on their arrival.

A powhiri was held on

Campus grounds on

Thursday 6th September

2012 to welcome the vis-

iting school from North-

cote in Auckland, Hato

Petera College.

Hato Petera principle

Hone Mathews, support

staff and a group of taui-

ra were here to conduct

an Enrolment Evening to

promote the educational

opportunities Hato Pe-

tera provide for second-

ary students through out

New Zealand and to con-

duct enrolment inter-

views with whanau from

Te Taitokerau who will

be sending their tamariki

to Hato Petera next year.

The computing class was

more than willing to host

our guests by making

sure that there was nice

kai (food) awaiting them.

Hato Petera visits Ngā Mahinga

Dallas Keerako takes on a role as Kaiako

A Powhiri was held on

September the 5th 2012

for Dallas Keerako as she

stepped down as

Kaiawhina (support

worker) for her father

Charles Kauwhata &

takes up a new role as

Kaiako for Te Ara Reo

Maori, Level 1 & 2. Being

in the teaching sector

most of her adult life,

stepping into this role

comes easy for Dallas. A

very proud working

mother of 12 tamariki

(children) ranging from

15yrs to 9mths old, Dal-

las has certainly got her

October 2012 Issue #1

Ngā Mahinga

Nau mai haere mai

Welcome to the first newslet-

ter for our Whangarei Campus.

This newsletter is the result of

the computing level 3 assess-

ment project for Module 2.

Your first newsletter editor is

Luccille Cooper Mathews, from

our current Computing Level 3

program here at Ngā Mahinga.

Ka pai!

Photo: Cassidy Thompson,

Kendra Henare, Maihi

Bennett, Pamela Burton

Photo: Lijie Goodhue, Raj

Kurupadh, Luccille Cooper &

Chieynne Busby

Photo : Amy Lane, Compu-

ting Class Level 3 - Semester

B 2012

Photo : Luccille Cooper

Mathews

0800 355 553 | (09) 430 0982 | 12 Murdoch Crescent Raumanga

Continued:

work cut out for her,

but takes it in her stride

as she challenges the

boundaries of Te Reo

Maori (Maori Lan-

guage) a role she feels

very confident in. Nga

mihi ki a koe e te

Whaea mo to haerenga

i roto i te Reo Maori.

to share in the next issue. From time to

time you will see info in here from your

Kaiako (teachers) that may affect you.

Type your stories in a Microsoft Word

document and bring the electronic copy

and supporting images to the computer

lab.

The next issue will be published for No-

vember 2012.

This is YOUR newslet-

ter.

If you have something

to share with your fel-

low Tauira, that you

think may be of inter-

est, then please feel free

National Certificate in Computing Level 3 Semester B is

well under way

DONT FORGET!

Social Services go on their Marae Noho

The National Cert In So-

cial Services Level 4

headed to Takahiwai Ma-

rae in Ruakaka on Sat

the 15th of September for

their Marae noho.

A few people in the class

were also privileged to

have experienced a pre-

dawn karakia (prayers)

done in the Hawaiian

language. Matua Ross

Smith started the pre-

dawn ceremony giving

praise so that the sun

would rise. As you can

see by the picture the

karakia worked as the

sun slowly creeps over

Manaia Maunga (Mt

Manaia) in the back-

ground. Those who

were fortunate to at-

tend would like to

thank Matua Ross for

allowing them the op-

portunity of witnessing

& experiencing such an

awesome event.

Ka mihi ki a koe e te

Matua.

Issue #1

The National Certificate In Compu-

ting Level 2 Semester A came to a

close at the end of July, with the ma-

jority of those that were fortunate

enough to have successfully passed

securing themselves a placement in

the National Cert in Computing Lev-

el 3 Semester B class which started

on Sept the 4th 2012.

There were also a few fortunate ones

from last year that completed level 2

and have now joined their fellow

tauira (students) in this semester’s

class.

RE-ENROL

NOW!

Social services akonga were snapped recently in class

wearing nothing but their pj’s.

However this was all part of their mahi, presenting

their Treaty of Waitangi timeline skits.

This program offers stu-dents NCEA qualification credits and is an im-portant step in promoting TWoA and supporting our rangatahi on their way to

Ngā Mahinga will be hosting the Ākina pro-gram for secondary stu-dents from local high schools from Tuesday Oct-23rd to Thursday the 25th from (9.00am - 3.00pm).

whanau transformation through education. If you are here and see the students on campus, please wel-come them to our cam-pus.

Social Services Akonga Sleep on the Job

Ngā Mahinga will host secondary students

Do you know?

Kotahitanga Unity amongst iwi and other ethnicities; stand-ing as one Ngā Ture The knowledge that our actions are morally and ethically right and that we are acting in an hon-ourable manner

Te Whakapono The basis of our beliefs and the confidence that what we are doing is right

NGĀ UARA THE VALUES OF TE WĀNANGA O AOTEAROA

Te Aroha Having regard for one another and those for whom we are responsible and to whom we are ac-countable

Issue #1

Re-enroll for semester A

2013

The Re-enrolment

Campaign will start 15th

October 2012

Ask your kaiako or visit

reception for an expression

of interest form today!

Te Wananga o Aotearoa

Event Schedule: October -November 2012

Issue #1

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Logon to facebook & like us @ facebook.com/Te

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Keep up with what’s happening in your area.

Date Event Time Venue Address

11th October TWoA Info Session 10am-2pm TWoA Whangarei 12 Murdoch Crescent,

Raumanga

12th October Ngā Morehu Trust

Whanau Week

10am -3pm Friendship Hall Hikurangi

15th October Enrolment Interviews

Computing Level2

11.30am- 2.30pm

5.30pm- 6.30pm

TWoA Whangarei 12 Murdoch Crescent,

Raumanga

18th October TWoA Info Session 10am-2pm TWoA Whangarei 12 Murdoch Crescent,

Raumanga

20th October Pukepoto Festival 9am-4pm Te Uri o Hina Marae

23rd, 24th, 25th October Akina . Start/Gateway

programme

9am-2pm TWoA Whangarei 12 Murdoch Crescent,

Raumanga

24th October Kahui Amorangi 9am-2pm Te Puna o te Matau-

ranga

North Tec

29th October Enrolment Interviews

Computing Level2

11.30am- 2.30pm

5.30pm -6.30pm

TWoA Whangarei 12 Murdoch Crescent,

Raumanga

1st November TWoA Info Session 10am -2pm TWoA Whangarei 12 Murdoch Crescent,

Raumanga

5th November Enrolment Interviews

Computing Level2

11.30am- 2.30pm

5.30pm -6.30pm

TWoA Whangarei 12 Murdoch Crescent,

Raumanga

8th November TWoA Info Session 10am-2pm TWoA Whangarei 12 Murdoch Crescent,

Raumanga

8th November Whangaruru Cultural

Festival

9am . 4pm Punaruku School

9th November Nga Taonga o Manaia

Cultural Festival

9am . 3pm Manaia View School Murdoch Crescent,

Whangarei

10th November Bay of Islands A&P

Show

8am . 4pm Showgrounds Road Waimate North

12th November Enrolment Interviews

Computing Level2

11.30am- 2.30pm

5.30pm -6.30pm

TWoA Whangarei 12 Murdoch Crescent,

Raumanga

15th November TWoA Info Session 10am -2pm TWoA Whangarei 12 Murdoch Crescent,

Raumanga

22nd November TWoA Info Session 10am -2pm TWoA Whangarei 12 Murdoch Crescent,

Raumanga

24th November Open Day – Kaikohe 11am – 4pm TWoA Kaikohe

23 Rankin Street

26th November Enrolment Interviews

Computing Level2

11.30am- 2.30pm

5.30pm -6.30pm

TWoA Whangarei 12 Murdoch Crescent,

Raumanga

29th November TWoA Info Session 10am -2pm TWoA Whangarei 12 Murdoch Crescent,

Raumanga

Acknowledgements:

Whaea Waana Reihana & the Computing class for mak-

ing this issue possible & TWOA for officially publishing

this newsletter. To all who have submitted photos and

content, I thank you. Mihi atu ki a koutou. Kia ora koutou

katoa.