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Kopuawai Te Kōhanga Reo o Whakatū turns 40!
Kopuawai Te Kōhanga Reo o Whakatū is celebrating our 40th Anniversary and would like to invite anyone wanting to attend to register for the day or to attend te Mākete Pō.
Mauri Ora
The Mauri Ora (cultural) pillar is a critical kaupapa and focusses on our identity as Ngāti Rārua. History, whakapapa, waiata, tikanga and kawa specific to Ngāti Rārua will be explored, debated and celebrated as part of an ongoing series of wānanga and engagement with iwi members. Through our cultural strategy we hope our members will identify proudly as Ngāti Rārua because they will be strong in their Ngāti Rāruatanga. Please find below our mauri ora posts.
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Tuia : Mentoring rangatahi Māori
Rangatahi Māori (18- 25 yrs) from the Nelson region who are actively involved with their community and have leadership potential can apply for this awesome development opportunity.
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Te Taungahuru: You're invited!
To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the signing of our settlement with the Crown, we are bringing whānau together from across the motu on 18-19 November for activities, whakawhanaungatanga and celebrations. You are warmly invited to attend the festivities – all we ask whānau to do is register.
Matauranga
Expressions of Interest invited
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Rārua is wanting to extend capacity and capability in its Mauri Ora (Cultural) and Hononga (Social) team and invites expressions of interest in the following newly established roles across Te Tauihu.
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Kia Pai Te Reo Ki Wairau
We held our third Kia Pai Te Reo wānanga in Wairau recently.
TRC
Kaimahi hou: Te Whare Rangahau o Tokomaru
On Monday 18 September Trustees, kaimahi from Motueka, Whakatū and Wairau and manuhiri welcomed Dr Lorraine Eade and Rowena Cudby into their new roles at Te Whare Rangahau o Tokomaru (Tokomaru Research Centre).
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Exhibition explores Te Tauihu kapa haka
As the kapa haka community in Whakatū Nelson prepares to welcome thousands of students to the country’s biggest primary school kapa haka competition, hundreds gathered in the central city last week to support the launch of a special exhibition dedicated to the performing art.
Matauranga
Kia Pai Ki Mua Wānanga summary
This summary of the wānanga first held in 2022 is being made available digitally for your benefit as whānau, to give you a record of the kōrero. This kōrero essentially tells the story of Ngāti Rārua from the time ofngā hekenga through to the present day.
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Register now for Te Uru Ahupūtea wānanga
Lots of our registered whānau have already signed up to Te Uru Ahupūtea wānanga – and there’s more courses starting very soon. Run online by Ka Uruora, the free, four-week course teaches financial literacy skills with the aim of developing a plan to help you prepare for home ownership. Completing
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Te Āwhina Marae Wānanga
There's a double wānanga at Te Āwhina Marae at the end of September. Mike Matchitt will run a wānanga whakairo - mahi toki (working with an adze) and Shelley Davies will run a writing workshop unlike any other - check out the details and the videos.
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Education Minister praises Ngāti Rārua Ka Ora Ka Ako programme
“There’s one in particular that really stands out for me, and that is Victory School in Nelson and the work that the iwi have done down there to lead that programme, and the difference that it has made to young people’s attendance and engagement in that particular school.”
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Nau mai, haere mai kaimahi hau
Last week Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Rārua officially welcomed Ngawaina Joy Shorrock to her new role as Pou Mauri Ora | Cultural manager, and Nicki Kitson as Pou Āwhina Tāhūhū at Te Hauora o Ngāti Rārua. Nice to have them on board!