In December we were invited to a participate in Raranga Tahi, an opportunity to pitch rangatahi ideas for rangatahi improvement. Kiringāua has been on the Dunedin City Council Youth Council for the last two years and had been terribly frustrated by their lack of vision and focus on rangatahi Māori issues. With the invitation came a realisation that we could create our own Māori Youth Council. Tūmai came up with the analogy of the māhuri, the young sapling and the nurse tree, the fallen tree whose trunk becomes the bed for the new growth of saplings and Te Pae Māhuri, the Dunedin Māori Youth Council, was born.
The rangatahi came up with a few kaupapa that they wanted to see come to fruition:
1. Taunahanaha: Create videos that showcase local place names, giving the history and correct translation of the place name.
2. Manu Comp: A manu competition that draws in rangatahi and uses te reo Māori to help promote the language in a fun and engaging way.
3. Wānanga Whakarauora Reo: A rangatahi reo symposium that focusses on critical awareness and language revitilisation from a rangatahi perspective.
4. Kura Reo Rangatahi: A rangatahi focussed week-long te reo Māori learning symposium.
5. Kī-o-Rahi competition: A local Ki-o-Rahi competition for rangatahi.
You can watch a video of their presentation here: Raranga Tahi, Te Pae Māhuri Presentation 2019
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