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Four young speakers from the Ōtākou and Murihiku regions compete at this year's Ngā Manu Kōrero National Speech Competition in Kaikohe, Te Tai Tokerau.
Te Wharekura o Te Rau Toroa students Ngāki Kiore, Kahukuramihiata Robson and Tui Peke are joined by Kuramātakitaki Stevens of John McGlashan College, with all four earning their places through the regional competition held in June.
The students are competing across both te reo Māori and English-language sections against the country's top secondary school speakers.
Kiore returns to the competition after qualifying last year, while Robson, Peke and Stevens are making their national debuts.
FIRST-TIME SPEAKERS MAKE THEIR MARK AT NATIONALS
Of the three Te Wharekura o Te Rau Toroa speakers, Year 9 student Robson is the only one to have changed her topic since the regional competition. Her speech focuses on moko kanohi and challenges negative attitudes that still exist toward the artform.
"I te āhua wānanga ahau ki te taha o māma i te mea e hiahia ana au kia whiwhi i taku moko," she said.
"Nā te whakāro Pākehā, te whakāro Karaitiana, kāore ētahi i te pākiki i te rangatahi mau moko. Nō reira ko tērā taku wero ki te ao."
Meanwhile, Peke is the only student from the kura competing in an English-language section. Her speech, Generation Kotahitanga: Māori Youth Leading Unity, highlights the role rangatahi play in bringing people together.
"E kōrero ana au mō ngā rangatahi e whakakotahi ana i a mātou mā i reanga rerekē," she said.
"Nō reira, Ngā Tamatoa, Kotahi Mano Kāika, me Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke anō hoki."
Peke says keeping the same topic from regionals has allowed her to further develop and refine her speech.
Robson and Peke say they have benefited from the guidance of their tuakana, Kiore, whose previous experience at Ngā Manu Kōrero has helped them prepare for the national competition.
A NEW YEAR, A NEW CHALLENGE FOR KIORE
For Kiore, returning to Ngā Manu Kōrero has brought a new challenge as she steps into the senior ranks.
"Kia au nei he āhua uaua ki te tīni i taku kaupapa kōrero," she said.
"Ka parakatihi te kōrero, ka takatū, kātahi ka tīni ki te kōrero tēnei."
Rather than changing her speech, Kiore has focused on improving it.
“Ki te hunga mātakitaki, kaua e kapo noa i ngā kupu e kōrero anā e ngā kai kōrero, engari, kia mau ki te ngako o te kōrero”
Their appearances mark a strong debut for Te Wharekura o Te Rau Toroa, with the three students representing at Ngā Manu Kōrero Speech Competition under the kura's new name.
STEVENS DRAWS ON TĀ TIPENE'S TEACHINGS
First-time national competitor Kuramātakitaki Stevens has retained the speech that secured his place at this year's Ngā Manu Kōrero competition.
Drawing on the teachings of Kāi Tahu leader Tā Tipene O'Regan, his speech explores the theme of home as the place where your soul belongs.
"I was drawing on the kōrero of Tā Tipene about how important it is to know the history behind the landscape and the genealogy, the genealogy behind the geography," he said.
"I was talking about the importance of Māori home ownership, as well as the importance of having a Māori sense of spatial imagination."
Stevens' appearance also marks a milestone for John McGlashan College, which is being represented at the national competition for the first time.
With the Ōtākou/Murihiku competitors having completed their speeches, attention now turns to the remaining divisions as Ngā Manu Kōrero continues in Te Tai Tokerau.
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Tokowhā ngā tauira e whakakanohi ana i te rohe o Ōtākou me Murihiku ki te whakataetae ā-motu mō Ngā Manu Kōrero ki Te Tai Tokerau i tēnei tau.
Ko Ngāki Kiore rātou ko Kahukuramihiata Robson, ko Tui Peke nō Te Wharekura o Te Rau Toroa, ā, ko Kuramātakitaki Stevens nō te Kāreti o John McGlashan. I eke rātou katoa ki te taumata ā-motu whai muri i ā rātou angitū i te whakataetae ā-rohe i te marama o Hune.
E whakataetae ana ngā tauira nei i ngā wāhanga reo Māori me ngā wāhanga reo Pākehā, ā, e pakanga ana ki ngā tino kaikōrero nō ngā kura tuarua o te motu.
Kua hoki mai a Kiore ki te whakataetae whai muri i tana ekenga ki te taumata ā-motu i tērā tau, ā, he tauhou a Robson, rātou ko Peke, ko Stevens hoki ki tēnei taumata.
KA PŪAWAITIA E NGĀ KAITAUTOHE HOU TE TAUMATA Ā-MOTU
Mai i te tokotoru nō Te Wharekura o Te Rau Toroa, ko Robson anake kua whakarerekē i tana kaupapa kōrero mai i te whakataetae ā-rohe. E aro ana tana kōrero ki te moko kanohi me te whakahē i ngā whakaaro kino e noho tonu ana mō ngā mahi a Mataora, a Niwareka.
"I te āhua wānanga ahau ki te taha o māma i te mea e hiahia ana au kia whiwhi i taku moko," tāna.
"Nā te whakāro Pākehā, te whakāro Karaitiana, kāore ētahi i te pākiki i te rangatahi mau moko. Nō reira ko tērā taku wero ki te ao."
Ko Peke anake nō te kura e whakataetae ana i tētahi wāhanga reo Pākehā. Ko te kaupapa o tana kōrero ko Generation Kotahitanga: Māori Youth Leading Unity, ā, e whakanui ana i te mahi a te rangatahi ki te whakakotahi i ngā tāngata.
"E kōrero ana au mō ngā rangatahi e whakakotahi ana i a mātou mā i reanga rerekē," tāna.
"Nō reira, Ngā Tamatoa, Kotahi Mano Kāika, me Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke anō hoki."
Hei tā Peke, nā te pupuri tonu i taua kaupapa kōrero mai i ngā whakataetae ā-rohe, kua āhei ia ki te whakawhanake, ki te whakapakari hoki i tana whaikōrero.
E mea ana a Robson rāua ko Peke, he nui ngā hua kua puta mai i ngā tohutohu a tō rāua tuakana, a Kiore, nā runga i ōna wheako o mua i Ngā Manu Kōrero.
HE TAU HOU, HE WERO HOU MŌ KIORE
Mā Kiore, he wero hōu kua puta i tana hokinga mai ki Ngā Manu Kōrero, nā te kuhu atu ki te wāhanga tuākana.
"Kia au nei he āhua uaua ki te tīni i taku kaupapa kōrero," hei tāna.
"Ka parakatihi te kōrero, ka takatū, kātahi ka tīni ki te kōrero tēnei."
Kīhai ia i panoni i tana kaupapa, engari kua whakapakari ake tōna kōrero.
"Ki te hunga mātakitaki, kaua e kapo noa i ngā kupu e kōrero ana e ngā kai kōrero, engari, kia mau ki te ngako o te kōrero."
He tū nui whakaharaharai tēnei mā Te Wharekura o Te Rau Toroa. Koinei te wā tuatahi kua tū ngā tauira o te kura ki te whakataetae ā-motu i raro i tōna ingoa hou.
E WHAI ANA A STEVENS I NGĀ AKORANGA A TĀ TIPENE
He tuatahitanga tēnei mā Kuramātakitaki Stevens ki tēnei taumata, ā, kua pupuri tonu ia i te whaikōrero i whai wāhi ai e ia ki te whakataetae ā-rohe o Ngā Manu Kōrero ki Ōtākou/Murihiku.
E hāngai ana tana kōrero ki ngā akoranga a te rangatira nō Kāi Tahu, a Tā Tipene O'Regan, waihoki, ka wānangahia te kaupapa o te kāinga hei wāhi tohu i tō wairua. .
"I was drawing on the kōrero of Tā Tipene about how important it is to know the history behind the landscape and the genealogy, the genealogy behind the geography," tāna.
"I was talking about the importance of Māori home ownership, as well as the importance of having a Māori sense of spatial imagination."
He tū whakahirahira hoki tēnei mā te Kāreti o John McGlashan, nā te mea koinei te wā tuatahi kua whai tētahi māngai nō te kura ki te whakataetae ā-motu.
Kua tō te wā ki runga o ngā māngai o Ōtākou me Murihiku kōrero, ā, ka anga te aro ki ngā wāhanga e toe ana i te whakataetae, e haere tonu nei ki Te Tai Tokerau.