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Te Korowai Aroha o Aotearoa<br />
TKAA NEWSLETTER NOV <strong>2018</strong><br />
HE PANUI...<br />
E ngā mana, e aku Rangatira, e te iwi whānui, nei anō te mihi kau atu ana ki a koutou, tangi ana te manawa<br />
mō te hunga kua ngaro atu i te tirohanga kanohi, kua whakakī ngā whāruarua ō ngā tūpuna ki te huinga<br />
o te kahurangi. Tēnei te mihi whānui ki a rātou kua riro ki te kāpunipunitanga o ngā wairua.<br />
Kua mihia, kua tangihia rātou, nō reira ko rātou ki a rātou, ko tātou ki a tātou. Tihei mauri ora!<br />
Tēnei te reo maioha o Te Korowai Aroha o Aotearoa e rere atu ki a kotou.<br />
The Kōmiti Tumuaki o Te Korowai Aroha o Aotearoa wishes to announce the resignation<br />
of its Pouarahi Moerangi Rakaupai as the organisation looks towards its future direction.<br />
During her tenure Moerangi has implemented a move to whānau centered training with a concentration on the<br />
combination of youth programs through E Tū Whānau and Mahuri Totara with Mauri Ora Training<br />
which concentrates on whānaucentric solutions. Moerangi also advocated the design and implementation<br />
of an Indigenous Qualifications Framework (Te Aratiatia) which was officially launched in 2016.<br />
We acknowledge her contribution to Te Korowai Aroha and wish her well in her future endeavours.<br />
In the interim the Kōmiti Tumuaki (Board) have appointed Lindsay Poutama the current Te Rau (Chairperson) as<br />
Executive Chair and will fill Moerangi’s role until a new Pouarahi is appointed. The Kōmiti<br />
Tumuaki wish to reassure all staff and stakeholders that it is “business as usual” and if there<br />
are any concerns or issues arising from this notification, please do not hesitate to contact me.<br />
Lindsay Poutama -<br />
Te Rau- Te Korowai Aroha o Aotearoa
Rita Ataahua Peka - Reuben<br />
26 August 1980 - 27 August <strong>2018</strong><br />
“He manu rongo, e rere, e rere<br />
E rere ra, ki reira ki reira<br />
Ko te maunga tapu, te wahi tapu<br />
o te kororia...”<br />
Contact us<br />
TARI<br />
(07) 308 0585<br />
TE RAU<br />
INTERIM EXECUTIVE CHAIR<br />
LINDSAY POUTAMA<br />
lindsay@tkaa.org.nz<br />
021 907 294<br />
TE OHU KANIWHANIWHA<br />
TIPENE TIHEMA-BIDDLE<br />
Kaiwhakaako<br />
Curriculum<br />
Development Adviser<br />
tipene@tkaa.org.nz<br />
(07) 308 0585<br />
COMMUNICATIONS/DESIGN<br />
HINEMAUKURANGI SIMPSON<br />
Kaiwhakatairanga<br />
Communications Adviser<br />
kura@tkaa.org.nz<br />
(07) 308 0585<br />
TE OHU RĀTONGA<br />
DOT MAREROA<br />
Pouwhakahaere<br />
Operations Manager<br />
dot@tkaa.org.nz<br />
021 242 0605<br />
KIMI GORDINE-WHAKARURU<br />
Kaiawhina<br />
Administration Adviser<br />
kimi@tkaa.org.nz<br />
021 242 7558<br />
website : www.tekorowai.org<br />
Check us out on Facebook :<br />
https://www.facebook.com/
Mauri Ora is a very special, unique and highly regarded learning pathway. It opens the doorway to the collective consciousness that is the<br />
essence of whānau, hapū and iwi. Tapping direct into ancient wisdom, techniques and insights handed down from their ancestors, Mauri<br />
Ora participant’s learn to apply these proven solutions in the modern world to help resolve the challenges and issues confronting whānau.<br />
This year Mauri Ora was held in Northland and The Wairarapa consecutively. 9 noho per site for <strong>2018</strong><br />
Maki Parker Patria Tamaka Keelan Ransfield<br />
Mauri Ora<br />
Northland<br />
Wairarapa<br />
Māhuri Tōtara<br />
Northland<br />
Wairarapa<br />
Tanya Tautari<br />
Jason Mareroa<br />
Māhuri Tōtara are the sapling Tōtara plants that are sheltered beneath the protection of the great Tōtara.<br />
In this wānanga rangatahi are taken through intensive training to equip them to be leaders today with their<br />
whānau, hapū and iwi.<br />
Māhuri Tōtara Wānanga are currently held in Northland and The Wairarapa, rangatahi have attended 5 noho<br />
in <strong>2018</strong>
Mātua Whāngai - Te Korowai Aroha is honoured to present Mātua Whāngai; Developed by Te Korowai Aroha o Aotearoa, with Oranga<br />
Tamariki – Ministry for Children. Mātua Whāngai is another learning pathway created under the authority of Te Aratiatia which mandates<br />
the authenticity of Mātauranga Māori or indigenous knowledge in Aotearoa. Through traditional Māori narratives, understandings<br />
and analysis, Mātua Whāngai will work toward offering insight and knowledge invaluable to the growth of tamariki Māori in Aotearoa.<br />
Mātua Whāngai<br />
BOP<br />
Tipene Tihema-Biddle<br />
Te Paeārahi<br />
Whakatane<br />
Kim Eriksen-Downs<br />
Te Paeārahi - This programme prepares Kaiwhakaruruhau to facilitate wānanga. The wānanga is unique in that it gives learners insight<br />
into the transmission of knowledge in a wānanga setting alongside skills required to teach and train in workshops. The principles of Te<br />
Paeārahi are based on the Tāne-nui-a-rangi kōrero and will equip learners with the techniques and strategies to cater more effectively<br />
for Māori learning styles. It includes skills of facilitation, principles of learning and teaching, group development, lesson planning,<br />
learning styles, assessment, evaluation and mini teach.<br />
Te Paeārahi is made up of four noho marae held over eight months.
Akonga kōrero...<br />
Leon Wharekura - Graduated as Mauri Ora Kaiwhakaruruhau 2013<br />
“Becoming a tauira of Te Korowai Aroha’s Mauriora 2013 course was one<br />
of the best decisions I’ve ever made in my life. The teachings and learnings<br />
gained at every noho throughout the year have allowed me to add positive<br />
contributions in all areas of my whānau, marae, haapori, hapū and iwi engagement.<br />
Most importantly, in my current role as a youth mentor supporting<br />
rangatahi and their whānau within my own community”.<br />
When hope is lost and the ability to dream sounds like a foreign<br />
language to our uncertain youth and their whānau; the<br />
imperatives, principles and practicums set out in this course not only<br />
opened my own eyes and ears to the abundance of mātauranga left<br />
by our tūpuna, it set me in good stead to becoming a more assertive<br />
coach and kaiwhakarurhau to my people. It also prepared me to<br />
detect and scent out the adversary when dealing with ways of dysfunction,<br />
oppression, racism, imposter tikanga, and false illusions of being.<br />
One poignant transformation would have to be the Decolonisation workshops.<br />
A Noho that I will never forget and have forever etched those awakenings<br />
into the way I see the people I serve. My hope for Te Korowai Aroha is that it<br />
continues to spread its empowering teachings to all who desire to work with<br />
whānau, hapū and iwi.”<br />
Mauri Ora - Leon<br />
Jo Grace - Graduated as Mauri Ora Kaiwhakaruruhau 2015<br />
“If I were to quote what Mauri Ora was about, it would be to quote Jozie<br />
Karanga, that it was “dispelling the illuision.” The illusion of living and breathing<br />
in a pakeha world as a kaimahi. By the normalisation and acculturation<br />
of pakeha processes as opposed to the ancient practices of our tipuna which<br />
kept whānau together, thriving. It was about repatriation as a Māori to my<br />
whānau, hapū and Iwi. It is about understanding the violations that were imposed<br />
upon us as a people and recognizing and rebuking the practices that are<br />
inherent in a pakeha whare.<br />
Most importantly it gave me skills to navigate my way through the suicide of<br />
my 21 year old daughter. I honestly do not believe I could have made my way<br />
through the loss if not for the skills I learned with Te Korowai Aroha O Aotearoa.<br />
Mauri Ora gives you the strength to face adversity, to face all negativity that<br />
comes to you and and walk through it with the coping mechanisms to make positive<br />
changes for myself, my whānau and the whānau I serve in the community.”<br />
2015 Graduated Mauri Ora<br />
2016 Graduated Turanga Whanau<br />
<strong>2018</strong> Enrolled on Te Paeārahi Whakatipu Rangatira<br />
<strong>2018</strong> Enrolled on Mātua Whāngai<br />
Dave Goodall – Graduated as a Mauri Ora Kaiwhakaruruhau 2017<br />
Prior to Mauri Ora I was aware of my Māori heritage, I grew up in<br />
Taumarunui with a deep connection to the rivers and lands<br />
of the region. I spent my childhood at either our whānau<br />
farm, at Kauriki Marae, playing rugby or swimming in the<br />
local rivers. I was loved and I have fond memories of my childhood.<br />
My father is Pakeha and my mother is Māori, Ngāti Hinemihi, Ngāti Tūwharetoa.<br />
With this whakapapa I grew up with a sense of entitlement, I believed my heritage<br />
entitled me to approximately 2000 acres of land, and after my mother<br />
passed away 30 years ago I lived a completely Pakeha life within Te Ao Hurihuri.<br />
I was the ultimate cliché of a part-time Māori boy who came from small<br />
town, rural New Zealand. I was able to “play the Māori card” when it suited<br />
me. I had a Pakeha wife, a Pakeha job, a Pakeha house complete with a Pakeha<br />
mortgage, Pakeha thoughts and a Pakeha life. After years spent “keeping up<br />
with the Jones’s” and accumulating stuff, I could sense there was something<br />
missing in my life. So I saw a facebook post advertising Mauri Ora by an outfit<br />
called Te Korowai Aroha o Aotearoa I was strangely drawn to it and thought<br />
this “course” could teach me a little more of my Ngāti Tūwharetoa whakapapa<br />
as Mauri Ora 2017 was to be held within Tūwharetoa.<br />
When I arrived at Korohe Marae for the first Mauri Ora noho of 2017 I felt<br />
completely out of my comfort zone. I distinctly recall wanting to jump into my<br />
car and drive home. Seeing my beautiful aunty (Aunty Hinekahu Gotty) was all<br />
the confirmation I required, I knew right then and there that I was in the right<br />
place, and I also knew that I had to complete this journey and see Mauri Ora<br />
through to the end, I remembered asking Aunty what this Mauri Ora “course”<br />
was all about, she replied, “Mauri Ora will affirm your place as Māori within<br />
Te Ao Māori.<br />
With this I was willing to open my mind up to new ways of thinking. These<br />
people quickly became familiar and I now regard them all as whānau. We set<br />
down a Kawa to guide us through our year and used 4 mātāpono to keep us<br />
true to ourselves;<br />
Manaakitanga, Wairuatanga, Hau Ora, Te Reo.<br />
We then named ourselves Manaaki Ao after an ancestor who was famed for<br />
being a great provider for his people, we too wanted to become great providers<br />
for our whānau, hapū and iwi. Month by month we met, we laughed, we<br />
argued, we shared, we cried, we reflected, we grieved, we mourned and we<br />
healed. Month by month our bond grew. Month by month our knowledge grew,<br />
and month by month I witnessed true transformation within myself and also in<br />
all of my fellow akonga, one of which best summed up Mauri Ora as a magic<br />
show. Mauri Ora opened up a whole new world to me and has made me feel<br />
whole. Now I look at myself as 100% Māori and I am a guardian of our whenua.<br />
You may ask what is Mauri Ora?<br />
Mauri Ora is a transformation process<br />
Mauri Ora is a magic show<br />
Mauri Ora is reflection<br />
Mauri Ora is healing<br />
Mauri Ora is whanau<br />
Mauri Ora is the affirmation of your true identity<br />
Mauri Ora has changed my outlook on life<br />
Mauri Ora has made me whole<br />
Mauri Ora has confirmed me as Maori within Te Ao Māori<br />
Hoki ki tōu maunga kia purea ai e koe ki ngā hau o Tāwhirimātea<br />
Nga Mihi<br />
David Goodall
Artist : Regan Balzer: Te Arawa, Ngatirangai/Ngati Ranginui<br />
`Knowledge descends from the ancestors back to creation –<br />
Learning comes from the beginning of time’
HUI Ā TAU<br />
Thursday December 6th <strong>2018</strong><br />
Sunday December 9th <strong>2018</strong><br />
Te Korowai Aroha o Aotearoa is pleased to hold the <strong>2018</strong><br />
Hui Ā Tau in Whanganui.<br />
There are activities which will include the showcasing of the culture and history of Whanganui.<br />
For those who have taken up the `wero’ to attend the Hui Ā Tau please come prepared with appropriate<br />
clothing, footwear and swimming gear. Also an outfit for the Graduation that is in line with the<br />
whakatauaki provided by our host mana whenua organisation’s Te Oranganui and Tupoho Whanau<br />
Trust:<br />
The theme for the Hui Ā Tau is:<br />
“Te pūāwaitanga o te whakaaro nui”<br />
The fruition of deepest aspirations to stand strong in todays world
Special<br />
Awards<br />
Nominations to be forwarded in writing and supported by two<br />
Associate Iwi Agencies of Te Korowai Aroha o Aotearoa Inc.<br />
Nominations close 21st <strong>Nov</strong>ember <strong>2018</strong>. Nominations to be<br />
forwarded to the tari: Kōmiti Tumuaki Secretary, PO Box 208,<br />
Whakatane 3120 or via email<br />
georgina@tkaa.org.nz or sdinfo@tkaa.org.nz<br />
Pūhanga Tohora Taonga<br />
Tuhu Iho, Kaumatua Award<br />
Donated by Te Hauauru Mahi a Iwi,<br />
Ngāpuhi. This award will be presented<br />
to either a kaumātua or kuia who has<br />
made an exemplary contribution to<br />
the kaupapa of Te Korowai Aroha o<br />
Aotearoa.<br />
2017 RECIPIENT<br />
Hetaraka Tobin<br />
Harata Iopata Taonga<br />
Kaiako Award<br />
This tāonga is awarded to a kaiako.<br />
The graduate must have proven ability<br />
as a Kaiako both during the training<br />
and in their work amongst whānau,<br />
hapū and iwi. This also includes a<br />
proven committment to working with<br />
whānau, hapū and iwi through the<br />
facilitation of successful programmes.<br />
2017 RECIPIENT<br />
Farena Pahina<br />
Horiana Marama Joyce<br />
Tāonga, Rangatahi Award<br />
This tāonga has been gifted by Te<br />
Rūnanga o Raukawa in memory<br />
of Horiana Marama Joyce as an<br />
acknowledgement of the<br />
contribution she made to the<br />
establishment and kaupapa of<br />
Te Korowai Aroha o Aotearoa<br />
2017 RECIPIENT<br />
Haylee Koroi<br />
Hui - ā Tau Graduation<br />
This year we celebrate ākonga graduating from the<br />
following sites:<br />
• Mauri Ora - Wairarapa<br />
• Mauri Ora - Northland<br />
• Māhuri Tōtara - Wairarapa<br />
• Māhuri Tōtara - Northland<br />
• Mātua Whāngai - Central North Island<br />
• Te Paeārahi - Te Korowai Aroha o Aotearoa<br />
Graduates are certificated from the Indigenous<br />
Qualifications Framework, Te Aratiatia<br />
This Framework is founded on principles derived<br />
from Māori values and beliefs enshrined in the many<br />
whakataukī and karakia handed down from our tīpuna.<br />
*For those travelling a long distance and need to arrive<br />
on Wednesday 5th December <strong>2018</strong>, accommodation has<br />
been made available at Te Rau Oriwa Marae, Whanganui.<br />
Final Noho <strong>2018</strong><br />
Pōwhiri: 10:00 am<br />
Date: Thursday 6th December <strong>2018</strong><br />
AGM Tīmata: 01:00 pm<br />
Venue: Te Ao Hou Marae, 356 Somme<br />
Parade, Whanganui<br />
Conference Summit <strong>2018</strong><br />
Date: Friday December 7th, <strong>2018</strong><br />
Tīmata: 11:00 am<br />
Venue: Davis Theatre, Whanganui Museum.<br />
Old Post Office building 62 Ridgway St,<br />
Whanganui 4500<br />
Activity: 07.00 pm<br />
Graduation <strong>2018</strong><br />
Date: Saturday December 8th <strong>2018</strong><br />
Tīmata: 01:00 pm<br />
Venue: Te Ao Hou Marae, 356 Somme Parade,<br />
Whanganui<br />
Hākari: 06.00 pm
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