Ko Tania Nepe tooku ingoa. He uri au noo Waikato, noo ngaa hapuu o Ngaati Mahuta, Ngaati Hine, Ngaati Maahanga me Ngaati Maahanga Hourua. He maamaa au ki ngaa tamariki tokorima me he Nana au ki ngaa mokopuna tokowhitu. I atawhai au i taku mokopuno ko toona ingoa, ko Aliza aka Ilah. Ko au te Kaiako ki Hinau, aa , te akomanga o ngaa tuuaakana. He aha tooku wawata i teenei tau? Ka hiahia e au te noho puumau i te oranga pai, kia hono atu ki ngaa whaanau o NMoNM kia whai huarahi hei whakaputa hua moo taatou katoa. Ko teetehi atu kaupapa e tata ana ki tooku ngaakau ko te kaitiakitanga o te taiao i te maru o te EnviroSchools me te Parakore. Paimaarire ki aa taatou.

My name is Tania Nepe. I am Ngaati Mahuta, Ngaati Hine, Ngaati Maahanga, Ngaati Maahanga Hourua. I am a mother of 5 and a grandmother of 7. I look after my granddaughter Aliza aka, Ilah. This year I will teach in our tuuaakana class Hinau. What are my aspirations for this year? I would like to have a year that sees me healthy and present for our tamariki. To connect with our NMoNM whaanau and produce the aspirations of you our whaanau for us all. I also have a passion for looking after our environment and will do so under the leadership of EnviroSchools and Parakore. Paimaarire.

Ko Pirongia te Maunga
Ko Waipa te awa
Ko Tainui te waka
Ko Waikato te Iwi
Ko Ngati Mahanga te Hapuu
Ko Te Papa O Rotu, me Oomaeroa nga Marae
Ko Potatau Te Wherowhero te Tuupuna
Nō te whaanau Waaka ahau
Ko Sarah Jayne McLachlan tooku ingoa

I tupu ake au i Rotorua, Ngongotaha i te whaanau Richardson. He ngaakaunui au ki tooku whaanau anoo. Noo Ngaati Tuhourangi tooku paapaa i te whaanau Waaka. I whakaako tamariki au i ngaa tau maha naa reira he wheakonui taaku. I hihiko tooku ngaakau ki te mahitahi ki ngaa whaanau katoa o teenei haapori. I hiahia rawa atu au ki te piki ake ngaa angitu o ngaa tamariki i teenei kura.

He maamaa au ki ngaa tamariki ko Rowan, ko Aria, Ko Liam, ko Skylah, ko Te Ahuru o Te Rangi me Tama. He whaea tupuna au ki a Beau-Te Aroha. Ko tooku puumanawatanga, ko te auahatanga, te manaakitanga, te aroha me te hari me te koa ki roto i tooku akomanga. Noo reira teenaa koutou, teenaa koutou, teenaa taatou katoa.

Tuu ana au i te mahau o tooku whare a Wharepapa,
ka titiro whakawaho ki ngaa whenua taurikura o Matahuru.
Ka huri te aro ki tooku awa koiora me oona pikonga, he kura tangihia, noo te maataamuri.
Piki whakarunga ko Taupiri e tuu mai raa, te rua koiwi o ngaa maatua tuupuna.
Ko Tuheitia kei te tauihu o te waka o Tainui.
Ko Hoturoa te tangata.
Waikato horopounamu.
He piko he taniwha
Waikato taniwharau.

Kia ora my name is Tau Tumai I am a first year Beginning Teacher. I am a maamaa to three tamariki, who have supported me through this learning journey. This is my passion to be able to offer akonga with the numerous tools they will require to flourish within their own unique learning styles. My goals are to create lifelong learners who enjoy learning and have the resources they need to flourish in the future.