Tamariki Activities
"Ka kakati te namu"
Our Tamariki area activities for 2025 will encourage mokopumna to look a little deeper into the 1956 translation of Te Tangi o Kawiti, shared by tupuna, Te Tawai Kawiti in Te Ao Hou: The new world publication (16(2),45):
"Waiho mate kakati o te namu ki te wharangi o te pukapuka, ka tahuri atu ai"
"Be firm to retain religion, turning only when the sandfly bites upon the page of the book"
Come along and join us over by Porowini for two days of fun!
Friday 28th and Saturday 29th March, activities open from 8:30am - 2:00pm
Activities:
Waiho ma te kakati o te namu" 360 Video and Still Camera photo booth
There'll be kakahu, haki, poi and more - to capture your liveliest kakati moments.
Soft play
Come and set up your own soft obstacle courses for you and your mete to enjoy.
Puzzles
We've got Namu and Ngati Hine puzzles to put together, we need big Ngati Hine brains to help us do these ones whanau
Bubble wands
Create and design your own!
Glow worms
An oldie but a goldie, a 2012 Ahuareka throw back, "design and decorate a glow worm"..did you know that glow worms can catch and eat Namu?...YUM YUM YUM YUMMM!
A big kia ora to our whanau helpers and to kaimahi helpers from VOYCE Whakarongo mai, Te Hauora o Ngapuhi (Transitions) and the Family court.
For Te Tautohetohe event, our whānau provide an opportunity for us all to celebrate and listen to examples of our unique mita or dialect within and from Ngāti Hine.
Kaupapa or topics centre around significant and current issues, to provoke inquiry, laughter and the richness of our sacred reo.
Here are some of the rules!
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The debate must be conducted in te reo
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3 members per team (including captains)
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At least one wahine in each team
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At least one young person (under 45)
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The debate will employ typical debating rules, each team having an opportunity to speak to the topics provided.
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The winning group will receive an award to acknowledge their skill, wit and ability to confidently convey their arguments.
JUDGES: Moe Milne, Tihi Puanaki, Pita Tipene, Tapeka Henare