Komene Cassidy
The Eagles - 2 March 2019
We have been fundraising at the Forsyth Barr Stadium for a few years now. We volunteer on the gates or ushering in the stadium for Super...
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Komene Cassidy
Mar 1, 20191 min read
Book-a-Tour Cruise Performance - 2 March 2019
This was a new performance for us. We were contacted by Bex Hill from Book-a-Tour to do a performance for cruise ship passengers. Rather...
Komene Cassidy
Feb 28, 20191 min read
Pōwhiritia rā!
February is also a busy time for us supporting the D.C.C. and the University of Otago in the many welcomes that they hold at this time of...
Komene Cassidy
Feb 15, 20191 min read
Ka Hao te Rakatahi 15-16 February 2019
As with most of our kaupapa this year things are kicking off early. This is our first time back to complete our tuna monitoring since...
Komene Cassidy
Feb 11, 20191 min read
Waewae Kai Pakiaka 12 February 2019
The third year of Waewae Kai Pakiaka kicked off on February 12th. Most of whānau were back and raring to go. The tamariki love the...
Komene Cassidy
Feb 11, 20191 min read
Haratau Tuatahi - Kapa Haka First Practice 11 February 2019
Haruru ana te whenua i te haratau tuatahi o te tau mō te kapa. Our first practice for kapa haka for 2019 started with a bang. We had over...
Komene Cassidy
Feb 9, 20192 min read
Titirei Noho Te Manahuna-Twizel 8-10 February 2019
Our Titirei Leadership programme continues to mature, and we are still weaving those leadership opportunities through most of our...
Komene Cassidy
Jan 26, 20191 min read
Kura Reo Rakatahi ki Tautuku - 23-27 January 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 five-day...
Komene Cassidy
Jan 13, 20191 min read
Azamara Journey Cruise Ship - 13 January 2019
The cruise season has started again and we are fortunate to have developed a relationship with the Azamara Journey Cruise Ship. This is...
Komene Cassidy
Dec 13, 20183 min read
HWK in 2018
In 2018 we have continued to develop and grow within our communities both locally and nationally. Locally, our initiatives have continued...
Komene Cassidy
Oct 26, 20181 min read
HWK Whakangahau-ā-Tau - 27 October 2018
Every year we like to unwind, let our hair down a bit and have a bit of fun. Our end of year celebrations gives us an opportunity to...
Komene Cassidy
Oct 10, 20182 min read
Koukourarata, ko te reo o whakapata - 7-11 October 2018
Kura Reo Rakatahi ki Koukourarata 7-11 October This was a four-day programme led by HWK and run in collaboration with Kotahi Mano Kāika....
Komene Cassidy
Sep 19, 20183 min read
Ngā Manu Kōrero Nats 18-20 September 2018
This year we had a clean sweep of the regional competition giving us four speakers in the national competition. Tūmai Cassidy, Pei Te...
Komene Cassidy
Sep 13, 20182 min read
Two Teams in for Polyfest 2018 - 13 September 2018
2018 was a bumper year for He Waka Kōtuia. For the first time ever, because of the sheer numbers we had regularly turning up to practice...
Komene Cassidy
Aug 10, 20182 min read
Ka Hao te Rakatahi (KHtR) - Tuna Time!
In early August 2018 alongside the Sinclair Wetlands Trust and Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou, He Waka Kōtuia Trust were successful in an...
Komene Cassidy
Jul 13, 20182 min read
Te Mahi Tamariki - Kopae Puoro - 13 July 2018
Te Mahi Tamariki was the name of the first whare at Ōtākou Marae. It was built in the late 1800's and named by elders of that generation...
Komene Cassidy
Jul 12, 20182 min read
Te Mahi Tamariki
This initiative started in 2017, initially though funding from Te Pūtahitanga for a waiata Māori composition workshop. After a successful...
Komene Cassidy
Jul 5, 20182 min read
He Poupou, He Purapura
Kapa Haka Kura Tuarua National Secondary School Kapa Haka Competition 2-6 July The Secondary School National Kapa Haka Competition is the...
Komene Cassidy
Mar 22, 20181 min read
Te Pūtahitanga Symposium
In March 2018 we were fortunate to be given an opportunity to present our kaupapa to the Te Pūtahitanga Symposium. Here is a link to our...
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