Ngā Kōrero ā-Waha
Kia rangona tonutia ngā reo o Rangiwaea
He taonga motuhake te reo o te tangata. Kei roto i te tangi o te reo, te whakahua o ngā ingoa, ngā wā whakatā, te kata me te kare ā-roto ētahi wāhanga o te kōrero kāore e taea te pupuri mā te tuhinga anake.
Ka kohikohi tēnei wāhanga i ngā uiui, ngā hopunga reo, ngā ataata, ngā waiata, ngā karakia me ngā maharatanga ā-waha o te hunga e mau tonu ana i ngā kōrero o Rangiwaea.
Ko Te Reo Te Taonga
Ka pānuihia pea ngā kupu a te tangata, engari ka rongo kē tātou i tōna wairua i te wā e rangona ana tōna ake reo.
Mā te hopu i te reo ka mau tonu te mita, te rere o te kōrero, te whakakatakata, te aroha me ngā āhuatanga motuhake o te kaikōrero.
Mā te reo ka hoki mai te tangata ki roto i te ruma.
He Pūranga Ora o Ngā Mahara
Ko ngā kōrero ā-waha tētahi o ngā puna hītori tino whai mana. Ka taea e te tangata te whakamārama i ngā wāhi, ngā tikanga, ngā mahi me ngā tāngata i runga i te māramatanga i puta mai i tōna ake oranga.
Ka whai wāhi tēnei kohinga ki ngā uiui roa, ngā kōrero poto, ngā whakahua ingoa, ngā waiata, ngā karakia me ngā hopunga i hangaia i ngā wā o mua.
Ngā Kōrero Whaiaro
He wāhi mā te tangata ki te kōrero mō tōna tamarikitanga, tōna whānau, āna mahi, āna wheako me tōna hononga ki Rangiwaea.
Te Whakahua Tika
Ka hopukina te whakahua o ngā ingoa tangata, ngā ingoa wāhi, ngā whānau me ngā kupu tuku iho kia kore ai e ngaro.
Ngā Waiata me Ngā Karakia
Ka tiakina ngā waiata, ngā karakia, ngā mōteatea me ētahi atu taonga ā-reo e hono ana ki te moutere me ōna tāngata.
Ngā Kōrero Poto
Kāore e tika kia roa te hopunga. He meneti ruarua noa iho ka taea te pupuri i tētahi kōrero, tētahi ingoa, tētahi katakata rānei.
Te Kanohi me Te Reo
Mā te ataata ka kitea te āhua o te kaikōrero, ōna tohu ā-ringa, ōna kare ā-roto me te taiao i kōrerotia ai tana kōrero.
Ngā Reo Kua Mau Kē
Ka rapua hoki ngā rīpene, ngā kōpae, ngā ataata me ngā hopunga tawhito kei roto pea i ngā kāinga me ngā kohinga whānau.
Te Uiui hei Wānanga
Ehara te uiui i te whakamātautau. He wānanga kē — he wāhi haumaru e āhei ai te tangata ki te maumahara, ki te whakatā, ki te hoki whakamuri, ki te whakatika i āna kupu, ki te whai rānei i te ara e tika ana ki a ia.
Ka whakaritea ngā pātai hei whakatuwhera i te kōrero, kāore hei akiaki i tētahi whakautu kua whakaritea kē.
Te Mana o Te Kaikōrero
Ka noho te mana o te kōrero ki te kaikōrero. Ka whakamāramatia i mua i te hopunga te take o te uiui, te wāhi e puritia ai, me te hunga ka āhei ki te whakarongo, ki te mātakitaki rānei.
Ka taea e te kaikōrero te tono kia whakatikaina tētahi wāhanga, kia tangohia tētahi kōrero, kia puritia rānei mō te whānau anake.
Kāore he hopunga e whakaputaina whānuitia me te kore whakaae.
Te Tiaki i Ngā Hopunga
Me tiaki ngā kōnae reo me ngā ataata i runga i te āta whakaaro. Ka tuhia te ingoa o te kaikōrero, te rā, te wāhi, te kaikohikohi me ngā tikanga whakaae e pā ana ki ia hopunga.
Ka hangaia hoki he kape haumaru kia kore ai e whakawhirinaki te kaupapa ki tētahi waea, rorohiko, kōpae rānei.
Ngā Reo Kāore e Taea te Whakahoki Mai
He whakaahua ka taea te tiro anō. He reta ka taea te pānui ā muri ake. Engari, ki te kore te reo o te tangata e hopukina i a ia e ora ana, kāore e taea te waihanga anō i tōna tangi tūturu.
Nā reira, ko te hopu i ngā reo o ngā kaumātua me te hunga e mau ana i ngā kōrero tētahi o ngā mahi matua o tēnei kaupapa.
Hopukina Tētahi Reo
Kei tō whānau tētahi kaumātua, mātua, whaea kēkē, matua kēkē, tangata rānei e mau ana i ngā kōrero o Rangiwaea? Tukuna mai tōna ingoa, ā, ka āta whakarite tātou i tētahi kōrero.
Tonoa He UiuiOral Histories
Preserving the voices of Rangiwaea so they may continue to be heard
A person’s voice is a unique taonga. Tone, pronunciation, pauses, laughter and emotion can carry parts of a story that written words alone cannot preserve.
This chapter gathers interviews, audio recordings, video, waiata, karakia and spoken memories from those who continue to carry the history of Rangiwaea.
The Voice Is the Treasure
We may read a person’s words, but we experience something deeper when we hear them spoken in that person’s own voice.
A recording can preserve accent, rhythm, humour, affection and the distinctive character of the speaker.
A recorded voice can bring a person back into the room.
A Living Archive of Memory
Oral history is one of the most powerful sources of community knowledge. People can explain places, customs, work and relationships through the understanding gained from their own lives.
This collection may include full interviews, brief recollections, pronunciation recordings, waiata, karakia and historic recordings made by earlier generations.
Personal Accounts
A place for people to speak about childhood, whānau, work, major experiences and their connection to Rangiwaea.
Correct Pronunciation
The pronunciation of personal names, place names, whānau names and inherited terms can be recorded before they are lost.
Songs and Karakia
Waiata, karakia, mōteatea and other spoken or sung taonga connected to the island can be carefully preserved.
Brief Recollections
A recording need not be long. A few minutes can preserve a memory, a name, a saying or a moment of humour.
Face, Gesture and Voice
Video can preserve the speaker’s expression, gestures, emotion and the surroundings in which the story was told.
Voices Already Captured
The project will also seek old tapes, discs, videos and recordings that may remain in homes or whānau collections.
The Interview as a Conversation
An oral-history interview is not an examination. It is a conversation — a safe space in which a person may remember, pause, return to an earlier point, correct themselves or follow the path that feels right to them.
Questions are used to open the story, not to force the speaker toward a predetermined answer.
The Authority of the Speaker
The speaker retains authority over their account. Before recording, the purpose of the interview, where it will be held and who may hear or view it should be clearly explained.
A contributor may request that part of the recording be corrected, removed, delayed or restricted to whānau.
No recording should be publicly released without permission.
Caring for the Recordings
Audio and video files must be preserved with care. Each recording should include the speaker’s name, the date and location, the interviewer and the permissions attached to its future use.
Secure copies should also be maintained so the collection does not rely on a single phone, computer, disc or storage device.
Voices That Cannot Be Recreated
A photograph can be viewed again. A letter may be read many years later. But when a person’s voice has not been recorded during their lifetime, its true sound cannot later be reconstructed.
Recording the voices of kaumātua and others who carry the knowledge of Rangiwaea is therefore one of the most important priorities of this project.
Preserve a Voice
Is there a kaumātua, parent, auntie, uncle or other member of your whānau who carries memories of Rangiwaea? Share their name and we can begin planning a respectful conversation.
Suggest an Interview