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Te Tohu o Te Ahuareka

Troy Packer

The original festival logo was completed by Troy Packer. The logo is based on the central upper figure that is Hineamaru. It was designed around the maihi or barge poles of the Āhuareka whare. The logo also signifies the welcoming and caring arms of the festival as well as being the koukou (owl) known in Ngāti Hine as Namatahi or Hineruru. Namatahi is recognised within Ngati Hine as both a kaitiaki (guardian) and a kaitohu (herald).

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Ka kakati te namu

Raniera McGrath

"Ka Kakati Te Namu" is the theme for Te Āhuareka o Ngāti Hine 2025.

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"Ka Kakati Te Namu" This saying comes from Te Tangi a Kawiti, first uttered in the days immediately after the withdrawal from Te Ruapekapeka on Jan 11, 1846.

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It is said that while the defenders of Te Ruapekapeka, withdrew, were resting and convalescing at Pukepoto, a small hill in the area now known as Glenbervie,

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Kawiti gathered his loyal warriors and addressed them in the dawn of the early morning.

 

‘Ka kakati te namu’ are but four words from Kawiti’s full address. Literally these words mean ‘The sandfly nips’.

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The rest of the line is ‘i te whārangi o te pukapuka’ or at the pages of the book. The book refers to He Whakaputanga and Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

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‘Hei kōnei ka tahuri atu ai’ meaning ‘At that time, you must arise and resist’.

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Thus ‘Ka kakati te namu’ is a call to arms when those sacred covenants are being undermined.

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The tohu for Te Āhuareka o Ngāti Hine 2025 "Ka Kakati Te Namu" is designed by taa moko artist, Raniera McGrath

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!

  • The debate must be conducted in te reo

  • 3 members per team (including captains)

  • At least one wahine in each team

  • At least one young person (under 45)

  • The debate will employ typical debating rules, each team having an opportunity to speak to the topics provided.

  • The winning group will receive an award to acknowledge their skill, wit and ability to confidently convey their arguments.

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JUDGES: Moe Milne, Tihi Puanaki, Pita Tipene, Tapeka Henare

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©Te Ahuareka o Ngāti Hine

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