Hou Mai Hei Mihi
Ko ngā kaikawe kōrero ko:
Peehi Waho: Nō Te Āti Haunui a Pāpārangi rāua ko Ngāti Maniapoto. Peehi teaches at Mana Tamariki, a total immersion, Te Aho Matua Kura kaupapa. As a practitioner of Te Aho Matua, Peehi continues the whānau tradition of revitalising te reo Māori.
Nō Te Āti Haunui a Pāpārangi rāua ko Ngāti Maniapoto ia. Kei te whakaako a Peehi Waho i Mana Tamariki, he kura rumaki, he kura kaupapa Te Aho Matua hoki. He kaikawe kaupapa Te Aho Matua ia, nā reira e kawe tonu ana i te kaupapa whakarauora reo Māori a tōna whānau.
Veronica Tāwhai is from Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Uepohatu, and Te Whānau-ā-Umuariki. Ronnie, lectures policy and politics at Te Pūtahi a Toi, Massey University. She is a strong advocate for the Treaty of Waitangi, staunchly supporting Māori and youth political engagement. The decision to speak te reo Māori only was a decision that included all the Tāwhai siblings, their partners, as well as their tamariki.
Nō Ngāti Porou, nō Ngāti Uepohatu, nō Te Whānau-ā-Umuariki hoki a Veronica Tāwhai. Kei te whakaako ia i ngā take kaupapa here, tōrangapū hoki i Te Pūtahi a Toi, i Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa. He kaha ia ki te tautoko i Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ki te tautoko hoki i te uru o te Māori me te rangatahi ki ngā kaupapa tōrangapū. I whakatau tahi ngā tuākana me ngā tāina o te whānau Tāwhai, ō rātou hoa, ā rātou tamariki hoki kia reo Māori anake te reo kōrero.
Reupena Tāwhai: Like his sister Ronnie, Reupena is also from Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Uepohatu, and Te Whānau-ā-Umuariki. He is currently a senior tutor of te reo Māori within Te Pūtahi a Toi, at Massey University. Once again, the decision to speak te reo Māori only was a decision that included all the Tāwhai siblings, their partners, as well as their tamariki.
Reupena Tāwhai: Nō Ngāti Porou, nō Ngāti Uepohatu, nō Te Whānau-ā-Umuariki hoki a Reupena, pērā i tōna tuahine, i a Veronica. He kaiako matua ia o te reo Māori i Te Pūtahi a Toi, i Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa. Heoi he pērā ia ki tōna tuahine, i whakatau tahi ngā tuākana me ngā tāina o te whānau Tāwhai, ō rātou hoa, ā rātou tamariki hoki kia reo Māori anake te reo kōrero.
Daniel Tāwhai: Daniel as the younger brother of Reupena and Ronnie, and is also from Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Uepohatu, and Te Whānau-ā-Umuariki. Daniel is currently teaching at Manukura, a secondary school that focuses on student sporting achievement alongside academic ability. The decision to speak te reo Māori only was a decision that included all the Tāwhai siblings, their partners, as well as their tamariki.
Daniel Tāwhai: Ko Daniel te tungāne a Reupena rāua ko Ronnie, ā, nō Ngāti Porou, nō Ngāti Uepohatu, nō Te Whānau-ā-Umuariki hoki ia. Kei te whakaako a Daniel i Manukura, he kura tuarua e aronui ana kia puta ngā ihu ākonga i ngā kaupapa tākaro, whai mātauranga anō. Heoi i whakatau tahi ngā tuākana me ngā tāina o te whānau Tāwhai, ō rātou hoa, ā rātou tamariki hoki kia reo Māori anake te reo kōrero.
Keli Jarvis the partner of Daniel Tāwhai, is from Te Aitanga a Hauiti. She is currently a Family Violence Co-ordinator for Te Waka Huia Manawatū Trust. She is also a well known local artist within Manawatū. Although initially hesistant with the decision for her tamariki to speak te reo Māori, she is now a staunch advocate for this style of learning pathway.
Nō Te Aitanga a Hauiti a Keli Jarvis, te hoa o Daniel Tāwhai. He Kaiwhakatau Whakarekereke ā-Whānau mō Te Rōpū Tiaki o Te Waka Huia Manawatū. He kaimahi toi hoki ia e mōhiotia whānuitia ana i Manawatū. Ka maunawenawe ia i te tuatahi kia kōrero Māori āna tamariki, heoi anō i tēnei rā kei te kaha tautoko kē ia i tēnei momo huarahi ako.
Kui Pani Henare Waru, Julia Waru, and Jordan Waru-Bingham. These three beautiful, strong Māori wahine hail from Ngāti Porou and Rongomaiwāhine. Kui Pani or Nan has spent her life revitalising te reo me ōna tikanga. Jules Waru, is a Vision and Hearing Technician at He Puna Hauora, who like her mother has spent many years revitilising te reo Māori me ōna tikanga. Jordan Waru-Bingham, the daughter of Jules and grand daughter of Nan is a kaiako at Te Āwhina Kōhanga Reo, the eldest of all the kōhanga within Manawatū. By teaching her own tamariki, she has bought the whānau full circle ensuring that her tamariki are the fourth generation that speak te reo Māori; also further supported by the integenerational transmission of te reo between herself, her children, her mother, and her grandmother.
Kui Pani Henare Waru rātou ko Julia Waru, ko Jordan Waru-Bingham. Nō Ngāti Porou rāua ko Rongomaiwahine tahi ngā tokotoru wāhine mārohi nei. Ka aua atu a Kui Pani, a Nan rānei e kaha ana ki te whakarauora i te reo me ōna tikanga. He Kaiwhakarite Rongo ā-Whatu, ā-Taringa hoki a Jules Waru i He Puna Hauora, ā, kua hia kē nei ngā tau e whakarauora ana ia i te reo Māori me ōna tikanga pērā i tōna māmā. Kāti, he kaiako a Jordan Waru-Bingham, te tamahine a Jules, te mokopuna hoki a Nan, i te Kōhanga Reo o Te Āwhina, te kōhanga pakeke o ngā kōhanga i Manawatū. Nā tana whakaako i āna ake tamariki kua rau katoa te whānau ki te kōrero Māori, ko āna tamariki te whakatipuranga tuawhā e kōrero Māori ana; otirā e tautokona ana e te reo tukutuku i waenganui i a rātou ko āna tamariki, tōna māmā, tōna tipuna hoki.
