Komene Cassidy
Manawa Hou ki Wairewa 16-19 December 2019
E tahitahi, kia whitawhita kia kite atu te muramura O te hātete, o te kāpura i tawhiti I ruka, i raro, i roto, i waho Kia kīia ai ka toe...
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Komene Cassidy
Dec 12, 20191 min read
Ka Wana te Tī - 9-13 December 2019
We were invited by Matiu and Dion Payne to present at the ‘Ka Wana te Tī - Mahika Kai Conference’ at Lincoln University in December on...
Komene Cassidy
Dec 4, 20191 min read
Te Pae Māhuri - Raranga Tahi Summit - 4-5 December 2019
In December we were invited to a participate in Raranga Tahi, an opportunity to pitch rangatahi ideas for rangatahi improvement....
Komene Cassidy
Nov 8, 20192 min read
Ngahau ā-Tau 2019 - 10 Years - 9 November 2019
Every year we like to unwind, let our hair down a bit and have a bit of fun. We like to take the time to celebrate our successes and to...
Komene Cassidy
Nov 5, 20191 min read
Dunedin City Youth Council Strategy Launch - Youth Vision 6 November 2019
Kiringāua has been on the Dunedin City Youth Action Committee for the last year. They have been working on a strategy for youth in the...
Komene Cassidy
Oct 24, 20191 min read
HWK in Queenstown - 24 October 2019
We were asked to perform a mihi whakatau and to entertain at the Private Capital Finance Conference in Queenstown. We took a van load of...
Komene Cassidy
Oct 12, 20192 min read
Kura Reo Rakatahi ki Arowhenua - 9-12 October 2019
HWK have been supporting the Kotahi Mano Kāika (KMK) Kura Reo and Kura Reo Rakatahi for a number of years now. This was a four-day...
Komene Cassidy
Sep 12, 20191 min read
Māori Music Awards - 13 September 2019
After the release of our album Te Mahi Tamariki and an unofficial late entry tendered by Te Whenua to these awards, the awards organisers...
Komene Cassidy
Sep 12, 20191 min read
Ngā Manu Kōrero ā-Motu - 10-12 September 2019
This competition was held in Palmerston North. With only one speaker from HWK and not connected to either of the schools we took our...
Komene Cassidy
Sep 8, 20192 min read
Otago Polyfest - 9 September 2019
The Otago Polyfest performance is our biggest performance of the year. It is the one time that our community, who supports the work that...
Komene Cassidy
Sep 1, 20196 min read
Tahu Pōtiki - 1 September 2019
Titiro kau nei ki waho Ki te rae o Pūrehurehu rā Ko te tuhimāreikura o oho Ko whakapao i a karu Rā pea koe kai ruka i te karetai moana Te...
Komene Cassidy
Aug 24, 20194 min read
Te Hautoka - 25 August 2019
The Secondary School Regional Kapa Haka Competition is the premier Māori event and only competitve Kapa Haka in Otago and Southland. Te...
Komene Cassidy
Jul 12, 20191 min read
Pō-hine, Pō-tama - 12 July 2019
Te Hautonga Kapa Haka Kura Tuarua Regional competition for Ōtākou and Murihiku is later on in the year this year. This meant that our...
Komene Cassidy
Jul 6, 20193 min read
HWK Fitness - Les Mills - 7 July 2019
As we moved closer to the our regional competition and we'd had six months of fitness sessions Corey organised for the kapa to do a...
Komene Cassidy
Jun 29, 20192 min read
Te Mahi Tamariki - Te Mahi o Matariki - June 2019
I'm not sure nowadays what constitutes 'busy' for He Waka Kōtuia, but perhaps the month of June might give us an example. Having just...
Komene Cassidy
Jun 13, 20192 min read
Ngā Manu Kōrero Ōtākou-Murihiku - 13-14 June 2019
Over the last 12 years we have worked hard to build confidence in public speaking in both te reo Māori and English for our rangatahi. Ngā...
Komene Cassidy
May 31, 20191 min read
The Governor General - 31 May 2019
We were honoured to be invited to support the local rūnanga to host the Governor General of New Zealand the Hon Dame Patsy Reddy at Ōtākou.
Komene Cassidy
May 27, 20191 min read
108 Performance - 28 May 2019
We are fortunate to be invited to perform as part of the University of Otago 108 Māori Performing Arts end of semester assessment. This...
Komene Cassidy
May 11, 20191 min read
Dunedin Readers-Writers Festival 12 May 2019
Paulette (Trustee) and Komene (Kaihautū) were asked to participate in a panel discussion with super stars of Māoridom Scotty and Stacey...
Komene Cassidy
Apr 17, 20192 min read
Kura Reo ki Te Waipounamu 14-18 April 2019 - 20th Year
We were again contracted by Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu to cater the Kura Reo ki Te Waipounamu, which celebrated its 20th year. Kura Reo ki Te...
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