Te Puna Reo Kōhungahunga o Te Waihou

30/09/2026

A very special angle dropped these off to me today thank you Emalene Cull feeling very blessed.

28/09/2026

Mokopuna Waiata Wednesday 7 October Tui Pa Marae 10 - 12pm all welcome.

25/09/2026

All welcome Mokopuna Waiata Wednesday starts on 7th October 10 am to12pm aim waiata bracket for Hauraki Fest. Tui Pa Marae Te Aroha haere mai.

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23/09/2026

Kia ora whanau does anyone know who does bookings for Tui Pa Marae Te Aroha i know theres been a change in Marae Trustees. This is for waiata practice for tamariki koa kapai message me pls.

22/09/2026

Kia ora whanau we are putting together a roopu of tamariki mokopuna to tautoko the Hauraki Festival, nau mai piki mai. Follow us to get the updates. This is an open opportunity to the community you do not have to be affiliated here. Tautoko the kaupapa is the key we have approx 9 weeks.

22/09/2026

Anei ētahi o ngā whakaritenga mo te Puna Reo.

Expressions of interest Hui held:
Date: 20/ 09/2026 Venue: Domain Pavillion Te Aroha
Please sign in:
Welcome: Mihi whakatau / karakia
Introductions – Ko wai au (pepeha) ko wai koe?
Purpose of the hui: intro:

Who is:
- Hauraki Educators Guild Ltd – Education Service Provider set up by myself to run the Kōhungahunga under a business model.
- Te Puna Reo Kōhungahunga o Te Waihou is the name registered with ERO as Māori language nest – 73 Rewi Street, Te Aroha.
- Application submitted to ERO 28 August
- We will cater for 15 Tamariki (5 under 2yrs) + (10 tamariki 3 to 5 yrs) to be reviewed in 2 yrs time.

Staffing – 2 full-time qualified Kaiako + part – time x (2) Curriculum
Marautanga: Te Whāriki Te Ara Māori – local focus: Iwi, Marae, Community based: voice of the whanau: graduate profile, wātaka.

Contact: Melba: 0273280992 – [email protected], fb: group: Te Puna Reo Kōhungahunga o Te Waihou

We are taking pre – enrolments: 2027 Feb, please contact me if you might be thinking of attending. A hui will be called with the interested whanau at a later date to go over particulars, nāku noa: whaea Melba

Whanau support tautoko welcome follow us here for updates.

20/09/2026

Morena tātou just an update re ERO i have a lease on a property in Te Aroha now need to fill it with some tamariki. One thing i noticed is the lack of Puna Reo for our mokopuna in the regions of Hauraki Paeroa & Te Aroha. If you are living in Te Aroha, my preference would be to tautoko the hau kainga but also make room for our whanau further afield if they are inclined. Getting certification has just become a lot more complex with the changes ERO have put in hei aha it should not be a deterrent for supporting growing the next generation of mokopuna. Kia kaha.

20/09/2026

Looking for a venue for a Kōhungahunga in Paeroa know of anywhere send a message koa. cheers.

25/06/2026

Morena e te whanau went walk about yesterday ae maaku tonu au got wet wet wet wet.Nice to meet the ladies at Mountain View ECE..😊 on a mission now to find some ringa mahi hei hangaia komiti whakahaere tautoko mo taua kaupapa no Te Aroha, Paeroa hoki. Volunteer peera hei manaaki kaupapa te tuu Kohungahunga maa taatou kaatoa. Whitu te kātoa e toru mai i a Paeroa, e toru ki Te Aroha he mama he papa pai rawa. Piki kōtuku ki runga hei manaaki tamariki mokopuna ana whiua to ringa ki runga 👍message or korero mai. Teahoraurangi Melba Pakinga

Ko te tumanako o tēnei kia kitea ngā pūkenga o te whanau tautoko hei te wā he maha tōnu koutou e tonu mai nā e hui tātou hei whakanui te tono e rāpu ki te whitu.
Arohamai ko taku hē you do not have to be a mama papa with tamariki here you can be of the community iwi Marae he pai rawa na te mea hei te hononga kia whakapaakiri te kaupapa koa. If you think you have the skills and passion hoki mai.

22/06/2026

Thanks Penny Ramsdale they will certainly come in very handy.