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Kokiri Hauora Celebrates Te Wiki o te Reo Maori

The whole Kōkiri Hauora whānau came together to celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori with a day full of fun, learning and whakawhanaungatanga. Six different teams took part in a dress-up challenge, each showcasing a theme connected to te ao Māori. Teams introduced themselves and hit the catwalk to a Māori waiata of their choice, bringing plenty of laughter and energy.

We then moved into three activity stations: a scavenger hunt, poi toss, Māori tongue twisters, and creating sentence cards in te reo Māori. Everyone enjoyed some delicious kai with a hāngī and a potluck feast, featuring pavlova, Cook Island potato salad, and many other tasty dishes. The celebrations wrapped up with kanikani and waiata, leaving everyone uplifted and inspired. It was an awesome day to celebrate te reo Māori together as one big whānau.

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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!