Culture clubs
Okaihau College Maori Club
Contact: Mrs K Sarich, PO Box 55, Okaihau. Tel: 80k (Okaikau). Founded by Mrs Sarich in 1974. Members: pupils in Forms 1 to 6. The club has participated in every Maori Culture Festival for secondary schools in Tai Tokerau since the festivals beginning in 1975. Other performances for various organisations are held frofn time to time. The club was formed within the school to allow all pupils to participate if they so wish, purely on a voluntary basis, with no set subscriptions. Consequently the group membership changes each year and the selection emphasis is on participation rather than on a competitive basis.
Bay of Islands College Maori Culture Club
Contact: F R Wilcox, Box 128, Kawakawa. Founded about 20 years ago. Members: 34 between ages of 13 to 18. The club performs at marae functions, welcomes visitors and at concerts. They also stage performances for worthwhile community groups, hospitals and tourists. They participate at the Taitokerau festival and the Waitangi Cultural competitions.
In December 1983 the club did a nine day tour of New Caledonia.
Kerikeri High School Maori Culture Club
Contact: A G Stewart, Box 92, Kerikeri. Tel: 79-228. Founded by Dick Rihari (a kaumatua) in 1979. Members: 40 from Forms 1 to 6. The club act as hosts to school visitors and perform local benefit performances as well as supporting three local marae with hui, tangi etc. They participate in Northland festivals. They are currently Northlands Secondary Schools champion group. They are at present half way at building a whare whakairo in the centre of town. All structural work has been carried out and carving has commenced.
Te Reo Whakahuihui Tanga Maori Club
Contact: Bill Nathan, 6 Omapere Road, Kaikohe, Bay of Islands. Founded by Lu Hau in 1982. Members: 89 from 3 years to 64 (25 juniors and 64 seniors). Activities include cultural performances, shows, entertainment, birthdays, hui, wananga, teaching Maori Language, Pewhairangi Arts and Crafts. Participated at the Taitokerau Cultural Festival at Kaitaia (first festival 6 Oct, 1984).
Maunganui o Wae Culture Group (Broadwood Area School)
Contact: Mrs Pani Hauraki, Rd 1 Kohukohu, Hokianga. Teh 840 Kohukohu. founded by K Topia in 1974.
Members: up to 70 between-11 and 17. The club performs the usual cultural activities as-well as whaikorero, karakia, patere etc. Participates in the annual Tai Tokerau Secondary School Festival, pay visits to the local marae (within Hokianga) and host visitors to Hokianga
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Tu Tangata, Issue 28, 1 February 1986, Unnumbered Page
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405Culture clubs Tu Tangata, Issue 28, 1 February 1986, Unnumbered Page
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