Ngati Kahi Histories Lecture 5: Mataurahurahu, Ngati Ruaiti, Ngai Takiora

 Lecture 5 26/8

This is an important lecture for us at Kaiako at Oruaiti School as these are the hapu nearby our school covering areas such as Hihi (Waitetoke), Kohumaru, Mangonui.

Lecture Notes

These are my notes from the lecture.

These hapu are linked to ruakaramea waka and mamaru waka.

Nukutaurua Reef- hakatauki. Pg 3 /Map 5

Be resolute to reach the end. Achieve goals. 

Mataurahurahu

• Mangonui Causeway (see notes)
• Kenana- stolen by crown (see notes)
• Rangikapiti- very special/tapu place.
• Moehuri captain of Ruakaramea. Guided by shark/kaitiaki into the harbour. The shark was tapu and needed to be protected. His son, Tukiato killed the shark and was banished to Taemaro ? reserve

• Mangonui- stolen lands. Long hostory of battles still going on now.
• Ruakaramea- (name of waka) and Mill Bay.
• 1960s Mataurahurahu stayed in Mill Bay- banished by crown .
• Ruakaramea Pa- wahi tapu. Police station is built on top of the pa. Offensive to NK.
• Kaipatiki (Midgley rd)- natural ecosystem has been destroyed by development.
• Paewhenua- see causeway.
• Te Akeake- papakainga south side of Paewhenua.

Ngati Ruaiti

• Whakaangi to maunga- wahi tapu. Crown stolen land
• Waitetoki te awa past Hihi campground. Good stones for adze.
• Waitetoki is the name of Hihi 
• Stolen while they were in Auckland (Ngati Ruaiti)
• Tawmaro- Waimahana- NgatiKahu ki Whangaroa.
• Butlers Point- Te pa o Moehuri
• Penguins-come every winter- surf into Waitetoki. Means leave the water to the Penguins at this time.
• Pakaurua- stingrays (kaitiaki) hakatauki- Pg 73
• Pura toke/glow worms (Pg 72) were in riverbanks of Waitetoki. Summertime. Now there is a culvert there so they have died off.
• Punished for speaking te reo maori at Mangonui school.

Ngai Takiora-

• Tokatoka Awa- by Kohumaru Rd meets Oruaiti Rd has been re routed due to causeway.
• Te Akeake- now crown land. Hapu would like that to be an area for a Marae.
• Related to Ngati Aukiwa/Waimahana/Taemaro.
• Aputerewa Marae.
• Taemaro- Ngati Aukiwa
• Okokori- Waimahana.

Notes from Tutorial

• Kohu maru- thick fog
• Oruaiti- waitetoki adze, everyone came to get them.  Waka were build with these rocks. What is a toke? Adze?
• Ruaiti- the tupuna. Ngati Ruaiti.
• penguins/stingrays/glow worm.- eco links
• WB White- NZ Company. Persistantly stealling land. Land agent- conflict of interest. Govt officials in Wgtn allowed him to hold these positions. Stole huge tracts of land 1860s.
• Links to Ngapuhi. Maturahurahu
• Butterfish Bay- name caused angst. 

Ngati Kahu Histories- Graduate Paper

 This term I have been participating in the Ngati Kahu Histories Paper offered by Ngati Kahu.

This involves a weekly 1 hour lecture with Margaret Mutu followed by a 1 hour tutorial with Te Ikanui Kingi Waiaua. We follow reading from the book produced from the iwi Ngati Kahu: History of a Soverign Nation.

I am thoroughly enjoying this paper and learning so much about the history of this area where a lot of our tamariki are living.

Reflections from Lecture 1:

In this lecture we learnt about the origins of Ngati Kahu tupuna. This was fascinating because we learnt about the Pepeha for Ngati Kahu and what it meant. We also learnt some great stories about how the tupuna arrived in this area. It would be great for tamariki to know the pepeha for Ngati Kahu and preferably their iwi (if they know it). I now have the resources to explain to my students the meanings and stories behind these pepeha.

Reflections from Lecture 2:

We learnt about key Maori concepts; rangatiratanga, utu, mana, tapu, whenua, tikanga, kaitiaki

Key learning for me:

mana: is authority and power. Delegated by gods into human agent. It cannot be given to someone but earnt.

rangatiratanga: Rangatira is a person of mana, a leader who has earnt this respect. It is something that is bestowed on someone from a spiritual rhelm. Rangatiratanga is to exercise authority and power. Mana and rangatiratanga are interrelated.

tikanga: is the correct way of doing things. Like local law. It can be adapted to suit certain situations and can change between iwi. It can also be established/decided upon in different contexts.

whenua: learning about the Maori creation story I now understand that according to this, Maori believe to be direct descendants of Papatuanuku and Ranginui and therefore have a blood link to the land. This creates the strong tie to the land and how they respect and utilise it. This is a concept very different to the western view of land ownership.

kaitiaki: mana whenua protect mauri/tapu of their land and seas.

utu: is maintaining the balance and harmony.

This was a very important lecture for me. I am familiar with these concepts but it was great to hear the true meanings of these concepts as they are not able to translated into English. These concepts are integral when understanding how there was so much confusion and conflict around te tiriti.

Reflections from Lecture 3:

Te tiriti o Waitangi and Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni

This was another important lecture, and the basis for our first assignment. We learnt how the arrival of pakeha impacted the life Maori were living in Aotearoa. We also learnt how the two parties went about to solve these issues, which lead to whakaputanga and then te triti. A big takeaway for me is how different the Maori world view was/is in terms of land ownership and use and therefore how there was so much confusion over this between Maori and Pakeha.

Here is our lesson plan/first assignment.

Reflections from Lecture 4:

Stories from Whanau Moana.

In this lecutre we heard some local stories from the hapu Te Whanau Moana (Karikari area). There were some great korero around how tupuna lived and legends about local places. These would be of great interest to tamariki, especially if we were able to visit this area with the school. We also learnt about the conflict this area has had with land ownership since the singing of te tiriti. These stories are also imporant for tamariki to know so that they can understand how the battle continues in the present time.

 Tuesday 10th August, 2021

Working with Su Arrowsmith on learning how to break down the aspects and sets on the PACT tool. was a really informative workshop that got us preparing a mini lesson plan for reading.

Focus on WALT's and Success criteria.  and explanation as to why we are doing what we are doing. We also addressed having questions prepared prior to lessons. 

Example:

Learning Intention: Kei te ako matou ki te….

Why? TIB it helps us to understand what a text is about and to quickly see if it has the information we need to find for research or for pleasure, or to find exactly where the information is, saving us time when reading. 

Success criteria: WILF

1. I can find sentences or words that talk about things:

1. in the past

2. In the present

3. In the future

2. I can find dates that help me to work out when things happened

3. I can place events in the correct order

TASKS:

1. Round Robin  - words that give us clues to things happening in the past; present; future

2. Pairs - read and highlight 

3. Reciprocal reading (a - dates, b - past words, c - present words, d - future words)

4. Timeline (draw pics/ dates and words/ poem)

5. Individual practise

6. Peer assessment and feedback

Tulevai and the sea

Which things do you know will be happening in the future and how do you know this?

On page 4 what word tells you that the sea wants to do something to Tulevai in the future?

On page 12 how many words are there that show things happening in the past?

Reflection: PACT is a really useful tool to make OTJs. It is also helpful to ensure that you are looking at all aspects of a curriculum area when making OTJs and therefore ensure that you teach those specific aspects throughout the year.