PES welcomes Google

...PES Kapahaka...

welcomes

We have had an awesome start to 2016 already.........

With only 2 days to practice and straight back from the holidays, these precious Tamariki travelled into Auckland City's PWC (Price Waterhouse and Coopers)  accompanied by our very own Google Ambassador Mrs Burt. . .

Tena Koe Mrs Burt...

Tekau of our Tamariki were given an opportunity to help Googles Auckland Office welcome Karim Temsamani. Google's Head of Asia Pacific.

Wananei Tamariki ma!!! 

You did an absolutely "TINO RAWE" job of representing yourselves, your Whanau, PES, G.I. and Aotearoa...

                                  

We are so proud of all of you!!!!

Kia kaha tatou!!!

2016

Hari Tou Hou Whanau!!!

. . Nau Mai Haere Mai ki 2016. . .

Iron Māori Rangatahi & Tamariki 2015

Most of you who follow our blog will be familiar with our super tri squad students who have been training for the Iron Māori event in Ahuriri (Napier),  Lee, Collin, Iisa, Stevenson, Nikki, Tyli, Chelsea, Khaia and Quinlan.


Ironmāori Kids from Team 5 PES on Vimeo.

Last week students and their whānau travelled down to compete in Iron Māori Rangatahi and Tamariki.  I managed to capture some footage on my Go Pro and along with photgraphs from Paul Tiaiti put together this little movie which highlights our day down in Ahuriri.

We hope you are inspired by the event and may think of doing it one day yourself - whether you are Rangatahi, Tamariki or older :)  You can check out the details here!

Ngā mihi nunui ki ngā whānau who travelled down with us to tautoko their kids - thank you for all your support throughout the year.

A special mihi to our awesome supporters.  Variety, Stellar International and YMCA Glen Innes

He Māori Ahau - Manaiakalani Film Festival Movie 2015

PES_Tito_HeMāoriAhau from Team 5 PES on Vimeo.

I interviewed Māori students from different levels of our school.  I asked them a number of questions, partly because I was curious to see what kids thought and whether being 'urban' Māori would be different from 'rural' Māori.  I guess there are similarities and differences.  So this movie was created with the intention of sharing the true voices of Māori kids right here and right now at Pt England School - October 2015.

What intrigued me the most was the question "Who is your Māori Hero?"  A lot of our kids saw sports heroes who played for the All Blacks or NZ Kiwis who were of Pasifika descent, as their Māori Heroes.  Some tamariki struggled to answer at all.  So it made me think how important it is for our kids to be exposed to some of our great heroes such as Dame Whina Cooper, Sir Apirana Ngata,Hekenukumai (Hector) Busby, Hone Heke, Inia Te Wiata and Billy T James just to name a few.

Enjoy 'He Māori Ahau'
Arohanui x

E Te Tipuna Parehuia

Hau Kiwi

Waiata Mai Koutou . . .