Thank you to those who joined our Hui-ā-Whānau/community update on Saturday 11 November. This was an opportunity to update the wider Hāto Petera whanau and the North Shore community on an idea for the future. A copy of the participant handout and slides presented at the hui can be found here.
We are keen to hear your response. You can email your feedback to Teresa or complete an online survey form here.
On Saturday we hosted a Sacred Spaces visit at Hato Petera. Our guests from a range of faiths (and of no faith) were welcomed in to the wharenui by Geremy Hema and also visited the whare karakia. This was the second in a series of four Exploring Sacred Spaces for 2023. About 25 guests attended. It was a special experience and we were blessed with Geremy and Marist Brothers Brian and Kieran sharing stories from the past and dreams for the future….
TE WHĀNAU O HĀTO PETERA HUI-Ā-WHĀNAU
SATURDAY 11 November 2023 from 3-5pm
Haere mai ki runga o te Marae o Te Kamaka, e takoto iho nei, ki te whare o Te Kamaka e tū ake nei.
Haere mai, kia huihui tahi ai tātou mō te kaupapa e pā ana ki te aronga ā muri ake o te pae o Hāto Petera.
All are welcome to join for an update about the future development of the Hāto Petera site.
Please feel free to share this information.
Enquiries to Teresa McNamara – [email protected] (021 649 012)
Ka tanuku e! Ka tanuku e!
E kapo ki te whetū, e kapo ki te marama!
E kapo ki te ata o te raukura kua riro.
E te pou o te Hāhi, te Waka o Pētera.
Te mūrau a te tini, te wenerau a te mano.
E te Rangatira e Pauro, haere atu rā.
Today (22/08/23) our much loved and esteemed kaumātua, Pauro Richard Kanara will be laid to rest, reunited again with his beloved Kataraina. Uncle Pauro and Aunty Kataraina were familiar faces at the many hui around the country. They were tireless in their support of Hāto Petera College and all the many kaupapa connected to the kura. They have played a huge role in shaping a multitude of young men and women who have gone on to excel in various fields.
It was strange seeing uncle without aunty at hui since she passed. Now it will be stranger still, when the uncle Paoro’s familiar presence will no longer be seen on our taumata. We are all indebted to them both for their guidance, their wisdom and their unfailing love. We were honoured to have Uncle Pauro lay in Te Kamaka for a time as he made his way back to Motutī and then finally to Taiao Marae in Pawarenga.
E te Ariki hoatu ki to pononga, a Pauro te okiokinga tonutanga. Ā kia whiti ki a ia te māramatanga mutunga kore.
“Ka mea tōna ariki ki a ia, ‘Pai rawa, e te pononga pai, e te pononga pono! Pono tonu tau mahi ki ngā mea ruarua, māku koe e mea hei rangatira mō ngā mea maha: uru mai koe ki te hari o tou ariki!’” Matiu 25:23
Kua karangahia e te ariki i tēnei pononga pai; tēnei pononga pono i te pō o te Rātapu te 6 o Ākuhata 2023.
He momo kuia pērā i a whaea Leonie, horekau e kitea anō. He kuia i aroha ki te kura o Hāto Pētera, i kaha tautoko i nga tini kaupapa o te kura mō ngā tau maha. He kuia nāna i akiaki ngā rangatahi Māori katoa kia whai mātauranga.
Ka whakaritea e tōna whānau i ēnei ahuatanga mō tana haerenga whakamutunga: Hei te Wēnerei 9 o Ākuhata, ka haere a whaea Leonie ki te Marae o Pehiāweri mō te pō kōtahi. Hei te atatū o te Taite, te rā 10 o Ākuhata ka haere a whaea Leonie ki Marae o Pākanae, ki te taha o te Pā o Whiria, te paiaka o te riri, te kawa o Rāhiri. Ko te rā nehu, ko te Paraire 11 o Ākuhata.
Ahakoa pōuri ana mātou i tōna wehenga atu, ko te tūmanako kia hari tonu a ia i te haringa mau tonu, i te kainga o te Matua Nui i te Rangi, ko te kāinga i ngākaunuitia nei e ia hei nohoanga mōna.
Nō reira e te Ariki hoatu ki a ia te okiokinga tonutanga… ā kia whiti ki a ia te māramatanga mutunga kore. Kia okioki ia i runga i te rangimārie. Āmene.
“The master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’” Matthew 25:23
The master called this good and faithful servant on Sunday evening of August 6th, 2023
A kuia such as whaea Leonie will never be seen again. She loved the College of Hāto Petera and was an ardent supporter of the school over many years. Whaea Leonie always encouraged Māori, particularly young Māori to pursue education.
Whaea Leonie’s whānau have decided that her final journey, which began at Whaiora Marae in Ōtara will then move to Pehiāweri Marae on Wednesday 9 August for one night, then on to Pākanae Marae where the Requiem Mass and burial is anticipated on Friday 11 August.
Although we are deeply saddened by whaea’s passing, our hope is that she will enjoy everlasting happiness in the house of the Father in heaven, the home where she has always longed to dwell.
Eternal rest grant to her O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace. Amen
