Term 1 saw Central Kids Paraone in Taumarunui implementing Kids Can Kai and what a success!!  We are so proud of our tamariki for giving it a go, sitting together, trying new foods or re-visiting foods they may not have liked in the past, some even had seconds – yum yum!  All in all a great team effort.

Any excess kai has been sent home with whānau. Thank you to those who have come in and volunteered their services to support this initiative. This term we are starting to get a bit more creative including baking and new recipes using the kai provided.

Karakia Whakarite Kai

Nau mai e ngā hua
o te wao,
o te ngakina,
o te wai tai,
o te wai Māori.
Nā Tane
Nā Rongo
Nā Tangaroa
Nā Maru
Ko Ranginui e tū iho nei
Ko Papatūānuku e takoto nei
Tūturu o whiti ka whakamaua kia tina! TINA!
Hāumi e! Hui e! TĀIKI E!

Welcome the gifts of food
from the sacred forests
from the cultivated gardens
from the sea
from the fresh waters
The food of Tane
of Rongo
of Tangaroa
of Maru
I acknowledge the sky father who is above me,
the earth mother who lies beneath me
Let this be my commitment to all!
Draw together! Affirm!