The theme for this years ANZAC Day in Uawa was Te Ahikā - Lighting the flame. This theme acknowledged the many soldiers who fought to ensure that we would remain the ahikā over our lands. It also represented the responsibility today to uphold their legacy for generations to come.
ANZAC Day in Uawa this year consisted of three parts:
The first part was the Dawn Service at the Memorial Gates.
This was followed by the rededication of the refurbished Soldiers Plot headstones and the unveiling of a new soldiers plaque at Tatarahake Public Cemetery.
Finally, ANZAC morning concluded with a community buffet breakfast at Reynolds Hall.
In advance of Anzac Day commemorations, volunteers from the New Zealand Remembrance Army and Uawa/Tolaga Bay prepare to restore headstones in the East Coast township’s military cemetery. The New Zealand Remembrance Army’s (NZRA) mission is to record, restore and maintain New Zealand’s war graves to the same standard or higher than those overseas.
Through the leadership of Padre Willy Gray, the rejuvenated headstones and bronze plaques were unveiled as part of the rededication ceremony on Anzac Day. The newly established plaque and Roll of Honour was also read out at the urupā. This plaque acknowledges members of Te Aitanga a Hauiti and Uawa soldiers buried in other urupā in Uawa.
SLIDESHOW | ANZAC DAY 2019
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TE AITANGA A HAUITI CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE AND TE AHIKĀ THANK:
The Uawa community, the Tolaga Bay ANZAC Committee, Reynolds Hall, Nga Marae o Te Aitanga a Hauiti, Parkview Florist, The Rememberance Army, Trust Tairawhiti, Tolaga Bay Area School & Kahukuranui, Puketawai Marae.
This story is about the Ariki, Te Kani-a-Takirau. He was the son of Te Rongotumamao and Ngarangikahiwa. He was born around about 1799 and died in 1956.
On the 23rd of October 2019, 250 years after it was gifted, the Hinematioro Pou was welcomed back by Te Aitanga a Hauiti and the wider Tairawhiti at Hauiti Marae.
Strictly Dancing in Uawa was an evening celebration for the Te Ahikā celebrations in 2019. This event was held at Reynolds Hall in Uawa.
Tahitinui ki Uawanui was a project to host a number of esteemed delegations from Tahiti in Uawa. This was in celebration of Te Ahikā; Te Aitanga a Hauiti reconnecting with the descendants of Tupaea from Tahitinui.
The inaugural Hauiti Huinga Rangatahi was held as part of the Te Ahikā commemorations in 2019. This event was implemented by the Hauiti Mataatahi - Ūawa Youth Advisory Group.
The He Ihu Tō Mai Nō Te Pō Exhibitions are a Te Ahikā project in conjunction with Tolaga Bay Area School & Kahukuranui.
The personalities and the events that led to Hinematioro giving the pou to Captain James Cook in 1769 was the inspiration that led to the creation of the mantra “Dual Heritage, Shared Futures”. These encounters between Te Aitanga‐a-Hauiti and the British visitors mark the first significant, positive exchange between Māori and Pākehā, and are the beginning of the dual heritage and shared history of present residents of Uawa.
Tenei te reo karanga o Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti ki ngā manuhiri kua tau mai nei ki Te Pourewa, ka tū ki runga i te Tāpohutanga o Hoturangi o Titirangi.
Tēnei te reo karanga ki ngā manuhiri o Te Ao, kia nau mai kia haramai rā!
A warm welcome is extended to all our visitors from near and far, greetings!
Uawanui ki Tahitinui is a week long cultural exchange for Te Aitanga a Hauiti in Tahitinui.
The significant contribution Tupaea made in the shaping of New Zealand’s heritage can form the basis for cultural exchanges moving forward, and to promote and learn about localised mātauranga and stories to educate all those living in and visiting Uawanui.