Te Pānui Rūnaka March 2014 by Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu

Kahuru Kai Paeka – March 2014

I tukuna mai tēnei whakaahua e Barry Robson nō Ōtākou.

Tēnei marama • Exhibition highlights Rāpaki history pg 6

• Treaty Festival photos pg 19

• 2014 tuna season closed pg 8

• Fiordland poupou installed pgs 23, 26-27

• Moeraki educational grants pg 16

• Waitangi Day on Rarotoka pg 24-25

Nā te Kaiwhakahaere Ka tangihia, ka matapōrehutia ngā mate huhua o te wā. Whakawhiti atu rā i te pae o mahara, ā, e oki atu rā. Rātou ki a rātou, tātou ki a tātou. Mauri ora ki a tātou. E te hākerekere, e ōku rangatira huri taiāwhio i Aotearoa, nāia te mihi kau atu ki a koutou i runga i ngā tini āhuatanga o te wā. Tēnā rā tātou katoa. The storms and flooding we experienced earlier this month caused huge problems for whānau across Te Waipounamu, particularly here in Ōtautahi. The comfort of being around whānau often gets people through trying times like these. If there are any whānau needing support or advice, please ring the team at He Oranga Pounamu on 0800 KAI TAHU. Next month will incorporate a very significant moment in the history of Aotearoa, particularly here in Te Waipounamu. As I write, our Te Tau Ihu relations are awaiting

the final reading of the Te Tau Ihu Claims Settlement Bill. This Bill will give effect to the Deeds of Settlements between the Crown and the eight iwi in Te Tau Ihu namely Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō, Ngāti Kuia, Rangitāne o Wairau, Ngāti Koata, Ngāti Rārua, Ngāti Tama ki Te Tau Ihu, Te Ātiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui and Ngāti Toa Rangatira. The Bill’s passing will usher in a new postsettlement era for all the tribes of Te Waipounamu - an era which will provide a platform for iwi to grow and flourish in the top of the south. Although a treaty settlement is never a true reflection of the losses suffered by an iwi, it will provide a platform that our relations can build upon and move forward to create opportunities for their children and children’s children. Congratulations to Te Tau Ihu – ka nui te mihi kau, ka nui te māriri ki a koutou. Life often comes with joyous moments and sad moments butted up against each other. While I have been looking forward to the Te Tau Ihu Settlement legislation passing, I also know that there are families in our communities dealing with some very difficult times at the

moment. Every now and then, I will be informed of the struggle of those dealing with crime or domestic violence. I commend the courage of those who refuse to accept violence in their lives. It saddens me to see that our wāhine and tamariki continue to be abused. I too, worry about whānau who find it hard to come forward and stand up against domestic violence. As a people, I encourage us all to actively support each other to strengthen our intolerance for violence by saying – It’s not OK. It is our responsibility to be vigilant and keep ourselves, our whānau, our tamariki and our communities safe from violence. Let us stand with our brave victims to assure them we too are on this journey for a violence-free whānau – a violence-free community. E Tū Whānau – stand up whānau and ensure that the future for our tamariki and mokopuna will be a safe one.

Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Waewae Rā whānau

Happy birthday to everyone who enjoyed birthdays in February. Alan Russell, Gary Lange, Aaron Tainui, Hamiria Hutana , Annabelle Lee-Harris, Rititia Read, Nora McQuarrie, Mahana Coulston, Tyson Hutana, Nadia Tainui and Jackie Curtain.

Rugby achievements

A special congratulations to Troy Tauwhare, son of John and Mavis Tauwhare of Hokitika. In addition to being a West Coast Heartland Rugby representative, Troy was rewarded for his sparkling form in 2013, by being selected for the Crusader Knights trial and camp at Lincoln University in February.

Rugby success for Troy Tauwhare.

Tauwhare was selected for the New Zealand Heartland XV last year and now has the opportunity to look at the Crusaders methods and their professional standards of play.

If selected, Tauwhare will play matches against the Blues, Hurricanes and Highlanders development sides throughout February and March.

The trial brings the best young talent together within the Crusaders franchise, along with Crusaders wider training group players and NZ under 20 trialists.

“Wishing you all the very best Troy, with your promising sporting career, we all know how hard you have training give it your best, you have our support e hoa, ka mau te wehi.”

Marae development

Rūnanga hui dates

The official opening of the Arahura Whare Tipuna will be Friday, 21 November 2014.

Rūnanga hui are held every second Sunday of each month, 11am -3pm. Kapa haka classes are 5pm-6pm fortnightly. Ngāti Waewae te reo class is held weekly on Wednesday 5pm-7pm, for beginner and intermediate levels. Enquires to Te Tari o Arahura phone 03 755 6451 or email: Hamiria.Hutana@ngaitahu.iwi.nz

The dawn ceremony (blessing) is to be held at 6am, with the official marae opening pōwhiri to be held at 10am, Friday 21 November.

Te Rūnanga o Makaawhio Kāi Tahu whānui, tēnā koutou

Nei rā te maioha o Kāti Māhaki ki Makaawhio ki a koutou. Tēnā koutou katoa. Nei rā hoki te mihi poroporoaki ki kā mate huhua kua hika mai, kua hika atu. Ki a rātou o ia whānau, ia hapū, ia iwi kua hīkoi atu ki tua o te ārai, haere, haere, haere atu rā. Moe mai koutou i te rakimārie. Rātou ki a rātou, tātou anō ki a tātou. Tēnā anō tātou katoa. Last month we signed off an updated memorandum with NZ Police, which refocuses our relationship and provides guidance for Te Tai o Poutini-based police. We are looking forward to further strengthening the relationship through training wānaka that will be undertaken later this year.

Inspector John Canning and Poutini rūnanga chairs, Francois Tumahai and Paul Madgwick, sign the reviewed Memorandum of Agreement between NZ Police and the rūnanga.

Makaawhio picnic day This year we celebrated Waitangi Day at Woodstock Domain, Rimu, with our annual Makaawhio picnic day. The weather was perfect and we had a great turnout.

We had a laidback day, with a bit of competition and good kai. Everyone had a great time, including our kaumātua who led by example.

Maramataka

We have a number of wānaka and hui coming up over the next few months, so please save the dates and mark your calendars. Nau mai, haere mai.

Hui rūnanganui - executive meetings

ANZAC commemorative service

Wānaka rakatahi - mahika kai

Wānaka marae

Our 2014 hui schedule has been confirmed and is available on our website, www.makaawhio.maori.nz. The next scheduled hui set for 9am at the marae on 26 April, followed by one on 7 June in Hokitika. Members are welcome to attend, but should RSVP via office for catering purposes.

We will be marking ANZAC Day at our marae on 25 April, with a commemorative service. This year is especially poignant given the 100 - year anniversary of World War 1. Please note it in your diary and join us to remember, acknowledge and celebrate our service men and women.

Please note the change in date back to 22-23 March. By participating, you will learn some of the skills passed down by our kaumātua such as starting fire with sticks, methods of catching eel, pāwhera, cooking and more. Please contact the office on 0800 955 007 to reserve your place.

Starting Friday 30 May at 7pm, we will be holding a wānaka marae focusing on whaikōrero, karanga, waiata and kōrero māhaki. This will run through to June 2. The wānaka offers the chance to learn skills required to tautoko our marae and hapū. Please contact the office on 0800 955 007 to reserve your place.

Communication

Our next edition of Ka tangi te kōkō is due this month. If you have stories you would like to share with our Kāti Māhaki whānau, please send news and photos to Susan. Wallace@ngaitahu.iwi.nz or post a hard copy to P.O Box 225, Hokitika 7842.

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Mā te Atua koutou e manaaki, e tiaki hoki. Mauri ora.

Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke Rā whānau

Happy birthday to those who celebrated a birthday in February: Tahu Rakena, Lynne Veale, Ngahuia Anderson, Areta Waipapa, Marilyn Shirt, Riki Pitama, Ron Dell, David Banks, Dorothy Couch, Puawai Wallace-Swindells, Luana Houghton, Rewi Couch, John Couch and Robert Skeaping (Rāpaki caretaker).

He pēpi

Miere Manurere Paraone arrived safely at 3.47am on 12 December 2013 weighing 7.25lbs. Her arrival was a delight for her first-time parents, Kerepeti Paraone and Savanah Tukariri; her first time grandparents, Patrick and Ripeka Paraone, Sharlene and Tim Pirikahu, Anthony and Donna Tukariri; and her first-time great-grandparents: Reihana (Aunty Doe) Parata and Peter Tukariri. Nōu te ao e hine.

Savanah Tukariri, Miere Manurere Paraone and Kerepeti Paraone.

Congratulations

Kerepeti Paraone and his mum, Ripeka Paraone (née Parata), had every reason to celebrate on 18 December 2013, when they both graduated from the University of Canterbury. It was a very proud day for Reihana (Aunty Doe) Parata to witness her eldest child and eldest mokopuna graduating on the same day. Kerepeti graduated with a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Te Reo Māori and Spanish. His mother, Ripeka graduated with a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration nearly 30 years after achieving a Bachelor of Education. Kerepeti and Ripeka would like to thank Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke, Te Taumutu Rūnanga and Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu for the grants and scholarships over the years. He mihi arohanui ki ngā tāngata katoa i tautoko i a rāua kia eke ki te taumata.

Kerepeti Paraone and his mum, Ripeka Paraone (née Parata).

Notices

Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke Incorporated is currently reviewing its constitution.

It was a successful hui which was followed up by another on 16 March at Rāpaki. Te Poho o Tamatea Charitable Trust has a modest pūtea for the purpose of providing funding for charitable purposes to whānau who whakapapa to Rāpaki.

The first hui was held at Rāpaki on Saturday 22 February. Both Rūnanga Executive and Reserve Trustees sat together at the head of the table with the facilitator for the day, Chris Ford, general counsel of Ngāi Tahu Te Rūnanga Group.

Applications close 31 March and 30 September 2014 and forms are available from the Rāpaki office email: rapaki@ngaitahu.iwi.nz

Whānau who knew the importance of this hui travelled to Rāpaki to have input into the discussion.

Exhibition highlights Rāpaki history

Ariana Tikao (Ngāi Tahu) is the curator of an exhibition at the Turnbull Library in Wellington called Borderland: The World of James Cowan. The exhibition explores the life, work and legacy of the writer James Cowan (1870–1943).

There are also other items that relate to Ariana’s wider whānau and hapū of Banks Peninsula, including some laments that Puwai wrote after surviving Te Rauparaha’s raid on Ōnawe in 1832. “It is a very rich manuscript collection, with many gems just waiting to be rediscovered,” she says.

Cowan grew up on a Waikato farm, on land confiscated from Māori, who had fought against the Crown in the wars of the 1860s. The farm included part of the battlefield of Ōrākau, just north of the King Country – a region that remained in Māori control after the war. This environment gave rise to Cowan’s lifelong interest in Māori and colonial history, and to his fluency in te reo Māori.

In the opening week of the exhibition, the Alexander Turnbull Library hosted a one-day symposium about Cowan, in conjunction with the Centre for Colonial Studies at Otago University. Over 65 people attended and it was a great opportunity to discuss the wide range and influence of Cowan’s writing on various aspects of New Zealand culture.

For part of his career, Cowan was based in Christchurch, as a journalist for both the Canterbury Times and Lyttelton Times. While there, he became acquainted with Teone Taare Tikao and interviewed him for a book called Maori Folk-tales of the Port Hills.

The exhibition is on until 26 April and is open Monday through Saturday, 10am-5pm. There are some associated events in April. Find out more from the exhibition page on the National Library website www. natlib.govt.nz

Ariana is the Māori specialist in the Arrangement and Description team at the Alexander Turnbull Library. She worked on a large collection of Cowan’s working papers last year, which the library had acquired the previous year. “Among the papers were handwritten notes that Cowan had made when he interviewed our Pōua at Rāpaki,” Ariana says.. “He even sketched a little drawing of the mauka, Te Poho o Tamatea, as it looked to him that evening”. This sketch and a sample of the interview notes are included in the exhibition.

Ariana Tikao and George Waitai Tikao in front of a photo of their pōua, Teone (Hone) Taare Tikao, at the opening of the Borderland exhibition. Photo by Mark Beatty.

Te Ngāi Tūāhuriri Well, here we go again, just a wee bit of gossip to start with. First of all my sister, Glorianna Hill, Susan, Joann Melodee, Panapa, Whaitiri, Peter and Joan Hills – our deepest sympathy to you all on the passing of Ipiha, who has gone to join his cousins, Jumbo and Danny. “Party on boys. Also to the whānau of Anaru Matthews, our deepest sympathy to you all.

spread - cream cakes, savouries - you name it, we had it. Hōhipera sure knows how to fatten people up.

Tuahiwi has had a very busy week, what with hail stones, rain, then the very hot days, but don’t moan cause everything is ka pai.

Well, it’s getting close to pokie machine hour so I must hurry. Cheers for now and more next time. By the way Tuahiwi is missing some glass dishes from the cupboard so if you have any please return as soon as possible. Luv ya. Aunty Pat (K.K.K.)

I suppose you all know that Tuahiwi kaumātua are putting a team in for Waipounamu regionals, so look out all you young ones - be aware of the kaumātua teams. All jokes aside, I think it is going to be just wonderful.

On Friday 28 February, we had Healthy Day at the pā and what a day. We talked about healthy food and then, for shared kai after our hui, we had quite a 6

Karanga hui

A series of karanga hui started at the marae on 7 February and we are going to have one once month for anyone who wishes to join in. We had a lovely day and are lucky that Aunty Aroha Reriti Crofts gives up her time to tautoko and manaaki this kaupapa. She is our main kaitiaki through this process and we thank her for giving up her precious time.

From left, Imelda, Aunty Ila, Edith, Aunty Aroha and Amelia.

Kaikaranga hui.

Aunty Aroha and Amelia.

Waitangi Day catch-up

Kelven Crawford (Ngāi Tūāhuriri) and his wife Chris were delighted to catch up with Dr Terry Ryan at Rehua Marae on Waitangi Day. It was a great chance for them to share memories from the old days when Kelven first knew Terry. He was just a tama of fifteen at the old Armagh Street Māori Affairs office then, making cups of milo (two sugars and a little milk for Terry and one for himself), while having a kōrero. Kelven is from the Rickus, Wakefield and Crawford whānau.

Kelven and Chris Crawford with Terry Ryan.

Te Rūnanga o Wairewa E aku nui kai kā tōpito o te motu, tātou katoa te kotahi o Tahu Pōtiki, nei te mihi kau atu, tēnā rā tātou katoa.

Rātou ki a rātou, tātou kā waihotaka o rātou mā, ki a tātou, tēnā rā tātou katoa.

Ki a rātou kua haere ki tua o te tatau pounamu, rātou kua karakahia e Tahu Kumea, e Tahu Whakairo, ka rere a waikamo, ka heke a hupe, ka hotu i kā tauwharewhare o te manawa. Koutou te huka mate, haere, haere, haere atu rā.

Mā te whakaarotahi i ia whakatupuraka ka puta kā pūkeka auahataka ki te taiohi. Ka roko ana te taiohi i kā kōrero pakiwaitara, pūrākau tuku iho a ō rātou tūpuna, kua kite rātou i kā tauira kai te hora mō ō rātou ao.

Congratulations

Congratulations to Amy Victoria Lean who has just graduated with a Bachelor of Physiotherapy from Otago University. Amy is the daughter of Michelle and Rodney Lean from Auckland and the grand-daughter of Richard and Margaret Lean (nee Clough), also from Auckland. Amy is now living in Dunedin and working as a physiotherapist in Balclutha. Amy Victoria Lean.

Rūnanga hui

Rūnanga website

A reminder to whānau that the June rūnanga hui will be held on the second Sunday of the month (8 June) due to Queen’s Birthday weekend falling on the first weekend.

A reminder that the website is up and running at www.wairewamarae.co.nz We look forward to hearing your feedback and how you would like to see it evolve to best meet the needs of you and your whānau.

Marae working bee

A big mihi to Whaea Makere Pike, Pattyanne Oberst , Ngaire Karst, Sampson and Renata Karst for helping with the working bee at the marae. Not the best turn out, but you all helped with clearing the harakeke away from the gate and pathway. It also meant that Whaea Makere and Pattyanne got to load the car with harakeke, so they could go home and spend the afternoon weaving. Whaea Makere Pike and Pattyanne Oberst loading the car with harakeke.

Tuna heke

Due to the recent flooding in Little River and the height of the lake, the Christchurch City Council decided to open the lake through the canal on Thursday 6 March. The causeway had blown open due to the huge southerly swells rolling down the canal on Tuesday 4 March at 9am, and the tuna were pooling at the mouth. With the lake open to the sea via the canal and the tuna able to migrate to their spawning grounds, the Tangata Tiaki have closed the Tuna season for 2014. No more permits will be issued for 2014. Can you please pass this on to your rūnanga members and fishers who would be interested.

Causeway blown open.

Surf lifesaving championships

Congratulations to Te Kaio Cranwell and Mihiroa and Meihana Pauling from the Waimairi Surf Lifesaving Club for their 2014 Canterbury Surf Lifesaving Medals – two golds for Mihiroa in the under 10 beach sprints championship and beach relay; two golds (under 9 beach relay and board relay), one silver (under 9 beach sprint) and one bronze (under 9 beach flags) for Te Kaio; and two bronzes for Mei in the under 8 beach sprints and beach relay. Tau kē koutou. The club also won the overall trophy for the second year running. Mihiroa Pauling, Meihana Pauling and Te Kaio Cranwell with their medals.

Photo library

We are building up a library of photos that we can use on various pieces of communication such as our website, annual reports and pānui. We have many but we also need consent before we can use them. If you have any photos of whānau at the marae, lake, or other appropriate locations and you would be happy for us to

use them from time to time please email them through to communications at Wairewa. The email address is Wairewapanui@ngaitahu.iwi.nz We will then get in touch with you to organise a written consent. It would be wonderful to see as many different whānau on our communications as possible, so we would absolutely love to hear from you.

Memataka – membership database

Uta – contributions

Nau mai tauti mai ki Wairewa. We wish to extend a warm welcome to new members and to ask you to encourage any whānau not registered to do so. It is also important that you encourage one another who are registered, to update us with any change of details as they occur. We have increasing numbers of rejecting emails and returned postal mail. Stay up to date with what’s happening, and notify changes by emailing the rūnanga office at wairewa@ngaitahu.iwi.nz

Te kopa iti a Raureka – The small purse of Raureka. Even if it is small we really appreciate any contributions you have for Te Pānui Rūnaka. Please email any photos and information as it comes to light. Births, deaths, weddings, achievements, something you want to share. We can’t promise that we will be able to include everything but we will do our best. Again please email wairewa@ngaitahu.iwi.nz or post a hard copy to Wairewa Rūnanga, PO Box 2845 Christchurch 8013.

Te Taumutu Rūnanga He Pēpi

Congratulations to Jess Tyro (Taiaroa whānau) and her partner Mike Hobbs, following the recent arrival of their new baby girl. Alexandra Alice Mae was born Saturday 8 March and is another moko for Pani Zaitsev (daughter of the late Tāua Mekura Briggs).

Congratulations

Rulon Nutira and Kata McLean, with their whānau, have moved to Gundagai in New South Wales (two hours inland from Canberra). Deciding to make the most of an opportunity to have a lifestyle change, Rulon signed up to play rugby league for the Gundagai Tigers in the Country League. This comes on the back of a successful 2013 season where Rulon was man of the match in the Premier Grand Final, playing for his home club Hornby Panthers, who won against the Halswell Hornets.

Rulon Nutira and Mathew Sauni (Rulon’s Canterbury Bulls team mate also signed for Gundagai).

He also represented Canterbury Māori, Canterbury (Southern) and the NZ Māori against an Indigenous side from Australia. It was after these games that he was offered a couple of Australian contracts. He chose Gundagai. The whānau are beginning to acclimatise to the much warmer weather and the girls have settled in to school life. All the whānau are mindful of keeping a watchful eye out for the wildlife, including snakes, which have already been spotted on the property. Rangitiriao and Te Atarau in their Gundagai school uniform.

Congratulations also to Jacqui Ligthart (Nutira whānau), for taking part in Relay for Life Southland 2014. Jacqui was part of the Southland branch of Fulton Hogan walkers who were at Rugby Park Stadium the weekend of 1-2 March 2014. Dressed in hi-vis orange fluoro vests and wearing fluoro orange wigs, they were hard to miss.

Well done to Jacqui and to your team mates for your awesome effort. Relay for Life is an inspiring event that gives everyone a chance to celebrate cancer survivors and caregivers, remembering loved ones lost to cancer and fighting back by raising awareness and funds to support the work of the Cancer Society.

Meetings

Rūnanga meetings for the remainder of 2014 are scheduled as follows 13 April, 4 May, 8 June, 13 July, 10 August, 14 September (AGM), 12 October and the last hui for the year, on 9 November. The rūnanga Christmas lunch is held in lieu of a December hui. Nau mai haere mai.

Ōnuku Rūnanga Ngā mate

A tribute to Bernice Tainui - This is my song, a serenade to you – Mum

would be “The Lights of Home”. Standing tall under a Blue Moon and wearing a White Sports Coat… and with his Angel Smile he said welcome to My Blue Heaven, Girl of My Dreams.

This Sentimental Journey, is a story of a Poor Cinderella who Dreamed A Little Dream of Moonlight and Roses. Among her Souvenirs, a song book, and when A Little On The Lonely Side, this Ukulele Lady would play and sing melodies like Elmer’s Tune … Sometimes while Drifting and Dreaming of her Mother, Mexicali Rose, whose roots where far from The Lights of London on the Long and Winding Road where Irish Eyes Where Smiling she would remember …It’s a Long Way to Tipperary for this Rambling Rose

My Mother said… I Could have Danced all Night to a Serenade in Blue… If I Only had Time … Star Dust filled the air as they exchanged their glances and realised, Now Is The Hour for us to say goodbye because We’ll Meet Again, My Happiness… Vaya Con Dios, My Elusive Dream. This was Some Enchanted Evening. As Time Goes By, a year would pass One by One and our Mother would watch Sad Movies and say I Don’t Want To Talk About It … as these Lonely Blues caused Tear Drops In Her Heart and she would say in her defence … Smoke Gets In Her Eyes Till … Somewhere over the Rainbow she heard the sweet melody of her husband to be singing You Are My Sunshine. Our Mother’s Nursing career was over as she Packed Up Her Troubles and said Cab Driver… There’s an Anniversary Waltz playing with Someone Like You in a sleepy little town where soft breezes blow… For Sentimental Reasons she was wearing A String of Pearls to Accentuate the Positive and at Five Foot Two and Eyes of Blue, her Baby Face for him was …..Unforgettable. Our Mother found her Thrill on Blueberry Hill, her Little Pal, and Dad said …. It Had To Be You… You Are Too Good To Be True as he was Walking His Baby Back Home. For Ever and Ever … Abide by me. Nā Ngaire Tainui.

Our Mother was born when it was Springtime in the Rockies or more often referred to as the Valley of the Moon… Lower Hutt. Mum’s father was from the Red River Valley in Ōpōtiki. A distinguished soldier who survived Gallipoli where a Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy plays the Last Post … We Shall Remember … Bless em all. At Sweet Sixteen our Mother’s first visit to Moonlight Bay … Ōnuku, to feel the Cool Water of Akaroa Harbour… Whispering Hope that she will meet her Danny Boy. Harbour Lights danced across the sea as the Red Sails In The Sunset fell over Wainui. Now In The Mood, to meet The Man of her Dreams she followed a Red Red Robin to the end of the street where the smell of Sweet Violets in the Whispering Grass filled the air and she knew…she was there. Past the Old Wooden Cross high on the steeple, she could see what 10

Congratulations

Congratulations to Amiria Puriri Tikao who has just been made Kaihautū (student leader) of Te Tikanga Reo Rua at St Albans School. This is a great achievement especially considering you’ve been at TTRR for only one year. We’re all very proud.

Amiria Puriri Tikao.

Enjoying the view

Ko Ōnuku te marae, ko Ōteauheke te maunga, ko Kāi Tahu te iwi.

Whetu and Tahu (mokopuna of Bruce and Polly Rhodes), overlooking Ōnuku Marae.

Overlooking the marae.

Drilling protest

Some Ōnuku whānau recently took part in the anti-drilling protest, Banners on the Beach, at Akaroa.

Miriam Robinson, Matakaea Tikao, Amiria Tikao and Amiria Robinson taking a stand against explorative oil drilling in Banners on the Beach Akaroa.

Ōnuku chair, Donna Tainui (centre), joins the demonstration against oil drilling.

Te Rūnanga o Arowhenua Welcome

I was born and raised in Temuka and whakapapa back to Arowhenua through both the Waaka and Russell whānau. I have two beautiful and busy tamariki, Neihana and Irihapati, with my husband Nathan Meagre. look forward to the exciting challenges of my new position with Arowhenua Whānau Service.

The team at Arowhenua Whānau Services are pleased to welcome Felicity McMillan. Ko Aoraki te maunga, ko Waitaki te awa, ko Kāi Tahu te iwi. Ko Lloyd tōku Pāpā, ko Liz tōku Māmā, ko Neihana rāua ko Irihapati aku tamariki. Tēnā koutou katoa. Kia ora, my name is Felicity McMillan, I am the new hub co-ordinator/project manager based at Arowhenua Whānau Services. My role will be promoting Arowhenua Whānau Services in our local rohe and organising Kā Toi Maori o Aoraki – FLAVA Festival for 2014.

Felicity McMillan.

Soccer training camp

The best part was competing in a mini world cup tournament on the last day and getting in the team that came second. I also had the honour of being named Andy’s player of the tournament and I get to keep this really cool trophy plus a new soccer ball. My goal is to be just like Andy Boyens and play soccer nationally and internationally. Nā Te Teira.

Ko Aoraki te mauka Ko Waitaki te awa Ko Kāi Tahu, ko Moriori ngā iwi Ko Aaron rāua ko Marie ōku mātua Ko Ana rāua ko Kera aku tēina Ko Te Teira Kāhu Rehe Donaldson ahau Nō reira, tēnā koutou katou In December, I went down to Dunedin with some of my South Canterbury team mates and got to spend three days at a soccer training camp with former All White and LA Galaxy player, Andrew Bowens. It was a hardout three days of soccer skills and drills with 70 other soccer lads from Otago, Central Otago, North and South Canterbury plus Andy’s crew of under 17 lads helping out.

Te Teira Kahu Rehe (right) at the soccer workshop.

Wānanga kapa haka - Te Pao a Tahu

We had a fantastic time at Arowhenua during the weekend of 21-23 of February. The whole weekend was sunny. Arowhenua really put it on for us. We were welcomed by Te Wera, Rihari, Gwen and Henare and were treated to a beautiful boil-up. A lot of our members were new to Arowhenua so we talked a bit about the history and area. Saturday was crunch day and we spent most of it practising our singing, choreography and haka, with some down time swimming at the river or chilling.

Saturday evening was wonderful. We had one of Arowhenua’s famous daughters, Ngāhuia, who has been well-viewed on YouTube for her singing. She spent time with us and shared in some singing too. Our pōua and tāua came in to visit on Sunday and we performed our bracket to show our appreciation for staying in Te Hapa o Niu Tireni. Overall it was a great time. Many of us have reflected on the beautiful wairua present in Arowhenua. Ko te reo matihere o whakamiha tēnei e rere atu nei. Tēnā koutou Kāti Huirapa.

Outreach programme

Appointments can be made by contacting the marae office on 03 6159646. Two further programmes will be held at the marae between 11am-2pm on 29 July and 25 November. Be quick to make an appointment.

The first of three Outreach programmes based at Arowhenua Marae was held on 25 March. The programme is an opportunity for whānau to make an appointment with Inland Revenue, Ngāi Tahu Law, or Māori Land Court to help with any queries you have.

Thank You

Mariki ana kā roimata o Aoraki Rere atu ki te tai o Mahaanui tērā kā pakihi hāroa e te Kāhu Nei rā te mihi ki a koutou ngā ahi kā o te haukāinga, kei whea mai ō koutou kaha ki te tiaki i te marae, i te hapū, i te whenua e hāroa e te Kāhu. Mei kore ko koutou ka aha mātou e noho ana ki ngā hau e whā o te motu nei. Kāore e mutu ngā mihi ki a koutou katoa, tēnā koutou. Last year in July my son, Rehu Richardson (mokopuna of Maru and Shirley Reihana), attended a literacy conference in Brisbane Australia with a group from his kura, Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Whānau Tahi (Christchurch). Being a Kura Kaupapa Māori, the instructional language is te reo Māori for all the curriculum areas. In year 5 the tamariki start learning English and have 90 minutes of learning each week. As a part of the 2012 programme, an extra class was added with the aim of accelerating the learning for the kids. It is called the “Wai study help” programme and it worked.

Rehu has been running a competition “how many lollies in the jar” and he made $120. It was a fantastic experience for all the tamariki. The conference focussed on teaching English literacy in the 21st century and it was called “A Brave New World.” Our tamariki have been brave in many ways. Not only are they literate in two languages but at a level that is equal to their mainstream peers. They were brave enough to head over to another country and share their experiences which included the struggles of setting up a Kura Kaupapa Māori in Christchurch. They were admirable ambassadors and represented their whānau, kura, hapū and iwi with pride and heart. Kai runga noa atu ēnei rangatira mō āpōpō. Although only a four-day trip, on top of the conference the group managed to pack in a cultural exchange and some rest and recreation. They visited an Aboriginal Culture Centre and enjoyed learning about some of their practices.

Rehu made astounding progress in 2012. His reading comprehension increased and he is now right on track (if not slightly above ) for a child his age learning in an English medium school - even though he only gets one class of English per week. Rehu is one of a group of 15 tamariki who were chosen by the kura to attend a literacy conference in Brisbane, Australia last year in July. Melanie Riwai-Couch (creator of Wai Study Help), and two of the researchers from the University of Canterbury were asked to present at two international conferences last year about the success of the students and Wai Study Help. The group talked about how they achieved their success and also how they celebrate it. It was a powerful message about Māori student success with English literacy. We completed a lot of fundraising including two hāngī, meat raffles, a silent art auction and lots of extra jobs around the house.

“On the way to Auckland, my friend Te Marino and I were chosen to give out lollies on the plane. When we were finished we were given a whole bag of lollies that we shared with the others. We went to the university where they had the conference. We went into a classroom and began our presentation. We talked about getting people from the community to come to kura to help teach the kids to learn English. When the conference was over we got a free lunch. We were also very lucky, the next day, when we went to movie world.” I can still remember the moment that I was switched on to reading, I was 15 at the time attending Temuka High School. It was my English teacher, Mrs Grant, who took the time to find out what I liked and suggested I read one of Patricia Grace’s books.

From left to right: Rehu has been running a lollies-in-a-jar counting competition. Tamariki enjoying the conference environment.

From left to right: Tamariki from Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Whanau Tahi in Christchurch. There was also time for rest and recreation.

o Arowhenua Limited for supporting Rehu so he could share his success with his peers and share their experiences with others. He proudly represented our whānau, the kura, Arowhenua and Kāi Tahu whānui. Aoraki Matatū. Nā Stephanie Richardson.

The door to all that knowledge and enjoyment was opened. Fortunately for Rehu his switch was flicked on a lot earlier and consequently he loves to read. He reads every night by choice not because he has to. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Te Rūnanga

Communications

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Te Rūnanga o Waihao Congratulations

Sarah Thomas must be congratulated for her graduation from Otago Polytechic, where she was awarded her Diploma in Outdoor Leadership and Management at the end of 2013.

David later continued on to Otago University where he obtained a degree in geography. He is now teaching at South Otago High School. Sarah hopes to pursue a career with the New Zealand Police.

The award ceremony for Māori graduates took place at the Sargood Center at Logan Park on 5 December and was opened by Huata Holmes. After the presentations graduates, whānau and friends enjoyed kai.

The Outdoor Leadership and Management course spanned two years for Sarah and during this time she specialised in tramping, rock climbing, white water kayaking and mountaineering. The course also included other outdoor activities such as sea kayaking and the skills associated with outdoor teaching such as safety, first aid, environmental sustainability, equipment selection and team building.

Sarah, like her brother, David, attended Otago Polytechnic as the result of receiving a Mana Pounamu Scholarship and, also like David, graduated with a Diploma of Outdoor Leadership and Management.

Left to right: Ruth Thomas (Mum), Sarah Thomas, Graeme Thomas (Dad).

Sarah Thomas receiving her diploma.

Help needed

Kaumātua would like to extend an invitation to whānau who would like to prepare and serve the morning, afternoon tea and lunch for our hui. We will be meeting Friday 13 June, September and again in November (dates to be advised). We also need a driver for a rental vehicle when necessary, to drive our kaumātua from Dunedin to our kaumātua hui.

Kaumātua hui

It was good to see the seventeen kaumātua who attended our hui on Friday, 28 February. Our day started with kōrero, followed by morning tea and lunch, with our meeting beginning 1pm.

activities and a two-day hui in November. The meeting closed a little after 3.30. Our next hui is set for with Friday 13 June. A special thanks to Judith for helping us with the preparation of the food and cleaning up after our lunch and afternoon tea. We really appreciate you Judith. To all our kaumātua, you are all appreciated and we would love to see you all at our next hui in June. Aroha nui. Nā Larrianne Casserly.

The meeting began with the election of officers and we were pleased to receive Jim Heath as chair and Hinerangi Ferrall-Heath as secretary. Larrianne Casserly will continue as hui organiser. We had lengthy discussions about budget, the need to train up our whānau for marae employment positions, social

Left to right: Mavis (Aunty Dimp) Smith, Echo Malcolm, Larrianne Casserly.

Left to right: I McGaughey and Rose Tripp.

Te Rūnanga o Moeraki Rā whānau

Happy Birthday to all celebrating birthdays this month.

Congratulations Congratulations to Rongomai Tawhiti Parata Taiapa, who has graduated from the Rotorua Māori Arts and Crafts Institute. He is shown here with one of his first year achievements.

Congratulations to Kare Tipa. After 18 lengthy months, Kare Tipa, mokopuna of Taina Tipa and Clarke Davis, has overcome huge hurdles and finally achieved the tohu ‘ Te Panekiretanga o Te Reo’ on 15 February. Kare gives all credit and thanks to her late mother Karen Davis Tipa and partner, Jamie Berry. Although these two were unable to celebrate this day with her, their dying wishes were realised through her achievements. Nā reira kei te tokorua, ngā tino kuru pounamu, e kore e mū te rere o whakamiha ki a kōrua, moe mai rā. Acknowledgements also are extended to Kare’s children, her marae and to the Kāi Tahu sisters Megan, Paulette, Hana and Charisma for their unwavering support, belief and love. In concluding, to her mentor and Kuia Materoa Haenga, there is no amount of words that express the gratitude that we owe you for everything you have imparted to our mokopuna. Nā reira tēnā rawa atu koe e kui. Nā Koa Whitau- Kean.

We are so proud that you carry on the legacy from Pāpā and your tīpuna.

From left to right: Kare Tipa and Rongomai Tawhiti Parata Taiapa.

Te Rūnanga o Moeraki educational grants

The purpose of the Te Rūnanga o Moeraki educational grants is to support whānau, who whakapapa to Moeraki, in furthering their studies at a recognized tertiary institution.

1. Registered as a member of Te Rūnanga o Moeraki Inc. 2. Attending a tertiary institution and enrolled in a course leading to a recognised qualification. To obtain an application form please contact: Jenny Brookes, office coordinator, Te Rūnanga o Moeraki office, Tenby Street, Moeraki RD2, Palmerston, phone 03 439 4816 or email moeraki.runanga@xtra.co.nz . Applications close on Friday 4 April.

Eligibility These grants will provide financial assistance to tertiary students who meet the following criteria:

Kaumātua pamper day

Louisa Bradley, who is completing the Diploma in Beauty Therapy at the National School of Aesthetics in Christchurch, and Jordie Thompson, who is completing the Diploma in Beauty Therapy and Epilations at Aoraki Polytechnic Dunedin, recently provided an afternoon of

beauty therapy and pampering for the kaumātua at Te Rūnanga o Moeraki. Louisa is the mokopuna of the late Tewaru (aka Mack) and Jim Bradley of Moeraki and Jordie is the mokopuna of Kingi and Paul Dirks Dunedin.

Whānau members take time out for a photo

Jordie and Louisa.

Reita Mathews and Ngaire Coy get their manicures by Louisa and Jordie.

Pam Hey and Deb Tipa get their manicures.

Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki Waka Haunui in Te Waipounamu

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Haunui has been delayed on its voyage to Te Waipounamu. We are now expecting the waka in Ōtepoti at Anzac Weekend. Please get in touch with Brendan Flack on 027 440 9998 for any queries about the

Haunui itinerary, or if you would like to be part of the crew on one of the legs, as it makes its way down to Bluff, back up and across the Marlborough Sounds, to its home in the north. 16

Te Reo and Waka Fun Day

It was a beautiful day on 22 February for our tamariki and pakeke to get among the activities on the Waikouaiti awa. The main themes of the day were waka and te reo Māori. We had many friends and whānau from near and far, many of them participating in waka activities for the first time. We had four waka rotations with the four-man and sixman waka ama, the stand-up paddleboards and the waka unua, Hauteruruku. It was an eventful day for our tamariki getting to know more about water safety and also some new kupu Māori for things pertaining to waka. Me mihi ka tika ki ngā kaiwhakahaere, Tori, Brendon, Suzi, Alex, koutou ko Hori. Ngā mihi nui hoki ki ngā whānau i hikina te hoe, ā, i korite ngā hoe hoki. Me hoe tahi tātou ki ngā mea katoa. Nō reira tēnā koutou e te whānau, ki te hoe.

Waka Fun Day at the Karitāne foreshore in February.

Otago Polytechnic rūnaka scholarships

We are delighted to announce that we have not one, but two Otago Polytechnic rūnaka scholarship recipients this year. The scholarship covers full fees for the degree or diploma the recipient is studying. Congratulations to Takiwai Russell-Camp, who is enrolled in a Bachelor of Visual Art with a major in photography. Takiwai has been a member of Puketeraki since birth. She would like to use her skills learnt to capture events that add to our histories. We wish you all the best Takiwai. Takiwai Russell-Camp graduating from Otago Polytechnic School of Design in December.

Adam Keane featured in the last Te Pānui Rūnaka – he is a descendant of William Harpur and Pakinui Titope, and a new member of our rūnaka. We are very excited that he is embarking on his chosen vocation, nursing. We are looking forward to getting to know Adam as he follows his dreams. Nō reira, whāia te iti kahurangi, ki te tuohu koe me he maunga teitei.

Rimu tree update

Many thanks to James York and Steve Wright for their gargantuan efforts in extracting a fallen rimu tree (gifted to us by the Dunedin City Council), from a difficult site in Whare Flat, and getting it trucked all the way to Karitāne. It was then extensively milled into manageable pieces. James is very pleased with the quality of the timber and he thinks it will look fabulous next to the tōtara in the wharenui, which was a log we had stored at the office site, which they also milled. James York milling the rimu tree at the old school complex, Karitāne.

Motoitoi reunion

The Motoitoi reunion will be based at Puketeraki Marae over Easter (April 18 – 20) – please register with Nicola Taylor (niccytaylor@gmail.com). Our programme is developing well and we have interest from many whānau within New Zealand and overseas. The cost is $150, waged

and $90 unwaged (with discretion for children under 12). We look forward to sharing time together, exploring our whakapapa connections and exploring the places of significance to us all – Whareakeake, Pūrākaunui, Mapoutahi, Ōtākou and Puketeraki. 17

Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou Congratulations

Resignation

Te Rūnanga ō Ōtākou would like to congratulate Ranui Ellison-Collins on being selected as one of two Dunedin rangatahi to be mentored by Dunedin’s mayor, David Cull as part of the Tuia Rangatahi Mentoring Programme.

It’s with regret that we announce Glenys Russell’s resignation as executive administrator for Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou. Glenys has been working for the rūnanga for three and a half years, manning the office and greeting manuhiri with a big smile. On behalf of the rūnanga, I would like to thank her for her hard work, and wish her well for all her future endeavours.

Also, congratulations to our Wharekai co-ordinator, Nic Hedley (aka Nicki Noxious) on being selected to the Team NZ training squad for the Roller Derby World Cup being held in Texas in December 2014.

Ōtākou-Puketeraki Xmas party

Our two rūnanga came together in December and celebrated Christmas with a lot of fun and laughter. Hana Kōkō made an appearance, wearing jandals to take into account the typical Ōtākou weather. Tamariki were entertained by Jay the Magician and the day was topped off by a game of golf at the famous Ōtākou Golf Course, where players battled for the Moki-Te Wera Trophy. Despite Ōtākou fielding a larger team and bringing in the help of local identity, ‘Gearbox,’ Puketeraki were the winners on the day (by a small margin). Have you checked out “our story” on the Ngāi Tahu website yet?

Aroha Ellison getting her present from Hana Koko.

Te Waipounamu Māori Rugby

On Saturday 1 March the Te Waipounamu Māori Rugby tournament was held in Timaru. The tournament hosts both men’s and women’s teams from Murihiku (Southland), Ōtākou, Aoraki (South Canterbury), Waitaha (Canterbury) and Te Tau Ihu o Te Waka (Tasman). This tournament is regularly attended by Brett Campbell – moko of Joe and Nan Ropata and father of Tūmai and Tāwera Campbell. Brett is one of the senior players in the team and has represented Te Waipounamu at the National tournament.

emotionally charged games and came away victors of the tournament. It was the first time since 2009 that both the Ōtākou men’s and women’s teams won the tournament. Brett’s family are proud of his efforts and leadership. Congratulations to all of the players, coaches, managers and whānau for a wonderful tournament. Karanga mai rā. Karawhuia. E te rangatira Ray moe mai rā, okioki rā.

Sadly Raymond Te Huki, a stalwart of Otago Māori Rugby, passed away the night before the team’s scheduled departure for Timaru. The team took time to visit Ray and his whānau before they headed off to play the tournament dedicated to Ray and his contribution to Māori rugby. Full of spirit the Ōtākou men and women played Brett Campbell (left) and Matt Kiore.

Contributions

Whānau, if you have any stories, please let us know. You can send them through to us at the office.

Treaty Festival

Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou welcomed approximately 600 manuhiri onto the Ōtākou Marae for the 2014 Ngāi Tahu Treaty Festival. The sun was shining, the harbour was sparkling, and the marae was looking its best for the large crowd. Everyone relaxed in the convivial atmosphere, making the most of plenty of information, craft, and kai stalls. Ngā mihi to all the ringawera and kaimahi who helped on the day, and to all the stall holders and the wider peninsula community, who came together to ensure we had a very successful day. We’re looking forward to doing it again in 2017. 18

Te Rūnanga o Hokonui Ngā mate

Health days

Kā mihi aroha. To all our whānau, suffering the loss of loved ones at this time Hokonui Rūnanga wishes to extend all our love and sympathy. It’s hard to believe that 2014 is already into its third month. It’s been a very busy year so far at Hokonui.

We are back into our Kaumātua Health Days every second Thursday of the month. We have a wide range of health promotions organised for this year. If you, or anyone you know, may be interested in coming along and checking out our Kaumātua Health Days, please contact the office. Transport is provided in the Gore/Mataura area.

Membership registrations

Nurse-led clinics

We have a lot of Hokonui Rūnanga membership registrations that have out-of-date contact information attached to them. It’s hard to keep track of everybody and keep everybody informed without the right contact details. If you think you may need to update, please contact the office by either visiting our website www.hokonuirunanga. org.nz or email Hokonui.office@ngaitahu.iwi.nz

As of the beginning of July, we will be holding nurse-led clinics, starting in Gore and Mataura. More information about these clinics will be available closer to July. They have been secured until July 2017.

Rōpū taiohi

We had our first rōpū taiohi (youth group) session of the year in February. It was great to see all the kids back and ready to get back to the group. The team decided to put it to the kids to come up with some ideas on what they would like to do for the year.

Needless to say we got quite a few ideas and we’ll definitely be busy this year getting all their activities done. If you, or anybody you know, have any children from age 5 that you would like to send along, please don’t hesitate to contact Mere on mere.fowler@ngaitahu.iwi.nz .

Our first youth group for the year was a great success.

Kids of all ages enoyed a range of activities at our first meeting for the year.

The weather was fine, giving the kids a chance to get out on the field.

Waihōpai Rūnaka Kia ora Waihōpai whānau me ngā rūnaka whānau o Kāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe, Waitaha hoki.

busy Ngā Hau e Whā Marae and it was great to have a hui there. Te Waka a Māui Community Law Centres hui went well.

We are into the third month of 2014 already. Man, time is flying along and I can’t keep up. The marae has been a little busy, but some of us are doing a lot of outside mahi as well such as working with the Relay for Life, which a lot of our whānau attended. And may I say you all did yourselves proud.

Look after one another whānau, take the time to listen to each other and kids, be good for your parents; and remember, your tāua and pōua are there for you. Till next time take care. Nā Squirrel on the Hill.

Congratulations to you all, especially the overnighters because, while the rest of us were in bed snug and warm, our overnight whānau were walking and it was a cold night. There’s no doubt that our Waihōpai whānau are strong people. Our first Wild Food Festival outing went well by all accounts so well done to all the whānau who went along to support the mihi whakatau, awesome. The Wednesday card ladies are well underway and going great guns, good on you Viola and Robyn; and I believe our Thursday roasts will be starting up again 20 March. I’m looking forward to my weekly roast. We also have a few hui coming up on the marae - enough to keep the home fires burning. Well, that’s about it for me whānau. Arohanui to you all. Just one more thing - I was in Christchurch at the very

Ora Barron.

Mateka Pirini, Frances Maheno and Cyril Gilroy.

Peggy Peek and in the background is Waihōpai whānau.

Ōraka Aparima Rūnaka Congratulations

Savanna Steele recently took part in the 2013 First Nations Touch Tournament in Gold Coast Australia in October 2013. She also competed in the NZ Māori Nationals and even though her team didn’t do as well as they wanted she had some personal success, as she was selected to represent New Zealand again in the New Zealand open mixed touch team. She has also been selected for the Under 16 youth team.

Kalani scored 32 points in the win over Canterbury Country, with four tries and six conversions. He was also named in the South Island paper team for 2013. His feats on the rugby field have earned Kalani the shared title of the Southland under 65kg Player of the Year Award 2013, the Southland Under 65kg best back title and a host of other school and club awards. Aparima College physical education teacher, Richard Jones, believes Kalani, with his strength, speed and ability to read the game, is certainly destined for higher honours. Unfortunately the college does not have enough players in the correct age bracket to field a 1st XV, so Kalani has been turning out for Midlands this season. Kalani has also received a couple of offers to further his academic and sporting career and is currently in the process of weighing up his options for the future. One thing is for certain, we are bound to see a lot more of this personable and talented young man in the future.

Congratulations also to Kalani Elder on his recent success on the rugby field. Kalani is the son of Carole Tomlin, the grandson of Rowena (nee Cleaver) and Ken Tomlin and the great-grandson of Johnston and Margaret Cleaver of Colac Bay. Kalani was in the Southland under 65kg team that won the recent South Island tournament. Southland had not won the tournament since 2005.

Savanna Steele with her trophy.

Kalani Elder on the field.

Office

Over the last two months the office has been in a bit of turmoil as the refurbishment of the building gets underway. These alterations have created more space and will provide a much needed meeting room. The general monthly meetings take place on the second Sunday of each month and the dates are as follows: 13 April, 11 May, 8 June, 13 July, 10 August, 14 September, 12 October, 9 November, 14 December. All members are welcome to attend these general meetings, so please feel free to come along and find out what is happening. If for any reason these dates change, we will notify whānau as soon as possible. Stewart Bull, chairman of Ōraka-Aparima Rūnaka, with a kākāpō presented to the rūnaka by the Department of Conservation.

News

These poupou were commissioned with pūtea from The Ngāi Tahu Fund and the Department of Conservation. Ōraka Aparima Rūnaka engaged Bubba Thompson to construct and carve the poupou. These pou will stand as guardians over the marine reserves and in doing so, have allowed the opportunity for Ngāi Tahu to put their mark on the land and re-establish our association within Fiordland National Park. The names put to these pou will recall the whakapapa of those deities, early travellers and whānui, who moved about this place in times long ago. The pou will remind those who have lost that knowledge, of the whakapapa and the historical significance of these sites to the Ngāi Tahu peoples.

As March approaches our thoughts are on the forthcoming tītī season. We wish whānau who are going to the islands a safe and bountiful journey. If you have enjoyed a birthday in the last month or have new additions to your whānau, congratulations and here’s wishing you all good health and prosperity for the year ahead. The past month has seen a two significant events take place. Earlier in the month, the first of a number of pou to be located in Fiordland, were installed in Charles Sound. The poupou have been placed to mark the marine reserves in Fiordland. This project was instigated by the Fiordland Marine Guardians.

Stewart Bull with the Fiordland pou.

Whale stranding

The tragic stranding of a pod of orcas at Rarakou in Te Waewae Bay created worldwide media attention. This event created a massive workload for whānau, who were involved in the recovery of these tohorā.

A huge thank you to all of the volunteers, who gave their time to this mahi. A review process is underway and a more comprehensive report on this incident will follow once the review has been completed.

Rigby-Paku-Pohio reunion

As part of the Rigby-Paku-Pohio reunion this year, Dr Terry Ryan came to speak to the whānau about their Ngāi Tahu whakapapa, in particular the Rigby line.

Thank you Uncle Terry for taking time out of your annual holidays and speaking to our whānau. Everyone agreed that you were the highlight.

In this modern age, to have Terry stand and present such important information without any technical assistance, and to pull facts and figures from his head, showed to the whānau how important it is to have him sharing our whakapapa. The whānau were amazed at the way he was able to bring alive our tīpuna and put together the journey of Mary Susan Whitehouse (Merehana) from Stewart Island to Ahuriri where she met and married William Joseph Rigby.

Dr Terry Ryan giving a copy of the whakapapa to Erena Rigby.

Nurses’ clinics

Ngā Kete Mātauranga Pounamu Charitable Trust are holding four nurses’ clinics at Takutai o Te Tītī Marae (Colac Bay) this coming year. The clinics will be held from 10am to 2pm on 3 April, 26 June, 18 September and 27 November. Cervical smears will be available at the June and November clinics. Appointments are preferred. Please phone 0800 925 242 for an appointment.

The registered nurse can support you with blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol checks, cervical smears, sexual health education, general health checks, health and wellness plans. and linkage and referrals. Please consider supporting this service. Ngā Kete Mātauranga Pounamu Charitable Trust, 92 Spey Street, Invercargill. Phone 03 214 5260.

Korowai marks special occasion Tīhei mauriora Ka tangi te tītī Ka tangi te kākā Ka tangi hoki ahau Tīhei mauriora.

She kindly confirmed that this would be in order and the korowai was duly couriered up to me.

In April 2013, the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects (NZILA) hosted the 50th World Congress of the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) in Auckland.

Although I had seen a photograph of the korowai before, I was overwhelmed when I saw and touched it for the first time. What care and craftsmanship had gone into making it. As I wrapped it around myself I thought of the warmth and generosity of those who made it and of my tupuna who must have served his community well to have been honoured with such a taonga.

As a member of Te Tau-a-Nuku (a collective of Māori landscape architects) and as one of a small number of NZILA members with some fluency in Te Reo Māori, it fell to me to act as one of the kaikōrero for the pōwhiri for the congress. I had also served for six years from 2007 - 2012 as the NZILA’s delegate to IFLA, the last two of which as president of the Asia Pacific region of IFLA, so it was appropriate that I should welcome my international whanaunga to my homeland.

The pōwhiri was held at the Auckland War Memorial Museum. I asked one of the kaikaranga in our rōpū to dress me in the taonga, as I had never had the honour of wearing a korowai before. As the spaces of the Museum filled with the tangi of our kaikaranga, a calmness enveloped me despite the excitement of the moment. When it came to time for me to speak, I felt a sense of being at one with the wairua of the korowai. I felt as if I was not alone.

I had learned of the existence of the korowai that had been presented to my tupuna, James Mackintosh (my great-great-grandfather) through my cousin, Joan Hughes, when, some years ago, she visited me and my family in Havelock North. She told me how the korowai came to be gifted to our common ancestor by the Ōraka Aparima Rūnanga, how it had been handed down from generation-to-generation until it reached Joan’s sister Robin Mackintosh, who, together with Joan, decided that it should be returned to the Ōraka Aparima Māori community.

It is now my wish to arrange a time when I can return the taonga to Ōraka in person, so that through the korowai, I can establish a connection with my whanaunga ki Murihiku. Nō reira, e te whānau, ngā mihi aroha ki a koutou. Nāku nā, Alan Titchener

The korowai has since been on display at the marae at Ōraka Aparima, and has been worn on a number of special occasions by whanaunga at university graduations and, on one occasion, at a presentation of New Zealand honours. Because of the significance of the occasion of the pōwhiri for the congress, with Joan’s help, I made contact with my cousin Muriel Johnstone of the Ōraka Aparima Rūnanga, and enquired whether I would be able to borrow the korowai for the pōwhiri.

Anei a Alan Titchener e mau kākahu te taonga i te pōwhiri.

Waitangi Day on Rarotoka

Our extended working trip to Rarotoka on Waitangi Day began early at Te Takutai o Te Tītī Marae in Colac Bay. The six participants (Sandra Cook, Cathy Onellion, Christopher Brankin, Joan Fluerty and David and Carol Clapp), had to have everything prepared for a 9am flight to the island.

was a priority. However the problem was solved when pilot ‘Hannibal’ Hayes decided the easiest method would be to lift the load, trailer and all. That gave us the opportunity to get good photographs of a trailer soaring over the bay. Once the team had landed on the island, the settling-in process happened quickly and everyone set to work. All the team members had visited Rarotoka before, some as recently as Boxing Day, so pet projects were revisited

While it was a short trip with a small group, a trailer load of roofing and building supplies was being lifted over with us and securing that to be helicopter safely

and continued, and a few new jobs were started. David put his handyman skills to work replacing the Lazerlite and iron roof above the entranceway to house one and hopefully now, it will be years before any more leaks appear.

although it is more than capable off-road. The Gator is great for carrying heavy and awkward equipment as well as the occasional tired set of legs. As the trip progressed, a plan was hatched to make the most of the trailer while it was on the island. All three of the houses have had their roofs replaced and the iron from the last one to be done was tied in bundles to be taken back to the mainland. Once again ‘John’ showed his worth, as the loader was used to lift the bundles of iron onto the trailer. This saved us the laborious task of transferring it all, sheet by sheet. We were unsure of the weight and whether the helicopter would lift the load back but estimated it would be fine.

Carol continued her pruning and beautification of the harakeke planting on the main track and then did significant time behind a weed whacker, clearing areas the mower cannot reach. She also helped Cathy trim the long grass from pathways and from around our young native plantings to prevent them being smothered. This is a constant battle on the island but once plants become established and rise above the grass and weeds, they are strong enough to grow well.

All too soon it was time to go home. We were lined up for a 9.30am pick-up, meaning the traditional final day cooked breakfast and pack-up needed to be done quickly.

Joan found that the weather conditions were perfect to indulge her inner firebug and several piles of accumulated branches and other rubbish were burnt. It was also a chance to clear out the woodshed and to remove a redundant brace, which has caused more than its fair share of bruised foreheads over the years.

Flying off the island gave us a chance to see the progress that has been made but it’s always with a touch of regret that we leave such a special place. After pilot Hayes had deposited his human cargo back at Te Takutai o Te Tītī Marae, he returned to the island for the trailer. We waited nervously for him to return. He eventually appeared over the hill and it seemed the load was right at the limit.

Work was also done mowing and maintaining the tracks that go about the island. These tracks help volunteers move around the island with greater ease and given that it took a lot of effort to originally cut the tracks through gorse and bracken, it would be a real shame to lose them. The tracks also prove a useful starting point for clearing areas of gorse and bracken in preparation for replanting in native species.

The team said their fond farewells and went home with more great memories and experiences from a truly unique and amazing place. Many thanks to Donna Flavell, my manager at Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, for giving me the time to get down to the home marae and I would strongly suggest anyone who has an interest in participating on a volunteer trip to Rarotoka to express that interest to Ōraka Aparima Rūnaka and get involved. Nā Chris Brankin.

The process for fighting back the gorse has become far faster since the arrival of ‘John’ the John Deere tractor. The front-end loader can be used to push gorse bushes back, saving the physical strain of cutting each bush down and shifting it; and areas that would have traditionally taken days to clear, can now be cleared in hours. Widening the tracks is also necessary to allow the new John Deere Gator ATV to safely navigate the island,

Joan Fluerty (left) and Chris Brankin hard at work.

The trailer and its load being airlifted onto the island.

Awarua Rūnanga Kā mihi aroha

To all our whānau, suffering the loss of loved ones at this time Awarua Rūnanga extends all our love and sympathy.

Rā whānau

Happy birthday to all those celebrating their birthdays this month.

He pēpi

Last October was an eventful month for Michael Stevens (Metzger whānau) and his wife, Emma Wyeth (nō Puketeraki). On 21 October, the day before Emma’s birthday, the couple welcomed their third child into the world - Tūhiku-a-Kiwa Nicholas John Stevens. Weighing in at a bonny 8lb 1oz, Tūhiku slotted in to his busy family with great aplomb.

Tūhiku at three months of age.

Congratulations

Three days after his third son’s birth, Michael Stevens, a lecturer in the Department of History and Art History at the University of Otago, was awarded the Royal Society of New Zealand’s prestigious and highly competitive Marsden Fund Fast-Start Grant worth $300,000. The grant enables Michael to carry out a three-year research project entitled “Between Local and Global: A World History of Bluff.” The major output of Michael’s work will be a monograph looking at the port’s evolution between 1800 and 2000.

Michael intends to weave the experiences of his own whānau and other Bluff Māori whānau into the port’s wider history. More information on the project can be found at the following webpages: http://www.royalsociety.org.nz/2013/10/30/steven/ http://www.otago.ac.nz/otagomagazine/issue37/ inbrief/otago063951.html

Michael believes his historical case study of the port – writing about the Māori past - will re-shape thinking about New Zealand’s economic development and race relations. “We know about later 19th century landlessness and its resultant poverty but the positive consequences of agriculture for Bluff-based Māori and the relationship between land and sea in the colonial economy are not well understood. I think there is a real sense in which southern Māori were not just victims of but also participants in, the British Empire.”

Dr Michael Stevens.

Fiordland National Park poupou

Awarua Rūnanga would like to acknowledge the craftsmanship of Bubba Thompson, who undertook a commission from the Fiordland Marine Guardians Group.

marine markers as displayed in the photos below. Bubba wishes to acknowledge master carver Cliff Whiting, whose influence and style has been incorporated into the poupou. In time, pamphlets will be available to people travelling through this area, giving information on the Māori names of each poupou and which tūpuna they represent.

This commission was first mooted about three years ago when Stewart Bull, the group’s iwi rep, approached Bubba with the idea of carving marine markers and erecting them along the coastline of Fiordland to mark protected marine reserves. The original concept was to carve round posts but this developed into the triangular

The poupou were handed over to the whānau of Ōraka Aparima Rūnanga at Takutai o Te Tītī Marae on 25 January. 26

This was followed by an unveiling at Charles Sound in Fiordland on the 11 February, attended by representatives from Ngāi Tahu, the Fiordland Marine Guardians, the Department of Conservation and the Ministry for Primary Industries. The fourteen poupou are shown below, outside Takutai o Te Tītī Marae at

Colac Bay with, from left to right, Winsome Skerrett, Michael Skerrett, Rangimaria Suddaby, Dave Taylor, Phil Fluerty, Stewart Bull, Bubba Thompson, Shona Fordyce, Reece Thompson, Joan Fluerty, Betty Rickus, Steph Blair and Gail Thompson. (Photographed by Ron Bull).

Whānau pictured with the fourteen poupou outside Takutai o Te Tītī Marae at Colac Bay. Photograph by Ron Bull.

‘Kahukura’ The first poupou unveiled rises majestically with a background of forest and mist in the Fiordland National Park.

Ron Bull and Bubba Thompson installing one of the poupou.

Whekiponga – Te ara tū heke

On behalf of the whānau at Te Rau Aroha Marae and Te Rūnanga o Awarua, we would like to extend our gratitude and appreciation for the sculpture Whekiponga – Te ara tū heke, generously given by Allen Harnett. It is nestled on the embankment below Te Rourou Whakatipuranga Early Childhood Centre at the back of the marae, overlooking the kitchen. Allen said the sculpture represents hope, aroha and inner peace. Allen Harnett pictured with the sculpture – Whekiponga – Te ara tū heke.

Rūnanga meetings

Membership database

Members are welcome to attend the monthly rūnanga meetings at Te Rau Aroha Marae. The next meeting is on Thursday 17 April at 6 pm.

We are currently updating our membership database and have found that many members’ children have had children of their own who require registering. If you are one of these people, we encourage you to contact us on 03 212 6029 or email tinamm@awarua.org.nz to request registration form/s. We also encourage those members who have changed residential or email addresses, to update their details by contacting the rūnanga on the above number or email address.

Pānui contributions from members

If members wish to have an item of interest they wish to share with te whānau o Ngāi Tahu please contact Tina on 03 212 6029 or email tinamm@awarua.org.nz.

Taurahere Groups Kāi Tahu Ki Ōtaki

In this month’s article for Kāi Tahu ki Ōtaki we are profiling one of our special tāua, who is a poutokomanawa for our rōpū here in Ōtaki.

In 1957, Mary married Henry Williams (Muaupoko) in Bluff and they went on to have four children - Donna, Marianna, Sterling and Clare. As tamariki they all went to ‘Waitaha Hall’ to learn action songs and haka from Aunty Celia and Uncle Bill Ramati. Twenty years ago, Mary and Henry left Bluff to move to Ōtaki, where all of their children lived. However, Mary still thinks of Bluff as her home. As well as her four children, Mary has fifteen grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren with one more on the way. Mary enjoys getting together with the Kāi Tahu ki Ōtaki rōpu and hopes it will continue to grow and prosper. E te Tāua, e Mary, he mihi aroha ki a koe.

Mary Clare Bradshaw was born at 11 Ann Street in Bluff on 20 September 1936 to Agnes and Charles Huia Bradshaw. Her grandparents on her Dad’s side were Ellen Bradshaw (nee Harwood) and Charles Huia Bradshaw (from Bluff); and on her Mum’s side, Thomas and Mary O’Neil. Mary has an older sister, Joan, and an older brother, Neil. Mary and her whānau are Kāti Rakiamoa and belong to Te Rau Aroha Marae. She was schooled at St Theresa Primary School in Bluff and then at St Catherine’s College in Invercargill. Mary has fond memories of gatherings at ‘The Māori House,’ where Aunty Ngawara and Uncle Norman Bradshaw would teach action songs and haka.

Contacts If you don’t think you’re on our email list, flick me an email: emma.whiterod@twor-otaki.ac.nz

Mary at the 2013 Kāi Tahu ki Ōtaki weaving wānanga.

Mary Williams.

Mary and Henry with their children, (from left) Donna, Mariana, Clare and Sterling.

Ngāi Tahu ki Tauranga Moana

First hui On a warm Sunday afternoon, a small group of whānau gathered at the Tauranga Boys’ College wharenui for our first catch-up of the year. Huey Rurehe, chair, opened the meeting and we heard from Uncle Joe on various items he has been working through for the whānau. The planning for our trip south in October is going really well and each time we meet we have progressed further. It’s going to be a great trip.

We welcomed Shona Morris as a new member of the whānau - it’s always great to have more whānau come on board. Thanks for making the time to come along Shona and we hope to see a lot more of you. Brian and Haina’s mokopuna came along with the biggest smiles, masses of enthusiasm and the nicest manners; and they joined in with us “older ones,” in some fun lessons in basic haka led by Huey Rurehe. Our next hui is our annual general meeting, which will be held on Sunday 27 April, at 1pm at Tauranga Boys’ College wharenui. We hope to have a special guest speaker from Ngāi Tahu in Christchurch. At this stage it is in the planning and we can’t confirm yet. If you have been thinking you would like to come along to a hui (we have 5-6 per year), now would be a great time. If you have any queries, please contact Uncle Joe Briggs on 07 578 5997. We welcome all whānau.

Back, Haina Inia, Shona Morris, Brian Inia. Front, Haina and Brian’s mokopuna, Marukauhau and Sataviah Howden-Turnball.

Thank you so much Charlie Boy for the many rides that you gave our children. You had a calm and peaceful nature and you made our children feel so safe. This year the children missed you Charlie Boy - they remembered you and asked where you were because they enjoyed being with you. But sadly Charlie, you were taken during a very heavy storm and you were unable to make it. You will always be fondly remembered and sadly missed. Thanks and farewell Charlie Boy. And Vicky, we give you our love and support, and thanks for all those times you have driven Charlie Boy over to us here in Tāmaki Makaurau.

Ngāi Tahu ki Tāmaki Makaurau

A tribute to Charlie Boy. Kāi Tahu whānau ki Tāmaki Makaurau have loved this wonderful little Shetland pony, Charlie Boy for the last eight years. He’s brought joy and pleasure to our tamariki as one of the attractions at our annual Waitangi Day celebrations.

A favourite with the tamariki.

A well-loved little pony.

The Office “Now that I am working full-time as a journalist in the Bay of Plenty, I continue to put money aside on a monthly basis so that eventually, I will have a small nest egg to make a deposit on a house. Whai Rawa has been great for me.”

“Whai Rawa has been great for me – I’ve learnt how and why to save”

Tarere shared her story with Whai Rawa about how it helped with her tertiary study. We’d love to know how Whai Rawa is working out for your whānau, or if it isn’t, let us know that too. For more whānau stories, go to www.whairawa.com

Tarere Thatcher (mokopuna of Joe Briggs), is like many of us - she knows that it’s sometimes hard to follow through on doing what’s right. “I am 24 and have had an account with Whai Rawa since it started but I’ve never been good at saving, having dipped into many bank accounts during my time at university. Having a Whai Rawa account helped me immensely during my final years of study. The money I had been saving came in handy for study essentials and relieved a lot of unnecessary stress that I didn’t need during that time – it was a lifesaver.

Tarere Thatcher.

Tax can make a difference

Last chance to update your annual tax information for Whai Rawa. Contact us before 31 March to update your rates or to find out more.

us now for an application or download one now at www. whairawa.com where you can also check out the list of scholarship recipients from 2013.

Be in to win

An OOST boost

Complete our 10 minute investor education survey at www.whairawa.com by 15 April and be in to win one of 10 prizes of $25 to the Whai Rawa account of your choice.

Could your tamariki or mokopuna do better at school? Apply for an OOST boost now. Whai Rawa administers the Out of School Tuition Programme for tamariki aged between 8 – 18 years (or 5 – 18 years if in full immersion).

More prizes coming soon

In the last year, Te Rūnanga paid $180,000 in OOST grants and feedback from whānau has been very positive. Find out now what you are missing out on. Contact us now for an application or download one now at www.whairawa.com

We‘ve got a new competition coming up sponsored by our administration manger, Aon. All new and existing members will be in monthly draws to win big prizes, so watch this space. Remember if you are not already in Whai Rawa there’s no better time to join. (One of the prizes is $500 and it’s drawn monthly).

Yamada O’Regan secondary school scholarships

For a copy of our investment statement and to join Whai Rawa call 0800 942 472, email info@whairawa. ngaitahu.iwi.nz, go to www.whairawa.com or message us on Facebook.

The Yamada O’Regan Scholarships are for secondary school students, who are doing well academically but are at risk of non-completion because of personal circumstances.

Kā Pūtea grants and scholarships

Does your whānau need an education boost? Kā Pūtea tertiary grants and scholarships are now open. The grants are at $250 or $500 (prorated if not in fulltime tertiary study) and the scholarships are up to $1,500. Scholarships close at the end of April so contact

These scholarships close at the end of April so contact us now for an application or download one now at www. whairawa.com. For more information about grants and scholarships for school and tertiary study, contact us, or go to whairawa.com or our Facebook page at www. facebook.com/whairawa. 31

 Year 13: calculus, statistics, chemistry, biology,

physics, te reo Māori, geography and technology

There are up to three tertiary scholarships valued at $2,000 each for students studying at a Te Tapuae o Rehua partner institutions (i.e CPIT, Lincoln University, Otago Polytechnic, University of Canterbury and the University of Otago) and they must be studying towards a degree which supports ESR’s mission of “protecting people and the environment”, within ESR’s core science programmes of forensic science and environmental and public health.

Environmental Science and Research (ESR)Scholarship

Open from 1 March 2014 to 30 April 2014 The ESR Scholarship Programme aims to encourage and enable Māori to take an active role in, and to continue to develop the science knowledge within Aotearoa.

Please visit the ESR website www.esr.cri.nz to find out the range of work that ESR undertakes. If you can down load the application forms from the website at www.tetapuae.co.nz/scholarships-grants or if you have any queries please contact Deborah Barton for more information. Deborah.Barton@tetapuae.co.nz or ph 03 9740027 or 021 435 960.

Applicants must be studying subjects which support ESR’s mission of “protecting people and the environment” There are up to two secondary school scholarships valued at $1250.00 each will be offered to students in years 11, 12 and 13.  Year 11: maths, science, te reo Māori, geography and technology  Year 12: maths, chemistry, physics, biology, te reo Māori, geography and technology

Civil Defence Award winner

Congratulations to Kim Manahi (Ngāi Tūāhuriri), who received a silver award from Civil Defence Minister Nikki Kaye at a Civil Defence Emergency Management award ceremony last month (25 February) at Parliament. Kim is the daughter of John and (the late) Carol Manahi and mokopuna of Jim and Jane Manahi. Kim was acknowledged for her outstanding initiative and commitment to helping earthquake-affected Waitaha marae - including Rehua and Ngā Hau e Whā - be better prepared for a civil defence emergency. This work was undertaken while working for Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu and the tribe’s health and wellbeing arm, He Oranga Pounamu.

Kim (right) receiving her award from Nikki Kaye.

commercial sector, and is working with the Ngāi Tahu Property team.

After 20 years working in Māori health, Kim is now applying her relationship building skills to the

Ngāi Tahu archives recording history

Kelcher, who has fifteen years’ experience working for the Radio New Zealand Sound Archives, has been doing private preservation work for many years. He considers the Wai-27 collection “a great taonga” and he is delighted to be a part of persevering such significant material.

For the past 25 years, more than 400 cassette tapes which hold recordings of the Waitangi Tribunal hearings into the Ngāi Tahu Claim have been stored in the Ngāi Tahu Archives at Macmillan Brown Library at Canterbury University. Now, as part of the Ngāi Tahu Archives kaupapa to make this historic material available to Ngāi Tahu whānui, academics and researchers, the tapes are being digitised by Christchurch sound archivist, John Kelcher.

“We are fortunate that someone had the foresight to record pretty much the entire Ngāi Tahu Waitangi Tribunal Treaty Claims hearings. This would be a challenge for any broadcaster, so to make these recordings on cassette and cover all, or most of the proceedings, is quite an achievement.”

Back in 1987, it was Trevor Howse, lead researcher for the Ngāi Tahu Māori Trust Board during the Waitangi Tribunal hearings, who had the foresight to ask the Tribunal at Tuahiwi Marae during one of the first Claim hearings if he could record the Ngāi Tahu proceedings. They agreed and over the course of the following three years, he recorded between four and five hundred cassette tapes.

He says now that the tapes are around 25 years old, they are “well into the danger zone for audio cassettes. “With music recordings, you’d be hearing drop-outs but with speech it’s less noticeable. To preserve them, we must continue to care for the actual tapes, plus copy the sound and text content onto another medium.” Once John has completed the digitisation of each tape, he uploads them to a portable hard drive, sends copies to Ngāi Tahu Archives and makes sure they also keep extra copies.

Tā Tipene O’Regan, Chair of Te Pae Kōrako (The Ngāi Tahu Archives Advisory Committee), says the main significance of the tapes lies in the fact that they are an actual record of the proceedings in one of the biggest things Ngāi Tahu has done as a people.

“The idea is to have multiple copies so we never lose this material,” he says.

“Mounting the Ngāi Tahu Claim was a massive effort – financially, intellectually and in terms of human effort – and it basically set the template for almost all settlements since, up to the Tūhoe Claim,” he says. “And because it is such a hugely important record, it needs to be available to scholars, historians, whānau and academics. It needs to be systematically arranged, safely stored and made available for posterity. Simply put, it represents the single biggest effort Ngāi Tahu people have ever undertaken and it would be a tragedy if it was lost.”

Ngāi Tahu Archives Manager, Takerei Norton, says the Wai-27 material is “an incredible historic record that contains a wealth of information from Ngāi Tahu individuals, many of whom have since passed on. “Our aim is to build a Ngāi Tahu search engine where Ngāi Tahu whānui can listen to the audio tapes, see the photographs of the tribunal hearings and read the actual evidence that was presented to the Tribunal, both from Ngāi Tahu and the Crown. The possibilities are pretty exciting, however we need to urgently press on with this digitisation project to give ourselves an opportunity to build this search engine in the future.”

For John Kelcher, the digitisation of the 400-plus tapes will be a six-month job. He says all the tapes have been meticulously labeled and numbered – “although there have been challenging gaps and interruptions to make sense of” – and he begins by playing each one back through a professional quality Tascam machine.

Tā Tipene O’Regan adds that the main purpose of digitisation is the protection and maintenance of heritage. “That’s what we’re engaged in – the making of structures to ensure intergenerational access. There are some big holes in the record – we don’t have a very full record of the amazing hīkoi undertaken by whānau and Tribunal members to see our places and meet our people for instance - but what we’ve been able to assemble is very important.

“In most cases, the sound quality is excellent and I’ve been able to get high quality digital recordings at the end of the process. It’s my role to preserve everything. I don’t edit, or embellish, or do any noise reduction,” he says. “It seems the cassettes have been well looked after. So far, the only signs of age have been broken leader tapes and missing felt tabs, which I can fix by splicing and sometimes putting the cassette in a new shell.”

“The main thing is that whoever puts material into the Ngāi Tahu Archives has some measure and right to say who can have access to it. Ultimately our history belongs to all New Zealanders but first and foremost it belongs to our whānau.”

A tiny portion of more than 400 Wai-25 cassette tapes.

John Kelcher - digitising a taonga.

Taking up the Aoraki challenge This Aoraki Bound course saw the first wave of second generation participants taking part in the haerenga.

At the hākari, with Aoraki as a majestic backdrop, each of the students stood and spoke of their ‘pounamu’, their experience and learning – all exuding a contagious pride in their whakapapa, conscious of their footsteps, their identity and their place in the future of and with Ngāi Tahu.

Two children of previous participants, influenced and inspired by their parents’ Aoraki Bound journey, took up the challenge and experienced it for themselves.

Those taking part in the challenge were (as in the rōpu photograph below): From left back row: Ash (Outward Bound), Kim (Outward Bound), Rata Pryor Rodgers, Fergus Stewart, Fabian Pērā, Moeroa Kearle, Lily Pryor Rodgers, Sampson Karst, Rerehu Lousi, Tiaki Latham Coates (Aoraki Bound Instructor). Front row: Pomare Dacker, Lara Morton, Keri Whaitiri, Jonathan Easthope, Rebecca Clements, Tom Macfarlane, Pip (Outward Bound).

Aged from 18 to 47, the group included an artist, builder, doctor-to-be, youth mentor, a Treaty settlements analyst from TPK, savvy visual media communications guy, tribal policy analyst, iwi, taurahere and Pākehā. Descendants from Awarua, Ōtākou, Te Taumutu, Waihōpai, Kaikōura, Moeraki, Arowhenua, Ngāti Wheke, Ngāi Tūāhuriri, Ōraka Aparima, Wairewa, Makaawhio and Puketeraki - and others not of Ngāi Tahu descent were connected by their passion for the kaupapa. Rerehu Louisi, a recent high school graduate, has also attended our Manawa Hou programme - a hīkoi opportunity for senior secondary students to engage in. It’s great to see rangatahi using multiple opportunities to engage with their rūnanga, make lifelong relationships and increase their cultural competence. Another participant travelled from Perth and for her, Aoraki Bound presented an opportunity for a reconnection with Te Waipounamu. She was born here but has lived her whole life away.

‘On the run’ in the dramatic mountain landscape.

Rōpū Aoraki.

The rōpū sorting tactics at the start of the run.

Kura Reo aspires to grow the depth, quality and fluency of participants’ Māori language abilities. Teachers for this course are national exponents of te reo Māori who have a passion for its’ revitalization. Kura Reo is an intense learning environment for adults not conducive to children. Parents/caregivers/kura please note, if you are bringing children it is the full responsibility of parents/caregivers to provide supervision at all times, adhering to Te Puna Wānaka health and safety regulations. Rangatahi (16 years and under) attending as students must have full supervision both within classes and at nights if they are staying at the marae.

Kura Reo ki Te Waipounamu

27 Paenga Whāwhā – 1 Haratua Te Puna Wānaka – CPIT Coventry St, Ōtautahi. He rumaki reo Māori tēnei o ngā wānanga, ā, ko te whāinga ia kia whai wā ngā ākonga ki te whakapakari i tō rātou reo Māori, kia hōhonu ake, kia rerehua ake, kia Māori ake. Ko ngā kaiako ko tērā hunga e matatau ana ki to tātou reo, e kaingākau ana ki tō tātou reo, ā, e whai ara ana hei akiaki i te hunga pīkoko ki te ako i te reo Māori.

Please fill in a separate registration form for each child attending.Registration forms are available on our website www.kmk.maori.nz Mēnā he pātai, he kōrero anō āu whakapā mai ki a: Paulette Tamaiti-Elliffe paulette@ngaitahu.iwi.nz; Brett Lee brett.lee@ngaitahu.iwi.nz; 0800 KAI TAHU (0800 524 8248), Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu PO Box 13-046, Christchurch.

This is an immersion course of study for those at an intermediate to advanced level of proficiency.

Aoraki Matatū

Aoraki Matatū was held at Te Rāpaki o Te Rangiwhakaputa on the 28 February to 2 March. Aoraki Matatu is a te reo development initiative aimed at increasing our pool of Kāi Tahu te reo champions who are able to teach, lead and facilitate te reo learning opportunities within our Kāi Tahu communities.

Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi he toa takitini kē. A big thank you to everyone who attended and to Kāti Wheke for their hospitality. Onwards and upwards from here, our next stop will be Kia Kūrapa ki Tuahiwi where participants from Aoraki Matatū will be able to put into practice what they have learnt over the weekend. Hope to see you all there.

Hana O’Regan and Lynne Te Aika are the poureo of this initiative and facilitate the weekend wānaka. Discussions about different teaching techniques, language concepts and Ngāi Tahu pūrākau and waiata prepare participants to teach at the Kia Kūrapa wānaka (for beginner to intermediate participants). The next Kia Kūrapa is at Tuahiwi 28-30 March. We were fortunate enough to have Khelsilem (a distinguished guest from Vancouver) attend this Aoraki Matatū. Khelsilem who is of the Squamish people and a leader of language revitalisation amongst his iwi shared his experiences and the challenges that they face in regards to revitalising their language. It was a humbling experience to have Khelsilem contribute to the wānaka –

Aoraki Matatū participants with Hana O’Regan and Khelsilem.

Te Panekiretanga o te reo

The KMK team would like to congratulate Karuna Thurlow and Kare Tipa Rogers who have finished their studies for Te Panekiretanga o te reo. They graduated in Napier on the 15 February and we are all very proud of your achievements.

Justin Tipa, Paulette Tamati-Elliffe, Annabelle LeeHarris, Che Milne (rangapū tuarima), Eruera Tarena, Te Aro Maxon (rangapū tuaono), Amiria Stirling, Jymal Morgan (rangapū tuawhitu), Henare Te Aika, Karimoana Kururangi (rangapu tuawaru), Kare Tipa, Karuna Thurlow (rangapū tuaiwa).

They join a growing list of Ngāi Tahu who have graduated from this institute of excellence in te reo Māori since its inception ten years ago, namely: Hana O’Regan, Lynne-Harata Te Aika, Charisma Rangipunga (rangapū tuatahi), Ross Paniora, Stacey Morrison, Kevin Pouri-Lane, Matiu Thoms (rangapu tuawhā),

We would also like to congratulate Tihou Weepu, Corban Te Aika, Brett Lee, Juneea Silbery, Hania Douglas and Te Korou Roberts who will be attending Te Panekiretanga o te reo this year. We wish you all the best. Aoraki Matatū.

Kia Kūrapa ki Tuahiwi

We are limited to a maximum of 70 participants. First priority will be given to participants who are registered Ngāi Tahu members. We will provide activities for tamariki but there are limited places.

Kia Kūrapa is a weekend te reo Māori wānaka for those who are at beginners and intermediate levels. Āhea:

28– 30 March (Kahuru-Kai-Paeka). (Starts Friday, 5pm pōwhiri and finishes Sunday at 2pm) Kai hea: Tuahiwi Marae - Christchurch Te utu: $30.00 pakeke (18yrs +), $20.00 rakatahi (15yrs to 17yrs), $20.00 Tamariki, $80 whānau (2 adults & kids) Kaiako: Hana O’Regan, Lynne Te Aika and participants from the Aoraki Matatū programme

Registration of tamariki is essential. Unregistered tamariki cannot be catered for. Therefore the first 50 to register and pay will confirm a place at this wānaka. For further information and/or registration forms, please contact Brett Lee on 0800 KAI TAHU, email brett.lee@ngaitahu.iwi.nz or our web-site www.kmk.maori.

Reo o te wā (Language of the season)

Ka rere te tai o mihi ki kā whānau e haere ana ki kā moutere tītī. Kia pai ō koutou haereka me te mahi tītī hoki.

Marama: Kahuru Kai Paeka (March); Kai te haere (April); Kaupeka: Kahuru (Autumn) Kīwaha: Me he manawa tītī (Like the courageous heart of the tītī. This kīwaha refers to perseverance and persistence. The tītī demonstrates this perseverance and persistence in its power of flight)

To all the whānau who are heading to the various tītī islands may your travels and mahi tītī be safe.

KMK events calendar Initiative

When

Who / Te reo level

Kia Kūrapa ki Tuahiwi

28 -30 Kahuru-Kai-Paeka (March)

Beginners-Intermediate levels

Kura Reo ki Te Waipounamu

27 Paenga Whāwhā-1 Haratua

Intermediate/advanced learners. Total immersion wānaka

Whānau haereka

23-25 Matahi-ā-te-tau (May)

For the whole whānau

For all inquiries, registration forms or information on KMK initiatives please call the free phone 0800 KAI TAHU (0800 5248242) or check out our website: www.kmk.maori.nz

Pānui Paemanu annual general meeting

Nau mai, tauti mai ki tā tātou hui. The Paemanu Ngāi Tahu Contemporary Visual Arts group, Paemanu is holding an annual general meeting on 3 April at 10am at the Wigram Tower, Ōtautahi. The main purpose of the meeting is to share our future activities for Paemanu. Please R.S.V.P to Priscilla Cowie at paemanu.projectmanager@gmail.com

Seabirds and Science

there will be presentations by guest speakers, including a number of renowned seabird scientists.

The Hutton’s Shearwater Charitable Trust is hosting Seabirds, Shearwaters, Science and Sea Week – Ngā Manu Moana, ngā Tītī, te Pūtaiao me te Wiki Moana – at Kaikōura on the weekend of 5-6 April.

At 6.45am on Sunday, there is a farewell to the Hutton’s Shearwaters. Those wishing to take part should gather at South Bay Recreation Reserve to walk to the Te Rae o Atiu Peninsula shearwater colony. In the afternoon the Sea Week family picnic will be held at the South Bay Recreation Reserve. For more information visit www. huttonsshearwater.org.nz

The weekend activities will include an opportunity for people walk with local seabird enthusiasts, or do a photographic workshop with birdlife photographer, Peter Langlands. Māori Tours and Albatross Encounter are offering discounted tours and on Saturday afternoon

Methodist Pūtea Grant

Invitation to make an application to the Methodist Pūtea Grant 2014 This year the two categories under which applications can be made are:

Historical Background The Methodist Pūtea Grant came into effect as a result of the significant historical relationship that exists between Kāi Tahu whānau and the Methodist Church of New Zealand (MCNZ). This is especially so at Ōtākou, when in the 1990’s, the MCNZ returned ownership of the Ōtākou Memorial Church to Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou (TRO) and also made a koha of $210,000 arising from the proceeds of the sale of property at Kawarau Falls. This capital asset is protected and income generated from investment is administered by the Methodist Pūtea Komiti (MPK) and applied to grants benefiting Kāi Tahu rūnaka and whānau.

Tēnā koutou, kā rūnaka o Kāi Tahu south of the Waitaki. The Methodist Pūtea Grant is now open for applications to projects being undertaken by Kāi Tahu rūnaka and whānau with a focus on religion, heritage and culture.

1. 2.

Provide financial assistance for the upkeep of church building attached to Kāi Tahu marae and/or rūnaka. Provide financial assistance for the upkeep of urupā attached to Kāi Tahu marae and/or rūnaka.

Who can apply? 1. Ngāi Tahu rūnanga (Kāi Tahu rūnaka) located south of the Waitaki: Te Rūnanga o Moeraki; Kāti Huirapa Rūnanga ki Puketeraki; Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou Inc; Hokonui Rūnaka Inc; Waihōpai Rūnaka Inc; Ōraka Aparima Rūnaka; Awarua Rūnanga. 2. Individual applications shall be considered from Kāi Tahu members affiliated with any of the above rūnanga, and must be endorsed in writing by their rūnanga.

The Methodist Pūtea Komiti The komiti is currently made up from Ōtākou and Puketeraki rūnaka and a member of MCNZ. The MPK has the discretionary right of TRO to make final decisions on merit and reports to the AGM of TRO. The MPK meets each April to administer the grants process. All applicants are informed that their application has been received and are notified of the outcome. Grant payments are made by the 30 June of the same year. An unsuccessful applicant may reapply in the future when an appropriate category is offered.

Please apply by completing the application form, and supplying supporting documentation as requested. Applications close 4pm, 31 March 2014 and should be addressed to Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou, at the above address, or emailed to the Administrator, Glenys Russell, glenys.russell@tro.org.nz att: Methodist Pūtea Komiti. If you have any queries or concerns don’t hesitate to contact us here at the Ōtākou office on 03 478 0352.

The MPK commenced in 2004 and to date has granted a total amount of $54,700.00. In 2013, the MPK was pleased to grant the first application for assistance for theological studies, to a Kāi Tahu student affiliated to Waihōpai Rūnaka. There is only one funding round per year and while there are five categories that are focused on religion, heritage and culture, the komiti may offer two categories each year on a rotating basis, and may only identify two successful applicants in any year.

We look forward to receiving your application. Nō reira. Nāhaku noa, nā Rachel Wesley, Manager.

They can see the tide turning and we offer them a very good arrangement whereby we supply the plants, do all the planting and we then maintain the plants for two years. In some cases farmers do the fencing, or we go to areas that are already fenced.” At least 4,000 plants have been put in along a 700-metre length of the Little River Rail Trail between Ahuriri Lagoon and Motukarara to provide shelter and enhance the cyclists’ experience and significant planting has been undertaken in the Huritini/Halswell catchment.

Whakaora Te Waihora planting gathers momentum

After eighteen months on the job, members of the Whakaora Te Waihora planting team are enthusiastic about progress to date - and about planting plans for the year ahead. The team has planted in excess of 140,000 plants over 70 key sites around focus catchments since they first started restoration planting in the spring of 2012; and by autumn, they hope to have another 50,000 plants in the ground with a further 45,000 planted during spring 2014.

“This is a big catchment and is part of Environment Canterbury’s drainage district, so we’re not only focusing on the main stem of the Halswell River, we’re also planting up drains and waterways. We’ve currently completed up to 25 kilometres of planting.” “We expect the eco-cultural values of these wetland sites to improve as the plants grow and develop. This includes a developing biodiversity and mahinga kai availability. That re-naturalisation is already occurring in some areas, particularly in in-stream habitats, where bird and insect numbers are increasing,” says Andy.

Workstream team leader Andy Spanton says the team has developed a good team of contractors who are doing great work in the field. “We’re building a lot of knowledge and capacity around what we do and how we do it, responding to challenges and incorporating feedback along the way,” says Andy. “Our focus on site selection keeps improving all the time and we’ve earmarked around thirty new planting sites to work on this autumn. This year is about building on what we’ve already achieved; and we continue to work with landowners and agencies including Selwyn District Council, Christchurch City Council and the Department of Conservation , so we all get the wins together.”

“And of course we’ll be monitoring that activity – plus the survival rates of our plantings. That’s very important. We aim for 90 per cent survival throughout the focus catchments and I believe we’re hitting those aims. Having said that, we have had some tough conditions to contend with, such as the January 2013 drought and then the 2013 floods in the Halswell district. Andy says the 20-metre wide planting strips offer increased protection for the plants against weather and pests. “That’s the gold standard for restoration planting and we’re now finding that as the plants become more resilient, they’re starting to provide their own seed source.

Andy cites one example – the Willesden farm in the Kaituna Valley – where Whakaora Te Waihora planting teams have worked with the Thomas family (landowners), Christchurch City Council and DOC, to plant more than 10,000 plants into Kaituna Rriver riparian margins on the farm. “Brent Thomas is very proactive and an excellent example of what can be achieved when people work together. In most cases we’ve found farmers around the lake to be very responsive to our planting plans.

“We are dealing with some climatic extremes but our plants have been standing up very well and as a result, we’re building some very resilient plant communities. I like to think the plants look like they’ve come home and they’re thriving.”

Hewitt site on the Halswell mainstem planted with riparian and dryland species.

New planting in the lower Kaituna area.

Taiaha Wānanga 25th Anniversary at Taumutu The 25th anniversary of Tū Toka Tū Ariki rā Whānau taiaha wānanga will be held at Te Awhitu Estate at Taumutu from 17-21 April. This kaupapa nurtures the traditional practices under the sacred korowai ‘aukati.’ The wānanga are smoke, alcohol, drug and violencefree and they are focused on learning and celebrating who we are, in the purest and most practical form – without compromise.

All whānau are invited to attend the final day presentations and hākari. Pōwhiri will be at 11am. To go into the draw for a 25th anniversary t-shirt, all registrations, medical forms and fees ($20) must be received by 10 April. For further information and registration forms, please contact Te Mairiki Williams on 021 117 6223 or Hone Stevens 027 487 2118. Ko au, ko koe, ko tātou.

Whakamana te whānau/whānau ora are at the forefront, promoting the epitome of humility and how it enriches, enhances and empowers one’s wisdom. Inspiring te iwi Māori to prolong and sustain life is the whāriki of the kaupapa, to prepare Tū Toka, Tū Ariki and Waitaha whānui to host Te Matatini 2015. A pōwhiri will be held at 5pm on Rāpare (Thursday), 17 April to welcome all participants and their whānau. All tama aged 5-7 years must be accompanied by their Pāpā/Matua Kēkē. Kawemate/Rā Whakanui will be on April 19 with an 11am pōwhiri followed by hākari and ngahau, showing footage and photos of the past 25 years. Rā Tohu/ Otinga (prizegiving), will be on the final day, April 21.

The taiaha wānanga nurture traditional practices in a safe environment.

Family history completed

The book tells the fascinating story of William Gilbert, who was a carpenter aboard the American whaling ship, Ajax, when it arrived in New Zealand in 1835. On that first voyage they made their base at Akaroa Harbour for almost two years, before returning home with a ship load of whale oil and bone.

After more than six years of researching and piecing together family history, Virginia (Ginnie) Mayo (Ngāi Tahu), of Little Akaloa, has produced her book William ‘The Carpenter’ from Wiltshire.’ Virginia, who is the great-great-granddaughter of William Gilbert and Heni Te Marino, has written to dozens of contacts over the past six years, many of whom have supplied her with photographs, stories or contact addresses to help with her research.

William was shore-based for much of that time, building boats and whare. When the Ajax arrived back in New Zealand in 1838, William remained ashore. He found his way to Puketeraki Pā and lived there for several months. It was there that he met and married the chieftainess from Ōnawe Pā, Heni Te Marino. They moved back to Banks Peninsula soon after.

“It just grew like Topsy,” she says. “I discovered relatives I didn’t even know about.”

Virginia’s book covers the family story over the next seven generations. She says that although the story is far from complete – “many names are still missing from the family tree” – it still contains around 4,500 names in the index and includes over 350 photographs, clippings and maps. The book was produced with the assistance of the Ngāi Tahu Fund and anyone interested in ordering a copy can contact Virginia at vmayo@clear.net.nz .

William Gilbert and Heni Te Marino.

The Last Maopo

A rare account of a Māori soldier’s experience of World War One will be launched at Ngāti Moki Marae, Taumutu on ANZAC Day, to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the war.

“There’s not a lot of information about the Māori war experience in the public domain. There’s a small amount of well-traversed material but not a lot of new material emerges.”

The Last Maopo, is the story of Lance Corporal Wiremu Kaihau Maopo, believed to have been the last survivor of his family line, who joined the 2nd Māori Contingent in the First World War. The book is written by Wiremu’s great-granddaughter, Tania Simpson (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāpuhi, Tainui), of Hamilton, who carries on a line of the family Wiremu never knew he had.

She says they are of particular interest to Taumutu and Ngāi Tahu whānau – and to historians. “They give a clear insight into the Taumutu community in the early 20th century – into the closeness of the MāoriPākehā community and the strong friendships between them. Tania reconnected with her marae at Taumutu, when she was invited to do a reading at the 125th anniversary celebrations of Hone Wetere Church at Taumutu in 2010.

Wiremu was one of thirteen children born to Te Maiharanui Maopo and Ani Wira of Taumutu. When he left for the war, only his father and one sister had survived the disease that decimated the family but by the time he returned home three-and-a-half years later, they had passed on too, leaving him to think he was the last survivor of his family. He was unaware during and after the war, that his Pākehā girlfriend, Phoebe Prentice had given birth to a daughter, who would carry on his line.

“That’s when I felt reconnected. We discovered that my great-great-grandfather, Te Maiharanui Maopo had assisted with the building of the church and it was lovely when Mum got to ring the church bell.” For Tania, the long journey to discovering her identity has been immensely rewarding. “I’ve had a huge amount of help along the way though; it hasn’t just been one person’s journey. It’s been a group effort and many people – especially the Taumutu people – have helped me along the way,” she says.

The Last Maopo follows Phoebe’s story and retraces Wiremu’s life in a tale of hardship, prejudice and endurance that spans New Zealand and the Western Front. It includes more than 40 letters that Wiremu wrote during the war to his friend Virgie Fincham.

“Knowing these people and their history is also about knowing yourself. We are living repositories of our ancestors and this knowledge helps me understand myself better.”

Those letters, kept for many years by Virgie Fincham, were passed on to her niece, who found a good custodian for them in the Ellesmere Historical Society.

Tania is the CEO of the Māori development company, Kōwhai Consulting, deputy chair of Landcare Research New Zealand and is a member of the Waitangi Tribunal, and she has written several works on tribal history. The launch of The Last Maopo at Ngāti Moki Marae is the culmination of more than twenty years of questioning.

“A member of the society, Dr Garth Cant, had heard through Dr Terry Ryan that I was reconnecting with my Taumutu whānau and he let me know about the letters,” says Tania. Tania says the letters alone represent a significant account of Māori service in World War I.

From left to right: Riana Pearson, Tania Simpson, Hawaiki Te Ruki and Ariahuia Te Ruki outside Ngāti Moki Marae.

From left to right: Riana Pearson, Tania Simpson, Hawaiki Te Ruki and Ariahuia Te Ruki outside Hone Wetere Church at Taumutu.

Te Matatini 2015 – on the road

The Waitaha Cultural Council and Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu were thrilled at the whānau turnout at the roadshows around Te Waipounamu last month. The kōrero was all about planning for Te Matatini 2015 and how whānau can get involved.

This Te Matatini festival will be distinctly southern and the artists and their art will play a key role in making that happen. The nation’s kapa haka teams are busily competing in the regional competitions with the top teams qualifying to compete at Te Matatini.

A second series of road-shows will be arriving in Christchurch, Arowhenua, Ōtākou, Murihiku and Tai Poutini (dates and venues are still to be confirmed), very soon.

The Waitaha regionals are being held on April 12 at the Lincoln Events Centre and tickets will be going on sale 12 March online at www.eventfinder.co.nz.

The purpose of the roadshows is to discuss how Papatipu Rūnanga and whānau want to engage and participate in the festival.

Don’t miss your chance to see the best Te Waipounamu has to offer. The theme of Te Matatini 2015 is He Ngākau Aroha – it is our chance to say thank you and reciprocate the aroha, care and support shown by all iwi around the country after the earthquakes.

If you are keen to be involved in any way, there are all sorts of roles for kaimahi in support of this kaupapa. Here are some examples to get you thinking... gathering and preparing kai, kapa haka liaison, information centre assistance, car parking and entry wardens, front and back stage assistants, venue clean-up, corporate lounge, kaumātua and tamariki areas, arts and craft stalls and exhibitions, administration support, catering te mea, te mea, te mea. Recently the governance group Te Kāhui Pātuitanga established its terms of reference and determined how relationships could be utlilised in support of the Waitaha Cultural Council’s hosting role.

This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to treat our manuhiri to southern Māori hospitality at its finest. We are planning to surround the kapa haka stage with a vibrant festival featuring the best of Ngāi Tahu and southern cuisine, arts and crafts, entertainment and activities. Te Matatini 2015 will be a whānau-friendly, smoke, alcohol and drug free event, where everyone is welcome. Please visit the Waitaha website www.waitahacc.co.nz or call 0800 KAI TAHU and register your interest, ‘like’ Waitaha Cultural Council on Facebook and encourage others by spreading the word.

It is heartening to see the leadership of both Te Rūnanga and the Christchurch City Council working together so closely to support the council and the festival. A group of enthusiastic Ngāi Tahu and southern artists has been meeting over the past few months to brainstorm ideas and develop concepts of how the venue could look and how Ngāi Tahu can put its mark on the city during Te Matatini.

For contributions to Te Pānui Rūnaka, email:

tpr@ngaitahu.iwi.nz or phone: Adrienne Rewi 0800 524 8248 For photographs and graphics please send to: Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu P O Box 13-046, CHRISTCHURCH ISSN 1175-2483 (Online: ISSN 2357-2051) 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.

Rūnaka Directory

Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke (Rāpaki) Ph: 03 328 9415 Em: rapaki@xtra.co.nz

Kaikōura Rūnanga Ph: 03 319 6523 Em: sara.watson@ngaitahu.iwi.nz

Te Rūnanga o Koukourārata Ph: 03 365 3281 Em: koukourarata@ngaitahu.iwi.nz

Te Taumutu Rūnanga Ph: 03 371 2660 Em: taumutu@ngaitahu.iwi.nz

Wairewa Rūnanga Ph: 03 377 1513 Em: wairewa@ngaitahu.iwi.nz

Ōnuku Rūnanga Ph: 03 366 4379 Em: onuku@ngaitahu.iwi.nz

Ngāti Waewae Rūnanga Ph/fax : 03 755 6451 Em: panui@ngatiwaewae.org.nz

Te Ngāi Tūāhuriri Rūnanga Ph: 03 313 5543 Em: tuahiwi.marae@ngaitahu.iwi.nz

Te Rūnanga o Makaawhio Ph: 03 755 7885 Em: makawhio1@xtra.co.nz

Te Rūnanga o Arowhenua Ph: 03 615 9646 Em: arowhenua@xtra.co.nz

Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki Ph: 03 465 7300 Em: puketeraki@xtra.co.nz

Ōraka Aparima Rūnaka Ph/fax: 03 974 0215 Em: office@orakaaparima.org.nz

Te Rūnanga o Moeraki Ph: 03 439 4816 Em: moeraki.runanga@xtra.co.nz

Hokonui Rūnanga Ph: 03 208 7954 Em: hokonui@xtra.co.nz

Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou Ph: 03 478 0352 Em: glenys.russell@otakourunanga.org.nz Waihōpai Rūnaka Ph: 03 216 9074 Em: info@waihopai.org.nz

Awarua Rūnanga Ph: 03 212 8652 Em: awarua@xtra.co.nz

Taurahere Rōpū

Ngāi Tahu ki te Tai Tokerau Janet Hetaraka Ph: 09 438 6203 Em: wakataua@xnet.co.nz janet.hetaraka@mbie.govt.nz Ngāi Tahu ki Tāmaki Makaurau Meri Kohi Ph: 022 107 6677 Em: mrkohi@xtra.co.nz Ngāi Tahu ki Rotorua Anita Smith Ph: 07 345 8375 or 021 0365107 Em: masmith@slingshot.co.nz Ngāi Tahu ki Tauranga Moana Joe Briggs Ph: 07 578 5997 Kim Rahiri - kimmie@kinect.co.nz

Te Rūnanga o Waihao Ph: 03 689 4726 Em: waihaomanager@gmail.com

Ngāi Tahu ki Kahungunu Bruce Wakefield Ph: 027 223 5199 Em: wekepiri@xtra.co.nz

Ngāi Tahu ki Whanganui-ā-Tara Regan Smith Ph: 021 0264 3208 Em: regan@tetaurawhiri.govt.nz

Ngāi Tahu ki Whakatāne Pauline Cottrell Ph: 07 307 1469 Em: paulinecottrell@maxnet.co.nz

Ngāi Tahu ki Whanganui Corinne Te Au Watson Ph: 06 3484809 Em: lakiula@xtra.co.nz

Ngāi Tahu ki Wairau Paula Jowers Ph: 03 5785083 Em: peajay@xtra.co.nz

Ngāi Tahu ki Waikato Jane Stevens Ph: 07 8245992 Em: kaitahu.waikato@gmail.com

Ngāi Tahu ki Horowhenua – Kāpiti Amiria Whiterod Ph: 06 364 5992 Em: amiriaw@raukawa.iwi.nz

Ngāi Tahu ki Te Tairāwhiti Vernice Waata-Amai Ph: 06 868 7195 Em: waatv@tpk.govt.nz

Ngāi Tahu ki Taranaki Virginia Hina Ph: 0211353493 taranaki.ngāitahu07@hotmail.com

Ngāi Tahu ki Piripane (Brisbane) Vicky Va’a Ph: 0061455026633 Em: vicky@nncinc.com.au

Ngāi Tahu ki Wairarapa Karen Bast Ph: 06 378 8737 Em: maungateitei_hikurangi_ aorangi@yahoo.co.nz

Matakahi are Ngāi Tahu Holding Corporation’s commercially focused iwi cadetships for Ngāi Tahu tertiary students. Matakahi means a wedge, used to describe our kaupapa to support the growth of future Ngāi Tahu business leaders, strong in both their culture and in commerce.

What we are looking for • If you want to be a Matakahi Cadet you will need to demonstrate a strong academic ability, a wellrounded community connection that you will able to show at either a whānau, hapū, papatipu rūnanga or iwi level. • We consider personal qualities to be as important as academic ones. The Matakahi cadet programme is a significant financial investment and we will expect a significant commitment from those that are chosen on the programme. We will want to see how you can contribute to the future development of the Iwi, maybe not now, but in the future for sure. • We are looking for cadets who fit a lot of varied mahi into their lives and have determination and enthusiasm. You’ll also need to be highly motivated and give examples of your engagement and initiative.

Eligibility

Support

To be eligible you need to be; registered with Ngāi Tahu, have a positive attitude and be entering into your 1st or 2nd year of a relevant tertiary qualification. If you are studying commerce, business, finance, law, accounting, property, valuation or management then we’d like to hear from you.

As part of our commitment to supporting the future iwi business leaders our cadets receive: • Fees to support your tertiary studies for a maximum or 3 years • Opportunities for paid Christmas holiday work in Ngāi businesses • Mentoring from an established commercial leader • Opportunities to strengthen your cultural knowledge • Incentives for achievement and learning te reo Māori • The opportunity to go on Aoraki Bound • Opportunities to strengthen ties to our Ngāi Tahu communities and iwi business

learn more or to apply Go to our website WWW.MATAKAHI.COM. If you or someone you know may be interested in a career in the commercial sector then contact Kristy Bedi to have a korero about how your iwi can support you: Kristy Bedi, Iwi Capability Advisor, matakahi@ngaitahu.iwi.nz

Closing date will be 31 March 2014 43

Applications can be made online through https://mahi.ngaitahu.iwi.nz

Whakaahua Tīpuna/Whānau

A Ngāi Tahu family group outside a house, South Westland. There is no date attached to the image, which is in the A. C. Graham Collection, Macmillan Brown Library. MB1065/20952 Courtesy Macmillan Brown Library. If you are able to provide names or information about this photo, please contact Tania Nutira or Robyn Walsh, Ngāi Tahu Archives Unit on 0800 Kāi Tahu (0800 524 8248).