Mātene’s exhibition conveyed his close relationship with art from a survival instinct, made from a left-handed point-of-view and includes weaving, carving, painting and sketches. Mātene presented Hana with a pikau
whakairo from his exhibition as a koha in appreciation of her taking the time to visit and share her knowledge with us. E te Puna Mātauraka, e Hana, tēnā anō koe.
Hana O’Regan rāua ko Matene Climie.
Mariana Williams-Wilson, Ripeka Wilson me te pepe, Taimania.
Maia Whiterod, Amiria Whiterod, Lisa Cook (background) me te pepe, Taimania.
Robyn Cook, Meronea Carkeek, Donna Carkeek, Amiria Carkeek.
Hukarere Scholarship I te mutunga o te tau 2013 i wikitōria a Kaylah Stirling i te karahipi ‘Te Puāwaitanga’. He karahipi tēnei mā ngā taiohi o Aotearoa e eke panuku ana i ngā mahi a te kura tuatahi. Ko te whiwhinga ki a Kaylah he haere ki te Kura Kōtiro Māori o Hukarere. Ka utua katoatia tāna haere mō ngā tau e rima. Ko te pāngarau me te reo Māori ngā pukenga matua a Kaylah. He kaha ia ki te pānui pukapuka pakimaero i ōna wā wātea me te tākaro netipāoro. Me kore ake Te Kura o Ōtaki, Te Whānau o Te Korowai Whakamana kua kore a Kaylah e toa i tēnei karahipi, nā konā te whānau Stirling ki Ōtaki e mihi kau atu ana ki ngā pouako o Kaylah mō tēnei whiwhinga nui whakaharahara.
Kaylah Stirling in her Hukarere uniform.
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