Huaki - December 2023

Huaki

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“To bring to Light”

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Friday, December 29, 2023

Unlocking Success: Whāriki Māori Business Network’s Thriving Journey in 2023/2024 Step into the dynamic world of Whāriki Māori Business Network, where resilience, collaboration, and impactful initiatives take centre stage. In the heart of Te Tai Tokerau, Whāriki has not just established but thrived, thanks to the unwavering support from Foundation North, Northland Inc and a community of valued partners, allies, business professionals and owners.

A Symphony of Success: Te Kōtiri Pakihi Series Imagine a stage where Māori businesses shine, connect, and overcome challenges together. The Te Kōtiri Pakihi series was established in response to Cyclone Gabrielle. The goal was to ensure all pakihi Māori had access to information, funding and support. Whāriki in partnership with Northland Inc, Te Hiringa, Poutama Trust, NorthChamber, Ministry of Social Development, Te Puni Kokiri, BDO Northland, and Amotai – we did it! With 120 registrations across six locations, this series was more than an event, it was a celebration of Māori entrepreneurship.

The momentum continued with businesses securing Northland Inc’s Cyclone Gabrielle funding, Mayoral funding and future-proof funding from Poutama.

Digital Echoes: Whāriki’s Vibrant Online Presence In the digital realm, our sister network Whāriki Tāmaki Makaurau launched our newly designed website including all 3 regions we now partner and support.

The website was proudly supported by Callaghan Innovation, with a goal “to provide a digital whare that welcomes all, facilitating connections, sharing knowledge, and amplifying the voices of Māori businesses in Northland and across Aotearoa. One of our favourite aspects of the new website is the Māori Business Directory. This section is designed to spotlight the remarkable Māori businesses that make up our network. It provides a platform for businesses to share their stories, showcase their offerings, and form valuable connections. In addition to the website you can also now follow us on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. There’s no stopping us now!

Navigating Success: The Whāriki Rangatiratanga Group As board chair, I would like to take time to acknowledge all the incredible board

volunteers who have shared your time, services, contacts and expertise over the past 3 years. Your vision and commitment to whakawhanaungatanga (connect), whakamōhio (inform) and whakaohooho (inspire) pakihi Māori will continue to drive our networks delivery and outcomes for our region. We’re grateful for your continued guidance and support and look forward to 2024.

Wayne Stokes; Heidi Mackey; Jeremy Tauri; Teresa Watkins; Keita EdmondsNorris; James Sigley; Blanche Murray; Piripi Moore; Jo Boyd; Maree Covich; Jodi Hauraki.

2024: A Year of Enchanting Events Hold your breath for Whāriki’s 2024 events! The inaugural WhārikiX event will take place at Waitangi Treaty grounds on March 21. The event will feature an inspiring line-up of Māori business owners from various sectors who all whakapapa to Te Tai Tokerau. Next up -

The Pick, Business Accelerator 10 week programme where you’re supported to make your business dream a reality.

We’ll also continue to deliver Te Wā Hā networking events, and bespoke workshops (as identified by our members) in what promises to be a year filled with networking, learning, and collaboration.

Join the Whāriki Movement As Whāriki continues to weave the fabric of success, there’s an open invitation to join this vibrant movement. Whether you’re a Māori business owner, a Māori business professional, a supporter, or simply curious, Whāriki is a community that thrives on diversity and collaboration.

In this unfolding narrative of success, we extend our gratitude to Foundation North, partners, stakeholders, and the entire Māori business community. Together, let’s write more chapters of success and growth in 2024 and beyond with Whāriki Te Tai Tokerau Māori Business Network.

When a life is lost on our roads, tears are cried by whānau and friends.

To our Earth Mother Papatūānuku That is One Tear Too Many – Kotahi Roimata Rawa

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AUNTY’S GARDEN

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• 3-4 slices of bacon or ham, • 2 cups of grated cheese • 2 tomatoes • 2 courgettes • 2 cups ofcream Method Layer the cooked sliced potato in a casserole dish, saute onions and meat or bacon briefly then pour over the potatoes. Add grated cheese, then cream, slice tomatoes and courgettes and spread over the top.

Bake for 20-25 mins at 180C. Serve hot —it’s yummy.

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NorthAble Matapuna Hauora – LYNKZ Outreach Programme Tāngata whaikaha community participation outreach programme.

NorthAble continues to deliver on its mission, working alongside tāngata whaikaha/people with disabilities to support them to lead their best life! Mahi ki te taha o ngā tāngata whaikaha hei tautoko i a rātau ki te ārahi i tō rātau oranga pai!

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ollaborating with Te Hau Ora O Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahu and Hokianga Health, we are re-introducing our activity-based programme for tāngata whaikaha, people with disabilities aged from 16 -to 65 across the mid and far north of Te Taitokerau. The programme is called LYNKZ “DROP IN and LINK UP”!

Aiming to create meaningful activities that build relationships, make sense of community, and develop skills, the LYNKZ Outreach Programme will be delivered

locally by those you know and trust in your local areas. With programs running in Kaitaia, Kaikohe and Rawene two days a week in each location, this service provides an opportunity for tāngata whaikaha to come together and engage in activities ranging from arts and crafts, cooking, activities, sports as well as trips out in the community, like beach and fishing, as determined by tāngata whaikaha and whānau, where possible.

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LYNKZ Whānau, Tab with LYNKZ Programme Facilitator, Natalie Woods in Whangarei.

Service delivery focuses on the Enabling Good Lives principles and the values of manaakitanga, aroha, supporting whakakaha, mana-enhancing and tikanga.

This partnership allows tāngata whenua to form how each service is delivered in their local area. It will enable mana tangata to contribute to how the LYNKZ Outreach Programme assists you and those in your community.

If the LYNKZ Outreach Programme sounds like something you would be interested in, please contact us at northable@northable. org.nz or call 0508 637 200 to learn more.

NorthAble has a range of disability services.

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gāpuhi performing arts group ‘Ngā Moko a Rahiri’ provide Ngāpuhi taitamariki with a safe space to express themselves and develop the skills and confidence needed to navigate an ever-changing world.

Ngā Moko a Rāhiri provides a programme where youth learn a diverse range of performing arts including Kapa Haka, Polynesian song and dance, World Music and Dance, and Cabaret. This programme develops youth confidence and allows youth to demonstrate their talents at local community events and also provide professional entertainment.

Ngā Moko a Rāhiri is a non-profit organisation with the main purpose of providing a program to develop competent youth leaders through Māori Performing Arts and educational activities.

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Please submit your cover letter and CV to hr@northable.org.nz

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Transforming Doubt Into Confidence

The group was originally formed at Northland College to celebrate Matariki in 2016 at a staff social evening. The group then consisted of six girls and five boys but has grown over the years. The original group included students from neighbouring schools in and around Kaikohe, such as Northland College, Okaihau College, Kerikeri High School, and Kura Kaupapa Māori o Kaikohe.

Seven years on the group remains active within the community. Having intertwined performing arts and community work, the group develops positive relationships within the community by performing at various local kaupapa to bring life, energy, and entertainment to local whanau and communities. The group recently performed at a 95th birthday party for a kaumatua in Hokianga, and just earlier this month went to the Whangārei Riverbank

Centre to perform at the International Day for People with Disabilities to bring joy and entertainment to all who gathered.

They performed kapahaka, polynesian dance, and cabaret.

Currently one of its projects is to work with local organisations such as Ngāpuhi Iwi Social Services to do outreach work on the streets of Kaikohe. The aim is to welcome youth who are not at school, unemployed, or those who may need a safe place to be, a second whānau, and a support system to ensure they reach their full potential.

Part of this support is to engage youth by organising rehearsals every week, performances at local events, and marae wānanga.

Whilst performing arts allow taitamariki to develop creative passions, they simultaneously teach children language and communication skills, helping them to communicate effectively to others with confidence. The programme is open to all youth residing in and around Kaikohe and within Te Whare Tapu O Ngāpuhi aged 12 years to 17 years old.

Demographic stats for support provided to Maori for 2023 Welfare Assistance Financial Mentoring Housing Youth Programmes Life Skill Programmes

69% 71% 75% 90% 58%

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Lifejacket hubs set up to help keep Northlanders safe on the water About 300 lifejackets have been distributed to communities throughout Northland over the past few years as part of an innovative lifejacket library initiative that’s helping keep boaties safe in remote communities.

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orthland Regional Council delivers the initiative as part of its ‘Nobody’s stronger than Tangaroa’ campaign, which aims to improve skipper knowledge, encourage boaties to wear a lifejacket and take two forms of communication, as well as highlight the importance of sticking to the speed limit and avoiding alcohol while out on the water.

The council receives funding from Maritime NZ to deliver the campaign, with a portion of the money used to cover the costs of two Safety Ambassadors; Les Bore, who is based at Ahipara and Dane Karapu from Moana Futures in Whangārei.

A key task for the ambassadors is to set up the lifejacket hubs in predominantly remote communities across the region, including Horeke, Pawarenga and Bland Bay. Hubs are set up in spaces best fit to serve individual communities, such as marae, schools, waka ama clubs or surf clubs.

Safety Ambassador Dane Karapu and local kuia Ellen Hardiman of Whangaruru’s Tuparehuia Marae Committee with the lifejackets the marae will hold for use by local and visiting boaties.

The hubs are designed to be an inclusive solution to increasing safety on the water by breaking down barriers to accessing life-saving tools.

the community sees fit, whether that be lending them out for just a few hours or longer-term.

Once set-up, the hubs are run by the community, with lifejackets lent out as

Les and Dane have been contracted as Safety Ambassadors again this year, with

a further eight lifejacket hubs set to be established this summer.

For more information on staying safe in, on and around the water this summer, visit www.nrc.govt.nz/goodtogo

TE KĀPEHU WHETŪ

TE KĀPEHU WHETŪ (THE MĀORI STAR COMPASS) PROVIDES A LIBERATING APPROACH TO EDUCATION THAT IS FOUNDED ON TINO RANGATIRATANGA AND DELIVERED THROUGH A KAUPAPA MĀORI PARADIGM. OUR DREAM IS FOR A SUSTAINABLE WORLD WHERE WE CAN ‘PROSPER AND EXPRESS OURSELVES AS MĀORI. For this vision to become reality at Te Kāpehu Whetū, the Kura, the whanau, the ākonga commit to an educa�onal journey that will challenge us at �mes but that is the price we are willing to pay, to acknowledge the men of the 28 Māori Ba alion and the sacrifice they gave so we could have be er lives.

Before you hit the beach or head out on the boat, check out what’s GOOD TO KNOW, so you’re GOOD TO GO!

How to help stop the spread of exotic caulerpa

Where the no fishing areas are

Find this and more at www.nrc.govt.nz/goodtogo

If it’s safe to swim at your favourite beach

How to keep you and your whānau safe on the water

Our educa�onal journey ahead is symbolised by a waka hourua and oceanic naviga�on. “Where are we going?” we remind ourselves that Kupe gave us direc�ons for voyaging into the next millennium.

"Let it be to the right of the sun, of the moon of the morning star on high” “Waiho i te taha katau o te ra, o te marama, o kōpū rere ai”

The 3 POU of our Kura: Kia Māori > Be Māori > BE A curriculum shaped by Te Reo Māori, �kanga and mātauranga Ngāpuhi

Kia Mātau > Be Educated > KNOW Encouragement of innova�on, cri�cal inquiry and the development of individual knowledge and skills, Life- long learners.

Kia Tū Rangatira Ai > Be Rangatira > DO A commitment to the pursuit of personal excellence and achievement; Living with mana.

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Mana wāhine stepping into key roles within Te Arai Native Nursery, Te Uri o Hau New starters hailing from Te Uri o Hau, three women - Toni Wirihana, Evajean Paikea, and Grace Kemp all joined the Te Arai Native Nursery team in 2023, aligning their talents to propel the business arm of Te Uri o Hau forward.

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eet Toni, the seasoned Executive Assistant to our well-known Business Development Manager Sesha Perkinson, bringing over a decade of invaluable expertise from her tenure at the Māori Land Court. Her intricate understanding of the business landscape forms the cornerstone of our operations.

Up next is Evajean, our dynamic Sales & Marketing lead, a visionary with a wealth of experience. Evajean’s mission? To fortify our sales pipeline, ensuring that our brand’s essence and the incredible mahi we do resonates far and wide across the Kaipara, expanding our client base to serve every corner with excellence.

And then there’s Grace, our steadfast Despatch Lead, orchestrating the

meticulous outflow of our rakau. Grace has taken charge of elevating our nursery to “Plant Pass” standards, spearheading strict hygiene protocols to safeguard our flora’s health. Her dedication ensures our plants thrive, disease-free, nurturing our commitment to excellence.

What unites these remarkable wāhine beyond their professional prowess is their deep connection to the whenua, their roots intertwined with the legacy of Otamatea Marae. Their journey to Te Arai Native Nursery in 2023 isn’t solely about careers; it’s a poignant commitment to fortify ties within the Kaipara, recognising the cultural and environmental significance that echoes through the ages.

Their passion is a testament to ensuring that our actions today echo positively for our people 50 years on, weaving success

Grace Kemp, Evajean Paikea, Toni Wirihana.

for Te Arai Native Nursery while nurturing ties within our community.

Mana wāhine, the inherent strength of women, resonates profoundly in Māori tikanga; the tales of Papatūānuku, the nurturing Earth Mother, and the dawn maiden Hine-tītama, embodying life’s emergence. It is this spiritual power and charisma woven into our narratives that intertwine with the natural balance between genders, forming the very heart of our tikanga.

Within these realms lie our guiding focuses: whanaungatanga, the source of kinship’s rights and obligations; mana, the bedrock of leadership duties that emanate manaakitanga, defining our interactions; mātauranga, a journey of

perpetual learning and passing wisdom to generations; and kaitiakitanga, the sacred obligation of stewardship—a pledge we uphold dearly.

Today, with over half of our nurturing team being wāhine and likewise half of the team hailing from Te Uri o Hau, we’re weaving heritage into the very roots of Te Arai Native Nursery, fostering a legacy that echoes our cultural and environmental dedication.

“Mehemea ka moemoeā ahau ko ahau anake, mehemea ka moemoeā a tātou, ka taea tātou.”

- If I dream, I dream alone. If we dream as a collective, we can achieve our dream.

Have you got erosion prone land or want to restore native bush?

If your land fits within the Kaipara region you might be eligible for funding that covers plants, planting, site prep, pest control, maintenance and fencing projects.

Get in touch with Te Arai Native Nursery today and our KMR field advisors, Elijah and Keisha, will create a free sediment reduction plan for you and apply for up to 70% fund ding on your beh hallf. Ts&Cs appl pplyy..

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NGĀTI HINE HEALTH TRUST OFFICE CLOSURE DATES Ngāti Hine Health Trust wishes to advise its clients and members of the public that:

Kawakawa Medical Centre will be closed only on the statutory days: 25-26 December 2023, 1-2 January 2024. It will be open weekdays from 8am to 5pm. If there is an emergency, please ring 111 or ring your Medical Centre for the After Hours Clinic.

New location for services: From Monday 22 January 2024, we will be operating solely from the Bay of Islands Hospital in the new Paparata building the Kawakawa Medical Centre will be operating solely from the Bay of Islands Moerewa Medical Services will be closed only on the statutory days: 25-26 December 2023, 1-2 January 2024. It will be open weekdays from 8:30am to 5:00pm.

Home Support will continue to provide services and will have Coordinator Support over the holiday period. Phone Whangārei (09) 430 1230 Ext: 8823 / (027) 208 7237, Kawakawa (09) 404 1489 / (027) 404 1363, Kaikohe (09) 401 0498, (027) 255 5169 / (027) 255 5983 and Kaeo (09) 4051982 / (027) 255 5898.

Residential Services will continue to provide services over the holiday period. Please contact Jasmine Woods – Residential Lead on (021) 229 9873.

Family Start and Family Direct Services will be closed 5pm, Friday 22 December and resume Monday 15 January, 2024.

For all urgent enquiries or support, contact Naini Heremaia-Black on 027 245 8687.

Restorative Justice will be closed from 12pm, Friday 22 December, 2023. Service will resume from 15 January 2024.

Te Hononga Hou: Te Hurihanga - Kaupapa Māori Residential Drug & Alcohol Rehabilitation Centre will operate business as usual.

He Waka Toki – Kaupapa Māori Community Mental Health and Addictions services will provide an on-call service.

Contact: Kylie Cherrington - THH Community MH & AoD Services Coordinator on 027 217 2698 or Whina Cherrington Interim Kaitātaki Whaiora on 027 282 0881.

Ngāti Hine FM will continue broadcasting over the holiday period. Phone 0800 500 520.

Te Mirumiru Early Childhood Centre will close on Wednesday 20th December 2023, 5:30pm. It will reopen on Monday 8th January 2024 at 7:30am.

Whānau Ora will provide an on-call service. Contact Naini Heremaia-Black on 027 245 8687 or 0800 737 573.

Hauora & Outreach clinics: Will be closed through the Xmas holidays Out of Gate Services will be closed from Friday 22 December, 5:00pm and reopen on Wednesday 3rd January 2024.

All other services provided by the Trust will be closed from 5pm, Friday 22 December, 2023 and will reopen on Monday 15 January, 2024 at 8:30am.

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Collaboration needed for our homelessness kaupapa

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ia ora koutou, As Chairperson of Te Kārearea Standing Committee, I have been proud to work alongside Deputy Chair (and Deputy Mayor) Phil Halse, Deb Harding and His Worship the Mayor Vince Cocurullo, Councillors Nicholas Connop, Patrick Holmes, Carol Peters, Simon Reid and Phoenix Ruka and the eight hapū representatives: Delaraine Armstrong, Len Bristowe, Sandra Hawken, Simon Mitchell, Tame Te Rangi, Sean Walters, Nicki Wakefield and Hohipere Williams.

We held the last Te Kārearea meeting for 2023 on 13 December, at Terenga Paraoa marae, with a range of issues presented by hapū and community members. The homelessness kaupapa was presented

by Jackie Henare and Carrie Kake of Kotahitanga Whakaruru Hau Trust with an emotional plea for a night shelter for our homeless.

This was highlighted as an important issue for Te Kārearea, and looking ahead, I’d like to see a willingness from all hapū in the room to address the situation. We just want safe alternative places for our families that are displaced to live and be.

Where there’s no harm to them, and no

Open for applications

harm to community residents. As easy as that sounds, it’s complex. We need that commitment from all surrounding organisations – there's health issues, compliance issues, social issues, welfare issues.

We are restricted from a council perspective on what our organisation can do. But it doesn’t stop us from being involved in the collaborative effort.

The Long Term Plan for 2024-2034 will be top of mind as we work towards a Consultation Document for public engagement. There will be a submission process for us to receive your input, and Te Kārearea will be having a marae-based meeting in March which is another place we can welcome your kōrero.

Ngā mihi, Deb

Tūmanakotia kia harikoa, kia haumaru ōu koutou wā whakatā.

Ngā manaakitanga Deb & Phoenix Māori Ward Councillors Whangarei District Council

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Ko te haumaru i tēnei raumati

E haere ana ki tetuaone?

I mua i te taki kurī, i te taki hōiho, i te hautū waka rānei ki te tuaone i tēnei raumati, tirohia ngā ture i www.wdc.govt.nz/summer He mōrearea te tanuku taipū Kia mataara, kua rerekē te takoto o te tuaone i tōna takoto i tērā raumati.

Kia mataara, kua haupū mai ngā taipū hou, kua puakina mai ngā pari hou. Ka whara, ka roromi i te tanuku taipū.

Tohutohua āu tamariki mō te mōrearea ina ka kūtoro ki roto i ngā taipū, ki ngā pari rānei.

Whakawairekatia…kia rau mahara …kia noho haumaru

$4M Māori Wellbeing Fund open for applications

Whangarei District Council supports community groups for a variety of events, amenities and services through our community funding scheme.

If you need support with a project or activity that is helping to create a vibrant, attractive and resilient District, the following may assist you.

Community Fund For a wide variety of community projects, services and events.

Closes 1 March.

Waste Minimisation Fund For projects that lead to measurable reductions in waste to landfill. Apply anytime.

Youth Week Fund For youth-led activities during Youth Week to celebrate, inspire, and connect young people. Closes 18 March.

To find out more and apply, go to www.wdc.govt.nz/funding

Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 20 Dec 2023 to 15 Jan 2024 Customer services Te Iwitahi closes: 2pm on 22 Dec, opens: 8am on 8 Jan 2024 Ruakākā closes: 2pm on 22 Dec 2023, opens: 8.30am on 8 Jan 2024 Report a problem Although our offices will be closed from 22 Dec 2023 to 8 Jan 2024, you can still call us for any urgent issues on 0800 932 463 or 09 430 4200 (24 hours).

nice buzz of interest. The wairua in there was really cool, and there was good representation of the many whānau and hapū within Whangārei District, and from outside our urban areas.

“Te Huinga is about hapū working with hapū for hapū, and it was good to be able to help hapū understand what Te Huinga is here for,’ says Sandra.

“We encourage all hapū to join the table of Te Huinga to improve Māori engagement across the Whangārei District, but if they don’t sit at the table, Te Huinga is still available to support them.”

What is Māori Wellbeing?

Community Associations Fund For resident and ratepayer groups and their community activities.

Closes 7 February.

Creative Communities Scheme For the creation and presentation of diverse arts and culture projects and events. Closes 15 February.

Official information, resource consents, building permits and land information.

20 Dec 2023 to 10 Jan 2024

These fundamental elements of hauora form the basis of the Te Huinga Māori Wellbeing Funding kaupapa.

Māori Wellbeing Fund launch evening Q&A speaker Gilbert Paki from Patuharakeke

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e Huinga has partnered with Whangarei District Council to administer the $4 million Māori Wellbeing Fund, which is now open for applications until 1 March 2024. The fund is contestable and is available to hapū, marae, whānau, Māori and organisations for projects or initiatives that show benefit to Māori wellbeing.

Chairperson of Te Huinga and Co-Chair of Māori Wellbeing Fund Sub Committee Sandra Hawken, says this Fund offers a unique opportunity to support the holistic view of what wellbeing is to Māori.

“We want to help as many people as possible," says Sandra. “Māori Wellbeing has such a variety of faces – we have priorities around education, our mental and emotional wellbeing and our elderly, but it’s much more than that too. We’re also trying to encourage our young people to stay in Northland to study, rather than leaving to go to Auckland, further south or

overseas.”

Gina Murray, Treasurer of Te Huinga and Māori Wellbeing Fund Sub-Committee member agrees, saying this Fund will help support communities to thrive.

“On the night we had our launch, so many people came,” says Gina. “It was great to see so many whānau interested in learning more about the Māori Wellbeing Fund. We were well prepared and had the information needed and could respond confidently.

“Some of our whānau wanted to know if the government could take this funding away from us. Shelley Wharton (Manager of Infrastructure Programmes at Whangarei District Council) was able to assure whānau that this would not happen because the funding agreement with Department of Internal Affairs is already signed.

“The whole vibe of the night was amazing.

We shared kai afterwards, there was a

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Te Taha Tinana

Physical Wellbeing

Te Taha Hinengaro

Mental and Emotional Wellbeing

Te Taha Whānau

Social and Family Wellbeing

Te Taha Wairua

Spiritual Wellbeing

Te Taha Whenua

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The Māori Wellbeing Fund is part of the $9.48 million Better Off Fund allocated to Whangārei District Council.

Applications for the Māori Wellbeing Fund are open until 1 March 2024 For more information, and to assess your eligibility online, visit: www.tehuinga.org.nz/funding

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The Great Kiwi School Day Te Rā Kura Ki Aotearoa Written and illustrated by Donovan Bixley Starting school is a big step up.

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he Great Kiwi School Day familiarises children and their parents with the structure of a typical school day in Aotearoa and puts them at ease with elements of the New Zealand curriculum: • • • •

What do you do at School?

Who will be there?

What will I learn?

What will my classroom be like?

Author and illustrator Donovan Bixley has visited hundreds of schools across Aotearoa and has created a friendly introduction to school. It gently incorporates the values of the New Zealand school curriculum: excellence, diversity, teamwork, respect, curiosity, and te ao Māori.

Parents and children about to start school will recognise and identify with this book, with its reassuring theme that ‘school is fun’. The book is published simultaneously in English and te reo Māori.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Donovan Bixley is one of New Zealand’s most acclaimed picture-book creators. His numerous accolades include the Russell Clark Illustration Award, the Mallinson Rendel Illustrators Laureate Award, plus his books have twice been selected for the International Youth Library’s White Raven Award. Donovan’s work is nothing if not varied, spanning high-brow to low-brow and every brow in between, from his sublime illustrated biography Faithfully Mozart, to the mythical world of Māui, and the ridiculous hi-jinks of feline aviators in his Flying Furballs chapter-book series.

In 2021 Donovan was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to children’s literature.

He lives in Taupō, New Zealand.

Donovan Bixley

WE HAVE A COPY OF THE GREAT KIWI SCHOOL DAY TO GIVE AWAY FROM UPSTART PRESS

To enter, all you need to do is send your name and contact details, with SCHOOL DAY in the subject line, to huaki@nzme.co.nz

Entries close 5pm, Friday January 5, 2024.

Winners will be notified by email and, unless otherwise stated, your prizes will be posted out.

November 2023 Winner: Finn Moana Stevens

The Xmas and New Year’s period can be a time of whānau joy and fun but for many it can also be stressful. If you need support over the Christmas and New Year’s period we are here to tautoko.

NISS Office Hours 9am to 5pm Thursday 28 December 23 Friday 29 December 2023 Thursday 4 January 2024 Friday 5 January 2024 Ngāpuhi Iwi Social Services (NISS) 12 Marino Place, Kaikohe Phone: 09-4015548

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HIHIAUA WORLD-CLASS CENTRE OF MĀORI ARTS & CULTURE OFFERS AUTHENTIC CULTURAL EXPERIENCES

CULTURAL CENTRE TRUST

MAURIA MAI 2024

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hether it’s the weather, global events or social and political situations here in Aotearoa, 2023 will be remembered for its extreme ups and downs. It is coming to an end so time to note some highlights: The Hihiaua Cultural Centre started the year with some wind damage during Cyclone Gabrielle but we fixed things up after the storm and carried on, as we do here in Tai Tokerau.

Whangarei District Council staff brought in a delegation of diplomats en route to Waitangi in early February. They came from all parts of the World happily travelling together on a big bus, pleased to learn about our lovely, little city. As unlikely as it now seems, the ambassadors of both Palestine and Israel had afternoon tea together and posed for photos with us.

In March we hosted a wonderful group of indigenous Taiwanese artists here

under the sponsorship of New Plymouth’s Govett Brewster Gallery. The 2023 series of workshops began; including Tapu and Noa, Taonga Puoro, Uku and Mahinga Kai leading into Puanga/Matariki when we held another series of Tohunga Talks.

Exhibitions this year have been diverse from the photographic works of French photographer Lauren Pasquier’s “Wahine” to Te Runga Raupa, Tupuake and Pāpaki Tu. Te Raumati - Summer Group Show which features 40 kaitoi, mainly from Tai Tokerau is the latest. There are clay and porcelain works and a beautiful selection of one off jewellery pieces. Whakairo works by several of the Hihiaua carvers are also in the show as well as exquisite examples of raranga. A colourful range of hand printed shirts and pareu along with a large selection of new books for all ages completes the exhibition

which is on for the next few weeks. Hihiaua continues to build capacity and encourage cultural capability through relationships with others like the national Rāta Tarai Waka project and internationals like Collaborationz and Gonzaga University of Washington State who visited this year.

Locals Te Kowhai Print Trust, HĀ, Hine Kopu and Mama Moving Mountains have all worked at Hihiaua this year in a wide range of activities and events.

Hihiaua carvers have completed some major commissions and continue to work together and individually on others. Hihiaua trustees have continued to meet the challenges and move forward with plans for Stage 2. Work began this month on the renovation of the old function centre formally known as A’fare and we have had input into WDC’s landscaping plans for

the peninsula. Keep an eye out for what emerges behind the fence in the new year.

While 2024 will present even more new challenges like wilder weather, cruise ships docking at Marsden Point and political haututu to name just a few - we remain positive and grateful we can rely on whanau/hapori support so we stand united to face whatever comes our way.

The HIhiaua Cultural Centre is open again for business seven days a week for just viewing, shopping or hiring spaces from January 3, 2024.

Happy new year, kia haumaru, kia maia, ngā mihi mahana – kia ora koutou!

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