19/03/2020
NGĀ KAPA HAKA KURA TUARUA O AOTEAROA 2020
“Ko te amorangi ki mua, ko te hāpai ō ki muri”
Tuatahi ko te wehi ki a Ihoa o ngā mano mō āna manaakitanga tae noa mai ki tēnei rā, me te inoi atu anō hoki, kia pēnei anō tōna manaakitanga mō ngā ra e tū mai ki mua i tō tātau aroaro.
Tuarua, e whai whakaaro ana ki a rātau kua whetūrangitia i ngā rangi, i ngā marama, i ngā tau kua huri. Ko te parekura nui o te ao i te mate urutā e uhia nei ki runga i a tātau, ka mutu, ko rātau e takoto taumaha ana ki roto i ngā kāinga maha, hoki haere koutou ki te kāinga tūturu mō tāua te tangata.
Tuatoru, ki a tātau e whakarite ana mō te tai āniwhaniwha, arā ko te Covid 19 e kainamu ana i whenua kē, ā, ā tōnā wā ka tau mai ki a tātau, nā reira kia ū, kia mau.
Ko te rere o ngā whakamiha ki a koutou te hāpai ō ki muri me ngā whakaaro ā koutou kua tukuna mai ki te tautoko i tēnei whakataetae o te motu.
Ahakoa ko te amorangi ki mua, ko te hāpai ō ki muri, ka manawatina, ka manawataki hoki te kawe i te wairua a Tanerore, i ngā mahi a rēhia, a Hineraukatauri hoki.
E kore e ārikarika ngā mihi ki a koutou e ngā manu taiko, kua tukuna mai tā koutou tautoko ki te whakapiki ake, ki te whakarewa ake i te ao Māori kia p**a atu tātau ki te whei ao, ki te ao mārama.
E kī ana te kōrero, he aha te mea nui o tēnei ao, he tangata, he tangata, he tangata!
Nā reira, ko te whakatau o te Kōmiti mō Ngā Kapahaka Tuarua o Aoteroa kia whakatā te whakataetae mō tēnei tau, kia ahei ngā hāpori Māori, ngā kura, ngā iwi, ngā hapū, ngā whānau ki te whakarite mō te kaupareparenga, ki te karo hoki i te mate Covid 19 e haere tonu mai ana.
Heoi anō, kei aku Rangatira, waihape mai koutou ā ngā tau e heke mai ana, ki te tautoko i te oranga tonutanga o te ao Māori, ki roto i te ahurea Māori, mō te hunga rangatahi Māori, kia tūturu, kia owhiti whakamaua kia tina! Tina! Haumi e, Hui e, Tāiki e!
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The National Committee, with the support of Ngāti Whātua ki Ōrākei and the Host Committee – Te Ohu ā Tinirau, have decided to CANCEL Ngā Kapa Haka Kura Tuarua o Aotearoa 2020.
We have taken all factors into consideration including:
- Health authorities forecasting that the effects of Covid-19 could be peaking in Auckland in June & July
- Cognisant of how the 1918 Influenza devastatingly affected our people
- The current directive from the Government is that all gatherings of 500 or more people within the next month must be cancelled. This decision will be reviewed by the end of March and there is a possibility of it being extended or following the decision by other countries to reduce gatherings to less than 10 people.
- We would rather overreact now not knowing what the outcome will be than underreact and know that the outcome of our decision contributed to illness or worse.
- Our kaumātua and kuia are some of the most vulnerable and there will be no deterring them from coming to watch their mokopuna perform if this event proceeds.
- We hope that in making this early decision will allow schools and their communities to:
▪ Get refunds on accommodation and travel etc
▪ Stop the need for live-ins and practicing in close proximity to several others
▪ Allow whānau to focus on their own health and wellbeing
The National Committee, Ngāti Whātua ki Ōrākei and the Host Committee - Te Ohu ā Tinirau would now like to invite everyone back to the Spark Arena from the 4th – 8th July 2022. We would also like to thank Te Tau Ihu o te Waka ā Māui and Mātaatua for graciously allowing Tāmaki Makaurau to alter the hosting order.
We would also thank all judges, sponsors and funding agencies for their support and we hope this can continue into 2022.
A range of possible alternatives have been investigated but it was unanimously decided that a full and early cancellation provided the best long term outcome for our people.
The next steps are:
- The National Committee will reimburse schools their registration fee
- We will need to hold regional competitions in 2021 to determine who will qualify for the 2022 nationals.
In closing, we would like to sincerely thank the 42 Kapa who qualified as the best in their respective regions. Your names will be included in the Kapa Haka Kura Tuarua Society Incorporated archives as qualifying for Ngā Kapa Haka Kura Tuarua o Aotearoa 2020. The National Committee would like to acknowledge the following 42 groups:
Te Rōpu Manu Huia
Te Wharekura o Ngaa Taiaatea
Te Wharekura o Ruatoki
Wairarapa ki Uta ki Tai
Te Roopu Rangatahi o Ritana
Te Wharekura o Hoani Waititi Marae
Te Whitireia Te Wairua Pūhou
Te Kūreitanga
Manukura
He Waka Kōtuia
Raakaumangamanga
Te Roopu o Peōwhairangi
Raukura Kapa Haka
Te Kapunga
Te Kapa Haka o Ngā Tūmanako o Kahurangi
Ngā Wai Wehe Rua
Ngā Taiohi o Te Rāwhiti o Te Upoko o Te Ika
Ngā Matarau o Te Puāwaitanga
Te Maurea Whiritoi
Tūranga Tāne Tūranga Wahine
Te Kaokaoroa o Pātetere
Ngā Puna o Waiorea
Te Piringa
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga
Te Kura Māori o Ngā Tapuwae Te Pā o Rākaihautū
Te Tauranga o Ngā Waka
Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Puku o Te Ika ā Māui
Ōtaki Te Rāhui Kura
Te Rourou Kura
Te Wharekura o Māngere
Te Wharekura o Te Rangi Āniwaniwa
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Rāwhitiroa
Kura ki Uta
Te Wharekura o Ngāti Rongomai
Te Wānanga Whare Tāpere o Takitimu & Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngāti Kahungungu o Te Wairoa
Te Reo Whakakoko o Mauao
Te Pōtiki Hononga Kura
Ngā Kura-ā-Iwi o Tūwharetoa
Te Ara Whānui Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngā Kōhanga Reo o Te Awakairangi
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Kura Whakapūmau i te Reo Tūturu ki Waitaha.
