{"id":2477,"date":"2026-10-06T12:06:51","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T23:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tetaioawatea.org.nz\/?p=2477"},"modified":"2026-10-06T12:15:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T23:15:21","slug":"tahuna-te-ahi-kura-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tetaioawatea.org.nz\/en\/tahuna-te-ahi-kura-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Tahuna Te Ahi Kura Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"

E ng\u0101 kaipupuri o te mauri, e ng\u0101 puna reo,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I t\u0113ra wahanga o te marautanga-\u0101-kura, kua tutuki pai te h\u014dtaka e meinga nei, ko “Tahuna te Ahi”. He mea whakapakari i te hunga rangatahi ki roto i ng\u0101 taonga k\u014dmirimiri o tuawhakarere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last term, we had the privilege of facilitating the programme aptly named, “Tahuna Te Ahi<\/strong>” that was held over 4 weeks at St Peter Chanel School in Motueka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The programme has been designed to use M\u0101ori pedagogies whereby tapping into the other faculties of learning for the individual through a combination of “hands-on as well as listening and repetition.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first two weeks consisted on sitting in “Te Whare-o-T\u016b” i.e. teaching basic mau r\u0101kau skills, haka and karakia. The last two weeks consisted of teaching “taonga p\u016boro, breathing exercise, m\u014dteatea, karakia, learning how to deliver their p\u0113peh\u0101 with confidence”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some key messages were:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– “He taonga te whakarongo – the ability to listen intently is a sacred treasure”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– “Tama T\u016b, Tama Ora, Tama Noho, Tama Mate – He who is active remains well, he who is inactive becomes unwell”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– “E kore au e ngaro, he k\u0101kano i ruia mai i Rangi\u0101tea – I will never be lost for I am a seed sown from Rangi\u0101tea.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The impact on our tamariki over this short period has been profound. Feedback from our tamariki showed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n