In 2018 we have continued to develop and grow within our communities both locally and nationally. Locally, our initiatives have continued to benefit our community, programmes like Waewae Kai Pakiaka, Kura Reo Rakatahi and Ka Hao Te Rakatahi have helped to positively impact our youth and whānau. Nationally we have extended our reach and our reputation through Ngā Manu Kōrero, Nationals Kapa Haka and Te Mahi Tamariki. We are growing our leadership potential through all of our programmes but are looking to build on the Titirei Leadership programme to really move that forward.
Kapa Haka remains our core work and everything else we do is built on that platform. We placed 26th at the National secondary competition, by far our best performance,
which totally exceeded our goals for that performance and more than makes up for our last placing in 2016. Something for us all to build on for in the years to come. 2018 has seen He Waka Kōtuia continue to build in all areas of our work programme. We won all four categories at the regional Ngā Manu Kōrero speech competition and one of our Manu Kōrero speakers placed 2nd in the country, only the second time a South Island speaker has placed that high in the history of the competition. We led a significant Kura Reo Rakatahi in April attended by over 40 rakatahi from all over the country and supported Kotahi Mano Kāika to facilitate another one in October at Koukourarata, Port Levy. We completed the composition and recording of our first album, Te Mahi Tamariki, and are looking forward to its official release once we have secured a label. We commenced our ‘Ka Hao te Rakatahi’ programme looking to work in conjunction with the whānau at Ōtākou and the Te Nohoaka o Tukiauau Sinclair Wetlands Trust to re-connect our youth and community to the environment through the tuna monitoring project.
Although 2018 was an incredibly successful it was also an incredibly tough year. The highs were very high, but the lows were very low. Moving forward into 2019 we are
looking to build further on our successes and continue to grow and develop in all areas.
Here is a list of the programmes that we facilitated in full or in collaboration with other community providers. We continue to enjoy the support of Te Pūtahitanga ki Te Wai Pounamu for seeing the benefits to our community in the work that we do and providing funding support to a number of our projects. For this we are perpetually thankful. Alongside Kotahi Mano Kāika we have had some amazing opportunities to grow confidence and capacity in te reo Māori in the rakatahi here in Ōtepoti and the South Island.
He Waka Kōtuia Kapa Haka
1. Titirei Wānanga - Te Manahuna (Twizel)
2. Rā Aukaha - Karitane
3. He Poupou, He Purapura KHKT - National Secondary School Kapa Haka Competition
4. Otago Polyfest
4.1 Takere
4.2 Tira Tū
5. Whakangahau-ā-Tau
Te Reo Māori
6. Ngā Manu Kōrero
6.1. Ngā Manu Kōrero ā-Rohe - Murihiku (Invercargill)
6.2. Ngā Manu Kōrero ā-Motu - Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa (Gisborne)
7. Kura Reo Te Wai Pounamu
8. Kura Reo Rakatahi
8.1. Kura Reo Rakatahi - Te Whakaraupuka
8.2. Kura Reo Rakatahi - KMK - Koukourarata
Te Pūtahitanga
9. Waewae Kai Pakiaka
10. Te Pūtahitanga Symposium
11. Ka Hao te Rakatahi
11.1. Tuna
11.2. Kura Reo
11.3. Whakapakari Tinana
11.4. Kura
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