Huia te rangi e tū nei
Huia te papa e takoto nei
Piki mai e ngā manu ki runga o Pākōwhai
Ka koekoe, ka ketekete, ka kūkū
Piki mai, kake mai rā!
Te Nehenehenui presents Pākōwhai the Maniapoto Oratory Speech Contest. Registrations are open and close 5pm, 23rd August 2024, head to the link below to register.
🔹 Friday, 20th September 2024
🔹 Te Kūiti Highschool, Hospital Road, Te Kūiti
Pākōwhai is an opportunity for all Kaikōrero and Kaikaranga affiliated to, and residing within Maniapoto to showcase your oratory skills, and celebrate the traditions of oratory.
Pākōwhai is an opportunity for Maniapoto uri and those living within the rohe, of all ages, to participate and celebrate in traditional practice of formal speech – Whaikōrero.
Criteria – Click here to view Pākōwhai Oratory Summit_Criteria_2024
This Oratory Summit was developed to influence the evolution and advancement of Mātauranga Maniapoto, for tribal members living locally and abroad through traditional oratory practices. Kia ora katoa!
To register – Click here