'Tuia te kawe tairanga te kawe oi te kawe o te haere'

As we move forward to a new horizon and the passing of Christmas 2008, tuia te kawe tairanga te kawe oi te kawe o te haere.

As the closing of 2008 comes to a reality, I feel a short summary is due, to see one's achievements and snapshot of what has happened and what is outstanding.

January 2008 - Maori Media confirmation, studying at MIT this year how exciting.
Heaps of sport on, Taupo on for the holidays but more importantly the tag nationals. Counties Manukau Ladies become the top of the country, that is taking out the first tag Nationals. What a start for the year. Travel to Darwin for club rugby 7s team win that too. What an exciting year this is going to be. Touch Nationals in Wanganui not so good. 3rd in the open ladies and 2nd in the over 30s. Travel to Ratana Pa.

February 2008 -Maori Netball Nationals at Whangarei - Tamaki Makaurau come 3rd. Panmure Netball club II's miss out on the Premiere Netball grade. I later end up playing for another club. Saw the convention of the Indigenous Conference called the WiTBC. The introduction into the world of Maori Media. NGa aho Whakaari and the student body at MiT.

March 2008 - Barry Barclay passes, Chatham Island bird fossils discovered 65 million years old. Passing of Hone Tuwhare and Sir Edmonds Hillary.

April 2008 - Google launches Maori Google and Tuhoe launch New Zealand’s first iwi curriculum in Maori Education, University Games in Rotorua are held (missed again), the start of the ANZ Netball championship begins. Super 14 Blues vs Act Brumbies and the Warriors vs Doggies.

My short story 4 Maori Boys


Takapai Tipuao Murphy the legend - objective was to promote cool to korero to tama maori
285 days ago

Ki te ao turoa, ki te ao whenua, tihei mauri ora.Ten years hard going and kicked out of kohanganui for ADHD. Too haututu, no ears, answering back and behavioural problems with a hupe te nose. Although a tutu boy Takapai Murphy had a good spirit inside. A typical young maori boy, cheeky, fun, koi but tutu. He attracted friends and was always the centre of attention.Then one day his Grandparents took him in an showed him the way. The way of Ngati Kapa. Ngati Kapa an Iwi found in the Eastern Borders of the kohatu valley. From the valley to the tops of the ice peaks of Tipuao. Nga tangata o nga maunga Tipuao. Takapai quickly took up the qualities of life, the life his grandparents and forebearers once knew, when they walked upon the lands and worked the lands. The life of pig hunting, fishing, driving tractors, horse back riding, hutt building, whakairo, te reo maori. His life changed immensely from his years in Tamaki Makaurau. Life faded away from the rat race that once enamelled his being. Although at first the transition was dull and boring for Takapai, he soon grew accustomed to his reflection off the pitter off the water, as the inanga whizz through hurriedly, the cool air from the wind that surrounds him. The hum of the birds and the sting of the bees, the essence of the dry grass and the droop of the trees. He knew every inch of the valley as if it was his blackboard.After the death of his grandparents Takapai returns to Tamaki and succeeds at Maori rugby. His first year in Auckland Maori he takes the boys to Tipuao and they train hard and beat the development World Cup English team, what a fantastic win. He is rewarded for his part in the win against the English and is drafted into the Auckland Super 16. Having settled into his new life he is still weary of his homelands and his hunger to return to Tipuao burns within. He recognises his yearning and the difficulty of his position an visualises himself in a light at home in the valley. Contented by his emotion his adventurous spirit is ignited once again, his energetic determination offers no guarantees but his remarkable plan to get the Blues to Tipuao becomes a reality. At Tipuao the squad krump, haka, korero maori and learn the ways of the old. They train hard and run the lakes, run the hills and hay bail. They collect pupu’s and run the mudflats at the Western Shores. Though tired but happy Takapai’s determination to be himself and walk and talk the way of the old was inspiring to his buddies. To connect his bros, his management and their whanau too, he taught them a whole new ball game. Super 16 quarter finals the bodies are pumped up, Takapai is the man and it is he who carries a light. He opens the night with a karakia whakamoemiti and respectfully everybody bows their heads. What a night, for the first time, Takapai see’s the final in sight. The Blues win by a penalty in the last 2 minutes of the game. The nervous feelings eroded away by a sense of yearning a mamae missing in his life… the calling of Tipuao. It’s almost like the old people calling him home. Haramai e tama, haeremai. Hoki mai ki te kainga ki te mamae, rere to raiti whakatau mai e tama, moe mai. Impatiently he returns to Tipuao.The Blues loose their final to a South African team. What was the missing ingredient. Oh where was Tipuao, the rolling winds, blowing grass, the icy peaks, could this have been a factor. Some say it may, some say it was hogwash, but how powerful to reclaim your determination through your tikanga.Takapai embraces his failure but continues to quietly focus on his role now as a Maori All Black to beat Australia, the constant promotion of his homelands is prominent yet a overwhelming teaching in his rugby life. One that close friends have grown accustomed too. The ngawha’s are full and there is laughter in the warm natural pools found at the lake of Tipuao. What joy to see the sun go down for those first time visitors to Tipuao, a splendid beauty.Takapai Murphy a Kohanga drop out with ADHD and severe behavioural problems makes the All Blacks and becomes an ambassador for maori tama. His constant promotion and supernatural being naturally graces our presence and our tv screens to encompass the world back to his homelands of Tipuao.He later scores the winning try against South Africa in the 2011 world cup and New Zealand wins the world cup, something not achieved in 25 years. His determination to reclaim back his overwhelming love of Tipuao sends light to those around him, even the Prime Minister Matariki Banks acknowledges his contribution to Rugby, and takes time out at Tipuao. The PM learned to love his own company at Tipuao so much so that the appreciation of totally knowing oneself, body mind and soul, the PM got the feeling that there was an injustice to a neighbouring people of Tipuao the Koituhoemeke, so an apology to the Misty Valley Iwi has been planned and to be announced in the coming days.Takapai is heralded a heroe once again and becomes a role model for Men against violence and is the face of the ADHD awareness programme for young maori boys.Takapai Tipuao Murphy….. A role model, a constant reminder of tikanga maori. Takapai Tipua Murphy …. The legend.

May 2008 - Willie Apiata returns to Nga Puhi (acknowledges his Nga Puhi tuturutanga), New Zealand Music Month, Irene Van Dyk plays GA an unusual position that she is used 2. Treelord deal gets underway. KING TUHEITIA OPENS UP TO FOX FOR MANA MAGAZINEKing Tuheitia has chosen to give his first in depth interview to veteran Maori journalist Derek Fox. 30 year celebration of the Bastion Point occupation.

June 2008 - Kung Fu Panda pictures is released for the School Holidays (July 2008), Pressure to get rid of the Maori seats in New Zealand upcoming election. Gerry Brownlee New Zealand MP passes away. Manukau Indian Shopkeeper murdered in Manurewa Suburb - 3 further incidences happen in this suburb follow this serious crime in the same week. A sad week 4 Manurewa and South Auckland in GEneral.

July 2008 - Kung Fu Panda pictures for school holiday venture, great school activity for kids.

End of November and the passing of the Academic Year

17 years for child violence is a small price to pay for a baby's life the cruelty the child must of suffered, you would wonder if you knew your baby that much to not even notice some symptoms. My work would always carry me away from my children for the first two years of my first child's life my I swore that my 2nd child's life would not be the same. Although I feel my youngest child may be somewhat spoiled but I know my children enough to say and understand how they feel, so am comforted by the fact that although I don't work a full time job I am happy I made that decision. I am a Mum and I know I am a good Mum despite not being rich or not being held back that my children mean a great deal to me and not torn by the fact that we're determined by society and its glitches.

I don't find being Mum too much of a hard chore. Though when pressed by meeting deadlines and a fulltime Mums position now that is certainly rough because you can still take upon those ideals although working fulltime. So pleased to see that given the result of the jailing of this young women who has a couple of kids, why she would do this to another's 10 month old kid is very sad. Desperate times. The most beautiful benefit out of being with your children is seeing them grow and helping them to understand the world better than yourself, now that is a gift that is surely a great one.
They say that child violence is attributed to poverty, what a lame reason. No matter how poor you are the what is most important is what is upstairs.

Something different found it on new tube check it out!

care of Oprah Winfrey

http://www.yourblackworld.com/

Whats Up - articles of interest

Kia ora tatou katoa,

If you have a sudden interest in things worldly then you would have a keen interest in this blog. One that originally starts of with a purpose to analyse a critique the deveopment of Papaho Maori (Maori Media). Hopefully between the lines you can understand where the developments need to be if not then you may just have to imagine, given that this is the right forum for students to be discussing their ailments problems and achievements. It saying that I now know that this part is coming to an end and feel I that I can still contribute to this blog to another level. So the theme will be changing slightly from here on in as I have decided to continue this blog. Like the title says above - its by me but it includes the strength divulges into the breath of life and the whole signficant realm of the spirit of the subject.

On that matter I begin a new theme the wider theme of the world of Papaho Maori and that is the realm of Maori and Maori development, as this page develops more and more into the development from the egg stage and hatching stage. From here on in its certainly a growing stage. As of next week we are officially on to the flying stage. If you can get a picture of what I'm saying then you can understand the writing. Here is my first link to this stage. He mihi mahana... nikora ano mo te ra Ratapu!!!

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/advice-for-students-how-to-write-research-papers-that-rock.html

www.tattootribes.com

http://neil.iaminawe.com/2008/04/22/the-divine-in-the-ordinary/

Matua Wirikake he atua o te Papaho he aha ou whakaaro

I kitea ki tenei wharangi

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10543239&pnum=0

The best television current affairs journalist is Maori Television's JW, on Native Affairs _ much more please. And Simon Pound on Media 7 did a ..

Ki ahau he inanga i roto i te awa o Papaho Maori engari he pono taake koinei

They sat there making quips about their past political careers, which was quite amusing. They also had the token spunky Maori boy (JW) which had me giggling into the night. I think JW has that effect on a few women. ... anei

http://mal3ficent.livejournal.com/232281.html

Ae e pai rawe nga mahi a te Matua JW engari ki ahau e kitea ki aia e pai he aha ou whakaaro, tuhi mai korero mai ki tenei kauhau.
na nikora!

Last Week at MTS - Nga Mahi Wheako

Kia ora koutou katoa,

e hari ahau e tata mai mutu te ra, te wiki, te wahanga wheako i roto i te tari matauranga Te Kaea. Ae, e tika nga awangawanga, nga pouri ake kanohi heoi nga kanohi tino puku kaimahi, ara, Potaka Maipi raua ko Lynette Amoroa, nga tino mana o te ao papaho Maori. Me nga kaipapaho ara Tamati Teananga, Rahia Timutimu me taku hoa a Heeni Brown. They're all younger than me xcept mayb PM who are all up in the whare, they're not Nga Puhi but hei aha! They're all kei roto in the whare fierce and fabulous, doing it fast, doing it fabulously.

The reality is that this is a art, doing the mahi that you best enjoy sure makes the day go faster. You ddon't even realise that the seconds fade into days into night bullys (bulletins) then into weeks. But if you enjoy your mahi you don't even count the time, you don't have a watch all you know is your deadline and when lunch is that is when your tummy won't shut up from being so hungry. So man yeh that b mean as.

AND IF YOU're wandering where all the vids are and all the pictures well there are none simply because I don't have any on me and the other thing is too I don't think my mates in the whare don't like having their picture taken by a student despite the age I am and the rest, so yeah its a very private world, what you get is what you get. So I'll have to leave you with my version of the events instead, but all good, you can get the gist of what I'm saying.

What have I learnt this week. Humble as, respect mana and whakarongo. I know this much don't look 2 keen because if you all dat then 4 sure they may get their back up. If you are as good as what they think you maybe they're not quite sure how to take you because you are actually a threat to their very well being. So I'm very glad how things have worked out. People are starting to really encompass this whole student thing. At first they weren't too welcoming because oh horha u no they just student whakaaro ne way, i know and would probably feel the same way if I was the be all bees knees to papaho maori, neway I been in enough sports teams to get the gist when you're not really wanted around this whare. but being helpful and having a cheerful disposition helps them to help you and lets their guards down to oh well we better give these girls some mahi to do. This week we've been leaving later, well I have and I have started to enjoy the length of my days and really appreciate how much mahi they put into these nightly bulletins. As I've left each day the same people seem to be sitting in their same positions as I'd left them the day before just with different clothes on. I wander if they've eaten let alone seen their family, they probably don't even have family. Well who knows.
The thing that matters most though in this office is if you're seen to be putting in the mahi, being supportive but also being on the ball, it requires self sufficiency as well as all the other things that KT mentions its a good cross between sharp witted, sharp thinking, sharp writing and speaking skills. They're a tight bunch in here aye and if you are on the ball I'd say you would probably be not far off this bunch in here too, sharp 2 toungue speakers with networks, yep baby like they say or so Tamaki Makaurau Maori netball president says or Erina Wikaere says "FAke it until you Make it". Sounds like pearls of wisdom though I actually wouldn't live by that phrase myself. It to me sounds very shallow but hey if you want to do well I suppose that would be an indication to some people that you have made it. But life just doesn't happen that way. You do at some point have to put the mahi.
Appreciation today would be a significant whakaaro knowing that behind each breath is a story, a story line a pictured that has all been selected so carefully to be timed with layers of voice overs karanga tikanga powhiri and each tap puts together a small short story that tells a power and shows a powerful story. What a lovely thing to contribute to everyday. It's breathtaking, breathtaking not just the storyline the pictures but when you see it all come together you wonder how they do it. You soon start appreciating it alot more than what you hear and what you see at between 7.30pm and 8pm every night. It certainly is heaps of work, blood sweat and tears. And, probably for me more tears and hair pulling with sighs of relief. What accomplishments and what an achievement to be a apart of this awesome opportunity. I'm so humbled by the mahi of these kairipoata. They're amazing people.
Yep I like the fact that I get to talk about my favourite sports stars and I'm always amazed by the fact that some body knows some blinkin super star. I couldn't believe that PM was talking to my idol Liam Meesam and the fact they all seem to know about the celebrities and who is really gay and who is not! But hey, I'm not here for that so I don't really listen, although I do note most of the korero. I might not look like I'm listening but passively I am and I don't really care but when you start throwing around korero who has Rico Gear's number or who has so and so's number you can't help but listen. If I had Rico's number I probably wouldn't be sharing it either. So yes, keep you lil black books private because if you have someone's number is this by accident. Who knows! I wonder how celebrity columns start. And no I don't envisage having a column, I'd be no good at it anyway. Though you could probably put one of those cams up in the office at TK and could listen to some good gossip, not thaty I'm saying this has happened. The sports team have really made me feel welcome and I don't know how to say thanks to all of them. I would like to take a cake in to show them my appreciation, but I think muscle chowder would probably be the better go! yeh man that would be mean as. Well I'll think about it.
Today I worked alongside TA and she has some mean confidence, but quietly she knows where it is at aye! Really confident without it being confident but just getting the mahi done. Her experience comes through and it has taken nearly the two weeks for her to feel comfortable about letting that off to us but I'm happy as to have her help me to move things along. I haven't seen everything she does but it is so awesome to be alongside with her and I funnily think that she has a small sense of respect for me hence why she's given me some mahi in the editing suite's maybe, she was just swinging them off to AA this week and last week. I practised hard out on my korero and it would have been alright for Rahia and Heeni but LA was just thinking it be quicker for her to do it which I thought was all cool anyway. So yes it was a abit daunting because we hadn't really practised the voice eloquently executing kupu, of which I thought I was very good, but at the best of times mate it is still hard. Even when it sounds like and thinks like you're confident, you have got to be so confident and 100% squeaky! To just bowl on up and get it layered. The help and tips from LA though is so important and I know too she won't be as positive to you like that for nothing. If she thinks you're worth telling she'll help you, but if you don't help her she doesn't think you're worth her time she'll just go quiet and not even bother talking to you and looking at you, so I was really happy to be working alongside LA. For now though I think I've done enough mahi to help put Manukau MiTe on the map. Hopefully they have experienced many a positive thing in us beign their to help them out too.
yeh bro Self confidence is a powerful thing certainly knowing your strengths and knowing how to dig deep and knowing the keys to propel you forward to the next level.
"One important key to success is self-confidence. A key to self-confidence is preparation." - Arthur Ashe. I think this whakatauki pretty much sums it up for me aye. Practise makes perfect each time. This is an athletes only whakaaro is to keep soildering on, because they have everything else down pat, so it's about crossing yourt's its about dotting your i's but at the end of the day are you prepared for the options.

Summary of the week

First up Thursday wasn't such a great day. Friday wasn't such a great day but hey you gotta take the good with the bad.

Some points to remember are the 5 best attributes for a good kairipoata:

1. Reo
2. Mohiotanga
3. Auaha
4. Tangata Kupenga
5. Kaha o te tu me te mana rangatiratanga

In saying that I also beleive that to withstand the mediocrity in the office I certainly believe that a sense of experience is certainly required to sustain the amount of power tripping that can go on. So its kinda nice 2 b sitting on the hakinakina side because I believe that it seems so much lighter and easier to cope with than the political waaka that seem to bander through without me even knowing. I don't notice it so much but I know that it is around. Luckily I can keep myself busy and outta the way thank goodness. I must watch too to see if I am out of the boxish, but who knows just becos I can hold a conversation with JW and PM don't mean jack but I'm happy despite the feeling that we're not really welcome (I'm guessing well from what I've heard).

Review of Te kaea News

Well man,

Just watched Te Kaea and can't believe I've contributed 2 some mean mahi on the show tonight. The review by TT was so mean aye man I'm like bro if that wasn't 4 me u wouldn't have got that. And whats worse he didnt interview Dad which meant the amount of information he got from Ruia must have been huge. I'm just glad that I could contribute to that. man he cracked that one big time. I'm like bro that's so huge. He must of known that it was going to be huge, even Julian was having a listen when we were discussing it. I says 2 TT bro, I didn't know that. do you mind u I told him straight oh bro thats like so modern stuff aye! I'm old school so I don't know what you mean by that story but good luck. he went with it and man mean as! it was great.

American Presidential Campaign takes hold - It myt b Obama 2 b Manukau MitE

Kia ora te whanau o Manukau Kaiwhakahaere,

Arohamai, whanau if I haven't been in touch but here is the latest with regards to blogging. Hope you enjoy it. Well I'm in amongst the American Presidential campaign with the media team here at TK @ MTS, so far so good, its quite exciting bn in whr it all happens... its like u nd 2 email everyone and text everybody and email everybody, but I'll think I'll just tell everybody to read my blog............ after all its where its 2 busy 2 talk plus its not a good look 2 b talking on the phone about working after all you're supposed 2b professional.

Monday 2nd November 2008

Started @ TK, got in nice whakatau by TAN all good. Got in2 TK tari and every1 is slowly accepting of our turanga.... its like whatever. Hei aha, carry on look professional and try and be helpful. Although I really feel like I'm in the way than actually being helpful so I'm saying bro if you want I can clean your desk or I can do whatever u want all Good. 1st thing 2 do 2day go across the road 2 Subway and buy some biscuits... yum well now that i feel a bit better can do some mahi. 1st mahi 4 the day Waikato Tainui Sports Awards did the write up on that Jamie Joseph up 4 the coach of the year award, Richard Kahui 4 the Male Sportsman award, Amigene Metcalfe 4 the Sportswomen award and Keisha Grant 4 the Junior Girls and Sam Rapira up 4 the Junior Mens mean aye!

Got that done and it was all good. got to go home SWEET. C U 2moro.

Tuesday 3rd November 2008

Back 2 it in here the next morning nobody in its like okay nobody loves me. But hei aha all good, try and look professional and read the newspaper next thing Te Anga walks past and I'm like well its better than doing nothing. If u want I can do the dishes but I don't really wash toilets if u know what I mean. Yeh bro hard out I can do the work in the back 1st b 4 on the shop floor.

Progress to the rest of the day and I eventually get this.... work on the League World Cup haha mean maori mean get this it starts with Benji Marshall are you like 4 real, are we talking about the one and only Benji Marshall aye!!! really really really and whats funny is that everyone is up on the Benji Marshall thing mean as man... these people can actually understand whats up on that. So yeah discussing most things like the draw and questions sounds exciting but the worst comes in about here...... te whakamaorita te korero he rereke oku tuhituhi ki te kaupapa engari e mohio ana au, what u get is what u get. But I tell you what I got a world cup diary out of it and I feel really proud ahahha... Cool aye!!!! I'm gonna show this off 2 my big brother guess what I have... haahahahahha.....

Later on still calming down from the days activities then I up trying to update my blog but couldn't quite keep my eyes open 2 stay up. Although I did watch my piece on the Rugby league world cup mean aye!!!! hehhehe I'm impressed a few changes but otherwise all good hahahah

Wednesday 4th of November 2008

Hey wow what a great day no scripts no writing I'm like YESSSSS! mean, anyway in there thinking I'm just gonna b in the office but nah not even. Today guess WHERE.......

CONSTELLATION DRIVE, BROWNS BAY AUCKLAND

TAAKE: NEW ZEALAND BREAKERS PLAY 36ERS BEARS TEAM

Bro now thats what I call a good start 2 the day. Very exciting but then yet again the reality hits. Girl go do some work..... oh well it was good while it started aye!!!! aye! aye!. Can you tell I'm excited. Anyway heres some Media release korero:

4th November 2008

NZ Breakers Media Newsletter

Issue number 11

BREAKERS CELEBRATE 'THE BEAR'

Thursfay night against the 36ers will be a celbration of the great carer of 'The Bear' following on from Tony Ronaldson's remarkable record breaking game against the Crocs on Saturday night as he went past Andrew Gaze's all time NBL appearance reocrd.

The 106-97 away win against the Crocodiles was just the second achieved in Townsville in seven visits. RONALDSON in his record breaking 613th NBL appearnce, shwoed he is more than just durable, with 16 points and some good numbers elsewhere in the stat sheet, although CJ BRUTON starred, scoring with 21 pionts whilst also contributing 8 assists, 3 steals and 5 rebounds.

..... So far today thats all I've done but have been helping out on the 90th Anniversary of Ratana the Mangai. Tamati Tiananga is doing a write up on the celebrations but guess what I have 2 give them all the contacts which is good but its a bit embarassing because all my family members are all involved but the hardest thing of all is that when you need them they're bloody NOT ANSWERING THEIR PHONES SO WHEN everybody is standing around going how did you get on its like "oh sorry they're not answering their phones" all the time they've hung up on me cos they're in meetings or they just don't want to take my call. For example I rang my Dad's phone about 20 times and finally got a hold of him at 2pm I'm like sorry bro he's not aswering 2 TT but he's like all good but which one is the best one to interview and i'm like well whats your angle and then he's like well how old is he because we really what like a old fuddy duddy but I'm like don't tell my Dad that. Anyway TT is off 2 intervu Ruia 1st then mayb off 2 intervu NWE (Dad) @ 4pm.... u no whats good about that boy he's humble 2 da daze he's pretty cool.... yeh so thats folks hope u like it just a short update....

Kia ora!!!!

Upblogging live from TK............... Nikora Irimana TE KAEA

Childrens Creative Story

Kia ora koutou te ao rorohiko,

Here is the new edition slideshow - Puka Pikitia. My creative writing piece for children. See sidebar for slideshow.

Nikora

Wiki Tua wha - week leading into Mahi Wheako

Well guys the time is nei and this picture of the marae maybe all but a fazey memory before too long. This week has been a long and harrowing one. Two reasons for this

1. Finishing current work and 2. Finishing off previously due work

I'm pleased to let you know that on both reasons I am now up to date on both. It has been an intensive week in terms of all mahi across the board. Only starting Photoshop last week and going on to further finish our childrens storybook. Very intensive, of which has been as intensive, but considering I think it has been lucky that I have been able to finish all so much around the same time altogther as well as keeping up on the Blog thing here. I think I can because I can and I suppose I find it easy. Whereas the others have other matters to contend with the likes of a social life. Hahha I don't have that problem. For me so far that has never really been a problem, I thank the lord above. Finishing my poupou pakiwaitara, me nga ripoata o te haerenga a Ihenga (our Ihenga reports relating to the full immersion report of our trip to Rotorua) was easy really, I stop to think about why I hadn't handed them in earlier. Weird. Given that I only had a few things to finish it off, I didn't hand them in till late. But the thing too was that I didn't listen properly. I didn't realise there was an item on the assignment that had changed so when it came to finishing them off to the marking schedule not only couldn't I find the marking schedule but there was a clause of the marking schedule that had been mentioned in class that I had not heard and we need not complete anymore. So omg Im thinking if I knew that I might not have panicked so much to have a section done that I didn't need to. Luckily Triani explained that to me that it had verbally been changed during class, but I had missed that instruction.

With all the goings on and the amount of work that needs to be finished there was some korero about some students getting more recognition than others and the fact that KT could'nt stop praising these students. At first I thought yep thats fair enough because I hated being singled out in front of the class. But then I thought about it a little bit more. My thoughts are this. Some students took the bull by the horns and turned the horns and whistles better than the others. So these two "selected" students who obviously made the Bull run crazy and caused a bit of a kafulfel obviously did what they were supposed 2, that is to say filled a gap in the ever wanting world of maori journalists, and performed pretty ok 4 tauira. If it was your appraisal I'm sure you would be happy about your own efforts but since the shoe is on the other foot, what does the latter mean 2u? Have a think about it doll? I'm not spelling it out 4u so u can go about and do it. What I would like to say is "if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen". Simple as really like what has been said "Get hard, better yet harden up". Yes that got my goat, and if attitude is distasteful in terms of the truth, think of it in this short summary: What you get is what you reap. Some people work hard to get where they get and better yet, they loose sleep over whether they're going to make it in this industry or dither over why they can't be bothered to compete in sport, or make it to the gym or can't be bothered about what their appearance is like anymore, because this work experience thing has gone and got them up in the head seriously, it may mean alot for some people like the life depends on it, their reputation, and a fear of the economic downturn with the possibility of their salesperson dependant income earner may not even have a job in six months time. Now that is something to think about. Seriously, mountain out of molehills, if National gets in all good. If Labour gets in, 5 years before you can be considered any reparation hand out from the government. I liken that argument to some of the pathetic journalists who describe some apathetic writing on Maori and some of the political writers are absolutely boring. Who would actually blog and make a living out of which MP did what and said what so much so that every crook and cranny of a MP is on TV and utterly analysed to the point that you just wish that the elections would hurry up and be over with. Not only do we have to listen to debate boring debate I must add but the US debate as well. Some political writers should try creative writing. Because this week we tried it but I don't think I could be as creative as I wished I could. So I'm going to finish off here and hope that I can come up with some cute ideas to add to my story. I've handed in a copy but I think I might have some time to spice it up again before Hineani gets in on Monday morning. Watch this space..... MTS coming up ... we're moving on up, moving on in, nothing can stop us oh yeh..... (do u no which song I'm singing)

Waatea & TVNZ video part II

Mahia a Mahi ki te Whare Waatea - Radio Waatea 603AM Wwell not that we didn't have enough experience for the day I thought I'd take the opportunity too to come in and work again at Whare Waatea. Boy what an interesting experience this was. I thought that this would be an easy assignment. But ah guess what! It was hard. KT said that this could be the mahi for me but u no what I dont' think it is the best job. It is very hard work trying to keep up the brown radar so to speak as Dale Husband would call it. You know. Anyway we gave it all we could Triani and I. I say good luck to her man because I found that hard! Oh well can't say that didn't give it a go. and go say that. Te Kupenga a tangata: I suppose having the networks and knowing people or not being shy to meet people and having the abilities to talk with people would probably be important her. Exploring into what people are doing and whats valuable in what they are doing. Having the insider information to a story is always good ie: the Destiny church having or becoming a Urban Authority with the support of two media broadcasters like John Tamihere and co friend Willie Jackson. Whats weird for me about this taake is that it can actually happen its like hey what is up with that. I feel like my rights as a Maori has been desecrated the whole tapu of Maori has really hit the fan!!! omg. So thats the latest discovery, as long as you have more than 20,000 people you can do this. Well who said the Black Power were stupid! they were on the idea first. Anyway that was my whakaaro I don't know about it now... going off the subject really. Back to the inside step.. that is the insider information being or having the ability to be on the inside and getting the word on how people are feeling ie: Daniel Carter playing for Canterbury to win the AIR NZ Cup having the special discovery or knowing of whats going on on the ground. Engari pa ana ki te mahi o te kura reo mau tonu te u o te ra kaua e wareware whakawhanaunga me ki ka mau tonu te kaupapa, tenei te timatanga. Nga Whanau Irimana kei roto i te whare me ki pa ana ki te mahi o te karaehe a Dave "Nga Puhi Kei Roto I te Whare, a, FIERCE & FABULOUS" lol

Wiki Tekau ma Toru Second Posting

Thursday 24th October what a mean day
Downloading all these videos is fun but man this blog thing is taking its toll. Sometimes the blog doesn't accept your videos so I've spent most of the night trying to download them as it is the last day to have your blog done. Plus I have other mahi to do. Anyway up to date with the blog now. Mean aye! Hope you like it, it seems like it has taken 4 eva but hei aha I am now nearly complete with all my mahi and the feeling of a good accomplishment yay!!! about time. Anyway today's learnings fun revisiting the studios of TVNZ although in a different context got to meet the the purotu version of Mr Julian Wilcox ara a.k.a. E Ta Robbie (mouthwatering) Magasiva of TangataPasifika. Then moved on up to Marae and listened to nga kauhau o te whanau Marae. Ka rawe, what a beautiful office. The kaupapa in there is so ahua pai. Love it in there. I didn't think working in at TVNZ would be me, but now that I've been in and seen the styles and the standard do you know what I think that it is almost doable. Withouth thinking and cutting of your opportunities this is the next best thing and way to go about achieving your dreams aye! this was a great day had a korero with Charles Weusten and Paora Maxwell. Love it.

Tekau Ma Toru - Te Wiki whakahokia ki te kura

Te Wa whakahokia nei, aue tino taumaha te mahi, engari ki te ngakau e pai rawa, nga pukenga e whakaako me nga mea o te ao papaho maori. It is lovely to see everyone again, and I think everyone is pleased about the experiences shared at kura Reo. What a wonderful experience. Despite my own hardships and having to deal with the difficulty of the degree and speed of learning, having had the time to adjust to the steep learnings, yes it is a pleasing time had. I have learnt heaps. This is the Olympic competition of learning te reo Maori. Man I've had some rough rides of learning but mate this is the crux of the learning of all learnings that I've had 4 sure.

Mahi to finish:

1. Poupou story


2. childrens story


3. Advanced blogging


4. Kaitiakitanga tohu Year II

So the heat is on the heat is the heat is on... the heat is

Tekau Ma Rua - Kura Reo Rataka/My Diary Part 2

Journal for Wednesday 31st September 2008


Woh Wednesday 2nd to last day of Kura. The Kura is taking its toll and I'm finding that at times even though it so upgrading this package, the taumahatanga is bringing me down. Why am I here again. How comes its not sinking in!! It's all about retaining the information and can you use it. I can't make sense of anything and I so want to speak English because I know my Maori is not too hot. It's like don't dear speak Maori its no where up there girlfriend. I have a deep deep fear now of performing mau patu in front of everyone like its your test to pass the wananga. Its terrifying me. I so want to go home. So I've decided to go running in the evenings all good. Me Mihaere, and Hamish but it was all good enjoyed it to the max. But have to let the stress run off you know. I wish I could have had more time to let all the matauranga sink in, I needed to go and whakatau like sit on a mountain and release sort of thing. But nonetheless, cuzzy bro Mana was all good and was a good mate to have to release my concerns too. We ended up going to the soda springs at Rotoma it was beautiful az. So cool though it almost went wrong when we ended up in Te Teko but hey all good. I didn't care I wanted to go home.





Thursday - Yay Last day of Kura


Not only is it the last day but a mixture of feelings, not looking 4wrd to our mau patu, I so can't remember a thing my brain is fried and I think I'm getting the flu. I'm freezing and coming down with the flu, but hei aha its drinks tonight. Still along time to go though til the end. Today we had Hiria. Great teacher and enlightening on her teaching, it was actually a lovely finish to the day. I enjoyed having Hiria. I did learn things new and relearned new things but anyway, it does help too if you have a Maori dictioanry, one thing that we should remember to take to a Wananga. No good translating if you havn't got this ha!

Wiki Tekau Ma Rua - Kura Reo Rataka / My Kura Diaries

Journal for today Sunday 28th September 2008
Te ra nei e noho ana ki te marae noho o te kura reo. He aha te aha o te ra nei. Prior planning prevents poor performance. Ki tera te mea taake tuatahi kei te ngenge. Ka tae mai te waa e haere ana ki te kura mo te haerenga ki Ihenga, tino poturi ahau. Me engari kaore ahau e reri mo te aromatawai mo nga mahi o te kura.
Inaianei kei te roa nga waa i waenganui nga mahi me na whakaroopu. Engari toku whakaaro tuatahi kaua e ware ware te kaupapa e noho mai nei tuatahi. Nga mahi tuatahi mo te whanau, te mahi o te takiura Manukau me ko wai ahau taku tuakiri. Ko au te uri o nga tupuna, Te Arawa, Nga Puhi, Tainui, Uri o Hau, Ngati Hine I raro I te kaupapa a te Mangai.
Ko te pai o te ahua nei, ka taea a matou e moe engari whakakaa tonu toku rorohiko. E tutaki kotahi pai hoa, pai te ahua pai te kaha me tana reo. He tauira o te Takiura o Waikato, Ko Kawe Tetahi tanga ingoa, he tauira o te tohu BA I roto te Maori media me te communications, pai ana pukenga I te rorohiko.
Rataka mo te ra Ramere 29th September 2008 - Whakatauki / Whakaari
He mahi o te ra nei i timata ai ki te workshop whakatauki. E mahi rereki mo te ahua whakaako engari ki ahau he mahi pai mo te tinana e whaka whenua nga ahuaa, nga ha me te ahua ako. Ki ahau i aku whakaaro he aha ai ano I konei, engari panaia hoki mo tena taake, haere tonu i whakaako, kaore koe e ruku ki oku putu. He aha te ako mo te ranei, kaore koe e matuku mo nga matauranga tapu. Whakarongo titiro engari kaore koe e awangawanga mo te kaupapa.
Teretere te hei patu. Manahau tatou mo tetahi wa te patu kupu whakarite I te wa I kanohi kupu whakarite to arero whakaae te manahau momo taima mahi me mahi rongo tuahatanga momo taima ki te whenua he aha tera aua na pakeke. Aua engari ataahua. He keepa - whakarite ou ringa.
E mau nga mahi o te patu, te ahua o te mau tino uaua. Engari whakarongo tonu te mahi te korero a Tina-Marie me Chris.
Te Ahiahi - whakamaoritia
I te ahiahi i haere ahau ki te karaehe a Wayne Ngata mo te mahi whakamaoritia. He rereke mahi e heke nei. Heoi ano mo te momo ahua o te kupu, tino ataahua ki nga taringa. E kitea nga tohungatanga o te marinating o te whakamaoritia, nga momo ahua mahi tino ataahua, tata mai tangi ahau ki te rongo o nga kupu. Ki ahau e pakari ake te horopaki o nga whakamoritia nga pitopito korero, me nga Whakatauki e tautoko te horopaki o nga tauira e puta mai o nga hoa karaehe tau ke. E puawai oku taringa mo nga ahua whakamaoritia o nga mahi. Ki tenei wa harikoa. E whakamaoritia nga mahi o Wiremu Hakipea, tona mahi a Sonnet tekau ma waru.
Rataka mo te ra Ratu 30th September 2008
I tenei wa, he miharo te wa te kite I te putiputi kotata, heoi nga reo e kotata ki ahau, miharo.
Nga momo ahua mo te korerotia I waenganui I a tatou, nga mea o te ao a nga mea katoa.
E hari ahau mo tenei taake. He tauira nei:
Kei te horoi ahau
Kei te horoia ahau [e taku mä mä ]
Kaore ano au kia korero
Kaore ano au kia korerotia e te iwi
Ko te wahi tenei e tapepea nei. Me ano, te kupu noho: nohoia. Ki ahau e miharo tonu mo te momo ahua o te reo Maori.

Wiki Tekau ma Tahi - Tae mai te Waa Kura REO!!!

W8n w8n w8n... not only is it cold this particular morning though the sun is shining it is blinkin daylight savings. Dad is blowing his trumpet cos Nicole needed a ride and he had 2 get 2 church 2 do 3 iriiri and guess what I didn't turn up cos i piked up nicole oh well... he had ma bday pressie 2... $100 woohoo i'm rich... ne way daylight savings and trips 2 Rotorua don't work w8n on up nearly a hour 4 the arrival of not just the van man and other students really makes me spew.. fark! Made it to Kura it all seems very cool but man you soon see who is doing all the moving and the shaking once you get there. All the celebrities and Maori teachers come from out of the wood works as far as Wikitoria and even others from Waitaha (Christchurch Polytech).


So far so good all of it seems pretty straight forward. Its a little awkward being yourself but hei aha everyone is feeling like they are a bit uncomfortable here in the marae. The pressure begins!

Wiki Tekau – September 23, 2008 Stressful Video Time

Memory and memory. 3 simple words, but alas, a new directory is where I will live. I now officially live on the art school server, where that is I’m not sure! =) Despite the hard work, some of the technical aspects of my movie weren’t too good. Didn’t use the tripod basic things. When you’re doing the work though you don’t really notice it that much but hei aha. Gave it a go.
Although staying back to do all this mahi meant a bit of sacrifice and a couple of days of forgetting to pick up my children on time, I kinda enjoyed the ride omg is that weird! (check ma pulse, check ma blinkn mind!) Neway had 2 ring ma Dad 2 pik up ma girl was 3.45 & Imee finished @ 3.10pm . Chucked my DVD @ Dave and says Dave here it is catch u later I gotta go and get ma baby b4 someone steals her! Thankfully ma Dad had the nouse 2 go and pik her up. I later had 2 face the music. But all in all it was worth it. Thursday got the opportunity to watch a few the classmates videos. Koha’s was mean. I said that should go to IAM tV cos that is what should be on TV. Ne WAY…. GUESS WHAT! It;’s Kura REO TIME!!! ITS showtime!!!!

Wiki Tua Iwa - September 22, 2008 Video Time

This week trying to keep ahead of the work load by starting my video story. Wasn't too bad despite I had been given the wrong video machine. Lynn was away so ended up with the wrong video. There was a issue with the cameras of which I knew that this would happen why I started my earlier.
Got all my work done, but unfortunately it all ended up being quite a bit of work. Not because I got heaps of interviewees but the fact of the matter was to condense the amount of mahi under 10 minutes was a bit much. I did quite alot of learning here which was great got to know the software well. But was frustrating at times trying to do things I wanted in what limited time.

None theless got there in the end ha!

Ko Nix Edmonds mō Te Kāea. Hī.............!

Tēnā rā tātou e aku raurangatira


Work experience at Te Kaea, mean as to the days. I thought I was just going in to be the dogs tail. But did some mean mahi with Numia Ponika Rangi. Loved it got my own piece submitted. See video.

Wiki Tuawaru

A gut wrenching hard week to swallow but nonetheless a learned week. Monday away at a tangi my sweet Aunty Cissy passed away and I wanted to make sure I was there to be a part of her last days. Little did I know that the day would end up being soulcrushing kicked in the guts like. No matter what hardship pick up your guts and get out of there and carry on. Thankfully I have 2 great kaumatua who I had a korero with and they helped me thru these tough moments. I love them heaps, although Papa Waati still calls me "that girl" lol.

Tuesday finished up our radio stories and I'd forgotten to mixdown my radio audio so Dave popped in to get me to mix it down. Learning the video model is slightly harder than the radio audio adobe it is not as user friendly despite the hardship I'll have to find time to get tips because I seem to be sitting here not getting any work done just because I look on to it nobody sharing the knowledge so I just sit here doing my work. I have to ask how to do it like Triani because Dave is always showing those who are late. I'm supposed to be up to date and alot of people who are late or don't turn up are up to date and I'm here doing the exercises and still left behind. I don't know whats up with that, still try your hardest but cant' get it right!

Wednesday my baby was sick and I had 2 bring her into class with me and Triani. She was coughing away but she had fun in here. She's committed to coming to class than some others hahah lol. I have to tell to go to kohanga. KT was algd though and hard out understanding fortunately. Had to skip the afternoon sesh as I too felt like crap. Thursday Numia came into class seeking for weekend students I have opted to go forward and volunteer. This morning mahi with Peeni was okay, stuff that to me I had gone over but was only scratching the surface. I hate being the senior person and just answering the question its embarrassing. I wanna leave that shit behind and tell everybody else though 2 pick up their shit, because I don't wanna have 2 b embarrassed for being proactive.

Is that crap 2 have that attitude? I hate feeling like I'm the only one asking the questions, I'm not the only one on this waaka, common guys get with the programme do you wanna look your here with me or what!

Week Tuawhitu -Auckland museum finishing radio stories

Double entry this week but last week was not too bad felt okay with the work etc... ; Did final cuts for radio story quite enjoyed that despite havving to change my radio structure. I had originally used Hemi to introduce me but ended up cutting him and putting my voice on with a very BFM flava'e tone to the show. Added the radio interviews and 9 and a half minutes later final product done!

Wednesday wasn't too bad Thursday made it in late. Went to the museum and enjoyed this. Back to carrying heaps of bags this week trying to catch up on work but just seem to be slipping past on the commitment level. Went and visited the Auckland Museum Kapa haka show as well was awesome did a reply back to the group, freaked myself out plus Kahiwa. Anyway it was worth it I had a great time. Thanks Kahiwa what an experience.

Wiki Tuawhitu

Well got a little bit left behind in ma blog... last week wasn't too bad though another week where I can't get my shit together whats new ha..... Such a contrast from enjoying the work with radio audio and going into radio commentary.

Definitely starting to feel the pressure have the winter blues, the winter flu, and the boo hoos no money etc... no life....

Went to the museum despite it being a slightly lost cause. I suddenly have an appreciation for things Maori but sometimes I am told that the whole significance of a museum looses its context in terms of the uniqueness of the artefact. Given the argument there I enjoyed the visit out off campus.

I also got to visit Kahiwa's mahi. It was me Hemi and Kahiwa, the museum kapa haka group. It was cool. I did a reply karanga to thank them which was kinda out of it, but definitely cool buzzed out.

Wiki Tuaono

You know I'm really enjoying my mahi at MIT and love my course. Time just seems to fly. Despite some serious raru at home and lack of focus I'm enjoying the course. Here are some field notes:
Koroneihana
Sitting at the koroneihana hasn’t been such a great success in planning and preparation. I can tell you this much it has been a learning lesson and with everything that you’re taught you say yes I’m going to do it, pë rä hoki engari kaore ahau e whakarongo. Didn’t check the video cam didn’t check the batteries to put stuff in my bag too busy trying to clean the house still. There is something seriously wrong with me not getting ready 4 my mahi ne ra. Not puttng stuff in my bag too get ready. The thought of giving up shit too get this one thing right aye! Anyway got my interview although I still would have loved to do more of a radio interview with people. I have 2 interviewees so far. But my lack of organization leaves a lot to be desired. I’m here sitting at the media centre at Tü rangawaewae and man there is some serious power tripping going on here, bit scary personally so I’m sitting outside. I hear the kairipoata for a Maori radio station giving her feedback on the river claim which may be settled tomorrow day. A big pick up for those in the media industry. I may have to ask a few question s and try and get the inside word. Have now moved inside the media centre, ha funny that with all the professionals in here, they all doing their work and discussing who has what and shooting the speech now soon. I’m sitting at the other end of the table from Amohaere Houkapou and Renee Kahukura and they have a translator or a scriptwriter helping them out. Funny I thought they had 2 cut and paste everything themselves. Seeing it as it happens with the radio on and listening 2 the mihi of the paepae ka rawe. The girls have joined me now and they are all sitting out on the verandah. Te korero a Te Anga start on his speech then go from there, maybe I should just make this the last. The other one needs to be done by 7pm or half past 6pm. Moko Tini is constantly working and looking after all the journalists she is a good host. I’ll be glad 2 have her represent Tainui hearty. She is a real mum and a good host too. Girls have gone and at the moment I can hear the Tongan representative speak on the paepae, you can definitely tell a Islander’s korero.
Post Koroneihana
I thought that the Koroneihana was a good trip. Although at the time my first fieldtrip it really was hard work, trying not to disturb people and remain invisible is hard work so Yeah! Hard 2 get the pix when people can't see through you. Otherwsie fully enjoyable. Can't wait to hand this aromatawai in.

Wiki Tua Ono - Audio Story mahi due

You know I'm really enjoying my mahi at MIT and love my course. Time just seems to fly. Despite some serious raru at home and lack of focus I'm enjoying the course. Here are some field notes:

Koroneihana

Sitting at the koroneihana hasn’t been such a great success in planning and preparation. I can tell you this much it has been a learning lesson and with everything that you’re taught you say yes I’m going to do it, pë rä hoki engari kaore ahau e whakarongo. Didn’t check the video cam didn’t check the batteries to put stuff in my bag too busy trying to clean the house still. There is something seriously wrong with me not getting ready 4 my mahi ne ra. Not puttng stuff in my bag too get ready. The thought of giving up shit too get this one thing right aye! Anyway got my interview although I still would have loved to do more of a radio interview with people. I have 2 interviewees so far. But my lack of organization leaves a lot to be desired. I’m here sitting at the media centre at Tü rangawaewae and man there is some serious power tripping going on here, bit scary personally so I’m sitting outside. I hear the kairipoata for a Maori radio station giving her feedback on the river claim which may be settled tomorrow day. A big pick up for those in the media industry. I may have to ask a few question s and try and get the inside word.
Have now moved inside the media centre, ha funny that with all the professionals in here, they all doing their work and discussing who has what and shooting the speech now soon. I’m sitting at the other end of the table from Amohaere Houkapou and Renee Kahukura and they have a translator or a scriptwriter helping them out. Funny I thought they had 2 cut and paste everything themselves. Seeing it as it happens with the radio on and listening 2 the mihi of the paepae ka rawe. The girls have joined me now and they are all sitting out on the verandah.
Te korero a Te Anga start on his speech then go from there, maybe I should just make this the last. The other one needs to be done by 7pm or half past 6pm. Moko Tini is constantly working and looking after all the journalists she is a good host. I’ll be glad 2 have her represent Tainui hearty. She is a real mum and a good host too. Girls have gone and at the moment I can hear the Tongan representative speak on the paepae, you can definitely tell a Islander’s korero.

Post Koroneihana

I thought that the Koroneihana was a good trip. Although at the time my first fieldtrip it really was hard work, trying not to disturb people and remain invisible is hard work so Yeah! Hard 2 get the pix when people can't see through you. Otherwsie fully enjoyable. Can't wait to hand this aromatawai in.

Iwi b4 Kiwi - Tainui Vs Ngapuhi, Ratana Vs Paimarire -Te Arotake o te Wiki Tuarima

E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga karangatanga, Kia koutou katoa,

E tenei wiki e pai wiki mo te whakatau, mahi inaianei he marama ana, kaore ahau e ngenge, tata mai mataara na te mea nga mahi na wai ra, ka tutaki nga mahi ano. Heoi ano, ki te ata ha ahau e noho ana i tenei waa. I quite enjoyed Ruia Aperahama's presentation and felt empowered by his mahi. Life is short and you can only do as much as you can on this Earth in a liftime, and what time is best to do things than the present. Ki te waa nei, karekau na raru raru engari i tera wiki, i poturi ahau mo te whakamaoritia oku tuhituhi mo te taupatupatu mo te karaehe a Kotuku, e mohio ana ahau e poturi mo te whakamaoritia engari ki oku whakaaro, kia kaha tonu ahau mo te mahi, mo te ahua taumaha o te wananga nei. Ae, rawe te mahi, rawe te ako, engari, ki ahau, mo nga mahi deadlines, nunui rawa atu, kei te ahi e rua mutu, (burning the midnight oil), ae ra, e rua nga haoro e moe ahau, ae marika! Tau ke tonu, no reira, kaore ahau e whakakaha ana tenei prakatihi na temea inaianei he maemae ki taku tuara, he whewhe, kua haere ahau ki te kemehi inapo kei te hokohoko he keremi mo te mamae, me taku ahua o te kanohi he ngenge hoki me nga rangitoto's ki taku kanohi (pimples), e maranga ki te ata o te taupatupatu, ara, nga rangitoto hoki, heoi ano, e haere ahau ki te kura e kaha ana te kaupapa, nga taupatupatu.

E kitea ahau tenei wiki mo te kaupapa Koroneihana. Ki ahau he taake tino tapu ki ahau, na te mea he raru hoki ki oku maharatanga, toku papa he Morehu, toku Karani he hikuroa o Paimarire, e maumahara nga raru, me nga tapu katoa o te kingitanga, me nga raru ki te marae, he kino whakaaro, na te mea, inaianei, nga taake o te ao, e mama noa iho, ranei pea, kaore nga matua o te ranei e mohio ana nga mahurangi o te taake i tera waa. Na reira, kei te whitiki taku ha, me haere mo nga torangapu raru ano o nga taake katoa, Ratana, Kingitanga, Reipa, Maori Paati me Nga taake Manukau Takiura whanui.

Mo aku akoranga, na mahi mihini a Dave, e pai, kei te ako nga ahua nga pukenga mo te whakarongo, mo nga ripene, me nga ripene ataata, he rawe. Mo te waa nei, whaka reria nga patai mo te korero, uiui, pataitai. Ki ahau iti noa iho e matuku mo nga tino maha tangata, mo nga pataitai papaho, he mahi ture he mahi tika, engari tenei te waa e whakapakari oku pukenga i raro te kaupapa Papaho Maori. Tau ke. Heoi ano he pai huarahi whakaako, kaore ahau e amuamu. Ko Koroki te tangata, Ko Huarau te haukainga, Ko Ngati Tipa te hapu, Ko tahinga te Puke, Ko Taupiri te Maungatapu, ko Waikato te Awa, He piko he taniwha he piko he taniwharau. I raro o te maramtanga a ihoa, matua tama wairua tapu me nga anaherapono piki te ora piki te kaha piki te maramatanga ma te mangai hei tautoko mai aianei ake nei ae..... tena koutou katoa

Reviewing the Magazine and how it Went

In reviewing the week for work to do with the magazine, the understanding of how to work in a cohesive environment is paramount. I realised that given that I was only a photographer my work still didn't finish there. I also realised that the more you worked with a program the more you became familiar with the ins and outs of the programmes. I saw the skills of my colleagues blossum. It was fortunate that she had the software to work on the magazine as she had done really well to achieve all the layout wishes and wants of the team. Given that other commitments also play a part on our study life that she was able to stick to her commitments and still achieve a good outcome of putting the magazine together. She did really well. I'm pleased that the magazine turned out the way it did and that we were all able to compromise to come to an agreement to a great looking magazine. Given that I could have done alot of the work myself and made more technical changes I thought not to worry as I had done my job and not to try and do others work. So the magazine although hard in team nature it was a good exercise enjoyable but realised the uniqueness of team cohesion.

Wiki Tuatoru the Iron Grip of Pressure begins

The rains have gone and there is a slight shine through the window today despite there being no sun. After a good start to the term I feel the pressure of the semester begin. I have papers left right and centre sitting on the computer room floor and just myself here. I have come in to school on my spare Friday to complete my magazine and no one is here I have no mahi (in front of me) to help strengthen and pizzazz our aromatai I magazine, of which (I am the photographer, not editor or layout) but feel trapped by the lack of inabilities of my team, to create a great piece of work today to hand in for Monday (due 9am). I'm hoping this won't put me off. Yesterday we had one member away and I would have liked to have used the time to finish off what could have been some good input by me. Despite this we've turned up to class most days, but couldn't manage to pull together when needed. I don't want to be too pushy but I should have said something but I am afraid my peers don't want me to go ahead in case I do all the work! Or they would prefer to do it there own way. So I'm trying to put my doubts 2 the side 2 help towards my taupatupatu instead.
Manuhiri Kaikorero - The Media Guests I am impressed by the level and quality of speakers that Kotuku has managed to tahae into Class.. lol. I did tell him but 4got 2 mihi 2 him "unofficially" (in my impromptu "half pai" reo) in class (like Kororia's taenga). I have told him off the cuff, but I am really starting to see the professionalism of all the Maori Kaipapaho. All of them have had some significant contribution to te ao hurihuri me te ao papaho Maori. How will I foot it with the likes of them? I feel really happy about the breadth and extension that they could put into my writing and the motivation they have given me, its humbling now I write about it.

Above: Kaipapho Te Anga Nathan &KT July 08

Raru ki te kainga with the stresses of school come the stresses of home. It was nice 2 note from Hineani (returned Journal), that despite the mahi kainga (whakapai), that the mahi will still be there when I get back, to leave and not worry. But with the stresses and demands that I put upon myself, I returned home from a not so good night @ netball, wanting to commit to other stuff like reo classes etc.... my heart is not really into anything but my school work. But when yr heart gets a tug @ something yr naturally gd @ like the netball its hard! Wanting 2 do so much... ne way 2day I sit here trying 2 rectify what I want exactly... reo, netball, rugby... good marks.. Looks like the netball is on the backburner, could be my last season...... commitment 100%.


Well enuff writing 4 now, notha note I bought a new folder from the warehouse last week 2 file my papers in this morning and discovered the holder that holds all the paper is missing. Should I take it bak to the warehouse? well I would if I could find the receipt.... wooh the life of a student .. some days!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-(...

2nd posting still getting 2 learn this thing

E nga mana, e nga iwi, e nga reo tena koutou katoa. Maungarongo ki te whenua, marino ki te moana, aio ki a Papatuanuku raua ko Ranginui te rangimarie ki te Aorangi. He mihi aroha ki nga ihoa matua tama wairua tapu me nga anahera pono ma te mangai hei tautoko mai aianei ake ae.
This page is set up to demonstate toku whakaaro me toku maramatanga mo te mahi huarahi i konei:

• Blog creation, publication and maintence

The purpose to note all our learnings of semester II for a couple of reasons. To see the development of our blogging skills but all to see how the course could be better run and again be develped into a better course for future students.



• Digital Photography skills, techniques, storing, sharing, manipulating, how to shoot photos, editing photo's, image editing, remove red eye, rotate and crop, blurring, sharpen up, lighten, resizing,






• Media Caputring






• Appropriate media manipulation skills
  This blog is due on Monday 20th October, 2008. Haumie hui e taiki e!

Nau Mai Haremai ki taku Wharangi! Kia Mataara!

E nga mana, e nga iwi, e nga reo tena koutou katoa. Maungarongo ki te whenua, marino ki te moana, aio ki a Papatuanuku raua ko Ranginui te rangimarie ki te Aorangi. He mihi aroha ki nga ihoa matua tama wairua tapu me nga anahera pono ma te mangai hei tautoko mai aianei ake ae.

This page is set up to demonstate toku whakaaro me toku maramatanga mo te mahi huarahi i konei:

• Blog creation, publication and maintence


• Digital Photography skills using Adobe photoshop


• Media Caputring


• Appropriate media manipulation skills

This blog is due on Monday 20th October, 2008. Haumie hui e taiki e!