Sunday, 20 March 2011

20 March 2011

"Tangata ako ana i te whare te turanga te marae, tau ana"
A person who is taught at home will stand on the marae.
This week's whakatāuki is explained by Wiparata Ngatoko nō Ngāti Ranginui.

Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngā Mokopuna Wellington was established in 1996 and based itself in Newtown. With growing role numbers, the school outgrew its premises there and eventually moved to its current location in Seatoun. The school takes its name 'Mokopuna' from one of the three islands in Wellington harbour. It's an ideal backdrop for their annual Kupe festival, a gala day, in which the students, parents, staff and supporters do their bit to raise money. Justine Murray was there.

The Ngarimu VC Scholarship awards Māori students or academics who have strived for excellence in their chosen field. The scholarships were created in 1943, in memory of Te Moana nui a kiwa Ngarimu VC and the 28th Māori Battalion. One of the undergraduate recipients Kawiti Waetford is in his second year of a four year double degree in a Bachelors of Music and Arts at the University of Otago. He's also an upcoming Māori opera singer, he talks to Justine Murray.

Wellington hosted a week of fun, parties and sporting codes in this year's 2nd Asia Pacifc Outgames, which had contestants from 20 countries attending. Kevin Haunui and Dee Isaacs competed in the tennis tournament, Justine was courtside.

In our archival segment Nga tāonga Korero from 1979, Tuhoe Scholar John Rangihau (1919 - 1987) talks about how Kohanga Reo can benefit a child's learning of Te Reo Māori, Emma Mana and Wi Makutu talk about their experiences of Kohanga Reo.