When was Te Kohanga Reo trust set up?
In 1982–83 the National Te Kōhanga Reo Trust was set up, with a small secretariat paid for by Māori Affairs, to encourage whānau groups to establish and operate kōhanga reo. Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi was asked ‘to take responsibility to move [kōhanga reo] throughout the country and work with the trustees’ (of whom she was one).
What did Iritana Tawhiwhirangi do for Te Kohanga Reo?
Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi was asked ‘to take responsibility to move [kōhanga reo] throughout the country and work with the trustees’ (of whom she was one). She describes the policies of the trust as: very simple. First of all, total immersion or korero Māori for the whole of the time that the children are there; two, whānau responsibility …
When did Kohanga Reo open in Waiwhetu-Arohanui?
Waiwhetu-Arohanui ki Te Tangata Kōhanga Reo was one of five pilot Kōhanga Reo, alongside Kōkiri Seaview, that opened in 1982. Ikaroa has always been an innovative and a responsive district that is “pono ” to our kaupapa. I te taha o tōna pāpā, he uri ia nō Tauranga Moana. Ki te taha o tōna māmā, nō Ngāti Kahungunu me Ngāti Porou ia.
Who is Hoana Pomare in Kohanga Reo Ki Rotokawa?
Hoana is a graduate of Te Kōhanga Reo ki Rotokawa. She is a mokopuna of Hoana Pōmare who was one of the first teachers of this Kōhanga reo. Her mother Leah McMillan has been a long-standing supporter of all the Kōhanga reo in Waiariki/ Tūwharetoa. Her older sister is the head Kaiako of Te Kōhanga Reo ki Rotokawa. Kōhanga reo is her world.
How are Whanau involved in the kohanga reo?
Whānau are involved in their children’s learning and the operations of the Kōhanga Reo. Te Kōhanga Reo remains critical to the revitalisation of the Māori nation. As we look to the future for ways to sustain Te Aō Māori, Kōhanga Reo is an exciting and ever-evolving way to grow our future generations.
Who are the trustees of Te Whare Punanga Korero?
Te Whare Punanga Kōrero This role is held by Te Arikinui Kīngi Tuheitia (the Māori King) and his successors as the continued legacy of the involvement of Te Kingitanga in their role of supporting and promoting the kaupapa of Te Kōhanga Reo to whānau throughout the motu.