A new Team Member- Kairuruku reo Māori

Written By Kim Manunui

We are very excited to welcome Tākoha o te rangi Pitiroi to the team. He will be working as a Kids Greening Taupō Kairuruku with local with kura kaupapa and kōhanga reo . He will also be supporting us with our te reo Māori resource development. Welcome to the team Tākoha!

Thank you to WWF and the Tindall Foundation for their funding of Tākoha’s role for 2022.

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Tēnā tātou.

Ko Tauhara me Tongariro ngā maunga

Ko Taupō-Nui-a-Tia te moana

Ko Waikato me Hinemaiaia ngā awa

Ko Te Rangiita me Te Ringatahi ngā marae

Ko Ngāti Ruingārangi me Ngāti Te Rangiita ngā hapū

Ko Ngāti Tūwharetoa te iwi

Ko Te Arawa te waka

Ko Te Heuheu te tangata

Ko Tākoha o te rangi Pitiroi tōku ingoa.

Nō Ngāti Rangiwewehi me Ngāti Rangitihi hoki ahau hēoi i pakeke mai au i Tūwharetoa nei, Ki aku kāinga e rua - a Nukuhau me Hātepe. I kuraina ahau ki te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Whakarewa i te reo ki Tūwharetoa. I tupu mai au i roto i te reo Māori me te piri ki ngā mahi o te taiao. He ākonga ahau i te Wānanga o Raukawa. Ko te tohu kaitiakitanga Pūtaiao (Environmental Management) taku tohu.

I was raised here in Tūwharetoa, within my two kāinga - Nukuhau and Hātepe but also descend from Ngāti Rangiwewehi, Ngāti Rangitihi I was fortunate to be educated at Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Whakarewa i te Reo ki Tūwharetoa. I was raised with te reo Māori as my first language and for as long as I can remember have been involved in environmental projects around the iwi. I am currently studying at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in the first year of a Degree in Kaitiaki Pūtaiao /Environmental Management. I have taken part in Kids Greening Taupō projects alongside my kura in the past which made me interested in this work. I look forward to working in the environment with our people as kairuruku reo Māori and hope that more of our tamariki have the opportunity to connect to our beautiful environment.

Thank you to WWF and the Tindall Foundation for their funding of Tākoha’s role for 2022.

Kim Manunui

Hi, I’m Kim and I work with a great team to help individuals, as well as small and not so small businesses get their message, product and services to the world using digital media and creating wonderful websites that don’t cost the earth.

I was born in Canada, and grew up around Vancouver and the mountains of British Columbia. My love of pristine environments led me to New Zealand and eventually to the mountains, lakes and rivers of the central North Island which is home. My family’s heritage is here, and it’s from here that Korio traverses the planet.

The digital world is never static and neither are we.

And I say ‘we’ because I work with an awesome group of talented people who I gather together as required to complete a project.  Whatever your business, not-for-profit or individual needs are we gather the best team to get the job done.

Collaboratively we are creative, share sustainable values and work hard for great outcomes because that’s the buzz of satisfaction that drives us.

If you have an audience and market to reach, we can make that happen. Creative design, words that work and smart behind the scenes stuff that cuts through the online noise. We’ll design your website and then build it. We’ll manage the content as well as all your hosting needs. We can handle your online advertising so you get noticed,
and we’ll manage your social media presence so you get the clicks, likes and engagement to grow your business. All within the budget you set, because none of this needs to cost the earth.  And the job doesn’t stop when your website goes live. We are your virtual business partner.

https://www.korio.co.nz
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