Obama Inaugural Speech

Obama Inauguration Speech
20 Jan 2009

- - Nga Mihi mo te TAU HOU 2009 - -

E te whanau whanui o te Kotuku raua ko te Uira Hakopa
Tenei hoki ta matou nei e mihi atu ki a koutou katoa!
nga mihi mo te tau hou e heke mai nei
kia piki te ora,
kia piki te mana,
kia piki te tapu

Whanau in the south 2008

Thoughts to kick off the NEW YEAR!!!!

Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe



Dreams are the touchstones of our character.
Henry David Thoreau


The greatest achievement was at first and for a time a dream.
The oak sleeps in the acorn, the bird waits in the egg,
and in the highest vision of the soul a waking angel stirs.
Dreams are the seedlings of realities.
James Allen


Vision without action is merely a dream.
Action without vision just passes the time.
Vision with action can change the world.
Joel A. Barker


An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.
Ralph Waldo Emerson


Courage is the most important of all the virtues,
because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently.
You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.
Maya Angelou

Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.
Henry Ford


Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event. You don't fail overnight. Instead, failure is a few errors in judgement, repeated every day.
Jim Rohn

Hei whakamaumaharatanga
A tribute to the 3 kuia who passed away around this time of year:

Aunty Lottie, Aunty Wara & Mum

Let us not forget the others & Uncle Tom & Aunty Rita

Heke ana ki Waihi, ki Piripekapeka hoki

Mauri ora ki a koutou katoa
I te wa matou e noho ana ki te taha o ta matou nei koroua, ka heke iho ra matou ko taku teina a Whakararangi, me nga kohine tokotoru ki tera atu pito o Taupo moana, ara ake, ki Tokaanu!

Kei te urupa o Piripekapeka ta matou Kuia a Tereinamu e okioki ana. Ko ta matou i reira, e whatoro ana ki a ia, kia noho noa iho, kia maumahara hoki ki a ia me tona ake wairua. Te ahua nei, ka taea te wairua o tena, o tena, o tena - te piki ake, te pumau tonu i nga moemoea o tera kuia!!

heoi ano - ka taaku - kia mihi ake ki a ia!

While we were up in Taupo, we went down to Piripekapeka where Mum is buried in Tokaanu, then we shot across to Waihi for a look around the old whare!!

The kids in their Sunday best - on their way to church

Tereinamu doing her best impression of THINKING!!

Kotuku - practising his whakapapa

My brothers & i: Tamakopiri & Whakararangi

Koro & his mokopuna: Standing - Kotuku, Tapeka, Candace & Punawai
Seated: Raniera, Tereinamu & Ripeka - baby Lyrix (did i spell that right?)

Koro & some of the mokopuna: Tapaka, Punawai, Kotuku, Tereinamu & Ripeka

He looks a lot better doesnt he!!

Dad doing his usual - reading the paper!!

Tapeka Marae - Waihi

The whare at the entrance to Waihi

The real old whare in Waihi!

Lake Taupo & Maunganamu in the background

The back of the old homestead at Waihi

The side of the old homestead - Waihi

The front of the old homestead - Waihi

The girls at Piripekapeka - Tokaanu

Mum's headstone

- Naaku noa -
- Hauiti -

Taupo-Moana Ka hoki mai!

Tenei hoki ta matou e mihi atu ra ki a koutou o te whanau!!

Nga mihi

The kids & i have finally headed back up to Taupo to spend some time with Dad -nice to be home!

We touched down last Friday in Rotorua, beautiful weather! Dad was at the airport to pick us up on his trusty Toyota which was parked askew in the Budget Rental area!!

He looks well, driving himself around - independent in his own way!

Kotuku & his brother Tapeka were already in Taupo having left Dunedin the Monday before us. (I think the boys have eaten all his kai!)

You should've seen the maunga as we came over the rise heading down into Taupo - absolutely magnificent!!

Saturday, after the usual 'koro' porridge, the kids and i headed into town to check out the new library and all its facilities (internet etc) - its alot bigger than it used to be - and appears to be well stocked.

I ran into about 4 people that i knew (in the library) from my school days and today i ran into Temuera Hall

I must say that the town is quite different! The old barber shop at the north end of Tongariro street is now a book shop!!

Anyway, my nephew Tamati came over for a visit yesterday as my brother and i were lounging around in the sun having a korero. he dropped off some venison which he had just caught!! I am looking forward to eating that up!

The kids were playing with Raniera & his kids in the front yard - in the heat of the afternoon sun yesterday!! Those moko look well!

As for dad: he had his appointment with the Physio today - 20 minutes on the bike!! He is not eating alot and looks quite small - he is now 76kg! Little eh! He has his morning rituals - paper, porridge & a nap. He does his sudoku at night and is attending land meetings! He is keeping himself busy!

The nights up here are quite kool, but the days have a bit of heat in them

Raniera & the boys look well

Whakararangi is good as well

I managed to catch up with Tama on the phone as well as Matauria yesterday - all good

Heoi e te whanau

he nui taku ki a koutou

Te manawanui o rangi ki a koutou

- Naaku noa -

Hauiti

" In His opinion.... WHAT A WASTE OF TIME!"

Kia Ora e te Whanau!!!
I get to talk to Koro every week, so when i spoke to him after he went to see the surgeon in Hamilton he wasn't too impressed at all. He thought the surgeon could have done more than what he did, which was basically ask what drugs he was on, then he did a quick check-up to see if everything was working well.

Now as you all know Koro, hes the one who likes to be prepared in every way. He took x- rays up with him to show the surgeon and get his opinion: but the surgeon only glimpsed at them. So koro took them back to Taupo to Doctor Douglas. It sounds like he is now satisfied.

But enough of that.... Good News thus far....
Koro has daily exercises that he does. He goes up to the Hospital to do physio which consists of riding a stationary bike and walking on the treadmill.

His goal was to do 10mins on the bike, which he has achieved. Now he is aiming for 12mins. Tau ke!!! He does this maybe 2- 3 times a week. Other than this he keeps busy with Sudoku, reading and listening to his BEAUTIFUL granddaughter every week, (cos yep can't get her to stop haha ;)

He went to church last Sunday which i think was the first time since the surgery. He drives himself around even... Naughty Koro! haha...

So koro is being Koro at about 1/4 of the speed he is used to doing things...

What do you think???

Aroha ki te Whanau,
Tereinamu

PS My 21st was "THE BOMB"
Thank you to everyone who came in sent me cards etc... Even to my friend Elder Huh wo sent a birtthay card form VANCOUVER CANADA. And to ALL the whanau who came down from TURANGI AND CHCH!!

LOVE YOU ALL!

I have recovered well from the MASSIVE feed! hehe

Hakari Downunder

Sunday 5th Whiringa-a-nuku

That day has finally arrived!

Tereinamu, 21TODAY!!

Getting all set for Tereinamu's 21st, on Saturday 4th October, Sacred Heart School hall, North East Valley, Dunedin!! We would loved to have gone home to Turangi, Tokaanu - but we just couldn't manage it - so we decided to have one down here, then fly home to Taupo at the end of October!

My Aunties, Harriet, Bubba & Nola are all coming down as are Waimarie, Mareikura, Peter & Manaia!! How nice to have whanau around!!

Looking forward to hosting the whanau this weekend

Happy birthday Tereinamu!!