booklet #1 Te Manurewa Series

1. Whāriki A
Tau 1 - 2
Year 1 - 2
Ngā Kōrero o Ngāti Te Ata

2. 1. Uenuku - rainbow and revered deity of Ngāti Te Ata
2. Mātukutūreia - Ngāti Te Ata’s sacred mountain
3. Te Whare o Te Atua - Manukau Harbour
4. Tama nui te rā - sun
5. Kapua - cloud(s)
6. Ua - rain
7. Kohu - mist
8. Whero - red
9. Karaka - orange
10. Kōwhai - yellow
11. Kikorangi - blue
12. Kākāriki - green
13. Kōwhatu - rock(s)
14. Awa ririki - stream(s), estuaries
15. Puhinui - stream by Mātukutūreia
16. Repo - swamp(s)
17. Māwhero - pink
18. Waiporoporo - purple
Title - Uenuku
© 2020 Roimata Minhinnick - All rights reserved
ISBN 978-0-473-51116-6
Graphic Design - Sonya Walker
Publisher - Ono Ariki Solutions Ltd, Christchurch
Printed in Auckland, N.Z.
Māori:
Ko + kupu ingoa
He + kupu ingoa
He + tūāhua
English:
It’s + noun
It’s + a + noun
It’s + adjective

3. Ngā mihi nui
Special Acknowledgements
Roimata Minhinnick rāua ko Kapi Peita
Tāhuna Kaitoto Marae
Clendon Park School
Manurewa Whānau and Community
Te Poari ā-Rohe o Manurewa
Auckland Council Libraries

4. Ko Mātu
k
u
t
ūreia
Ko Uenuku
Ko Te Whare o Te Atua

5. K
o
Tama nui te rā
Sun
Manukau Harbour

6. Tama nu
i
t
e
r
ā
S
u
n
Ko Mātu
k
u
t
ūreia
Ko Te Whare o Te Atua

7. H
e
k
a
p
ua
Cloud
Manukau Harbour

8. Ko Mātu
k
u
t
ūreia
Ko Te Whare o Te Atua
H
e
kohu

9. Manukau Harbour

10. K
i
k
o
r
a
n
g
i
Ko Mātu
k
u
t
ūreia
Ko Te Whare o Te Atua

11. K
o
Tama nui te rā
Sun
H
e
k
ō
whatu R
o
cks
Manukau Harbour

12. He awa ririki Stream
Ko Mātu
k
u
t
ūreia
Ko Te Whare o Te Atua
He repo Swamp
Ko Puhinui

13. P
u
r
p
l
e
Waiporopor
o
M
ā
whero
Pink
H
e
k
ō
w
hatu Rocks
Manukau Harbour

14. Ko Māt
u
k
utūreia
11
Kaitiaki Taiao
Environmental Tip
Whakahokia ngāu parapara ki
te kāinga, porowhiua atu ai.
Always take your rubbish with
you after visiting nature.
Wāhi Taunaha
Place Names
He awa ririki Stream
Manukau Harbour
He repo Swamp
Ko Te Whare o Te Atua
Ko Uenu
k
u
H
e
k
ō
w
hatu Rocks
Ko Puhinui

15. Ngā Mahi
Activities
Te reo o Ngāti Te Ata
Useful words and phrases of Ngāti Te Ata
He tau! Awesome!
“Awa ririki” is the Ngāti Te Ata term for “streams” or
“estuaries”.
“Ngōu” and “ngāu” are the Ngāti Te Ata terms for “ōu/wōu”
and “āu/wāu” as used by other tribes to mean yours (plural).
Ngā tikanga o Ngāti Te Ata
Cultural knowledge of Ngāti Te Ata
Uenuku is a revered deity of the Ngāti Te Ata tribe.
Tahi: Whakawhitiwhiti kōrero mō ngā hononga ki te hīpoki o
te pukapuka nei.
One: Look at the cover of the book and make connections to
prior knowledge and the text.
Rua: Whakahua tika i ngā kupu hōu kei roto i te pukapuka nei.
Two: Practise pronouncing the new words correctly.
Toru: Tirohia te whārangi 11, wānangatia ngā kupu me ngā
rārangi kōrero mā roto i te reo Māori, Pākehā rānei.
Three: Look at page 11 and brainstorm all of the words
and sentences that you know in Te Reo Māori or your first
language.

16. 1. He aha te ingoa o te maunga?
What’s the name of the mountain?
2. E mōhio ana koe ki tētehi atu ingoa mō Uenuku?
Do you know another name for Uenuku?
3. E whiti ana te rā i te ao. He aha tētehi mea e whiti ana i te pō?
The sun shines in the day time. What is something that shines at night?
4. E heke ana te ua i a Ranginui. He aha te mea e piki atu ana mai i a
Papatūānuku?
The rain falls down from Ranginui. What is the thing that rises from
Papatūānuku?
5. He tika ki te tiaki i a Papatūānuku? (Āe, kāo rānei).
He aha koe e whakaaro whēnā ai?
Do you think we should look after Mother Earth and the environment?
(Yes or no)
Why do you think so?
Years 1 - 2 Whāriki A, E, I
Years 2 - 3 Tarata A, E, I
Years 3 - 4 Hue A, E, I
Years 4 - 5 Tōtara A, E, I
1. Uenuku
2. Kaiwhare
3. Kāeaea
4. Ngā Uru Tarata o Huatau
5. Te Manurewa o Tamapahore
Ngā Marautanga
Curriculum Levels
Ngā Pukapuka - Wāhanga 1
Book Series - Part 1
Ono Ariki
Solutions
COURAGE TO MOVE FORWARD