He Tangata

Satriani Reihana
Ngāi Tahu te iwi, Ngāti Huirapa te hapū, te marae ko
Te Hapa o Nui Tīrene, te maunga ko Aoraki
Waikato te iwi, Ngāti Māhanga te hapū, te marae ko
Te Kaharoa, te maunga ko Taupiri

Nei a Satriani Reihana, te puhi māreikura i take iho mai i te karamata o Aoraki i te Wao-nuio-Takaroa…he ihumānea he ihuoneone, he kākano nō ngā maruwehi temanahua ake nei…

Ko te taitama-wahine nei he ākonga nō Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Whānau Tahi, kei te reanga 12 e upoko pakaru ana. Ara noa atu ngā pūmanawa kua whakatōngia ki roto i tēnei; he pū ki te īere, he toki ki te hākinakina, he tino mō te mōteatea-ā-kōrero.

I eke panuku ia i roto i ngā whakataetae Manu Kōrero (wāhanga tuakana, Reo Māori), i roto hoki i ngā whakataetae Kapa Haka (Kura Tuarua) i tēnei tau. He tauira pai mā ōna tāina, e ora rawa atu nei Te Reo Rangatira me ōna tikanga i roto i a ia. Kawe ai ia i ōna mātua i ōna tūpuna i ōna maunga whakahī, ahakoa haere ki hea.

A leader-of-tomorrow, Satriani Reihana is endowed with natural abilities – from music to sport to oratory. This year Satriani attended Ngā Manu Kōrero national speech competitions where she represented Waitaha in Rotorua and achieved third place in her section. An ambassador for te reo and tikanga Māori, she attends Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu's Kura Reo and is currently completing 200 level papers at the University of Canterbury while still at secondary school. He rangatira mō āpōpō anō tēnei.

WHAT CONSTITUTES A GOOD DAY?

A day where you get to spend time with whānau and friends.

WHAT NEW ZEALANDER DO YOU MOST ADMIRE? WHY?

There are two strong Māori women that I admire because they work really hard to keep te reo Māori alive and well here in Waitaha. They are Hana O'Regan and Haani Huata.

WHAT COULD YOU NOT LIVE WITHOUT?

My whānau.

IF YOU COULD LIVE ANYWHERE, WHERE WOULD IT BE?

If I couldn't live in Aotearoa, I'd live on Aitūtaki.

WHO IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN YOUR LIFE?

My papa (grandfather), he and Nana raised me when I was little.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE SONG?

I have more than one; any song by Ruia Aperahama and Lauren Hill's His Eye is On the Sparrow.

ON WHAT OCCASION DO YOU TELL A LIE?

Not telling.

WHAT CONSTITUTES A BAD DAY?

Getting caught up in other people's dramas!

WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST FEAR?

Being sucked up by a tornado!

DO YOU HAVE A FAVOURITE SUPERHERO?

Superman, because he has an "S" for Satriani on his top!

WHICH TALENT WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO HAVE?

I would like to be more artistic.

WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE CHILDHOOD MEMORY?

Just before Christmas day when I was about 6 years old and still believed in Santa, I snapped my papa and nana sneaking a bike into the whare. It was funny watching them trying to explain that Santa had arrived early.

WHAT COUNTRY WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO VISIT?

France, I really want to see the Eiffel Tower.

DO YOU BUY LOTTO?

No, I'm too young.

DO YOU BELIEVE IN REINCARNATION? EVEN IF YOU DON'T, WHAT WOULD YOU COME BACK AS IF YOU COULD?

I kinda believe in it, because people are always saying that I remind them of someone, usually a tipuna. If I could come back as something else, it would be a lion because I would be king of the jungle!

WHAT IS THE BEST GIFT YOU'VE EVER RECEIVED?

The pounamu I received recently from my hapū, this very special to me because it was gifted to me by my iwi.

FAVOURITE WAY TO CHILL OUT?

Jamming with friends.

WHAT IS YOUR MOST ADMIRABLE QUALITY?

Kāore te kūmara e kōrero ana mō tōna ake reka!

WHAT IS THE LAST BOOK YOU READ?

Our class at kura read The Freedom Writer's Club.

WHO IS YOUR FAVOURITE AUTHOR?

I don't have one.

IF YOU HAD TO WATCH SPORT ON TELEVISION, WHAT WOULD IT BE?

Rugby league – GO THE RABBITOHS!

WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT?

Placing in the National Manu Kōrero Speech Comps!

WHAT FOOD COULD YOU NOT LIVE WITHOUT?

CHICKEN... butter, fried, roasted, Kentucky...

WHAT MEAL DO YOU COOK THE MOST?

HOW MANY PAIRS OF SHOES DO YOU OWN?

Shoes are a girl's best friend and I don't have enough of them.

WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE PLACE IN NEW ZEALAND?

Ōtautahi, more specifically... my bedroom!