E tū e Puanga i te tahi o Pipiri huaina tō whare, me ko te Maru-aonui ki’noho mai koe ki runga o Rarotonga, nā te kāhui ua, nāna i hoake ka wehe te tau ruru e! 

In the cooler winter months, Puanga rises again signalling a special time of the year to acknowledge our loved ones who have passed over the veil in the last twelve months, kei ōku whanaunga karanga maha moe mai rā. It is also a time for whānau to gather, to kaitahi and to look forward to the possibilities of what the new year would bring.   

We have a lot of news to share with our uri of Te Atiawa in this latest edition of Hauwhenua.

If you have any queries, we invite you to contact us and for up-to-date information remember to check our website and 'Like' our Facebook page.  

After an absence of four years due to Covid-19 and upgrades, whānau and guests were last week welcomed to Owae Marae to commemorate this year's Te Rā Māui Pōmare.

It was a wonderful opportunity to reconnect, reflect and mourn as a collective. Friday was the whakatau i ngā mate. Saturday was Te Rā o Māui Pōmare which was a full program that included a memorial service, Te Puapua / Laying of Wreaths, followed by the Pōmare whānau address, Māui Pōmare Scholarships and kaikõrero. Guests were also treated to the book launch of Ora: Healing Ourselves - Indigenous Knowledge Health and Wellbeing. Edited by Associate Professor Leonie Pihama (Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Māhanga, Ngā Māhanga ā Tairi) and Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith (Ngāti Awa and Ngāti Porou).

Ngā mihi to Manukōrihi Pā Reserve Trust for your continued commitment to this important kaupapa.

Images: Charlotte Curd

Ko tupua kawa, ko tawhito kawa, ko matoe o te rangi, tēnei hoki rā te taketake rongo, he taketake maunga, he taketake tangata, tēnei ka hora!

Voting for the ratification of the proposed Te Ruruku Pūtakerongo - Taranaki Maunga Collective Redress Deed will run from 7 July 2023 to 7 August 2023.

During this period, a series of fourteen (14) ratification information hui will be held across the motu and five (5) online webinars.

A voting pack which includes a ratification information booklet and voting paper will be posted shortly to every registered adult 18 years of age and older with our iwi.

It's important that as many adult iwi members as possible participate and vote in the ratification process, and we encourage everyone to do so.

On behalf of Te Kotahitanga o Te Atiawa we would like to congratulate our following iwi members who recently received our Education Scholarships.

UNDERGRADUATE - $2,500 each
Click the links below to read their profiles
Congratulations to....
Ella Wipatene is in her third year of her Bachelor of Engineering (Software Engineering) at Victoria University of Wellington
Tessa Keenan is completing her final year of her conjoint degree of Bachelor of Laws and Arts at Victoria University of Wellington.
Poppy MacMillian is currently in her second year of a Bachelor of Architectural Studies at Victoria University of Wellington.

Keep an eye on our Facebook page to read the upcoming profiles for....
Sylvia Sadler who is in her first year of her Bachelor of Teaching at the University of Waikato, and
Jessie Urwin currently in her fourth year of the Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Otago.

POSTGRADUATE - $5,000
Also, congratulations to Teremoana Porter-Rawiri who is studying her Master of Science (Ecology and Biodiversity) at Victoria University of Wellington.

PUKEKURA - THE PARADE 
Special sales to Te Atiawa uri for Pukekura - The Parade have now closed, with 4 members taking advantage of the pre-sales to secure themselves a townhouse. All remaining townhouses are now on sale to the public. We would like to thank all our whānau who joined us online and kanohi ki te kanohi at a number of our Pukekura - The Parade and general property updates.
View the Pukekura - The Parade website here

TWO HOMES TO PURCHASE THROUGH KA URUORA
Two newly renovated homes are available through shared-equity purchase with Ka Uruora. This means Ka Uruora will invest up to 40% of the whare price to help minimise the required mortgage amount for whānau. This investment can then be paid back at an interest-free rate over an aggreed length of time.

To ensure we can continue to contact you, it's important we have your current contact details.

Click here to update your details: https://teatiawa.iwi.nz/update-your-details/

To make sure we have your most up-to-date details, you can also give us a quick call on 06 758 4685 or drop us an email at registrations@teatiawa.iwi.nz