Pegasus Post: April 08, 2021

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Thursday April 8 2021
PEGASUS POST
School Update
Manukura Kōrero
He maurea kai whiria!
Ignore small matters and direct effort toward important projects
Nā Whaea Mish.
Hākui Raewyn, Matua Antonio
We are approaching the end of Term 1 and it has been a busy
and exciting time for us as a kura. I want to congratulate our
akonga on their achievements this term and their commitment
to study and mahi. Our akonaga’s achievements next term are
very closely linked to their efforts this term and their results
at the end of the year are the culmination of four terms of
their commitment and hard work!
I would like to share with you my message to akonga at our
recent senior assembly. There is a saying,”it takes a village to
raise a child.” We are the village and our akonga are being
raised by us collectively. I am proud to be part of that journey.
Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, nga manaakitanga ki a tātou katoa!
Term one has been a busy 11 weeks for us all, and many of you have worked hard and as a result
many of you have achieved the goals you set for yourself way back in February. Well done!
As a contributor at Haeata you understand what it means to be responsible for your own actions.
Responsibility means you can be called to account for your actions. It means that you are liable,
accountable and answerable for the things you do and say.
We live in a community where you have rights and we have talked about these all term. We have
also talked about the fact that for every right you enjoy there is a corresponding responsibility.
Your rights:
I want you to take a moment to think about what an amazing country you live in. We are clean,
green and free. We are COVID-19 Free. We are not at war, we do not have to fear that on the
way to school we will be shot at by snipers, we do not have to fear that our buses will be bombed
as we travel to school, we do not have to fear that we may be the victims of a suicide bombing if we
go out to dinner in a restaurant or a movie. This is the reality for many young people your age in
countries around the world.
We all accept that our lifestyle is something we wish to preserve, but what we don’t think about so
much is that it is our responsibility to ensure that it is preserved. That responsibility starts here at
school. This school’s focus is to provide an education that will equip you to live and contribute to
our society in the 21st century.
Here you learn that it is your responsibility to look after each other, to stick up for each other and
to be supportive of the dreams and aspirations of others. It is your responsibility to work hard, take
every opportunity and be the very best you can be.
When you look around this school if you see things that are wrong – like bullying, theft, dishonesty,
confrontation it is your responsibility to speak out and be proactive in stopping such behaviour. It is
your responsibility to be part of the solution not part of the problem.
If you see students getting or having a hard time you have a responsibility to stick up for them, to
ensure that the weakest and most vulnerable of us are protected. Never is it appropriate to stand
back and say “it’s got nothing to do with me”. Be part of the solution NOT part of the problem!!
As a contributor you need to ensure you keep the main thing, the main thing. And what is the main
thing? So whanau, ‘let’s celebrate our akonga’s success! We all have a part to play in that. Let’s own
that as a village! As always, it is a privilege to serve this village!
Like a supernatural being, Toi, we acknowledge you.
The heart quickens at your call. Your heart gladdens the spirit, your spirit
releases the voice, your voice opens the mind, the mind weaves the words,
weaving the words carves the inherited treasures. Inspired by your image sound
resonates, performance thrives, the many faces of imagery captures the eye.
Linked by a soaring voice, fix your eyes on the people. From traditions etched in
the future let your breath be felt. Ignite imagination! Let the mind create beyond
what is seen, so that the arts that inspire continue to do so. Let everyone know
that the arts celebrate the present and create the future On Sunday we had the
first practice for the kapa haka secondary regional competition.
Our Haeata rangatahi have combined forces with Linwood College, Christchurch
Boys High, Christchurch Girls High, St Thomas and Cashmere. Our name is
Kimihia te Matauranga and what a team! We started the day with whanaungatanga.
Creating and nurturing relationships is an essential part of building a
successful competitive team. We played various games and started the process
of getting to know each other, the laughter reverberated through the hall!
Kapa haka is a powerful medium of Māori identity, culture, and pride. It plays
a huge role in the revitalisation of the Māori language and tikanga. It enhances
positive well-being of our ākonga by encouraging a sense of belonging, providing
a safe space in which to practice te reo me ōna tikanga, whilst reinforcing social
collaboration and cohesion.
Our ākonga have committed their weekends over to practices over the coming
months. We look forward to watching our rangatahi grow as a cohesive unit,
Kia kaha, kia toa, kia manawanui.
Dr. Peggy Burrows
Manukura
creation story of Ngāi Tahu.
As a kura, we were very lucky to receive a number of tickets to attend the performance Tūmahana today at the
town hall. This was a bilingual performance about the creation story of Ngāi Tahu.
Our very talented Kōmanawa māmā and ex Haeata kaiako, Juanita Hepi, was the creative director, and her equally
talented son and current Haeata ākonga, Manu Smith-Hepi, had a starring role. The show combined toi Māori,
circus, theatre, Taonga Pūoro, and the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra. Born of Māku and Māhoranuiātea, the
Sky Father Rakinui had many unions and many children.
One day as he was courting Earth Mother Papatūānuku, the Sea God Takaroa arrived to find Rakinui and Papatūānuku
together. Jealous, Takaroa challenged Rakinui to fight and eventually overcame him. As Rakinui fell on his
wife Papatūānuku, their children became sick from the lack of light and space.
Rakinui told his son Tāne to separate him from their mother Papatūānuku so that they may live healthy lives. Tane
reluctantly separated his parents with the help of his siblings. As the world of light came to be, Tāne realised that
his father was naked in the night. He sets out on a journey to find adornment for him.
The production was enthralling from beginning to end.
The audience (myself included) screamed and clapped in delight throughout the entire performance! When the
cast and crew came on stage to take a bow, Kōmanawa stood to do a haka, Tēnei te ruru, as a show of gratitude.
We finished the day with a kai and a play and Tākaro ā Poi.
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