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Ngā mihi atu kia Koutou We will be celebrating Matariki the Māori New Year in Te Matau a Māui by sharing a coffee with whanau in Cafe’s in Hastings and Napier. Hapi and Mōrena Cafe’s in Napier and New World, DAX and The Potting Shed cafe Pakowhai Gardens in Hastings. Matariki Hunga Nui Honouring those we have lost since the last rising of Matariki Matariki Ahunga Nui Celebrating the present gathering together to give thanks for what we have Matariki Manaako Nui Looking to the future sharing our culture and language with others and hoping for a better new year where people will consider their safety and the safety of others while driving on roads throughout Aotearoa NZ.

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Te Kōtuku Rerenga Tahi

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I Senior Firefighter Allan Brown of the Hastings Fire Station has produced seven bilingual health and safety risk reduction Apps. The Apps are designed to promote Te Reo Māori and to keep our whanau here in Te Matau a Maui the Hawkes Bay safe from fires and other community dangers. The Apps are at this moment only available on Apple Store they are interactive and on some pages will have kiwaha or idioms attached to the page. The stories encourage tamariki and their whanau to make good decisions for their health and safety kiwaha attached to the pages also support these decisions. To download or view the Apps go to the App Store and in search put in Kotuku this will bring up the App dashboard tap on the black setting wheel at the top right corner of your page then scroll down and tap on Introduction tap on view and you will then see the purpose design and intent of the Apps. If you are happy with what you see then you can purchase one two or all seven Apps each one costs $5. 00

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The photo shows compostable kapu Kawhe on one side an image of Te Kōtuku flying through Uenuku Kopako Atua Māori of rainbows and on the other side a bilingual message ‘He haerenga mīharo he haerenga haumaru’ ‘A great journey is a safe journey’ these coffee cups have been placed in cafes in Napier Hastings and Mahia in support Te Wiki o te reo Māori by creating an activity in our Hawkes Bay cafes where te reo Māori can be used. The kapu kawhe are also in Kimiora Community School Flaxmere for the same reasons. This is one photo there are three other kapu kawhe with bilingual messages on them in our Hawkes Bay Cafe’s can send photos of these as well if you would like Ngā Mihi Ra Allan Brown Tihei Kahungunu!

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