Te Ahikaaroa

Title: Te Ahikaaroa Category: Christchurch Clicks: 1 Listing added: Aug 15, 2007 PageRank: Not available

Former students of the Maori Boarding Colleges formed Te Ahikararoa Kapa Haka Inc. Soc. in 1993. Initially established to keep alive the Matauranga they had learnt at the colleges, the founding members expanded the membership to include those who were committed in keeping our taonga tuku iho alive for coming generations. In doing this Te Ahikaaroa quickly developed into a more dynamic and versatile performing group. Boasting members from nearly every tribal affiliation, Te Ahikaaroa still remains a very strong whanau orientated group. Over the years, Te Ahikaaroa has moved from a whakangahau group to an exciting and vibrant competition team, entering the national competition arena in 2000. The most recent competition held at Palmerston North in 2005 saw Te Ahikaaroa win 1st place in the kakahu section. Te Ahikaaroa remained true to their original vision of ‘preserving and fostering the knowledge they had attained collectively and individually’ and in 2002 not only opened their own ‘Early Childcare facility but also officially launched our junior roopu – Te Ahikaaroa Matatahi and Noku Te Ao. Te Ahikaaroa is ensuring that the flame within us all will continue to burn for many years to come.

Country:	New Zealand
Email:	huatah@cpit.ac.nz