On Wednesday we had the privilege of taking some of our rangatahi M膩ori out for a haerenga on waka ama.
The purpose of the trip was to provide an opportunity for some of our M膩ori akonga to grow and develop their leadership skills in and through a kaupapa M膩ori context.
We loaded two waka and paddle to Te Taeroa o Kereopa r膩ua ko P膩ni (Boulder Bank), Manuka Island (Haulashore), and T膩hunanui.
Rangatahi shared some history of these places and also created and lead team building games. The aim is to use these to support the Year 9 Marae Visits taking place at Whakat奴 marae next week.
A huge mihi to Mrs de Jong and Matua Matt for their support, as well as Te Tai O Aorere Waka Ama Club for the use of their gear.
By Bruno Watkins