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] PAGE 2 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] PAGE 3 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] PAGE 4 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] PAGE 5 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] PAGE 6 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] PAGE 7 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] PAGE 8 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]
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