Kii pai te whare ano tenei ra - Wow our whare is filling up each week so great to see - (Kylie Simeon, Mere Simon, Wikitoria Makiha, Te Kai Makiha, Rena Parangi, Teresa Hart, Viv & Joe Body, Te Kura Herbert, Nico Brandstaetter, Dr Bruce Gregory & Joy Wikitira & myself)
Ngā Tūpou takitahi, takirua, takitoru: our Ataarangi class today was learning all the personal pronouns for singular (ahau, ia, koe), dual (tāua, māua, rāua, korua) or more (mātou, tātou, rātou, koutou)
NIKAU
We learnt about the Nikau - trailing the food of rangatira
KUMARAHOU & RAURINGA OR MAANO
We learnt about Kumarahou, its appearance, how it grows we even got to try Whaea Viv's new mix which was lovely to drink - Kumarahou simmered in Ribena and Cranberry juice which was a very refreshing drink that even children and adults alike would be able to drink - you couldn't seem to taste that bitter taste that Kumarahou is so well known for.
Papa Joe also shared information about the Rauringa or Maano as it is known in other parts of the country. The see through veins of the leaves indicate the many healing properties it has as an internal healing remedy - in fact 'a thousand uses' as described by Papa Joe.
WHAKATAUKI MO TE WIKI
We were able to share whakatauki and how we would interpret its meaning for us as individuals
OUR SHARED LUNCH - AMAZING KAI "Ma tou rourou, ma toku rourou ka ora ai te iwi" "With your contribution and our contribution we will make progress."
But our interpretation "With your basket, and my basket we will all have an amazing feed"
WANANGA NOHO
Will be having a wananga noho Friday 10th October at Taipa at the Marae - Whaea Viv will confirm with the Kura starting 10am finish Saturday afternoon.
Kia ora to all our roopu who attended today at the Te Houtaewa Trust: Kura Herbert, Melissa Kukutai, Peter Kitchen, Rena Parangi, Te Kai Makiha, Kyie Simeon, Mere Simon & moko, Joe & Viv Body and myself.
Today for our Te Ataarangi lesson with Papa Te Kai, was on using the rakau to demonstrate how to teach Karakia. This method is used to help the learner accelerate the retention of these kupu by a variety of learning styles such as kinestetic (hands on) learning, visual learning (using different colours of rakau) and auditory learning (hearing repetitive sentences).
Karakia
(Pg 29 of Hei Manaaki book)
Whakataka te hau ki te uru
Whakataka te hau ki te tonga
Kia maakinakina ki uta
Kia maataratara ki tai
E hii ake ana te ataakura he tio, he huka, he hauhunga
Haumi e! Hui e! Taaiki e!
(content of the karakia tawhito)
The first part acknowledges the great forces that connect us to the Atua
Second part expresses a loosening of the harmful bonds and strengthening of the helpful ones
Third part is stating what is required to be 'one' with the Atua
Final is 'so be it'
Purpose and appropriateness to a tourism product: A 'prayer' by sailors threatened by an approaching storm.
Can be used at the beginning of a venture that could have uncertainty within it
Waiata
Rimurimu Rimu rimu
Rimu-rimu, tere tere Tere ki te moana. Tere ana ki te ripo Ki waho e.
Tirohia ki waho nei E marino ana e. Kei roto i ahau E marangai ana e.
Kei te tio te huka Ki runga i ngä hiwi. Kei te moe koromeke Te wairua e.
Rite tonu tö hanga Ki te tïrairaka e Waihoki tö hanga Te wairangi e.
Seaweed drifting, drifting, floating on the ocean. Drifting in the whirlpool, out there.
When I look out there it is so calm while within me everything is storm tossed.
The snow is biting cold on the ridges, and lying curled up asleep is your spirit.
Your behaviour is like that of the fantail, in the same way, your restless spirit upsets me greatly.
Kai-tito: Tina Rewiri (nee Tetai): Lament for her son: Paati Rewiri & two newphew Clendon brothers This lament was composed by the grieving mother (Tina Rewiri) for her deceased child who observed a strand of floating seaweed and likened it to the spirit of her child moving slowly back to Hawaiiki, the original homeland of the Maori.
The reference to the fantail is a comparison between the fantail's seemingly endless search for a resting place and the dead child's spirit searching endlessly for a home before finally travelling back to Hawaiki. (ref: http://www.folksong.org.nz/rimurimu/)
OUR RONGOA TRAIL:
KURA'S COUGH MIX
Kumarahou mix
1 handful of Kumarahou
2 ltrs cold water
bring to boil and simmer for a half hour then strain
Blackcurrent & Cranberry mix
1 cup of each Blackcurrent and Cranberry syrup mix (you can buy these as ready made)
Cough mix add
2 cups of each Kumarahou
2 cups of Black current and cranberry surup mix
4 cups of liquid
Kura's Cough medicine is a hit!!!
This is the best cough mix ever - don't mind getting sick if you can have this stuff. We are now planning to have a go next week at doing a practical onsite to modify the mix using honey to substitute the sugar - can't wait!!!
Tūpākihi
Shared some of the many uses of Tūpākihi such a versatile plant with so many different uses
Pennyroyal
We discussed the uses of Penny royal and how it can be used to help to get rid of fleas from pet areas and homes either with leaves scattered throughout the areas or put leaves in water to infuse and sprayed in carpet areas. Papa Joe explained how he had heard of it being ingested by women to abort an unwanted pregnancy.
This is some other info regarding Pennyroyal which support our Korero today...
As a flea deterrent. Dried pennyroyal leaves can be scattered around pets' bedding area, and you can roll up some fresh stems in you dog's bandana before you go tromping through the woods. Pennyroyal oil used in flea collars has largely been phased out because it caused miscarriages in cats, so only use the fresh leafy stuff, please. If a pet or person could be expecting, don't use pennyroyal at all.
As a pest repellent.Crushed pennyroyal stems stuck in your hat and pockets really will repel gnats and mosquitoes.
In the garden.We've heard from folks who have successfully kept flea beetles off of eggplant by underplanting the eggplant with pennyroyal, and it may be of use as a companion plant to other pest-prone crops, too. If you have worked with pennyroyal as a companion crop, please share your experiences in the comments section below. Should you decide to try intercropping with pennyroyal, be aware that pennyroyal can be invasive, though it's not as thuggish as other mints.
Our roopu is growing each week, although we have the same wonderful faces (Wikitoria Makiha, Kura Herbert, Melissa Kukutai, Peter Kitchen, Rena Parangi, Te Kai Makiha, Kylie Simeon, Mere Simon & myself). We welcomed back our Papa Joe & Viv Body who have been in Oz visiting whanau. Today we also open our doors to a young German boy who is visiting NZ for a year, he is interested in rongoa and the spirtual side of natural medicine - nau mai haere mai, Nico Brandstaetter. Today Ngā Wā was our practical lesson with Te Ataarangi and the rakau method of learning - good fun
"Kii pai te Whare tenei ra" - fully house today
Everyone working through sentences for the time
Everyone shares their sentences
Basic sentences of telling time in Maori
Ngā Wā
Our rakau clock - "hands on" learning made easy
Practicing with partners - collaborative learning
A shared lunch created by the wonderful "Cary" (Carolyn Saulo) -we are very blessed to have this amazing lady spoil us with her beautiful kai: Pumpkin & spinich soup, hot fry bread as well as a number of other awesome creations from our participants - everyone brings a little something so it ends up like an wicked banquet
Naku te rourou nau te rourou ka ora ai te iwi
With your basket and my basket the people will live
Following lunch - we were fortunate to share a Purakau session with Papa Joe & Whaea Vivianne on the wonderful Rongoa - tātarāmoa
tātarāmoa
Papa Joe Body with our Rongoa
Papa Joe - enjoying sharing
Lots of uses including: insomnia, easy child birth, STI's etc
Ngā Tūpou takitahi, takirua, takitoru: our Ataarangi class today was learning all the personal pronouns for singular (ahau, ia, koe), dual (tāua, māua, rāua, korua) or more (mātou, tātou, rātou, koutou)
