Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke Kā Taki Auē! I ruka i te hau o aroha, kua whetūrakitia ki te pō, haere ki te tatau pounamu, ki Te Whare o Poutereraki. E kā hoia o te rā whakamaumahara Tama tū, Tama toa, moe mai rā. Koi wareware tātou e maumahara.
there were two beautiful kererū in the tree beside the path munching on berries.” Thank you to all those who came to host and tautoko the kaupapa, especially Te Hira Tauwhare who was in attendance every day on the pae. Our second turn at hosting begins on Sunday 30 May.
Lest we forget Mariana Phillips co-ordinated ANZAC commemorations, which began with an early morning service at Gallipoli Wharf, Rāpaki, followed by breakfast at the marae, before joining in at the Lyttelton Cenotaph.
CPIT Certificates Apologies to Mariata Laffey and Elaine Dell, whose names were omitted from the list in last months pānui. Congrats to you both.
Haere mai ngā pēpi Another moko for Mariata and Robin Laffey.
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Troy and his two sons Cody and Casey.
Congratulations to Buffy McKinnon, mokopuna of Jo and Val Couch, who recently graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies.
Also, congratulations to Michelle and Roy Tikao – a kōtiro, Ruby Rose Dawn born on 25 April. Rā whānau ki a koutou o Mātahi-ā-te tau (May) Enjoy your special day Ko tātou te whānau o Kāti Wheke e mihi atu nei.
Te Wānanga o Aotearoa Christchurch Graduations Te Waipounamu Manager Ripeka Paraone says, “there is always more we can learn about te reo Māori, tikanga Māori and tikanga marae.” Congratulations to all of the following students who have achieved certificates: Certificate in Tikanga Marae 2009, Anthony Robert Tikao, Aperahama Te-Aika Kipa, Harirota Kiwa PitamaSamuel, Henare Robert Tai, Hori Briggs, Huia Guthrie, Kopa lee, Philip Tikao, Roy Tikao, Tutehounuku Korako, Yvette Couch-Lewis. Certificate in Te Arataki Manu Kōrero 2008 (year 1 – level 49, Maria Tait, Maru Stirling. Certificate in Te Arataki Manu Kōrero 2008 (year 2 – level 5), Bev Gillies, Dawn Kottier, Mary Kamo, Matea Gillies, Nicholas Randle, Puamiria Parata-Goodall, Raynol Kamo, Reihana Parata, Te Horipo Karaitiana, Te Pura o Te Rangi Parata, Whitney Gillies. Advanced Certificate in Te Ara Reo Māori 2008 (year 2 – level 4), Eugene Rakena, Te Rahui Denny. Certificate in Te Ara Reo Māori 2009 (year 1-level 2), Hare Pitama, Karen Tikao. Certificate in Small Business Management 2009, June Swindells. Rīpeka has a second intake of Te Kāwai Raupapa. He mihi aroha, ka whakanuia koe Rīpeka mō te tautoko i tēnei kaupapa whakahirihira ki te whānau, ko Kāti Wheke tērā.
Tipuna-Whare a Wheke Date of Opening The board has set down the weekend of 26–28 November and was confirmed at the April rūnaka meeting. Whānau Pou Presentations The final date for receiving whānau whakapapa to be acknowledged on the whānau pou for our new Tïpuna Whare is the weekend of Queen’s Birthday 5–6 June. Please contact Riki Pitama to confirm the time. Mō Tātou – Te Hokinga Mai at Robert McDougall Gallery Our first turn at hosting the Ngāi Tahu exhibition began with a handover from Taumutu on 28 March and ended on 4 April with a handover to the whānau from Arowhenua. One kaumātua commented: “If you park in the Armagh Street part of Hagley Park, you can have a free parking ticket and a pass to catch the Caterpillar which takes visitors on a guided tour of the Botanic Gardens. I used it to get back to my car and found it very informative and really made my day. When I got off at the hothouse
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