Maori Wardens Australia in The Ponds | Non-profit organisation

Maori Wardens Australia

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25.01.2022 Whanau check out the link our helpful friends at NZRelo have created. Click on your city and find out when and where your Waitangi Days are being held. Nga Mihi MWA https://www.nzrelo.com/waitangi-day-2020/

20.01.2022 Whanau we have a limited amount of stall spaces left. If you're wanting to do some fundraising and have a stall please send an email to [email protected] Nga Mihi

20.01.2022 Don’t forget Whanau Day this Saturday. Come for a kai, some kakahu and some entertainment down at the pools.

18.01.2022 Tenei te mihi kia koutou nga mata waka!!! Rescheduled and Renamed event seeing as though Waitangi Day has been and gone!! Thank you all for your patience while we negotiated the new date. Maori Wardens Australia will be hosting Whanau Day on Saturday 7th March at Mt Druitt Swimming Complex. Unfortunately due to additional costs there is a gold coin koha at the gate!! Looking forward to see you all for a mean Whanau Day out!! Nga Mihi ... MWA Committee Share Share and Share

18.01.2022 Ok peeps, the Mt Druitt Waitangi Day Market will be on Saturday the 7th March 2020. Hope to see you there. We have a Variety of items as well as some... Cleara...nce Sale Paintings @ Mt Druitt Pools 9am-5pm

18.01.2022 CHUR CHUR WHNAU LOCK IT IN RAIN HAIL OR SNOW WE'LL BE THERE WITH BELLS ON WITH OUR KAI HNGI, KAI REKA, KAI MOANA & KAI POLYNESIAN #TOP SOIL INGROUND HNGI WIT...H PAPA FREDDO'S FLOATO FRYBREAD & BOTTLE OF WAIORA $20.00 ($2 KOHA TO ORGANISERS FROM EVERY HNGI SOLD Tautoko Te Kaupapa Tturu Whnau ) #STEAMED PUDDING N CUSTARD #AFGHAN DOMES #CHUNKY CHOC CHIP DOMES ALL $4.00 #GREENLIP MUSSELS #RAW FISH #SEAFOOD CHOWDER ALL $6.00 #MAINESE. $6.00 #CHOP SUEY WITH #MARINATED CHICKEN. $8.00 PREORDERS FOR HNGI ONLY WHNAU PM OR TXT TO SECURE 0402516352

18.01.2022 Matua Rawiri is out there again representing Nga Mt waka. Please see link for tickets below using his code NZ2. Nga Mihi

16.01.2022 The 8th Kapa Haka Festival 2020 will be held in Canberra on Saturday, 14 March 2020. Get your tickets to the Festival and After Function at the gate or purchase them now via the link: www.trybooking.com/BHVYL Use the hashtag for all of your social media festival posts #AUSSIEHAKA2020

14.01.2022 TAKU RKAU (Oh my weapon) Takahi was a famous Thoe rangatira who in his day successfully defended his people’s lands against the incursions of other iwi. Th...is waiata tangi by an unknown composer laments his death. There is complex imagery. Taku rkau Taku rkau , e tau rawa ki te whare! Ka ngaro a Takahi, te whare o te kahiktoa. Hai ngau whakapae, hai whakapae ururoa, E Hau m , kai waho kai te moana ! Kore aku mihi, aku tangi m koutou. Mau puku ko te iwi, ka mai tonu te whenua e takoto nei . Oh my weapon Oh my weapon that now lies in the house! Takahi is gone from the house of the kahiktoa. Hau and you others, if attacked and stranded, Be stranded like a white shark out in the ocean! I send no greeting, I do not weep for you. The people are silent, the land lies desolate. The poet first speaks metaphorically of Takahi himself; he is the ‘weapon’ who no longer goes forth to defend his people. In line 2, the expression ‘te whare o te kahiktoa’ (the house of the kahiktoa) refers figuratively to military activity, for kahiktoa is another name for the mnuka tree, the hard wood of which was much used for weapons such as spears. The identity of Hau and his companions is unknown. The great white shark is by far the largest and most feared of the predatory sharks. Several sayings (whakatauk), in expressing the idea that it is best for a warrior to die fighting valiantly in battle, name the white shark as the example to follow. One such saying, for example, contrasts the white shark with the tarakihi a fish which, though it does fight vigorously when hooked, cannot harm its human enemies because of its small size: Kia mate ururoa ttou, kei mate--tarakihi. Let us die like white sharks, not tarakihi. Lines 3 and 4 of this song express a similar sentiment in more specialised language. There is at the same time an image relating to stranding. In traditional Mori thought, creatures or objects lying stranded and broken on the shore (whether whales, seaweed, driftwood, broken waka or old fishing nets) have been removed from their proper realm and rendered powerless. In death, both the warrior and the white shark are, metaphorically speaking, stranded. (The ocean is mentioned here as being the usual, and proper, home of the white shark.) The next line again follows convention. In other waiata tangi also, poets declare that they will not send greetings (mihi), or weep apparently, because the warrior mourned has fallen in battle. This was considered the best death for a warrior; and the mourners knew that, because their relative had been killed by enemies, there would always be in the future even if they had to wait many years the chance that his death could be avenged. Revenge is more satisfying than poetic lamentation. With Takahi gone, the people are listless and the land lies lonely and desolate. Credit to kino Hughes

11.01.2022 SAVE THE DATE: SATURDAY 8th February 2020 AN ALL AGES EVENT FREE ENTRY ... Western Sydney Waitangi festival. Have a whanau day out. Live entertainment, Kai and Merchandise stalls and swimming all day. . . Nau Mai, Haere Mai

10.01.2022 PSA: Whanau - Unfortunately the band scheduled to play has a tangi to attend SO karanga mai via PM if you wanna jump up and have a jam on our main stage on Saturday - we know there’s plenty of singers and entertainers amongst us. Don’t be shy!! Also looking for a couple more volunteers so again PM if you are available. Nga Mihi

08.01.2022 Whanau - We have some bakery goods and a few bags of rice available for free. In light of COVID 19 and Social Distancing this is PICK UP ONLY!!! Please call Matua Rawiri for pick up details on 0466 246 998. Mt Druitt Area

08.01.2022 Tenei te mihi ki nga maata waka. If there is whanau who would like to volunteer at Waitangi Day in Mt Druitt please PM Mori Wardens Australia and someone will be in touch with you. Nga Mihi SATURDAY 8th February 2020... AN ALL AGES EVENT FREE ENTRY Western Sydney Waitangi festival. Have a whanau day out. Live entertainment, Kai and Merchandise stalls and swimming all day. . . Nau Mai, Haere Mai

07.01.2022 Pou Ceremony Waitangi Day, Thursday 6th February 2020. Nurragingy Reserve Doonside.

06.01.2022 !!HE PANUI TENEI. WAITANGI DAY MT DRUITT!! DUE TO STORMS FORECAST FOR THE AREA ON SATURDAY 8TH FEBRUARY, AND IN ORDER TO KEEP OUR VENDORS AND WHANAU SAFE WE HAVE HAD TO MAKE THE DECISION ALONG WITH BCC TO POSTPONE TOMORROWS EVENT. A DECISION IS PENDING REGARDING AN ALTERNATE DATE. SO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR FOR FURTHER PANUI. SHARE TO YOUR WHANAU PLEASE.... AROHAMAI MORI WARDENS AUSTRALIA COMMITTEE x

06.01.2022 Whanau we’re down at Bunnings Northmead come down ....

04.01.2022 From the whanau at NZRelo

04.01.2022 https://www.nzrelo.com/red-tape-removed-for-struggling-new/ Whanau take a look at the link from the team at NZRelo. They've worked hard during this time, to get help for those of us struggling during this pandemic. Hope it helps some of you. ... Nga Mihi MWA

03.01.2022 Whanau a panui from the team at NZRelo.

01.01.2022 Tena Kutu Nga Mata Waka, Expressions of Interest are open for STALL HOLDERS for Mori Wardens Australia Waitangi Day 2020 @ Mt Druitt Swimming Complex. Saturday 8th February 2020 Please email [email protected] for more information.