In this update we take a look at;
- Kia pai te Raumati – How to make your summer ka rawe
- Kaiwhakaihiwaka Bicultural Officer Training Presentation available online
- Ngā Rauemi; Waiata, Pukapuka
- Te Tiriti o Waitangi – Ko Wai Au?
- Learn Te Reo Māori for 2024
- Te Reo Māori for Christmas – Poster
Kia ora e te whānau,
Naumai haeremai ki te wahanga o Raumati, te wā o Kirihimete, ngā hararei, ngā haerenga ki tātahi, te ngau o namunamu me te wera o Tamanui-te-rā me ēra atu momo o Raumati! Me maumahara koutou, ki pai ake te haere, kia noho haumaru, kia hari te Raumati.
Welcome to Summer, Christmas time, holidays, trips to the beach, sandflies, sunburn and all the delights that Raumati brings. Remember to take it easy, be safe and enjoy Summer.
“Summer, from December to February, is known as raumati. One tradition holds that Te Rā (the sun) and Hine Raumati (the summer maid) had a child, Tānerore. The saying, ‘Te haka a Tānerore’ (Tānerore’s war dance) refers to the shimmering of hot air during summer.”
Basil Keane, ‘Tāwhirimātea – the weather – The seasons’, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
Kia pai te raumati! How to make your summer ka rawe!
This article from The Spinoff is in preparation for a long hot raumati from a Māori worldview. Learn some te reo Māori, kīwaha and whakataukī and how we can respect our taiao and tikanga.
Connect with:
Tane – Me haere tāua mō te hikoi? – Do you want to go for a walk?
Tangaroa – Me haere tātou ki te kaukau – Let’s go for a swim.
Whānau – Kei te aha koe? – What are you doing today?
Kai – Inā te reka! – That’s very tasty!
thespinoff.kia-pai-te-raumati-how-to-make-your-summer-ka-rawe
Kaiwhakaihuwaka – Bicultural Officer Training
Training was held online for the Kaiwhakaihuwaka in centres to hui with other like minded people, meet their Kaihononga Māori and to become familiar with actively promoting Te Ao Māori and Te Tiriti o Waitangi in their centres. If you missed the training you can view the bicultural office holder training presentation on the Playcentre website.
Ngā Rauemi – resources
Waiata
Waiata mai – sing “Kei te haere mai a Hanakoko” – “Here comes Santa Claus”
Whakarongo mai – Listen to the tamariki singing this waiata
Pukapuka – Books
Te Haka a Tānerore – by Reina Kahukiwa and illustrated by Robyn Kahukiwa. A beautifully illustrated story about the origins of Haka.
Whakarongo mai– Listen to the reading of this story. https://youtu.be/rQu3-umxi2Y
Mātakitaki mai – Watch a short video explaining the origin and whakapapa of Tanerore. tanerore-shorts
Te Raumati nā Cath Rau
Pānui (read) this story online about a boy who collects items that he needs to go to the beach. Simple repetitive te reo Māori.
Te Raumati – Summer,
tikina he kākahu – fetch clothing,
tikina he potae – fetch a hat,
haere ki tātahi – go to the beach
https://kauwhatareo.govt.nz/en/resource/te-raumati/
Te Tiriti o Waitangi 2024
Looking towards early next year we will once again have a campaign around Kō wai au – Who am I. Who are we as a bicultural organisation committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and what does this look like for our tamariki and whānau in our centres?
Te Wairua o Waitangi
Mā wai te tiriti e honore? – Who will honour the treaty?
Māu, māku, mā rātou, mā tātou – you will, I will, they will, we all will
This book by Sharon Holt repeats the same sentence structure making it easy to read and learn te reo Māori.
Te Wairua o Waitangi (The Spirit of Waitangi) – Te Reo Singalong
Learn Te Reo Māori in 2024
Do you want to learn te reo Māori in the coming New Year? There are more opportunities to learn te reo now than ever before. You could enrol in one of the free Te Ahu o te Reo courses, run by different providers around Aotearoa. Some courses will meet in person and others may be mostly online. Some run for a term, others are run over the course of a year.
Check out the process for registering and encourage other people from your centre to join you.
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Poster – Te Rā Kirihimete – Christmas Day
Meri Kirihimete ki a koutou ko te whānau nā te kahui o ngā Kaihonongā Māori.
Find resources to celebrate Te Rā Kirihimete – Christmas Day.
Te Rā Kirihimete – Christmas Day – Poster.