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He taonga tukuiho  
Ki te Ao marama 
Ki te Hunga mate
Anei ko taku Aroha 
uuuuuu.... 
 
He taonga i ruia mai
He taonga no rangiatea
he taonga ki te rangi...

He taonga tukuiho
Ki te Ao marama
Ki te Hunga mate
Anei ko taku Aroha
uuuuuu.....
  
He taonga i ruia mai
He taonga no rangiatea
he taonga ki te rangi...

Kia Hiwara! Kia Hiwara!
Tukua mai kia piri
Tukua mai kia tata
Koe taku pōtiki koe tiki atu
Ki te taha tū.....o te rangi
Kukume mai rā
Haere mai....... HAERE MAI!
Haere mai....... HAERE MAI!
Aue ki taku hui. 

 

QUEENSTOWN WINTER TENS KAPA HAKA COMPETITION 2016 INFORMATION

Kia Ora Whānau

 
Kapa Haka Competition day is fast approaching - Saturday 27 August!
 

Below is key information from the organizers and myself on what the students need to do on the day. 

 
About the Performance Day
 

Winter 10s is a special Kapa Haka event right here in Queenstown. It is an amazing event and nothing like you have ever seen before.

There are 2 categories in this competition:

• Traditional Junior section - This year there are 5 Junior groups performing(four roopu from Tahuna(Queenstown) and one from Ōtepoti(Dunedin)
• Contemporary Adult section. There will be 6 Contemporary Adult groups performing. The adult groups take kapa haka to a whole new level, weaving stories and tales throughout their unique bracket of items that is reflected in their original kākahu and costume ideas. Only 10 adults on stage per group (hence the name - Winter 10s).

This is the third year Winter 10s has been running in Queenstown, it is likely to draw a large crowd so you will need to get in early to secure your seats. You are able to come and go throughout the day. It is a koha(donation) entry this year for adults.

Friday 26 August is stage check at the Memorial Hall:

It is essential that all students intending to perform attend the stage check at the Memorial Hall, so they can become familiar with the proceedings prior to the event.

• Parents will need to transport students to and from the stage check and are welcome to stay during this time. If you are unable to transport your child to Memorial hall, please contact myself as I may be able to assist

• Each student needs to wear their school tracksuit into the Memoria Hall sound/stage check
• Stage check times: Students to meet inside the hall by stage at the following times

• 5:00pm - 5:30pm - TUAKANA (Senior) group

Our stage check time is short so please ensure your child is there on time.  

After the performance they will go to the changing room and change back into their school track suit.

Saturday 27 August 'Performance Day' Instructions

• All students must be at Memorial Hall at 9am. Students are to meet outside the main entrance.
• Students are to arrive wearing their allocated school track suits. 
• HAIR must be tied back neatly in a pony tail with a BLACK hair tie
• NO jewellery to be worn except a taonga (pounamu/greenstone/bone carving)
• NO nail polish on hands or toes.
• Boys must wear black under pants.
• Students need to bring a packed lunch with a full drink bottle of water.(There will be food available to buy)

Ideally we would like all students to stay for the duration of the day (9am - 2:30pm) however I understand that some families may have other commitments.

 

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TE ROOPU TUAKANA O TE KURA O KĀMURIWAI will perform at 1:15pm

 

(Our kakahu ngā kaiawhina(Costume helpers/make-up) need to have all the kakahu layed out and ready for when the kids come down at 11:45am to get dressed)

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Programme of events (tentative draft, subject to change)

• 9:00 am - Doors open (koha/donation entry - students do not need to pay) 

Powhiri - Official welcome ceremony (6 students to represent APS in this - Kaiya Collins, 
Jessica MacDonald, Ana Winders, JD Ries, Josh Bonnar and Luka Bouchier)

• 9:15am - Powhiri finishes - We move to allocated seating for our group

• 9:50am - MC starts
• 10:00am - Tiohuka - Queenstown adult group - current champions. Worth watching!

• 10:20am - Queenstown Primary School
• 10:35am - Adult group
• 10:55am - Remarkables Primary TEINA roopu
• 11:10am - Adult Group
• 11:30am - Te kura kaupapa o Owheo Primary School Group
• 11:45am - Adult Group

• TE ROOPU TUAKANA O TE KURA O KĀMURIWAI go backstage to get ready for their performance

• 12:00pm - LUNCH BREAK
• 12:40pm - Remarkables Primary TUAKANA roopu
• 12:55pm - Adult Group
• 1:15pm - TE ROOPU TUAKANA O TE KURA O KĀMURIWAI ON STAGE
  
• 1:30pm - Adult Group
• 1:45pm - BREAK
• 2:00pm - Prize giving - JD and KAIYA need to be ready to go onto the stage for 
• this

​If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me

 

Ngā mihi

Whaea Kārena

HANGI FUNDRAISER FOR APS KAPA HAKA - SATURDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2016

Kia ora Whānau,

This is your official notice that there is going to be a cultural fundraiser event to fund the new kakahu for both Kapa Haka groups.

The date to mark in your diaries is:

SATURDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2016

Below is the poster that you will no doubt start seeing out and about everywhere and there are only 200 tickets for this sensational event which will include:

• a 30 minute welcome and performance from our students
• a video presentation of the hangi cooking process
• the opportunity to indulge in a wonderfully tasting hangi all cooked in our own school grounds
• a video presentation from the amazingly talented Marcus Wynter(The Sandman)
• a band to dance the night away. 

        (Alcohol will be available for purchase)

Stay tuned and we will be letting you know where you can buy your tickets by the end of the week.

Ngā mihi nui koutou

SNR KAPA HAKA WANANGA - FRIDAY, 12 AUGUST 2016

Kia ora whānau,

Just a wee reminder that we WILL NOT be staying over tomorrow night! This is the schedule for tomorrow night and Saturday morning:

FRIDAY NIGHT - Please bring their drink bottles

4:30pm       START

5:30 - 6:00  TEA / DINNER

7:15pm        SUPPER/SNACK

8:30pm        COLLECT STUDENTS FROM THE HALL

SATURDAY MORNING

8:30am     START

10.00am   MORNING TEA

12:00       COLLECT STUDENTS FROM THE HALL

Food is to be placed in the kitchen when you arrive.  Could you please indicate if you are definitely coming in to assist with either  tea and supper.  Please ensure the kids bring their morning tea and drink bottles with them on Saturday morning.

APS - Waiata Poi Hou - TE KAUPAPA MĀORI

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THE COMPETITION IS ONLY TWO WEEKS AWAY WHĀNAU!

Kia ora whānau,

Our first competition of the year is only two weeks away and we need to make every moment with their tutors count.

Tetuhi is employed to spend 1.5 hours per week with our very fortunate students and that is it.  Any other time he spends with them such as the two weekend wananga, is for love.  We were very surprised to see so many of our boys missing from rehearsal this afternoon with no warning whatsoever from any of our whānau.

The boys were supposed to be working with Tetuhi this afternoon on their rakau and haka but he was unable to do this as he was left with 6 boys from the squad.

A quick email a few days before would certainly go along way when it comes to the planning of the rehearsal at such a crucial time.  

Thank you whānau.

We Need New Kākahu so ..... SAVE THE DATE!

Kapa Haka Teina Roopu(Jnr Kapa Haka Group) - Manu Tiria

JUNIOR KAPA HAKA - HAKA HOU

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