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Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Reo & Tikanga Wānanga | September 2023

August 4, 2023

RSVPs for the wānanga are now closed

When: Paraire 1^st ki te Rātapu 3^rd o Hepetema

(Friday 1^st to Sunday 3^rd September 2023)

Where: Umupuia Marae, Maraetai

163 Maraetai Coast Road, Clevedon 2582

E te rau o Tai!

Rarau mai rā, whakatata mai rā ki tō tātou wānanga tuarima o Te Reo me ngā Tikanga, ka tū ki tō tātou marae o Umupuia.

He wānanga haumaru tēnei mō ngā uri whakaheke o Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, ki te ako i Te Reo me ngā Tikanga o tō iwi, ki runga i tō marae, ka mutu, ki te taha o ōu karanga whanaunga.

Greetings to the multitudes of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki!

Come and gather for our fifth Reo and Tikanga wānanga, to be held at Umupuia marae.

This wānanga is a safe space for all the descendants of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki to learn your Reo and Tikanga of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, on your marae of Umupuia, and alongside your relatives.

These are some of the key kaupapa we expect to cover at our Wānanga:

Whakawhanaunga & Whakapapa
Kawa & Tikanga o te marae
Karanga & Whaikōrero
Waiata & Haka
Pūrākau, Hītori & Tūtohu whenua
Te Reo Māori me ngā Tikanga
Tikanga o te kāuta me te whakariterite kai
Ētehi kaupapa mō ngā rangatahi

We’ll send out more information including the wānanga programme by Friday 18^th August.

This is an event for Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki uri and their whānau. If you aren't already registered with us, please make sure you get registered to stay in the loop about upcoming wānanga and other events. Click here find more information about registering: https://www.ngaitaitamaki.iwi.nz/register

Nō reira, e te rau o Tai, nau mai a Manawa nui, a Manawa piharau, kia manawa reka tō tātou wānanga. E hīkaka katoa ana mātou ki te kite atu i a koutou katoa.

E Tai, e Tai!

Nau mai, haere mai!

Hi, ha, hi!

PS: Below are the dates we're looking at for more wānanga. Pencil the dates into your calendars and we'll provide more details as we get closer to them.