Mai te awa o te Atua ki Tauhara maunga
Ko Tauhara te nmaunga
Ko Taupo te moana
Ko Waikato te awa
Ko Nga rakau e rua matahi pu o Atuamatua te waka
Ko Ngati Tuwharetoa te iwi
Ko Ngati Rauhoto, Ngati Te Urunga nga hapu
Ko Rauhoto, ko Haumoana nga marae
Ko Snowdon-Rameka te whanau
Kua eke nei nga whakaaro me nga korero o a tatou tupuna nei, ara ko Ngati Tuwharetoa kiA wehewehea ki nga taringa akonga.
Kia tukua nga korerorero pono o a ratou oranga. Nei ra te pukaea hei hartia nga korero ra, ki nga mokopuna me o ratou kura hiuahia mai ana.
Na reira, pai marire ki a koutou.
My role within the local Kahui Ako grouping is to bring Ngati Tuwharetoa to life.
As Across School Leader for the Tuwharetoa Cultural Knowledge project, I am tasked with sharing our knowledge within the boundaries of Ngati Tuwharetoa to bring about greater awareness, understanding, and in the end, pride.
I am based at Taupo nui-a-Tia College as a teacher of te reo Maori and Maori Performing Arts as well tutor of Te Awhiorangi kapa haka. Sharing our Tuwharetoa cultural knowledge is a delicate but rewarding task and a mission that will see many miles travelled, many faces met, and many stories told. I intend to meet with many teachers to help upskill them in their understanding of and sharing of our knowledge as well as interact and bring joy to the tamariki - and where possible - utilise Te Awhiorangi kapa haka to bring effect to the stories that pronounce our tribal history.