waiho i te toipoto, kaua i te toiroa - Te Ropu Whakahau

Team came to our rescue and provided thecard for the cloaks and cut up 4000 cardboardfeathers to adorn them. We used crayons andfood colouring and were pleasantly surprisedat the beautiful results.We also rolled out this programme to Rehuamarae and to Te Puawaitanga and we assistedin a Matariki walk and talk session atthe local Church.Christchurch City Libraries rolled out a programmewhich included all of the above plus,school visits where each class learnt aboutMatariki and then were involved in an interactivestorytelling session finishing off with theKakahu Moemoea art activity which was enjoyedby everyone.Te wiki o te reo Māori followed on the heels ofMatariki this year so once again we werescrabbling for materials and resources but Iam proud to say that our tumeke Māori ServicesTeam, supported by colleagues, turnedit into a huge success despite the continualshaky interruptions.The Earthquake threw up some major challengesfor us in terms of access to materials tomake this happen but, our brilliant Bindery17