Apa ki te Rā Tōtanga
MANA RANGATAHI KI TĪTĪRANGI/ANAMĀHANGA
The first Mana Rangatahi wānanga of 2018 was held in the Christmas school holidays. This time the wānanga travelled down into the Marlborough Sounds to Tītīrangi and Anamāhanga. The participants went camping at Tītīrangi and the first task was to erect the tents. It was beautiful weather and there was a lot of swimming and gathering of kaimoana. There was also tough taiaha training on the beach every day. Uncle Matt Baker took the rōpū around for a site visit to some really old mara kai, gardens and then up a very steep hill to some ancient kumara pits. Uncle Matt and Nana Marg shared with the rangatahi our history and association to Anamāhanga. It was a very emotional time for Uncle Matt as he welcomed his mokopuna home to what he refers to as the homelands. The rangatahi also got to see our maunga Puhi kererū, a first for most of them.
During this wānanga we had a few new rangatahi join the kaupapa and the Ngā Toki Pakohe a Tamahau assisted Papa Kiley with tutoring. The Ngā Toki is a selected group of rangatahi who have all been part of the Mana Rangatahi programme and participate in extra wānanga which develops their knowledge around Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tōtanga.
