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A key strategic priority of Ātihau-Whanganui Incorporation and Te Āti Hau Trust focuses on "looking after the land so the land can look after us". CONTRIBUTORS Mark Dawson Marama Ellis Moana Ellis Amokura Panoho Virginia Winder
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Editor’s Pānui
E noho nei au i te roro o taku whare, Te whakarongo ki te ia rere o whenua tupuna, Mahue ake nei ko te kiri makariri, Oti atu ko Koanga. Nau mai e Hine Raumati. With the passing of winter and spring, and the anticipation of seasonal change, I sit to write these words with thoughts of those who have passed at this time. As Chair of Ātihau-Whanganui Incorporation, I am mindful of the profound depth of feeling that our whānau and our community carry for those who have departed. I acknowledge and share the sense of loss with memories of those we grew up with, those who we have come to know well, and those who have inspired our lives. Their contributions to the fabric of us, as a people, strengthen our sense of
belonging and connection to each other and to place. In this magazine, you will read how the looming economic downturn casts its long shadow. But in these challenging times, we draw strength from the legacy of those who have gone before us, whose contributions have shaped this Incorporation’s values and goals, and who inspire us to continue the work to continually improve our practices of care and use of the land, and look after our generations to come.
