Edgecumbe Primary Kapahaka - Te Ropu Tautoko

28/09/2022

Day 1 today. All the best to our junior team representing Edgecumbe Primary for the first time in 12 years💚🤍

UPDATE: We will be on Live before the first rōpū at 9:30am

Ngā mihi ki a tātou. TumekeFM are broadcasting live the Rangitaiki Festival mā te 96.9 Tūmeke FM me te pāho mataora. Yes we are streaming live today via TumekeFM website. www.tumekefm.co.nz. Share share e hoa mā

28/09/2022

Good evening whanau,

Our whakangahau/ junior group performs on stage tomorrow at 10.30am and will need to catch the bus at 9.15am. Can parents who have children in the junior Kapa haka group please bring their children to school in the morning early from 7am so that they can get dressed and ready before they board the bus.

If there are any parents who are able to please help with dressing children in their kakahu/stage dress this would be greatly appreciated.

Ngā Mihi

Jean

23/09/2022

Ka mau te wehi Ngā tamariki Ō Te Roopu Patutātahi💚🤍 well done to both teams for performing on your first dress rehearsal at the Edgecumbe College Hall on Wednesday - we are all proud of you!

And thank you to parents and whanau for supporting your tamariki as they embark on their Kapa haka journey this season.

4 days to go until our whakangahau team are on the big stage at the 2022 Rangitaiki Kapa Haka Festival, Thursday 29th September at 10.30am.

5 days to go until our whakataetae (competitive) team are on the big stage. Because our group is first on the Friday (39th September) parents and whanau are advised to get their tickets at the front of the war memorial hall ticketing stand from 8.30am onwards to ensure you get your tickets before our group is on stage at 9.30am.

Tickets are $5 per adult 18+
$2 per child 3-17
Under 3 free

Photo: Whakangahau group

19/09/2022

Kia Ora Koutou,

2022 Rangitaiki Kapa Haka Festival tickets are available on the 29th and 30th of September at the Whakatāne War Memorial Hall (main entrance). Door sales only (eftpos tbc)

General information:

🌿Tamariki 0-2 free (shared seating only). Tamariki 3yrs-17 $2
Adults 18+ $5 each.

🌿Doors will be open for each performing roopu for limited time frames to allow for ticketing and public entry. Once Kapa haka roopu make way to the stage, stadium entry will be closed for performances. Please respect this.

🌿Kaumatua and kuia will be seated in the two front rows on left and right hand side of aisle.

🌿Main entry into stadium is at front reception entry only. Please make your exit to the rear double doors (near parking area next to the Whakatane soccer club side) at the end of performances.

🌿Event organisers ask that parents and whanau refrain from taking photos at the Kapa haka holding tents as this area needs to be clear to avoid any congestion with roopu entering and exiting stage entry AT ALL TIMES. (Tamariki are on a set schedule for their roopu transitions).


Ngā Mihi Nui

Na Jean

15/09/2022

Morena koutou,

🌿AMENDED ORDER OF PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME🌿

There have been some amendments made to the Rangitaiki Festival Order of performance schedule as of 15/09/22. The times for the prizegiving have been scheduled earlier. There are no changes for our schools kapa haka teams. Please see the link below for your reference - parents/whanau are most welcome to download and save a copy of shedule if you would like:-)

Ngā Mihi

2022 RANGITAIKI KAPA HAKA FESTIVAL Order of Performance Venue: Whakatane War Memorial Hall Thursday 29th September - Order of Performance Time Whakangahau category 9.00 am Karakia 9.30 am Te Kura ō Te Teko 9.50 am Te Kura Kaupapa Māori ō Te Orini ki Ngati Awa 10.10 am Te Kura ...

12/09/2022

So proud of our tamariki for their efforts in learning their waiata and haka over the past few months. Recently they enjoyed having their first kakahu (stage dress) fitting. These are some of our students representing Edgecumbe Primary (Te roopu ō Te Patutātahi) in our whakangahau (entertainment) group for the 2022 Rangitaiki Kapa Haka Festival.

Special thank you to Edgecumbe College for kindly lending our children with piupiu for the event.

Tino ataahua Nga tamariki ō Te Patutātahi!

With that being said whaea Frances, Matua Matt and I will be needing parent helpers on the Thursday morning of the 29/09/22 in week 10 please to help children get dressed and prepared for their big day.

If you also would like more information regarding the event details please join the Rangitaiki Kapa Haka Festival community page for further updates and listen out for advertising via Tumeke Fm. Notices will also be sent home regarding our school organisation.

Ngā Mihi

12/09/2022

Kia Ora Koutou,

We are officially 2 weeks away from the 2022 Rangitaiki Kapa Haka Festival!

The festival is to be held on Thursday the 29th and Friday the 30th of September and is to be proudly hosted by Tuhoe kura. This years event includes a line up of 13 kura from around the Mataatua ki Rangitaki rohe. A special welcome to Nukuhou North School who will be participating in the Rangitaiki Kapa Haka Festival for the first time in many years.

Our tamariki, kaiako/staff, tutors, whanau and the host kura committee and the Rangitaiki Kapa Haka Delegate Committee, have all been working very hard over the past few months in preparation for the 2022 Rangitaiki Kapa Haka Festival.

Below is an attached link of the order of performance for both festival dates.

Tickets will be available on the event dates only (29/09/22 and 30/09/22) and these will be available for purchase as door sales only at the Whakatane War Memorial Hall main entrance. Ticket sales will be commence at 9.00am. A Panui will also be sent home to update parents/caregivers and whanau of both the Festival event and also the upcoming dress rehearsal in week 9 to be held at the Edgecumbe College School Hall for parents, families and the community. Note: we ask that, due to the requirement to keep our kapa Haka bracket/s for both groups confidential, please parents/whanau refrain from recording the performance during the dress rehearsal. Thank you for your understanding and support with this.

Ngā Mihi

Jean

2022 RANGITAIKI KAPA HAKA FESTIVAL Order of Performance Venue: Whakatane War Memorial Hall Wednesday 28th September - Taonga Pohiri/Festival Pre-opening ceremony at Whakatane War Memorial Hall Time Taonga Pohiri Karakia 10.00 am Taonga handed over 10.30 am 2022 Rangitaiki Kapa Hak...

28/08/2022

Kia Ora koutou,

Our whakataetae (competitive) groups first noho marae was a success and our tamariki worked hard over the weekend on their bracket.

Whaea Frances, Matua Matt and I would like to also thank the many parents and whanau for all the amazing contributions of food, time and support to make both this noho marae and campaign possible - we and the students are all very grateful for the aroha. Special thanks to Whaea Riley and Whaea Dee for guiding our tamariki during their 2022 Kapa haka journey.

I would like to also extend a huge mihi to our main kaiako/tutor whaea Frances for her endless hours of mahi and dedication to this kaupapa and also Matua Matt for stepping in as our kura delegate and supporting our tamariki as we prepare for the 2022 Rangitaiki Kapa Haka Festival. The dates for both our groups to perform is Thursday 29th of September (whakangahau- junior team) and Friday 30th September (whakataetae - senior competitive).

With that being said we have 4 weeks to go until our first dress rehearsal (week 9) and 5 weeks until the big competition as we proudly enter both our groups in their respective categories to participate alongside 23 other groups from various schools around the Mataatua ki Rangitaiki region & across all three categories (whakangahau, novice and whakangahau). We look forward to continuing with both brackets over the coming weeks and can not wait until parents, whanau and our school get to see all the hard work both roopu are putting in.

Taua ki te tu te kura ō Patutatahi!

Ngā mihi nu