAM IS FOR A SUSTAINABLE WORLD WHERE WE CAN ‘PROSPER AND EXPRESS OURSELVES AS MĀORI.

For this vision to become reality at Te Kāpehu Whetū, the Kura, the whanau, the ākonga commit to an educa�onal journey that will challenge us at �mes but that is the price we are willing to pay, to acknowledge the men of the 28 Māori Ba alion and the sacrifice they gave so we could have be er lives.

Our educa�onal journey ahead is symbolised by a waka hourua and oceanic naviga�on. “Where are we going?” we remind ourselves that Kupe gave us direc�ons for voyaging into the next millennium.

"Let it be to the right of the sun, of the moon of the morning star on high” “Waiho i te taha katau o te ra, o te marama, o kōpū rere ai”

The 3 POU of our Kura: Kia Māori > Be Māori > BE A curriculum shaped by Te Reo Māori, �kanga and mātauranga Ngāpuhi Kia Mātau > Be Educated > KNOW Encouragement of innova�on, cri�cal inquiry and the development of individual knowledge and skills, Lifelong learners.

Kia Tū Rangatira Ai > Be Rangatira > DO A commitment to the pursuit of personal excellence and achievement; Living with mana.

TE KĀPEHU WHETŪ HAS AVAILABLE SPACES FOR 2024 IN YEAR 7, YEAR 8, AND YEAR 9….

HE PUNA MARAMA TRUST EDUCATION AT THE HEART OF OUR TRUST VISION IS ‘WHĀNAU PROSPERITY’. WE STRIVE TO POSITION ĀKONGA WITH THE MATAURANGA, AND SKILLS TO PURSUE THEIR GOALS, EXCELLENCE AND ACHIEVEMENT, FOR THEIR FUTURES THROUGH THE MAHI WE DO:

WE BELIEVE “IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD”

OUR LEADERSHIP ACADEMY OF A COMPANY – UTILISES THE HISTORY AND SYMBOLS OF THE 28 MĀORI BATTALION WHO PAID THE ULTIMATE PRICE FOR CITIZENSHIP, OUR YOUNG MEN DEVELOP TO HONOUR THE LEGACY.

OUR KURA TE KĀPEHU WHETŪ IS “NAVIGATING MĀORI FUTURES” FOR YEARS 1–13

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