Kia ora koutou, What a difference a week makes! It’s week one into the new normal of confinement and social distancing. Our challenge this week has been seamlessly shifting the office activities to home-based staff and working on a new set of priorities. The focus this week is contacting kaumātua, the most vulnerable and at-risk [...]
Tēnā koutou e te iwi, Last Thursday, I attended a hui where there was a presentation from Dr Steven Bridgman on the coronavirus (COVID-19). He is one of two national medical officers of health and is leading the Nelson Marlborough response to outbreaks of communicable diseases such as measles, mumps and now COVID-19. They are [...]
Kia ora koutou, We had a great turnout for the Tauihu unveiling last Friday morning. The Tauihu has been the culmination of a lot of behind the scenes work on an essentially educational project that will benefit our community by telling the story of settlement in the Wairau. The attached photos of Heemi Te Peeti [...]
Today marks an important occasion for Rangitāne and our community. The unveiling of the Tauihu, on land owned by Rangitāne, is the result of a tremendous amount of work by numerous people, over an extended period of time. In years to come the significance of the Tauihu will become even more apparent. Before commenting on [...]
Tēnā koutou e te whānau, Ngā mihi o te Tau Hou. We have an exciting week ahead. On Friday at dawn we will be unveiling the Tauihu sculpture on Grove Road. We will be gathering at the northern end of the Railway Station carpark at 3.45am for a 4am start. Breakfast will be served at [...]
Kia ora e te iwi, It has been a big year for Rangitāne o Wairau. Events have been a major focus with more than 60 events over the last year. Most memorable from my perspective were the reopening of the Tuamātene Wharemoe, Te Matatini, Anton’s Fush and Chip nights, the AGM weekend, the Chamber of [...]
Tēnā koutou e te whānau, It’s been a busy couple of weeks for Rangitāne with the Tuia 250 ki Tōtaranui events that were held in the rohe. We started with a Haka Pōwhiri to welcome the arrival of the Tuia 250 flotilla at Meretoto. Rangitāne were well represented by kaumātua, rangatahi and iwi representatives. It [...]
Tēnā koutou, Last week was eventful, particularly for the Ngahiraka Mai Tawhiti crew. The waka hourua (double-hulled waka) sustained damage to its mast while sailing south along the northern west coast with the Tuia 250 flotilla, forcing them to detour to Nū Pāremata (New Plymouth) for repairs. It was a great relief to know that [...]
