Ngāpuhi Invited to Weekend Wananga on Ngāpuhi Ngāpuhi katoa are being called to a weekend wananga at Otatara Marae starting September 19. The wananga is the brainchild of Kaikohe-based Angela Harding who has called on her uncles and aunties to help out. The idea is to retrace some of the old Ngāpuhi waiata and relearn them, along with te reo Māori, in a marae environment. “You don’t need to look far to see our marae are losing or have lost our kai korero and kai karanga,” she said. “All I’m trying to do is provide an environment and opportunity to recapture some of those, learn them and pass them on in a non threatening way.” Amongst the guest speakers are Dr Patu Hohepa, a recognised linguistic expert, and Rereata Makiha, a former broadcaster and cultural advisor. Both men whakapapa to Te Mahurehure. The marae noho has been made possible with funding through the Mā Te Reo fund hosted by Te Taura Whiri I te reo Māori. RSVP to Angela via email at angel.harding@hotmail. There are limited places available for the wananga.
Posted on: Fri, 05 Sep 2014 09:48:47 +0000
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