Te Arawaru is our Māori Immersion Learning Team led by Rangiaue Seumanu. Te Arawaru consists of six Rumaki classes (Level 1 immersion). All classes in Te Arawaru teach from the Māori Curriculum - Te Marautanga o Aotearoa.
It was from the peak, Te Arawaru, that the Rangitane people on both sides of the ranges would light fires to signal their relatives on the other side when assistance was needed in times of trouble. Te Arawaru also refers to the whetū marama, the eight-pointed star and the eight pathways.
Rangiaue Seumanu
Mauri ora ki te whānau o te kura nei, ā tēnā tātou.
Ki te taha o tōku kuia, he uri tēnei nō ngā iwi o Ngāti Raukawa te au ki te tonga me Ngāti Apa, nō ngā waka o Tainui me Kurahaupō.
I tipu ake au ki tō mātou ūkaipō, ko Ōhinepuhiawe, ki te taha o tō mātou whare tūpuna o Parewahawaha.
Ko te awa rā e whakairo ana i te whenua, hei tautīnei mō tō mātou hapū o Ngāti Parewahawaha, ko Rangitīkei.
Ki te taha o tōku koroua, he uri hoki ahau nō Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngai Tūhoe me Ngāti Kahungunu.
Ko Alefaio tōku hoa tāne. I ahu mai ia i te whenua tapu o Savai’i kei Hāmoa, ā, ko te ingoa tawhito, ko Hawaiki. Tokorima ā māua tamariki. Tēnā tātou.
I am so lucky to be working alongside our tamariki and kaiako in Te Arawaru. I am passionate about Māori achievement and empowering our tamariki to enter the world confident and proud of their Māoritanga. I enjoy being part of the journey watching our tamariki grow in their mātauranga Māori, creativity and most of all, in who they are. Tēnā koutou.
RANGIAUE SEUMANU Team Leader
Mere Waru
Ko Ngongotaha te maunga
Ko Awahou te awa
Ko Ngāti Rangiwewehi me Ngāti
Whakaue ōku hapū Ko Te Arawa te iwi
Nō Rotorua ahau Ko Mere Waru tōku ingoa
Tēnā koutou katoa,
Akomanga 19 is a very special place to come and learn in a te reo immersion setting. This year marks my 14th year in Te Arawaru. I enjoy learning and hearing stories of our past history, particularly within te ao Māori and am also very passionate about Mahi Toi and DIY projects around the home with a Māori twist.
Mere Waru Pouako
Ana Nolan-Edwards
Teenaa koutou katoa.
Ka rere taku manu ki te kaokao o Taupiri.
Ka topa iho ki ngaa wai o Waikato, te awa o ngaa rau taniwha.
Ka hookai atu ki te ihu waka o Tainui.
Te uuranga mai o Waikato iwi.
Ka huri te aro ki uta, ki te whenua o Ngaati Korokii-Kahukura, te marae o Maungatautari.
Ka tau ki te maahau o Te Manawanui.
Tau atu, tau atu, tau!
He uri hoki teenei naa Ngaati Maahanga, Tapuika iwi, naa Kotirana hoki.
Tīhei Mauri Ora!
Kia ora raa! Ko Ana Nolan-Edwards ahau. I am the new kaiako in Akomanga 20 this year teaching our pīpī paopao, our year 1 and new entrant tamariki. This is my first year teaching as a full-time kaiako (BT) and I am looking forward to a year filled with lots of learning and equally important, lots of fun!
Aku mihi nui, Whaea Ana.
Ana Nolan-Edwards Pouako
Hine Rokosuka
Ko Hikurangi te maunga,
Ko Waiapu te awa,
Ko Horouta te waka,
Ko Awatere te marae,
Ko Tuwhakairiora te hapū,
Ko Ngati Porou te iwi,
Ko Hine Moana Rokosuka tōku ingoa.
Tena ra koutou katoa.
Kia ora e te whānau o te Kura Tuatahi o Papaioea. I am teaching in Akomanga 21 this year working with our Year 4/5 students. It is a privilege working at this kura with a wonderful and supportive staff. This is my 8th year here and I love being a part of this whānau. Our door is always open and look forward to seeing you this year.
Nā Whaea Hine Rokosuka
Hine Rokosuka Pouako
Mahi Selby-Law
Tēnā koutou kātoa,
He uri ahau nō Ngāti Raukawa ki tonga. E noho ana ahau ki Te Papaioea ki taha o āku tamariki. Ko Ranea rāua ko Evander.
Ko ahau te kaiako o Akomanga 22 ki te taha o ngā tau 5 me ngā tau 6.
I am looking forward to an awesome year beside all the whānau at Te Kura Tuatahi o Te Papaioea.
Mauri ora ki a koutou kātoa
Mahi Selby-Law Pouako
Iritana Smith
iritanasmith
E tū taku maunga Rangikawarawara i waenga i te whare tapawha o Ngāpuhi.
E rere ana te awa Waihoehoe ki roto i te moana o Hokianga Whakapau Karakia.
E tau ana te waka a Ngatokimatawhaorua ki Hokianga e kawea nei te iwi Ngapuhi nui tonu.
Ko Tauteihiihi te Marae e whakaruruhau i a mātou te hapū Ihutai.
Ko te whānau Smith tētahi o ngā whānau e noho tonu ana i reira.
Ko Whaea Iritana Smith ahau
E rere kau ana ngā mihi ki a koutou katoa.
I am Whaea Iritana Smith I will be taking the tamariki in room 23 our years 2&3. I am very excited to add another dynamic to our Te Arawaru Rumaki Reo unit. My learning style with tamariki is to have fun while learning, singing to cement our learning while delivering through a Māori World view lens. Feel free to pop in to introduce yourselves and be a part of our learning.
Iritana Smith Pouako
Rezina Marino
E ai ki taku ukaipō
Ka tū nei au ki ngā rekereke o Maunga Taranaki
Heke whakararo taku titiro ki ngā wai tukutuku o Patea
I rōnaki te whakatere o te waka tapu o Aotea
I pariparia e te tai
Mā te huruhuru te manu ka rere
Kia ora ai te Iwi o Nga Rauru
Kia rangatira te Hapū o Ngati Tūpito
Akona ki te kāinga, tūnga ki te Marae o Pariroa tau ana
Tūoho ana taku māhunga ki te amokapua ki a Turi
Ko Rezina Marino ahau
Kia ora koutou, I’m Whaea Rezina Marino, I have been given this great opportunity to be with the tamariki iof Akomanga 24, Years 1&2. I am looking forward to getting to know the tamariki, whānau and wider community
Rezina Marino Pouako
Katy Sowman
ksowman
Tēnā koutou e te whānau o Te Arawaru, o Te Kura Tuatahi o Papaioea hoki,
Ko Tangi-te-Keo, ko Ruahine, ko Tararua ngā pae maunga e rū nei tāku ngākau.
Ko Te Whanganui-a-Tara te moana, ko Oroua, ko Ōhau ngā awa e mahea nei āku māharahara.
I tae mai ōku tūpuna ki runga i ngā waka o Canterbury, o Lady Nugent ki Aotearoa.
No Ingarani, Airani, Kōtirana, Wēra, Tiamani me Wiwi ōku tupuna I tipu ake au ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara E mihi ana au ki ngā tohu o nehe, o Ngāti Kauwhata e noho nei au.
Nō reira, tēnā koutou katoa.
I tēnei tau ko au te kaiako e kuhu ana ki roto i a Akomanga 24 i ngā Mane me Akomanga 20 i ngā Tūrei hei whai wā a Whaea Rezina rāua ko Whaea Ana ki te tutuki i ō rātou mahi kaiako. E hīkaka ana au ki te tautoko i ēnei akomanga, arā, te whānau o Te Arawaru hoki.
This year I will be releasing Whaea Rezina in Akomanga 24 on Mondays and Whaea Ana in Akomanga 20 on Tuesdays.
Outside of teaching I love all things te ao Māori, romiromi/Access Bars/healing & spiritual spaces, crystals, playing netball and going to the moana. Ngā manaakitanga, Katy