CORE Blog

He kōrerorero, he whakaaro

CORE Blog

He kōrerorero, he whakaaro
CORE Blog
He kōrerorero, he whakaaro
  • HomeKāinga
  • About usMātou nei
  • CORE WebsitePAENGA CORE

Hohepa Isaac-Sharland

Home
/
Hohepa Isaac-Sharland

Tō reo ki te raki, tō mana ki te whenua

Posted on November 28, 2018 by Hohepa Isaac-Sharland

Hohepa Isaac-Sharland reflects on Hana O’Regan’s uLearn18 keynote.

img_0317scaled

‘Tō reo ki te raki, tō mana ki te whenua’

Let your story be heard in the heavens, and your mana be restored to the land

(2018, O’Regan)

Kia piki taku rau huia ki ngā tihi tapu o taku pae a Tararua,

e rere whakarunga ki te ūpoko o taku ika tapu,

Kia whiti atu rā i Te Moana o Raukawa ki te tauihu o te waka a Māui, ki te tauranga o Uruao,

Kia hōkai ake rā i ngā tapuwae o Rākaihautū,

tau atu rā ki ngā pākihi whakatekateka o Waitaha,

Kia hiki aku mata ki tō wehi, ki tō tapu Aoraki e tū mai rā,

otirā ki tō mana e hora iho nā e Tahu e!

img_0284scaled

Ka mihi, ka tangi ki a koutou katoa rā kua riro rā ki ngā hawaiki. Ka tautoko ake i ngā kupu mōteatea mōu Matiaha Tiramōrehu, otirā ngā kupu mihi, ngā kupu tangi, e koro e, moe mai rā. Ko tō reo ki te rangi, ko tō mana ki te whenua! Kāti rā.

Ko Tahu, ko koe e Hana. Ka mahana te ngākau, ka pūhana mai te wairua! Ka hotuhotu te ngākau, ka maurirere te wairua! Nāu e Hana!

Ko te momo i a koe Tiramōrehu, tohunga whakairo i te kupu ki te arero, ki te pepa, pou ranga i ōna tira, pou whakatō kākano ki ōna uri whakaheke, heke, heke, heke ki ō mokopuna te hāpai ake nei i ō wawata! Erangi ka hotuhotu ki ō tini mokopuna e kōtiti nei, e kuare nei i ngā kōrero mōu, auē te mamae e! Ka huri rātou ki hea? Mā wai rātou e tauawhi? Mā te mōteatea ō kōrero e whakakanohi mai, e whakaringaringa mai i te Tahu o āpōpō! E kore tō reo e ngū, e kore hoki e ngaro!

img_0310scaled

He hae roa, he ngau kino i te korenga o ngā kōrero o ō tātou tīpuna i kōrero i ō tātou kura. Ko ngā pānga tōnui ka taka mai ki ngā whakatipuranga e kīa ana, he tangata hākinakina, he tangata māngere, he tangata katakata, he tangata kēnge, he tangata mauhere, aha atu, aha atu. Pēnā i tāu i mea mai, ‘they know they (stereotypes) exist when they are followed around a dairy……have to process verbal abuse for speaking Māori to each other’ (2018, O’Regan).

Heoi anō ko tāu pū, kia tika mai, kia pai mai te ao, he whakapapa, he pūmanawa, he pūkenga o tēnei iwi taketake mai i ngā kāwai rangatira. ‘We can be the generation that made the change. We can reclaim our story and help our people understand it’ (2018, O’Regan). I ēnei kupu āu, ka tū te ihi, ka tū te wana, ko wai rā te tamaiti kei mua i a koe, ko Tahu, ko Te Rautāwhiri.

Ko au, ka whakataukī ake i āu kupu akiaki, i āu kupu whakatūpato, i āu kupu whakaaraara ki te ao mātauranga, otirā ki te ao e noho nei tātou kia aro pū ki te tamaiti me ōna kōrero whakapapa, arā he tāonga, he kākano.

E Hana ko tō reo i rāngona ki te rangi, ko tō mana i horahia ki te whenua, e te tuahine – mauriora!

ulearn18-keynote-graphic-hana-1 ulearn18-keynote-graphic-hana-2 ulearn18-keynote-graphic-hana-3

Ngā Tohutoro

  1. O’Regan, H (2018, Oct) Te reo ki te raki, tō mana ki te whenua. Paper presented at the Aotearoa New Zealand CORE Education uLearn Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.

Ngā Whakaahua:

  1. O’Regan, H (2018, Oct) Te reo ki te raki, tō mana ki te whenua. Paper presented at the Aotearoa New Zealand CORE Education uLearn Conference, Auckland, New Zealand. – Images 1-3
  2. Tāwhiwhirangi, K (2018, Oct) ULearn18 Keynote Speaker – Image 4

read more
Posted in

He whetū mārama i te mata o te whenua!

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Hohepa Isaac-Sharland

A shining star on Earth!

Dawson TamateaHe aha rā tēnei hanga?
E puta nei te taniwhā kokoti ora i tōna rua
E kume nei i te tangata, e kati nei i te hā, e huti nei i te aho ki te ao tūroa, e kai wawe nei i te tangata e!
He aha tāna e mahue nei?
He ohorere, he rangirua, he taumaha kei taku ngākau e!
He hae kino, he ngau kino, he kai kino e kawa nei ki te waha!
Ko te kawa nā Hine-nui-te-pō, nā Māui Pōtiki e,
Hikohiko te uira, papā te whaititiri, he kanapu ki te rangi, ko koe rā tēnei kua riro e…!

He kupu iti ēnei i pupū ake i roto i te whatu manawa i te rironga wawe o tētahi … arā, ko Dawson Tamatea.

E kīia ana, ko Hongongoi te wā o te mātao, o te tahutahu ahi kia rongo te tangata i te mahana! Heoi, i te 20 o Hongongoi ko te anu mātao tērā i pā ki tēnei tangata. Ko ia tēnā i kume i te mano tangata ki runga o Te Kupenga o te Mātauranga hei takotoranga whakamutunga mōna. Ko te whare tēnā i poipoi, i ako, nāna tonu i tautoko ki te hanga i ngā tau kia puta ia hei kaiako, hei kaihāpai, kaiārahi, hei kaituitui i te tangata i ngā tini kaupapa o te hapori o Te Papaioea.  Ka noho ko ia hei tahutahu i te tini mahara, i te tini kōrero kei te ngākau o tēnā o tēnā i tae ā-tinana atu, i hono ā-ipurangi atu ki te tuku i ngā kupu poroporoākī ki a ia!!  Nā reira e te rangatira, moe mai rā koe i te kōpū o Papatūānuku, takahia atu rā te ara whānui ki a Hine-nui-te-pō, whakangaro atu rā!! Rārangi maunga tū tonu, rārangi tangata ngaro noa!!

whareAs I contemplate a suitable and relevant topic for discussion, I am drawn to the passing of a very good friend, who was a well loved and respected figure within the Manawatū community, Dawson Tamatea. At the young age of 55, in the wee hours of Monday morning, 20th of July 2015, he was taken suddenly from his beautiful wife and three lovely tamariki. His passing reverberated across the nation, with multitudes ascending on Te Kupenga o Te Mātauranga Marae to pay their respects, to celebrate a life well lived, and to give Dawson one hell of a send off!

His passing was so surreal and tumultuous for my whānau and me that, three months later, having also lost three grand uncles, my thoughts turn towards Dawson. Dawson, incidentally, was a previous pouako of mine, a job that gave him much joy and pride, and ensured a career that spanned 30 years. He was a special person with talents galore. Although Dawson was an amazing teacher, when he spoke, I often felt he was possibly working in the wrong profession. His ability to entertain and manage a crowd was world class. My heart breaks again at the thought that his infectious smile and great sense of humour will no longer grace this world. These feelings of sorrow vibrated through me in my final speech at Dawson’s poroporoaki, a tribute of words that bubbled and emerged from within, stirring my emotions, and guiding me to deliver a very emotional and uplifting farewell speech. Yet, his influence continues to surround me, especially as I ponder the attributes, skills, and values necessary to be a quality and effective facilitator at CORE-Education, I think of the influence we are expected to have on our kura. We are developing skills, growing understanding, and engaging staff across Aotearoa with the intention to lift the achievement levels of our tamariki. Dawson absolutely lifted the achievement levels of our tamariki, I and many other Māori are an example of his contribution.

read more
Posted in
tui

He ako ā-nuku, he ako ā-rangi, he hua ki te tangata e! (October, November!  Teachings of the earth and sky, beneficial to mankind!)

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Hohepa Isaac-Sharland

As I pondered the self imposed pakirehua (question) How can culturally located marau ā-kura design be a pathway to reclaiming rangatiratanga?, I re-read this blog by Hohepa Isaac-Sharland. Hohepa talks of the vision he has for his tamariki and mokopuna, to thrive in a world where it is common to speak Māori and think Māori.

It would be a world they may stand proud and strong in! In traversing the country and visiting many kura in his role as a CORE facilitator, he has noticed that many of our schools are staunch in their pursuit to hold fast to the mātauranga held and passed on by their elders and local narratives. However he notes for some kura, they are still searching how this might be achieved. Here in lies the opportunity with culturally located marau ā-kura design.

Hohepa’s blog led me to consider the work of Phoebe Davis, a lead CORE facilitator. In designing culturally located marau alongside kura, Phoebe starts with the who of place? She asks, who are the tūpuna of the mana whenua? Who are the revolutionaries? Who are the changemakers, the problem finders and problem solvers? Who are the gun steam pudding makers? She then asks what…What are their associated stories, what bodies of mātauranga did they hold and what attributes are therefore inherent in the DNA of their descendants? These not only serve as building blocks to relevant curriculum content but act to cement strong identity based on local superheroes with superpowers performing super feats. Excellence is locally identified, culturally grounded and accessible.

– Nichole Gully, Kairangi Ngaio Māori and Kaihautū Māori, February 2021

 

He ako ā-nuku, he ako ā-rangi, he hua ki te tangata e!

nā Hohepa Isaac-Sharland

English version

Tihei Mauri Ora!

Ka rere ake rā ngā kupu tangi ki a koutou e ngā mate tuatini kua whetūrangihia, tiaho mai rā i te poho o Ranginui hei kanohi arataki, hei mata tauira i te ara takahi mā te hunga e mahue mai nei ki muri. Koutou rā ki a koutou, kāti, e tātou mā, e ngā kaipupuri i te mauri o te ora, tēnā tātou katoa!

Hei kupu tuatahi māku, ehara ahau i te tohunga ki te reo, ki ngā kōrero o rātou mā, nā reira he wānanga ēnei kōrero āku e takahuri haere nei i te hinengaro, ka whakatakoto ki te pepa.  Ka rua, ko tōku reo Māori hei reo tuarua mōku.  Kāore ahau i tipu i tētahi kāinga kōrero Māori, nā reira, kei a koutou te tikanga he aha rā hei kapo atu māu, hei porowhiu rānei, ko te tumanako ia, he hua kei roto.

Whiringa-ā-nuku, Whiringa-ā-rangi e!
He ako ā-nuku, he ako ā-rangi, he hua ki te tangata e!
ngahere - forest
He aha ētahi o āna kōrero, he aha ētahi o ōna tohu hei arahi i te ako?

read more
Posted in
Subscribe to our emails
Make an Enquiry
Subscribe to our emails
Make an Enquiry

© 2022 CORE Education Policies
0800 267 301
© 2022 CORE Education
0800 267 301