E Tu Ngati Porou Feedback and Programme

Celebrating being Ngati Porou

Three famous daughters of Poroumata and Whaene

Ngati Porou Whakapapa, Ngati Porou Reo, Te Whariki, Ngati Porou Kapa Haka. It was a weekend (25 & 26 March 2017) of Ngati Porou whakawhanaungatanga. Of the almost 70 whanau who attended many came for the first time including a number of rangatahi. "A beautiful wananga"

Click here for a copy of the E Tu Ngati Porou programme.
Click here for a copy of the Story of Ngati Porou by Sir Tamati Reedy

Some feedback included:

"Kia koe Tā Tamati me tō hoa Rangatiri ā Reiri Tilly,
Kā mau te wehi ngā mahi e whaea tiana e kōtou e noho mai nā te kaingā ō Tā whiri-mātea. E ea ai ngā wawata e tumanako tia na mai ngā Pakeke te hungā rāngatahi ā ngā mokopuna hoki, ē kite nā ano wera e whai atu nā ngā tohu nui ō te matauranga, tino pai rawātu."

Heoi ano
Arohanui,
Tate Pewhairangi

• "inspirational to hear the knowledge of everyone who spoke..."
• "hearing Ngati Porou Maori enabled me to hear the voice of my kuia. That was a gift..."
• "i have felt isolated from my taha Ngai Porou...it is nice to finally feel like I belong, like I have whanau here in Poneke..."
• "it was great to learn whakapapa that was relevant to me..."
• "amazing korero around the Trust Deed - learnt so much..."
• "thank you Poneke Taurahere for organising this beautiful wananga..."

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