[+]  2008 - 2009 Funding Round

Te Wananga o Ngati Rauhoto Ta Moko

More than 60 whanau attended a three day ta moko wananga at the Rauhoto Marae in April 2009.  The wananga started with a powhiri to welcome the ten artists and their support team.

The group are known as 'Te Whe' which relates to the first blow or strike when ta moko is being undertaken. The artists came from a number of iwi including Ngapuhi, Ngati Whatua, Ngai Te Rangi, Tuhoe, Ngati Awa, Te Arawa, Tainui, Tuwharetoa and Murihiku and local artist Haki Williams of Ngati Manunui also took part in the wananga.

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New project:

Te Wananga o Ngāti Rauhoto Ta Moko, a one off wananga based at Rauhoto Marae run by Geoff Rameka.  The three day wananga will demonstrate the art of Ta Moko later this month (March 09).

It will look at the history, and origins of Ta Moko and the significance to Ngati Rauhoto.

Scholarships:

2008 - 2009 scholarships

Hendrix  James  Marshall Timu - Ngāti Tuwharetoa Te Ruingarangi Rauhoto - BCA (Human Resource Management) & BTMC (Bachelor Tourism Management) Victoria University.

Alexandra Chase Ngahuia Walters - Te  Kapa o Te Rangiita - BMS (Bachelor of Management Studies) Waikato University

Hoani Hemopereki Simon - Rauhoto Ruingarangi Te Kapa O Te Rangiita - PHD Resource and Environmental Planning - Massey University

Tihema Nicol - Ngāti Ruingarangi Ngāti Rauhoto - 1st Year Health Sciences - Otago University

Amy Keremete - Ngāti Tuwharetoa Rauhoto -  BCom (Commerce & Administration) - Victoria University

Maroanui Mara kitchen project.

This marae had no hot water supply and its kitchen needed an upgrade. The project application was for kitchen renovations and hot water installation at the Maroa Marae.

The old kitchen area was unsuitable for catering for the numbers of whanau at the marae.

The project involved demolition of the old kitchen, installation of gas hot water system, installation of a new modular kitchen and a new gas stove.

The project began on 16 December 2008 with the successful funding application and was completed on December 31 2008 with the electrical components of the project being completed.

Pic 1: The Maroanui Marae kitchen before renovations began.     

Pic 2: The marae finally has a hot water system installed 

Pic 3: The new modular kitchen and zip installed and ready for use.

Waitahanui Marae Trustees

Whakapapa Wananga at Waitahanui's Paakira Marae 14 - 15 February 2009.

The project is a Whakapapa Wananga at Paakira Marae hosted by Waitahanui Kaumatua Mataara Wall. The wananga open to all people to identify who they are in relation to Ngati Tutemohuta, Pakira tangata and Tutemohuta whanau.

The wananga will be based around Whakapapa, whanaungatanga, hakari, Tikanga and kawa o te marae. The project is aimed at benefittign the marae and allowing the younger generation to see how they relate to each other and the marae.