HE KUPU WHAKATAKINĀ TE HEAMANA ME TE POUWHAKAHAERE

Haere Mai

Welcome to the Kōanga edition of Te Puna. We hope everyone has been able to keep well over the winter months, it certainly has been an unnerving time for many of our whānau as we have navigated the cold and flu season. It is fair to say that this winter has been particularly tough! However, we are definitely past the worst with the longer days and warmer climate andso we can now look forward to the fruits of Kōanga (Spring).

Tangi te Wharauroa

Waiho kia tangi āna

Tangi te Kawekawea

Waiho kia tangi āna (au)

E tatari atu ana kia aroaromāhana

Ka taka mai te āhuru

Koia!

Pūpūwha manawa o Tama

Whakaeaea manawa o Tama, Tamaariki, Tamahoumoa, Tamateihorangi.

Hikitia ki te rangi, Ranginui, Rangiroa, Rangitahua, Tahua nuku, tahua rangi

E Tū e hōmai nei tō waiora ora, he ora

He ora ko tōu manawa, ko taku manawa

Tēnei hoki tōu manawa ka tina

Tēnei hoki tōu manwa ka toka

Tēnei hoki tōu manawa ka poutāikitia, ā ka noho tōu manawa,

He manawa ora e hai

In this Kōanga edition we have focussed a little on our Ngāti Tama Reo Strategy, Tama Kōrero 50/50, with comments from some of our reo champions about what has inspired them in their reo journey.

We also take a look back to our Puanga ceremony with whānau in June to mark the revival of this celebration as an iwi and its importance to us for future planning

As many of you will know, we have had some movements within the broader team and we wish them all the best in their new endeavours. Leanne Manson retired from the board during the AGM at the end of June, followed by our Pou Whakawhiti (Comms) lead, Christina Harris-Pākeho who crossed over to Oranga Tamariki, and most recently our Pouahurea, Johannah Kātene-Burge shifted back to the north with her whānau.

We have some exciting kaupapa happening over the next few months with our Ngāti Tama Kapa Haka, Te Ranga Kōrero and of course Ipukarea in Blenheim in November. The Board will also be having the FY22 AGM in January 2023 so please mark the date.

Finally, it was bought to our attention after the last edition of Te Puna that there were several spelling mistakes, particularly the names of some of our prominent whānau members, both past and present. For this we unreservedly apologise!

AHUREA | STIMULATE LEARNERS OF TE REO, TIKANGA AND WHAKAPAPA