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Dr Kathie Irwin with her Tihei Kahungunu Passport
Ngäti Kahungunu recently released a 56-page booklet and CD
containing Ngäti Kahungunu history, whakapapa, karakia, pepeha,
oriori, möteatea, haka and himene.
The resource, Tïhei Kahungunu Passport and CD, was developed
by Ngäti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated to retain Ngäti Kahungunu
cultural identity.
“It is a fantastic resource for our Kahungunu people. It keeps us in
touch with our unique identity and heritage,” says Dr Kathie Irwin of
Ngäti Kahungunu.
Dr Kathie Irwin is also a chief analyst within Te Puni Kökiri, with
responsibility for the Culture Futures Report and she attended the
release of the passport and CD.
NGÄTI KAHUNGUNU
KAHUNGUNU PASSPORT AND CD
“There was so much positive energy and optimism in the room. This
is a creative and innovative resource that will live on well into the
future,” she says.
The Tïhei Kahungunu concept was born out of a marae consultation
process in 2001, where iwi leaders visited the 90 marae in
Kahungunu to introduce a 25-year vision. During these visits iwi
leaders received requests from iwi members for the development of
a compilation of classic Kahungunu waiata, history and whakapapa.
Sixty-four percent of Ngäti Kahungunu descendants live outside of
the Kahungunu rohe, so a resource of taonga was crucial.
For more information contact Naumai Ropitini
naumai@kahungunu.iwi.nz
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