Nau (Cooks Scurvy Grass or Lepidium olearaceum) Tēnā koutou, There are several carving projects in Waiharakeke (Blenheim) that we are considering taking on. If you are a carver or would like to learn to carve please contact the office. Similarly, we would like to start a skills database of members who we can call on [...]
Tēnā koutou, We had a great time at the Whānau Day at Pukatea on Waitangi Day last week. Although the temperature was a bit cooler than what it has been everyone had a good time catching up. It was good to see the tamariki running around together having fun. Special thanks to Trustees Calvin Hart [...]
Rangitāne rangatahi Wilson Pearse, Kowhai de Thierry and Jake Andrell breaking the ground at 14 Horton Street. Kia ora koutou, Thank you to everyone who joined us on Friday morning for the blessing at Horton St. I would especially like to thank Judith MacDonald and Jeff Hynes for their kōrero on the history and [...]
Kia ora koutou, Good news! The Trustees met last Friday and have given the go-ahead to proceed with the repairs to the wharenui at Tuamātene. We are looking forward to seeing whānau use this building again. We hope to start repairs in February with completion in April this year. We are also replacing the roofs [...]
Picture: Rendered image of the new building being constructed at the Horton Street site. Kia ora koutou, Its going to be a busy few weeks with several events taking place over the next month. Wave 9 Ora Funding opened this week. If you have a whānau based initiative or ideas and would like to find [...]
Ngā mihi o te Tau Hou, Our focus for this month is planning and budgeting for the roll-out and implementation of the new strategic plan. It's going to be a busy year and we will be working on some positive changes in the way we deliver services. There are some exciting projects coming up this [...]
Kia ora koutou, As many of you know, ‘KaariamaiPāpa (daughter of Janis & Anthony de Thierry), sadly passed away recently. The service held in Whakatū was sad, beautiful and touching. I will always remember the message of how the unconditional love of whānau will overcome any adversity. Following the service, 'KaariamaiPāpa was laid to rest [...]
Kia ora koutou, Our maara kai has been getting plenty of rain and sunshine over the past couple of weeks. We have caulis, beetroot and lettuces ready to harvest and I'm sure there will be a few weeds to be pulled. You're welcome to take enough kai for your whānau but please leave the Pā [...]
Kia ora koutou, We had a fantastic day at Te Ipukarea on Saturday. Thanks to a great team effort, we emerged the overall winners taking home the Whakaihuwaka trophy. Our tamariki played very well, winning two trophies in their section; Whutupaoro (Football) and Netipaoro (Netball). Special thanks to Janis de Thierry who was the driving [...]
Kia ora koutou, It was a great start to the week in the office, we had a visit from Te Putahitanga CEO, Helen Leahy (pictured) on Tuesday. Last week was very busy with Trust and Company hui on Friday followed by the AGM on Saturday. I would like to thank Madelene, Risman, Elsie, Donna, Sarah, [...]
