tpr may 2012

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A monthly newsletter of KA–i tAhu news, views And events

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Tēnei marama

mAtAhi-A-te-tAu | mAy 2012

I tukuna mai tēnei whakaahua e Kathryn Bennie nō Ōraka-Aparima.

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Ranui Manawatu.

Ourdigitalscanningproject,whichincludesbackingupourhardcopywhakapaparecords,isproceedingatpace.

Shortlyaftertheearthquakeswehadbothourhardcopywhakapaparecordsandourwhakapapadatabase(CRM)secured,butwedidnothavescannedcopiesasathirdback-up.Nowwearegettingclosertocompletingthisthirdback-upandIampleasedthisisthecase.

TheWhakapapaUnitandBISteamhavecombinedresourcestogetthejobdoneusingSharePointscanningandstoragetools.Theseprovideasecure,practicalandpurpose-builtopportunitytoprovideuswithscannedanddigitisedcopiesofourtaongaintheeventofyetanothernaturaldisaster.

Asmanyofyouwillbeaware,thewhakapapaworkingfiles,wereamongthefirstbatchofpriorityitemsretrievedfromTeWaipounamu

HouseaftertheFebruary22earthquake.Thanksagaintothebravevolunteerswhorecoveredthefiles.WewerefortunatetohavefriendssuchastheAirforceMuseumtohelpusstorethevolumesofwhakapapafilessecurely.IknowthattheWhakapapaUnit,TeRūnangarepresentatives,andmany,manyofyoubreathedasighofreliefwhenthisjobwassuccessfullycompleted.

Theretrievalraisedanumberofseriousquestions.Wereourbackupsystemsgoodenough?Werethereadditionalthingswecoulddo,notjusttohavethedatastoredinadigitalformat,buttohaveactualcopiesoftheoriginaldocumentsstoredinadigitalformataswell?

TheBISteambroughtintheexpertstoadviseonawayforwardandwiththatexpertteamwewereabletobeddownasystemofscanning,indexinganduploadingourwhakapapadocumentsintoadigitisedstoragesystem.

Theprocessofauthorisedscanningishappeningin-house.Therearealsolayersofsecurityfixedintothesystem.

Ithinktheexampleswesawduringtheearthquakesofbuildingsseverelydamaged,legaldocumentsunabletobeaccessedbylegalfirms,andalongwaitformanyindustriesseekingfilesandvaluables,meansthatwehavegainedexceptionalinsightintowhatcangowrongandwillgowrongwhendisasteroccurs.Iampleasedthatthisscanningprojecthasarisenoutofourdesiretolearnfromtheearthquakesanditmaybethatitsetsaprecedentforotheriwiandindigenouspeoplesthinkingaboutthearchivingandsafekeepingoftheirowntaonga.

AnotherbenefitisthatitwillallowourWhakapapaUnitteammemberstobeabletoshowwhānauallthedocumentsassociatedwiththeirwhānaufileswhentheyareontheroadatTauraheremeetings.PreviouslyonlywhānauwhocouldcometoChristchurchcouldtoseethesefiles.

NāteKaiwhakahaere

TeRūnangaoKaikōuraHe Toki student – ranui manawatu RanuiManawatu,whoiscurrentlycompletinghistradetrainingatCPIT,hasbeendescribedasaconscientiousstudentbyhistutor,FlipLeijten.

‘Hisattendanceisimmaculate,heisarolemodelstudentwithagoodstandardofworkandhe’safamilymanwiththreechildren.He’sabitofafatherlyfigurearoundherekeepinganeyeontheothers.’

ItishardtoimagineRanuiwithoutaplan,butthatwasthesituationbeforeheenrolledinHeTokilastyear.Nowhehasoptions,qualificationsandthehighrecommendationsfromhistutors.

HavingcompletedtheHeTokiweldingprogrammelastyear,RanuiisontracktocompleteCPIT’sfabricationprogrammeinJune.

RanuimovedfromWellingtonandstayedwithhismuminChristchurchtogototheHeTokicourse.Heisgratefulforhiswhānauandtheirsupport,whichhasenabledhimtofollowhisdreams.

DoingthefabricationcoursewilltakeayearoffRanui’sapprenticeship.Ranuichosethecourse,soonedayhecangohomeandmakeboats.

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rā whānauEmmaTainuiArahiaTumahaiPapakuraTainuiShannonWattsHectorTainuiHectorTainuiJnr.

Congratulations CongratulationstoTuariandCassTainuiwhogotmarriedinLasVegasonTuesday24April.TuariistheyoungestsonofthelateGeorgeTainuiandPapakuraTainui.

marae development project Constructionofthewharekaihasbeendelayed,howeverwearepleasedtoannouncethatbuildingwillstart1July.

Tukutuku projectRititia,NellandTangicontinuetokeepourprojectmovingandwesendabigthankyoutothem.TheteamisbeingsupportedbyFayneandourcarvers,whoareoutharvesting.Ifyouwouldliketocontactsomeonetodiscusspleaseemailadmin@ngatiwaewae.org.nzorphoneRititiaReedon02102424874or037558067.

Whakaairo projectThisprojectisontrackandshouldbecompletedbytheendof2012.

TeRūnangaoNgātiWaewae

Fusion Dance Crew holiday wānanga IntheAprilschoolholidays,FusionDanceCrew,alongwithafewnewtamariki,hadtheirfirsthiphopwānangafortheyear.Agroupof12NgātiWaewaetamarikiagedthreeto12attendedthewānanga.Asusual,thesemonkeyscontinuetostepuplearningharderchoreography,evenoutdoingtheirkaiakowhileperformingtotheirparentsandgrandparents.

Front, Paige Hutana. Back from left to right; Aleigha Ngaamo, Tiari Coulston, Brooke Parker.

‘I’mfromKaikōura,bythesea,soIwanttoendupmakingboats–that’swhyIchosefabrication.AlthoughanapprenticeshipisstillpartofRanui’splan

tofurtherhisprofessionalexperience,heisalsoconsideringformingasmallbusinesswithafellowstudentmakingcraypotsandhangicookers.

marae development fund – work on culturally significant sitesTeRūnangaoKaikōuraarecallingforsubmissionsforanyworkrequiredonculturallysignificantsiteswithinourtakiwā.Themaraedevelopmentfundhasbeencreatedtofundprojectsthatmaintainorrevivesites,whichareculturallysignificanttomembersofTeRūnangaoKaikōura.

Thecriteriaisasfollows:1. Expendituremustbeinrelationtoeitheran: existingculturallysignificantsite;or revivalofanoldculturallysignificantsite2. Haveawell-knownhistoricalpastlinkedwith

membersofTeRūnangaoKaikōura3. BesignificanttoanymembersofTeRūnangao

Kaikōuramembers

4. Expendituremustbeforresource–planninganddevelopment,construction,improvementstoexistingsites.

IfyouknowofanyworkthatisrequiredpleasecontacttheofficeofTeRūnangaoKaikōuraandrequestasubmissionform.Eitheremailsara.watson@ngaitahu.iwi.nzorphoneon(03)3196513.Submissionsclose31May2012.

ngā Uri o mangamaunu Whānui inc annual general meeting (aGm)TheNgāUrioMangamaunuWhānuiIncAGMwillbeheldSaturday9Junestartingat10:30amatMangamaunuMarae.

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Front, left to right; Brooke Parker, Aleigha Ngaamo, Zion Meihana-Whittle, Tamia Osikai. Back left to right; Shiana Meihana,Tayejana Mason, Dane Tumahai and Tamaki Tumahai.

Afterwardsthetamarikienjoyedahugewaterfight,wheretheyhadover200waterballoons.Whatamess,sorryNell.Whānaualsoenjoyedanawesomehākari.

Thankyoutoalltheparentsthatcontinuetoshowsomucharohatoourtamariki,yoursupportpushesmetotryandgivemyalltothesemonkeys.AlsoabigthankyoutoNellandTāuaMataforyourmeankai,that’stheonlytimeourtamarikiaresilent.AndtoFusionDanceCrew,thankyouforallyourawesomehardworkandeffort,youguysmakemeproudeverytimeIwatchyouperform.

NāChantalTumahai

KāiTahuwhānui,tēnākoutou!NeirātewhakamihaoKātiMāhakikiMakaawhiokiakoutoukatoa!

Kaitemihiatu,kaitetakiatukikātiniaituāoiawhānau,iahapū,iaiwimaiMuriwhenuakiRakiurataenoaatukikāmotukēoteao.Haere,haere,haereaturā.Haerekoutoukitetahaokātīpunaetatarianakituaoteārai.Moemaikoutouiterakimārie.

Rātoukiāratou,tātouanōkiatātou.Kahurianōkiteaotakata,tēnāanōkoutoukatoa!

TeTaioPoutinihasbeenenjoyingmixedweather.Therecentmuchneededraindidappear,butnotinthequantitiesneededtorefillwatertanksandwehavestartedtofeelmoreofachillintheair!Therehasbeenalothappeningoverthelastmonth.

TeRūnangaoMakaawhioWehaveheldoursecond‘paperless’huirūnanganui(executivemeeting),whichwasverysuccessful.Membersarequicklycomingtogripswiththetabletsandtheusefulappsuploadedtoaidnavigationandmakingnotesontheelectronicagendas.Styluspensreplacetheinkvariety,ourboardtableisunclutteredandIthinkeveryonewouldagree,weareall‘converts’tothedigitalera!

Theutilisationofdigitaltoolshasnotstoppedattheboardtable!OurchairpersonPaulMadgwickhasbeenkeepingwhānauuptodateonourblogandtwitteraccounts.Ifyouwanttobecomea‘follower’goontomakaawhio.blogspot.co.nz,thetwitteraccountcanbeaccessedfromthesamepage.Addyouremailto‘followbyemail’spaceprovidedandyouwillreceiveanupdateeverytimePauladdsanewblog.Happyreading!

ngāti apa relationship agreementNgātiWaewaeandNgātiApaiwisignedarelationshipagreementinApril.Theagreementdemonstratesourcommitmenttoworktogetheronfutureendeavoursofbothsocialandcommercialnature.Ifwhānaumemberswouldlikeacopyoftheagreementpleasecontacttherūnangaoffice.AbigthankyoutoourKaikōurawhānauandTāTipene,Trevor,MarkandSandrawhoattendedthesigning.

Te rūnanga o ngāti Waewae calls for nominations for the electoral College TeRūnangaoNgātiWaewaewillbeformallycallingfornominationsfortheTeRūnangaoNgātiWaewaeElectoralCollege.ThisCollegeistaskedwiththeprocessofappointingtheTeRūnangaoNgāiTahu

representative.Nominationsopeninafewmonthstime.Foracopyofthepolicyandeligibilitycriteriapleaseemailadmin@ngatiwaewae.org.nzorphonetherūnanga037568088.

NgātiWaewaeRūnangaiscommittedtoensuringthatthepolicyandprocessisconsistentwiththeTeRūnangaoNgāiTahuActandCharter.ThisalsomeansthatwehaveapolicyandprocessinplacetoallowthoseNgātiWaewaewhānaunotregisteredwithTeRūnangaoNgāiTahu,theopportunitytovoteandstand.

Ifyouareanon-registeredmemberpleasecontacttherūnangaofficeasabovetolodgeyourinterestintakingpartintheprocess.

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anZaC Day serviceOurannualANZACDaymemorialservice,onceagaindrewlocalcommunityandrūnangamemberstogetheratourmarae,tocommemorateandtocelebrateourbraveservicemenandwomen.Around40peopletookpartintheremembranceserviceledbyourupokorūnanga,venerableRichardWallace,withreadingsfromMataHollidayandMereWallace.

HelenRasmussen,MataHollidayandMaxieDuncansharedmemoriesandwartalespasseddownfromwhānau,beforepoppieswerelaidandserviceconcluded.Everyonethenmovedoutsidetoourflagpole–TeHokowhituāTūforawreathlayingceremony,entrustedtothreeofourtamariki,whowereveryexcitedtobegiventherole!

Bringingaplate‘SouthWestlandstyle’resultedinabanquetofdelicaciesgalore,whichmettheappetitesofeveryone…afittingwaytoendawonderfuloccasion.

OurANZACDaycommemorationsalwaysincludeavisittoPapakeriUrupānearourmarae.WevisitthegraveofWorldWarIMāoriBattalionreturnedsoldier,AkuhataTeNaihitoacknowledgehimandtolaypoppies.Akuhata(Gus)wasthesonofWiKatauTeNaihiandReaTeKoeti.Hereturnedfromthewarandcamehomedamagedandsufferingfromthegashehadinhaledwhileoverseasfighting.

Thisaffectedhimfortherestofhisdays.HistwobrothersKinihe(Kelly)andWi(Wilson)didnotreturnandhavelaidinacemeterymorethan12,000milesawayfromtheirMakaawhiohomefornearly100years.Kuamihia,kuatakihia,kamaumaharatonutātoukiarātou…

Karera, Bjorn and Charlotte holding the wreath await the raising of the flag by upoko rūnanga Venerable Richard Wallace.

Kōhatu whakamaharataka memorial stoneAfteryearsofdiscussionsandabitofplanning,wewillsoonbeinstallingamemorialstoneandplaqueatRuataniwha(ArahuraUrupā).AnumberofourMāhakiwhānauhavebeenburiedthereovertheyears,manywithoutheadstones,andwiththesupportofNgātiWaewaewefeltitappropriatethattheybeacknowledged.

Thekōhatuhasbeenprepared,thebaseinstalledandnowadateset,inconjunctionwithNgātiWaewaeforthehurakōhatu(unveiling),Saturday2Junestartingat10.30am(QueensBirthdayWeekend).Therewillbeamorningteafollowingtheceremony,atArahuraMarae.Naumai,haeremai!

maramataka calendar of events HuirūnanganuiexecutivemeetingOurnewscheduleofmeetingsfor2012hasbeenconfirmedandhasbeenpostedontoourwebsite.

Māhaki whānau pictured at the grave of Akuhata Te Naihi, Papakeri Urupā.

Ournextscheduledmeetingwillbeheldon23JuneinHokitikaatouroffice,startingat9.30am.Pleaselettheofficeknowifyouareattendingforcateringpurposes.

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CongratulationsCongratulationstoouroldestson,KirionaTeWhatumanawaKellyJosephKereru,whograduatedfromWintecinMarchwithacertificateinautomotivemechanics.KirionahasreturnedtoWintectostartadiplomaincomputing,hehopestohaveacareerasanautoelectrician.

Congratulationsalsotoouryoungestson,GraysonMikaereRupeneKereru,whograduatedfromthe

C.A.T.U.SprogramatWairoaCollegeinApril.Thisprogramisanintensearmy-styletrainingprogramthatencouragesteambuilding,confidence,leadershiprolesandmanymoreskills.GraysonhassinceenrolledatTeKuraMotuhakeoTeAtaarangikiTeWairoa.HewillspendthenexttwoyearsstudyingforacertificatefollowedbyadiplomaintereoMāori.

NāShaunandLizKereru.

CommunicationOursecondraumati(summer)editionofKa Tangi te Kōkōhasbeenposted.Anelectroniccopyisavailableonourwebsiteandifyouprefertoreceiveanelectroniccopypleaseemailmakawhio1@xtra.co.nztoletmeknow.Includeyourname,latestaddressandphonenumber,alongwiththenamesofanyothermembersinyourhousehold,thiswillensureourdatabaseisup-to-date.

membership databaseWehaveagrowinglistofreturnedmailandencouragememberstocontactuson0800955007tocheckyouraddressandcontactdetailsareuptodate.

Ifyoupreferemail,sendthroughyourname,andthenameofanyothermembersinyourhousehold,

[email protected]

Beforeclosing,therearenowafewwaysforyoutokeepintouch,catchuponnewsorkeepabreastofwhat’shappening.Tryourwebsitewww.makaawhio.maori.nz,friendourFacebookpage,readourblog: makaawhio.blogspot.co.nzorTwitter@makaawhio.

Contactcanbemadebyemailmakawhio1@xtra.co.nzorphone037557885or0800955007.Wealsohavewhānauemailgroups;soifyouwanttobeadded,emailtheoffice.

MāteAtuakoutouemanaaki,etiakihoki.Mauriora!

aroha ki te tangataJohnoCroftsandwhānauwouldliketothankallthosewhojoinedthem,duringtheEasterbreak,fortheunveilingsofTeRuahine,Robert-RaymondandManamotuhakeCrofts.AspecialthankstoApotoroRehita,AwhinaJamesandDonnaRobinsonforleadingusintheservice.AlsothankyoutoRangioraTeKōhangaReoforyourmanaakitangaandthankstoall

TeNgāiTūāhuririRūnangaofourwhānauwhotravelledfromAustraliaandallpartsoftheNorthIslandtobewithus.WeloveyouallandwillleaveyouwiththeselovingwordsfromourmotherandwifeTeRuahine.

‘Kitemauitewehiotearohakiteiwi,ara!‘Arohatētahikitētahi’,arohakiteiwi.’

Johno Crofts.

Hari huri tau ki a koe ArianaReihana5May(16yearsold)JoshToohey2May(21yearsold).

Whānaualsocelebratedthe83rdbirthdayofJohnoCroftson25AprilwithlunchatValentinesinHamilton.WeloveyouPouifromKirionaandMarree,MaiaunaandTaena,GraysonandXavieroxoxoxoxoxo

‘Kotemanuekaianaitemiro,nōnatengāhere,kotemanuekaianaitemātauranga,nōnateao.’

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marae update – it’s a pretty big jobWell!NotmuchfortheAprilnewsaswehavehadalotoftangi.WehadfivebetweenFebruaryandApril(toomany).Anotherpartofthebuildinghasbeenadded,betweenthewharenuiandablutionblock,forthemattressroomandothercupboards.Thefrontofthebuildingislookinggood,themahauhasbeenputinposition,thereissomuchworkinvolvingthatpieceofframe.

Ourwhānaucandowonders,andwonderstheyaredoing.Arnoldcameandfinishedcuttingtreesattheback,sobuilderscandotheirmahiaroundthere.It’slikeacircus,tractorsgoing,truckscoming,boysswingingfromtherafters,clickingofthenailsandboardsgettingliftedeverywhere.

Thecarparkisgettingdoneontheothersideofwhare,butI’mnotlookingoverthere,Ionlyhaveeyesforthewharenui.

It’ssohardtoexplaintheprogressofthewharenui,socomeupandhavealook,(youcanonlyviewfromothersideofsecurityfence).

Theyhavebegunlayingthedraininfrontofthewharenui,alsoaconcretetruckarrivedtostarttheboxingofthesunporch.

Allwallshavebeenputup.Idon’tknowwhatI’mgoingtodowhentheystartputtinguptheoutsideboards,becauseIwon’tknowwhat’sgoingoninside.Nevermind,IwillwaituntiltheyfinishbecauseIamnotgoingthroughthesecuritygatesortheymightgoonstrike(notheywon’t).Theyhavealsoputuptheframefortheablutionblock.Allthetreesandstumpshavebeenpulledoutfromthewestsideofthewharenuitomakewayforafootpath.

KakiteanōPatriciaSilk-Anglem.

Trustees of Tawera ahu Whenua TrustTaweraAhuWhenuaTrustwillholdtheannualshareholdersmeetingonSaturday7Julystartingat11am,atARLCoolstore,103HiltonStreet,Kaiapoi.

Agenda:InoiMihiwhakatauNgāmate/apologiesMinutesofpreviousannualgeneralmeetingconfirmedCorrespondenceAnnualreport

FinancialreportElectionofnew/additionaltrusteesTrusteerecommendationsInoitoclosethemeetingShareholdersareinvitedtobringkaitoshareafterwards.

Nohooramai

ArohaHReriti-CroftsCBEJP021783594Iapi.

ŌnukuRūnangaKā mateHetohuarohakiaArthurBoyTikaoKuamate10May2012

EtePōua,tangoatuamātouneiarohaheikorowaimahanamāumōtōrerengahou.OkiokikoeiraroitehāoteAtua.Kokoetetaonga,tepoutokomanawaotewhanau.Kāreemututearohamōaketonuatu.

Forourdad,poua,andfriendIt’shardtofindthewordstosay,allthatwefeelsinceyouwentaway.Itwasyourtime,thatmuchweknow,butstill,sohardtoletyougo.

Wemissyousomuch,sinceourgoodbyes,thecheekytwinklinginyoureyes,yourbighands,laughterfulloffun.Agreatheartheldloveforeveryone.

Werememberyourwisdom,thejokesyousaid,thequietdignityinyourtread,thebeautifulsparkthatwastrulyyou,lovedbyeveryoneyouknew.

Andinthistimeofpainandgrief,wefindsmallcomfortwithbelief,thatinsomeformyoustilltraverse,aspostmasteroftheuniverse.

Tillwemeetagain,arohanui.

TheTikaowhānauwouldliketoacknowledgeallthosewhohelped,spoke,cooked,cleaned,laughed,cried,sharedandlovedourbeautifulPōua.Tēneitemihiarohakiakoutou.Kiaoraanō!

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Rā whānau ki a Branson Millar.

TeHapūoNgātiWheke

rā whānau DawnKottier,LylePhillips,MarleneKamo,RoyTikao,CodyLaffey,TrevorPerry,CaineTauwhare,RexGillies,NgarangiandNgahinaTauwhare,JoeBriggs,HiwiTauroa,RiMcConnell,DeanCouch,BruceRhodes,NgahinaGillies,HineariLamberg,ElvisRakena,JuneSwindells,MihiroaGillies,NicRandle,EileenBurnell,EveBarlow,HayleyGuthrie,PeterCouchJnr,LibbyDellandTeRahuiDenny.

Haere mai kā pēpiKirianneBurroughswasbornJanuary2012inVancouvertoKatherineandIanBurroughs,anothermokoforDonaldandDorothy.

GreatTāuaPriscillaStoneisdelightedtoannouncethearrivaloffivenewgreatmokopunatotheStonewhānauandourhapūNgātiWheke.ThisisabigwelcometoAva,Pohatu,Luca,AorakiandTautahi.Congratulationstotheirparentsontheirsafearrivals.

rā whānau

matariki huka nuiOurannualPuakahuiisapproaching.Thisyearisdedicatedtothepastandpresent;knowledgeofold,taughtthroughourleadersoftoday,toinspiretheaspirationsofouryouthoftomorrow.ThisconversationwillfocusontheAkaroaHarbourtaiāpure,Māorirongoāandhealtheducation,withthesamefun,hands-onandcreativeflarethePuakausuallyhas.

Visuallyandspiritually,theteachingsoverthepastyearshavebeenembracedbyourwhānauandallwhomhaveattended.Sharingofourknowledgewillsupporttheimportanceofdevelopingleaderswithinthewhānau.Ōnukuwillcontinuewiththesetraditionstopreparewhānauforthewintermonths,celebratenewlife,whilereconnectingtogethertoenhancetheresilienceofthewhānaulivingintheŌnuku(KātiTārewa)takiwā.ThePuakaprovidesanopportunitytohearfromourkaumātuatotelltheirpastexperiencesandknowledgeofthePuakaandharvestingintheirday.‘Kai mau koe ki te kupu a tōu kaumātua’

Thehaukāingaandexternalwhānauattendinganticipateanotherwinterhui,whichwillbringwhānautogethertosingwaiataonthebeachandjustasimportantlytofeelprotectedatŌnuku.

Date:Monday2–Thursday5JulyCost:KohaonarrivalRegistrations:MelanyTainui0210479907.

important dates10JuneRūnakameeting,10.30amŌnukuMarae2July–5JulyPuaka.

Afterabusymonthofnohomaraewe’dliketoremindyouthatbookingscanbemadeviaourwebsitewww.onuku.iwi.nzorbyemailonukumarae@gmail.com

WehostedagroupofNgāiTahuwhānau,withKotahiManoKāika,foratereowānaka.Itwasaveryenjoyableandsuccessfulweekend,aimedatthosebeginningtereothroughtothoseatanintermediatelevel.

Kā mateArthur(Boy)Tikao.

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insert pic: ava no Te rū \

Ava Nō Te Rū first daughter of Tumanako and Aaron Wealleans, sister of Kane Te Kaha and another mokopuna for Steve and Herena.

Luca Stone, first son of Juliana and Leon Stone, first mokopuna for Mutu and Sue Stone.

Aoraki Mitchell, first son of Ata and Simon Mitchell, mokopuna for Clive and Petina Stone.

Tautahi Stone, first son of Ruby and Waipū Stone, another mokopuna for Clive and Petina Stone.

Pohatu Randell is the first son of Kia and Sam Randell and little brother for Matekino, Lilly-Mae and Petina Rose and another mokopuna for Clive and Petina Stone.

anZaC – Lest we forget AsayoungboygrowingupinRāpaki,DonaldCouchknewthreeofthelocalkaumātuawhoservedatGallipoli,andreturnedhome.TheywereHenarePaipēta(UncleHarry),JCTikaoandAnatipa(Lummy)Manihera.LastmonthDonaldwasatlastabletovisitGallipoliandthegravesiteofRāpakiwhānaumemberWaitereManiherawhowaskilledandburiedatChunukBair,Gallipoli.Waitere’smother,Makareta,wasthesisterofDonald’stāuaKitiCouch(néePaipeta).

Donald at Gallipoli, wall of remembrance.

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VisitingthememorialswasamovingandemotionalexperienceforbothDonaldandDorothy,whowereespeciallyimpressedwiththerespectforthewairuaofthoseburiedthere,andtheTurkishfortheirregardofformerANZACadversaries.GoingtoGallipoliisaveryspecialjourney,especiallyforRāpakiwhānau.

anZaC at rāpakiAsinpreviousyears,whānaufromRāpaki,LytteltonandŌtautahigatheredatdaybreaktoremember.ItbeganinsideWhekewithaserviceofremembranceledbyRikiPitamaandNukuKorako,whichincludedarollcall,andthencontinuingatGallipoliWharfbeforereturningtothemaraeforkaihākari.Alittlelaterinthemorning,afewkeenwalkerswereseenstridingoffalongGovernorsBayRoadtowardsLytteltontojoinourneighboursintheircommemorations.

matariki celebration OnQueensBirthdayWeekend,Saturday2June,from10amto2pm,RāpakiPāwillcomealiveforMatarikiwithaseriesofeventsfocusedaroundthisyear’stheme,thecelebrationofculturaldiversitythroughthesharingofdanceandmusic.Experienceafamilydayofentertainment,interactiveparticipation,sharing,andfun.RāpakiextendsawarminvitationtoallculturaldanceandmusicgroupsaroundtheLytteltonHarbourbasin,soifyouareamorris,belly,highland,kapahakagroup,schoolbandoranyotherculturalgroup,wewouldlovetohearfromyou.

Thedaywillbeginwithapōwhiri,at10amthenthedancegroupsandmusicgroupswillperformonanoutdoorstage.MatarikiisaboutsharingkaiandRāpakiinvitescommunitygroupswhowouldliketodosomefundraisingtoholdfoodstallsatthisevent.Allstallholderswillneedtoprovidetheirowntables,heatingandsoonandberesponsibleforsettingup,manningandpackingup.

Toregisteryourinterestineitherperformingand,orholdingafoodstallcontacttheofficeatRāpaki033289415orWendyatLytteltonCommunityHouse037411427.

ngāi Tahu road ShowTeHapūoNgātiWheke(Rāpaki)wasprivilegedtohosttheNgāiTahuRoadShowfortheChristchurcharea.ItwasaveryrelaxedandinformativeeveningspentwithsomeofourhighprofileNgāiTahuleaders.

First match of the seasonFortwoKamocousins,JacksonandWaianaitwastheirfirstmatchoftheseasonplayingfortheWaitemataRoverssoccerteam(WestAuckland).

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Action shot.

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Waiana Kamo (daughter of Ward and Agnes Kamo) and Jackson Whaitiri and Emmanuel Te Koeti Kamo (Amos and Catherine Kamo’s sons).

news from BaliChefJasonDellisprettyfranticatwork–constructionofthenewluxuryresort,RegentBaliismovingalong,andJasonishopingtobemovingintopropermanagementofficesverysoon.Hesaystheofficestheyareinnowaretoocrowdedandpokey.Jason’sfourtopchefsallarrivesoon,soheisreallylookingforwardtothat.

rāpaki recovery TherecentvisittoRāpakibyCERAandChristchurchCityCouncilrepresentatives,althoughalittleoverdue,waswelcomed,informativeandwellattendedbyRāpakiwhānau.Themajorityofresidents,whosepropertiesremainwhitezoned,andthosewithsection124notices,receivedassurancebyCERAthatre-zoningannouncementsforPortHillswillbemadeattheendof

At Gallipoli Wharf in Rāpaki.

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Wairewa rūnaka – mātahi ā te Tau 2012Tēnātātoukatoa,Mātahiatetaukotetīmataka,kahaeaaMatariki,aPuaka,wherikoanaitepōatarau.KaputatehāoMakariri,anōkotepaoaitehaue!Kuataemaitewāomākeremumuhupetautaumetekohu,metekōpakahoki.Kotetūmanako,ewhāroaroaanakoutouimuaiteahimuramura,kaorekēitekauaHinetakurua.

TeRūnangaoWairewaNeirātemihikauatukiakoutoumeōkoutouwhānaukuahorahiaiKāPākihiWhakatekatekaoWaitaha,kairaroitemaruoAorakimatatū.

Mauriorakiatātou.

Hui rūnaka – upcoming datesJune10(June3QueensBirthdayweekend)August1October7(annualgeneralmeeting)December2.

June.ItremainsunknownhowlongwecanexpecttheflowofheavytrafficalongGovernorsBayRoad.ItistheonlyroutefortrafficoutofLytteltonshouldthetunnelbeclosedforanyreason,anditissaidtobeacriticallifeline.Mostdaysandevenduringeveninghours,truckscanbeobserved,heardandfelttravelling,sometimesatspeedthroughRāpaki.

OneresidenthighlightedtheissueofsafetywhenhereferredtoanaccidentonGovernorsBayRoadinvolvingatruckcarryingaloadofglass,whichtippedoveronitsside.Thequestionishowmuchmoredamagetoalreadydamagedpropertyisthisheavytrafficflowcausing?

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marae urgent earthquake repairsInthegallery,thelargewindowhasbeenreplaced,diagonallycrackedgibwallliningsrepaired,plasteredandwaitingtobepainted.Inthewharekai,thesteelportalframehasbeenfastenedtotheblockwork.Sprinklercapsthatpoppedoutintheceilingofthewharenuiandmahauhavealsobeenreplaced.Thereismore,notsourgent,repairworktocomeandweapologiseinadvancefortheinconveniencethisiscausing.Hopefullysoonwewillbeabletoconfidentlyofferovernightbookings.

Language revitalisation MarilynShirt,inherroleasDeanofIndigenousLanguages,BlueQuills,FirstNationsCollegewillbevisitingwithsomeofherstudentsduringthefirstweekinJuly.Sheishopingtoconnectwithprogrammesandpeoplewhoareinvolvedinlanguagerevitalisationandinterestedinaculturalexchange.Thankyoutothosewhohavealreadyexpressedinterest.

rūnanga meetingsAtourAprilrūnangameeting,changingtobi-monthlyrūnangameetings,particularlyoverthecomingwintermonthswasputforwardforconsideration.EverysecondSundayhasbeenthepatterninthepast,butringtheRāpakiofficeifyouareindoubt.

Accident on Governors Bay Road.

Taonga puoro wānangaWairewaMaraewasfullofthesoundsofTaongaPuoro(Māorimusicalinstruments)ontheweekendof4-6May.ThereasonwasawānangaleadbyRichardNunns,NewZealand’sforemostauthorityonthesetreasures.ThiswānangafollowedonfromtheoneheldatChisnallwoodIntermediateschoolin2010.

Themainfocusthistimearoundwastumutumu(apercussioninstrument),pūtōrino(atypeofflute/bugleuniquetoMāori)andpūkāea(awoodentrumpet).TumutumuaresouthernstyledinstrumentsveryrelevanttoKāiTahu,becausetheywereusedtoaccompanykarakia,mōteateaandsoon.

WewereprivilegedtoseeLouisePōtiki-BryantdancetoaTumutumuplayedbyRichardduringtheopenfloor Richard Nunns talks about pūtōrino.

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sessiononSaturdayevening.AriannaTikaoalsosangthreeofhersongstothisinstrument(playedbyherselfandsomefellowparticipants).

TeachingalongwithRichardwasWarrenWarbrick,oneofthecountry’sleadingpūkāeaandpūtōrinomakers.Heisnotedformakingthesetraditionallybysplittingandadzingwithhandmadetoki.Afterdemonstratingtheseskillsfashioningapūtōrino,hegaveoverhistoolsforlessonsandwelearnedsomevaluablenewskills.OnSundayheletwhānauplayhisbestpūkāea,aftertuitionfromRichardandhimself.

OneofourfellowparticipantswasJeremyCloake,alsoanexpertpūtōrinomaker.Jeremyheldasessiondisplayinginstrumentsheiscurrentlymaking,whichareexactreplicasoftheoneshegottostudyintheLondonMuseum(theseweremadeavailableforplayingaswell).Healsodemonstratedmakingangurufromapilotwhale’stooth.

WeallwentdowntoBirdlingsFlatafterlunchonSaturdaytofossickforgemsandabrieftalkonlocalhistory,beforereturningwithpocketsfulloftreasuresandpotentialnewtumutumu.

AfterthatGeoffLowgavealessononplayingkōauauthathadthemaraealivewiththesoundofflutewellintotheevening.Agreattimewashadbyall,andeveryonecan’twaitforthenextwānanga.TheorganiserswouldliketothanktheNgāiTahuFundforthefundingthatmadethiswānangapossible. Warren Warbrick making a pūtōrino with a toki.

Electric fishing on the Ōkana.

Kia Ora Hauora – noho taiaoKawanikē–15rakatahifromŌtautahisecondaryschoolsrecentlyattendedanohotaiaoheldatthemarae.Thetwo-daymaraebasedwānakadeliveredsciencecurricularthroughakaupapaMāorilens,whereparticipantsgotthechancetolearnaboutconservation,environmentalissuesandtraditionalfoodgathering.

Thewānakaencouragedrakatahitoconsiderchoosingscienceswhenmakingtheirsubjectchoicesatschool.ThewānakafeaturedhāereeretothelocalreserveatŌkuti,wheretheyidentifiednativeplantsandlearntabouttraditionaluses,beforetheyheadedoverthehilltothemoanaatTeKaio.Theretheywereshownhowtomakepōhā,atraditionalpreservingvessel,andgatheredkūtaiforkai.

TheysetahīnakitocatchtunaandelectricfishedalongtheŌkanaaspartofthestateofthetakiwāprogramme.Thestudentssawkanakana,longandshortfintuna.

TherakatahiwerealsofortunatetohaveDrJamieAtariafromLincolnUniversity,attendandimparthiswisdomandmātaurakarelatingtoNgāiTūhoeKiwiprojectandtheimpact1080hasonournativefloraandfauna.

MatthewSollis,nōKātiWaewaesaid‘Ienjoyedthetriptotheforestwherewelearnedaboutallthekaiinthe

nativebush,andalsoIlikedlearningaboutrongoāandhowtomakeapōhāatthebeach.’ItwasanactionpackedwānakaandwasmeanPūtaiaomean!

Ariana Tikao playing a pūkāea.

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Wairewa rūnanga constitution review – Saturday 26 may

Measuring a long fin female tuna.

Tana Luke and Tane Flanagan eating some karamu berries. Madison Thomson and Slade filling in a state of the takiwā form.

Tākuta Jamie with his first pōhā at Te Kaio.

Therewillbeapotlucklunch,sopleasebringsomekaitoshare.

Iwillbesendingoutoldandtheproposednewconstitutionspriortothehui,soifyouhaven’treceivedtheseinthemailbyMonday21Mayandyouwouldlikecopies,canyoupleasecontacttheoffice [email protected] or033771513.

Thesub-committee,whichhasbeenworkingontheconstitutionsince2010,hasalmostcompletedthemahitheydeemedrequiredtochangetheconstitutionandbringituptodate.Tobringusclosertotheendoftheprocess,awānakaisbeingplannedtodiscusstheproposedchanges,withasmanyoftheregisteredmembersaswecantoaddyourinput.

ThewānangawillbeheldatthemaraeonSaturday26Mayat10amandhopefullywillbefinishedby3pm.

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aoraki BoundKoAorakitemaukaKoKāiTahuteiwiKoTahuPōtikitetupunaKoAlanBilayrdtōkuhākoroKoJudithBilyardtōkuhākuiNōWhakatāneahauKoTimarutōkukāikainaineiKoSteventōkuikoa.

AorakiBoundwastheultimateintroductiontome!Andtoallthethingslistedinmypepeha,mywhenua,mytūpuna,iwiandourtraditions.

IthasgivingmeaproudsenseofknowingwhereIamandwhereIcomefrom.AorakiBoundunlockedunknownconfidencewithin.

IhavenowshifteddowntoTeWaiponamutolearnfirst-handandgetinvolvedwithmyKāiTahubackground.

Iwouldliketobeanactivepartinkeepingourtraditionsalive.AorakiBoundhasleftaneverlastingimpressiononmylifeandIthankeveryoneinvolvedwithmakingit

possibleforme,myfriends,thosethatcamebeforeandhopefullywillcomelongafter.

ThesearesomewordsIwroteonourhīkoi,Rangimarieourinstructorthoughtitwouldbenicetosendinandshare.

‘Ittakesasteptosayyou’regoingtolearnaculture.Iwishtoleapandknowourculture.Tofeelasenseofmanafromknowingmytūpuna,myiwi,andtheland.Tocarryonthesetraditionsandstoriesthroughmywhānauandfuturemokopuna.ThisishowIwishtoprotectourKāiTahutaka.’

Kiaoraanō,StevenBilyard

apply nowAdventure,culture,Aoraki.Registeryourinterestforthenextcoursesorrecommendsomeoneyouknowwhowouldlovetofacethechallenge.Hurryasthereareonly28spacesavailable.

Ringuson08005248248,checkoutwww.aorakibound.co.nzlikeusonFacebook,[email protected]

E,koutourāngāparehuia,ituituiateraupuhipuhikitemanawaotōtātouwakaaAoraki,tēnāanōkoutou.Katikahokikatīrahamairāteraurangatirakingāwaipukeotetangata,erereāwhiowhiotehotuhotuotewhatumanawakiōtātouneitinikahurangi,koutourāngāmanutakahiihīkoirāitearawhakarauika,heāpitinuku,heāpitiRangi,hemanukura,hemanungaehe,hemanukoekoeā,rereaturākitehuimanoote

TeTaumutuRūnanga

Taumutumeanstheendofaridge,orahighridge.ThenamemayalsobeashortenedversionofTePāoTeIkamutu–atraditionalsiteinthearea.

The mahinga kai status of Te WaihoraThelakeasamahingakai(foodsource)hasalwaysbeenadefiningaspectofmaraelifeatTaumutu.OngoingconcernsaboutthepreservationofandrespectforthisresourcearecentraltotheworkofTeTaumutuRūnangatoday.

Historic pā sitesThepāofthreeNgāiTahutūpuna–TeRakitāmau,TeRuahikihikiandMokiII–wereestablishedatvarioustimesatTaumutu.TeRakitāmau’spācalledHakitaiwassituatednearthetraditionalopeningofTeWaihoratothesea.Thispāsitehasnowbeenreclaimedbythesea.ThepāofTeRuahikihikicalledŌrariki(theplaceofchiefs)andTePāoTeIkamutu(thevillageofthebackwashofthefish),werebuiltonanarrowsectionoflandbetweentheedgeofTeWaihoraandtheseawheretheHoneWetereChurchnowstands.

kahurangi,haere,hokiaturāHokimairākiteAomāramanei,tūtewiniwini,tūtewanawana,tūwhakaititātoukiatātou,tūtīheimaurioraEmihinei,etanginei,etūwhakaitineitemihiarohaaTaumutukiakoutourāōkuhirinui,ōkuhirirahi,Maraka!Maraka!Hurinoa,tēnākoutou,tēnāanōtātou.

ngāti moki marae TaumutuForthisissueIhaveincludedanarticlefromtheChristchurchCityLibrary,whichwhānaumayfindinteresting.

NgātiMokiMaraeislocatedatTaumutu,onthequietshoresofTeWaihora(LakeEllesmere)atthesouthernendofKaitōretespit.ThebackgroundroaroftheoceaniseverpresentaswavesbreakontothenarrowspitthatseparatesTeWaihorafromthesea.

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Kāika historyAplaceofoccupationforover600years,Taumutuhasalongstandingculturalhistoryandhasbeenthesiteofmucharchaeologicalinterestforthisreason.Pitsarevisibleinthepaddockacrossfromthemarae.TheselargedepressionsinthegroundaretheresultoftheremovalofearthforuseinwhatareconsideredtobesomeofthesouthernmostkūmaragardensintheSouthIsland.

The kūmara gardens at TaumutuThe19thcenturysawthekāikaatTaumutuembroiled

intheturmoiloftheKaiHuākafeud1825-28.ThekāikawasthendoublythreatenedbyTeRauparaha’sinvasionandthearrivalofincreasingnumbersofEuropeanfarmersandfishermen.Europeanimmigrantsworkedtoharnessthebountyofthelakeanddevelopitssurroundinglandsintopasture.Māoriinfluenceintheareawasrapidlyeroded,culminatinginthe1848KempPurchasethatsawmuchofthelandatTaumutupassingoutofNgāiTahucontrol.Ongoingexploitationofthelake’sresourcesandtheEuropeanpresenceledtothepopulationatTaumutubeinginseriousdeclinebytheendofthe19thcentury.

ngāti mokiDespitethedecreasingpopulationatTaumutuinthelate1800s,anewmeetinghallwasbuiltandofficiallyopenedon7May1891.Itreplacedanearlierstructurethathadstoodonthesamesite.ThehallwasnamedMokiafterthetipunawhoseoriginalhistoricpāhadstoodonthesameground.The names of the marae buildingsBelowNgātiMokiisthemaraewānangabuilding,Tūteahuka,namedafteraNgāiTahuancestoraltohungaandawharethatoncestoodonWaikirikiri(theSelwynRiver).ThediningroomadjoiningNgātiMokiisnamedRikiTeMairakiEllisoninhonourofTaumutukaumātuaRikiEllison.

ThemostrecentadditiontothecollectionofmaraebuildingsisanofficethatwasbuiltontothefrontofTūteahuka.Anewroofedgatewayhasalsobeenconstructeddirectlyinfrontofthistoprovidesheltertomanuhiriwhentheyarewelcomedtothemarae.

Hone Wetere ChurchH.K.TaiaroawasamanofthechurchandimmediatelyafterhismovetotheTaumutudistrictheworkedwiththelocalMāoriandPākehācommunitiestoraisefundsforthebuildingofawharekarakia.TheHoneWetere(JohnWesley)ChurchwassubsequentlybuiltonthespirituallysignificantsiteoftheoldpāofTeRuahikihiki.ThechurchwasopenedinApril1885.ItremainscloselyassociatedwithNgātiMokiMarae–themaraeurupāissituatedaroundthechurch.

NāTeAwhinaArahanga

Te Ātea o TūterakihaunoaOnacoolyettranquilmid-autumnmorning,theNgātiMokiwhānausupportedbyNgāTamaToafromtheannualTeTohuoTūtaiahawānanga,gatheredat4amtoconductthekarakiaforthewhakairothatnowadornourkūwaha(gateway).Thekūwaha,TeĀteaoTūterakihaunoa,isnamedinrecognitionoftheareaoflandacrossfromthegateway,Papatahora,whichwasoneofthedwellingplacesofourAtuaTiakiTūterakihaunoa–depictedinthekōruruholdingthetunainhismouth.

Sources:Christchurch City Library Anon, dedicated to Riki Ellison. “‘The Food Basket of Rakaihautu’: Taumutu”, The Past Today: Historic Places in New Zealand, Ed. John Wilson, 1987. Brown, Cath. Interview by Helen Brown. Ellesmere Hospital, Ellesmere. Minidisc recording, 14 April 2004.Patterson, Murray. In sight of the lake & sound of the sea, 1998. Te Taumutu Rūnanga Society Incorporated

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KoMaungawhautemaungaWaitematāteawaTePunaKōhungahungatōmātautūrangaKoNgātiWhātuateiwioteroheneiNōmātaungākākanoongāhauewhāNauMaihaeremaikitemaraeneiKoTutahitonuTiheMauriora!

TeRūnangaoArowhenuaNgāhauewhā–Ngāpuhinuitonu,NgātiKāhu,NgātiWhātua,NgātiManiapoto,NgātiTūwharetoa,TeArawa,Tuhoe,NgātiPorou,TeWhānau-ā-Apanui,NgātiWehiwehi,NgātiNuie,NgātiAitutakimeAtiu,NgātiPākehā,NgātiTaiwanese.

ThekaupapaforthefourpoudrawsuponthewhakataukīofTaumutu–kongāhaukiētahiwāhikongākaikeiŌrariki(nomatterwhattheseason,onecanalwaysprocurefoodatthepāofŌrariki)andeachcarvingdepictsanAtuaofthewindstoactaskaitiakiforourentrance.ThemaihiillustratethenaturalresourcesandkaifoundwithintherealmofTūterakihaunoa.

ThekūwahawascarvedbyTeMaeheArahanga,oneofourNgātiMokiwhānau.TeMaehesacrificedspendingseveralweeksofsummerwithhiswhānaubasedinTeIkaaMāuitocomeandliveonthemaraetocompletetheproject–kanuingāmihikiakoeTeMaehe.WemustalsomihitoourwhanaungaofNgātiWaewaewhogavethekohaoftōtara.ThesewhakairocomplementtheexistingconnectionbetweentheTaiaroawhānauandthelandonwhichNgātiWaewaearebuildingtheirnew

Kaimaioha Perenara-O’Connell, Cobi Musson and Rachel Flutey. Taumutu and Puketeraki whānau at Te Ana.

Te Taumutu Tamariki dayTeTaumutuRūnangaholdtamarikidaysduringeachschoolholidays.

Thistimearound(duringschoolholidays)thetamarikiwenttoTimarutotheRockArtCentre.ThetamarikiwerepickedupfromWigramandDunsandelandbeguntheirhīkoi.Alongtheway,DavidO’Connelltalkedaboutthemaungaandhowweconnecttothem.AswewentovertheRakaiabridge,andbeforethekōreroonthis,thetamarikiwereaskedtoholdtheirbreathtoseewhocouldlastthelongestonthelongestbridgeintheSouthernHemisphere.DavidexplainedtothetamarikihowRakaiagotitsname.FurtherdownthelinewepassedwhānauatArowhenua.

WestoppedatAshburtonforaquickplayintheplaygroundandthencontinuedontolunchatCarolineBay.AfterthisweheadedtoTeAna–TheNgāiTahuRockArtCentreinTimaru,wherewewerejoinedbyPuketerakitamariki.Wethensplitintofourgroups,withthefirstgroupgoingonaguidedtourthroughthecentreandtheothergroupsweaving,kitemakingandplayingwithrākau.Itwasamostinformativedayandenjoyedbyall.Itwasagreatprivilegetoalsohavesomeofourkaumātuajoiningusaswell.ThetamarikiofTaumutuarelookingforwardtotheirnexthīkoiofTeWaipounamu.

marae.FinallywemustalsoacknowledgethesupportoftheNgāiTahuFundthatenabledthefinancialcostsoftheprojecttobemet.

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ThisyearTePunaKōhungahaungatravelledtoArowhenuaMaraebecausetheSheeds,apreviouswhānaufromTePunaKōhungahungamoveddowntoGeraldine.TePunaKōhungahungaalsohadanotherconnectiontoArowhenuaMaraethroughJeanineTamati-Elliffe,whoispartofTePunaKōhungahaunga.

AspartofthedailyroutineatTePunaKōhungahunga,tamarikiandkaiakoareencouragedtosharewhotheyareandwheretheycomefromthroughtheirpēpeha.Thisannualnohomaraetripisanextensionforthatknowledge.

ThehaukāingaandtheSheedwhānauwelcomeduswithopenarmsandanabundanceofkaiatArowhenuaMarae.Whilewewerehere,ourtamarikiandwhānauexploredtherichhistoryofKāiTahu,hearingstoriesfromMatuaKarlaboutthehistoricrockartsatTeAnaandthekaijourneysofKāiTahu.

WithMatuaTeWeraandWhaeaLaviniawealsoexploredthestoriesofAorakiandhisbrothersatAorakiorMtCook’sVisitorscentre.WealsolearnedaboutthetreatysettlementattheArowhenuaMarae.NotonlydidwegaininsightaboutKāiTahu,weevenjoinedin

withthekapahakaatArowhenua.OurtamarikialsogottogoonanadventurewithDepartmentofConservationRangerGeorgeIslesatPeelForest,experiencingtheforestusingourdifferentsenses.

ThankyoutothewhānauatArowhenuaMarae,theSheedwhānau,DaveStewartourdriver,RangerGeorge,MatuaTeWera,WhaeaLavinia,WhaeaGwenandMatuaKarlforsharingyourknowledgeandhelpingourtamarikiandwhānaugaininsightontherichhistoryandknowledgeofKāiTahu.WelookforwardtotakingthisknowledgebacktoTāmakiMakaurauwithusandsharingitwithourwhānau.

Te Puna Kōhungahunga – journey to arowhenua maraeOn15April,39tamariki,whānau,andkaiakofromTePunaKōhungahunga,abilingualearlychildhoodeducationfacultyfromtheUniversityofAuckland,embarkedonafivenightjourneytoArowhenuaMarae.TePunaKōhungahungamakeanannualnohomaraetriptoanareapeopleshareaconnectionwith.

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toSkypeusfromthelagoon),andtheGalapagosIslands.InthelonghaulacrossthepacifictoFrenchPolynesiaheonlyhadqualmswhenherealisedtheywere1500milesawayfromlandofanysortinanydirection.

Tautira welcome haka response – Tiaki on left.

notice of special general meeting of Te rūnanga o Waihao incorporatedwiththeRegistrationofIncorporatedSocietiesinaccordancewiththeIncorporatedSocietiesAct1905."

AfurthermeetingwillbeheldatthesametimeandvenueonSunday8Julyforthepurposeofratifyingtheabovespecialresolutiononthebasisitispassedatthefirstmeeting.Copiesoftheproposednewformofrulesareavailablefromtherūnangaofficebyphoningtheadministratoron036894726orbyemailtowaihaomanager@gmail.com

Thedoublehulledvoyagingwaka−whichsomepeopleoftenthinkarethesortofwakathatarepaddledratherthansailed−arrivedatTautira,Tahition21April.Tiakiwasabletoringhisfamilywhentheyarrivedatthecapital.AftervisitstoseveralotherislandsinFrench

PolynesiathefleetwilldepartfortheCookIslandson8May.

ThentheywillgoonthePacificFestivalinJuneintheSolomonIslands.SallyandI,Tiaki’sparents,aregoingtobeinRarotongaforwhat’sexpectedtobeabigwelcomethere.TiakiwillflyhomefromRarotonga.He’llhavesomestoriestotellusandhisfuturechildren!

NāGerryCoates.

Youcanseethetripon http://pacificvoyagers.org/

Waka fleet nears end of journeyThefleetofsevenvoyagingwaka−TeMatauaMāui,Haunui,HineMoana,Faafaite,MarumaruAtua,UtoniYalo,andGaualofaarenearingtheendoftheirepicvoyagearoundthePacific.ThewakaarecrewedbypeoplefromaroundthePacificincludingtwowakafromAotearoawithseveralNgāiTahumembersonboard.TiakiLatham-CoatesofWaihaoisonTeMatauaMāui,withhisfiancéeMadi.TheyhavebeenwiththewakasinceSanFrancisco,winteringoverinSanDiego,andsettingoffonthefinalreturnvoyageinJanuary.

TheroutebackhomewasviaMexico’sBajaPeninsuladodgingcontainerships,theuninhabitedreserveofCocosIsland–apartfromCostaRicanrangers(wherebythewondersofmoderntechnologyhewasable

TeRūnangaoWaihao

Te Matau a Māui anchored at Tautira, Tahiti.

WeherebygivenoticetoallmembersoftherūnangaaspecialgeneralmeetingtobeheldonSunday,10Juneat9.30amatTeRūnangaoWaihaoMarae,26MaoriRoad,RD10,Waimatetoconsiderthefollowingspecialresolution:

"TeRūnangaoWaihaoIncorporatedresolvestoaltertheRulesofTeRūnangaoWaihaoIncorporatedasregisteredon16September2010sothattherulesreadassetoutintheattachedformofRulesofTeRūnangaoWaihaoIncorporatedandtoregisterthealteredrules

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TowardtheendoflastyearSarahThomasattendedtheOutwardBoundcourseatAnikiwaandwroteadetailedreport.

IattendedOutwardBound‘Mind,BodyandSoul’Coursefor16to18-yearsoldfromSaturday1OctoberuntilFriday21October.

IwasinScottWatch,namedafterRobertFalconScott,theAntarcticexplorerwholosthislifeintheefforttobecomethefirstpersontosetfootattheSouthPole.Eachdaywegotupat6.00amandwentfora3.2krunfollowedbyadipintheseaandacoldshower.

Ourfirst‘scheme’wasathreedaytrampingtriptoMtCullen.Duringthistriptheweatherturnedtocustardandweevenmanagedtogetlost,butwedidmadeitbacksafely.Thiswasfollowedbyoursecondscheme,atwo-daysailtrainingtriponthecutters,whichwelearnttosailandnavigate.

Atwo-daykayakingtripfollowed–Ireallyenjoyedthis.Welearnthowtosafelyexitthekayakswhentheyflippedandthenjourneyeddowntherivergoingoverseveralrapids.OnthefirstdayIsuccessfullywentthroughallthreerapids,butontheseconddayIflippedouttwice.

Ourlastschemewasasix-dayexpedition,wesailedfortwo-and-a-halfdaysandtrampedforthree-and-a-halfdays.Duetocalmweather,wehadtorowthecuttersmostofthetime.Eachdayonthecutterincluded6.00ampersonaltrainingandadiveintotheseafromthelaunch.WesailedtoShip’sCove,wherewehadalookatCaptainCook’smonument,thenbeganourthreeandahalfdaytramp.AtthisstagetheQueenCharlotteTrackisallprettymuchuphill.Overnightwecampedinthebushandthenextmorningat5.30amwewereupandonthetrackagain.ThetramptookustothetopofMtStokes,whichis1203mandthenwecarriedontoPortage,wherewehadlunchbeforefinishingthelastlegoftheQueenCharlottetrack.Atrampoffiftykilometresinthree-and-a-halfdays.

Betweentheschemeswedidrockclimbing,whereIenjoyedthechallengeofclimbingblindfoldedwithmyshoelacestiedtogether.

Myfinalchallengewasgettingupat5.00amtodoa22kilometrehalfmarathon.InthehalfmarathonIpushedmyselfhard,runningallthewayandafter14.5kilometressprintedthenext4.5kilometresdownhill.Iwasthefirstfemalethatfinishedandcompletedthe22ksin1.56.08.IcompletedthemarathonunderthetwohourgoalIsetformyself.AttheendoftherunIjumpedstraightoffthejettythencheeredthelastrunnershome.

IenjoyedtheexperienceswehadwithourtwoinstructorsandthecompanyofotheryoungpeoplefromthroughoutNewZealand.

OnethingIlearntformOutwardBoundisthatnothingisashardasitseems.Ifyouputyourmindtosomethingthenyoucanachieve.Justbelieveinyourself.

ForgivingmetheopportunitytogotoOutwardBoundIwishtoacknowledgeandthanktheOtagoCommunityTrustandTeRūnangaoWaihaofortheirsupport.

NāSarahThomas.

Outward Bound Sarah Thomas

Voting rights Underclause11oftheregisteredrūnangarules("Rules")membersovertheageof18yearsqualifyingunderclause5(a)oftheRules(whakapapamembers),whichhaveinthe12monthsimmediatelyprecedingthespecialgeneralmeetingeither:1.attendedfourmeetingsoftherūnanga;or2.attendedtwomeetingsandprovidedtwowrittenandacceptedapologiesareentitledtovoteatthespecialgeneralmeeting.

Therūnangaexecutivemaymakeotherexceptionspursuanttothatclauseandtherūnangaexecutivehasresolvedtoallowallclause5(a)members,overtheageof18,whichareregisteredwiththerūnangaasat

5pmon8June2012tovote.Membersareresponsibleforensuringtheyareproperlyregisteredatthistime.

Aspecialmajorityof75percentofmemberspresentandentitledtovoteattheSpecialGeneralMeetingisrequiredtopassandratifythespecialresolution.

rSVP PleaseRSVPtotherūnangaofficeatthecontactdetailsabovetoensurecateringandfacilitiesareinplacetoaccommodateallmembersattending.

Note,therewillbetheusualgeneral/whānaumeetingoftherūnangaontheSaturdayprior,9June2012,pleaseRSVPforthismeetingatthesametime.

Sarah Thomas, on the right, aboard the cutter.

Sarah Thomas.

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Happybirthdaytoallthosecelebratingtheirbirthdaysthismonth.

TeRūnangaoMoeraki

IrecentlytalkedtoJuneMcEwanwhileshewasrecuperatinginMoerakiwithwhānau.ThiswasthefirsttimeJunehadcome‘home’tostayinmanyyearssoitwasgreattocaptureherstoryaboutgrowingupinMoeraki.

Juneisthethirdeldestof17childrentoAraperaTewaruandThomasJosephTipaand85yearsyoungnextmonth.

TheMoerakioftodayinnowayresemblestheMoerakisheknew.

June McEwan (Tipa whānau) talks with Koa Whitau-Kean.

‘Therearesomanymoretreesnow,onceuponatimetherewereopenpaddocksandtrackseverywhereforustowalk,nowthere’shousesandsomanytrees–Idon’tlikethis!’

GrowingupJuneremembersthatattimesthegoingwasreallytough,especiallyduringthedepression.

‘HowevereveryoneinMoerakilookedaftereachother–thefarmerswoulddropinasideofmutton,wemilkedcowsandeveryoneherehadbiggardens–whichweusedtoraidregularly!

‘TherewereonlyaboutsixfamiliesinMoerakithenandweusedtodoeverythingtogether,therewasnosuchthingasMāori/Europeandistinctionsbackthen,weallplayedtogether,gotintotroubletogether

andlookedaftereachother.Withsuchabigfamilyitwassortoftwofamilies,theolderonesexpectedtotakeonthemorephysicalresponsibilitiesofmilkingcows,gatheringwoodandmaintainingthevegiegardens–competitionwashugehere–whocouldgrowthebiggest,thebest,themost,thesweetestvegetables–itwashardbutgood.

‘MostMoerakihomes,locationsandpeoplehadnicknamesknowntoourcommunity.KahungunuwasthenamethathungontheTipagateinacknowledgementofthesacrificesmygrandmotherParanihiaKingimadeforourwhānau.

Oral archivesWearegatheringthestoriesofourpeople,prioritisingthoseofkaumātua.Doyouordoessomeoneyouknowwanttocontributetothestoryofourpeople?Pleasecontacttheofficeforfurtherinformation.

Tell us your storiesWaihaowhānau,shareyoureventsandstorieswithusinthispānui.PleaseprovideyourtextandphotostotherūnangaofficebythedeadlinenotifiedontheGoogle-groupemailseachmonth.Ifyoumissthedeadline,don’tdespair,it’llbeinthenextpānui.

Your contact detailsHavetheychanged?Pleasecontacttheofficesoyoudon’tmissoutonrūnangaminutesandinformation.

rūnanga office contactContact:SteveBoydPhone:036894726Address:26MāoriRoad,Morven,WaimateWeb:http://www.waihao.maori.nz(seethecalendarpageforevents,meetingdatesandTe Pānui Rūnakadeadlines)Email:[email protected]

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‘WeonlyhadathreebedroomhomehereinMoerakisothreeofusolderkidssleptwithnānaandpōuainthelounge.Forusolderonesthatwasanexperience,learningtheoldwaysfirsthand.Alotofthattikangahasbeenlosttoday–tangiinourwhānauwerealwaysheldathomeandusolderonescookedthekai,mostofitbroughtinbytherestofthecommunity,notliketodaywherethewhānaupanidon’tgonearthekitchen.Inthosedayswomendidn’tgototangiinMoeraki.

‘Dadworkedreallyhardtoputkaionthetableforus.Hewouldwalkforhourstogettotheshearingshedsortherailwayhut–IusedtorundowntoKatikieveryThursdaytocollectdad’spaywhenheworkedontherailway.Dadhadarealgoodnameasahardworkerandhadnotroublegettingwork.Heknewwhentogoouttogetthefrostfish,whereandwhentoharvestthewatercress,butitwasmumwhocollectedmostofthekaimoana,uskidswouldcollectthepupuandkaiowhilemumcollectedthepāuafortea.

‘Indaysgonebythekidswereneverallowedoutsideiftherewassomethingonatthehall(nowMoerakiMarae).Wehadtostayinsideandbequiet.Thatwasrealhardforusnoseyoneswhoalwayswantedtoknowwhatwasgoingon.MumanddadbothspoketereoMāoributonlyforthingstheydidn’twantustoknowabout.Aseachchildwasbornintoourwhānau,dadwouldaskmum,‘howdoyouwantthisoneraised?’andtheanswerwasalwaysasEuropean.

‘Backinthe1930’smyparentsdidn’tseeanyadvantagetobeingbroughtupasMāorisononeofuskidsweretaughttereo.IstillremembergettingaslapmyfirstdayatschoolforusingMāoriwordsandthatwas80yearsago.

‘Ourwhānauwasveryinvolvedinthecommunity.UncleHick(HuiaHastingsTipa)wastheleaderofourcommunity,PōuaheldchurchserviceeverySundayinourhouseat11amanddadwasoftencalledupontorepresentwhānauattheMāoriLandCourthearings.Heknewitalloffbyheart,didn’tneedanypaperstohelphim.WhenIseetheleadershipre-emergingintheyoungergenerations,myhopeisthatmorefamilywillcomehometoMoerakitokeepthehomefiresburning.Junehasoneson,fourdaughters,17grandchildrenand22greatgrandchildren,mostofwhomaintainsomeconnectionwithMoeraki.NowthatdaughterNolaandson-in-lawPatrickliveinMoeraki,manyoftheyoungergenerationshavereconnectedwiththeirheritageandhistorywhichpleasesme.’

WhenIaskedJunewhothemostinfluentialperson(outsideherwhānau)hadbeen,shedidn’thesitate.SherememberedErueraTirikateneasatallhandsomegentlemanwhospokewithprideanddignitywhenhestoodtowhaikōrero–atrulyinspirationalmanwhohadamelodicvoice,beautifulreoandalwayshadtimeforthechildren.Howevertheloveofherwonderfulfather,whoprovidedforhislargewhānauwillalwaysholdtheloveandrespectofhisdaughterJune.

rangitahi profile – Tayla Grace roderick-Turnbull Inmid2011,TaylajoinedStPaulsAthleticsClubinMurihiku.ShehasgonefromstrengthtostrengthandwonorwasplacedinallhereventsatSouthlandAtheticscompetitionevents.Taylacompetedin60m,100m,200m,relay,highjumpandlongjump.DuetoTayla’sgreateffortsduringthistime,shewaschosentorepresentSouthlandintheOtago-SouthlandathleticschampionshipsforheragegroupinFebruary.Shedidwell,butunfortunatelydidn’tplaced.

ToendtheathleticsyearTaylawasrewardedbyherathleticsclubandreceivedtheprizeformostvaluableathleteinheragegroupandwonacupforbreakingtherecordintheunder10longjump.WelldoneTayla,welookforwardtofollowingyourprogress.

Tayla Grace Roderick-Turnbull.

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FieldtripsincludedTeAwaKoiea(BrinnsPoint),HuriawaPeninsula,WaikouaitiEstuary,Matainaka,HawksburyBushandthemuseumandcemeteryatWaikouaiti.

Greateventsdon’tjusthappen–theytakeplanningandcommitment.Thankyoutoeveryonewhocontributedinhelpingtomakethishuigreatandtothewhānauwhocommittedtothetravelandtimetobeapartofit.

Hetangata,hetangata,hetangata.Mauriora,SuziFlack.

insert photo: Te awa Koiea Urupā at Brinns Point

Sizemore rodden-Thompson hui‘Whakapapaandwhenua,connectionstopeopleandplaces,sharingandlearningforyourwhānau,foryourself’.ItwasthatandmorethisEasteratPuketerakiforthepeoplewhoattendedthishui.

ThepōwhirionThursdayafternoonbroughtthegrouptogetherfromallaroundAotearoaasonewhānauandthehuibegan.Descendantscamepreparedwithphotoalbums,certificates,treasures,storiesandmemories.NewinformationwasaddedtothedigitalwhakapapalinecreatedonawebsitebyTrishandMary.Althoughthepieceof‘brownbutcherspaper’holdingtheinformationhadstoodthetestoftime,weknowtheinternetwillbemorerobustandallowforfuturegenerationstoberecorded.

Wecametogetherbecauseofourpast,butitisthepresentandthefuturethatpeoplealsolooktowards.Becauseofgoodforwardplanning,thehuiwasheldoverschoolholidays,whichmeantfamilies,somethreegenerations,couldtravelfromallaroundNewZealand.

Wewereblessedwithperfectweather(IamsureMaryandTrishplannedthisaswell),fieldtripswentoffwithoutahitch,thelandscapesworkedtheirmagicandtheinformationsharedbyourlocalexpertsgaveeveryoneapersonalconnectiontothearea.Futuretripsarealreadybeingtalkedabout.

KātiHuirapaRūnakakiPuketeraki

Tamariki holiday programme, 17–19 aprilOnceagain,weweredelightedtohostthetamarikischoolholidayprogrammeatPuketerakiMarae.Threedaysoffinecalmweatherprovidedapleasurableexperienceforeveryoneinvolved.Iattendedforthefirsttimewithmyfiveyear-oldson,andIwasimpressedwiththeorganisationandcaringattitudeoftheorganisers.ThehighlightoftheprogrammewasabustriptoTimarutovisitTeAna,theNgāiTāhuMāoriRockArtCentre.Thedaywasslightlytarnishedbythefactthatwehadtwobreakdownsonthewaythere,whichmeantwearrivedtwohourslate.

However,thestaffatthecentremanagedtocaterfortwoholidayprogrammegroupsinsteadofone.WearrivedbackatPuketerakiat7.30pmtoaheartymealputtogetherbyagroupofvolunteerswhocametoourrescue.Thankyoutoallwhomadethishuisuchasuccess!

Nā,JustineMarshall.

Tamariki enjoy the sunshine at Puketeraki Marae.

Group shot of whānau at Te Awa Koiea.

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KoteAmorangikimuakotehāpaiōkimuriMemihikiterungarawaNānaneingāmeakatoaMihikiteKaihangaMihikiteKīngiongāKīngiMihikiteAtuaongāAtuaMihikiteRangatiraongāRangatira

Ngāmateongātau,ongāmaramaongāwikiotēneirāMoemai,moemai,irotoiōkoutoumoengaroaHaere!Haere!HaereaturāĀpitihonotātaihonotehungamatekitehungamateTehungaorakitehungaoraMauriorakiakoutoukatoa

Toallourwhānau,sufferingthelossoflovedonesatthistime,theHokonuiRūnangaextendstoyouallourloveandsympathy.TheKaretai,Kemp,Hampstead,Fowlerandotherwhānau

Lest we forget – reflections of anZaC DayApril25issuchanimportantdayonournationalcalendarandthisyearitwasabusytimeforme.ThecommemorationsbeganonPoppyDay,Friday20April,whereIwaslookingafterthepoppystallatKnoxCorneronGeorgeStreet.ThateveningIwasinvitedtorecitetheANZACOdeintereoMāoriattheHighlanders

versesBluesrugbygameatournewstadium.Theshortservicebeforethegamewithalltheplayersonthefieldwasverymoving.

OnANZACDayIwasinvitedtorecitetheOdeintereoMāoriattheDawnServiceatDunedinCenotaphandlaterattheserviceatMontecilloVeterans’Home.InbetweenIattendedthespecialANZACbreakfastatAraiteuruMarae,alongwithourupoko,DavidEllison.Ithenlaidawreath,andreadalessonattheANZACServiceatStPauls’Cathedral.LaterintheafternoonIattendedtheinauguralANZACServiceattheUniversityofOtago,whichIhadassistedboththePresidentofOUSA,LoganEdgar,andtheUniversityChaplain,RevGregHughsontoorganize.ForthisserviceIwrote,theOdetotheNekJenrashun,seebelow.

TeRūnangaoHokonuiKiakaha,kiamaiairotoitōkoutoupōuritangaMāteAtuaeManaakiNōreiraarohanuikiakoutoukatoa

māori health directorateTheMāorihealthdirectoratewasofficiallylaunchedonWednesday2MayatMurihikuMarae.ThiskaupapaiswiththeSouthernDistrictHealthBoard(DHB),afteramanagementchangeprocessinitiatedinAugust2011.TheSouthernDHBhasreceivedalargenumberofwrittensubmissions.AsaresultweareconfidentthereisstrongsupportforthekaupapaandenthusiasmforafreshapproachtoimprovingMāorihealthoutcomes(bothphysicalandmental).WehavebeenespeciallyimpressedwiththehighlevelofoptimismwithinthecommunityandtheDHB.Weareconfidentthatthetimeisrighttoforgenewpathwaysthatwillcontributetoreducingdisparitiesinhealth.

Ode to the nek JenrashunByCapt.JohnRBroughtonEDAflamethatflickersinthenight,Aneerie,glowingcandlelight;Makesdancingshadowsonthewall,Haunting,harrowing,don’tletthemfallFromourconscious;holdthemstill,AndmakeofthemwhatyouwillIseenow,apoppyredAsymbolforthelifeaheadHetohuarohakiatātou.ThespiritofANZAClivesinyou,

Mr Ralph Miller, Bugler, Ms Jenny Glover, President of the Dunedin RSA and Prof John Broughton on the field for the Highlanders ANZAC Service.

ThespiritofANZAClivesinme,ThespiritofANZAClivesinus.Ake,ake,kiakahae!

MyANZACDayfinishedwiththebroadcastoftheANZACaddressonMāoriTelevision,whichIwasinvitedtogive.IntheaddressIspokeofourhonoursboardsandstainedglasswindowinHuiterangioraandmentionedtheservicetotheircountrythatsomeofourwhānauhadmade.

NāProfessorJohnBroughton.

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Hokonui rūnanga upgradeTheupgradeisnearcompletion,herearesomephotos.

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Ngāmihiarohakiakoutouwhānau,whānuioKāiTahu,KātiMamoe,Waitaha,kiaorakoutou.

Themonthshavepassedsoquickly.InMarchallthewhānauwerehere,nowthetītīislandersareduehome.AsNgāiTahuweareveryshortofkaikōrero,andoverworkthekaikarangawehaveleftonthemainlandduringtītīseason.Wouldtheheadofficebewillingtohelpout?

Theweatherhereisexcellent–inthewordsofMarciaTeAu-Thomson,‘Isweartheyhaveturnedthecountryupsidedown’.Allthingsgoingtoplan,CyrilwillbebackintimeforthenextissueofTe Pānui Rūnaka.

may events

TeRūnakaoWaihōpai

Dawn Grey on a bicycle built for one, cool as. Sandra Stiles won the Scarecrow competition, awesome.

Ora Barron forever looking after others, go girl.

Piki Skerrett shares his aoraki Bound Story Tēnākoutoukatoa,Neirātemihimaioha,temihiowhaowhakiakoutoumōākoutoumanaakimaikiahau.Irotoitewāpotoiwhiwhitētahikarahipi,nātakuiwioKāiTahuihomai.Temutungakēmaiotepaiotenohotahi,tenoho-ā-tira,tenoho-ā-whānau.Iētahiwāhemōrearea,iētahiwāhemārire.Iuruatuauheitama,engariihokimaiheitamatoa,nāngāwheakorawerawaatu.Temahahokioētahiatuwheakowhaiaroewhaiakenei.

WhenIfirstfoundoutIwasgoingonAorakiBoundIwasreallyexcited,buthadnoideawhatIwasgettinginto.IthoroughlyenjoyedthemixofOutwardBoundandKāiTahutaka.IaeanandRangibothdidaremarkablejobinrepresentingKāiTahuasleadersofAorakiBoundandIcannotthankthemenoughforsharingalltheirknowledge.

DuringthecourseIwasreallytakenoutofmycomfortzoneandfoundalotofthechallengesquitedifficult.Howeveraftercompletingeverychallenge,Igainedloadsofconfidence.Knowingthateverychallengewasdesignedtomakemestrongerhelpedmetocultivateaself-belieflikenothingIhaveeverexperiencedbefore.Thiscourseisdefinitelyalife-changingexperienceandIwouldrecommendittoallrangatahi.

OneofthemainreasonsforattendingthiscoursewastoincreasemyknowledgeofKāiTahutaka.Theseexpectationsweremorethanmet,asmylifehasbeenenrichedwithallthepearlsofwisdomandknowledgethatwerehandedontous.NotonlycanInowpassontomywhānauandfriendswhatIhavelearnt,IrealisethatthepursuitofmyKāiTahutakaandmyMāoritangafromallmyiwiissomethingthatIhavetopursue.

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Kiaorawhānau,Wehopeyouareallenjoyingthebeautifulextendedsummerwearehaving,longmayitcontinue!Ifyouhavecelebratedabirthdayinthelastmonthwetrustthatyouhadagreatdayandcelebratedinstyle.

Thetītīseasonisnowwellandtrulyunderway.Wehopethatallofthewhānauhaveaprosperousseason,andwishthemasafejourneyhome.Wehearthebirdsarebigandfatthisseason.Yum!

Recently,wewereaskedbytheŌtautauMuseumtocollaborateonaMāoriHeritagedisplay.Weprovidedseveralitemsfromourwharetaonga,whicharethemainfeaturesoftheexhibition(includingamokihiandkorowai).ŌtautauissituatedalongtheŌtautauStreamandtheAparimaRiverandwould’vebeenthesiteofnohoaka.PriortoEuropeansettlementwhenthelandwasturnedintofarms,itwasaplaceofmahikakaiwithanabundanceoftuna,freshwaterkōuraandbirds.Thedisplayisonfrom6Mayto29July2012.ThemuseumisopenWednesdaysandSundaysfrom2pmto4pm.Ifyou’dliketocomealongandhavealook,pleasedo.

Bailey ella Kura Johnstone.

UponreturninghomeIamnowmoreappreciativeofthedaytodayluxuries.Ialsohaveamuchmorefine-tunedappreciationoftime,everydayandeveryhour,andfindthatIuseeveryminuteofeverydaywithmoreproductiveoutcomes.

IwouldliketotaketheopportunitytopersonallythankKāiTahuformakingAorakiBoundapossibilityformebecausethisadventurewillstaywithmefortherestofmylife.TheexperiencehasnotonlyallowedmetogrowmyleadershipskillsbuthasgivenmeasenseofprideinwhoIam,ofmyKāiTahuheritage,languageandculture,andadesiretopursuethosethings,whicharerealtreasures.Nōreira,eaikingākōrero,kuaeketepunga,kuamaukingāhoe,anakuakorikatoatātoukitewhaiitemātaurangaMāorimetekōreroitōtātoureorangatira.

NāPikiSkerrett

apply nowAdventure,culture,Aoraki.Registeryourinterestforthenextcoursesorrecommendsomeoneyouknowwhowouldlovetofacethechallenge.Hurryasthereareonly28spacesavailable.

Ringuson08005248248,checkoutwww.aorakibound.co.nzlikeusonFacebook,[email protected]

ŌrakaAparimaRūnakaBaileyEllaKuraJohnstone(fromPerth)cametovisitherTāua,MurielJohnstone,intheofficeofŌrakaAparimaRūnaka.Below (on the left) she is taking a break fromwritingupthearticlefortheMayTe Pānui Rūnaka.

WelldoneBailey–Te Pānui Rūnakaisanexcellentandwellwrittenmonthlypublicationforallwhānautoread.

māori hakinakinaRangimariaSuddabyandTāuaBettyRickusrecentlyattendedawānakaheldhereinMurihikuattheVelodrome.Thatwasanexperienceonitsown.Whatagreatfacility!

Normallyprofessionaldevelopment(PD)canbeaseriousthing,howeverthisPDwasfunandveryphysical!DrIhirangiHeke(Waikato/Tainui)facilitated,alongwithSportSouthlandandHEHAfunding.

Piki Skerrett

Bailey Ella Kura Johnstone. Rangimaria and Tāua Betty learning he takaroa Māori.

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Rangimariajoinedinwithsomeofthe‘games’andfilledherketewithknowledge,metlotsofnewpeopleandhopestosupportschoolsandrūnakainthefuturewhenpursuinghetākaroMāori.

ItwasinterestingthatthetutorreferencedallouractivitiestoanAtua/Kaitiaki.Thatincludedthingslikekaipaipa(smoking),retiretingaru(surfing),pikimaunga(mountainclimbing),omaoma(running)andsoon.ŌrakaAparimahaveformedarōpūwhoareveryactive

inteachingandpromotingki-o-rahialongwithother‘tākaro’.

Ademonstrationdayisscheduledfor9JuneatTakutaioTeTītīMarae.Theprogrammeissuitableforallagesandnobodyistoooldortooyoungtoparticipate!Registrationisrecommended.PleaseforwardnamestoLynleyintheoffice.

Takutai o te Tītī marae hosts youth dayOnWednesday18April,77youngpeoplefromalloverNewZealandgatheredatTakutaioteTītīMaraetolearnmoreaboutleadershipskills.TheMinistryofYouthDevelopmentfacilitatedathreehourprogramme,whichincludedlotsoffunactivitiesandthoughtprovokingdiscussions.

Feedbackontheafternoonwasverypositivewithmanycommentsaboutthemaraeasatremendousvenueforsuchanevent,althoughalittletightforthislargenumber.Somewishedtheyhadboughttheirsurfboardsandothersjustwantedtimetosoakupthesunandview.TheconferenceconcludedwithamealatthePavilioninColacBay,wherethegroupwasentertainedbylocalmusicians.

Whenua Hou Trip – ngā Tapuwae o ngā TïpunaOvertheensuingdayswewalkedthebeaches,feltthesandbetweenourtoes,thewarmthoftherocks,climbedthehills,touchedthetrees,listenedtothebirdsong,andlookedoutonthelandandseascapesasourtīpunahadbeforeusallthoseyearsago.Wepaidourrespectsattheurupā.Wevariouslyswaminthesea,circumnavigatedtheisland,cartwheeledonthebeachandsimplybreathedintheair.

Debarkedtōtaratreesbearingadzemarks,introducedmintandharakeke,andtheremainsofasmallstonehearthwereamongthefewtangibletracesofourancestors’occupation.Naturehaslargelyreclaimedthelandscape.Butngātapuwaeongātīpunawereevidenteverywhereinthespiritandfeelingoftheplace.

UndertheguidanceofWhaeaRanui,wetidiedthepūharakekeanddidsomeweaving.Wetookthousandsof

WhenuaHouemergesquietlyfromtheshiftingcloudoverTeAraaKiwa.Aswedescend,thebushloomsupandthegoldensandofSealersBayspreadsoutbeforeus.Icannothelpbutbemovedtotearsasthehelicoptertouchesdownandwestepoutforthefirsttimeonthis,ourancestralwhenua.Struckbytheimmensebeautyoftheplace,Iamalsoimmediatelyovercomebyafeelingofcalm,ofwarmth,andadeepsenseofbelonging.

Later,assembledonthebeach,thekarangagoesouttocalluson.Ourrōpūslowlymakesourwayalongtheduneedge,besidetheredwateroftheawa,Waituna,tothespotwhereourKaiārahi,DaveandEstellearewaitingtowelcomeus.Ourmulti-generationalgrouparethemokopunaofthreeNgāiTahuwomen–Neke,PuraandWharerimuandtheirPākehamenwhosettledonWhenuaHouinthe1820s.Collectivelywehaveastrongsenseoftheimportanceofoursharedheritage.

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photos,talkedofcraftingsealskinslippersandbrieflyentertainedtheprospectofeatingtheiconiclocalmanu!Wediscussedwhakapapawellintothenight.OurKaiārahiDaveandEstelleelaboratedontheculturalandnaturalhistoryoftheisland–itsplants,kaimoana,kaimanuanditspeople.TheyencouragedustothinkfurtherabouthowmanawhenualinkswithWhenuaHoumaybemaintainedandrespectedintothefuture.

WewereprivilegedtolearnfirsthandaboutthededicatedandpassionateworkoftheDepartmentofConservationKākāpōrecoveryteamwhosharedtheirlivingspaceandtheirknowledgewithus.WewerehumbledbythewonderfulhospitalityandarohafromourwhanaungaatTakutaioTeTītīmaraewhohostedusforthenightonourarrivalinMurihikuandsawussafelyonourtravelstoandfromtheisland.

Itwasparticularlyspecialformetohavemultiplegenerationsofmyownwhānauwithmeincluding11-year-oldFreyawhobearsthenameofourtīpuna,WharerimuandisofasimilaragenowtotheyoungNgāiTahuwomenwhosettledontheislandinthe1820s–thesesynergiesmadeherpresenceparticularlypoignant.IencourageallNgāiTahuwhānuiwithwhakapapalinkstoWhenuaHoutotakeupthisspecialopportunity.

SpecialthankstoDaveTaylorforinitiating,planningandoverseeingthepilottripsandtoDaveandEstelleforyourwisdom,guidanceandarohaasourKaiārahi.Ngāmihiarohakiakōrua.AbigmihitotheWhenuaHouCommittee,Ōraka-AparimaRūnaka,theNgāiTahuFundandtheDepartmentofConservationforyourtautoko.Ngāmihinuikiakoutoukātoa.

NāHelenBrown

Karakatia kā mokopuna o te kāika a Whenua Hou

Up coming datesPleasemarktheminyourdiary!Saturday9June–Ki-o-rahidayatTakutaioteTītīSunday10June–GeneralmonthlyhuiThursday21June–DepartmentofConservationvolunteergroupgoingtoRarotoakaSunday8July–StrategicplanningmonthlyhuiSunday10August–Generalmonthlyhui.

WouldyouliketosubmitsomethingfortheTe Pānui Rūnaka? Wearealwayslookingfornewstoshare.Pleasesendanysubmissionstotheoffice.

CallingdescendantsofWhenuaHou–CodfishIsland

Puritiatāwhiakiaita HoldfastandfirmTemanatīpuna TomyinheritedauthorityTemanawhenua TomyrighttothislandTemanatāngata Tomyfreedomandrightto

selfdetermination.

are you a descendent of Whenua Hou?Haveyoueverwantedtovisitthisremoteandhighlysignificantculturalplaceandconnectwithyourancestry?

WithsupportfromtheNgāiTahuFund,twoorthreepilottripsarebeingplannedfromMarchenablingupto30descendantstovisittheisland.

Tofindoutmoreandtoregisteryourinterestcontact:

DaveTaylorWork: 032112462Home: 032143360Phone: 032348192 Email: [email protected]@ihug.co.nz

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Te ara o Kiwa (TaOK) sea scouts bring home medals

TeRūnangaoAwarua

WereceivedalotofpositivefeedbackfromotherspresentattheregattaabouttheBluffkidsstandingoutasthebestbehaved,mosthelpfulscoutsattheregatta,whichshouldmaketheBluffcommunityveryproud.

Allofthechildrensupportedeachothertodotheirbestandalsosupportedtheleaderswhenwecompetedintheopenevents(evenwhendressedaspiratesfortherowing),whichwerecertainlylotsoffun.Weallcreatedmemorieswhichwilllastalifetime.

Ahugethanksgoestoallofthelocalbusinessesandwhānauthatsponsoredus,totheparentsthatsupporteduswiththeirfundraisingeffortsandbelievedinus,toalloftheleadersandhelpersforthetimetheyhavespentpassingontheirknowledgeandskills,totheladiesatTeRauArohafortheirkohaofbakingtowardsourfundraising,andfinallytoalloftheseascoutswhomadeusveryproud...youtotallyrock!

TaurahereGroups

Agroupof13juniorscoutsandsevenleaders,parenthelpers(themajorityofwhichareKāiTahu)spentaweekcompetingatthe26thNationalSeaScoutRegattainLytteltonoverEaster.Thelasttimetheyattendedanationalregattawasin1997inAuckland.

Thescoutscompetedinallevents,whichincludedrowing,sailing,seamanship,swimming,campingandironman.Goingintothisregattaastheunderdogcertainlydidnotrattlethescouts,theygaveit110percentandwewereveryimpressedwiththeresults:

• 1stCamping(lastwonbyTAOKin1959)• 1stOpenswimming• 2ndJuniorswimming• 3rdJuniorrowing.

Kāi Tahu ki WaikatoCalling all Waikato based mirimiri practitioners

practitionerstheywilldeterminedatesandvenue.IfyouareinterestedyoucancontactMoanaviaheremailm.lousi@hotmail.comorleaveamessageonourFacebookpageKāiTahukiWaikato.

MoanaLousiislookingforpeoplewhoareinterestedinofferingtheirservicesforamirimiri/healingworkshop/clinicsheisorganisinginHamilton.Sheisjustseekingpeopleatthisstageandonceshehasasmallteamof

Te Ara o Kiwa (TAOK) sea scouts.

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ngāi Tahu ki Tauranga moana Reportingontheannualgeneralmeeting(AGM)ismadealoteasierwhenthereissomecolourandpanache.Notthatourordinaryhuieverlackthese,butthisAGMhadtheminspades.Wellorganised,wellpreparedforandwellrunmeantalltheusualtakegotdealttowithoutfuss.Highlightsoftheelectionprocessisthatwenowhaveanewchairperson,HueyRurehe,withformerchairAnnisSomervillestandingdownbutstillonthecommittee.We’veretainedthevaluableservicesofKimRahiri(secretary)andMichaelaKamo(treasurer).Othercommitteememberselectedare:FredNewton,MarkRaines,CherieSemeri,AlecWere,andMichaelBosman.AndofcoursewehavethesupportofourvaluedkaumātuauncleJoeBriggsandauntieJanKawe.

Muchofthecolourinthisprocesswasprovidedbyoutgoingchair,Annis,whosereportwasofqualityandofagenerosityofspiritinitsacknowledgementsoftheworkofothersthatithasbeendeservedlycirculatedtoawideraudiencethroughouremaillist.ThereislittledoubtourtauraheregrouphasbenefitedhugelywithAnnisfrontingusforoverfiveyears.Pakipakiandpresentsconveyedthemeeting’sappreciationofherserviceaschair.

ButsupportwillbeneededasHueycan’tbeexpectedtocarrythekaupapaonhisown.Guestspeakerfortheday,ReeceIrving,isinoureyesanalreadyknownqualitywhenitcomestoholdinganaudience.HehaddemonstratedthisonapreviousoccasionwhenhedelighteduswithhisaccountofacricketingodysseyundertakenbyheandabunchofmatesontheIndiansubcontinent,thewholehīkoigivingrisetoabook.

Uncle Joe and Huey giving Annis her present.

Hersteppingbackwasineffecttheoldnetbeingwithdrawnsoanewrakatahinetcouldcomeforwardtodriveus.Huey,withhiswell-proventrackrecordofworkforandonbehalfofngātamarikimengārakatahi,andhiswillingnesstogivenewchallengesago,hastheexactqualificationstotakeusinourchosendirectionofinvolvingrakatahi.Withsome700-800NgāiTahuwhānuilivingintheTaurangaMoanarohe,suchnumbersofferscopefordevelopment.

ThistimehespokeonhisinvolvementasaBayofPlentyRegionalCouncilofficerwiththeaftermathoftheRenagrounding,suitablyannotatedbyachronologicalpicturedisplaythatrecordedtheever-degeneratingstateofthathaplessvessel.Hisaddresswaswellreceived.

Atkaiafterwards,thedrawwasmadeforourraffle.Luckywinners,werefirsttimeattendees,GladysandRogerCanterbury,fromRotorua,theirwinobligatingthemtomakeareturntrip.Theirpresenceexemplifiessomethingwe’venoticedinthepast,ourtaurahere

groupisamagnetthatcontinuestoensurenewwhānauaredrawntoturnupateachhuiwehold.

NāLaurieLoper

Huey Ruhehe thanking Reece.

Reece Irving.

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ngāi Tahu ki Horowhenua Hemihiarohakiakoutouitēneiwāhangaotetau,arātetauhouMāori.

Hari huri tauToallourwhānauhavingbirthdaysinPipiri,harihuritaukiakoutou!EspeciallytoHākuiClareWilliams-Climiewhoiscelebratingher50thbirthdayattheendofthemonth.

matarikiMatarikicanbetranslatedintwoways–MataRiki(tinyeyes)andMataAriki(eyesofGod).Eitherwaytheeyesarethoughttowatchoverthelandanditspeople.MatarikicanbeseenrisingjustbeforedawninthelastfewdaysofMayorthebeginningofJuneeveryyear.

OurtauraherewillbecelebratingMatarikionthe17Pipiri/Junewithasharedkai.Nodoubtthere’llbelotsofdelicioushomegrownvegetablesfromeachofourmārakai.Terekahoki!AMatarikiinvitationwillbecomingtoallofourNgāiTahukiHorowhenua/Kāpitiwhānauinthenextcoupleofweekslettingyouknowthedetails.

national Secondary Schools waka amaCongratulationstoJaimeandJadeRatapu(NgāiTūāhuriri)whopaddledforTeRauoteRangikiŌtakiwakaamaclubintheSecondaryNationals.JaimeandherteamcamesecondintheU16s500mandthirdinthe250mrace.JadeandherteamcamethirdintheU19s250mrace.Kamautewehikotiromā!

ngāi Tahu ki Taranaki OnSaturday28April,weheldaNgāiTahukiTaranakihuiatOwaeMarae,Waitara.BothDrTerryRyanandWhetūMoataanefromtheOfficeofTeRūnangaoNgāiTahuspentthedaywiththe70plusparticipants.

Itwasanawesomedayofwhanaungatanga,reconnectingwitholdfacesandrelationsandalsomeetingnewfriendsandnewrelations.

ThemorningwasspentwithWhetūdiscussingthedifferentiwiinitiativesavailabletotribalmembersandintheafternoonwhānauspenttimewithTerry,learningmoreabouttheirwhakapapa.

Thereweresomereallygooddiscussionsaboutstrengtheningthecurrenttauraheregroupfortheareaanditwasdecidedtore-groupinJuneandbringthewhānautogetheragain–keepaneyeoutinTe Pānui Rūnaka.

EveryonereallyenjoyedthedayatOwaeMaraeandTeAtiawawerewelcomingandmostdefiantlybeautifulhosts–kokoutoungārangatiramōtemanaaki,ereretonuanatemihikaukiakoutou.

Jamie Ratapu and her waka ama team.

IhaveanapologytomaketoOllivettefortheincorrectspellingofhernameintheMarchissueofTe Pānui Rūnaka.HerwhānaunameisTeUkiTaunottheTauwhānau.

InthemonthofApril,someoftheTāmakiMakaurauwhānausupportedtheJosephwhānauinattendingthe

unveilingsofDelma,herhusbandandmokopunaon21AprilatWaikumeteCemetery.

Also,abigthankyoutothewhānauwhoattendedtheRoadShowinTāmakion3May.Agreatturnout,butIknowwecandobetter.

Tāmaki makaurau Hui-ā-TauThedateforourHui–ā-Tauissetfor26-28October.Otherdateswillbenotifiedastheyareconfirmed.SueisorganisinganexhibitionforKāiTahuartistslivinginTāmakiMakaurau.ThisissetforthefirstweekofSeptember.Ifyouwouldliketobeapartofthis,pleasecontactSueatlady.susie@yahoo.co.nzor0211133777assoonaspossible.

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rū Whenua report: help to keep your whānau warm

e ngā iwi, e ngā mana, nei ka mihiKiakahatowhānaustillwaitingtohearonazoningoutcomeforyourland.Weareallthinkingofyouandencourageyoutotakeadvantageofthehelpthat’soutthere.

is your whānau warm?Withwinteronthewayit’simportanttostillpreparethewhareandwhānauforthecoldwetdaysahead.Pleasekeepsafetyinmind,especiallyifyoususpectyourheatingsourcemightbeearthquakedamaged.Visitwww.healthychristchurch.org.nztofindthewintersafe-tychecksorcall0800388588fortipsandadvice.TheHealthyChristchurchwebsitealsolistswinter-relatedservicesavailableinandaroundŌtautahi.

Green/blue zone guidelines out nowThenewguidelinesfornewfoundationandrepairsareoutnowforwhānaulivingingreen/blueTC3zones.TheDepartmentofBuildingandHousing(DBH)websitehasaquestionandanswersectionthatcouldbehelpful:www.dbh.govt.nz/canterbury-earthquake-tc3-technical-guidance-faqsandyoucanaccesstheTC3guidelinesbookletfromthewebsiteorcall0800242243.

Land availability maps online InteractivemapsshowingwherelandisavailableinŌtautahiarenowupontheChristchurchCityCouncil(CCC)website.There’samapshowingsectionsthatarecurrentlyavailable,andanothermapshowsthelocationoffuturedevelopmentsandwheretheyareatintheplanningprocess.Visitwww.ccc.govt.nz/thecouncil/pol-iciesreportsstrategies/landavailability/index.aspxtousethemaps.

Support available right now:• $400 – Winter Assistance Grant – toassistvulnera-

blehouseholdslivinginhomessignificantlydam-agedbytheearthquakesorwhohavehadtomoveintodamporhardtoheataccommodation.

• Free –Earthquake support–HeOrangaPounamuKaitokoWhānauareavailabletoworkthroughanyissuesregardingaccommodation,housing,buildingrepairs,healthandeducation,workingwithEQCandyourinsurancecompany.Call0800KAITAHU(08005248248).

• $1000–Funding for specialist earthquake advice (HOP) – HeOrangaPounamuhasupto$1000availabletohelpoutwithlawyers’fees,buildingreports,engineersreports,geotechnicaladviceandotherspecialistearthquakedamageadvice.Call0800KAITAHU(08005248248).

• neW! $750 – Disability Support Grant –Toassistpeoplewithdisabilities,andtheircarers,whoarehavingdifficultiesmeetingdisability-relatedneedsbecauseoftheeffectoftheearthquakesuponservic-esandinfrastructure.

• $1,000–Targeted Moving Assistance Grant – forhouseholdswhosepropertieshavebeenissuedwithaSection124BuildingActNoticebytheChristchurchCityCouncil.

• Up to $500–Storage grant – forhomeownersandrenterswhohavehadtovacatetheirdamagedprop-ertyandpayforstorage.Visitthewww.redcrosseq-grants.org.nz/Overview/Information/Available-Grants.htmorcall0800754726.

• Up to $750 –Independent Advice Grant (Red Cross) – toassistvulnerablehomeownersonwhattodowiththeirearthquakedamagedproperty.Visitthewww.redcrosseqgrants.org.nz/Overview/Information/Available-Grants.htmorcall0800754726.(Call0800KAITAHU(08005248248)ifyoudon’tqualifyasHOPmaybeabletohelp.)

• Creative nZ grants –Earthquake Emergency Assistance –forartistsandartsorganisations,notnecessarilybasedinChristchurch.Visitwww.cre-ativenz.govt.nzformoreinformation.

• Free financial advice –The Commission for Financial Literacy and Retirement Income–forresidentialredzonepropertyowners.Visitwww.sorted.org.nz/redzone.

• Up to $750 –The Independent Advice for Small Business grant – forsmallandfamilyrunbusiness-es(under10employees)toaccessprofessionallegalandaccountingadviceinrelationtotheeffectofearthquakesontheirbusiness.Visitwww.recover-canterbury.co.nzorcallon0800505096.

• Up to $5,000–Enhanced Water Filter Grant–toassistpeoplewhosedomesticwatersupplycomesfromawelloraboreandwhosewaterqualitywasaffectedbytheearthquakeandnowrequireanenhancedwaterfilter,inordertomaketheirwaterpotable.Visitwww.redcrosseqgrants.org.nz/Overview/Information/Available-Grants.htmorcall0800754726.

nā Te awheawhe rū Whenua.Pleaseemailruwhenua@ngaitahu.iwi.nzregardingfeed-backandcontributions.

TeAwheawheRūWhenua

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ngāi Tahu Hui-ā-iwi 2012Venue: Lincoln Events Centre, Meijer Drive,

LincolnDate: Friday 23 November – Sunday 25

NovemberHost: Te Taumutu Rūnanga, Ngāi Te Ruahikihiki,

Ngāti Moki.

We are another month closer to our new look Ngāi Tahu Hui-ā-Iwi and the excitement is starting to build. This month we are on the hunt for entertainers, singers, musicians, poets, dancers, comedians, our Ngāi Tahu ukulele troop. We are also still looking for whānau to sell us great kai and stunning taonga. I have heard whispers that one or two rūnanga are already planning ‘the ultimate rūnanga tee shirt’. It’s going to be great. Kia kaha tātou!

entertainersIf you would like to entertain the masses, boy do I have a deal for you! This is your opportunity to make the whānau laugh, cry, dance and applaud with gusto. We would love to hear you sing, read poems, dance, do comedy acts, whatever your specialty is. We are looking to run a main stage from 1pm Friday afternoon through to the early evening. If you are interested in performing, please email [email protected] your name, contact details and information on your performance items.

Kai and arts marketSo far we have stalls registering to sell us pounamu, contemporary art and weaving. We also have information and corporate stalls registered. And, some of our mahinga kai people are starting to pull out their recipe books to see what special treats they can reintroduce to us.

Kia kaha whānau, pull out those hāngī baskets, start brushing up your famous seafood chowder recipe – I’m sure there a lots of whānau out there willing to be your taste testers!

Student loan changes – more great reasons to start the savings habit with Whai Rawa. While improving your education is a great way of improving your earning potential, changes announced recently by the government means it just got a whole lot tougher to complete a course at university or polytech and to pay off a student loan. Changes being introduced by the

TheOffice

We are still looking for• Food stalls that specialise in selling our

delicacies, our kai, cooked in our way• Food stalls, which provide good healthy kai• Stalls which provide an opportunity for our

whānau, kōhanga reo, netball teams and so on to fundraise

• Arts and general merchandise stalls that specialise in quality Ngāi Tahu and Māori art and merchandise.

Please note, all kai stalls will need to adhere to all food safety regulations and restrictions regarding the sale of customary take. If you are interested in having a stall, please email your name contact details and type of stall you wish to have for example ‘kai stall selling cakes’, ‘kai stall selling kaimoana’, ‘arts stall specialising in weaving’ and so on to [email protected]. We will contact you as soon as we have all our stall plans and costs confirmed.

arts exhibitionTo all our artists, we still have lots of room left to include your work in an exhibition (yet to be named), which will run throughout the Hui-ā-Iwi. The exhibition will be a tribute to our tāua from Taumutu, Cath Brown. Details are still being worked on. Your whakaaro or offers of assistance can be directed to [email protected] More details will follow, artists please keep watching this space.

More information about the rūnanga kapa haka (Te Atakura), rūnanga registrations, inter-rūnanga sports, Ngāi Tahu kaumātua dinner and dance will follow in the next editions of Te Pānui Rūnaka. It’s going to be a fabulous festival, so keep putting that pūtea aside, get your travel booked and let the whānau know that you are coming to stay for the weekend!

Ngā mihi Puamiria Parata-GoodallEvents manager.

government will restrict student allowances to a maximum of four years and will also require loans to be repaid more quickly once you are working.

member statements and tax informationThe six monthly statements for period ending 31 March will be sent out in early June. Please note: If you have provided the correct RSCT and PIR tax rates you do not need to include any information about your Whai Rawa account in any tax return (NZ residents only).

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aoraki BoundKia ora koutou – 2013 Aoraki Bound dates follow;

Sunday 3 – Friday 22 Kahuru (February) Sunday 3 – Friday 22 Kahuru-kai-paeka (March)

New to the game? Heard about Aoraki Bound but don’t know much else? Get in touch with us – we can’t give too much away but our photos will give you a good indication of what you can expect – although the photos can’t fully encapsulate the pride, learning, strength and courage that will pour out of you at the end of three weeks!

Have you previously applied but never quite got there? You made the step once before… get your whānau on board to tautoko you, tell your friends to help keep you motivated. Start planning….. make a commitment to improve your fitness so that you get the maximum out of your time, start thinking about your mahi and study

What members are saying‘I contribute for my children Olivia Jesse Maika and Justin and myself and I love the way Ngāi Tahu match my contributions*, it’s such a great incentive that makes me want to save. For me it’s about a retirement fund, for the children it’s about them having funds available for their future, whether it be for home ownership or tertiary education. Ka mau te wehi’Kirsty Mason.

matariki“Ka kitea a Matariki, ka rere te korokoro”When Matariki is seen, the lamprey migrate.Matariki by its rising and setting signalled the time to commence certain activities, so it’s a great time to start some new year’s resolutions.

rainbow Springs winner!Ngā mihi nunui ki a Kerry Moore of Napier! Kerry and whānau are off to Rainbow Springs, so we’ll keep you

posted on how they got on. Thank you so much to all of our entrants, and for your fantastic feedback!

Contact usFor an automatic payment form to set up a regular savings plan, or an application and investment statement to join Whai Rawa, contact us on 0800 942 472, or email us at [email protected]

*All adult members, are currently eligible to receive Matched Savings at a ratio of $1 to $1 up to a maximum of $200 (including RSCT) per annum for savings made to their Whai Rawa account. All child members are currently eligible to receive Matched Savings at a ratio of $4 to $1 up to a maximum of $200 (including RSCT) per annum for savings to their Whai Rawa account. Elective members (those aged 65 and older) automatically receive Kaumātua Grants rather than Whai Rawa matched savings and distributions.

commitments – who do you need to talk to get the time off – will they support your application? Start thinking about getting some pūtea (funds) together. We can help also, but only after you’ve made a start.

alumni – know someone? You all know someone who would be awesome for Aoraki Bound – infuse them with your experience – pass on our details and support them to get there.Mā te wā.

Calling for project applications now!The Ngāi Tahu Fund is available to Ngāi Tahu whānau, rūnanga and hapū to help vitalise, strengthen and grow Ngāi Tahutanga in particular:Whakapapa Te reo me ōna tikangaMahi toi

Whānau development Whenua development Mahinga kaiAnd more.

Do you have a cultural project that you, your whānau or marae wish to run? Get in touch with us to see how the Ngāi Tahu Fund may be able to help.

Applications close Friday 28 September 2012. Call 0800 942 472 today and find out how to apply email: [email protected] or visit www.ngaitahufund.com

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Help your tamariki and mokopuna get ahead at school

Kia Kūrapa Ko Ōteauheke te maukaKo Awaiti te awaKo Kāi Tārewa te hapūKo Kāi Tahu te iwiKo Karaweko te whare tīpunaKo Ōnuku te marae.

The second Kotahi Mano Kāika Kia Kūrapa wānaka was held at Ōnuku marae from 4-6 May. We had a total of 32 students with the majority of them being accompanied by their tamariki. On the Friday night following the pōwhiri from Kāi Tārewa we shared our mihimihi and had Melanie Tainui deliver a speech about the whare tīpuna Karaweko and the local history.

had the highest rank score by far for NCEA Level 3 at his school’

Nā Rachal Wilson

‘Thanks to you and to everyone that helped make a free term of maths tuition possible for me, and that I hope that this opportunity will be available for even more Ngāi Tahu students who may need that extra help in their tuition!’

Nā Alex Kitson

On Saturday the adults went to Akaroa Area School for reo classes and the tamariki stayed at the marae with the kaitiaki tamariki Carina Martin, Kahurangi and Manaia. After a long day of learning the adults returned to the marae for the hākari and a quiz night. The following morning we learnt waiata and had a discussion about language in the home/useful phrases before having the poroporoaki and departing.

It was great to see so many new faces attending, we hope that they continue to pursue te reo and put into practice the new sentences, kīwaha and whakataukī they have learnt over the weekend. We would like to acknowledge the kaitiaki tamariki and our fabulous kaiako – Teena Henderson, Karuna Karasula, Herena Stone, Irihapeti Mahuika, Mihiroa Gillies, Lynne Harata Te Aika, Hana O’Regan, Keela Atkinson and Iaean Cranwell for all their hard work during and leading up to this event. Finally I would like to thank Kāi Tārewa for their hospitality and support in making this Kia Kūrapa wānaka so successful.

The Ngāi Tahu Out of School Tuition programme funds one term of tuition per financial year (1 July-30 June) for most school aged students. Applications are now being taken for the July-September 2012 school term.

Contact: Kiri Fraser, Out of School Tuition Programme Co-ordinator, P.O. Box 799, Dunedin Phone: 03 474 2759 or 0800 942 472 email [email protected]

‘Ngāi Tahu paid for a term of tuition for my son. He’s clever, but hasn’t done as well as he could have in exams, so the tuition was around exam technique. I am happy to report that when the exam results were in, he

Kia Kūrapa students at Ōnuku Marae.

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Kura reo ki Te Waipounamu 2012This year’s Kura Reo ki Te Waipounamu was held in Dunedin at Araiteuru Marae from April 10 – 14 and attended by 115 registered students from all over the country, including one student from Australia. Kura Reo ki Te Waipounamu is one of four national Kura Reo funded by Mā Te Reo, supported and facilitated by Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu to provide intermediate to advanced learners with an immersion environment to expand their competency in te reo.

Originally with a focus of catering to the learning needs of te reo Māori teachers, these Kura Reo are always held in the school holidays to allow for greater participation.

Our compliment of kaiako this year included Materoa Haenga, Paraone Gloyne, Poia Rewi, Pania Papa, Leon Blake and Nichole Gully who facilitated a range of learning sessions from whakataukī, kīwaha, pao, whakamāori and tikanga, to an interactive session where students created and developed fun activities and games, all in te reo. E te rau o huna, e kā tautōhito o te reo, tēnei te reo o ngā uri o Tahu Pōtiki e whakamānawa atu ki a koutou.

Classes were held by day at the neighbouring Balmacewen School facilities, while evening sessions were held at the marae. These included a kauhau from Tahu Pōtiki on the migration of Ngāi Tahu to Te Waipounamu, a quiz night with Megan Ellison, waiata, he tautohetohe – a light-hearted, entertaining debate about the complexities verses the benefits of being single.

The week ended with a hākari celebration at lunchtime on Friday, followed by a tiki-tour bus trip out to Waitati, where a beach walk was had and tuaki (cockles) were gathered before returning to town to compete in te Tauwhāinga Mīharo – the amazing race around the

central business district in town on Friday night, which saw teams compete against each other to be the first to complete a series of tasks and challenges, all in te reo. A huge thank you to Tangiwai Rewi, Karyn Paringātai and others who ran this. Koia kai a koutou!

Photos: Students including Jeanine

Hau Kāika welcoming in guests to the hākari.

Students including Jeanine Tamati-Elliffe, Keela Atkinson and Tirangi Skerrett at Kura Reo.

Taikawa Tamati-Elliffe and others participating in games.

Our ringawera team were Iwi Cuisine, Ngāi Tahu sisters Raeana and Pip Tainui with the fabulous Liz who worked tirelessly alongside a committed crew of kaiāwhina; Hana O’Regan, Tangiwai and Hinamoki Rewi, Amiria Stirling and nephew Damien, Rena Tamati,

Whetu Moataane and our beloved Tāua from the Araiteuru Marae Council, Ani Denham, providing us with lavish, tasty, healthy and nutritious kai all week. Hāhā mārika te reka o te kai! E kā rika raupā, kai ruka noa atu koutou!

A special thanks also to the Araiteuru Marae Council for allowing us the use of the beautiful facilities and to all those who helped to make this kura reo a success. Ka rere kā tai o mihi, mai i te puna aroha e kore e mahiti!

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Pilot dairy farm development – eyrewell Forest, Canterbury

Trading Up – māori Trade Training in Ōtautahi

Settlement. It provides us with a strategic and alternative avenue to advocate for key non-commercial cultural values such as water quality and quantity, mahinga kai and biodiversity outside of regulatory processes.

Are you interested in remaining informed in these developments?

If so, then email your contact details to Tina Woodgate ([email protected]), ring on 0800 KAI TAHU or leave a message at 021 822 371.

Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, CPIT and Hawkins Construction are working hard ensure local Māori play a key role in the rebuild of Ōtautahi.

In June last year, He Toki ki te Rika, a 12 to 14 week pre-trade training course was launched.

He Toki is delivered at CPIT’s Trades and Innovation campus in a cultural context involving tikanga and use of te reo.

The first of the 2012 He Toki students training in carpentry, welding, plasterboard, electrical and painting and decorating will complete their pre-trade training course this Friday (11 May).

Carpentry tutor Jim Keenan is proud of his first 2012 He Toki group and pleased that the majority of his students will return to further their training and complete a second 12-week module in carpentry.

“I’m really pleased with their progress the attendance has been really good and four of them already have work through Hawkins Construction.”

Jim said he treated his students as an employer might treat them and tried to prepare them for employment with real workplace skills as well as practical skills training.

To support He Toki students’ transition into the workforce Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu signed an agreement with Hawkins Construction. Hawkins Construction agreed to help foster employment opportunities for local Māori in the Canterbury region.

Although the recovery of Ōtautahi continues to be stalled by insurance delays and other external issues, it is hoped as the

labour demand increases more students will move more freely into employment.

Hawkins Construction is still managing to have an active role in the current construction environment, with temporary housing initiatives and the remediation of several multi-story buildings, as well as new construction such as the new AMI stadium in Addington.

City Care, New Zealand’s leading provider of construction, maintenance and management services are also heavily involved in the recovery. City Care maintains city parks, gardens, sports fields, waterways, coastal areas and all public facilities. City Care is recruiting now. To find out more about opportunities working for City Care call Marcus Waters (HR Manager) on 027 681 4785 or email Marcus at [email protected].

Our trainees are trained and ready for work experience now. If you are in the trades industry and could provide some hands on work experience then please contact our He Toki Pastoral Care Coordinator Cindy Ria on 021 245 8359 or [email protected]

He Toki carpentry students with tutor Jim Keenan.

Ngāi Tahu Property was established in 1994 as a subsidiary of Ngāi Tahu Holdings Limited and is responsible for the Ngāi Tahu property activities. Ngāi Tahu Property is currently developing three pilot dairy farms on 1200 ha of irrigated pasture at Eyrewell, south east of Oxford, Canterbury.

This is a significant step for the tribe. It allows us to diversify our property investment portfolio (moving from residential and commercial investments into the rural sector). It effectively enables us to retain a large part of the rural land assets that were secured in our Treaty

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ngāi Tahu road ShowsKia ora koutou,We’ve now confirmed the details for the Gisborne Ngāi Tahu Road Show;

arowhenua road Show Details still to be confirmed.

Whakapapa Unit Kia ora koutou, The whakapapa unit is very pleased to advise whānau that after 14 months the working whakapapa files are once again altogether. They are with us at our new premises, the Tower Block of the Wigram Airport (50 Corsair Drive)

We have worked under some difficulty for the last 14 months, our work will be so much easier with the files now beside us.

Gisborne Friday 29 June, 6.00-9.00pmPoverty Bay Club,38 Childers Road, Gisborne.

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Wahine training to support breastfeeding mothers

Mama-2-Mama breastfeeding peer counsellors in training at Te Puawaitanga ki Otautahi Trust

Te Puawaitanga ki Otautahi Trust has been busy training Mama-2-Mama breastfeeding peer counsellors and 11 women have completed course number five, graduating last month.

Carol Bartle, Coordinator Canterbury Breastfeeding Advocacy Service, Te Puawaitanga Ki Otautahi Trust, says one of the strengths of the programme is that the women who train come from different backgrounds with a range of breastfeeding and life experiences. So far Te Puawaitanga has trained 15 Māori women, 20 Pākeha women and one Chinese woman ranging in age from 16 to 35 years old.

A peer counsellor is a mother who has breastfeed a baby and is available to give pregnant women or new mothers information about breastfeeding their own babies.

“It’s all about passing on useful information from mother to mother and supporting other women to meet their own goals for breastfeeding,” Carol says. Peer counsellors have completed a recognised free programme developed by La Leche League New Zealand and after graduation work as volunteers in their own communities and with breastfeeding support groups.

Numerous studies show peer counsellors have a dramatic impact on the number of women who begin breastfeeding and how long they stay breastfeeding.

“That’s because they give new mothers what they need the most, a trusted support person who has breastfed too,” Carol says.

A peer counsellor said she feels very confident now to answer someone’s questions about breastfeeding, and another, who was already an experienced breastfeeding mother before the training, found that her breastfeeding friends seemed to attach more weight to the breastfeeding information she shared after she had graduated with her certificate.

We know breastfeeding plays a crucial role in giving our precious children the best possible start in life. Another great gift we can give to children is a smoke-free environment. World Smokefree Day is on May 31 and is a great opportunity to join people all over the world as they quit smoking together. There is lots of free support available to help you or your whānau to quit. For free support to quit smoking talk to your local health provider or visit www.aukati.org.nz or phone (03) 364-1771.

If you are interested in receiving support from a breastfeeding peer counsellor or interested in the training please contact Carol Bartle at (03) 3445062. Parents receiving the Tamariki Ora Well Child Service from Te Puawaitanga can ask the nurse about it.

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meeting Of richard John Seddon Te Whatuiapiti Te Tau Whānau Trust

Volunteers Wanted Christchurch Family Heart StudyDoes your family/whānau have a history of early heart disease?

We are looking for two or more living members of a family/whānau (brothers, sisters, parents or children) who have both had early heart disease before the age of 50 years in men or 60 years in women.

early childcare education huiThose of you interested in early childcare education may be interested in learning more about this sector at the 49th Annual Conference of Te Tari Puna Ora o Aotearoa/NZ Childcare Association in Dunedin on 30 June to 2 July 2012.

Key note speakers include Hon Hekia Parata MP, Minister of Education and Paulette Tamati-Elliffe, Ngāi Tahu. They are joined by well-known speakers in the early childcare education sector from the UK and Aotearoa.

In addition to keynote presentations, the conference includes a range of workshops. These include a Māori interest stream with topics such as:• An introduction to te reo Māori• Ahakoa he iti he pounamu/however small it may

appear it is a treasure

• Te whare tamauri: Raroera te puawai’s model for assessment

• Culturally Responsive Pedagogic Leadership - Implementing the goals of Ka Hikitia in Early Childhood Education

• Ngā Kaitiaki o te Whenua - Guardians of the Land: Exploring environmental sustainability through a bicultural lens.

There are also workshop streams which focus on practitioner interest, teaching and pedagogy and research.

You can find more detail on Te Tari Puna Ora o Aotearoa/NZ Childcare Association’s website. < http://www.nzca.ac.nz/events/conference> Earlybird registrations close on 31 May.

All beneficiaries of the above whānau trust are requested to attend this meeting.

The purpose of this meeting is to replace deceased and retiring trustees Nominees for replacement trustees are sought.

This meeting will be held at the Ngāi Tahu Māori Law Centre, Level 1 258 Stuart Street on 5 August 2012 at 2pm.

It is hoped that Skype will be available. Please contact the law centre if you cannot attend and would like to skype in for the hui.

Information for beneficiaries or prospective trustees can be obtained by contacting the Ngāi Tahu Māori Law Centre on 0800 626 745 or by email to [email protected]

This would be a one-off visit and take approximately 60 minutes.

If you would like more information about this study please contact:

Judith ThomsonStudy CoordinatorTelephone: 03 364 1647

Funding for specialist earthquake adviceHe Oranga Pounamu has up to $1000 available to whānau who own their own homes and need help with legal fees, engineering reports, quantity surveying, geotechnical advice and other independent advice on earthquake damage.For the Specialist Earthquake Advice Grant

Call 0800 524 8248. All calls are treated confidentially.

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Wānanga – māra kai and indigenous agro-ecology

Subdivision no iX native reserve no 903 Waihao – Determination of ownershipTo all possible claimants of the land where the Waihao Marae sits (Subdivision No IX Native Reserve No 903 Waihao):

Take notice that Mr David Thomas, a descendant of Hema Nira and Puna Te Kihi or Punaomaru Te Kihi, will ask the Court to judge that the land block, which Waihao Marae stands upon, (which is currently registered in Henare Te Maire’s name) is held by Henare Te Maire on trust on behalf of the original owners in the Waihao 903 block as determined in 1887. These are the people listed in the table below:

Horomona Pohio Wi PokukuRawiri Te Maire Horomona IwikauWiremu Pohio Hana PohioTihema Huruhuru Hema NiraHenare Te Maire Puna Te Kihi or Punaomaru

te KihiTe Kihi Toiti PokukuKaruai Taina KaruaiKapiti Kerei PohioTieke Rahaki Pohara

Rakitawini Teone PohioPukurakau Teo TauraPere Puru or Perepuru

Pikene

Tuna Te Warekarari Tihema TumaruKinita HikipeneTeone TērāTumaru PetiTe Kākau PapiPere Hira Pohio (Horomona)MakuTeike PukurakauWaipapa

This hearing is scheduled to be heard on 11 July in Dunedin. Interested parties need to check with the Māori Land Court for further details about the hearing. When enquiring with the Māori Land Court, quote this application number; A20110009058. The Māori Land Court can be contacted on (03) 962 4900, email [email protected] or you can write to the Māori Land Court at PO Box 2200, Christchurch 8140.

Haines EllisonCounsel for Mr David Thomas.

manning whānau reunionNau mai haere mai, Manning whānau are having a whānau reunion at Arowhenua Marae from 29 September to 30 September 2012. To register please RSVP to Michel Manning Email: [email protected] Phone: 06 348 9552 Address: Michel Manning, 30 Great North Road, Whanganui, 4550.

Once registered you will receive an agenda for the two days which includes; whakapapa, mahinga kai, historical places and Whānau Ora plans.

rehua old boys, girls and whānau Rehua is building a database of names and addresses and invites all old boys and girls and whānau to contact us with your details. Your information will remain confidential and will allow Rehua to stay in touch with you and let the community know what’s happening at the marae. Please contact Dora Langsbury:Mobile: 027 228 7968Home: 03 377 4588Email: [email protected]

Wairewa marae (Little River)Saturday 16 June 9am-5pm

Nau mai haere mai, join us at Wairewa marae (Little River) for an interesting day of informal presentations, discussions and practical planting. This wānanga is an opportunity to find out more about the growing renaissance of mātauranga Māori in the field of home gardening and indigenous agro-ecology. The focus in the morning at the marae will be on presenting material from various Māori research projects. Firstly, organic māra kai and the beginners guide to growing kai booklet Grow Your Own Kai with free copies to give away to participants. Secondly, Indigenous Agro-ecology, which aims to identify and develop a unique ethic of farm stewardship, with a focus on guardianship for the land and the waters that flow through it, based on the traditional and contemporary experience of Māori

agricultural practitioners. The role of native plant Rongoā and its exciting potential for low-cost maintenance of stock health and for promotion of biodiversity will be discussed.

There will also be a presentation on the Wairewa Rūnanga Te Kaio Farm and how all this information can benefit its sustainable development in a real world context. After lunch at the marae there is the opportunity to go up to Te Kaio farm to help with establishing a new organic indigenous agro-ecology orchard by planting a mixture of native trees, herbs and fruit trees.

Bring an open mind and a spade for an exciting day of mātauranga Māori.

For more information contact Tremane Barr:Email: [email protected]: 027 242 9787.

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Ōnuku rūnangaPhone: 03 366 4379Email: [email protected]

Te rūnanga o KoukourarataPhone: 03 365 3281Email: [email protected]

Wairewa rūnangaPhone: 03 377 1513Email: [email protected]

Te Hapū o ngāti Wheke (rāpaki)Phone: 03 328 9415Email: [email protected]

Te Taumutu rūnanga Phone: 03 371 2660Email: [email protected]

Taurahere rōpūngāi Tahu ki te Tai TokerauJanet HetarakaPhone: 09 438 6203Email: [email protected]

ngāi Tahu ki Tāmaki makaurauSue NicollPhone: (09) 5702405Email: [email protected]

ngāi Tahu ki rotoruaKiri JardenPhone: 07 350 0209 ext 8154Email: [email protected]

ngāi Tahu ki Tauranga moanaJoe Briggs Phone: 07 578 5997Email: Kim Rahiri - [email protected]

ngāi Tahu ki KahungunuLyall StichburyPhone: (06) 8438791 or 027 475 2503Email: [email protected]

ngāi Tahu ki WhanganuiCorinne Te Au WatsonPhone: 06 3484809 Email: [email protected]

ngāi Tahu ki Horowhenua – KāpitiAmiria WhiterodPhone: 06 364 5992Email: [email protected]

ngāi Tahu ki TaranakiVirginia HinaPhone: 0211353493Email: taranaki.ngā[email protected]

ngāi Tahu ki Whanganui-ā-TaraAngela WallacePhone: 04 2322423 or 0272453619Email: [email protected]

ngāi Tahu ki WaikatoJane StevensPhone:07 8245992Email:[email protected] ngāi Tahu ki WairarapaKaren BastPhone: 06 378 8737Email: [email protected]

ngāi Tahu ki WairauPaula JowersPhone: 03 5785083 Email: [email protected]

Kaikōura rūnangaPhone: 03 319 6523Email: [email protected]

Te rūnanga o makaawhioPhone: 03 755 7885Email: [email protected]

Te rūnanga o arowhenuaPhone: 03 615 9646Email: [email protected]

Te rūnanga o WaihaoPhone: 03 689 4726Email: [email protected]

Te rūnanga o moerakiPhone: 03 439 4816Email: [email protected]

Kāti Huirapa rūnaka ki PuketerakiPhone: 03 465 7300Email: [email protected]

Te rūnanga o ŌtākouPhone: 03 478 0352Email: [email protected]

Hokonui rūnangaPhone: 03 208 7954Email: [email protected]

Waihōpai rūnakaPhone: 03 216 9074Email: [email protected]

Ōraka aparima rūnakaPhone/fax: 03 234 8192Email: [email protected]

awarua rūnangaPhone: 03 212 8652Email: [email protected]

rūnaka Directory

ngāti Waewae rūnangaPhone/fax : 03 755 6451Email: [email protected]

[email protected] or phone: Kahu Te Whaiti 0800 524 8248For photographs and graphics please send to:

Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu P O Box 13-046, CHRISTCHURCHISSN 1175-2483 Opinions expressed in Te Pānui Rūnaka

are those of the writers and not necessarily endorsed by Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. Graphic Design by Ariki Creative.

For contributions to Te Pānui rūnaka, email:

Te ngāi Tūāhuriri rūnangaPhone: 03 313 5543Email: [email protected]

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Papatipu Rūnanga Election ProcessOnce again, Papatipu Rūnanga have commenced their three year elections. You may have already noticed, that both Ōraka Aparima and Taumutu have published notices signalling their intention to hold postal ballots shortly. Later this year, eight other Papatipu Rūnanga will follow and by February 2014, the election rounds will be complete.

To help you understand the elections process, we have developed a simple flow chart (below) that spells out the mandatory steps. Some papatipu rūnanga in addition to the mandatory steps, may send out pānui to ensure members have their details up to date, and may even hold an indicative vote for a preferred candidate.

As the year progresses, we will post the results of the election process to the website. This ocurred last time and assisted whānau to keep track of the process.

Ngā mihi,Chris Ford – Te Rūnanga Group General Counsel.

Members of Papatipu Rūnanga vote which candidate they would like on the

Appointments Committee

Candidates for Appointment Committee

APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE

Candidates for Rūnanga Representative and Alternate Representative (The Appointments Committee appoint the Rūnanga Representative and Alternate Representative from the Candidates)

Rūnanga Representative Rūnanga Alternate Representative

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