He aha te mea nui o te Ao? Māku e ki atu. He tangata... He tangata... He tangata... As this common māori phrase so eloquently puts it: What is the most important thing in the world? I will tell you, it is people... it is people... it is people...
An appropriate and fitting phrase to acknowledge all the people, present and past, that have contributed to the success of Te Herenga Waka o Orewa’s achievements and those yet to be conquered!
Kereama Nathan.....
Ko Māhuhu-ki-te-rangi te waka, Ko Maunganui te maunga, Ko Kaihu te awa, Ko Ripiro te moana, ko Ngāti Whātua te iwi, ko Netana Patuawa te tangata.
I am committed to the establishment of a fully functional Urban Marae located here, that will be accessible to the whole community regardless of race or gender. The kawa and tikanga will reflect the values of Ngāti Whātua. I am also committed to the revitalisation of Te Reo Māori me wōna Tikanga in this community and the future establishment of a Kōhanga Reo, Kura Kaupapa, Whare Kura and Whare Wānanga.
Trish Nathan
Ko Taupiri te maunga, ko Tainui te waka, ko Waikato te awa, he piko he taniwha he piko he taniwha, ko Tainui te iwi. Nōku anō he taha nō Ngāti Whātua. I am fully committed to realising the dream of building a marae here on the Hibiscus Coast where our reo me ōna tikanga values are respected and taught. There are numerous benefits to having our own marae, whare rongoā, educational facilities, māra kai and a place where we can all gather together as a community. Our name means simply “the mooring place for all waka”, regardless of origin but resident in this community. Moor your waka here at Te Herenga Waka o Orewa and you will be welcomed..
Karen Kennedy
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