satriani reihana
Ngäi Tahu te iwi, Ngäti Huirapa te hapü, te marae ko Te Hapa o Nui Tïrene, te maunga ko Aoraki Waikato te iwi, Ngäti Mähanga te hapü, te marae ko Te Kaharoa, te maunga ko Taupiri
he tangata WHAT CONSTITUTES A GOOD DAY?
A day where you get to spend time with whänau and friends.
WHAT NEW ZEALANDER DO YOU MOST ADMIRE? WHY?
There are two strong Mäori women that I admire because they work really hard to keep te reo Mäori alive and well here in Waitaha. They are Hana O’Regan and Haani Huata.
ONE THING YOU COULD NOT LIVE WITHOUT? My whänau.
IF YOU COULD LIVE ANYWHERE, WHERE WOULD IT BE?
If I couldn’t live in Aotearoa, I’d live on Aitütaki.
WHO IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN YOUR LIFE?
My papa (grandfather), he and Nana raised me when I was little.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE SONG?
I have more than one; any song by Ruia Aperahama and Lauren Hill’s His Eye is On the Sparrow.
ON WHAT OCCASION DO YOU TELL A LIE? Not telling.
WHAT CONSTITUTES A BAD DAY?
Getting caught up in other people’s dramas!
about 6 years old and still believed in Santa, I snapped my papa and nana sneaking a bike into the whare. It was funny watching them trying to explain that Santa had arrived early.
WHAT COUNTRY WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO VISIT?
France, I really want to see the Eiffel Tower.
DO YOU BUY LOTTO? No, I’m too young.
DO YOU BELIEVE IN REINCARNATION? EVEN IF YOU DON’T, WHAT WOULD YOU COME BACK AS IF YOU COULD?
I kinda believe in it, because people are always saying that I remind them of someone, usually a tipuna. If I could come back as something else, it would be a lion because I would be king of the jungle!
WHAT IS THE BEST GIFT YOU’VE EVER RECEIVED?
The pounamu I received recently from my hapü, this very special to me because it was gifted to me by my iwi.
FAVOURITE WAY TO CHILL OUT? Jamming with friends.
WHAT IS YOUR MOST ADMIRABLE QUALITY? Käore te kümara e körero ana mö töna ake reka!
WHAT IS THE LAST BOOK YOU READ?
Being sucked up by a tornado!
Our class at kura read The Freedom Writer’s Club.
DO YOU HAVE A FAVOURITE SUPERHERO?
WHO IS YOUR FAVOURITE AUTHOR?
WHAT IS YOUR WORST CHARACTER FLAW?
IF YOU HAD TO WATCH SPORT ON TELEVISION, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST FEAR?
Superman, because he has an “S” for Satriani on his top!
I don’t have one.
I’m not always the best listener – something I’m working on.
Rugby league – GO THE RABBITOHS!
WHICH TALENT WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO HAVE?
Placing in the National Manu Körero Speech Comps!
I would like to be more artistic.
WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE CHILDHOOD MEMORY? Just before Christmas day when I was
Nei a Satriani Reihana, te puhi märeikura i take iho mai i te karamata o Aoraki i te Wao-nuio-Takaroa…he ihumänea he ihuoneone, he käkano nö ngä maruwehi te manahua ake nei… Ko te taitama-wahine nei he äkonga nö Te Kura Kaupapa Mäori o Te Whänau Tahi, kei te reanga 12 e upoko pakaru ana. Ara noa atu ngä pümanawa kua whakatöngia ki roto i tënei; he pü ki te ïere, he toki ki te häkinakina, he tino mö te möteatea-ä-körero. I eke panuku ia i roto i ngä whakataetae Manu Körero (wähanga tuakana, Reo Mäori), i roto hoki i ngä whakataetae Kapa Haka (Kura Tuarua) i tënei tau. He tauira pai mä öna täina, e ora rawa atu nei Te Reo Rangatira me öna tikanga i roto i a ia. Kawe ai ia i öna mätua i öna tüpuna i öna maunga whakahï, ahakoa haere ki hea. A leader-of-tomorrow, Satriani Reihana is endowed with natural abilities – from music to sport to oratory. This year Satriani attended Ngä Manu Körero national speech competitions where she represented Waitaha in Rotorua and achieved third place in her section. An ambassador for te reo and tikanga Mäori, she attends Te Rünanga o Ngäi Tahu’s Kura Reo and is currently completing 200 level papers at the University of Canterbury while still at secondary school. He rangatira mö äpöpö anö tënei.
WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT?
HOW MANY PAIRS OF SHOES DO YOU OWN?
WHAT FOOD COULD YOU NOT LIVE WITHOUT?
WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE PLACE IN NEW ZEALAND?
CHICKEN... butter, fried, roasted, Kentucky...
Shoes are a girl’s best friend and I don’t have enough of them.
Ötautahi, more specifically... my bedroom! te Karaka RAUMATI 2009
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