17/12/2025
'Ka whai nga mahara e, me pehea he huarahi, tenei ka kikini, ka oka i roto.'
Papa Taina Ngarimu, nei ra to iti me to rahi e tangi tou nei mohou. Roa te wa i whakapau kaha ki nga tini kaupapa o te motu, hoi ano, i runga i nga piki me nga heke ka tu pakari tou koe mo to iwi o Ngati Porou. Hakoa te kaupapa, hakoa te take i reira koe hai whakakanohi nei i to iwi, engari, hai whakatinana mai i a wo tatau matua tipuna, na ratau koe i whakato to momo, to hanga, to tirohanga ki te ao nei.
Na reira, takoto mai ki te poho o tohou tipuna a Materoa, whakaangi mai ra ki roto i to kaenga tipu o Whareponga me te maunga o Kokai.
Hai hoa haere mohou, e te hoa mahi, Ngarangi Dewes Aurupa. Kua mutu te mamae mohou, moe marie atu ki roto i te whakaaronui o tohou ake pa harakeke, kare i ko atu, kare i ko mai.
Uncle Taina was a board member of RNP for many years - providing his humble, sage-like and often humourous advice and guidance to the staff. Passionate about the reo, tikanga and culture of Ngati Porou, he loved the purpose of RNP - to connect our whanau to their reo, their culture, their stories, their history. When we ran a radiothon for C Company House, Uncle Taina joined the other darlings in this photo at the station - Aunty Kate, Uncle Noel, Uncle Api and Uncle Boycie to tautoko. How blessed we were.
Ngarangi Dewes Aurupa spent time at RNP as our receptionist and administrator. She worked quietly behind the scenes, managing the RNP office and looking after our manuhiri - the epitome of manaaki. A woman with a big heart and an infectious laugh. We have lost a loved and respected former kaimahi. She joins Beebop Aupouri and the two Solly's in heaven. Always loved. Always remembered.
Kati ra korua, haere korua i runga i te aroha ki te tini me te mano i pohiritia nei whakanga ai, a, okioki ai. Waiho matau ki muri nei tangi ai mo korua.
