09 April 2015 The law may be called in to help Hato Petera College. The new home of Maori performing arts. Due to the live nature of Te Karere, some segments will not be subtitled. Tena koutou katoa, and welcome to Te Karere. Hato Petera College are trying to silence former board members who represented the Auckland catholic diocese. The school has hired lawyers and claims the former board members Manawa Wright has more. We're unable to provide subtitles. Te Karere has formally requested comment from the Auckland Catholic diocese, to no avail. . Who will carry on Maori seafaring traditions? That's what this waka expert, Hoturoa Barclay-Kerr, wants to know. He takes sailors from across the country on the Haunui that has just left the shores of Te Whanau a Apanui. Here's Kereama Wright. Haunui has landed in Te Whanau a Apanui. Haunui has been travelling for a month, with about 400 hours at sea. The voyage is about teaching the next generation the traditions of seafaring. It's a programme devised by these seafaring veterans to ensure the survival of their traditions. Although the art has undergone a renaissance over the last 30 years, the new generation seems more taken more with contemporary technologies. Of the six youths on board, three of them had never sailed before, just like Ricky-Lee. Now she's addicted. With students come new challenges, but also new memories. The anchor has been weighed, and Haunui has set a course for Tauranga, and then on to Auckland, their final destination. Kereama Wright, Te Karere. For over 30 years, Te Aho Matua has been the learning curriculum for kura kaupapa Maori, today it sets its first lot of teachers down for the newly refined version of the curriculum with hopes that the results for kura kaupapa Maori will peak higher than they already have. Here's Pere Wihongi. Te Aho Matua. The line to success. We've waited 30 years for this gift, but this curriculum has now been refined and specified so everyone knows where they're headed and how to get there. Clarification for the newly set curriculum holding the future of KKM. It's the first induction allowing teachers across the board to learn about the new curriculum. To discover the benefits of our system, the system that has seen results in kura kaupapa throughout the country. Moana Kake-Tuffley is a result of Te Aho Matua. She grew up under Kohanga Reo, Kura Kaupapa, Wharekura and Whare Wananga. Now she's returned to her first school, Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Pihipihinga Kakano mai i Rangiatea, to stand as their principal. That's the goal I would say, for children, families, who are hungry for Te Reo Maori. On the walls of Te Kura Kaupapa Maori a Rohe o Mangere. These are the principles of Te Aho Matua. The Language, The Nature of Human Kind, Culture, Teaching Practice, The World. But the question is, whether these principles ensure the best upbringing whether these principles ensure the best upbringing for the many under Te Aho Matua. For me, yes! Because it instils within the child the values of staying true to Maori affairs, the unification of younger and older and combining all whether they're elderly or babies. There may be trust in the system, but there are worries and concerns, I hope that the ministry can support the runanga's independence so that our leaders are left free to put all their strength into education, learning outcomes and systems that have yet to be invented. There's a long road ahead of Kura Kaupapa Maori, but for now they plan for a destination of success. Pere Wihongi, Te Karere. Stay tuned for the second half of the show where I'll be speaking with a principal about the future of kura kaupapa Maori. After the break, Maori are getting behind the Hawaiians as they fight for their sacred mountain Mauna Kea. VOKITI RABICI'S 'ADI ATECA' This is 15 seconds of Fiji. 'ADI ATECA' CONTINUES Imagine how good you'd feel after 10 days. Thousands across the world are turning their support towards the Kanaka Maoli of Hawai'i in their bid to protect their most sacred mountain. A 30 metre telescope, worth $1.4 billion, is being built on Mauna Kea, located on the big island of Hawai'i. The Governor of Hawai'I recently announced a week-long stand down on all construction. More and more people around the globe are joining the fight, including our own. Oriini Tipene-Leach reports. We're unable to provide subtitles. It's a month since Vanuatu faced the full force of Cyclone Pam and there's a long recovery effort ahead. NZ has contributed $2 million to the aid effort which is expected to cost over a hundred million. Aid workers are now focusing on getting production up and running so that in four months' time the island will be self-sufficient. Returning to education, I spoke earlier to the principal of Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Hoani Waititi, Rawiri Wright, about what's ahead for Kura Kaupapa. Thirty years ago, the first KKM at Hoani Waititi was first opened so my first question to him was whether he was satisfied with the present state of KKM. We're unable to provide subtitles. After the break, Maori theatre has found a new home. And then we have the weather. To the weather now. For weather, see tvnz.co.nz. Ruia Taitea Creative is opening a brand new space for Maori theatre practitioners this April. The base will operate using fundamental Maori protocols. Peata Melbourne caught up with one of Ruia Taitea's founding members earlier today. Tainui and Keporah are members of Ruia Taitea and are extremely proud of their new theatre space. Titirangi Theatre have now vacated the premises, leaving it in the hands of Ruia Taitea. And in only five weeks, they've got a lot of work done. It will be a unique theatre modelled on Maori protocols. You don't have to be Maori, only uphold Maori values such as 'manaakitanga', 'whanau' and 'aroha'. Whether you're from Japan or China, it doesn't matter. If you are sincere in your aspirations then you are welcome here. Another venture housed by the building - free Te Reo classes. Classes are already underway and open to everyone, but there is one small proviso. If you have a grasp of our language, A self-funded project, and more to be done, but with one vision in mind. No official name has been given to the theatre as yet. It's affectionately known as the 'Whare with No Name'. Other houses have already been named. But this one is being left up to the whanau to name. Peata Melbourne, Te Karere. That's all we have for today. Kia ora tatou katoa. Captions were made possible with funding from Te Mangai Paho. Copyright TVNZ 2015.