Cultural Identity & Connectivity/Leadership

Taiohi & Rangatahi Leadership Programmes

Te Runanga o Ngāti Awa ran a number of programmes in 2018 for rangatahi including a holiday leadership programme. The holiday programme focussed on providing leadership experiences for rangatahi who had an opportunity to plan, lead and implement digital creative story telling, compose a rap in Te Reo Māori on bullying and prodcued an interactive eBook that was launched on a website built by the rangatahi.

Our 2018 Rangatahi Leadership Programme participants were: RANGATAHI/TAIOHI 2018 LEADERSHIP AWARDS

1 Herataimai Eruera

2 Taoitekura Eruera

3 Te Kete Eruera Te Pahipoto Te Pahipoto Te Pahipoto

4 Te Pora Hona

5 Taiata Hona 6 Ōhora Kawana

Ngā Maihi Ngā Maihi Ngāti Pukeko 7 Te Iwitoa Kruger-Taylor Warahoe 8 Te Paekitawhiti Ririnui-Boudette Te Patuwai/Maumoana 9 Ipo Umuhuri Ngāti Pukeko 10 Aronia Whatuira Ngā Maihi

Creative Reo Wānanga

A Te Reo Māori promotion video produced by Uenuku Jefferies featuring different hapū members at various levels of te reo Māori competency was released to highlight our activities and explaining why learning te reo Māori is important to the participants. These wānanga are very popular as they provide a safe and comfortable domain for all participants to practise, develop and learn. They also give ngā uri an opportunity to express and develop their creative talents through three workshops which are run at each wānanga - mahi toi, waihanga waiata and waihanga kōrero. Our kaiako have included Te Kei Merito, Moerangi Black, Pouroto Ngaropo, Dr Agnes McFarland, Erana Koopu, Reremoana Pitau and Beau Stowers.

Karakia Tawhito Wānanga

Run for the first time by Te Runanga o Ngāti Awa, twenty-five people registered. The feedback was excellent. Participants learnt the origins, structure and different types of karakia tawhito.

Kuia Harvest Wānanga and Harvest

These wānanga have a following, despite October being a very busy month for iwi in general. Up to 40 people attended. The wānanga are a pre-requisite to attending a harvest. Information on the history of Moutohorā, kōrero on how to identify their rua and harvest is provided. The processing of the kuia was carried out at Te Mānuka Tūtahi Marae by a small dedicated team who started early and did not finish until late evening. This team is keen to share their learnings with all hapū of Ngāti Awa and pass on that mantle.

Ngāti Awa and the Treaty of Waitangi/ Whakamaumahara o te Tīriti o Waitangi

Since the mid 1980’s Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa have commemorated the signing of the Treaty by Ngāti Awa on the 16 June each year.

Traditionally, the day begins with a 6.00am karakia at Pōhaturoa .

Whakapapa Wānanga

Forty-nine people registered online for this wānanga but up to 60 attended. The feedback from the attendees has been very positive.

Karanga Wānanga

We had an incredible turn out for these wānanga. A draft booklet has been compiled with samples of the karanga that were composed by the participants.