Komene Cassidy
Tititea Exchange 2020
With Kapa Haka Kura Tuarua Nationals and most of our year's events cancelled because of Covid19 we organised to have an exchange with...
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Komene Cassidy
Nov 8, 20202 min read
HWK Whakangahau 2020
2020 has been a very different year for He Waka Kōtuia. In a normal year we would have finished practices in September, we would have...
Komene Cassidy
Nov 4, 20203 min read
Hare Pota me te Whatu Manapou
I tae ohorere mai te reta nō Hōwata ki a Kiringāua, kia tonoa ia ki te whakarewatanga o tēnei pukapuka reo Māori hou ko Hare Pota me te...
Komene Cassidy
Nov 1, 20202 min read
Mana Pounamu 2020
The Mana Pounamu Young Achievers’ Awards was brought about through the vision of the late Tāua, Alva Kapa, a local Kāi Tahu educator. It...
Komene Cassidy
Oct 12, 20203 min read
Post Covid 19 Lockdown
Monday practices started again on June 8 a week after the Alert Levels dropped to Alert Level 1. They were a bit piecemeal towards the...
Komene Cassidy
Sep 23, 20201 min read
Bathgate Park School - 24 September 2020
Bathgate Park School invited us to perform at their celebration of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori. We hadn't had a performance since March and...
Komene Cassidy
Mar 23, 20201 min read
Covid-19 - 24 March 2020
As Covid-19 started to have more of an effect worldwide, we decided to shut down our He Waka Kōtuia activities. We cancelled our Cruise...
Komene Cassidy
Mar 7, 20201 min read
Poi-Haka Wānanga - 7-8 March 2020
Our first wānanga this year to start preparing the team for the National competition in July. Often we have a big drop off of new girls...
Komene Cassidy
Feb 29, 20201 min read
NZ Golf Open - 1 March 2020
We were contacted by the organisers of the NZ Golf open, who'd been given our contacts by Te Waihoroi Shortland who chairs NZ Māori Golf....
Komene Cassidy
Feb 29, 20201 min read
Kia Kūrapa ki Puketeraki - 29 Feb-1 March 2020
These events help us immensely in a number of ways. Firstly as fundraising, catering is great way to build up your funds and although it...
Komene Cassidy
Feb 14, 20201 min read
Azamara Journey - 15 February 2020
Our performance year often starts with our cruise ship performances, having already had a performance for Waitangi Day and a couple of...
Komene Cassidy
Feb 10, 20201 min read
Airport Welcomes - 11 February 2020
We welcomed the South African Womens Team and the White Ferns to Dunedin prior to their test match in Dunedin. These airport welcomes are...
Komene Cassidy
Feb 10, 20201 min read
HWK Haratau Tuatahi 2020 - 10 February 2020
Hūrō ana te papa i te haonga hou o te kupenga o HWK. Our first practice for kapa haka for 2020 started in the summer sun with some...
Komene Cassidy
Feb 6, 20201 min read
Te Rā o Waitangi ki Ōtākou - 6 February 2020
We were privileged to be invited to help support Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou as they hosted the Ngāi Tahu commemorations for Te Rā o Waitangi,...
Komene Cassidy
Feb 1, 20201 min read
Titirei 2020 - 31 Jan-2 Feb 2020
The Titirei leadership programme was established to help support our young leaders to show their leadership skills in the group. This...
Komene Cassidy
Jan 24, 20201 min read
Kura Reo Titirei ki Kaikoura - 20-25 January 2020
This was a five-day programme led by KMK and supported by HWK. 25 rakatahi all versed in te reo Māori from Ō-Tautahi, Te Tai Poutini and...
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