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We need to fundraise!
Marae DIY will promote our marae and our region through their popular TV series and bring along many contributors, which help reduce costs of your builds considerably. However, they require us to estimate the forecasted costs, where possible, for materials, trades-people, transport and equipment. Our estimates say we need at least $40K for Marae DIY to consider us - but we only have $20K!
How to contribute
Give $5 a month - By cash, cheque or direct debit, you can help the marae development move forward by making a small monthly donation. Every little bit counts! Direct debit details are: Account Name: Te Rawhiti Marae 439 Reserve. Bank: ASB Kamo Account Number: 12-3090-0090-743-00 Purchase Merchandise - We have Te Rawhiti Marae t-shirts (in a variety of sizes) available for purchase from the marae website. You can buy them online by credit card. Provide Donations - You can make one-off donations of any amount from the marae website using your credit card. Promote our Plans - Be sure to talk to people about the fundraising were doing and directing them to the marae website for more information.
If we all do our part, we can get on Marae DIY! Make a Donation Today!
We started in Chicago where we visited the whare named Ruatepupuke which was carved in the 1880s by Nanny's great uncle Hoani Ngatai. It was located in Tokomaru Bay before the local chief sold it in the early 1890s. It is now located inside the Field Museum. The curator made us feel most welcome and it was a really humbling time spending the day inside the house. After a few days in Chicago, we flew to Hawai'i. The last house is called Te Aroha o Te Iwi Maori and is located in the Polynesian Cultural Centre in Laie, about 45 minutes north of Honolulu. This house is different from the other 3 as it is a 20th century house, having been built under the direction of Hone Taiapa, the Ngati Porou master carver, and his team in 1963. It is also distinct as it was built for the Mormon Church, rather than for a local Maori community. Again, we were made to feel most welcome by the Manager of the Maori Village and the kuia, who happened to be my kapa haka teacher from school! For now, the research is on the shelf while I finish my PhD (after 14 years!!). It was great seeing the houses and meeting those who care for them. He mihi aroha tenei ki a ratou. Ngarino Ellis is daughter of Elizabeth Aroha Mountain and Robert Ellis. She is a lecturer of Maori Art History at the University of Auckland.
Joke Time!
An old man goes to the doctor for his yearly physical, his wife tagging along. When the doctor enters the examination room, he tells the old man, "I need a urine sample, a stool sample and a sperm sample." The old man, being hard of hearing, looks at his wife and yells: "WHAT?" "What did he say? What's he want?" His wife yells back, "He needs your underwear."
What will you get? A basket you gave A basket you bought A BBQ A kanikani A great band A happy lot of people A free bus from Ngaiotonga and Rawhiti A very good feeling about helping Te Rawhiti Marae! All Baskets auctioned by the Auctioneer The Baskets are the fun part of this Social. Get in to the spirit of it. Stir up your whanau, your friends, yourself! The bus leaves Ngatiwai Marae at 12pm and picks up all the way to Russell, including from Kaimarama Bay. Then it drops off all the way back to Ngatiwai Marae. Helpers are needed - please ring Te Atawhai/Polly at 094037312.
Joke Time!
John Key goes to a science exhibition and is shown a time machine which can see 100 years into the future. The man in charge invites him to ask any question he likes. John Key asks "What will Australia be like in 100 years time?" The machine whirrs and beeps and goes into action and gives a printout, Which the man reads: "The country is in good hands under the new Prime Minister, crime is Non-existent, there is no conflict, the economy is healthy. There are no worries." He has another go "What will China be like in 100 years time?" Another print out: "The country will be the world's leading economy and everyone there will Enjoy the highest standard of living in the world" John Key then asks "What will New Zealand be like in 100 years time?" The machine whirrs and beeps and goes into action. The man gets a Printout, but he's just stares at it. "Come on", says John Key "What does it say?" The man replies, "I don't know ! It's all in Maori!"
Parents need to speak around 500 words to their babies and children each hour.
Thats approximately an A4 page of words every 15 minutes. So, the number of words parents use count toward making their tamariki more intelligent.
Joke Time!
At Victoria University, there were four students. Each had an "A" so far for the semester. The weekend before finals, very confident, they decided to go up to University of Auckland to party with some friends there. They had a great time, but didn't make it back to Victoria until the exam had started on Monday morning. They found their professor and explained to him that they had had a flat tyre on the way back from the weekend, didn't have a spare, and took hours to get going. The professor then agreed they could make up the final the following day. He placed them in separate rooms and handed each of them a test booklet. "Cool," they thought, "this is going to be easy." Each finished the first problem and then turned the page. On the second page was written: (For 95 points): Which tyre?
Te Potiki National Trust began setting up Maori Maps five years ago as a response to an emerging crisis Maori being alienated from their roots. Otago University professor Paul Tapsell, who helped found the trust, said many young people did not know how to find their way back to their cultural homes, and as a result traditional marae the focus of tribal values since Maori arrived in Aotearoa were under threat. "Our people in the cities are disconnected from this incredible 3000-plus-year value system they once belonged to. That is partly why we have so many youth issues and young people drifting. They have no sense of connection to a unique and proud past, or sense of ancestral identity." The problem was not just an issue for Maori, he said. "This is New Zealand's twin streams of identity. If we lose this, we will have lost what really makes us unique as a nation. Maori Maps would begin to reconnect Maori to their cultural heritage, Tapsell said. Any earnings from the project would be used to develop programmes to reconnect youth and resources to home marae and improve Maori wellbeing. The trust has already mapped and photographed marae in Auckland and Northland and work had started to include the rest of New Zealand. Article extract from Stuff.co.nz
This website is primarily intended to help Mori land owners and managers to find out more about the physical characteristics, constraints and potential of their Mori land blocks. At this early stage it uses limited land resource and environmental information. We welcome your thoughts and comments on the design of this tool. This prototype tool will be available for evaluation until November 1, 2011. Please complete the survey to evaluate the tool at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/whenuaviz. Please feel free to circulate the web link and fill out the survey questions. We will be making improvements and ongoing corrections from time to time. Hei konei ra, na Garth Garth Harmsworth (Te Arawa, Ngati Tuwharetoa, Tuhourangi, Ngati Raukawa) Scientist - Environmental Planning, GIS applications, Maori research and issues Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Private Bag 11052 Palmerston North New Zealand
Restoration of native wildlife habitats by removing introduced pest species Reintroduction of appropriate native animal and plant species Promotion of education, research and enjoyment of the native fauna and flora.
Volunteering A coordinated programme of volunteer conservation activities allows you to participate for as much or as little time as you have available. Find out more information about you can help! 27th August - Overnight Weedbusting Trip The trip will include weed monitoring/control, with instructions on identifying weeds and how to control them. Departure is next day, catching the 12.15pm boat back to Paihia/Russell. For more information, visit the Project Island Song website. Other Ways to Help You can always Make a Donation if you want to help the Project Island Song achieve all their goals!
Joke Time!
A little girl walks into a pet shop and asks in the sweetest little lisp: "Excuthe me, mithter, do you keep wittle wabbits?" And the shopkeeper gets down on his knees, so that he's on her level, and asks: "Do you want a wittle white wabby or a soft and fuwwy bwack wabby or maybe one like that cute wittle bwown wabby over there?" The little girl puts her hands on her knees, leans forward and says in a quiet voice: "I don't fink my pyfon really giveths a thit.
Selling Your Cause to the Public Developing a Fundraising Strategy Making Your Data Work Direct Mail and How to get Your Message in the Media Telemarketing and Capital Fundraising and Bequests How to Develop and Maintain Corporate Relationships Using Social Media in Your Organisation Fundraising Career Development The Do's and Don'ts of Special Events on a Shoestring Trusts and Foundations: Are You Getting Your Share of the Funds Available
...plus an exhibitor area, prize draws and the opportunity to network with other fundraisers and those involved with the not for profit and charitable sectors. Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea are all provided. When: Wednesday September 7th 2011 Where: Waipuna Hotel, Mt Wellington, Auckland Cost: $115 (including GST) Time: 9am - 5pm It's easy to register, just click here to enroll online. If you need more information, please let me know by emailing susan@finz.org.nz or calling 0508 64 3469. Or to find out more about FINZ visit our website www.finz.org.nz. Susan Fogarty is the Communications Manager at FINZ - Fundraising Institute of New Zealand.
For more information from the Ministry of Social Development, read their latest Funding News issue.
We would like to take our team to watch the Silverferns and England on Oct 6 in Waitakere City.
This will give our team players an opportunity and thrill to experience netball at an international level and possibly meet some of New Zealands most outstanding role models in netball. We are seeking sponsorship for tickets for our team players (not staff) to an estimated value of $65 $85 courtside tickets per player. We do hope that you are able to assist us in Sponsoring a player and assisting us in providing this once in a lifetime opportunity for our team. I look forward to your reply. Kind regards, Bernessa Arama Ph: 09 4336520 Fax: 09 4336560 Email: barama@whangaruru.school.nz admin@whangaruru.school.nz
If you were able to pass these 3 tests, you can cancel your annual visit to your neurologist Your brain is great and you're far from having a close relationship with Alzheimer... Congratulations!
Future of Pipiwharauroa
Moving to a Blogging Format
Instead of compiling a quarterly newsletter like this one weve produced here, well be submitting the articles to the Te Rawhiti Marae website as they come in. All the articles posted will be labeled with our favourite categories like Whanau Stories, Educating our Community and topical issues like Treaty of Waitangi Claims and Conservation. This will make previous articles easy to find for future referencing. The marae website will be under going some redesigns and changes in the coming weeks and wed appreciate any suggestions you may have for it! Please contact Liz Harte through this Contact Form (category: Website Feedback) with any suggestions you may have for the website redesign. Many thanks, Liz
Ka Kite Ano
If you would like to submit content to future newsletters, please email Helen Harte: helen-harte@xtra.co.nz Liz harte: liz.harte@gmail.com To see all previous Pipiwharauroas, please visit http://www.terawhitimarae.maori.nz/pipiwharauroa Thank you for reading! Liz Harte, Editor liz.harte@gmail.com