Kua kitea te kāinga a te ahi i ngā turi o te tangata
The scorching effect of fire on the knees is seen
Kia ora e te whānau o Playcentre Aotearoa,
As we step into Here-turi-kōkā, Ākuhata, August, we embrace the warmth of connection and culture. This month’s whakataukī reminds us of the season’s shift from the cold of winter drawing people closer to the fire for warmth. This is symbolic of the way way we gather, nurture, and protect our tamariki and whānau during winter’s embrace.
Welcome to our new Kaihononga Māori
E harikoa ana mātou ki te haeremai o ētahi o ngā kaihoa hou, naumai, haeremai, whakatau mai ki raro i te korowai o Te ‘whānau Tupu Ngātahi o Aotearoa. We are excited to welcome our new Kaihononga Māori to our tīma Māori – Tamsin Aulaumea for Te Waipounamu ki Runga(Upper South Island) and Coralie Bodley for Te Ika-a-Māui ki Runga (Upper North Island). This month we introduce Coralie, she brings passion for kaupapa Māori to her mahi that will strengthen our commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and mātauranga Māori.
Tēnei taku manu ka topa, ka tiu i te tihi tapu o Kapowai
Ka mātai hakararo ki ngā wai tuku kiri o Waikare
E rere kopikopiko ana ki toku āhurutanga, ki toku marae ki Te Turuki
Nei rā, a Ngapuhi te tū ake nei
Nei rā, a Te Kapotai te mihi atu nei.
Ko Coralie Bodley tōku ingoa.
E rere ana aku mihi ki a koutou katoa. E ōku amo tītoki i taku haerenga, e ōku hoa, e ōku hoa mahi, mō koutou i akiaki i ahau, nā koutou i māia ai ahau ki te whai i tēnei mahi. E hakamānawa ana ahau i a koutou.
E hakaarohia ana ki te mea nui ki ahau i roto i tēnei tūranga. Ehara ahau i te tangata matatau ki te reo Maori, engari e mōhio ana ahau ko te reo me ngā tikanga ngā mea tino hirahira kia poipoia ngā kākano nō Rangiātea e heke mai nei. Kia whakataukī ake ahau, ‘Ko te piko o te māhuri, ko tērā te tupu o te rākau.’
I am excited to be the new Kaihononga Māori for the Upper North Island rohe. I look forward to working together with whānau and staff to help growth, learning, practices and understanding within te ao Māori.
I am an adult learner of te reo Māori and believe this is a journey that is ongoing. I am currently enrolled in Te Aupikitanga ki te Reo Kairangi at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.
I have worked as a Centre Advisor for the last three and a half years and thoroughly enjoyed the role and getting to know whānau at each Playcentre. Before this I was a member at Red Beach Playcentre for 10 years with my three tamariki Alia, Max and Nora. I am also a Life Member at Red Beach Playcentre. I attended Silverdale Playcentre for a few years at the rumaki reo/full immersion Puna Reo sessions that were piloted there in collaboration with the local marae Te Herenga Waka o Orewa.
My whānau have just moved to Whangaripo Valley, to a little farm where we have cows and hens and hopefully soon, some ponies! I grew up in Owairoa/Howick.
Please share with me your hakaaro (thoughts) about what you want to achieve for your Playcentre, and how I might tautoko (support) you in this space. Kōrero mai! Īmera mai!
Ngā mihi maioha
Te Marama Puoro Māori | Māori Music Month
This month is Māori Music Month when we celebrate the rich sounds, stories and rhythms of te ao Māori. Music supports tamariki to express themselves, explore creativity, and connect to culture, language and identity. Let’s fill our whare with the joy of waiata! At Playcentre we encourage whānau to;
- Sing waiata Māori daily – include rhymes, waiata-ā-ringa, mōteatea, haka
- Explore taonga pūoro – use natural materials like stones and rākau to create sound
- Make poi and rākau or titi tōrea – use in rythm games or story telling
- Create musical spaces – with instruments accessible to tamarikia and movement
Check out our Spotify Playlists:
Waiata Tamariki (Children’s Songs); spotify.playlist/Playcentre/WaiataTamariki
Waiata Katoa (Songs for everyone); spotify.com/playlist/Playcentre/WaiataKatoa
Here are some rauemi with easy phrases to learn, let the reo flow while the music plays!
