Kia ora whanau,

The team here at Matariki have been really busy, even working during the weekend, now that's dedication lol. The centre is looking absolutely wonderful. Hats off to all the staff that contributed, whether through discussions, assisting with shopping and hands on. A huge thanks to Penny who gave the teams funds to achieve what we wanted to do for our tamariki and that is to set up an environment that will "support childrens need for a range of experiences including; self initiated quiet times. enjoyment of a sense of order, a feeling of belonging, participation in collaborative activity and the chance to make a mess" (Ann Pairmen and Lisa Terreni) and I believe we all achieved this. To our wonderful manager Ata, who gave us free range with when it came to stuff that we needed, Ka mau te wehi. Just a few more projects to finish off and the inside areas will be complete. Once these are done, we will be looking at setting up the outside areas. We may even call upon the whanau who have experience in this field. So here are the completed areas so far from the taina side and the pakeke side. Nga mihi ki a tatou katoa.