THE MAIN EVENT: He Pō Tīwekaweka - A Night of Chaos

We have partnered with our neighbourhood Tavern, Goblin, to run a chaotic night of fun, kē`mu, and whanaungatanga, lead by our own whānau host Guy Montgomery (Guy Montgomery - Wikipedia) along other Te Whānau Awahou mātua

When: 30 July 2025

Time: Doors open at 7.00 pm for 8 pm kēmu, chaos and whanaungatanga until late

Where: Goblin, 134 Ponsonby road https://goblin.co.nz/

Ticket: $25

Koha: As you wish

All pūtea (money) goes to Te Whānau Awahou.

There will be spot prizes!

RĀWHARA (Raffle): We are also running our famous annual "Te Whānau Awahou Rāwhara"

Tickets: $10

Buy as many as you like until 10pm 07 August 2025!

Not coming to the event? Just press 'get tickets' then purchase 'raffle ticket' or 'skip to add ons' and purchase.

The raffle prizes will be drawn 08 August 2025.

You will notify you by 11 August 2025 if you are a lucky winner!

If you don't live in Tāmaki, no problem! We can send it to you.

PLEASE NOTE: Humanitix will generate a spreadsheet of all raffle tickets purchased as 'add ons' or 'tickets', and the name, phone number and email of the purchaser. These will be numbered 1 to....however many tickets are sold. We will then draw the winner of each prize using an automated number generator in the presence of our Tumuaki (principle) or Tumuaki tuanaki (deputy principle).

Ngā mihi nui to our awesome whānau and community who donated to Te Whānau Awahou. We have over 30 awesome individual prizes to be won including:

Mahi toi

Work on Paper by Patrick Lundberg http://www.ivananthony.com/patrick-lundberg (unvaluable)
Artwork by Jade Townsend https://www.seasonaotearoa.com/artist/jade-townsend (unvaluable)
Hand blown glasses (x 2) by Monmouth Glass https://monmouth.glass/ (value $150)
Floral arrangement by Greenpoint https://www.greenpoint.co.nz/ (value $100)
Koha from Jane Hakaraia
Koha from Neopou Art

Experiences

A whānau shoot by Jo Currie Photography https://jocurrie.com/ (value $650)
A Hair experience by Stephen Marr https://stephenmarr.co.nz/ (value $400)
West Lynn experience (value $300) includes:
1 x $100 Honeybones voucher https://www.honeybones.co.nz/
1 x Prezents "Aotearoa" bundle https://www.facebook.com/presentzgiftshopnz/
1 x $50 Dear Reader Voucher https://dearreader.co.nz/
1 x $50 Nature Baby Gift Card https://www.naturebaby.co.nz/
A Goblin experience Goblin (value $200)
One Holiday class at Studio One Toitū for September school holidays between the dates 22 September - 3 October 2025 https://www.studioone.org.nz/courses/ (value $185)
A Bare Wines experience https://www.barewine.co.nz/ (value $100)
Skateboard lesson vouchers (x2 prizes), https://www.younggunsskateschool.co.nz/ (value $50 each)

Tinana

A 10 pack of reformer Pilates classes at Unity Studios | Uniting people, movement and healthcare (value $295)
Magical, bespoke 1 hour facial at Room9 https://www.room9.co/ (value $200)
Sans[ceuticals] gift box https://sansceuticals.com/ (value $150)

Kākahu and adornment

Knuerfmann Voucher https://knuefermann.co.nz/ (value $300)
Kowtow Voucher https://nz.kowtowclothing.com/ (value $250)
A piece of AGGREY Jewellery https://www.aggreyjewellery.com/ (value $159)
Sky Pirates tīhate (x3) https://www.skypirates.co.nz/collections/tees (value $209.97)
Hot Body Swimwear Voucher https://hotbodyswimwear.co.nz/ (value $200) to be used within 12 months

All Blacks Home Team jersey 2025 size XL https://www.rebelsport.co.nz/product/8209942/adidas-mens-all-blacks-aeroready-jersey (value $149)
Muri Aroha Handmade Earings x 2 https://muriaroha.co.nz/ (value $50)

Pukapuka

Te Reo Māori Pukapuka Prize (value - no price for wisdom) includes:
Witi Ihimaera - Whale Rider, Pounamu Pounamu, Te Kaieke Tohora (signed and gifted from the author)
Stacey and Scotty Morrison pukapuka
Miriama Kamo - Matariki pukapuka
Michael Bennet - Better The Blood Trilogy
Donovan Farnham “Whānau”
Dorothy Butler Children’s Bookshop Voucher (x2 prizes) https://dorothybutler.co.nz/ (value $50 each)

Event tickets

Tiri Te Araroa Tickets x2 https://www.atc.co.nz/whats-on/2025-season/tiri-te-araroa-woman-far-walking#tickets (value $168)
Night at Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira Tickets x4 https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/visit/whats-on/kids-and-family/night-at-auckland-museum-superstars (value $120)
The Mother Play Tickets x2 https://silotheatre.co.nz/show/mother-play (value $130)
Koanga Festival Tickets x2 https://www.koangafestival.nz/ (value $130)
Comedy show by Guy Montgomery Tickets x2 https://www.aucklandlive.co.nz/show/guy-montgomery-2025 (value $100)

WHO WE ARE:

Kia ora e te whānau,

Thank you for coming on here to supporting our kura and our tamariki!

Te Whānau Awahou is a dual immersion Te Reo Māori unit within Te Uru Karaka Newton Central School, guided by kaupapa Māori principles, practices and pedagogy. Our tamariki experience daily interaction in Te Reo Māori, and this commitment to speaking, to keeping our reo alive, enriches their lives, the lives of our whānau, and the lives of the wider community.

Kia kaha te reo Māori!

Over the next two years we are fundraising for Noho Marae, whanaungatanga, ako and other tamariki/whānau activities.

Our next noho marae is scheduled for 2026. To stay on a marae, and participate in the daily life, from the pōwhiri, to the kīhini, to the echoing snores from the next-mattress-neighbour, is a taonga we want to provide for our tamariki. Travel, accommodation and kai adds up to a hefty expense that we need to find the pūtea for.

We need to earn $25000 this year to reach our fundraising goal. That is where you come in and we and our tamariki are very grateful for your support!

Ngā mihi nui,

Te Whānau Āwahou mātua