Te Karere - Hato Petera College

Te Karere
27 March 2014
Issue 1
From the top
Tena koutou e te whanau, e noho mai na i runga i nga
marae o ou koutou Tupuna, matua. Tena koutou i raro
i te atawhai o to tatou Ariki, i raro hoki i te maru o to
tatou whakapono, ara o te Hahi Matua. Tangi tonu ana
te ngakau i te haenga a mate. Brother Neville Bingley
kua mate nei, Pononga o te Atua, Parata o Hato
Maherino, haere atu ra koutou ki te Matua kaha rawa,
nana koutou i homai nana ano i tango atu, haere oti
atu. Hoki mai ana ki a tatou te pito ora, Tena tatou
katoa.
HPC
National
Decile 1-3
Y11
80
81
69
Y12
100
85
75
Y13
90
79
68
Literacy
91
83
77
Numeracy
96
82
75
E mea ana te korero, “Could do better.”
Three words on a school report with which many
parents and many students are too often familiar.
“You are not living up to your potential,” the teacher
says. “You need to apply yourself.”
Look past the repeated scolding, and there’s an
underlying optimism in this message. Many often miss
it:
You can do it. You have the ability. You have the
talent. You can succeed.
Reports also identify the common enemies:
complacency, working in isolation, and not
benchmarking our strengths and weaknesses locally
and nationally. We have to do a better job of working
together strategically: governance, management at all
levels, staff and students, in order to keep Hato Petera
competitive, vital and generative.
It is time to shake off the sense of complacency that
seems to have seeped into this country’s bones; that
getting by is good enough. There is no longer any,
“good enough.” We will move forward or we will fall
back.
Could do better? Yes we can and, in fact, let’s do
better. Because, as our last results indicate, we have
improved, we have progressed, we are, “better than
before.”
Congratulations to our senior students who acquitted
themselves well in last year’s NCEA programme.
Nā John Matthews
103 College Road, Northcote Ph: 09 4807784 Fax: 09 4801678 www.hatopetera.school.nz
E-mail: [email protected]
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Nau mai ki Hato Petera 2014
Tīhei mauri ora ki te whei ao ki te ao mārama. I takatū
ai te iti me te rahi i runga i te reo tāwhiri kia hui katoa
mai ngā whanau me ā rātou tamariki mokopuna me
ngā mātua ātwhai hou ki runga i tō tātou marae ki te
whakanui i ngā waewae tapu me ngā whanau e hiakai
ana mō ngā akoranga o Hato Petera.
I kitea ngā kongakonga whanau mai i te hau kainga ki
te whakanui i te whakaaro nui me te āki anō i ngā
ākonga hou e noho nei i Tāmaki Makaurau – kia maranga kia hiwa ake!
I tino rongo mātou i te ihi i whakaputaria mai i te hau
kainga ki te whakanui i ngā manuhiri i whakaeke
rangatira mai. I tū ko te kaumātua a Koro Pauro hei
wāwāhi i te taumata ka whai mai ko au te ūpoko
Māori, te Kaihautū i a Matua Hone me te ūpoko
kōrero mo te whānau o Hato Petera i a Tame Te
Rangi.
I rangatira ai te rā i runga anō i ngā whakaritenga
whakamārama mō ngā ākonga hou – me kī i tūwhera
ngā ringa o te aroha me te atawhai. I tau ai te noho o
ngā ākonga hou i waenganui i ngā ākonga, ngā
kaiako me ngā mātua ātawhai.
Nā Te Hira Paenga
103 College Road, Northcote Ph: 09 4807784 Fax: 09 4801678 www.hatopetera.school.nz
E-mail: [email protected]
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Polyfest
Kua tū ngā pihi, he tohe nui kei te haere!
Tuatahi mihi ana ki te hunga i whakapau werawera ki
te whakatutuki i ngā mahi i whakaritea i ngā wiki e
ono e hine mā e mara mā koutou e ngā kaihaka o
Petera kia ū kia māia kia kaha! I kitea te kounga me te
pai o ngā tuhinga me ngā whakaritenga mahi hēoi i
raru anō i a tātou te āki me te whakakipakipa i o tātou
tuākana ki te whakaputa kaha me te ārahi i tō tātou
rōpū. E mihi ana ki te whanau Kanara me Whāea
Ngarae tae atu ki ngā kaitautoko i a Rauhoto rāua ko
Angela e mihi me ngā kaiako i a Whāea Marire koutou
ko Matua James e mihi ake ana.
Ko te aronga nui o ā mātou mahi ko te anga ki te tohe ā Ngā Tauira Tawhito o Hato Pētera ki mua i te
aroaro o te Taraipiunara o Waitangi mā te haka
taparahi. I whakanui hoki mātou i ngā hononga ki roto
o Ngāpuhi me te kokoraho i ngā hononga ā Tainui ki
roto i a Ngāti Te Ata
me Te Waiōhua i a mātou e hakahaka ana ki tēnei
papa tūwaewae i Manukau.
Kua takoto te wero e kara mā hikina ake tohea kia
puta ai a Hato Petera ki te whei ao ki te ao mārama.
Nā Te Hira Paenga
103 College Road, Northcote Ph: 09 4807784 Fax: 09 4801678 www.hatopetera.school.nz
E-mail: [email protected]
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Staff Spirituality
Te Whanau O Hato Petera College Staff
Professional Development Day January 2014
Maori Theology and Spirituality held at Awataha Marae
Nga mihi kau atu ki a koutou katoa mo o koutou kaha
ki te u ki te kaupapa o nga ra e rua. I kitea e au he
wairua pai i whakapuaki mai i taua hui, no reira ka
mihi tonu mo nga mea hou kei te haere mai mo a
Hato Petera. Mauri ora.
What a fantastic turn out of Te Whanau o Hato Petera College Staff led by the principal John Mathews.
Twenty three staff were welcomed warmly by the
Awataha Marae whanau team, followed by a cup of
tea and whakawhanaungatanga. Staff were briefed
about the content of the two days and were asked to
prepare a reflection of their understanding of the content covered by the end of the second day.
This was not unfamiliar ground for the majority of the
participants given that there were twelve Maori staff
and eleven non Maori all working in a Catholic Maori
environment, Te Marae o Hato Petera.
Staff were challenged, inspired and moved by Kevin
McBride’s slide shows and content on the Treaty and
the Church. There were sound questions and answers which offered interaction time regarding this
topic.
While some presentations were very brief, there was
depth, richness and creativity captured in the gathering and weaving together of each individual’s reflections produced. The mahi shared that day was moving and fabulous. Some of the following are snippets
and words were shared by individuals at the end of
the second day.
Na Rangi Davis
SPIRITUALITY: WHAT ARE YOU?
You are my innermost feelings and beliefs
My sense of life’s meaning and purpose
You are my connections to my Atua
My connections to other beings around me my
whanau, my hapu, my iwi, my kura, my parokya, my
nasud and my buong mundo.
Consciously or unconsciously
You are made manifest, in my word and deed;
Whenever I say kia ora; tena koe; tena
koutou;arohanui; “He mea tika he mea pai rawa”
To those whom I live with, work with or just meet
casually,
Also those whom I say Arohanui, to those I may have
hurt or disappointed. You are given life whenever I
endeavour to repair a damaged relationship; remove
whakama, restore mana and be tika to allow the
Wairua Tapu Spiritu Santo to take control.
May the Rongo Pai of Hehu Karaiti be experienced
always;
Seen, heard, touched, smelt and tasted here at Te
Waka o Hato Petera
In our Inoi and in our Mahi
So that we make it easier for Atua to live here!
Mabuhay!
Na Rose Silay
Te Whanau O Hato Petera College Staff Professional
Development Day 2014
Responses will be done as a collective. Thank you for
your wonderful art work and or written material.
Reflection:
How do I look at the growth of the Kingdom of God
in my life? What steps can I take in order to sow the
seed of the Kingdom? Gods Word 2014. Daily
Reflections.
103 College Road, Northcote Ph: 09 4807784 Fax: 09 4801678 www.hatopetera.school.nz
E-mail: [email protected]
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Staff Spirituality
Ko te kai a te rangatira, he korero. Ma te korero ka
rongo, ma te rongo ka marama, ma te marama ka tau
te mauri.
Good leadership is nourished through positive communication. By communicating we hear, by hearing we
understand, by understanding our life force is enhanced.
Ko te tohu a te rangatira, he manaaki. Ma te manaaki,
ka pihi, ka tupu, ka puawai mai te tapu i te tangata.
Good Leadership is grounded in care and respect, by
respect and care the sacredness of others is nurtured,
enhanced and flourishes.
Ko te mahi a te rangatira, he raranga tangata, kia kite
ake te rangatiratanga o te rangi.
The function of good leadership is to weave people
together and encourage people to plant the seed of
God’s Kingdom.
Te Kaihautu.
FEW WORDS AND CONCEPTS CAPTURED
Maori spirituality is an unfolding journey to motivate
us to action values of tika, pono and aroha. It helps
the wairua grow and we need to get up and go.
Whanau hohourongo and restoring ups and downs
helps too.
Te Wa, Ko te ora he huarahi, kahore he mutunga.
Warrior beads reflecting the journey of te wa. The
tapa wha model, holding the motto and values of Hato
Petera and the Crown values to reflect partnership.
Ratana another aspect of Maori spirituality. Strong
wahine who reflected the mana of Manawa and Mauri
which has walked with me all my life.
The overarching them is God and God is the word.
The
Treaty for me speaks about Courage and
Wisdom. The Holy Spirit is about “ELECTRICITY”
Seeking holistic health and working in hard places
stirs the Holy Spirit to nudge our still waters to bring
about peace.
Ranginui and Papatuanuku are a model that can
teach Matua Atawhai about nurturing, teaching and
growing amidst the challenges of todays world. Red,
Black and White are the colours of Hato Petera. A
Black Power side and Placid side seeking always to be
true and to be honest.
Spirituality to me is to be logic and honest to yourself.
No one is more qualified than you when it comes to
you. The trouble with work, it is daily. At the end of
the money I have some month left. Make me a
channel of your peace sung by the group and a model
of tika and rongo. AMPT wairuatanga values captured
in a kowhaiwhai design. Recognition of violation, sees
the light of God, uses his strength to manoeuvre the
processes to arrive at Te Wa. A sense of safety in the
spiritual and physical world while on this journey at
Hato Petera. Tapu i, tapu o , restrictions, radiant little
beings, growing, sometime lost but with goodwill
always drawn to the greater self to Io. Balance and
changes. Two koru, one on the light side and one on
the dark side. If I can get the two shadows to meet
and join to make one will be a step in growth and
development always for the higher good. Amene!
Tirama, tirama koutou katoa. Hau o te ora! I am
here! Karakia is our pillar. Whanau was set upon.
Whanau who pray together was the korero to us all.
Sometimes I wonder and know its not all. Be pono
with myself and those surrounding you. I guarantee
trust will follow or love will conquer all. Aroha is
precious in leaps and bounds. Your ngakau will grow
in all things you do.
NGA MIHI RANGATIRA KI A KOUTOU KATOA!
103 College Road, Northcote Ph: 09 4807784 Fax: 09 4801678 www.hatopetera.school.nz
E-mail: [email protected]
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Obituary
Br. Nevil Bingley
Ash Wednesday
On Wednesday 7 March the school gathered in the
chapel to celebrate Ash Wednesday. This day marks
the beginning of the season of Lent leading up to the
important events of Easter. The students, staff and
kainga parents all read Prayers of the Faithful before
Pa distributed the ashes that mark the start of a time
of repentance and foregoing.
Nā Patrick Gribble
First College Mass
Brother Nevil had been a part of the fabric of the Hato
Petera Community since 1981. He had been an HOD
Maths as well as a principal of the college. In the last
few years he returned to the school once a week to
work with some junior boys who needed a bit of a
steer in the right direction. He would always sit with
them side by side and was not afraid of the odd silence. He really knew how to communicate with these
students.
Brother Nevil had quiet authority and was always
totally trustworthy. The boys valued their time with
him. He had a way of calming the most unquiet soul
and he leaves many positive memories for those boys
lucky enough to have had his undivided attention.
Brother Nevil’s last illness claimed him very quickly.
He was born to eternal life on Monday 10 March
2014. Arrangements were made to have Brother Nevil
returned to the Hato Petera marae on Wednesday 12
March 2014 and from there an all-night vigil in the
college’s whare karakia. His farewell was on Thursday 13 March 2014. The celebrant was Father Mark
Field with his Marist Brothers all in attendance.
The mass was a truly beautiful occasion. In both
English and Maori, it was a chance for all those
people: family, Brothers, friends, past and present
pupils and staff who had valued him so greatly, to say
their farewells. He was a man who will be long
remembered for his compassion, humour, generosity
and aroha.
Our Kaihono were announced at the first college mass
celebrated by Pa Ryan. The Head Boy for 2014 is
Wyatt Ngawati and the Head Girl is Pamela Burton.
103 College Road, Northcote Ph: 09 4807784 Fax: 09 4801678 www.hatopetera.school.nz
E-mail: [email protected]
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School Activities!
Senior art students visit the '5 Maori Painters' exhibition at the Auckland Art Gallery.
The school welcomed the new members of the
Catholic Discipleship College (CDC) with a
powhiri on Tuesday 25 February.
The Health Science Academy at camp. This camp was to
foster team building amongst students.
Prefect Training Programme at AUT for the Year 13
students in preparation for Kaihono duties this year.
Our whanau at the orientation for the new students
after the powhiri in week 1.
103 College Road, Northcote Ph: 09 4807784 Fax: 09 4801678 www.hatopetera.school.nz
E-mail: [email protected]
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Athletics
The annual school sports day was celebrated in our
school with great preparations. This day gave our
students great pleasure preparing placards and
banners for their respective houses. Everybody was
full of joy on the day. Friday 28 February was the
date of our sports day this year. The School
Athletics Day went well even though we had some
changes to our schedule. This year, we decided to
run the field events first and the track events
afterwards. This was because the students had a
compulsory free weekend and had to leave by 1pm.
The day started on time and it was very heartwarming to see nearly a 100% participation turnout
rate of our students on the field events and also the
track events. Most of the athletes joined the popular
events like High Jump, Long Jump, the 100m race
and so on. There were fantastic performances in
the field and track by some outstanding athletes like
Waiohua in the Junior Girls section who came first
in the Long Jump and High Jump events,
Graceanne Butters-Kiwikiwi who came first in the
discus event and Waimarie Evans who dominated
the track and was eventually named the Junior Girl
Champion.
In the Intermediate Girls section, Nina O’Sullivan
dominated her section and won her track events the
100m and 400m. The Senior Girl section was won
by Jayleen Thomas and came first in the discus and
numerous second places in her other events but the
high jump and long jump events was won by Gina
Martin. The most outstanding performances of the
day must surely be in the Junior and Intermediate
Boys sections. Here Manaia Te Pirihi and Te Maia
Pako completely dominated their sections and won
nearly every event on offer. They were also the
respective champions in their sections. The senior
boys champion was Temuera Bennett who had an
all-round performance on the track and field events.
The relays were one of the highlights of the day as
every athlete gave their all for their houses.
There was the ultimate moment of pleasure for
winners when, amidst loud clapping and shouting of
cheers, they get their rewards for their good work,
from the announcer Mrs Susan Biggs. I just love this
day and look forward to it through the year. I also
make it a point to make it as enjoyable for everybody; athletes as well as spectators. The thrill, the
excitement, and then, the pleasure of winning are all
moments worth seeing and enjoying. It was lovely to
see the students participating with their hearts and
souls with a complete involvement in the events.
The winner on the day was Te whare O Patariki,
Maherino second and Matene third. Our individual
champions were Waimarie Evans (Patariki), Nina O’
Sullivan (Patariki), Jayleen Thomas (Maherino),
Manaia Te Pirihi (Patariki), Te Maia Pako (Patariki)
and Temuera Bennett (Patariki), All the students
enjoyed themselves and had an unforgettable
Sports Day.
Nā Raoul Allen
103 College Road, Northcote Ph: 09 4807784 Fax: 09 4801678 www.hatopetera.school.nz
E-mail: [email protected]