‘Tapuwae o Nuku, Tapuwae Ariki, Tapuwae o Tai’
‘We of the sacred footprints in the earth, footprints of the high born, footprints in the foreshores’
Ko Kohukohunui te maunga | Kohukohunui is my mountain |
Ko Tainui te waka | Tainui is my canoe |
Ko Wairoa te awa | Wairoa is my river |
Ko Tīkapa ko te manukanuka ngā moana | Tikapa and Manukanuka are my sea |
Ko Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki te iwi | Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki are my people |
Ko Ngāti Tamaoho te hāpu | Ngāti Tamaoho is my tribe |
Ko Whākapaka ko Umupuia ngā marae | Whākapaka and Umupuia are my marae |
Ko Raupo Fleet tāku ingoa | My name is Raupo Fleet |
I am of Māori, Scottish, Pākeha descent and am from Tāmaki Makaurau ( Auckland ). I have been at Cornwall Park District School since 2019. I came in to take a year one class half way through the term. I then moved into Room 12 new entrants class with Erin Lingard, where I taught for 2 years. I am currently in a new exciting role of Te Ao Māori kaiako school wide. I have 5 children of my own that are super amazing and have supported me over my years of teaching. I am passionate about Kapa Haka and all things Māori. I am very blessed to be able to teach the Kapa Haka rōpu here at CPDS. I look forward to many more years of implementation of Te Ao Māori me Te Reo Māori in CPDS.