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Te Runanga o Ngati Porou Hui |
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Written by Tuwhakairiora Whanau
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Thursday, 01 May 2008 |
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The whole of Logan and the Gold Coast representatives and ‘Ngatiporou Tuturu’ were enthralled last night with the presentation from Ngati Porou Runanga CEO Te Amohaere Houkamau and the Deputy Chairman Herewini Parata.
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Read more... [Te Runanga o Ngati Porou Hui]
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MATARIKI MAORI NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS 2008 |
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Written by Tuhorouta
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Monday, 28 April 2008 |
M.......Maintaing our Traditions
A........A Maori New Year.
T........Time with Friends and Family
A........Always Evolving
R.......Rejuvenate the Wairua (Spirit)
I.........Interaction with other Cultures
K.......Keeping true to our Heritage
I.........Inventive initiatives to keep our children and people going forward
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Read more... [MATARIKI MAORI NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS 2008]
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Tawhai Davies "He Ra Maumahara" Golf Day |
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Written by Te Korowha
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Monday, 28 April 2008 |
On Saturday the 17th May 2008 the ‘Tawhai Davies' Memorial golf day will take place at the Chambers Pines Golf Club, 657 Chambers Flats Road, Chambers Flats.
Tawhai was of Ngati Porou and Ngapuhi descent and equally loved by both sides of his whakapapa. He was active in the Maori community and was the past president of the Queensland Maori Performing Arts Society (Q.M.P.A.S) and Queensland Delegate of Nga Kapa Taumata Teitei (NKTT) The governing body or matua of kapahaka in Australia.
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Read more... [Tawhai Davies "He Ra Maumahara" Golf Day]
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RUNANGA DEPUTY SELWYN PARATA COMING TO BRISBANE 30.04.08 |
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Written by Te Karere
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Saturday, 19 April 2008 |
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The Runanga Deputy Chairman, Selwyn Parata will be travelling to Sydney for an Ngati Porou Wananga organised by our whanaunga in Sydney from the 1st -3rd may, 2008.
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Read more... [RUNANGA DEPUTY SELWYN PARATA COMING TO BRISBANE 30.04.08]
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NAUMAI, HAEREMAI, TAHUTI MAI, NGATIPOROU KI PIRIPANE |
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Written by Te Wiwi Nati
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Friday, 21 March 2008 |
Tihei Mauriora!
"Hutia te rito o te harakeke kei whea te komako e ko?, ki mai ki ahau he aha te mea nui o te ao maku e ki atu kia koutou ,he tangata , he tangata, he tangata....
Te mihi tuatahi ki to tatou kaihanga me tona aroha mutunga kore kia tatou, kia whakapaingia tona ingoa tapu.....amine. Tuarua tena ra koutou i a tatou mihi ki o tatou mate taruru nui, nga mate huhua e hinga ake nei. Tenei ratou kua riro ki te kapunipunitanga o nga wairua, ki te pae o maumahara, a, waiho ake ana tatou i konei haku ai kia ratou ma nga wahangu.
Ko te whakatau noa ake, ratou kia ratou te hunga mate ki te hunga mate, Liza, Tawhai me koe hoki Missy koutou ma haere, moe mai ra i roto i nga ringa kaha a o tatou nei matua nui i te rangi, e kore koutou e warewaretia.
Na reira apiti hono tatai hono te hunga mate ki te hunga mate, apiti hono tatai hono te hunga ora ki te hunga ora tatou ano hoki ko te hunga ora, nga kanohi o nga mate, nga morehu kowhai, tena koutou,tena koutou tena ano tatou katoa.
 Ta Apirana Ngata leading a haka."If you take away the root of the flax bush where then will the bellbird sing? "Ask me what is the greatest thing in this world and I will tell you tis man, tis man, tis man."
na Ta Apirana Turupa Ngata
(Ngati Porou Statesman)
"Ngatiporou whanui tena tatou i runga i nga ahuatanga katoa o te wa. He mihi tenei kia koutou e noho mai nei ki Piripane, a tena pea, kia koutou nga uri o Porourangi e noho mai na i nga whenua katoa o te moemoea otira ki nga whenua katoa o te ao hurihuri nei". "Ka noho whakahihi mai ana tatou o ngatiporou mo wenei taonga ara ko te ingoa pakeha nei ko te website hei karere mo te katoa o tatou e noho i te moemoea ara hoki ki a matou katoa o nga hau e wha i te ao marama". Hai whakatau ano hoki kia koutou nga mata waka katoa o tenei whenua o te moemoea i te whakanui i te mana o te iwi maori nei....kia kaha rawa atu tatou katoa.
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