Te Horo Community News Pipiwai Yakka Newsletter June 09
PIPIWAI’S PEOPLE YAKASole Sponsor: RUATANGATA MOTORS Date; 12. 06. 2009 WHAT IS TE OREWAI UP TO?WaiataBabes, children, parents and tupuna’s grace our Whare Tupuna, Tau Henare for the fortnightly waiata nights. When asked by Len Bristowe; would you like to change it to once a month in case you get bored with these fortnightly practices? The abrupt answer was; NO WE WANT IT EVERY FORTNIGHT OR ‘WE WILL’ GET BORED. How’s that for commitment.The presence of Wahine (nee Paul) her whanau and many more new faces was a sight for sore eyes, Wahine’s input in the tutoring was awesome. It’s inspiring to have so many people in Te Orewai who can generate the interest and discipline of revamping the old and relatively new songs within our rohe. Mere Phillips’ dedication to these practice nights, after her daughter’s graduation in Hamilton she returned to be here with her iwi to also take on the tutoring, Len’s forthrightness regarding commitment, tikanga and just being a whanau and helping each other. To all the ladies from Ororua and Te Horo who constantly supply all the kai thank you, thank you, thank you very much, your heartfelt kindness does not go unnoticed. Next waiata practice Friday 19 June P Tipene WANANGA UPDATEA Presentation was held at Mangamuka this Saturday to enlighten those who wish to participate in Marae funded wananga’s. Although the focus was on community education of maori tikanga the possibility of getting serious amounts of putea toward maraes certainly shouldn’t be overlooked and to help Pipiwai start the ball rolling coordinator for Awanuiarangi Wattie Cooper and Eb will be at Tau Henare Marae to speak about the processes involved and to answer questions you have, Wednesday at 7.00pm please turn up your help is importantJ Luisi FUNDRAISING IN PIPIWAISomething of interest is the amount of fundraising that has happened over the past year in this community and during a recession too. Nga Tau e Toru Te Kohanga Reo have raised money through hangis, cake auction, ice cream sales a stall in the Ngati Hine festival and recently a kids disco. Te Horo School has sausage sizzle or Maori burgers each week, Maori burgers on Wednesday nights for after school sports and $50 raffles, to take the whole school to Auckland to complete the Science study that never occurred in the past years, the visit to Kelly Tarlatans is the bonus for our tamariki. Te Komiti Wahine o Tau Henare has been trying everything from raffles, bonus numbers and market days. The Waa Sheila’s coordinated the Tikipunga fundraiser for Tau Henare Marae. The amazing part is the fun and support of the whole community, something that holds value especially during hard times. Choooooice!!!!! Next Market Sat 11 JulyJ Luisi & Co Editor WATER PRESENTATIONTo those of you who had the pleasure of an informative presentation, we can only surmise it went off pretty well. The Yaka have not received any backlash regarding the above, we take it, and it had to have been successful. To all the Ororua and Te Horo Crew who steered the kitchen, thank you, thank you, thank you all very, very much.P Tipene
SRD3
First paper, Preserves and Herbs, preserves and herb sauces we ate or gave away and herb and winter vege garden is flourishing at Te Horo School. Second paper, Propagation and Native Re-vegetation, course students had the pleasure of doing exactly that, by the complex, water tanks and driveway to the Complex. 99.9% of all native plants eco-sourced from our own haven, namely Patutahi, Omauri, Kaikou and Morningside. There is a possibility of a 2 day Marae Landscaping Workshop in the near future, Tau Henare may get lucky and get a facelift, hold your breath some would say. Whanau are also getting into the native landscaping buzz and the escalation of interest is noticeable in the valley. Third paper, Orchard planning and planting is also an integral part of the course. Where, how and what to plant are important aspects we had not noted in the old orchards that used to grace our valley. All our tupuna’s had the knowledge and we just took it for granted that those trees would live forever. Orchard planned and planted at Omauri. This level of our amazing journey with the SRD course is drawing to a close, however; grafting and pruning are yet to be completed by the end of this term. Hopefully SRD4 will begin in the new term. Everyone is aware of the horticulture course and it is one where we do not have a hard and fast system of rules, you are all welcome to pop in for a cuppa and chat about gardening. P Tipene SPORTSFrom: | Deanna Paul (Deanna.Paul@justice.govt.nz) |
Sent: | Monday, 8 June 2009 8:39:23 PM |
To: | john luisi (john_luisi@hotmail.com) |
Pipiwai plays host to all our Junior games and Senior game starting at 10.00am which gives our community the chance to come down and support them without having to travel too far and so come on down and show these urbanites how we support our teams on our home grounds. Seniors Manager: Deanna PaulSeniors Coach: Chris BristoweJunior RugbySaturday 6 JuneJB6 drew with KamoJB3 drew with their oppositionNurseries cleaned upSaturday 13 JuneNursuries; curtain raisers to seniors game v’s Mangakahia, Pipiwai won. NetballOur Te Orewai Mokopunas who play for the Mangakahia Area School Saturday Netball team have lost one only game, since the onset of the season. The past three seasons found them floundering for a placing, 2009 have seen these young ladies flourish to a more disciplined team. A few niggly areas to polish up, but yeah awesome, better still if they go up a grade to up skill their talents. ! Awesome girls, awesome, awesome, awesome!P Tipene CERTIFICATE IN COMPUTING LEVEL 2
| From: | puti rhind tipene (pvtips1@hotmail.com) |
| Sent: | Monday, 8 June 2009 8:41:42 p.m. |
| To: | waana.reihana@twoa.ac.nz |
I have read the ad re-July Computing Course in Pipiwai in SAVVY, this is exciting news. Are all students required to come to Whangarei to sign up for the course or can I collect the necessary paperwork for Pipiwai?
Noho ora mai
Puti Tipene
| From: | David Tapene (David.Tapene@twoa.ac.nz) |
| Sent: | Thursday, 11 June 2009 5:13:42 p.m. |
| To: | puti rhind tipene (pvtips1@hotmail.com) |
| Cc: | Jewel Tipene (Jewel.Tipene@twoa.ac.nz) |
PO Box 1864 | Phone: 64 9 4300982 |Fax: 64 9 4300734
Mobile: 64 27 6171803| E-mail: david.tapene@twoa.ac.nz RE: Computing
| From: | puti rhind tipene (pvtips1@hotmail.com) |
| Sent: | Friday, 12 June 2009 5:43:10 p.m. |
| To: | david.tapene@twoa.ac.nz |
I will pick up the forms Monday arvo 15 June
Noho ora mai
Puti Tipene Comic CornerTypical maori ingeniousness!
An old Maori man lived alone at his family home in the Hokianga. He
wanted to dig his kumara garden, but it was very hard work. His only
son, Hone, who used to help him was in the new Ngawha prison. The old
man wrote a letter to his son and described his predicament.
Kia ora e Hone
I am feeling pretty bad because it looks like I won't be able to plant
my kumara garden this year. I'm just getting too old to be digging up
the hard ground for my garden plot. I know if you were here, all my
troubles would be over because being a good son I know you would dig the
garden plot for me.
Aroha nui Papa
A few days later he received a reply from his son.
E Pa
For god's sake don't dig that garden. That's where I buried the bodies.
Love Hone
At 4am the next morning, the Whangarei C.I.B and the local police
arrived with a search warrant and dug up the entire area without finding
any bodies.They apologised profusely and left.
Later the same day the old man received another letter from his son.
E Pa
Go ahead and plant your kumara now. That's the best I could do under the
circumstances.
Love Hone
A woman is standing nude, looking in the bedroom mirror.
> She is not happy with what she sees and says to her husband, 'I
> feel
> horrible; I look old, fat and ugly.
> I really need you to pay me a compliment.'
>
> The husband replies, 'Your eyesight's damn near perfect.'
>
> And then the fight started.....
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