final report motuti hui 6th and 7th of september 2013.pdf

Wider Community Development Feedback Report

HELD AT MOTUTI MARAE

6 – 7 SEPTEMBER

2013

Developed by M.E.A Ltd for the Interim Wider Community

Working Committee, on 24/09/13

Final Report - Wider Community Development Hui Motuti Marae 6 & 7 September

Page ii

Contents

1 Acknowledgments .................................................................................... 3

2 Executive summary .................................................................................. 4

3 Introduction ............................................................................................... 5

4 What took place at the Motuti hui? ......................................................... 6

5 What did our Whanau say? ...................................................................... 8

6 Working Committee – Preparing for the future .................................... 12

7 Conclusions and recommendations ..................................................... 14

7.1 Conclusions ........................................................................................................................14

7.2 Recommendations .............................................................................................................14

8 Appendices ............................................................................................. 15

8.1 Appendix 1 Attendees Registration:...................................................................................15

8.2 Appendix 2 Budget: ............................................................................................................18


1 Acknowledgments

“Nau te rourou, Naku te rourou – Ka ora ai tatou.”

It is with your contribution and mine, each and every one of us shall prosper!

Kei konei ra e Ninihi, hei konei puhanga tohora, hei konei ra e Taiamai, ka haere ahau ki Panguru, ki Papata, ki te rakau tupatapata nui ki te hau a uru, ki nga uri o wharewhare I te rangi, kia Te Reinga, ki te Tawa rau nui, ki te ngaru nui a Pahu, ki te angaanga whawhao puku, ki te ana, ki te tahuna, e kore e pikitia e te wai, ki te angaanga titi iho i te rangi.

Tu te ao, tu te po, ki te whei ao ki te ao marama, Tihei mauri ora

Firstly, we would like to acknowledge the contribution from the Panguru Motuti Forestry Trust, who invited us all to come and continue our wider community conversation at their AGM weekend with them. They also contributed significantly to many of the costs associated with the wider community development hui and have set a wonderful precedent for co-hosting future wider community hui.

We must also acknowledge Te Runanga o Te Rarawa who through requests from our marae provided a koha towards the costs of hosting this event as well as providing the projector, screen, stationery and printing for our hui. Te Runanga o Te Rarawa have also offered to assist with any future hui as well as support with website development if required.

We also acknowledge the North Hokianga Development Trust who has helped to initiate the conversation on community development over the past two years.

A mighty thank you also to our whanau from Motuti and all the kai mahi for welcoming, accommodating, feeding and loving us all throughout the duration of the hui.

Finally, a huge thank you to all of our whanau who took time out of their busy lifestyles to attend the hui and contribute to the wider community discussions that have taken place to so far.

Nga mihi nunui atu ki a koutou katoa.


2 Executive summary

This report aims to provide a detailed and up to date account of what took place at the wider community development hui which was held at Motuti Marae, on the 6-7 of September 2013. It will focus on sharing the information extracted and collated from this hui, highlighting key themes and overarching principles that developed during the facilitated group discussions and will provide an overview of potential points that will require further consideration prior to our next wider community development hui. The key points that were explored at the hui were:

I. Whether there was enough interest/desire for individuals, whanau, marae and hapu groups, existing Trusts and long serving organisations to come together and talk about the formation of some type of wider community forum/body/structure that would facilitate a collective/collaborative approach.

II. If this was to happen who might be the key individuals/groups/organisations to be responsible/accountable for providing the foundation for this to happen and

III. What type of structures/systems and criteria would be required by the people who would effectively manage this kaupapa moving into the future.

There is unanimous support for the key groups within the community to continue to work together. There is also unanimous support for the working committee to continue to prepare for the next hui and identify any opportunities for our respective whanau, groups and organisations to consider.

Matihetihe Marae has agreed to host the next meeting, 7-8 December 2013.


3 Introduction

This report is written for the benefit of all whanau and hapu connected to the following Marae and their surrounding communities:

• Ngai Tupoto

• Motuti

• Waipuna

• Ngatimanawa

• Waihou

• Waiparera and

• Matihetihe

It has been designed with the following objectives in mind:

I. To invite and include the input and considerations of all whanau who are interested in discussing and identifying the opportunities and challenges facing our wider community

II. To identify, analyse and measure the effectiveness of the organisations, structures and systems already established within the wider community

III. To explore the establishment of an overarching governing body and any other complementary organisations, structures and systems, that will be responsible/accountable for considering and actualising the needs and requirements of our wider community to enable and maximise the power of a collective approach

IV. To encourage, facilitate and actualise optimum health and well-being for all our whanau (residing both, in and outside of the area).


4 What took place at the Motuti hui?

The spirit of this hui was to invite all the attendees to participate in an intentional discussion to contemplate the potential of bringing the community together as individuals, whanau, hapu, committees, boards and organisations, to consider how we could work more effectively and collaboratively together to achieve greater benefits for our people and make the community prosper and thrive once again.

It was clear from the korero that took place and the information gathered at this hui that there was resounding support for a discussion to happen that would enable us to look at establishing some sort of medium/forum/structure that would enable us all to contribute into, whilst still maintaining our autonomy and independence as individuals and members of the different groups that we associate, affiliate or belong to.

It was also evident that there was unanimous support of the key groups and organisations that had been identified at the previous hui to provide foundational representation of a wider community body/structure that would offer leadership, transparency, a warm and inviting ear, support and resources to strengthen and mobilise the community and make things happen. These were namely our Marae, our kuia/kaumatua, the existing trusts within the community and the other longstanding established organisations that have served the community, i.e. the church, our kura and others.

With a strong impetus on community development it was identified that to actualise communal goals and aspirations it was essential that we fully understand and appreciate our whakapapa connections to each other. It was also identified how whakapapa would support us to achieve what we needed for today and the importance of strengthening and maintaining these connections/relationships for the future. Once again, Pa Tate’s role in sharing practical case studies highlighting key aspects of the building and design philosophies behind the carvings and tukutuku patterns of Tamatea and the contributions by the wider community of gathering resources to build their Marae helped to solidify the usefulness and importance of whakawhanaungatanga. As Pa said, “We can establish whanaungatanga (familiar connections) through whakapapa, that’s easy. However, we have to focus on maintaining these connections through hard work and being pono, tika and adopting aroha towards one another.” Pa then delivered his presentation on the principles of engagement in which he fully defined and described the application of Pono, Tika and Aroha to daily life.

The second half of the day focussed on eliciting and harvesting participant’s thoughts on the following questions:

I. If there was an overarching body to provide support, leadership and guidance what might this look like?

II. What principles would this entity fall under? III. Who are the key groups that need to be involved and IV. Do we agree to work together?

It was unanimously agreed that the individuals and groups present wanted to work together and that there was a need to explore a structure/kaupapa that had a clear philosophical/principle base, was flexible enough to meet the needs of the community, could help to strengthen leadership, used what was already in place, was transparent and accountable and had strong business and management capacity.


We also had a brief session on what different initiatives and projects had been introduced into the community over the past 50 – 100 years. Attendees took time to identify what worked, what didn’t and what would we do differently. It was identified that there have been a wide range of initiatives that have taken place within the community, many of which were successful in the short term but have not been successful or sustainable in the long term. The reasons provided were there was very little resource and support in place, government funding stopped, agency interference, lack of local capability and capacity, lack of consultation and communication and a move towards tauiwi practices which undermined the natural systems of whanaungatanga and the environment that helped to build and nourish the local economy and community. It is important to note that the most successful projects identified were the ones that were designed, led, resourced and managed by the community. There were many key learnings to be had from these previous experiences and it is clear that we learn from, and not repeat, the mistakes from the past. It was also identified that for far too long we have been dancing to the beat and timeline of others and that rush and haste is our greatest enemy. It was urged that care is taken to take time to plan, to do things properly and well.

“We have been here for generations… we can take time”


5 What did our Whanau say?

This is a summary of the workshop notes gathered at Motuti Marae:

1. If there was an overarching body to provide support, leadership and guidance what might this look like?

• It will look like Te Runanga o Te Rarawa only smaller – more action • It would belong to us • Determines that we have a say with TROTR, Govt groups etc. • Rather than a formal structure, it acts as a leadership forum • Potential of an online collaborative platform that provides whanau

anywhere in the world to post their ideas, skills, projects, services and resources and share this information with anybody that could be interested in supporting the kaupapa. Works under the Dynamics of Whanaungatanga (DoW) framework.

• Business-like approach – not marae committee

2. What formation/structure might best suit our Takiwa?

• A forum for leadership • Legal entity to access any funding etc. • Good governance and sound business principles • A council forum made up of 3 reps from marae • Existing groups • Co-operative

3. What are the principles we would we like this kaupapa to work under?

• Whanau Kotahi • Pono, Tika and Aroha • Collaboration, Communication, Representation, Capacity Building • Strategic Focus • Better understanding of each other’s purpose • Open communication • Different kaupapa than that of marae

4. Who are the key whanau/groups/organisations to carry this kaupapa

forwards?

• All the groups agreed that the 7 Marae need to be represented, existing trusts, whanau businesses, important that marae retains autonomy - Accountability back to these groups

• Kuia and Kaumatua Reps • People, culture and kids are will be what makes it happen • Skilled people from each community • Representation (by people with necessary attributes) • Other sources of support to consider MSD, TPK and Reconnecting

Northland


5. What are the criteria of the people/groups to be involved?

• Pono, Tika, Aroha • Honesty, integrity, transparency • Good communicators • Sharing not power base • Demographic, age • Ahi Kaa • Accountability • Forward Thinking • Innovative • Positive, Can do attitudes • Business like • Mixture of hau kainga and seeking any additional/missing expertise from

outside 6. Do we work together?

• Unanimous Yes • Ae marika (non-negotiable)

7. What are the key projects you know have taken place in and around the

community over the past 50 years?

• Pihopa Pompallier’s return to the rohe • Historical relationship with our Chinese/Tibetan whanau – Vetnor • Building of the Tavern – shift from communal - previously shared among

the marae (fundraising/dances) – transferred to the Tavern) • Mudbrick scheme – Motukaraka • Co-Hort – Kowhitikaru Road – PEP scheme • Establishment of Te Puna Topu Trust, Panguru Motuti Trust, Waireia Trust

Purchase of shop by Waireia Trust • Marae Trustees 1953 • Oyster Farm (B Mclean) mid 1970’s • Panguru Festival of Faith 1978 • Waireia Trust 1980 (Blair Whanau writing the history) • Panguru High School – closing of the convent 1982 • Area school opens 1983 • Motuti Community Trust 1983 • Motuti Walkway 1989 • Kaumatua Flats – Rangi Point • Motuti Tourism • Tourism (Motuti Walkway, Vetnor, Pomaplier all still have promise) • Warawara – cultural and eco tourism • Mitimiti Trust – Oyster Farm • Panguru Sports and Rec • Small Businesses – Tourism • Hokianga Health • Aquaculture - Motukaraka • Community Centre – Rangi Point • Te Hononga • Building of Te Ao Marama Waka • Diary co-operative scheme • Whanau Gardens – produce/pigs


• Mechanical/Service station – for local support 8. What worked well?

• We naturally co-operated with each other • Dairy Farming – worked well under the co-op scheme, • Oyster Farming (good spat) • Co-Hort – (good skill development and distribution, good healthy food for

community and manaakitanga of manuhiri) • Waireia Trust – lots of potential – butchery, service promise for the future • Projects were successful because they are NGO’s - not government

controlled 9. What didn’t work so well?

• Owners weren’t asked • Lack of communication • Whanau differences • People resources • Government funding stopped • Govt and agency interference, council amalgamation undermined, poor

marketing and distribution, • Maori Affairs collapsed, debt, closure of factory, changes in regulations,

infrastructure (roads,etc) • Whaunangatanga struggled to flourish under tauiwi practice which took

away our rangatiratanga • Oyster farming (not well planned, not a business-like approach, sales

difficult, too much sediment for mature oyster sales, lack of govt advice) • Waireia Trust (debt created to buy back Waireia from Maori Affairs, hard

job to get Waireia back on its feet) 10. What would we do differently?

• Return to whanaungatanga • Utilise the skills and abilities within our own whanau • Re-establish potentially viable businesses • Encourage kids to be involved in hui like this (tomorrows world is theirs) not

only the “top students” – the way we are doing things is perhaps “shutting them out”.

• Encourage parents to be actively involved in shaping our future • Whakatauki (the fruit doesn’t fall far from the tree) • Encourage, imperative that all whanau are involved in the process • Co-operation is critical by joining together the capacity to succeed is

improved – co-operatives • $$$ is critical but so is belief that we can do it!! • Nursery – Diversity, not single industry

11. What are the key barriers/challenges we face?

• Commitment • Confidence • Capacity • Resourcing


12. Other great ideas for exploration

• Tourism, Honey, Aqua culture • Possibility of land co-op to utilise dormant lands – needs planning/workable

timeframes, physical support with no government assistance • Sporting Facilities • Totara, Manuka, Honey • Kahakaharoa – Potential for young people to be involved –

(trekking/walkway development) • Eco-planting • Community Building • Homekill Processing • Provide more support for some of the existing groups and initiatives eg

Kaumatua/kuia group, Permablitz, Kapa Haka, Warawara Kaitiaki • Development of support group/network for young parents/whanau • Walkway developments – fitness, small tourism ventures • Creation of appropriate legal entities to enable

management/governance/funding of new initiatives eg: experience with waterline

• Exploration of ‘co-operatives” in todays world eg. Honey, tourism • Liaison, cooperative relationship with the school and possibly with

wananga, Northtec • Get involved in relationship with DOC (Crown) embodied in treaty

settlement • Building capacity of entities


6 Working Committee – Preparing for the future The interim wider community working committee was established to build upon the momentum that was created from the previous series of community development hui that were held during the period of August 2012 through to the hui held at Waipuna Marae July 19-20.

At the Waipuna Marae based hui July 19-20 2013 the following members were elected and confirmed onto the committee: Andrew Kendall – Matihetihe Marae, Wairea and Te Puna Toopu Trusts; Wendy Ferguson – Te Karaka, the North Hokianga Development Trust; Abe Witana – Waipuna Marae Chair and Te Runanga o Te Rarawa Trustee; Mita and Kaye-Maree Dunn – Ngatimanawa Marae, MEA Ltd; Rongo Makara, Motuti Marae, Panguru Motuti Forestry and the Panguru Development Trusts and Jean Martin, Motuti Marae and the North Hokianga Development Trust.

At the Motuti Marae based hui an invitation for further working Committee nominations was put forward. The following individuals were nominated, confirmed and added to the working committee: Jackie Thompson and Lisa Waipouri – Ngai Tupoto, Tapuwae Incorporation, Bridget Hotere – North Hokianga Devt Trust, Wiremu Peita –, North Hokianga Devt Trust, David Mules – Motuti Marae,. Due to a heavy workload Rongo Makara indicated that she is unable to fully commit to the Working Committee role until November 2013. However, she has indicated that she will contribute and tautoko where possible.

The role of the working committee is to meet and:

• discuss the overarching themes, principles outcomes of our hui

• explore how to support and meet the objectives set by our people

• help co-ordinate and deliver the next hui – December at Matihetihe Marae

• approve external communications

• to share information, views, ideas, and strategies

• to manage and mitigate risks

• provide detailed reports and other communications for our wider community

• approve and sign off budget and financial decisions for the community hui

To help promote the key messages that have come from our hui and work towards:

• sharing the key outcomes of our hui with our respective groups and get feedback on our documents and information shared at our hui

• ensuring individuals, whanau, marae and our respective organisations understand what is taking place and get involved in the planning process

• actively promote this kaupapa among our networks

• Where possible physically connecting, visiting and/or calling whanau to invite them to attend and engage.


As this stage the North Hokianga Development Trust are the financial umbrella of this kaupapa, responsible for accounting for any putea received and spent in relation to the delivery of our community hui.


7 Conclusions and recommendations From all accounts the hui held at Motuti Marae was a constructive hui providing a safe platform to discuss and explore options and opportunities for a direction forward. There was strong support from attendees to continue and build upon the momentum created as a result of these hui, with a view to find ways to collaborate, share information and work more effectively together.

7.1 Conclusions

Matihetihe Marae have offered to host the next wider community development hui in December.

Reports will be distributed to attendees and organisations for further discussion and feedback

7.2 Recommendations

If you have any considerations for the wider community, or if you know of anyone else who does, find a way to get your message heard at these wider community hui as well as:

Share what was heard and talk about this kaupapa to your whanau, marae trustees, trustees

Share this report with your organisations

Review and discuss the Draft Strategy Direction and provide your whakaaro either via a member of the working party identified in this report, via email [email protected] or kanohi ki te kanohi at our next hui.

Attend our next proposed hui at Matihetihe December 7 – 8th and invite more whanau to attend

mailto:[email protected]


8 Appendices

8.1 Appendix 1 Attendees Registration:

1 .List of Registrants at Motuti Hui

Name Address

Bridget Hotere Mangamuka

Ani Topia

Jean Martin Motuti/Mitimiti

Mita Dunn Snr Whangarei

Tari Morunga Panguru

Boy Te Wake Panguru/Ngati Manawa

Paul White Rawene/Ngai Tupoto

David Mules Matawera/Motuti

Lisa Waipouri Ngai Tupoto

Ashlee Morrison Ngai Tupoto

William Bercich Waiparera

Henry Tahana Mitimiti

Charlie Dunn Mitimiti

Mereana Robinson Silbery

Ben Neho Panguru

Maria Larkins NgatiManawa/Panguru

Joe Andrews Kaikohe/Motuti

Joe Arama Mitimiti

Phil Te Tai Waihou

Pa Henare Tate Motuti

David Cook (Boxer) Panguru/Waipuna

Jill Paaka Waihou


R Dargaville NgatiManawa

B Maxwell Motuti

Dawn Davis Motukaraka/Motuti

Sr Rose Harris Motukaraka

Jackie Thompson Ngai Tupoto

Eric Peita Waipuna/Panguru

Melanie Ruka Waipuna/Panguru

Rongo Makara Panguru

Andrew Kendall Mitimiti

Jean Martin Motuti/Mitimiti

Abe Witana Waipuna/Whangarei

Sr Magdalen Shehan Motuti

Name Adrdress

Ben Neho Panguru

Phillip Te Tai Waihou

Rongo Makara Panguru

Jill Paaka Waihou

Joesph David Adams

Matihetihe

Tatiana Materoa Thompson nee Morunga

Kaikohe

David Cook (Boxer) Panguru

Sr Magdalen Shehan

Motuti

David Mules Matawera Road

Joe Andrews Kaikohe

Boy Te Wake Panguru/NgatiManawa

Maria Larkins Panguru


Wendy Fergusson Te Karaka

Tari Morunga Panguru ki Papata

William Bercich Waiparera

Andrew Kendall Mitimiti

Charlie Dunn Mitimiti

Abe Witana Kaitaia

Joan Daniels Motuti

Mita Dunn Snr Whangarei

Rihari Takuira Paihia

Jackie Thompson Ngai Tupoto

Ashlee Morrison Ngai Tupoto

Lisa Waipouri Ngai Tupoto

Henry Tahana Mitimiti

Daniel Wijohn Motuti

R Dargaville Panguru


8.2 Appendix 2 Budget:

Income Amount

Waireia Trust 200

Te Puna Topu O Hokianga Trust 200

Ngai Tupoto 200

Panguru Development Trust Board 200

Te Runanga o Te Rarawa 1,000

Total Received 1,800

Expenditure for Motuti Hui 6th

and 7th

of September

Hui Items Proposed Paid by Cheque Donated Donor

Motuti Marae Hire 6-7th 600 500 Panguru Motuti Trust

Kai x 2 days 1500 1500 Panguru Motuti Trust

Projector & Screen 60 60 Te Runanga o Te Rarawa/Wayne Te Tai

P.A. System B.Cook 60 60 B Cook

Facilitators Travel Koha – Wtn – Panguru 700 700

Kai Mahi travel 50 50 Panguru Motuti Trust

Printing 50 50 Te Runanga o Te Rarawa

Stationery, pens, blue tac 50 50 Te Runanga o Te Rarawa

Flipcharts x 6 120 120 Te Runanga o Te Rarawa

Koha 200 200 Pa Henare, Taumata, Kaimahi

Te Hononga 2 Boxes of CD’s Wendy Henwood

Whiteboard 60 60 Motuti Marae

Total Budget $3.450.00

Total Chq Payments $760.00

Total Donated $2,650.00

TOTAL HUI COSTS $3410.00


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