in places, which is probably how the ride-on mower and Hoani’s van ended up in tricky spots. However all was eventually put right with the help of Edward’s truck. Or at least that’s the story - we have no photographic evidence to corroborate it because Rebekah, our photographer for the day, was busy with Rose and Marlene in the garden.
sign in hand, Cairo Te Wahia Griffin on the Ukulele, Kiringaua Cassidy on the trumpet and Tumai Cassidy on percussion and vocals performed a number of waiata and pop tunes and in less than an hour they had raised a grand total of $141.50! Ka rere kā mihi i ruka i te au o aroha ki a koutou kā whānau o Ōtautahi kua rararu nei i ngā rū whenua. Ahakoa he iti, he rau aroha tēnei.
Toni ready to prune even more from the rosemary bush. Käi Tahu buskers; Cairo Te Wahia Graffin, Kiringaua Cassidy and Tumai Cassidy. Whare Māori We had a visit from a “Whare Māori”, a film crew who are making a documentary series about carved houses. The show will screen on Māori TV in the middle of the year. All of them had visited before at one time or another, so it was great to renew old acquaintances on a new kaupapa. Although the piece on Ōtākou will be only ten minutes of one episode, it took three full days to get all the footage for it! Aunt Jean was a bit nervous at first but showed herself to be a real trouper, handling two hours in front of the camera like a natural. It was fascinating to see our home marae through the eyes of Rau, an architect well versed in te Ao Whakairo, who will front the series, and as the crew headed off to Bluff on the last day, we were struck with the many ways that we connect with each other in te Ao Māori.
Jon-Paul, Te Amo and Wendi hard at work in the harakeke. See the website for more pictures http://www. otakourunaka.co.nz/index.php/runaka/gallery_display/ Young Kāi Tahu Buskers Raise Funds For Earthquake Victims
In December last year, three young Kāi Tahu lads from Ōtākou and Puketeraki Rūnaka took to the streets of Dunedin, to raise funds for their Christchurch whanauka who have been affected by the earthquakes. Off they marched to the Dunedin City Council offices to apply for their busking permits, which they discovered to their absolute delight were free! So with their home-made
Ngäi Tahu Treaty Festival The Ngāi Tahu Waitangi celebrations at Ōtākou Marae started with rays of Tamanui-te-rā beaming down on the hau kāinga while they were preparing for the day’s activities. Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou welcomed over 400 people onto the marae for the Ngāi Tahu Treaty Festival. Many were locals from the wider Ōtepoti region and some used the day as an educational experience, local mayors, councillors and MPs were also present. On the day, mayors, councillors and MPs spoke about how they can work more effectively with Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou. Te Waka Kōtuia and the tamariki of Ōtākou marae entertained the crowd with waiata and haka and sang all the local favourites. The day was also an opportunity for the marae to showcase their plans for the new wharekai. They welcomed the opportunity to talk with the local councils to achieve this project. It was definitely an awesome day, sitting in the sun, catching up with whānau and enjoying each other’s company.
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