WITARINA OIL PAINTING.

WITARINA

Respected TE ARAWA KUIA

Original OIL PAINTING

By Peter Jean Caley

WITARINA is painted in traditional dress and reflecting her Whakapapa to Mokoia Island, the carving of Tutanekai standing beside her,and above is her Wharenui,Tama Tekapua on her Marae of Ohinemutu,where she was born and died at a great age of 101 years.Also shown is the insignia of her Queens Service Medal.

Witarina Te Miriarangi Parewahaika Harris, a respected Kuia of TeArawa iwi (tribe).She was New Zealand's first International film star playing the leading role in the 1920's Universal Pictures
production"THE DEVILS PIT".

Granddaughter of the Rangatira -Chief who donated land to Rotorua so that the town could be founded.

Witarina earned the Queens Service Medal, for services in the Maori Womens Welfare League
Was a founder of NGATI PONEKE MAORI Club
Opened the Rotorua Energy Events Center with the Prime MInister Rt.Hon.Helen Clark 2007, built on land that her grandfather had given to Rotorua.
Kaumatua for the National Film Archives.

Her WISH was not to be Forgotten as she wanted to work on after
her death to inspire Mokopuna (young people)

This Beautiful painting is now finished, it is of
National Importance and for New Zealand of
Cultural significence as it shows the Whakapapa
or links of Witarina to Te Arawa.
Masterfully painted by a Maori Artist.
Yet the painting has been ridiculed by so called
Art Appraisers who have not seen this original
and are ignorant of the Cultural importance these
paintings are to NEW ZEALAND.
There is a ELEMENT in New Zealand that does
NOT want Maori Portraits given the MANA or
respect due to them.It took 50 years to get the
Museums to hang Goldie or Lindauer paintings,
These were kept in storerooms or basements,it
was INTERNATIONAL pressure that allowed the
Public to see them.This Artist has experienced
the same backlash to his career by painting
Maori Portraits.
Yet a Japanese Art Professor studied this artists
style and quote",he is most contemporary artist
whose style will be discussed in Art Faculties
around the World".
When Peter exhibited in Florence and saw the
history of Europe that goes back thousands of
years,where is New Zealands Art history of
meaningful works.?
Surely not McCahon I cannot see any cultural or
historical importance in those paintings.

Week 5!

Gagana Sāmoa

Here are a few key words and phrases to get you chatting in Gagana Sāmoa 

(the Sāmoan language):

Hello: Talofa

How are you? Ua mai oe?

What's your name? O ai lou igoa?

My name is… O lo'u igoa o...

Where are you from? O fea e te sau ai?

Pleased to meet you: Ua ou fiafia ua ta feiloa'i

Goodbye: Tōfā, Tōfā soifua

Educational Videos

I have been looking for helpful videos and talks for you to look at. Did you know that Khan Academy, TED talks and Ted Ed have some very informative videos. If you don't understand a topic, it may help to watch one of these videos.
https://www.khanacademy.org/
ed.ted.com
www.ted.com

Please go and have a look. I will be showing you these sites in Whanau time.

TED Talk What is your brain doing in adolescence?

https://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_jayne_blakemore_the_mysterious_workings_of_the_adolescent_brain

WAKA

I have been looking at my background in the last 5 years while in New Zealand and I have tried to make links here for my own children. One of the pieces that I have been encouraged to do at RGHS is to write my Pepeha. Its not as simple as that when you have to start from scratch. Do I talk about my past place do I talk about my present place. Everyone laughs if I talk about my waka as being Air New Zealand.

I have looked and looked. William Purcell, used to transport sheep to Auckland from Australia on a waka called "The Bee". He was my great, great, great grandfather. My four great grandfather was also William Purcell and he was involved in a famous mutiny on The Bounty. This is my waka as well. Its a link to my ancestors. The other link I have is that my grandfather played Rugby and did a tour of New Zealand in 1928. He played three tests against the All Blacks. Some in Sydney. He used to mow the lawn in an All Black's jersey.

https://www.inc.com/tony-robbins/simple-rule-for-leading-an-engaging-meeting.html

EEEEEEE Engage to Achieve.....switch on!

For some, engagement is about getting a ring on the finger. Here, it is about pulling the finger out and getting on with it. Losing distractions and being genuinely interested. We are embodying the values of TE AO KAPURANGI. How would she have engaged to achieve?

Te Ao-kapurangi returned, and told Nga Puhi that if she was to save her kinsfolk, she would need to be present at the battle. This was agreed to, but Hongi Hika decreed that Nga Puhi would spare only those who passed between Te Ao-kapurangi's thighs. Next day the attack was launched at Mokoia. As soon as she had landed on the island she hurried to the house, Tama-te-kapua, and stood on the roof astride the ridgepole, calling for her people to save themselves. They crammed the house, and Nga Puhi allowed them to enter it and respected it as a place of refuge. This is the origin of the saying, well known to Te Arawa and used when many crowd together in a house: 'Ano ko te whare whawhao a Te Ao-kapurangi' (How like the crowded house of Te Ao-kapurangi). From http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/1t25/te-ao-kapurangi

She switched on, and found a clever way to solve her problems. She switched on and didn't take the road that others had cut out for her. She used her intelligence and her creativity. She was inspired and switched on.

Produce a poster! use "Engage to Achieve". 
Use TE AO KAPURANGI as inspiration