Te Pua Wananga o Te Arawa

Tena tatou. Greetings everyone. This panui is advise that Te Pua Wananga o Te Arawa will be holding our regular three wananga shortly and that registrations of interest are now being taken.

Te Pua Wananga has developed over the last three years with the assistance of Waiariki Institute of Technology and Te Arawa Lakes Trust. We have held at large number of wananga to date all aimed at preparing people to fill the cultural roles at home base and wherever they may be, at some point. We have had over 100 students thus far and as we start a new set of three wananga, the door is opened to others keen to learn.

We hope that those who attend will come prepared to learn from start to finish, in a safe environment, where you can ask questions and hopefully get answers. We attempt to get a variety of teachers who are the most knowledgeable of our people of Te Arawa to present you matauranga - knowledge. This knowledge is Te Arawa knowledge. While we may not get to do marae specific waiata for example, the idea is that we learn the common waiata such that we can support all of our marae if needed.

All wananga are marae based and participants are expected to stay on the marae for the length of the wananga which start at 5.00pm Fridays and finish around lunch time on Sunday.

Te Pua Wananga is open to secondary school age and older but people are there to learn and the commitment is for the three wananga please. It is upsetting when people come and go although this cannot be helped at times.

There are six wananga each year, and these first three are the first of the set. The last three are held from September on.

You should come prepared to have Maori spoken to you and to respond in Maori as best you can. If you are looking for a place where you can practise your Maori at whatever level, this should be it. The view is that we are all learners.

Please note that you will be enrolled as a student at Waiariki but this will not affect any entitlements some might have from there in terms of enrolment on other courses.

Details follow as well as the Registration of Interest which need to be in by the 26th March so we can organise accordingly.

Dates for wananga are:

30th March to 1st April.

20th – 22nd April

4th – 6th  May

Venues

The venues are still to be confirmed at this stage but they will be on Te Arawa marae.

What do you learn?

You should expect to come out of each wananga with knowledge of:

- One waiata

- One whakapapa line

- One karakia

- Instruction on Karanga and Whaikorero

- Wananga on aspects of Te Arawa kawa and tikanga

- General knowledge

At the end you will have three of each and of course a heap of general knowledge. Be prepared to be involved in practical activities, role plays and the like.

Costs

The total cost is $90.00 for the three wananga of which $60.00 will be the up front payment. All meals resources etc are covered by this cost.

For our pakeke and those not working, he pai tonu te koha.

What do you bring?

A notebook, pen, sleeping bag etc and all gear you need to stay on marae. Bring any recording devices you need. All papers will be supplied.

Tamariki

Having tamariki at the wananga should not get in the road of people attending but the rule is that they must not hinder your learning nor that of others. If you are required to have your eyes follow them everywhere, it will be hard so please keep that in mind.

Registration of Interest

The attached form is to give us some idea of numbers and get a commitment from you for the first wananga. Please fill it in and return to Olivia or Dell by the 26th March with the $60.00 registration.

Hei Kupu Whakamutunga.

Feedback from all participants so far has been very positive such that most keep returning because all wananga introduce new knowledge. If you want a safe place to learn, I think this is it. A further panui will be distributed TO THOSE WHO REGISTER as we get closer so kia tere…….please. If you have any questions, please contact Olivia or Dell or myself on teururoa.flavell@parliament.govt.nz. We look forward to seeing you with us as we continue our journey. Noho ora mai.

Click here to download the registration form.