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Kōkiri Marae were proud to lead a 3 day Kaupapa having thousands engage in this important Māori event.

Day One included our first Hautapu done at Wainuiomata Marae with more then 100 people braving the elements and arriving at 5am for a spiritual awakening to begin the Māori New Year followed up with a cooked breakfast. The day then continued on for the Kaumātua where they celebrated with music, kēmu, kai and Rongoa māori.
Day Two was all about the tamariki with more then 400 arriving throughout the day to Wainuiomata Marae to participate in stations that included Taonga Puhoro, music making, kai and art.
Day Three our final day was a community day for all that included a concert, stalls and health promotion. With 2000 in attendance it was a very busy but successful day.

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Tihei Rangatahi Holiday Programme Term 2 Recap

Over the past two weeks, we ran an amazing Tihei Rangatahi holiday programme filled with learning, fun, and unforgettable experiences.

We kicked things off with a station rotation day where the rangatahi learned how to make putiputi from harakeke, helped with hāngī prep for our lunch the next day, and enjoyed a round of sports. We wrapped up the day with a sausage sizzle and a hikoi down the Gumloop.

The next day we headed out to Brewtown, where the kids had a blast ice skating and jumping on trampolines. We ended that day by sharing the delicious hāngī we prepared together.

To finish off Week 1, we treated the kids to a movie day to watch The Karate Kid 3, complete with goodie bags for the full experience.

Week 2 started with a splash at H2O Pool, which the kids loved so much that we went again the next day — this time to Kilbirnie Pools.

On our final day, we spent the morning at Walter Nash, playing a range of sports, then celebrated our last afternoon at Taita Rocks with pizza. We closed the programme with a special Hautūku ceremony, where each rangatahi wrote down something they wanted to release and placed it in the fire. They also wrote a goal on a star to set intentions moving forward.

We ended with s’mores, laughter, and full hearts. The tamariki absolutely loved it — and we can’t wait for the next Tihei Rangatahi holiday programme!