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Tūtāuru - he toki pounamu

Te Arawa

Nā Arapine Walker ngā kōrero, nā Reweti Arapere ngā pikitia

This is a collection of stories about the famous toki pounamu, Tutauru. They traverse its origins and journey through time.

This resource is no longer in print. You may be able to find it in the resource room in your kura.  

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Tūtāuru – he toki pounamu

Nā Arapine Walker tēnei tuhinga.  
Nā Reweti Arapere ngā whakaahua. 

E waru ngā wāhanga o tēnei pūrākau. Ka tīmata i te mahi a Tūhourangi–Ngāti Wahiao ki Te Matatini 2023. Ka whakahuahua te ingoa o Tūtāuru ki roto i tō rātou whakaeke. Kātahi ka hoki whakamuri ki te waihanga mai o Tūtāuru i a Ngāhue rāua ko Poutini. Ka whai haere i a Tūtāuru i te taha o ngā tūpuna a Tamatekapua, ngā toa patu taniwha tae atu ki te wā i hoatungia ki te kaihautū o te kaipuke, HMS Britannia, ā, ka haria ki Ingarangi. Ka roa ngā tau ki reira, ka whakahokia mai ki Aotearoa me te noho ki ngā whare pupuri taonga. Kātahi ka whakaatūria a Tūtāuru ki te kapa o Tūhourangi i mua i tō rātou tū ki Te Matatini 2023.  

I whāia e Arapine ngā kōrero o tōna ake iwi, a Ngāti Rangiwewehi e pā ana ki a Poutini rāua ko Ngāhue, te mahi tinihanga a Tamatekapua me ngā taniwha o Te Arawa. Nō reira, i rangahaua e ia ngā tuhinga a Wiremu Maihi Te Rangikaheke (Wi Maihi) – he tupuna nō Ngāti Rangiwewehi. I tuhia e Wi Maihi ngā pūrākau, ngā kōrero tuku iho o tōna iwi. Ko te roanga o āna tuhinga e pupuri ana ki Te Whare Pukapuka o Ākarana i roto i ngā kohinga pepa a George Grey.  

E noho ana ngā pikitia nā Reweti Arapere hei kīnaki ki ngā kupu, ā, hei whakawhānui atu i te tirohanga ki a Tūtāuru me āna haerenga i te ao whānui. 

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  • Tūtāuru TSM (.docx)

About this resource

This resource is no longer in print. You may be able to find it in the resource room in your kura. 

Wāhanga Ako: Te Reo Māori
Kohinga: Te Aho Ngārahu

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