Tangata Tiaki A meeting was held on Wednesday 8 December to discuss the heke tuna fishing for this coming season. Invitations were sent out to all previous permit holders, local hapū and whānau. The aim of this hui was to discuss the regulations now that there is a mātaitai in place, which restores the customary fishery of the lake and restores our traditions around the lake to avoid conflict at the drains.
the Jim Wright Te Kaio Memorial Trust and Pūtahi Farm Development structures. Wairewa Rūnanga is the sole shareholder. We need to ensure Jim Wright’s amazing generosity and legacy is never forgotten by successive generations. Rā Whakawhanaukataka – Sports Day Saturday March 5 - Rāpaki Please mark this in your 2011 calendar. The annual Te Pātaka Sports day is to be hosted by Rāpaki, we will focus on the kids in the morning and then waka ama in the afternoon. It should be another fun day, and if by then you haven’t had a chance to visit Rāpaki to check out their flash new whare, this will be it.
Te Kaio Farm We have an obligation to the land left by Jim Wright for our future generations. We now have an opportunity to build on the Wairewa Mahinga Kai Cultural Park ki uta ki tai, whether we are growing organic beef, lamb, vegetables or whitebait. It is all mahinga kai, something Wairewa was famous for and the reason our ancestors settled here. Our core values of manaakitanga and kaitiakitanga are our fundamental point of difference. If we can engage our people in a positive and productive manner and create a space that they want to be part of we will have succeeded. If that space also provides learning and opportunities for our rakatahi and those that follow, we will have fulfilled Jim’s wishes. So far we have successfully secured the Jim Wright bequest and negotiated and settled the testimonial dispute. As a rūnanga we have agreed to the structures required to care for this gift and have now implemented
Apologises to the whānau of Gladys MacDougall (Clough) of Wairewa for printing her name incorrectly in September Te Pānui Rūnaka.
Te Taumutu Rūnanga Merry Kirihimete, ā, kia pai ō koutou Tau Hou He hōnore, he korōria ki te atua He maungarongo ki te whenua He whakaaro pai ki ngā tāngata katoa i te wā Kirihimete, ā, mō te tau hou hoki Nō reira, kia hari, kia koa, kia tūpato i ō koutou haerenga ā, kia tau te rangimārie hoki i tēnei wā whakatā. Raukawa Graduate
Congratulations
Congratulations to Tania Nutira who has successfully completed a Bachelor of Māori Design and Art. Tania travelled to the Ōtaki campus of Te Wānanga o Raukawa on a regular basis for her study. She has previously graduated with a Bachelor of Māori Information and Management, also from Raukawa. Her whānau are extremely proud of her! Kā pai Tarns! PS: Photo is Tania at a previous Te Manawa Whenua CPIT Graduation ceremony. Aroha mai we don’t have a more recent Grad photo.
Aporonia Arahanga, daughter of Meikura and Huata Arahanga, was recently awarded the Overall Group Winner in the Te Puna Wānaka Award for Excellence – Okea Ururoatia – Rakatahi Supreme Award, Year 9 and 10, Canterbury. Her leadership and cultural contributions to her whānau, hapū, marae and school were all recognised as contributing factors to her winning the award.
Mokopuna of Roberta and the late Korako Arahanga, Aporonia is year 10 at Christchurch Girls High School. She is sitting level 3 NCEA Te Reo Māori this year with intentions and aspirations to attend University next year. Her goal is to have a University degree before she finishes high school in three years time. Aporonia has a huge passion for music, composing and writing.
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