He uri tēnei o Kāi Tahu, Kāti Mamoe, Waitaha nō Ōtākou. He uri hoki o Te Atiawa, Ngāti Mutunga, Taranaki, Ngāti Tama. Born, raised and descended from Ōtākou, with strong links to Taranaki Maunga. Kotahi Mano Kāika Team Manager
Cherie Ford
Kairakatōpū - Trustee
He uri tēnei o Ngā Puhi, no Te Tai Tokerau. He kaiako Reo Māori ki te Kura Tuarua o Kuini. Descended from Ngā Puhi in the Far North. Te Reo Māori Teacher at Queen's High School
Angelina Kiore
Kairakatōpū - Trustee
He uri tēnei o Ngāti Porou, o Ngāi Tūhoe. Ko au te Kaiārahi Māori Matua o Murihiku/Ōtākou mō te Tāhūhū o te Mātauranga. Descended from Ngāti Porou and Tūhoe. Strategic Advisor Māori Otago/Southland Ministry of Education
Komene Cassidy
Kaihautū
He uri tēnei o Ngā Puhi, o Ngāi Takoto nō Te Tai Tokerau. Kua whānau mai, kua tipu mai i Ōtepōti.
Descended from Ngā Puhi and Ngāi Takoto in the Far North but born and raised in Dunedin.
He uri tēnei o Ngāti Tūwharetoa, o Hāmoa hoki. I whānau mai au ki Ōtepōti, I tipu ake au ki wāhi kē engari kei Ōtepoti au e noho nei.
Descended from Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Samoa but I was born in Dunedin. I grew up in many places in the south island but Dunedin is where I currently live.
Descended from Maunga Taranaki, born and raised in Dunedin
Waewae Kai Pakiaka - Kaikōkiri: Tāwera Campbell, Sage Cooper, Nerida Gawn, Kiedis Gray, Emily Hemopō, Rātana-Jah Kahukura, Ngāki Kiore, Hamani Murphy, Nature Pātangata, Harmony Pickering-Birch, Te Oranga Prasad, Iwikau Te Aika.
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He Waka Kōtuia members are involved in a number of kaupapa (projects) within Ōtepoti, the Ōtākou takiwā and beyond! Māori Performing Arts is a vehicle through which our members learn and develop many skills. However, our focus as a He Waka Kōtuia whānau is much broader.
We run a number of initiatives - aimed specifically at our rakatahi (youth), to enhance knowledge of local Māori history, culture and language to further develop and revitalise, supporting rakatahi and their whānau to realise their potential and aspirations.
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