Ngā Kōrero
Ko ngā kōrero te ara e hoki mai ai ngā tāngata, ngā wāhi me ngā rā kua pahure
Kei roto i ngā kōrero te oranga o Rangiwaea. Mā ngā kupu a te tangata ka hoki mai ngā āhua o ngā kāinga, ngā mahi, ngā haerenga, ngā raruraru, ngā katakata me ngā wā whakahirahira o ia whakatupuranga.
He wāhanga tēnei mō ngā kōrero nui me ngā kōrero iti — mō ngā kaupapa i panoni ai te hapori, me ngā wā noa o ia rā kua noho hei taonga i roto i ngā maharatanga o te whānau.
He Kōrero Tūturu, Nā Te Tangata
Kāore e tika kia āta whakapaipaitia te hītori kia kore ai e kitea tōna āhua tūturu. Kei roto i te hītori ora te hari, te pōuri, te mahi nui, te mamae, te ngākau toa, te whakakatakata me te aroha.
Ka tiakina e tēnei kaupapa te reo o te kaikōrero, te āhua o tana whakamaharatanga me te horopaki i puta mai ai tana kōrero.
He kōrero pono nō te tangata, he taonga pono mō ngā uri.
Te Whānuitanga o Te Oranga
Kāore he tauira kotahi mō te kōrero pai. Ka taea te tīmata i tētahi whakaahua, i tētahi ingoa, i tētahi rerenga kupu, i tētahi mahi tawhito, i tētahi haerenga poti, i tētahi hui, i tētahi aituā, i tētahi katakata rānei.
Ko te mea nui, he mea whai tikanga ki te tangata, ki te whānau, ki te hapori rānei.
Ngā Kōrero Whānau
Ngā kōrero mō te whakatipu tamariki, ngā kai, ngā mahi o te kāinga, ngā hui, ngā manuhiri me ngā tikanga o ia whānau.
Ngā Ringa Raupā
Ngā kōrero mō te pāmu, te moana, te hanga whare, te tiaki kararehe, te kohi kai me ngā mahi i tautoko ai te hapori.
Ngā Haerenga me Te Kaimoana
Ngā poti, ngā tai, ngā hī ika, ngā wāhi kohi kai, ngā whakawhitinga me ngā āhuatanga o te noho tata ki te wai.
Ngā Hui me Ngā Kawenga
Ngā whakatuwheratanga, ngā tangihanga, ngā karakia, ngā hui whānau, ngā whaikōrero me ngā mahi i muri i te tirohanga a te katoa.
Ngā Tākaro me Ngā Mahi Huna
Ngā mahi a ngā tamariki, ngā piki rākau, ngā kauhoe, ngā whakangahau, ngā raruraru me ngā haerenga i maumaharatia mō ake tonu atu.
Ngā Kiripuaki me Ngā Kōrero Pukuhohe
Ngā tāngata rongonui mō ō rātou āhua, ngā kōrero ngahau, ngā mahi mīharo me ngā wā e katakata tonutia ana te whānau.
Te Manawanui
Ngā āwhā, ngā mate, ngā raruraru, ngā wehenga me ngā wā i tū ngātahi ai te hapori ki te tautoko i a rātou anō.
Te Here ki te Kāinga
Ngā kōrero a te hunga i wehe atu, i noho ki wāhi kē, ā, i hoki mai ki te whenua me te whānau.
Ngā Kaupapa i Panoni Ai Te Hapori
Ngā hui nui, ngā whare hou, ngā panonitanga whenua, ngā kaupapa hapori me ngā takahanga e maumaharatia tonutia ana.
He Pēhea Te Hanga i Tētahi Kōrero?
Kāore te kaikōrero e tika kia noho hei kaituhi. Ka taea te tuku i tētahi maharatanga poto, te kōrero mā te waea, te hopu reo, te tuku whakaahua me ngā kupu whakamārama, te noho rānei mō tētahi uiui.
Ka taea e te kaupapa te āwhina ki te whakaraupapa i ngā kōrero, engari ka noho tonu te mana o te kōrero ki te tangata nāna i tuku.
He Tika, He Whakaute, He Horopaki
I mua i te whakaputanga o tētahi kōrero, me mārama ko wai te kaikōrero, nō hea te kōrero, ko wai ngā tāngata e kōrerotia ana, ā, mēnā he wāhanga tairongo kei roto.
Ka taea te pupuri i ētahi kōrero mō te whānau anake, te whakaroa i te whakaputanga, te tango rānei i ngā taipitopito kāore e tika kia kitea whānuitia.
Ko te kaupapa matua, kia ora tonu te kōrero me te kore e takahi i te mana o te tangata.
Ngā Kōrero e Hono Ana
Ka taea e tētahi kōrero te hono ki ngā wāhanga maha o te kaupapa. Tērā pea ka hono ki tētahi tangata, tētahi whakaahua, tētahi wāhi, tētahi hopunga reo me tētahi wā i roto i te rārangi hītori.
Mā ēnei hononga ka nui ake te māramatanga. Ka tīmata pea te manuhiri ki tētahi whakaahua, ka kitea tētahi ingoa, ka whakarongo ki te reo o taua tangata, ā, ka whai i tana kōrero ki tētahi wāhi motuhake o Rangiwaea.
He Kōrero Kāore Anō Kia Kōrerotia
Kei roto tonu pea i ngā kāinga ngā kōrero kāore anō kia hopukina. He kōrero pea kua kōrerotia i te tēpu kai, i runga poti, i te taha o te ahi, i muri rānei i tētahi tangihanga.
Ko aua kōrero tonu te ngako o te hītori ora — ngā kōrero e mōhiotia ana e te whānau, engari kāore anō kia whai kāinga pumau mō ngā uri.
Tukuna Mai Tō Kōrero
Kāore tō kōrero e tika kia roa, kia tino oti rānei. Tīmata mai ki tētahi ingoa, tētahi whakaahua, tētahi maharatanga, tētahi rerenga kōrero rānei. Mā tātou e āta whakatipu.
Tīmata He KōreroStories
Stories bring people, places and earlier times back into view
The life of Rangiwaea lives within its stories. Through the words of its people, we can return to homes, working days, journeys, hardships, laughter and the defining moments of each generation.
This chapter is a home for both major events and small memories — the moments that changed the community and the ordinary days that became treasured within whānau.
True Stories, Told by the People
History should not be polished until its real character disappears. Living history includes joy, grief, hard work, pain, courage, humour, conflict and love.
This project seeks to preserve the contributor’s voice, the character of their memory and the context from which the story emerged.
A true story carried by one person can become a lasting treasure for generations.
The Full Range of Island Life
There is no single form that a good story must take. It may begin with a photograph, a name, one remembered sentence, an old job, a boat journey, a gathering, an accident or something that still makes the family laugh.
What matters is that it holds meaning for a person, a whānau or the wider community.
Whānau Stories
Stories of raising children, shared meals, household routines, gatherings, visitors and the customs of each family.
The Working Hands
Farming, fishing, building, animal care, food gathering and the work that sustained the community.
Journeys and Kaimoana
Boats, tides, fishing, gathering places, crossings and the realities of living closely with the sea.
Gatherings and Responsibilities
Openings, tangihanga, karakia, whānau hui, whaikōrero and the work carried out behind the scenes.
Games and Adventures
Tree climbing, swimming, secret missions, trouble, freedom and the adventures remembered across a lifetime.
Characters and Tall Stories
Memorable personalities, funny incidents, unusual behaviour and the stories that continue to make whānau laugh.
Strength and Endurance
Storms, illness, loss, hardship and the times when the community stood together to support one another.
The Continuing Connection
Stories from those who left the island, lived elsewhere and later returned to the whenua and their whānau.
Events That Shaped the Community
Major gatherings, new buildings, changes to the land, community initiatives and events that remain strongly remembered.
How Can a Story Be Shared?
A contributor does not need to be a writer. A story may be shared as a short memory, spoken over the phone, recorded as audio, attached to a photograph or developed through an interview.
The project can help shape and organise the material, while the authority of the story remains with the person who contributed it.
Accuracy, Respect and Context
Before a story is published, it is important to understand who provided it, where it came from, who is being discussed and whether any part of the account is sensitive.
Some stories may remain within whānau, be held until a later date or have private details removed before wider publication.
The purpose is to preserve the story without diminishing the mana of the people within it.
Stories That Connect the Collection
One story may connect with several chapters of the project. It may be linked to a person, a photograph, a place, an oral recording and a moment on the historical timeline.
These connections create deeper understanding. A visitor may begin with a photograph, discover a name, hear that person’s voice and then follow their story to a particular place on Rangiwaea.
The Stories Not Yet Recorded
Many stories may still be held within homes and conversations. They may have been told around a table, aboard a boat, beside a fire or after a tangihanga.
These are often the heart of living history — stories known within a family but not yet given a permanent home for future generations.
Share Your Story
Your story does not need to be long or fully developed. Begin with a name, photograph, memory or one remembered sentence. Together, it can be carefully grown into part of the living record.
Begin a Story