Morgan Mau Rakau

Manawa ora whānau, mau rākau is back up and running at the Foundation Studies Classrooms (Otago Poly's Gown Room) starting from 4.30pm - 6pm Tuesdays. Piki te ora piki te pai, no cost, whānau friendly and inclusive learning to be had!!! Nāu mai hāere mai!!! Churchur

Kia hiwa rā... kia hiwa rā... manawa ora e te F.B whanau. Ka mihi a te tau hou ki kai tātou nō reira kai te mihi kai te mihi. Kia koutou ka aituā kua hika mai nei kua hika mai rā, oki, oki, oki atu rā. Kia tātou e tū tonu ana i tēnei ao hurihuri... ā, mauri ora kia tātou kātoa. Kiaora and happy new year to you all, may 2014 prove to be a more prosperous and beneficial year than last.
Tū Toka Tū Ariki are holding a PIKI wānaka (BIG camp) this Āranga (Easter) which will be running from Thursday 17th April through to Monday 21st. This is going to be an important wānanga/ wānaka for us as it is our 25th Anniversary camp. This wānaka will include mahi toi/kōhatu, rāranga - weaving, mahika kai - food gathering - eeling/floundering, kēmu tāwhito - pre-european traditional māori sports & games and of course Mau Taiaha. We also have a very auspicious guest coming from Ahitereiria (Aussie) to learn more about our style and philosophy and to take some professional photographs for her photographic series "the warriors' series". So exciting news whanau!!!!! :)))))) So as usual whanau, spread the love, let the sun shine and BE happy arohanui peace

Kiaora e te fb whanau, last junior training for the term for the Brockville classes. Went through the drills & haka that'll no doubt be brought out at Labour weekend wanaka taiaha for Tu Toka - Tu Ariki. Boys were mean as. SO.. we played poi toa to finish up on lol & ate heaps of hua rakau (fruit) which happened to give the little angels a bit of an energy boost for the ride home lol... oh dear... So there'll be a break for the skewl hollidays and then we'll be back on as usual first week of skewl again :) so happy school hollidays whanau & i'll keep ya'll posted when class resumes. Love, Sunshine & Happiness.. Mauri Ora!!!!! Jade