5 February 2004
Hit TV show presenter to promote te reo at Wellington event
Matai Smith presenter of the award winning children's/youth show Pukana, will entertain crowds at Te Ra o te Raukura on Sunday February 8.
Matai, aka, Nanny Juju, Timoti Karetao and Kare Kiwaha will be at Te Ra o te Raukura, an annual event held at Te Whiti Park, Lower Hutt to promote te reo and give away prizes.
He'll also be signing posters at about 2pm in the combined Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Maori (Maori Language Commission), Te Puni Kokiri and Maori Education Trust information tent.
Te Taura Whiri and Maori Education Trust Chief Executives are united in their praise of this event. "Te Ra o te Raukura has become one of the most successful annual Maori show-case in the country."
The main act will be top New Zealand band Nessian Mystic, as well; the action packed line up onstage will include kapa haka, Moko idol, karaoke and local bands Nudge and Soul Cake. Off stage there will be a feast of food choices for every taste as well as rides, information and things to buy.
Organisers, Atiawa Toa FM, say each year the event gets bigger. Last year there were in excess of 12,000 people in attendance, this year 20,000 are expected.
For further information contact:
Communications Officer,
Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Maori
Phone: (04) 471 0244 .
Fax: (04) 471 2768
email: info@tetaurawhiri.govt.nz
Event information: Atiawa Toa FM 04 569 7969
Mo te tuku i naia tonu nei
Ka whakatairangatia e tetahi kaipapaho o Pukana tetahi ahurei ki Poneke
Kei te haere mai a Matai Smith o te hotaka rongonui a Pukuna, ki te whakangahau i te minenga i Te Ra o te Raukara a te Ratapu, te ra tuawaru o Hui-tanguru.
Ka tae mai a Matai me ana tangata tawhai ara a Nanny Juju, a Timoti Karetao, a Kare Kiwaha ki te Ra o te Raukura, ki te paka o Te Whiti Park ki Te Awakairangi, ki te whakanui i te reo me te tuku taonga.
a te rua karaka i te ahiahi ka waitohua e Matai etahi panui whakamarama i te teneti tukutahi o Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Maori, o Te Puni Kokiri me Te Kaupapa Matauranga Mo Te Iwi Maori.
Kei te whakaaro tahi nga Kaiwhakahaere Matua o Te Taura Whiri me Te Kaupapa Matauranga i a raua kupu tautoko i tenei huihuinga, "ko Te Ra o te Raukura tetahi ahurei Maori a-tau o te motu tino angitu rawa atu."
Ko te whakaaturanga matua o te ra ko te ropu whakatangitangi a Nessian Mystic, a, tapiri atu, ko nga kapa haka, ko nga kaiwaiata karaoke, me te hotaka Moko Idol, ko nga pene a Nudge me Soul Cake hoki. Tua atu i tera, he maha nga momo wahi hoko kai, nga parekareka ma nga tamariki, nga teneti parongo me nga toa hoko taputapu.
Ko te korero a te te ropu whakahaere, a Atiawa Toa FM, i ia tau i ia tau, ka rahi ake tenei hui. I tera tau, neke atu i te 12,000 nga tangata i tau atu, i tenei tau akene pea ka 20,000 nga tangata.
Ka mutu
Mena he patai, whakapa atu ki a:
Te Kaiwhitiwhiti Korero
Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Maori
media@tetaurawhiri.govt.nz
Tel: 04 4716 724
Te Reo Irirangi o Atiawa Toa FM 04 569 7969