Angus Hikairo Macfarlane (CNZM) – RIP

Mai Maketu ki Tongariro, ko Te Arawa te waka.

Te Arawa māngai nui, ūpoko tūtakitaki!

E te iwi e, ko te tangi a te rūrū tērā ka rangona nei hei tohu i te hinganga o Angus Hikairo Macfarlane.

Nō te ata tonu nei, ka riro tēnei rangatira o tātou ki tōnā Atua, ki ōna rahinga hoki e tatari mai ana ki tua o Paerau.

Aue taukuri e, ko mātou noa e tangi atu nei mōu kua riro atu nei.

Kei te heke ngā roimata, kei te tangi te ngākau i te ngau o te mamae, nā reira haere koe e koro ki a rātou mā, ka oti atu.

 

It is with heavy hearts that we convey the news of the passing of Angus Hikairo Macfarlane (CNZM). Surrounded by his whānau, Matua Angus passed away peacefully and now makes that journey to reconnect with Atua, with his parents, brother and sisters, daughters and old friends.

He is the son of Ken and Riparata Macfarlane, husband of Sonja Macfarlane, father to Josephine (dec), Miriam (dec), Joseph and Michelle, Roimata and Tama, step-father to Matt and Shanna, Lyndon and Amelia, koro to Hikairo, Nepia, Javahn, Waipuna, Hohepa, Mateio, Riley and Lydia, and great-koro to Olive Kōtuku.

Matua Angus is an esteemed member of the Hāto Petera whānau, being an ex-student, a long time advocate and supporter of the kura and a member of the kāhui kaumātua helping to guide and shape the work to take the Hāto Petera site into the future. We will miss his sharp intellect, his wicked sense of humour and his tremendously generous spirit. Moe mai e te rangatira. Kua oti au mahi. E te pononga pai haere ki te haringa mau tonu o te Atua.

Matua Angus will lay at Tunohopu Marae, Ōhinemutu, Rotorua from 1pm on Thursday 28 November and final service will be held at 11am on Saturday 30th November followed by burial at Kauae cemetery.

Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti – 12 November 2024

Te Kāmaka Marae hosted over 400 people as part of this important kaupapa, with excellent support from the community.

The event included school representations, Auckland City Mission, AUT, Māori Wardens, Kaipātiki Community Facilities, local marae, and organizations such as Te Kotahi a Tāmaki Collective, Mataatua Marae, and Ngā Kete Wānanga, Fulton and Hogan.

Being selected as the host marae among 55 others was a significant honor, with widespread media coverage raising the profile of Te Kāmaka Marae.

We provided dinner and breakfast for over 300 people, accommodated 200 attendees in both the gym and marae, and joined the entourage to walk the Harbour Bridge—a truly collaborative and
impactful occasion.

Naku noa na
Dr. Pouroto Ngaropo
Chairman
Te Kāmaka Marae

Māori Language Week 2024

Great to hear that Carmel College Year 7-10 students have been learning 100 every day Māori words.

These words are arranged into the following categories:

  • Home
  • Māoritanga
  • Whānau
  • Katorika
  • School
  • Places

All junior students have now completed an online test via Education Perfect.

Ka pai Carmel College!

Dame Naida in the #Newsmakers Series

#NEWSMAKERS: The simple act of answering the phone with the now widely-used greeting “kia ora” nearly lost Dame Naida Glavish her job 40 years ago 👇

The simple act of answering the phone with the now widely-used Māori greeting nearly lost Dame Naida Glavish her job 40 years ago.

Glavish, then known as Naida Povey, had used the greeting since starting her work as a toll operator in 1975, but a promotion to a senior role in Auckland and the arrival of a new supervisor from Taupō who stuck “strictly” to the rules saw the “challenges begin”, she said.  “The rules were ‘good morning’, ‘good afternoon’, ‘good evening’.

We are pleased to have Dame Naida as a Kaumatua Rōpū member for Hāto Petera.   Click here to read the article and click on the video half way down the article to watch the news story.