Ashburton Courier: June 30, 2022
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WHĀRANGI 4|NGĀ PŪKŌRERO OTEWIKI KI RAUKĀPUKA |TAITE, <strong>30</strong>PIPIRI, <strong>2022</strong><br />
KUPU OTEWIKI<br />
Whalersand sealers were the firstEuropeanstolivein<br />
NewZealand.Theylived in one-room huts that were built<br />
likeMāori wharebut contained European-style furniture<br />
such as bunksand tables,and sometimes stools madeout<br />
of whalevertebrae.<br />
Missionaries arrived from 1814. They builtcottageswith<br />
severalrooms,and withseparate bedrooms, reflectingtheir<br />
belief thatparents should sleep separately from children.<br />
The cottages hadwooden floors and simplefurniture,<br />
generally imported from Australia. Only afew Māori, mainly<br />
chiefs,adopted European-style housesand furnishingsin<br />
this era.<br />
Theformer whalerpictured herewith his Māori (or<br />
possiblyMoriori) wife in the Chatham Islands is Bill Lennent,<br />
who wasprobably an American. Certainly the hut behind<br />
them wasbuilt from the wreckage of the Alabama, an<br />
American whaling vessel. In the18<strong>30</strong>s manyofthe offshore<br />
whalers who visited NewZealandwaterscame from the<br />
United States, often beginningtheirvoyages ateast-coast<br />
ports such as Nantucket.(teara.govt.nz) IMAGE: Nantucket<br />
Historical Association, Reference: P1978. Photograph by W.H. Rau.<br />
Rūma noho<br />
Elselijn Bakkers stall Leavened has been astalwart ofthe farmers market since 2019. PHOTO: Facebook/Geraldine Farmers Market<br />
Farewell party tothank popular baker<br />
Customers of Leavened Baked Goods, a<br />
regular at Geraldine Farmers Market,<br />
will be saddened to hear that Elselijn<br />
Bakkerand her family areleaving Geraldine<br />
in acoupleofweeks and will be heading<br />
to anew life in Australia.<br />
Born in Zimbabwe to Dutch parents,<br />
Elselijn moved to New Zealand with her<br />
family when she wasfour.Elselijn remembers<br />
standing next toher father while he was<br />
baking bread and not leaving his side until<br />
he gave her someraw bread dough.<br />
I would always eat some raw dough;<br />
even now, Istill pinch awee bit to eat.<br />
Initially training as adraughtsman,<br />
she worked in aChristchurch chocolate<br />
shop before moving to Geraldine, where<br />
afriendgave her asourdough starter.<br />
It fully died on me -orIkilled it.<br />
Ayear later, she successfully attempted<br />
another starter, which is still being used<br />
today. (GNews 14.11.19)<br />
Elselijn has added much to the markets<br />
vibrancyover the years, withher products<br />
selling out most weeks. She also gained<br />
afollowing during lockdown by keeping<br />
her regular customers well-supplied.<br />
In her farewell announcement, Elselijn<br />
said, I have some news; Ill be finishing<br />
up baking shortly as we are heading to<br />
Brisbane fornew adventures. My husband<br />
has foundajob there, so we will be moving<br />
in early July. Iwanttosay an absolutely<br />
massive thank you forthe supportyouve<br />
shown me over the years. Ihave really<br />
appreciated all the encouragement, words<br />
of support andchats. You all helpedmake<br />
adream of minecome true.<br />
Asagesture of thanksfor all her efforts,<br />
afarewell party will be held for Elselijn<br />
at the Academy on Saturday 2July,<br />
2pm-4pm. All stall holders, musicians,<br />
family, friendsand customers areinvited;<br />
please bring asimple plate for shared<br />
refreshments. FI MCCAFFERTY<br />
Rūma noho -Sitting room (lounge)<br />
This week we will learn somekuputhat canbeusedin<br />
the rūma noho,orlounge.Like rūmakai (kitchen), this<br />
kupu hastwo partstoit; rūma meaning room and noho<br />
meaningtosit.What do we sit on in thesitting room?<br />
A hōpa, orsofa. Some other useful kupu; pouaka<br />
whakaata meaning television, roumamao meaning<br />
remote, and tūru meaning chair.<br />
In arecent edition, we talked about using Homai<br />
te pata tosay pass the butter. This phrase can also<br />
be used for the speaker toask for any object tobe<br />
passed along; homai teroumamao can be used to<br />
say pass the remote. Of course, it can beuseful to<br />
ask for the whereabouts of the roumamao too. To do<br />
so,wecan sayKeihea te roumaomao?.Inthis sentence,<br />
keihea indicatesthat thequestion is aboutthe location<br />
of the noun.<br />
I, for one, always associate the rūma noho with a<br />
cup ofhot brew. Tooffer ahot drink to others inthe<br />
rūma, youcan say,He inu wera mōu?. Inu is the kupu<br />
for drink, wera is hot, and mōu meaning for you.<br />
Altogether, this can beused toask, Would you like a<br />
hot drink? To answer, asimple Āe foryes or Kāore for<br />
no will suffice. JORDYN OSBORNE<br />
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