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Nga mihi mahana hoki ki nga ahi kaa o to tatou Marae me o matou nei Hauora - just a quick sort of an update of where things are at in terms of Te Matatini Festival;
Tickets; - Just a wee reminder - time is ticking on by - the early bird prices are still on sale but the tickets are $20.00 extra if you buy them after December;
Volunteers; - Our sincerest apologies for the delay in getting back to you all about the volunteers you have offered - if you have any queries in terms of this matter - please contact Jack Thatcher and he will be able to guide you through this process - Jacks contact details are; 0272799036 - email: jackt@sportbop.co.nz. We value your ongoing support and we will be in touch shortly.
Marae Accommodation; - By now, you will all know whether or not a kapa will be staying at your marae - your team should have been in touch with you. If there are any problems - please contact: Awhina Thatcher - 0272799677 - email: awhina.thatcher@zespri.com
Haka Powhiri Wananga; - A wananga will be held at Tutereinga Marae in Te Puna starting at 6.00pm on Friday, 28th November 2008 - ending on Saturday afternoon. You are all more than welcome to attend - it would be much appreciated if you could send 2-4 representatives who could learn the haka powhiri - who can then return to their respective Whanau, Hapu or Iwi to teach them. If you have any queries in regard to this please contact Jack Thatcher - (Contact details as above) or Awanuiarangi Black; awanuiblack@ihug.co.nz. The kupu for the haka powhiri and possibly the moteatea will be available at the wananga. The intent is to produce a CD or a DVD of the haka powhiri and the moteatea for representatives to take back with them.
Aroha mai, I recently sent out a panui for the Haka Powhiri Wananga - my rorohiko kept freezing up - so, some people may have received it 50 times, and some may not have got it at all - some people got the email and not the attachment - aue - anyway, the basic details of this wananga is as in number 4 as above. Please send this email on to whanau you think may be interested in recieving this information - or you can email me their email address and I will add them to this list. Similarly, if you are getting hoha receiving all these emails then please let me know and I will remove you from the list. If there is anything in particular that you would like to know please do not hesitate to email me with your query.
Finally, on behalf of the Mataatua Komiti - mai ki te Komiti Whakahaere i Tauranga Moana - we thank you all for the awesome support you have all given us - and or pledged - an even bigger thank you to all our Kaumatua Mai Nga Kuri A Wharei ki Tihirau who have been there guiding and growling us from day one - a well known whakatauki comes to mind;
E HARA TAKU TOA I TE TOA TAKI TAHI
E NGARI TAKU TOA I TE TOA TAKI TINI
Most certainly, our strength lies with the Whanau, Hapu and Iwi that surround us - Mai Nga Kuri a Wharei ki Tihirau. Mauriora hoki ki a tatou katoa - a te wa;
Naku Iti Noa Na;
Te Uta Rolleston
Tickets; - Just a wee reminder - time is ticking on by - the early bird prices are still on sale but the tickets are $20.00 extra if you buy them after December;
Volunteers; - Our sincerest apologies for the delay in getting back to you all about the volunteers you have offered - if you have any queries in terms of this matter - please contact Jack Thatcher and he will be able to guide you through this process - Jacks contact details are; 0272799036 - email: jackt@sportbop.co.nz. We value your ongoing support and we will be in touch shortly.
Marae Accommodation; - By now, you will all know whether or not a kapa will be staying at your marae - your team should have been in touch with you. If there are any problems - please contact: Awhina Thatcher - 0272799677 - email: awhina.thatcher@zespri.com
Haka Powhiri Wananga; - A wananga will be held at Tutereinga Marae in Te Puna starting at 6.00pm on Friday, 28th November 2008 - ending on Saturday afternoon. You are all more than welcome to attend - it would be much appreciated if you could send 2-4 representatives who could learn the haka powhiri - who can then return to their respective Whanau, Hapu or Iwi to teach them. If you have any queries in regard to this please contact Jack Thatcher - (Contact details as above) or Awanuiarangi Black; awanuiblack@ihug.co.nz. The kupu for the haka powhiri and possibly the moteatea will be available at the wananga. The intent is to produce a CD or a DVD of the haka powhiri and the moteatea for representatives to take back with them.
Aroha mai, I recently sent out a panui for the Haka Powhiri Wananga - my rorohiko kept freezing up - so, some people may have received it 50 times, and some may not have got it at all - some people got the email and not the attachment - aue - anyway, the basic details of this wananga is as in number 4 as above. Please send this email on to whanau you think may be interested in recieving this information - or you can email me their email address and I will add them to this list. Similarly, if you are getting hoha receiving all these emails then please let me know and I will remove you from the list. If there is anything in particular that you would like to know please do not hesitate to email me with your query.
Finally, on behalf of the Mataatua Komiti - mai ki te Komiti Whakahaere i Tauranga Moana - we thank you all for the awesome support you have all given us - and or pledged - an even bigger thank you to all our Kaumatua Mai Nga Kuri A Wharei ki Tihirau who have been there guiding and growling us from day one - a well known whakatauki comes to mind;
E HARA TAKU TOA I TE TOA TAKI TAHI
E NGARI TAKU TOA I TE TOA TAKI TINI
Most certainly, our strength lies with the Whanau, Hapu and Iwi that surround us - Mai Nga Kuri a Wharei ki Tihirau. Mauriora hoki ki a tatou katoa - a te wa;
Naku Iti Noa Na;
Te Uta Rolleston
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