2007 International Peace Festival
Te Au Kura Mai Tawhiti - Comet over the skies of Taranaki, January 2007
Message from the Director
January 22, 2007
Tēnā rawa atu koutou e hoa ma, e te iwi nui
Kua tutuki katoatia nei ngā wawata me ōna āhua maha mō te ahurei pupuri i te
maungārongo o Parihaka. Tēnei ka tuku atu ai e au tōku reo whakamihi ki runga
ki te iwi nui mō tā koutou arohanui me tā koutou maia nā roto i ngā mārama
kua hipa atu nei tae atu anō ki te mahinga katoatanga o ngā mahi.
E hoa mā, ōku rahi me ōku nui, kua taunga noa te tika me te pono mō te whakaupoko
o tēnei rautau mō Te Whiti o Rongomai rāua ko Tohu Kākahi i tēnei mahi kua
mahia paitia nei e koutou, otirā tātou katoa.
Kāti, nō ngā rangi tata nei ka whakanuia anotia ai ngā mātāpono o ngā rangatira
nei i ngā rā karanga o ngā mōrehu, o te tekau mā waru me te tekau mā iwa.
Ki konei ka whakanuia ano hoki te māwhitinga mai o te auahitūroa. Ka tapaia te
ingoa ko "Te Au Kura Mai Tawhiti" me te kī anō ko te tohu rā tēnei mō te tika
me te pono o ngā mahi a Te Whiti rāua ko Tohu ki runga ki te whenua, ki runga
ki te tangata. Heoti anō ngā kupu ki konei.
Ka tangi te ngākau i tā koutou nei mahi nui mō Parihaka i roto i te tau kua hipa
nei. Ka tere hoki te whakāro ki te tau e tū mai nei. Hei te 11-12-13 o ngā rā
o Hanuere 2008 ka tū anō te ahurei pupuri i te maungārongo o Parihaka, ā ka
hui hui anō hoki tātou i roto i te hari me te koa. Mō te maungā rongo me te
rongo mau.
Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou tēnā koutou katoa.
Greetings, Salutations Friends, The Expansive Human Tribe,
The dreams and aspirations we held for the Parihaka 2007 International Peace Festival
have been fulfilled. At this point then I extend my voice of thanks to the extensive
tribe of people for your great love and your consistent commitment throughout the
months which have passed by culminating in the fruition of your hard work and dedication.
Friends, you encumbent parts of the whole of us, the truth has surely come to rest
for the beginning and therefore the head of this century for Te Whiti o Rongomai
and Tohu Kākahi because of this work which you and all of us have done so well.
We have also witnessed the apppearance of an amazing new comet in our evening skies.
on the monthly day of Te Whiti and Tohu, the 18th just passed. The name "Te Au Kura
Mai Tawhiti" (the wake of the distant plume) was placed on it with the word
that it was a sign of the truth and validity of the works of Te Whiti and Tohu for
the land and for the people.. enough, I will leave this talk here.
My heart is filled with gratitude for the work that you have all done for Parihaka
in the past months. My thoughts are also racing to the year ahead. On January 11-12-13
2008 the Parihaka International Peace Festival will be held again, we will meet
again in the spirit of determined celebration for peace and justice.
Geetings Salutations Greetings
Nā Te Miringa Hohaia
Festival Director