Literacy Aotearoa National Planning Hui
Student Writing Event
In recent years funding support from JR McKenzie Trust has enabled a Student Writing Event to be held at the annual Literacy Aotearoa National Planning Hui.
Each year, students (with tutor support) produce a Student Writing Booklet which is published for use as a resource for Ngā Poupou (member groups of Literacy Aotearoa).
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The 2008 NPH Student Writing Booklet is now available.
#26 - Literacy for All, Tatou, Tatou E!
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The booklet produced from the 2007 Student Writing Event, 'Moko, Their Future, Our Present' (pdf 605kb) is also available.
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'#26 - Literacy for All, Tatou, Tatou E!'
Introduction
Tenei au, tenei au, tenei au te hokai nei i taku tapuwae
Ko te hokai-nuku, ko te hokai-rangi, ko te hokai
A to tupuna a Tanenuiarangi i pikitia ai
Ki te Rangi-tu-haha, ki Tihi-o-Manono
I rokohina atu ra ko Io-te-matua-kore anake.
I riro iho ai nga Kete o te Wananga:
Ko te Kete Tuauri
Ko te Kete Tuatea
Ko te Kete Aronui
Ka tiritiria ka poupoua ki Papatuanuku
Ka puta te ira tangata ki te whaiao
Ki te Ao marama!
Here am I, here am I, here am I quickly moving by
The power of my karakia for swift movement,
Swiftly moving over the earth,
Swiftly moving through the heavens,
The swift movement of your ancestor Tanenuiarangi who
Climbed up to the isolated heavens,
The summit of Manono, and there found Io-the-parentless alone.
He brought back down the baskets of knowledge,
The basket named Tuauri,
The basket named Tuatea,
The basket named Aronui,
Portioned out and planted in Mother Earth,
The life principle of human beings comes forth into the dawn, into the world of light.
#26 - Literacy for ALL, Tatou, Tatou E! embodies the essence of what drives both literacy learners and practitioners to be all that we can be, for ourselves and for others.
This compilation of writing provides glimpses into the lives of 18 literacy students, the challenges, the aspirations, the fun, the aroha and the determination. It’s hoped you will learn a little bit about each of the writers, and in reading their experiences, you may learn a little bit more about yourself.
Perhaps that way we can all build our literacy skills and inspire others to do the same.
As always, thanks to the many people involved in organising and hosting the Student Writing Event, and especially the JR McKenzie Trust for funding it.
