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BERNIE O’DONNELL CHARLES BAILEY 2015 SCHOLAR
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He Tangata, He Tangata, He Tangata As the world’s commodity markets mount an increasing challenge on Taranaki’s economy and businesses, we must return to the one commodity which has driven our region’s fortunes above all else: our people. Investing in people should sit at the heart of any business planning, and at a regional level our people form the foundation of Taranaki’s economic growth strategy. There are three aspects of Venture Taranaki’s services that focus on our people. The first is our work to attract and retain people here in Taranaki. Research has indicated that we need to keep the region’s population increasing to meet the growth projections of our industries. Our businesses and our communities need to attract smart people so the region can compete on the world stage. Venture Taranaki has a number of campaigns underway to convince people to return home to Taranaki, and those who aren’t yet familiar with our region to learn more. We have toolkits to make the move easier, and a jobs website with a record number of opportunities listed to help them find work. The second is investing in people by growing their skills. Venture Taranaki does this in a number of ways. We do this through our delivery of the Business Mentors programme, which gives Taranaki’s Regional Development Agency 9 Robe Street, New Plymouth, 06 759 5150, info@venture.org.nz www.taranaki.info
growing businesses access to the wealth of experience that resides in our region. We also do this through our Capability Development Vouchers, which enable managers to gain targeted training. In the year to the end of June we issued 225 vouchers worth over $340,000. And over the last year we worked with 313 people to progress and test their business ideas through our Business Start-up Clinics. Finally, we need to engage, excite and energise our people, which we do through delivering the New Plymouth District Council’s Major Events Fund and showcasing our region to media here and around the world. Seeing our people, our Maunga, and our successes gain an international audience should fill us with pride and remind us that though the price of milk and oil matters to the economy, our people matter more. This year we were humbled by the response of the region’s businesses who have worked with us and gave us the highest approval rating ever in our Customer Satisfaction Survey. In these ways, Venture Taranaki will continue to invest in the people of Taranaki to help the region, its businesses and its residents reach their true potential. To find out more, contact the Venture Taranaki team now.
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TARANAKI Te Puna Umanga
EDITORIAL Ngā mihi nunui te whānau whānui o Parininihi ki Waitotara Recently Taranaki Iwi hosted the Minister Finlayson and other dignitaries at Pukeiti to complete the formalities of signing the Deed of Settlement for their Treaty of Waitangi claim. It was an emotional day long overdue and it was apt that it occurred within the foothills of our mounga, Taranaki. Commemorating the past while seeking means to moving forward is not only the mandate of our tribal entities but also that of the Incorporation. It’s a legacy we seek to uphold as we find innovative and productive ways of managing the assets we are kaitiaki for. With that in mind we outline in this issue our management restructure, introducing new skills that have come on board and highlighting relationships that help us steer our waka in the right direction.
“Commemorating the past while seeking means to moving forward...”
We need to keep in mind however those milestones such as the 150th anniversary of the Taranaki land confiscations, te muru me te raupatu referred to by our 2015 Charles Bailey scholar, Bernie O’Donnell, as being a catalyst for us to ‘trade our way out of confiscation’. Despite the challenges caused by our shared history, we are making progress and we continue to share those examples whether it is developments with our riparian planting, effluent management or supporting our Taranaki whānui as they seek to engage in the many scholarships that are now available. We look forward to discussing these developments more at the end of October annual general meeting. No reira,
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PARININIHI KI WAITOTARA INCORPORATION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at Aotearoa Marae, Hastings Road, Ōkaiawa, Taranaki on Saturday, 31 October 2015 9.00am 10.00am
Pōwhiri and registrations Meeting commences
BUSINESS: • Apologies • Confirmation of Minutes of 2014 Annual General Meeting • Annual Report and Financial Statements to 30 June 2015 • Approval of Dividend • Appointment of Auditor • Appointment of Share Valuer • General Business
PARININIHI KI WAITOTARA TRUST ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Annual General Meeting of Beneficiaries will be held immediately following the Annual General Meeting of the PKW Incorporation. BUSINESS: • Confirmation of Minutes of 2014 Annual General Meeting • Annual Report and Financial Statements to 30 June 2015 • Appointment of Auditor • Election of Shareholder Representative • General Business D Tuuta SECRETARY
PKW SHAREHOLDER FARM TOUR
A bus tour of nearby PKW farms is being organised following the 2015 AGM. Those shareholders wishing to visit the farms need to book a seat by contacting the PKW office by email to office@pkw.co.nz or by telephone to (06) 769 9373. The tour will be dependent on the number of bookings received. PLEASE LET US KNOW YOU ARE COMING / RSVP Please let us know if you are attending the AGM to allow sufficient seating and catering to be arranged. RSVPs to be sent to the PKW Office by email to office@pkw.co.nz or by telephone to (06) 769 9373.
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MANAGEMENT RESTRUCTURE
Building environmental resilience into the future
Explanation of changes made to improve management
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MAINTAINING OUR KAITIAKITANGA
WHAIPANGA SHAREHOLDER ENGAGEMENT TEAM
COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT ELECTION
Creating better capacity to engage shareholders
Results Notice
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SUPPORTING STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIPS
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Bernie O'Donnell, newest Charles Bailey Scholar
Behind the scenes at PwC is Erena Richards
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NEW INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR OF PKW FARMS GP LTD Introducing new appointee Richard Krogh
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ISTUDIOS MULTIMEDIA Postal PO Box 8383, New Plymouth 4342 Physical 77B Devon Street East, New Plymouth 4310 Telephone +64 (6) 758 1863 Email info@istudios.co.nz www.istudios.co.nz
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EFFLUENT DISPOSAL IMPROVEMENTS
Update on Deed changes
SCHOLARSHIP PLUS FOR TARANAKI URI Te Pūtea Whakatupu supporting Taranaki descendants
150 years later acknowledging the past
PARININIHI KI WAITOTARA Postal PO Box 241, New Plymouth 4340 Physical Taranaki House, 109 Devon Street West, New Plymouth 4310 Telephone +64 (6) 769 9373 Fax +64 (6) 757 4206 Email office@pkw.co.nz www.pkw.co.nz
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PKW TRUST DEED
WHENUA MAGAZINE
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SPORT & CULTURAL GRANTS Changes to these grants
HE WHENUA Editor Dion Tuuta Deputy Editor Amokura Panoho Creative Direction iStudios Multimedia Photography Quentin Bedwell Graphic Design David Pope
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY TO RETURN HOME
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TARANAKI TU MAI 2015
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VOTING PROXY FORM
An update on new system
A call from Ngāti Mutunga
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DAIRY COW/ DAYCYCLE
Tearout form
Insight into a day in the life of a milk cow after calving
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CHANGES TO PARININIHI KI WAITOTARA FARMS LP ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE leadership in our shareholders’ core investment – land-based assets−currently our farms.
PKW Chief Executive, Dion Tuuta, reports on internal organisational changes that have recently been implemented. Our mission, He Tangata, He Whenua, He Oranga – Sustaining and Growing our People through Prosperity and our vision of being a successful and sustainable Taranaki Māori-owned and operated Community GM Corporate Development business which provides meaningful Services Manager opportunity to its people are at the heart of this current proposal Registrar for change. We have invested in a number of different areas Reception in pursuit of our mission and vision. Financial
Accountant The role of the Leadership team is to: Financial Administrator
• Provide greater leadership of HR others.
• Lead a positive, safe and healthy work environment. IT • Continue to strengthen the Comms strategic (long term) and operational (day-to-day) Legal
• Diversify what assets we control on behalf of our shareholders. • Strengthen our shareholder engagement and development. Due to the growth and growing CEO Executive complexity of ourAssistant business, a number of changes have been implemented to provide greater Assets Dairy Manager OperationsPKW leadership by streamlining Farms LP into 4 key strategic Farm leadership areas: Supervisor
the Operations Managers in order to provide greater efficiencies, clearer direction, leadership, experience and support for our people in farms management. The vacancy of General Manager Ahuwhenua (Farms) has been advertised and a robust recruitment process including competency assessment and organsiational team fit analysis will be completed.
Health and While it is true that the current milk Safety price downturn is placing pressure on Livestock the business, I believe that the Co – No Staff proposed changes are required • Te Whāriki/Corporate to assist PKW Farms LP and the Fencers x3 Management. Farmers x3 entire PKW Group to position itself • Whaipainga/Shareholder Manager for Farm a time beyond the current x8 Sharemilkers Engagement. downturn. I view this new structure x11 • Te Kōkiri/Investment Management. as an important investment in Admin leadership to assist the organisation • Ahuwhenua/Farms Management. to strategically move away from the This has now created one Relief Farms Milker boom and bust cycles it is presently senior leader with a single point of experiencing. overall Current accountability. The new role Position PKW consistently seeks the best replaces some of the current CE Contract person for the job, considering responsibilities and takes on some Position their skills and experience. of the strategic responsibilities of Dairy Support
THE NEW LEADERSHIP TEAM STRUCTURE
CEO
GM Corporate Services
Health and Safety
HR
IT
GM Shareholder Engagement
Finance Manager
Executive Assistant
GM Investment
Registrar
Financial Accountant Financial Administrator
Current Employee New Position
Comms
Admin Contract Position
Legal
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GM Farming
Dairy Operations
Farm Supervisor
Admin
Sharemilkers x11
Farm Manager x3
Farm Staff x6
Assets Manager Dairy Support/ Livestock Co Environmental Management
Fencing Team Leader Farm Manager x8
Fencers x2
PARININIHI KI WAITOTARA ANNUAL REPORT 2015
ORDER YO 2015 AN UR NUAL REPORT NOW!
He Tangata He Whenua He Oranga Sustaining and Growing our People through Prosperity
What's in the Annual Report?
who receive a scholarship or grant from PKW Trust.
The report explains how the Incorporation and the PKW Trust performed from 1st July 2014 to 30th June 2015. Reports from both Chairs, the CEO along with the audited statements are included.
What makes this report exciting and uniquely Taranaki is that it includes many photos of whﾄ］au, mokopuna and events taken during this period.
We also introduce key strategic developments and provide information on those
A reminder that shareholders who would like a hard copy of the 2015 Annual Report must now order a copy by contacting PKW.
To order please contact our Shareholder Registrar / Nedina Hohaia by phone (06) 769 9373 or email nedina@pkw.co.nz.
The Annual Report is a snapshot of PKW, Shareholders and the Taranaki community into a single document.
The Annual Report can also be viewed online at www.pkw.co.nz
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IMPORTANT NOTICES COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT ELECTION OUTCOME In the last issue of Whenua, the annual notice calling for three nominations to the Committee of Management of PKW Incorporation was published. Nominations closed on Monday 31 August 2015 at 5.00pm. Nominations were received from Bev Gibson, David MacLeod and Hinerangi Raumati-Tu'ua. No other nominations were received. In accordance with Section 23 (5) of the Māori Incorporation Constitutions Regulations 1994, Bev Gibson, David MacLeod and Hinerangi Raumati-Tu'ua are deemed re-elected to the Committee of Management, effective as of the Annual General Meeting date being 31 October 2015.
Bev Gibson
David MacLeod
Hinerangi Raumati-Tu'ua
Ngā Ruahine, Te Ātiawa and Te Arawa
Ngā Ruahine, Ngāti Ruanui, Ngāti Mutunga, Te Ātiawa, Ngāi Tahu and Ngāti Porou
Ngāti Mutunga, Waikato
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Erena (Manukorihi Hapū,
Te Atiawa, Ngāti Moeahu Hapū, Taranaki) is the
mokopuna of Bill and Tangi Graham.
PKW & PWC STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP In Whenua Issue 5, the working relationship between PKW Incorporation and PwC was reported on. Helping to ensure that relationship works effectively is Account Manager Erena Taylor. With her third child due to make an appearance in the near future, Erena has been putting in the long hours to make sure the information provided in the PKW Incorporation 2015 annual report was compiled appropriately. “She actually put her annual leave on hold when she realised it would clash with the timetable we had been given by PKW”, admitted PwC Partner Brent Hulbert, who is Erena’s Manager. Proud of Erena’s hardworking ethic, Brent acknowledges she is especially committed because of who the Incorporation represents.
Having clients with offices all over the world has also required Erena to be extremely focused on providing a quality service, especially in the area of tax obligations. Accounting was something she always had an interest in, though she worked in a number of different occupations before landing back in the country from the United Kingdom to take on her role at PwC. “I grew up hearing about PKW so when the opportunity arose to be actively involved in working with them, to help forecast and plan and keep an eye on tax and other financial and legislative issues that might affect the Incorporation, well it just felt like I finally had a means by which to make a contribution”, says Erena.
“Erena will put in that extra effort not just for the likes of PKW, but because she is really focused on supporting Māori clients and recognises the “From learning and doing their tax value their success creates not just for work, understanding the historical themselves but the wider community”. issues and seeing how far the
Incorporation has come in such a short period of time, I get a sense of what advice we should be giving. They are an intergenerational business and that is a good fit with how we work here, something that we also value”. “We also understand that farming is a long term investment and remaining conservative fits PKW’s tax profile in making sure the asset, the land, is maintained.”
Excited by the burgeoning economic growth for Māori in Taranaki, Erena will be making sure her work-life balance is also managed well as her own family grows.
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NEW INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR FOR PKW FARMS APPOINTED Joining the PKW Farms General Partner Limited alongside of PKW Committee of Management members and existing fellow independent director Phillip Luscombe, is Richard Krogh (Te ﾃフiawa). 8 | HE TANGATA
Richard brings to the role extensive experience in investment banking and corporate management as the former Chief Executive of Power Co., New Zealand’s largest electricity supplier and second largest gas distributor in terms of network length, overseeing 330 employees across branches in New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Wellington and Tauranga. An electrical engineer by trade he has also been a director on a number of sister companies to Power Co. mostly in the utilities, rail, port, gas networks and transmission sectors based in Australia, USA and Great Britain. To date he lists Port Taranaki, The Lines Company and Top Energy Limited amongst his portfolio of directorships. “I was born in Rotorua and pretty much grew up all around New Zealand attending a number of different schools, so I would say I am pretty resilient” says Richard, who after living in Taranaki for fifteen years considers he’s finally established some roots.
“Our role on the board is to develop a strategy within that price environment, while being aware of other aspects of our farming strategy, for example With ancestral links to Ngāti Rahiri hapū training people that will build on the aspirations of the of Te Ātiawa echoing within his family connections, Richard and partner shareholders.” “It’s part of the reason why I moved into governance roles so that my family could stay living in Taranaki, as traditional executive jobs are not that plentiful in the provinces.”
Janelle think Taranaki is a great place to bring their two young sons up.
“Part of the appeal for applying is that I really liked the history, story, vision of PKW Incorporation and I could see there was a great opportunity for me to make a contribution, to help compliment their strategies around investment, financial management and governance.” Richard acknowledges the challenges for farming with volatile milk prices. Nevertheless, he believes the Incorporation has the opportunity to become a major player in the industry by utilising scale to positively influence aspects of the business environment to its advantage.
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150 YEARS OF TE MURU ME TE RAUPATU 2015 is the 150th anniversary of the wrongful confiscation of 1.25 million acres of Taranaki Māori land in 1865 – a terrible and tragic process. Chief Executive Dion Tuuta recalls the background to this legacy to remind shareholders how far PKW has come from the dark days of the past.
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The confiscation process was legally enabled by the New Zealand
Two other proclamations on 30
It was not until the West Coast
January 1865 then set aside the lands Commission sat in 1880 that many designated as Oakura and Waitara
of those entitled to compensation
South as eligible sites, being discrete
received anything - and even then
areas within the middle Taranaki
much of this land (in the form of the
European settlement and land
confiscation district.
West Coast Settlement Reserve)
acquisition within Taranaki – most
By notice on 5 April 1865, the Colonial
Settlements Act 1863 which was passed at a time of Taranaki Māori resistance to the expansion of
notably the second Taranaki land war during the various land wars of 1860-1863. While Taranaki Māori had viewed their resistance as protecting their way of life against wrongful government aggression the settler government viewed Māori resistance as rebellion against the authority of the Crown and
Secretary required those seeking compensation in the middle Taranaki district to file claims with him within three months. Then most significantly by proclamation on 2 September 1865, the Governor expanded the confiscation area enormously, prescribing the Ngāti Awa and Ngāti
used this as a basis for passing the
Ruanui districts, and including huge
legislation.
areas that had little or nothing to do
The New Zealand Settlements Act gave the Governor General the power to declare “as a district under the Act any land which was owned by a tribe which he was satisfied had been engaged in rebellion against Her Majesty’s authority” since 1 January 1863. The Governor could then set apart any land within these districts for settlements for colonization. The Crown would compensate Māori who claimed title to land so long as it was satisfied they had not engaged in rebellion against the Crown. The New Zealand Settlements Act became law in December 1863 after being passed by a Parliament with no Māori representation. On January 1865 Governor Grey issued a proclamation declaring the “middle Taranaki district” to be a district where Māori were or had been in rebellion since 1 January 1863 and within which eligible sites for settlement might be taken. This district, from the Waitara River in the north to the Waimate Stream included
with the Taranaki war, making all but the Taranaki hinterland liable for confiscation. On the same day as the previous proclamation was made, 2 September 1865, a 'peace proclamation' declared 'the War which commenced at Oakura is at an end' - even though the second Taranaki war was still being fought.
was individualised with control being passed to the Public Trustee who then leased the land to settlers on perpetual terms. It was this terrible and tragic legacy that Taranaki Māori leaders such as Charles Bailey and others confronted in the late 1960s and early 1970s when they fought for control of the West Coast Settlement Reserve from the Public Trustee and sought to establish Parininihi ki Waitotara Incorporation.
In the face of significant opposition they established an organisation that gained administration of the West Coast Settlement Reserve.
In effect, the Governor declared all but Their actions and decisions increased our opportunities to gain access the interior of the Taranaki province (and beyond) a confiscation district, within which lands might be taken from out of prescribed settlement sites, then declared the whole district an eligible settlement site and confiscated it all – approximately 1.25
to more and better opportunities to the point where PKW - which was
estimated to be worth approximately $5 million at establishment - is now worth $250 million and has grown into an active business looking to provide
million acres – dispossessing Taranaki more opportunity to its people. Māori at the stroke of a pen. The Compensation Court process which followed was shambolic, making 518 determinations entitling ‘loyal’ Māori to 79,238 acres by way of compensation. This represented approximately 6% of what was lost. Over a decade later, and after
As we reflect on the 150th anniversary of the Taranaki land confiscations it is also worthwhile celebrating our achievements as a people and our continuing resolve to succeed in the face of overwhelming challenge. He Tangata, He Whenua, He Oranga.
numerous complaints it was found that For more information on the at least 38% of the land promised by
parts of central Taranaki that had not
the Compensation Court had never
been involved in war.
been allocated.
Taranaki land confiscations see: The Waitangi Tribunal – The
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EFFLUENT DISPOSAL IMPROVEMENTS PKW Dairy Operations Manager Shane Miles provides an update on the effluent systems that are being used to support the Incorporation’s environmental aspirations.
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As part of PKW Farms LP’s kaitiaki
responsibilities, planned upgrading of existing dairyshed effluent disposal systems has been occurring since 2011. At the time we highlighted
in Whenua Issue 6, Little Tempsky Road farm and the improvements that had occurred to meet both
legislative changes as well as PKW’s own increasing expectations around
protecting our activities on the whenua. Besides providing for this increasing environmental performance, the upgraded systems are alllowing increased flexibility for on-farm
managers and sharemilkers in the way by which they can more effectively manage effluent on-farm.
Recently, the upgrade to the Farm 19
PKW Farms have invested in
abrasion resistance properties and
19, at the bottom of Lennox Road,
Permastore Effluent Storage Tank
pipes correctly positioned to maximize
platform, milking approximately 750
of effluent with capability to store
Dairy Unit has been taking place. Farm Glass-Fused-to-Steel tanks using a Waverley, is a 338ha effective milking cows and is managed by sharemilkers Dallas (Taranaki Iwi) and Marie
McLean. Up until just recently the farm had been utilising the effluent system
that will hold up to 3 million litres another 1 million litres down the
track. With a very high resistance to chemical corrosion, excellent
other features like inlet and outlet
effluent retention, the innovation and
low maintenance costs of these tanks
will enable the incorporation to meet its environmental targets.
which was constructed when the
Dairyshed was built over 20 years ago. This new upgrade allows for increased storage of effluent, which ultimately
means the system allows PKW and
on-farm management to apply effluent at the most optimal times back onto the land.
Also, the upgrade allows a larger area of the farm to be irrigated, providing immense environmental benefits in
regards to the return of nutrients onto the land. Additionally, the system
Dallas McLean
contains a feature whereby the liquid content of the effluent is able to be
separated from the solid content, with the resulting liquid being re-utilised
to wash the dairy shed yard, saving immeasurable amounts of water each year.
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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A MILKING COW AFTER CALVING Despite improved technology the daily routine for a dairy cow remains the same.
Rise and Shine, Its Milking Time. Cows leave overnight paddock and start walk to the Dairyshed for morning milking.
. Cows return to a grazable paddock in a staggered Arrive at Dairyshed for morning milking.
basis as they are finished milking.
Duration of morning Milking. During the peak
Cows leisurely graze available pasture and any
spring milking period, one of PKW’s 60-bail Rotary
supplementary feed potentially fed in the paddock to
Dairysheds will milk circa 600-cows in this time-frame.
ensure the animals obtain their required feed intakes.
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Part 2 of a series of information to provide Shareholders with a deeper understanding of the PKW Farming business.
Cows leave day-time paddock and start the walk to the Dairyshed for afternoon milking. Cows return to a grazable paddock in a staggered basis as they are finished milking, where they will spend the night until the following morning milking begins. Arrive at Dairyshed for afternoon milking.
Again, cows leisurely graze available pasture, and any supplementary feed potentially fed in the paddock to Duration of afternoon milking.
ensure the animals obtain their required feed intakes.
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BEFORE - 2009
MAINTAINING OUR KAITIAKITANGA Stock race and fencing completed in 2009 on Farm 9 (Little Oeo Road, Oeo).
Freshwater, and the environment in general, is of extreme importance to PKW Farms LP who take their kaitiaki responsibilities very seriously. This is both in terms of how they can improve what they are already doing well, but also about how they can build further environmental resilience into the business for the future. Whenua reports how these actions are now producing tangible results. The requirements on land-owners to improve the way in which they interact with the environment has increased markedly, not only from central and regional government but from society in general. As part of its farming activities, PKW has always been pro-active around ensuring waterways and wetland areas are looked after, in an effort to 16 | HE TANGATA
maintain adequate water quality and quantity. Many years ago, PKW Farms committed to complete the fencing of waterways to prevent stock access and were one of the early adopters of riparian planting programs on its whenua. Riparian planting, or riparian margins, are essentially strips of land adjacent to waterways, which are fenced-
off and retired from normal farming activities and planted with the correct types of vegetation. The idea is to improve water quality mainly by controlling stream-bank erosion, reducing flood impacts and enhancing the habitats for indigenous and exotic wildlife by creating an environment of food, shelter and seclusion for waterfowl, fish, crustaceans (freshwater koura) and insects.
AFTER - 2015
An example of the type of activities that PKW have been undertaking was highlighted recently by PKW Dairy Operations Manager, Shane Miles when he was at an on-farm meeting with Ross & Shelley Clark who are the sharemilkers of Farm 9 (Little Oeo Road, Oeo).
shows a very exposed waterway, with little habitat suitability for flora or fauna.
Conversely, when visited by PKW Dairy Operations Manager Shane Miles recently, he noticed the significant improvement that has occurred over the past 6 years since In 2009, Farm 9 was amalgamated PKW retired the land around the into a 225 effective ha property milking waterway from stock being able to 750 cows. New infrastructure was enter and planted riparian margins built including a new dairy shed, the along the banks of the waterway. property totally re-fenced, new cow (Refer image above) races developed, and stock-water reticulation installed. In Whenua Issue These type of activities do come at 8 we also reported on the work being a considerable financial cost to PKW Farms LP, in terms of the loss of land done around riparian planting. that is rendered ungrazable as a The image on Page 16 shows stock consequence of the land retirement race and fencing that was completed around the waterway, the costs of in 2009, around a Tributary waterway fencing materials and labour, as well of the nearby Oeo River that runs as the cost of plants and the actual along the boundary of Farm 9. This planting of these.
All of these are costs PKW are willing to bear, especially when the retiring of this waterway becomes an example of what can be achieved in a relatively short period of time in terms of the habitat created and the environmental benefits attributable to these activities Whenua looks forward to showcasing other successful examples of how PKW is responding to its obligations as kaitiaki.
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WHAIPAINGA - SHAREHOLDER ENGAGEMENT TEAM At the heart of Parininihi ki Waitotara Incorporation are the owners/shareholders. Parininihi ki Waitotara does not exist without the shareholders, and yet there are thousands of shareholders’ who have lost touch with the Incorporation over time or who have not succeeded to their shares. 18 | HE WHENUA
The Whaipainga Shareholder
expectations is an important first step
website www.pkw.co.nz. Other
Engagement Team is a new team
in trying to meet them. To help that
avenues will include emailing or
within PKW dedicated to improving
engagement process, online social
posting the survey to Shareholders,
PKW’s communication and interaction
media programmes like Facebook and or Shareholders ringing the team to
with its owners. The team brings the
LinkedIn are just one of the avenues
newly formed role of General Manager the team will be using.” of Shareholder Engagement and the Shareholder Registrar into a single team.
Two PKW Facebook pages now exist, with the main page posting general notices like job vacancies, elections,
Whaipainga means to nourish, provide grants, scholarships and snippets value and benefits. This fits well into about the business. This page is the Incorporation’s vision that ‘PKW is a successfully diversified and sustainable Taranaki Māori-owned and operated business providing meaningful opportunities to its people’. Incumbents Allie Hemara-Wahanui and Nedina Hohaia are excited about how their combined skills will strengthen the relationship between Shareholders and PKW. “Shareholder engagement is a critical focus for the organisation and the Whaipainga Shareholder Engagement team brings together those tasked with advancing the connection with PKW’s owners and supporting the wider PKW team to develop our future generation of leaders,” advised General Manager, Allie Hemara Wahanui.
aimed at Shareholders and PKW’s extensive network. The second page is specifically dedicated to finding missing Shareholders. “Every Shareholder has the right to know how PKW is performing and the opportunities it creates through its business activities; in return a Shareholder’s responsibility is to ensure we have their current contact details so we can stay in touch.” says
answer the questions over the phone. Allie and Nedina will also be in attendance at Taranaki Tū Mai with the survey in hand. “The more options we provide for people to connect to us, the richer the information will be, it’s that simple” says Allie. This survey follows up on two previous surveys that were conducted in 2010 and 2012. When the survey closes on Friday 18 December 2015, the team will analyse the responses and report the findings to the Committee of Management in the New Year. This will feed into the Committee’s planning process. The findings will also be reported in the 2016 March-April Whenua issue.
Nedina. The team will also be undertaking a shareholder engagement survey seeking Shareholder feedback on the things they think are important for PKW. This survey will be launched at this year’s annual general meeting
Left - General Manager Shareholder Engagement Allie Hemara-Wahanui Right - Shareholder Registrar Nedina Hohaia
(31 October 2015) and will then be available online through PKW’s
Allie and Nedina will continue to provide administrative services for processing PKW Trust activities and increase PKW Group’s emphasis on developing shareholder capacity for succession and development purposes. Shareholders can continue to direct their shareholding questions to Nedina and enquiries about the PKW Trust’s grants and scholarship programme to Allie. “This is business as usual, the change is to create ways that improve the quality of the conversation between Shareholders
“Every Shareholder has the right to know how PKW is performing and the opportunities it creates through its business activities; in return a Shareholder’s responsibility is to ensure we have their current contact details so we can stay in touch.”
and PKW,” says Allie. “Understanding Shareholders’ HE WHENUA | 19
Mokopuna of Rua and Henare Tamati, Bernie affiliates to Te Atiawa, Ngﾄ》i Mutunga, Taranaki Tﾅｫturu and Ngai Tahu
SCHOLARSHIP - OPPORTUNITY TO RETURN HOME
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With PKW Shareholder Representative Darryn Ratana and PKW Trust Chair Hinerangi Edwards in front of the new Len Lye Centre in New Plymouth
It might have been a cold and windy August day to meet up at the Rewarewa Bridge by the Waiwhakaiho River but Bernie O’Donnell made the journey from Auckland with his whānau so that Whenua had the opportunity to share his story. Being immersed in Māori broadcasting, “It’s all part of a five year plan I have Bernie understands the importance of
at this time – to complete this study
an interview, especially when he is still and potentially do a Masters in pinching himself that he has become the latest recipient of the Charles Bailey Scholarship for 2015.
“You know I’m really very honoured”,
Commerce – who knows, maybe even
Given that Bernie’s earlier working
life was spent driving forklifts he has
come a long way in his own personal and professional development to be
a PhD. Somewhere along this pathway now working in a completely different I want to find a way to repay PKW
role as a manager.
credentials behind me I know it will
“It was my aspiration to learn our
to Taranaki, to find a way to make a
like rongoā (medicine)’, says Bernie.
Trust’s investment in me. With those
admits Bernie. “It is so humbling in the give me the confidence to come home language that drove me, for me it was truest sense of the word, but I know this recognition comes with a lot of responsibility.”
contribution.”
It’s been more than a decade since
A responsibility Bernie feels more than Bernie and wife Kura moved their ready to take on as he undertakes his
family from Taranaki to Auckland to
Diploma at the University of Auckland
the country’s leading Māori Radio
two-year Māori Business Development take on the opportunity of working at School of Business.
station, Radio Waatea based in Mangere.
“I started my journey doing night
classes once a week at Rangiātea with Te Kauhoe Wano as my very first tutor. That learning ignited in me a passion for our Reo and to a degree, opened my eyes up to opportunities I had never ever considered before.”
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From night classes Bernie and wife
advertising agency Māori Media
whānau association, with places like
Kura progressed to part-time study
Network, finally moving to Auckland
Waitara and Parihaka, the impact
and then took the leap to fulltime study, immersing themselves in not only learning their Reo but also about the history of their iwi and hapū and understanding the significant issues that had impacted on Taranaki Māori.
Soon Bernie was considering how to utilise his new knowledge to create work opportunities. “I did the one year mainstream Media Studies Certificate at WITT and after that started working for Te Korimako
where our family has been ever since.” was significant yet he points out that outside of Taranaki, our people are When asked what he knew in relation
seen as very progressive.
to the history of PKW, Bernie admits to limited knowledge given the
“What amazes me are the numerous
Incorporation had very little visibility
strategies our tupuna came up with to
during his time in Taranaki.
combat the loss of our whenua, and some of these we continue to employ
“The reality is that sometimes
today to resist land acquisition through
you have to leave Taranaki to get
raupatu, dodgy deals and legislation.
an appreciation of the impact
That legacy of staunch resistance
confiscation had on our people.
handed down by our tupuna still
The impact of the Muru and Raupatu
exists today and it really resonates
created this real sadness around our
throughout the rest of the motu. If you
people who were plagued by poverty,
mention your Taranaki whakapapa
and whose entire culture was under
to someone usually they associate
siege through colonization.ˮ
that with continued struggle, a search for justice and Parihaka, it’s almost
Radio from 1995 to 2000. From there
Reflecting on those days Bernie
I went to work for the Wellington
like a badge of honour and a rite of
knows from his own extended
passage.” Bernie says with a laugh.
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“What I have since learnt about
PKW which really surprised me, is
that they are the embodiment of that
aspiration for rangatiratanga, the way by which they have traded their way out of confiscation to now manage and utilise the whenua for our own
purposes. They might be seen as just
can be a terrifying experience. I spent some of my youth in places like Otara
much more.”
Though his development journey started in Taranaki and is likely
to result in his returning one day,
Bernie also advocates the need to
understand the constraints that keep many of our urban Taranaki whānau from returning.
“You know if you grow up in an urban context reconnecting to your tribe
this diploma will give me a new set of
and Mangere where you develop what skills. It is potentially a way by which I we used to call street cred, but when I came home without any knowledge of
the language or culture I found myself
can engage in the future to encourage our own to be part of shaping PKW so that we grow to have an impact on a
apologising for being urban Maori and global scale. for acting like manuhiri. Now I have
a dairy farmer or a Māori agri-business both facets of those experiences as but symbolically they represent so
developing our own people. Studying
part of my life’s story and so I am more comfortable in both environments.”
With a large proportion of the Taranaki Māori diaspora leaving the region for
"After all you have to want to come home but when you do, be ready to heed the call.”
job opportunities elsewhere since
World War II, Bernie recognises the
challenges that Māori organisations
like PKW have in developing a local workforce.
“I am really inspired by the aspiration of PKW's strategic vision towards
Below: Bernie's mokopuna enjoy stretching their legs after a long journey along the riverbanks of the Waiwakaiho River. The youngest is Savanah Chē O'Donnell Edwards with older sister Tiger-Lilly Kura Mahukihuki O'Donnell Russell. Both girls also connect through their father to Ngāti Awa.
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CHANGES TO SPORT AND CULTURAL GRANTS Individual grants no longer available After careful consideration, the PKW Trust has made changes to its sporting and cultural grants, effective from 18 August 2015. Instead of individual grants, the kaupapa of cultural and physical wellbeing will be integrated into the Community Grants programme, enabling the Trust to support kaupapa that allow extensive participation by the wider community.
Examples of those kaupapa are Taranaki Tū Mai and Iron Māori – Taranaki. The Trust acknowledges all previous recipients for their selection to represent Aotearoa and recommends the following websites for great fundraising ideas: www.generosity.org.nz A national database of over 4,000 grants and scholarships for
individuals, communities, volunteer organisations and clubs. While this is a subscription site, ask your local school, university or library if they provide free access. www.wheelhouse.org.nz/funding A Taranaki-based website offering fund raising ideas. Can access the Taranaki grants promoted through Generosity New Zealand for free.
UPDATE ON PARININIHI KI WAITOTARA TRUST DEED
At the 2014 Annual General Meeting of Parininihi ki Waitotara Incorporation, the Shareholders approved two proposed changes to the Trust Deed. They are: Proposed Change That the term of the Shareholders’ Representative is changed from one year to three years.
Rationale This change will bring this process in line with the other election processes of PKW which are for three year terms.
To provide the Trustees with a general power to vary the deed for administrative and management purposes.
This change will not impact on the Trust’s core function and purpose but will allow the Trustees more flexibility in managing the Trust without needing to resort to lengthy and expensive court processes.
The Trust had hoped to complete these changes in time for the Annual General Meeting. However this is not the case, therefore this year’s election of the Shareholder Representative will take place under the current deed. This representative will be elected for one year, not three. We expect the changes to the Trust Deed to be completed by early 2016. For more information about the process to vary the Trust Deed, contact Allie Hemara-Wahanui at allie@pkw.co.nz or on (06) 769 9373. 24 | HE ORANGA
SCHOLARSHIPS PLUS FOR TARANAKI URI General Manager – Shareholder Engagement, Allie HemaraWahanui, recently attended the annual conference of Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust to represent PKW Trust. Created as part of the Māori fisheries settlement, the purpose of Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust is to accelerate Māori social and economic development and they do this by awarding 50 scholarships yearly, each valued at $10,000.
Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust is upfront about the skills they want developed. Management, commerce and business skills along with agriculture, fisheries and science is a deliberate strategy connected to supporting the multi-million dollar Māori-owned assets that need managing if they are to grow. During the conference, the Trust invited their scholarship recipients to introduce themselves and Allie was
pleased to note that seven of this year’s recipients whakapapa to Taranaki, with four of these students also supported by PKW Trust. “All of the scholars were focused, confident and humble. They want to make a positive difference, and we must encourage them to return to Taranaki so our community benefits from their skills” says Allie.
2015 TE PŪTEA WHAKATUPU TRUST RECIPIENTS CONNECTED TO TARANAKI ARE: Te Ara Erueti Wade Gasby Zachary Katene Roxanne Lloyd Wayne Mako Hikitapua Ngata Issac Robinson
Ngā Rauru, Ngāti Ruanui Bachelor of Management Te Atiawa Bachelor of Business Studies Ngāruahine Bachelor of Management Studies Taranaki Masters of Applied Science Ngāruahine Bachelor of Management Ngāti Ruanui Bachelor of Engineering Ngāruahine, Te Atiawa Bachelor of Management
FORMER TARANAKI RECIPIENTS WERE: Marama Broughton Aaria Dobson-Waitere Asheley Ede Elijah-Tyrone Pue Piata Costello Scott Loper Te Rerekohu Tuterangiwhiu Angela Grant Ashleigh Grant
Taranaki Ngāruahine, Ngā Rauru Ngāti Mutunga Ngāti Maru, Te Atiawa Ngāti Mutunga Ngāti Mutunga Taranaki Ngāti Ruanui Ngāti Ruanui
Bachelor of Laws, Commerce Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Commerce Bachelor of Commerce Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Management Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Science Bachelor of Commerce Bachelor of Management
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THE CALL FROM NGĀTI MUTUNGA TARANAKI TŪ MAI 2015 , ‘Mai Tītoki ki Te Rau o te Huia, haramai e te mounga On 20-22 November this year, all of Taranaki will converge on the northern settlement of Urenui to celebrate and compete in the tribal festival, Taranaki Tū Mai. Held every two years, the festival began in 2009, hosted firstly by Te Ātiawa in Waitara, and then Taranaki Iwi at Parihaka in 2011. It then shifted to the most southern iwi, Ngā Rauru at Waverley where during their kapa haka performance Ngāti Mutunga sung their invitation to the delight of the crowd. Fast forward two years and iwi are organising sporting teams and kapa haka practices using different strategies to reinforce their representation from weekend wānanga to a mere few hours on a Sunday afternoon. Regardless of how much time is spent preparing, 26 | HE ORANGA
the passion will be high given the competing teams will represent the mana of their iwi. As is the custom for Taranaki Tū Mai, each iwi is expected to learn the same waiata selected by the host Iwi. In 2009 Te Ātiawa selected Te Tangi a Taku Ihu; in 2011 Taranaki Iwi selected Piukara; in 2013 Ngā Rauru selected Whakawaiwai ana. This year Ngāti Mutunga have selected He Tangi mō Pōmare. While Iwi lead and host the festival, support behind the scenes comes from the Taranaki Tū Mai Trust who provide the festival template each iwi personalises. Ngāti Mutunga has definitely personalised this year’s festival by offering as part of the sports event the infamous mud-run, unique to this rohe.
Wharehoka Wano, chairperson for Taranaki Tū Mai Trust says, “There is a healthy level of competition amongst iwi as each host works hard to make their iwi shine. This is no different for Ngāti Mutunga this year and likely to be the case for the next host, whoever that might be”. On behalf of PKW Shareholders, the PKW Trust is again supporting the festival as it celebrates Māori unity throughout Taranaki and offers something for everyone. “Taranaki Tū Mai is about proudly wearing your iwi banner on your sleeve, and this belief magnified by eight iwi creates a formidable atmosphere of positivity,” says Allie Hemara-Wahanui, General Manager – Shareholder Engagement.
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