Pānui mātua i konei

1. He mihi aroha, he kupu whakatau wēnei ki a Terry Ryan

Nau mai, Haere mai e te Matua
Ki ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi.
He reo karanga, he reo powhiri
Kia koe irunga i te aroha.
Nāu i pupuri mai ai
Tēnei kaupapa, ko te Mātauranga Māori
Me te nuku haere o te iwi whānui ki mua.
Nō reira, Piki mai Kake mai.

2. Release of Peter Garven' s Volume 6

Ki ngā kai-rangahau, ki ngā tāngata e rapu ana ki ngā whakapapa o Te Wai Pounamu nei, haere mai kia rongorongo kau ana ki a Peter Garven e kōrero mai ana ki tāna rauemi hou. Ko tērā hoki, ko te nama 6 o ngā pukapuka matua, e kī ana, 'The Geneology of Ngāi Tahu ' e whakapā atu ana ki āna mahi tino motuhake, ko te mahi Whakapapa tērā. He taonga nui tēnei mā te tangata e rapu haere ana ki tōna ake mohiotanga, ki tōna ake kōrero ā whānau hai tuitui ai ki a rātau. Tīmata mai mātau i te Tū Poupoutanga o te Rā i te 24 o tēnei marama i te I haora a te ahiahi, koina haere mai e te hoa ki rongorongo.

To all researchers and people looking for South Island genealogy, come and hear Peter Garven talk about his latest resource. And that is Volume 6 of 'The Genealogy of Ngāi Tahu '. This is a unique resource in terms of helping people to learn what joins them together and therefore understand themselves a lot more through researching family history. We start on the 24th of this month at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, so come along and have a listen.

3. Te Reo Māori version of Tī Kōuka Whenua

Kātahi anō ka puta mai tō mātau nei whārangi a rorohiko ki roto i te Reo Māori. He rauemi hou, he rauemi pai anō mā ngā tāngata e hiahia ana ki te ako i te reo, ki te whakawai i a ia ki te reo rānei. Koia nei tōna kāinga noho e whai ake nei, haere kotahi ai ki reira hai tirotiro haere, hai mātakitaki mai hoki.

A new website has been released in the Māori language. For people who wish to learn or practise their language skills this is a great place to visit. Go straight to the following address and check it out.
christchurchcitylibraries.com/tereo/TiKoukaWhenua/

4. Tukutuku panels

Kātahi hoki anō ka puta mai wētehi o ngā hua o te ringa kaha, ko tēra hoki ko ngā tukutuku. He taonga nui wēnei i ahu mai i te ngakau mahakī, ā, i hanga i ngā kai - rāranga o tērā ropū, o tērā ropū i raro i te mana o Ngā Puna Waihanga. Hai te 23 o tēnei mārama kai te whākina mai wēnei taonga ataahua ki te Ao whānui. Mehemea, e hiahia ana koe kia haere mai, kōkirikiri mai ki te Whare Pukapuka.

Some very important 'fruits of the hand' have been created especially for the library called tukutuku. These beautiful panels were made by members of the public, library and different community groups under the direction of weavers associated with Ngā Puna Waihanga from the Christchurch area. On the 23rd of this month they will be unveiled for all to appreciate. If you would like to take part in the ceremony just come along and join in.

5. New Māori area in the Central City Library

He wāhi motuhake, he wāhi papai, he wāhi hou anō i tūwhera mai i roto i te Puna Mātauranga nei hai tiaki, hai popoia i ngā taonga Māori ko tērā hoki, ko 'Ngā Pounamu Māori o Aotearoa.' I puta mai te whakaaro ake, kua rerekē haere i to tātau nei āhua, pērā ki te pupuri pukapuka me wētehi taonga noa iho. Kai tua atu i aua āhuatanga ināia tonu nei. E āhei ana te titiro ki wētehi o ngā rauemi e puta mai ana i ngā rīpene, i ngā pikitia, i ngā pitikia, i ngā whakaahua, i ngā mōheni me ngā tūmomo tuhinga anō.

A new area will open specifically to house the Māori collection which will be known as Ngā Pounamu Māori o Aotearoa.' Our business has now changed from merely having just books or information in conventional formats. We have progressed beyond that type of information service now. It is possible to find material in video tape, photograph and picture form through to magazines and a whole range of other printed material as well electronic sources.

6. South and Chatham Island Minute Books

Kātahi hoki anō mātau i te Puna Mātauranga nei i tēnei marama kia whiwhi mai ai ngā rauemi tino motuhake, ko ērā hoki, ko ngā 'South Island Minute Books' me ngā 'Chatham Island Minute Books.'

He taonga nui ēnei ki ngā Kai-Rangahau-ā-Iwi rātau-tahi ko ngā uri whakatipuranga, ko ngā tāngata e hiahia mai ana ki te tirotiro rānei ki ngā tūmomo tāhuhu kōrero anō i tētehi wāhi kotahi.

Hai tēnei wiki e tu ake nei, ka ahu mātau ki tēnei Taonga kia whakaaturia mai wōna hua, wōna kōrero e tātari mai ana i roto iho mō ngā uri whakatupu ano kia mau tonu ai.

The library has recently been privileged, only just this month, to take possession of an enormously treasured resource known as the South Island and Chatham Island Minute Books.

This is with a doubt a very valuable resource for all Māori in terms of tribal researchers, descendants and other interested people to find information about their history in one place.

This week, the library will specifically focus on bringing out some of treasures that lay waiting patiently for descendants to grasp firmly once again.

7. Mural out at New Brighton library from Ngā Hau e Whā

He pānui tēnei hai whakamōhio mai kōtou ma o takutai moana, o tuawhenua hoki, i te 15 o tēnei marama i whakairiiri nei tētehi puawaitanga o te ringa ki te Whare Pukapuka o Te Karoro Iutai, ko tērā hoki ko 'Kahukura'. He koha nunui tēnei nā ngā tauwira o Ngā Hau e Whā e tuku atu ana ki a mātau hai pupuri, hai tūwhera ai te whakaaro o ngā tāngata o kōnei, he Ao Māori anō, he wā tonu tēnei ma ngā tamariki.

I tuku mai te tohu o te ngakau mahakī ki a rātau mā i runga i te whakaaro rangatira, ko koutou mā hoki ngā Kai-ārahi āpōpō, tenā hoki e ngā Poupou Whirinaki o Aotearoa nei.

This is just a short notice to let everyone know that on the 15th of this month New Brighton Library received a new carving called 'Kahukura'. It is a gift from the students at Ngā Hau e Whā National Marae to the library and now hangs proudly in the children's section. The library would like to take the opportunity to thank everyone involved, especially the 'future leaders' of our country.