HAERENGA KI TE NGAHERE

KIA PIKI TE ORA!!!!

5TH DEC 2014 - HEI MANAAKI (WK 16)  

Today we all meet at the office add carpooled out to visit the ngahere to the reserve at the bottom of the Mangamuka Gorge.

We headed into the Ngahere with a karakia before entering.  Once in there we were told to find a seat and just sit quietly to listen to the Ngahere. Unfortunately for many of us with the hustle and bustle of our busy lives we often forget to just stop to listen carefully to our environment like our tupuna use to do. This allowed us time to connect with the ngahere, to become at one with it.

 Papa Joe sits in the Ngahere with his Tanekaha tokotoko

Listening to the Ngahere

Whilst in the Ngahere Papa Joe spoke of the many different rakau around us

The Mahoe - which is used to help alleviate stress sitting under the tree.

Taraire

The colour of the Tanekaha dye

 

 

Kauri

Mamaku

KAWAKAWA KORERO BY MERE SIMON

 

RAURINGA OR MANONO

 

 tātarāmoa

tātarāmoa (Bush Lawyer) growing over the awa

Other interesting facts on tātarāmoa can be found on my previous blog from November and this sight as well

Tūpākihi

 I took these amazing photos of  Tupakihi on our haerenga - you can see my previous blogs - seeds are highly toxic some other info can be found here on Tūpākihi

Tūpākihi

 

 

Tūpākihi in seed, these seeds are extremely toxic

LUNCH AT THE NGAHERE 

 

 What an absolutely beautiful spread our lunch at the ngahere was.  Enjoying shared kai of kina, oysters and beautiful fresh summer fruit - He kai pai mo te tinana - Miharo!!!







                      Our Awa - Our Resource - Our Mauri 

  

Whaea Mere approaches tanker about taking water resources from the river without consent
TINO RANGATIRATANGA!!!

Viv Body

Wikitoria Makiha

Marlene (Ester's Daugther)

Ester

Lily

 

Te Kai Makiha

Lunch entertainment

Kylie & Marlene

Rena Parangi & Viv Boday

Mere helps with Entertainment

Wikitoria and Rena

 

Lunch time singing along at the ngahere....

(*more footage to be added later once edited)