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Scene 1
Kupe and Kuramārotini place a mauri stone in the middle of the stage to the sound of pūmoana.
They step forward to mihi to the audience.
Kupe:
Tēnā koutou e te Whānau.
Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Wairepo.
Ko Kupe tōku ingoa. My name is Kupe.
I have travelled the ocean to find and explore this beautiful country alongside my beautiful wife.
Kuramārotini:
Kia ora! Ko Kuramārotini tōku ingoa. My name is Kuramārotini.
I first saw and named this country AOTEAROA. I saw the long white clouds over the ocean and just knew there was land to be found. And what a special land it has turned out to be!
Kupe:
We are heading back to Hawaiiki to tell the people of this beautiful country.. maybe some of them will want to move here…
Kuramārotini:
But before we go, we will place this mauri stone here at Te Wairepo. This stone will care for this place and all who call it their home in times to come….
Scene 2
Set in a dark hall with supposedly nobody in the hall ready to celebrate Matariki.
Tamaiti 1:
Kei hea te kura? Where is everybody?
I thought it was our Matariki celebration. I guess it’s only me.
Tamaiti 2:
And me!
Tamaiti 3:
And me!
Tamaiti 4:
And me!
Tamaiti 1:
And this stone?
Tamaiti 2:
The Philosopher’s stone?
Tamaiti 3:
Nooo! This is Pākohe, a mauri stone, a magic stone!
Tamaiti 3 rubs the stone and taonga pūoro sound
Tamaiti 4:
Aue! What is happening?!
Tamaiti 2:
It feels like time is folding in on itself!
Tamaiti 3:
I TOLD you it is magic…
Tamaiti 1:
But where has the magic taken us?
Scene 3
Te Rupe:
You are on Maungatapu Mountain of course!
Tamaiti 2:
Now that is something you don’t see everyday - a two-headed kereru / wood pigeon! Tēnā koe, or should I say Tēnā kōrua?
Rupe 1:
Kia ora.
Rupe 2:
My name is Rupe.
Rupe 1:
Kupe, the great explorer, sent me out to explore the forests of this beautiful land.
Rupe 2:
Looking for kai is an important job.
Rupe 1:
Eating the kai is an important job!
Rupe 2:
Telling Kupe about all the delicious food here is the most important job…
Rupe 1:
Hey you kids, if you see Kupe can you give him a message from Rupe… there is soooo much delicious food in this place… don’t think I’ll be back to tell him myself!
Tamariki:
OK. Bye Rupe! Take care!
Rupe 1:
Goodbye Tamariki… enjoy your time on Maungatapu Mountain.
Tamaiti 4:
Hey, isn’t Maungatapu Mountain in our Victory School pepeha…
KO MAUNGATAPU TE MAUNGA!
Kupe and Te Rupe explore Maungatapu
Scene 4
Tamaiti 4:
That reminds me - we really should be trying to get back to our school performance.
Tamaiti 3:
Yes. We might get there if we follow the river downstream…
Kupe and Kuramārotini enter from the other direction.
Kupe:
We might find him if we follow the river upstream….
Oh! Tēnā koutou tamariki. I’m Kupe.
Kuramārotini:
And I am Kuramārotini.
Tamaiti 1:
Tēnā kōrua. Who are you looking for?
Kupe:
Te Rupe, my two-headed kereru has not returned!
Kuramārotini:
Ka aroha my husband. First he had to battle Te Wheke a Muturangi, that giant octopus. Then his loyal shag Te Kawau a Toru drowned at Te Aumiti, French pass. And now that mischief wood pigeon!
Tamaiti 2:
Kei te pai. We saw Te Rupe! He asked us to tell you that this land has plenty of delicious kai.
Kupe:
Ngā mihi. Thanks! Enjoy your journey down the Maitahi river..
Tamaiti 3:
The Maitahi river! From our school pepeha!
KO MAITAHI TE AWA
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Tamaiti 1:
We have left the river behind… and are heading out to sea. Help!
Kaikaiāwaro:
Don’t worry. I will look after you in these waters.
Tamaiti 4:
Wow! A friendly dolphin! What is your name?
Kaikaiāwaro:
I am Kaikaiāwaro. Kupe asked me to stay and look after the people who call this place their home.
Tamaiti 1:
So you are a kaitiaki! And you can help us?
Kaikaiāwaro:
Sure.. I helped guide Matua Houtere in his waka Te Hoiere. I kept Hinepoupou company on her EPIC swim. I would be honoured to help you. What do you need?
Tamaiti 3:
We need to get back to Victory school so we don’t miss the Matariki Celebration!
Kaikaiāwaro:
Hold tight to me then, let us swim through the tides of Aorere.
Tamaiti 2:
Aorere is the ocean in our school pepeha!
KO AORERE TE MOANA
There once was a time when the Tāmure were plentiful in Te Aorere.
Māori who lived in the area had rules that made sure there was always plenty of kaimoana.
Tuatahi rule number 1: You only took what was needed.
Tuarua rule number 2: sometimes rāhui (a ban) was placed on certain areas so the seafood stocks could be restored.
Tuatoru rule number 3: iwi only fished at times when the seafood was at its most plentiful.
Then in the 1970s and 80s fishing trawlers arrived in Tasman Bay. The fisherman that worked on these giant ships were greedy and took as much snapper as they could possibly catch.
Sometimes they caught so much snapper that they didn’t know what to do with it. They just dumped tonnes of fish on land and let it rot away.
Because of this, the ocean life in Te Aorere was almost completely destroyed.
fullsizeoutput_1715.movKei Hea Ngā Tāmure
(to the tune of, ‘One Day a Taniwha’)
Kei hea ngā tāmure,
I te Tai-o-Aorere
Kei te haere rātou katoa
Kāore he kaimoana
Kāore he hapori
Aue!
Kei hea ngā tāmure.
Where are the snapper
In Tasman Bay
They have all gone.
No seafood.
No community.
Alas!
Where are the snapper
Slowly but surely, the Tāmure in Tasman Bay are returning.
People are beginning to understand that the rules Māori had so long ago were for a very good reason. So these rules have been put back in place.
If we are all Kaitiaki (guardians) of Te Aorere, then there will always be plenty of seafood for you and I and the generations that come after us.
Scene 6
Tamaiti 4:
Thank you Kaikaiāwaro for your kind help.
Kaikaiāwaro:
Not a problem. And just to make sure you get to Te Wairepo / Victory without any problems, I’ve asked my taniwha friend Huriawa to be your kaitiaki for the rest of your return journey…
Tamaiti 1:
Kia ora Huriawa, lovely to meet you. You don’t seem to be a scary taniwha at all.
Huriawa:
Kia ora Tamariki. I like to be helpful, not scary. I work hard to keep the underground waterways clear, so that the land won’t flood. I will make sure nothing blocks your path, so you can get back to your Matariki Celebration soon.
Tamariki:
Ngā mihi, Thanks Huriawa!
Huriawa:
Here you are whānau, back at Te Wairepo, the wetland that will one day become the Victory community.
Tamaiti 3:
Te Wairepo! Now I understand the magic…
We have journeyed through the special places in our school pepeha!
Ko Maungatapu te Maunga – Maungatapu is the Mountain
Ko Maitahi te Awa – Maitahi is the river
Ko Aorere te Moana – Aorere is the ocean
And our place to call home is Te Wairepo!
Tamaiti 4:
Such a special place to call home.
Tamaiti 2:
A place where harakeke and koromiko grows strong and beautiful…
NGĀ MANA KĀKANO O TE WAIREPO
IMG_4453.MOVWhakarongo mai rā e Te Waka Kotahi
Ki te reo mokopuna e tīwaha ake nei
E tīwaha ake nei
I ā ha ha!
Nō whea hoki rā te whakaaro
Kia kōrepetia, kōrepetia
Taku whenua tupu,
Taku kāinga,
Taku hāpori e
Wāhirua ana kia noho tauwehe
Ko te iti, ko te rahi
Auē, auē
Auē taukiri e!
Karahuihui mai ana ki roto i ahau
Ko taku whakautu
Ko Te Wairepo e rere iho nei
Ko Te Wairepo nō tuawhakarere
Ko Te Wairepo e kore rawa e mimiti
Ahakoa ngā tūkinotanga
O te hunga arokore
O te hunga whakaiti
I tōku taiao e
Nō reira e Te Waka Kotahi
Tukuna tō rori mō waho kē atu
Ko Te Wairepo, ki Te Wairepo
Mō ake tonu atu!
Tau, tau, tau ana e! Hi
Listen now Transport New Zealand
To the concerns
And agitation
Of the next generation,
From where does the idea stem
to split our community
in half with your new road...?
This is the place where we were raised,
This is the place where we call home
This is the place where we belong!
And you have the nerve to allow
a road to disrupt our lives
without consideration
of how we feel!
Our thoughts gather within
In response to this decision...
And we are like the Te Wairepo stream
that has flown through our valley
for a thousand years.
Regardless of the degradation of its waters
caused by the decisions of others,
it continues to flow...
So listen now Transport New Zealand
Find somewhere else
to build your road
and leave our community as it is,
Forevermore!
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Kupe
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