![]() Preparations are underway for schools like King's College in Ōtāhuhu for the new Te Pou Herenga Waka o Kia Aroha Division 1 Competition. This competition fills the gap for the groups who were unable to perform on finals day at the Auckland ASB Polyfest. Until 1860 the Mori still owned most of the land of North Island, but a large increase in the number of immigrants in the 1850s led to demands for greatly increased land purchase by the government. Iwi representatives and Nelson City Councillors together after the Nelson City Council meeting, where councillors voted to introduce a Maori Ward for the 2022 local body elections. ![]() The Maori are indigenous people that originated in New Zealand. Relief for students of King's College knowing that the competition for Māori secondary school groups is back on next weekend.Īt the time of cancellation, the Polyfest committee decided that safety was paramount. ![]() In 1859 Te Teira, a Mori of the Taranaki area, sold his Waitara River land to the colonial government. They have a form of body art, known as moko but more commonly referred to as Maori tattooing. each of these domains and also with our environment, then the whare or the person will stand strong and thrive. King's kaitātaki, Tahu Pōtiki Swan (Ngāti Porou, Ngai Tahu) says, "It was 100%, in my opinion, the right one, we don't want to risk anything happening especially at a competition called Polyfest." The art form was brought to the Maori from Polynesia and is considered highly sacred. The attack in Christchurch was a shock for the country. When one person stands tall, they provoke change. Within that, the element of fear hanging over the whole country. When we all stand tall together, we create change. So rise above the chaos, and don’t feel defeated. If you want things to be different, then make a difference. Like Mahatma Gandhi once shared, If we could change ourselves, the. Student Lou Whara (Ngāti Pikiao, Te Arawa) says, "In the best interest of all the families and their safety and all that. Prayers go out to those in Christchurch." But I don't think anyone is scared, I think we're all remaining strong. Since the attacks, the students say the nation coming together has made an impact.Īmorangi says (Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Porou), "That has really brought our group together, we stand strong, and we stand confident."Īll groups have had the luxury of receiving two extra weeks for practise. King's College is looking at paying tribute to those who lost their lives from the attack in their choral item. Tahu adds, "These extra few weeks have been good, we can sharpen up add a few things and we're feeling good." Contextual translation of 'together we are stronger' into Maori. Human translations with examples: e koe, wawe ana, e oku tau, kata matou, blessed be, no tnei kura. The group have dedicated their choral item to Christchurch which they will perform next Saturday.
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