Postal ballot and nominations
The rūnanga has been without a full-time office administrator for a number of months, so there was a delay in notifying our rūnanga members about the postal ballot for the Koukourārata Representative and appointment committee.
On my first day I didn’t have access to the records, so Jacqui Burling-Claridge kindly stepped in to help and I can’t thank her enough. Those appointed to these positions will be confirmed and notified and announced to our rūnanga in due course.
Thank you
A big thank you to Doug Timothy and Ricki Lewis for clearing the rubbish from the paddock adjacent to the creek, along with starting the big job of burning the huge piles of wood from the downed and cut trees.
Pānui contributions
If there are any good news stories from within the whānau that you would like to share, please email me with all the details and I will happily submit them for publication.
Just a reminder that if you are going to submit photos, they should be high resolution (300DPI) or bigger, which means the file size will be about 100KB or bigger.
Joint venture with Lincoln University
Exciting things are happening in this space. Stay tuned for news and pictures.
Wairewa Rūnanga He maimai aroha
This Matariki has not be an easy one with the loss of so many loved ones near and far. Our heartfelt aroha is extended to all our whānau who have lost a loved one over the past months especially the Robinson, Bunker, Simon-Maaka and Kuruwaka whānau.
Nō reira he aha te hau e pupuri nei, he hau nō te whare a Tūkainanapia, he hau e kawe mai nei te karaka a Tahu Kumeroa, a Tahu Whakairo, ā ko te hau kaitakata tēnei hau kōheki, hitaratara tōku kiri i te rere a tēnei hau, nei te kakau mahara e taki tou mō koutou. Kāore e hoki te aroha e kaikinikini i au, ka timu te tai ki hea? Ā ki Poranui, e rere ana ki te moana. Tāria roa, tē pari mai i waiho mokemoke mai, me he tōroa tīkapa e haroa ana e te Upoko o Tahumataa, tē hoki mai.
Wairewa Rūnanga extends our prayers to those who are currently sick that they may soon recover.
Congratulations
Wairewa Rūnanga extends our congratulations to Charisma Rangipuna, on her ministerial appointment to Te Taura Whiri (the Māori Language Commission) in July. This appointment is an excellent recognition of the work Charisma has undertaken over the years to promote and revitalise te reo Māori me ōna tikaka within her own whānau, hapū and iwi – with a particular focus on the promotion of using te reo Māori in the home. As general manager of Te Taumatua at Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, Charisma also provides assistance in increasing Kāi Tahu cultural capacity. She is dedicated to these kaupapa and we believe she will be a great asset to Te Taura Whiri. Naiā te reo manahau ki a koe e te tuakana, e te tuahine, nau i pīkau tēnei kaupapa mō tātou, mō kā uri a muri ake nei.
Charisma Rangipuna.
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