Te Rā Tuatahi ki UAWA- Rāapa- Te Rere o Kōpū
Ngā mahi whakanui i a Kōpū e Te Aitanga ā Hauiti
Ao ake i te ata matau e oho ai ki ngā whetu o ranginui, ki a Mahina, Ki a Rakaunui kātahi ki ngā manu e waiata ana ko enei etahi o ngā pikitia
e tohu ana ngā mea whakamiharo o terā ata ataahua.. 5:30am
Tenei tō matau rōpu miharo e tu ana ki te wāpu o Uawa...
Ko tenei a Teteira e whakatu ana i te waka o Navy, ko Rotoiti
e nekeneke haere ki roto i ngā ngaru o tangaroa..
Kei te hikoi matau ki runga i te wapu o Uawa...
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| Te Marama o Mahina me tōnā kaha whiti me tōnā whakaata |
Kōrero mō te Powhiri................???
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| Ko Hauiti te Marae e karanga ana ki ngā Manuhiri Tūārangi o te Ao e te Whare tipuna a Ruakapanga |
Ko enei ngā kotiro ataahua o te rōpu i haere ki Uawa
ko te whakamarama o tenei pikitia kei te pohiri matau mo te timatanga o te rerenga o kopu..
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| Nā wai enei ataata???..... |
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| Jack Brooking te Kaiwhairo
Ko tenei te pou hou o Uawa... Ko Te Whaka-tatare- o- te- rangi tēnei.
Te rangatira o te wāhi nei i tōna wā, te pāpā o Hinematioro ki rugnga Kuini o te Tai Rāwhiti tae noa atu ki Opotiki
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A REDEDICATION ceremony for the restored Tolaga Bay wharf coincided with the transit of Venus event yesterday.The ceremony was part of Tolaga Bay’s transit of Venus celebrations, marking the astronomical event and scientific expedition that brought Captain Cook to the South Pacific . . . and subsequently to Tolaga Bay nearly 250 years ago.
The Royal New Zealand Navy band entertained a large crowd in the newly-landscaped carpark. Dignitaries, ministers and special guests were seated in the back of a covered truck for the ceremony.
Mr Bibby said $5.5 million was raised for restoration of the wharf.
“It is arguable that per head of population, the restoration project is the biggest fundraiser in New Zealand.
The ancestral voyaging canoe Horouta arrived and established Uawa. Captain Cook’s arrival at Uawa marked the beginning of a dual heritage.
“The opportunity is to articulate a shared future, to celebrate heritage and build a unique future. This is our journey.”
“These icons symbolise our dual heritage. They are symbols of two cultures living side by side. You have created a place where we can all hitch our waka,” he said.
Rain was forecast for the day but held off. The sun even made an appearance during singing of the national anthem.
Telescopes fitted with reflectors so visitors could clearly observe the transit of Venus were arranged along the wharf.
After his scientific expedition to Tahiti in 1769 to observe the transit of Venus for scientific purposes, Captain James Cook sailed to New Zealand. His arrival at Tolaga Bay marked the first positive, ongoing exchange with Maori.
Tolaga Bay adopted the transit of Venus as a symbol of the beginnings of New Zealand’s Maori and European heritage and spent several months in preparation for celebrations around the rare astronomical event.
http://www.ect.org.nz/funding/case-studies/tolaga-bay-wharf-a-treasure-worth-saving/
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| Te Rere o Kōpū..... Nā mōwhiti haumaru, mōwhiti hei mātaki atu i te rere o Kōpū i a Tamanui-te-rā. Mīharo kē te kite atu i te Mata rangatira o Tamanui-te-rā, te Karaka/ Wherotōnā āhua  |
Ngā Mahi kite Kura............
A beautiful mural six months in the creation, by students and teachers of Tolaga Bay Area School, was unveiled. Time capsules were buried under a plinth with tiles painted by the people of the township.
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| ki runga i nga pakitara o tenei kura kua hangaia nga tamariki he mural kia mihi atu ki te rerenga a kopu.... |
ko tenei te ropu kapa e haka ana e whakatu ana ki te poari io ratau pukenga
kapa me te whakanui i tenei mea miharo te rerenga a kopu....
i huri haere matau i te kura i kitea matau i to ratau mara
i whakato ratau etahi kakano hou....
750-1000 ngā rākau i whakatōhia e te tī e te tā ki te wahapū o te awa o Uawa i tenei ra. He hitori:
Some long-term projects such as the sustainability strategy developed in partnership with the Alan Wilson Centre for Molecular Ecology and Evolution have become part of the celebrations. The aim is to sustain the Uawa catchment ecologically, economically and culturally.
The strategy began with the Uawa River ecological restoration project, with which Tolaga Bay Area School has been closely involved.
“We have been working on clearing willows and other weed species from the the riverbanks for the past three years. With our visitors, we are planting 1000 native plants along the rivermouth below the school. The health of the river is indicated by improved habitat for whitebait and other species that breed in the river.”
A number of senior students have created a photographic exhibition based on the sustainability strategy. They have photographed their understanding of the ecological, economic and cultural uses of the land. These include shearing, mustering, fishing and diving. http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/article/?id=27976
Ko tenei matau e whakato rakau kia awhi i te taiao....
Ngahiraka mai Tawhiti
In 2000 Hector began the build of a second waka hourua, Ngahiraka Mai Tawhiti, named after his late wife, with a view to ‘closing the Polynesian Triangle’ by sailing to Rapanui (Easter Island). Now complete, Ngahiraka will play a vital role in terms of supporting Te Aurere to complete this voyage.
http://www.wakatapu.com/
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| Ngarika mai Tawhiti was also used as a Launch Pad for the Dignatories that were taken aboard the HMS Rototi |
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| Waimārie mātou te haere ki runga i te waka nei. I reirā ngā tāngata o te waka nei e whakaatu ana i ngā wāhi moe, horoi, kai i runga i te waka nei. I whakaatu hoki te wahine i tēnei Rudder ki a Himaui, he rite tona tkanga ki tērā o te Steerer ki runga i ngā waka ama. Ka mutu ka whakaatu te wahine nei me pēhea te waihanga "Knot" hei heri i te Rudder nei ki tōna taunga. |
Moored in the Uawa River. Ngahiraka Mai Tawhiti was sailed to Uawa from Tauranga where the waka is based with its Skipper Jack Thatcher. He Matua Kēkē ki a Shania me te whānau Tawhiwhirangi o te Kura. http://www.wakatapu.com/pdf/Jack_Thatcher.pdf
Whakaari???? Reynolds Hall and a tremendous dramatisation of the 1769 Tolaga landings by students from the school.
The literacy programme has been geared to the transit of Venus. A lot of our history study has been around dual heritage concepts.
“Our drama students have been involved in writing, researching and thinking about their play A Tatau Korero: Our Stories, Our Voice. The play explores students’ interpretation of influences on Cook and his life. It includes paramount chieftainness Hinematioro, what happened at the time and how that impacted on our dual heritage.”
no reira ko tenei to matau ra tuatahi ki uawa.....
