Talofa Lava,
O lo’u igoa o Tania Kirk
O lo’u to’alua o Danny
O lo’u fanau o Rylan ma Riahn ma Alani.
O au ou te saumai nuu i Faleāpuna ma Saoluafata i Samoa
Fa'afetai tele lava
Fa'afetai mo le avanoa.
Ko Hikurangi raua ko Opoutama oku Maunga
Ko Waiapu raua ko Waikokopu oku Awa
Ko Horouta raua ko Takitimu oku Waka
Ko Ngati Porou raua ko Rongomaiwahine oku Iwi
No Turanga toku kainga inaianei
Ko Lorraine Raureti ahau
Noreira tena koutou katoa
Ko Kapakapanui te maunga
Ko Waikanae te awa
Ko Ngāti Toarangatira, Te Atiawa ki Whakarongotai ngā iwi.
Ko Marewa Hura tōku mama.
Ko Manarangi Upu tōku papa.
Nō Arutanga tōna kainga ki te motu o Aitutaki ki ngā Kuki Airani.
Ko Melisa Tupuivao tōku taina.
I tipu ake ahau i Teawakairangi i Poneke engari ko Whāngārā Mai Tāwhiti e noho ana ināianei.
Ko Tatai Kutia tōku hoa rangatira, tokotoru māua tamariki.
Ko Oakley rātou ko Nanāia, ko Wairere.
Aro'a atu, aro'a mai - kia ora, kia orana!
In June 2024 we hosted the National Tautai Fono with the strong support from Bryan Leilua from Cluster 12 and Ben Afele from Cluster 9. We were honoured to have Maanaima Ulu and Ubby Fonohema-Williams as our Keynote Speakers. They share their journeys as Educators and having Pacific backgrounds which has shaped who they are and what they have learned and shared along the way.