Te reo popular College column

Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 10, Issue 446, 28 July 1992, Page 13

Te reo popular College column

BY

JAN SAVELL

Soldiers and civilians were saying Ka kite ano rather than Harae ra on Wednesday night when they completed their 20hour Maori Language for Beginners course. Most students will be seeing each other again in the advanced class planned for next term. This term has seen record interest in Te Reo Maori classes in Waiouru. It started with over 30 enrolments for

Waimarino darts

Results from Monday 20 July: Highest start, Hira Parata 102; highest score, Greg Windle and Barry Drinkwater 140; play off went to Greg; highest finish Barry Drinkwater 83. Winners for the doubles night: Barry and Rosalind, Stephen and Lyn and Boy and Hira. Runners-up: Greg and Nancy, Martin and Lou and Allan and Kathryn. The wooden spoon prize went to Trevor and Byron for losing all their games.

Shooting

The Raetihi Cosmopolitan Club Shooting Adjunct defended the Tongariro Chartered Club trophy on 18 July. John Dempsey, Jim Dobson, Trevor Fredericksen, Brian Fredericksen, Neil Collier and Keith Leary, representing the Raetihi Cosmopolitan Club competed against teams from Taupo, Levin, Waitomo and Turangi for this trophy. Waitomo were the winners with Raetihi coming second.

the beginners' class. Shirley Rukupo, tutor for the Wanganui Regional Community Polytechnic night class, believes a class trip to Foxton further fuelled the enthusiasm. She took members of the class to a hui for teachers and students of the Te Ataarangi method, held on the Paranui Marae "Our group were all beginners" said Shirley. "At first they were very reserved, thinking they were the only new ones but throughout the day they relaxed and let themselves go. By the time for the evening entertainment it was Juju (Rukupo) and Marianna (Beech) from our group who stole the show!" "It was really good for them. We'd like to see something similar happen locally," Shirley said. She is already planning for a day next term when Waiouru will invite Te Ataarangi tu-

Netball

The weather cleared for Saturday's netball and some good games were had by all. The mixed teams have finished their games so the ladies netball will start at 9am. Raetihi have withdrawn from the 2nd round. Results for 25 July: Ramblers, 21 v Transport, 37; Mac 1, 33 v Mac 2, 18; Central, 34 v Navy, 33; Karioi, 35 v College 1, 26; Transport, 38 v Ruapehu, 22; MGs, 37 v Wai Panthers, 10; College 2, 23 v Seekers, 25; College, 3 won by default and also College 4. Draw for 1 August: 9am; Cl, Karioi v Navy, umpires A Litt/A Mason. C2, Transport v Wai Panthers, umpires F McEwing/F Wilson. C4, Waimarino v College 3, umpires S Pepene/Central. 9.55am; C2, MGs v College 1, umpires I Rahi/L Poka. C3, Central v Ruapehu, L Akapita/Wai Panthers. |xC4, Checkers v College ™2, umpires R IjHepi/Transport, Bye Seekers and College 4.

tors to come and hold workshops for students here. Shirley is grateful for the support she has received from the community and the Army in ' particular. Next term she will tutor both Maori language classes in addition to her regular work as kaiako for Te Wahi Huihuinga O Nga Tamariki Te Kohanga Reo O Waiouru.

BY

CRAIG

MCDONOUGH

On Monday 20 July school reports were handed out. This was followed by a parent evening on Wednesday 22 July. This was an opportunity for parents to find out how their son/daughter is progressing at school. From 30 June to 10 July Markus Herewini went on the Spirit of

Adventure. Sailing out from Auckland he went to Motuihe Island, to Kawau Bay, around Little Barrier Island then to Great Barrier Island, to Coromandel through the Waiheke Channel, along Tamaki Strait, then to Waiheke Island, then sailed back to Auckland. "It was everyone's job on board the ship to keep it clean and in good working order and also

to sail it," he said. "The overall trip was quite good and eveyone coped quite well except for rough seas and 6 o'clock swims." Last Thursday 23 July there was an Educational Hui held in the Senior Common Room. The Raupapa of the hui was to look at Maori Education and plan accordingly for the next five years.