Te Panui Runaka April 2016 by Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu

Kai-Te-Haere/April 2016

I tukuna mai tēnei whakaahua e Joanne Barrett nō Tūāhuriri.

Tēnei marama • Kāhui Kaumātua o Arahura on tour – pg 5

• Toitū Tauraka Waka plaque unveiled – pg 23

• Canterbury Surf Lifesaving Champions – pg 12

• Water monitoring hīkoi – pg 26

• Brent Ruru’s book release – pg 14

• Clean air loans launched – pg 28

Nā te Kaiwhakahaere Papaki kau ana ngā tai o Mahaanui. E rere ana a Roimata me Hupe. E tangi ana te iwi mō te uri a Ruahikihiki, a Irakehu, mō Joseph Nutira. Nāia te tangi, nāia te matapōrehu mōhou e Pōua. Koutou ko ngā mate tuatinitini, tuamanomano, ngā mate huhua o te wā, hanatu rā koutou ki te kāinga wairua i te rangi, ki te kāinga tūturu o te tangata. Haere, haere, haere atu rā.

agriculture. When I met with the students I saw real potential and enthusiasm among them. I know that with the help of Whenua Kura they will have the opportunity to become future leaders in agriculture.

In March I was invited to address the 46 new students beginning the Whenua Kura programme at Koukourārata. It was great to see so many happy faces and it was an awesome day.

It is so important to have these celebratory events to remind ourselves of the achievements and milestones that the iwi continues to attain, particularly when faced with negative news coverage of other events. I’m sure many of you will have seen the media coverage and will be aware that the descendants of Kurī are facing a challenging time. As I said in a pānui on this matter to whānau in early April, it is extremely difficult to live within a community with the knowledge that some of your whānau have been the perpetrators of or victims of sexual abuse. Kurī are being courageous in facing these challenges. The national statistics on sex abuse are staggering with the victims being both male and female and Māori and non-Māori – so very few cases come to Court and when they do it is very important to let the process take place without external influences on the process. Again, I want to mihi to my relations as they stand up for what is right.

Whenua Kura is open to all Māori, with scholarships available for those aged 16-40. It is a learning partnership between Te Tapuae o Rehua, Ngāi Tahu Farming and Lincoln University, that seeks to grow Māori leadership in

Throughout March there was a lot of public attention on the proposed Kermadec Sanctuary and the subsequent legal action Te Ohu Kaimoana has taken against the Crown. For me the key with these matters is always that Treaty rights

Waiho atu rā ngā mate ki ngā mate. Ko tātou ngā urupā konohi o rātou mā ki a tātou, e te iwi nei rā ko te whakamiha o te wā ki a koutou. Mauri ora ki a koutou e tai mā, ko te tūmanako ia e ora ana koutou i te nohotahi ki te whānau me ngā hoa. Ka nui te mihi kau ki tēnā rūnanga, ki tēnā hapū, ki tēnā whānau. Tēnā rā tātou katoa.

Te Rūnanga o Kaikōura Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa.

He pēpi

Lilah Anahera Jacobs was born at Burwood Hospital on 20 January weighing 8lb 14. She is the first baby daughter for Finn Adair-Jacobs and Estella Skinner. Lilah is the first grandchild for Brent and Kerrie Jacobs and much loved niece of Ruby Adair-Jacobs. Lilah Anahera Jacobs.

cannot be ignored. To achieve this, the Crown needs to engage in proper dialogue and consultation with Māori. Te Ohu Kaimoana were given 10 hours notice before the Prime Minister announced the Kermadec Sanctuary Plan and that is not real consultation. This is why Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu has publicly expressed our support for the efforts of Te Ohu Kaimoana in rectifying the situation. Our involvement in the work of Te Ohu Kaimoana is occurring on a number of levels. I also attended their annual general meeting in Auckland, where Quentin Hix and myself were mandated to vote with other iwi representatives on the future funding of the organisation. Representatives decided that further investigation into the funding options should be undertaken before a final decision is made. I will update you as this progresses. And finally, I wish to confirm that I have resigned as the Chair of Te Rūnanga o Kaikōura and as chair of the Kaikōura Rūnanga holding company. I remain however, on the executive of my rūnanga as the chair of the Marae Trustees and as the Representative of Kaikōura to Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. This means that my position as Kaiwhakahaere of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu remains unaffected.

Congratulations

Jason and Te Ari Timms were married on the grounds of Takahanga Marae and the reception was held at Scarborough Street, Kaikōura.This was attended by many whānau from across Australia and New Zealand.

Jason and Te Ari Timms.

Hui-ā-Iwi at Mangamaunu Marae

Easter was a great weekend of whakawhanaungatanga at our hui-ā-tau held at Mangamaunu Marae. There were participants of all ages, ranging from four months to 80 years from all over Aotearoa, we had beautiful weather and a happy whānau. A big mihi to our Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu kaimahi, especially Kiri Seaward (Whai Rawa), Takerei Norton (Cultural Mapping), Dr Terry Ryan and Maurice Manawatu (Whakapapa) for your contribution to our hui. The whānau really appreciated your time and skills. To the organisers and whānau, the kai was awesome and the programme showed our district of Kaikōura to the best advantage. The kōrero about historic sites of interest had whānau really buzzing. We will be having this event annually, so nau mai, haere mai.

Whānau at Mangamaunu Marae.

Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Waewae Rā whānau

A big happy birthday to all our whānau having birthdays this month. Aroha mai if I have missed anyone, but birthday wishes to you all. Tanya Weepu, Joe Mason, Julie Campbell, Blossom Meihana-Eiffie, Karley Tauwhare, Sue Meihana Tiare Mason-Couston, Tui Tauwhare, Rachael Forsyth, Quentin Johansson, Tamia Osikai, Ngariki Tamainu, Benjamin Price, Awatea Tamainu. Hope you have all had good birthdays.

Congratulations

A huge mihi to Rosemarie and Mitai Simon for finally tying the knot on 26 March. Whānau were seated outside Tūhuru waiting for the bride to be walked in by her father (Alan Stuart Tainui aka Dogger). It was a very emotional day, tears seemed to flow at every word spoken and sung. It was a very heart felt day, even the late Aunt Rose (Hinemoana Rose Tainui) was present in photos on the bridesmaids’ flowers and was felt in spirit throughout the whole day. Bride and groom with whānau.

After the humorous vows and the final kiss between the bride and groom, everyone made their way up to Seaview Hall for kai and a cuppa to celebrate Rosemarie and Mitai’s new beginning. As everyone sat down the microphone was passed around the tables for guests to speak. This added a lot of laughter with some of the speeches being so fresh and real, and some actually melting everybody’s hearts.

The first dance of the night for the bride and groom was my favourite part and was absolutely beautiful, and to top it off, Uncle Dogger sang a song which set off the tears again. Such a beautiful celebration – we wish Rosemarie and Mitai all the best for the future.

Rosemarie with her father walking up the aisle. In front are bridesmaids (Rosemarie and Mitai’s daughters) and ring bearer (son of bride and groom) and flower girl (Rosemarie and Mitai’s moko).

Rosemarie and Mitai with whānau.

All the whānau gathered for the beautiful celebration.

Raro timu, raro take

Māori birthing traditions A wānaka was held at Arahura Marae on 19 March. The hui was led by Kelly Waiana Tikao, who is a doctoral candidate eager to find out about Ngāi Tahu stories regarding conception, pregnancy and birthing rituals and practices prior to the 1960’s. Whānau gathered to listen to stories, waiata, karakia, whakaaro (thoughts) that were shared with Kelly and will contribute towards her thesis which will eventually become a resource for Ngāi Tahu whānau.

Mahina Kaui, who came along with Kelly, specialises in taonga puoro (traditional Māori musical instruments) and their place in creation practices. Mahina showed all of her taonga and talked to us about how every instrument might have been used for birthing rituals and showed us the different sounds that each makes. We will be getting these beautiful wāhine back to our marae and will be calling all ages – tāua, pōua, tāne and wāhine – all are encouraged to attend to learn about Kelly’s work.

This hui was such a beautiful experience and I wish I had known about it when I was going through my birthing with my two kids.

Kelly teaching us a game to get the heart pumping with Ani Mason.

Mahina showing all her taonga and explaining how these items might have been used around Māori births.

Mahina giving us a kōrero.

Kāhui Kaumātua o Arahura on tour

‘Hui Fono Whakataukī…He Waka Eke Noa’ This whakataukī is about an experiential journey which everyone may embark upon. This relates to a waka not being owned by one person but used by all within the whānau and hapū in this context. It also relates to a means of transportation of knowledge, whakapapa, taonga, tikanga, kawa, kai, and tāngata (living and dead).

On the 24-26 February some of our kaumātua attended a Hui Fono in Wellington. The theme this year was Hoe-Foe-Fohe-Oe-Voce, Journeys of the Past, Present and Future. This hui runs every year and the kaupapa is about Adult and Community Education (ACE). Our tāua are the Māori kaumātua for Hui Fono and had the opportunity to visit Te Papa and take part in the back of the house tour (Taonga Māori), which was an eyeopener for them all. The tāua also had time to visit the Gallipoli Exhibition which was very moving for them. The Hui Fono whānau hold our kaumātua in high regard and respect for their tautoko to the kaupapa. The next Hui Fono will be held at Waitangi for their 10-year birthday celebration.

Our beautiful tāua at their hui.

Our tāua with the Hui Fono whānau.

The hui fono whānau.

Memorandum signing

The Memorandum of Understanding between Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Waewae, Te Rūnanga o Makaawhio and West Coast District Health Board was originally signed in 2007, reviewed in 2011 and recently reviewed again with some minor changes being made. We are pleased to announce that the newly revised MOU was signed 31 March by the Poutini Ngāi Tahu chairs and the chair of the WCDHB.

the capabilities and constraints each party brings to the relationship. All parties acknowledge their role as guardians and stewards for the generations that will follow. It is recognised that each party will have different lines of accountability enabling each party to develop and grow in its own way while recognising and acknowledging difference. The MOU also provides a framework for the parties to work together towards improving Māori health outcomes.

The principles of the MOU that guide the relationship are an acknowledgement of the Treaty of Waitangi and the shared interest of all parties in the development and implementation of policy and legislation in the health sector on behalf of the community. The commitment is to work together within an environment of trust (whakapono) honesty (pono), respect (whakaute), and generosity (manaakitanga) towards each other that recognises and understands (L to R) Back: Susan Wallace, Lisa Tumahai and Wayne Seeker. Front: Paul Madgwick, Peter Ballantyne (Chair West Coast DHB), Francois Tumahai and Elinor Stratford.

Rūnanga business

Update: Rūnanga hui are held every second Sunday of each month 11am-3pm.

We welcome contributions from whānau for Te Pānui Rūnaka, so please send any news and photos to: Nelly.Mason@ngaitahu.iwi.nz or phone: 03 755 6451 or visit the tari anytime. Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa.

Enquires to Te Tari o Arahura phone: 03 755 6451 or email: admin@ngatiwaewae.org.nz

Te Rūnanga o Makaawhio Kāi Tahu whānui, tēnā koutou katoa. Nei rā te mihi o Kāti Māhaki ki a koutou katoa. Nei rā hoki te mihi poroporoaki ki kā mate huhua kua hika mai, kua hika atu. Ki a rātou katoa kua hika, haere, haere, haere atu rā. Haere ki te taha o kā mātua tīpuna e tatari ana ki tua o te ārai. Moe mai koutou i te rakimārie. Rātou ki ā rātou, tātou anō ki a tātou. Tēnā anō tātou katoa

Nau mai ki te ao

Congratulations to Te Hinewai Smith and Taute Eparaima, who welcomed their son at 3.25am on 24 January in Taihape. Wirihana Taute Eparaima is the great-great grandson of Kairarunga Pepene Tiwini Poharama and Te Oti Smith, and great-grandson of Wilson Smith and Merepaea Pohe.

Wirihana Taute Eparaima.

Congratulations

Easter celebrations Easter was a time for extra celebration at Makaawhio this year with the 21st for Kahurangi Mahuika at the Bruce Bay Hall and our marae, and the christening at St Peter’s Church Jacobs River of Beau Jack and Nixon Paitoto Condon, sons of Nikki-Leigh (née Wilson) and Hayden Condon, and mokopuna of Kara Edwards. St Peter’s Church has featured in Ngāti Māhaki whānau histories since it opened in the early 1930s. Ngā mihi huritau ki a Kahurangi, ngā mihi iriiringa hoki ki a Beau rāua ko Nixon. Kahurangi Mahuika celebrates his 21st.

Whānau at the christening of Beau Jack and Nixon Paitoto Condon.

The christening at St Peter’s Church Jacobs River of Beau Jack and Nixon Paitoto Condon.

Makaawhio news

We have had yet another full on month here on Poutini. We have hosted several groups at our marae and over Easter, whānau gathered to celebrate a milestone birthday and christening.

We are excited by the prospects this land offers us. Historically, this block, known as Karaki, was where Kāti Māhaki lived, when they moved inland from Makaawhio Pā, so it’s great to have finally secured a lease for it.

Ngāi Tahu Property and some of the Ngāi Tahu Farming team spent time with us on 16 March walking over land we have leased at Makaawhio before heading back to our marae for a hui and kai.

ANZAC weekend will be full-on, with our Hui Rūnanganui, a farewell dinner, a film evening, a life celebration and our ANZAC Day service. If you are in the vicinity we will be at the marae for the whole weekend.

Paul Wilson points out the boundaries of our Makaawhio farm to Ngāi Tahu Property chairman Barry Bragg.

Some of the Ngāi Tahu Property team arrived in style at Te Tauraka Waka a Māui Marae after an aerial inspection of Ngāi Tahu Forests.

Memorandum signing

In addition to the countless meetings and hui over the past month, we signed off our updated MOU with the West Coast DHB on 31 March. The agreement with Poutini Ngāi Tahu Rūnanga is a partnership and relationship document, which supports how we work together. Our manawhenua committee, Tatau Pounamu were there to support the signing. Left to right; Back: Susan Wallace, Lisa Tumahai and Wayne Seeker. Front: Paul Madgwick, Peter Ballantyne (Chair West Coast DHB), Francois Tumahai and Elinor Stratford.

Electoral ballot process

By now most of you should have received ballot papers to vote for the seven rūnanga members who will make up the Makaawhio Appointment Committee, charged with selecting our Te Rūnanga o Makaawhio Representative to our tribal council, Te Rūnanga o Makaawhio. A record thirteen members were nominated.

2016, and if required extended for a further period to 15 July 2016. As the Postal Ballot process will close from 22 April 2016 there is no longer a need to close membership to new members beyond that date. Therefore, membership applications received after 18 April, will be held for processing on 23 April 2016.

The ballot process is carried out independently and closes on 22 April 2016. In line with the ballot process, last month we notified that our membership would be closed to new members from 18 April 2016 to 20 May

The Makaawhio Appointment Committee membership will be advised once the outcome of ballot process is known.

Te Mata o te whenua

Creswicke Hut opening

Left to right; Marie Mahuika, Maria Russell, Rachael Forsyth, seated Richard Wallace and Barbara Vaea, next to Susan Wallace, Wayne Costello and Jo Mac Pherson.

Upoko, Venerable Richard Wallace.

Mr Explorer Douglas A range of events will be happening in Hokitika over Queens Birthday Weekend to mark the 100th anniversary of the death of the Westland explorer,

surveyor and map maker, Charlie Douglas. These events will include an exhibition, walks and a social get together at the Hokitika Regent Theatre on the Saturday.

Whānau visited the Waiau Department of Conservation office, in Franz Josef last month as they had not had a chance to see the new office and the impressive pou, Te Mata o te Whenua which was installed as part of our interpretation work with the department.

Thanks to a generous bequeath from Barry Smith, the remote Creswicke Flat Hut in the Landsborough was rebuilt. Upoko, Venerable Richard Wallace flew to the hut with members of Barry’s family and others to bless the new facility.

Hui-ā-tau (AGM) 2016 Mark your calendars now – Saturday 8 October 2016.

Maramataka Mark your calendars. If you need more information, please contact the office. Nau mai, haere mai. 8

Keeping in contact

Facebook: makaawhio.blogspot.co.nz; Twitter: @makaawhio; phone 03 755 7885 susan.wallace@ngaitahu.iwi.nz or Rachael.forsyth@ngaitahu.iwi.nz Mā te Atua koutou e manaaki, e tiaki hoki. Mauri ora.

Our recent mail-outs have resulted in a lot of returned mail, which means our efforts to ensure that our membership database is up-to-date still needs plenty of work. Members can help by contacting the office and checking we have correct address and email contact details for you, your tamariki and/or your mokopuna.

Te Ngāi Tūāhuriri Rūnanga Hi everyone. It’s me again with maybe a bit of gossy. We have had a wonderful month haven’t we? Sympathy to all those who have lost loved ones. We had a birthday evening for one of our young-oldies. I won’t tell you how old she is but she was born in Tuahiwi. Well, what a party and what a lovely weekend. One of her daughters made the flower arrangement and what a show – red and white roses with greenery. Also, girls, thank you very much for your lovely parcel your mother gave me. Luv ya. Oh and by the way, there was no booze but plenty of entertainment, plenty of food and plenty of whanaungatanga. Oh by the way, everybody

knows that I’m deaf so I said to the family “would you put in to a ‘give a little,’ fund” – do you know what they said, “that’s for poor people.” Well no I haven’t won lotto, so I’m one of the poor people, cheeky brats. But never mind, we settled that argument. I hope you have all remembered Johnno’s unveiling on 23 April. Service at urupā and kai at marae, party at (let you know later). Well enjoy the lovely hot weather we were having before we started to get the rain. Till next time, luv you all. Drive safely, walk slowly, don’t booze, leave it all for me.

A breach of safety

Hohepa Huria reunion – Tuahiwi Marae 11-13 November 2016

K.K.K.

Mother Earth awaits their arrival She cradles the beaten and bruised These tragedies stab at her heart She’s the Queen of being abused A cold home for the neglected Of broken and fragile bones It’s where the field of flowers Come to paint the tombstones A life cut short a life no more Silencing their existence No more tears to be shed Cries of pain fade in the distance To fail in the duty of care No price to pay for protection Your tears don’t get to fall How hard is love and affection To battle against the weak of age A mask of hatred flies off in rage To know and not raising an alarm This also inflicts a cycle of harm When a child feels scared or afraid Is it not our job to come to their aid To help, nurture and reassure To make them feel loved and secure One single word says it all One single word describes How our young are characterised INNOCENCE Nā Lesel Flutey

Friday 11 - Pōwhiri 3pm Saturday 12 - Kaiapoi Pā visit and hāngī Sunday 13 - Urupā visit and service 10am Tent and caravan sites available on marae site. Please contact Sharon Davey for any information on 03 327 4507. Please indicate the number of attendees from your whānau, as we need to make arrangements for catering requirements. Hohepa Huria reunion pre-registration form Name:

Number of adults:

$50 per person

Number of children:

14 and under free

Address: Phone: Email:

Please send registrations to; S.Davey, 12 Bracebridge Street, Kaiapoi 7630 or Email: huriareunion2016@gmail.com Facebook: Join us at ‘Huria Reunion 2016.’ Registration due before 31 August.

Te Ngāi Tūāhuriri Rūnanga Society Incorporated Notice of Intention to hold a Postal Ballot Te Ngāi Tūāhuriri Rūnanga Society Incorporated wishes to inform current and potential members of the rūnanga of its intention to conduct a postal ballot for the purposes of electing the members of Te Ngāi Tūāhuriri Rūnanga Society Incorporated Appointment Committee. Once elected, the Appointment Committee will be responsible for appointing the Representative and Alternate Representative of the rūnanga to represent their interests at meetings of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. Please note only those people who have established their entitlement to be members of the rūnanga before 5pm on Sunday 5 June 2016 will receive voting papers for this postal ballot, therefore all persons eligible to become a member of the rūnanga are encouraged to apply to be

registered with Te Ngāi Tūāhuriri Rūnanga. Members of the rūnanga who have previously been registered are encouraged to ensure that their contact details as held by Te Ngāi Tūāhuriri Rūnanga are correct. Appointment Committee Nominations Te Ngāi Tūāhuriri Rūnanga Society Incorporated will also be calling for nominations for the Appointment Committee at the rūnanga general meeting on Sunday, 5 June 2016. If you would like to be a member of the Appointment Committee, you will need to attend this meeting and submit your nomination. You can contact the Te Ngāi Tūāhuriri Office Telephone: 03 313 5542, Fax: 03 313 5542 or Email: Tuahiwi.Marae@ngaitahu. iwi.nz for information regarding the criteria for nominations.

Wairewa Rūnanga Tēnā tātou katoa, Tini whetū ki te raki, mau tonu, mau tonu. Whatu karokaro ai te tākata, karo noa, karo noa, ka oti atu. Nei te mihi ki a rātou kā manu pirau a Tāne, kātahi anō ka riro i te rika kaha o aituā, nō reira koutou rā, moe mai rā, okioki mai rā. Ko kā rau o Tūpōuri, ko karo, ko karakahia e Tahu Kumea, ko karakahia e Tahu Whakairo, e kā mātaka o te mahi tītī, e kā kaiwhakatere o te moana, hoea, hoea te waka. Ka tāhuri te ihu o tōku waka ki a tātou kā konohi o rātou, tātou kua pae mai nei

i te taiao, tēnā koutou i ruka anō i ō koutou āhuataka maha. Kua irika kā tuna i kā whata, kua pae kā kūmara ki te rua, kua tahuri ki te whakatikatika i kā whare mō te hōtoke. Kua huri te tae o te hua karaka, kua maoa kā kākano o kā rākau o te kaherehere, kua mōmona hoki kā manu. Ka huri ōna tākata mōhio o te iwi ki kā rāwekeweke me kā tāhere mō te patu manu. Mauri ora ki a tātou.

Lake opening and Bridge consent

After lodging the lake opening joint consent with Christchurch City Council (CCC) in 2013, and a lengthy process to determine the best structure (bridge) for travelling over the canal and the hearing in December 2015, the Environment Canterbury commissioners have approved the lake opening and bridge consent for 35 years. The Commissioners recognise that it has been the

canal that has had a positive effect on water quality. This is a land mark decision for Wairewa Rūnanga as we are now officially part of the lake opening process and, for CCC this is the first joint consent with mana whenua. We are now reviewing the conditions that have been placed on the consent, and whether to appeal or accept and move forward together with the CCC.

Lake Wairewa viewed from the hills above.

Marcopyhte beds on the lake.

Ekea kā tiritiri o te moana

aroha – kindness. The giving of aroha for us became an everyday thing like breathing, we didn’t think about it, it was just what we did naturally. Aroha – It unified us, it carried us to our destination. Big shout out to my watch – Kupe 614, love and miss you all. Nā Irai Weepu.

Aoraki Bound experience Ngā manaakitanga o te wā ki a koutou katoa. Aspiration – what is it? I think most people would say it is a hope or ambition towards achieving something. Very few would say its other meaning; the process of drawing breath. In February I was part of Kupe 614, a nervous but eager few who were embarking on the journey of Aoraki Bound. The whakataukī encompassing this journey was: “Ekea kā tiritiri o te Moana – ascend to the heights of your aspiration”. Right from the get go it was no walk in the park and needless to say, it wasn’t long until I felt at the top of my breathing capability. There were challenges every day in every way, however as a group we ascended every time. As individuals we each had our own strengths that we could contribute to the group, and as a group, achieve a goal that not one of us could have achieved on our own. The human bond – te taura tangata – was quickly and strongly formed early in the game. We cared for each other, nursed each other, encouraged each other, and carried each other’s gears if needed, all with a smile even when trying to smile hurt. I believe the strength of our bond came from these acts of

Kupe 614 at the top of Mount Royal.

Te Taumutu Rūnanga Te Taumutu Rūnanga Incorporated Society

Appointment Committee Nominations

Notice of Intention to Hold a Postal Ballot “Amended Notice!” It has come to our attention that the notice that was placed in the March issue of Te Pānui Rūnaka was incorrect. The March advert informed Te Taumutu Rūnanga members (and potential members) of the Rūnanga intention to conduct a postal ballot for the purposes of electing the members of the Rūnanga Appointment Committee. This Appointment Committee is responsible for appointing the Representative and Alternate Representative of the Rūnanga to represent the interests of the Rūnanga at meetings of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. The March advert gave an incorrect date for when people must have become a member of the Rūnanga to vote in the postal ballot. We now confirm that all persons who have established their entitlement to be members of the Rūnanga before 5pm on Sunday 1 May 2016 will receive voting papers for the postal ballot in accordance with the Rūnanga rules.

Te Taumutu Rūnanga has also decided to change the date for receipt of nominations for the Appointment Committee. The written nomination forms and requirements are to be received by the Taumutu Office before 5pm on Sunday 1 May 2016. For further information and nomination forms for the Appointment Committee please contact the Taumutu Office. We apologise for the misunderstanding and any inconvenience. Te Taumutu Rūnanga P O Box 3214 Ph: 03 371 2660 E: taumutu@ngaitahu.iwi.nz

Te Awhina Arahanga on the Kim Hill Forum

On Thursday 17 March, Te Awhina Arahanga (Taumutu) was one of the panellists on the Kim Hill forum debate on ‘Extinction – Which Species Should We Save?’ held at Lincoln University. This topic is very relevant to tangata whenua with regard to the guardianship role of all species. Te Awhina enjoyed being on the panel and brought a very good Māori viewpoint to the debate. Te Awhina Arahanga at the Kim Hill debate on Which Species to Save, Lincoln University.

Congratulations Canterbury surf lifesaving championships

Siblings Mihiroa and Meihana Pauling have both received medals at the Canterbury Surf Lifesaving Championships held at New Brighton Beach on 12 March. Mihiroa won the gold in the U12 Womens Beach Flags (making it a clean sweep with wins of the provincial, regional and national beach flag titles for her age). She also won the gold in the U12 Mixed Beach Relay for her Waimairi Club and a silver in the U12 Beach Sprints.

Mihiroa Pauling receiving her gold medal.

Meihana won the bronze in the U10 Men’s Beach Sprint, to go with the two silvers he won at the South Island Champs in February for beach flags and the Cameron Relay. Meihana was also recently part of the Halswell School ‘Rangers’ team that won the Canterbury Schools Year 5/6 Rugby League Tournament held at Hagley Park on 22 March. They played seven games and went through unbeaten, beating the defending champions Elmwood School in the grand final 16-4.

Meihana Pauling holding the trophy.

Ngāti Moki Marae painting

Ngāti Moki Marae is undergoing interior and exterior painting. The painting is now nearing completion.

Outside the marae.

Inside the marae new door in Moki.

ECAN Commissioners papatipu rūnanga hui

On Wednesday 9 March, a combined papatipu rūnanga hui was held at Rāpaki with Dame Margaret Bazley(Chair) and other ECAN Commissioners. There was good discussion followed by an evening meal.

Dame Margaret Bazley (Chair), with ECAN Commissioners.

Lisa MacKenzie, Natural Resources Programme Advisor, Office of Te Taumutu Rūnanga, Daphne and Cavan O’Connell (Kaumātua), Aunty Marg Jones (Kaumātua) with David Caygill (ECAN Commissioner).

Les Wanhalla with Rex Williams (ECAN Commissioner).

Lincoln University pōwhiri

On Monday 29 February, Te Taumutu kaumātua, Liz Brown (Hauora Portfolio Leader) and Puamiria Parata-Goodall (Ruahikihiki Portfolio Leader), led the pōwhiri for the newly-appointed Vice Chancellor of Lincoln University, Professor Robin Pollard.

Aunty Marg Jones and Professor Hirini Matunga (Taumutu) greeting Professor Robin Pollard. Liz Brown (Kaikaranga). Tom Lambie, Chancellor with Professor Robin Pollard, Vice-Chancellor.

Te Rūnanga o Koukourārata Congratulations

and worked with them to identify and resolve issues. She says a key tool for struggling families is making a Whānau Ora Path plan. Using brightly coloured pictures, diagrams and words, adults and children alike detail their ‘vision’ for how they’d like things to be. The plan identifies obstacles to achieving progress and strategies for change.”

Ngaire Briggs has been recognised for her wonderful work in her role with Te Ora Hou. Ngaire was recently mentioned in an article courtesy of the Future Christchurch Update titled “Rū Whenua Kaitoko Whānau – creating strategies for change”. An excerpt says “Ngaire is proud of her ‘success stories,’ she has helped family members reconnect with one another

Whare update

The whare is well and truly taking shape, thanks to Shaun Cadigan (Cadigan Construction) and his team. The framing is up and the roof has now been added. Photos courtesy of Riki Lewis.

Framing up on the Whare Wānanga.

More progress with the roof in place.

Progress on the Whare Wānanga.

‘Re-Kindle You’ – book release

Brent Ruru (Te Rūnanga o Koukourārata) recently released his self-illustrated book “I was motivated to write the book after reading ‘Steal Like an Artist’ by Austin Kleon. The chapter about writing the book you want to read resonated with me. If I knew what I know now back when I was younger, the pursuance of what matters most would have had a sharper focus. Sharing what tools I have learnt along my own journey has been at the book’s heart. Sometimes we just need to be reminded of how to change ourselves for the better. Or be reminded to pursue more of what matters most in order to have greater successes at having, being, doing or becoming.”

His book is easy to read, easy to relate to, and easy to apply the step-by-step approach to goal setting to become a better you. A copy of the book can be purchased by visiting www.therurus.com or www.brentruru.com

Brent and Claire Ruru, photo from www.therurus.com

Brent Ruru’s book, Re-kindle You.

Brent and his wife Claire are about to embark on another epic adventure in living the tools shared in the book. They are heading to Canada to cycle the TransCanada Highway by tandem. Their journey starts 6 May. At 7,800kms, it’s the world’s longest highway. They can be followed at www.therurus.com or on their face book page – “The Ruru’s - Kiwi Minimalists.”

Pānui contributions

I’m sure there are stories out there that whānau would like to share. Please email these along with photos (ensuring that you provide names of those in the pictures) to: Koukourārata@ngaitahu.iwi.nz. Just a reminder that if you are going to submit photos, they should be high resolution (300DPI) or bigger, which means the file size will be about 100 KB or bigger.

Ōnuku Rūnanga Sports Mentoring

know how well sport was doing down in Christchurch following the earthquakes. They also filmed us warming up and some of our game. Our coach is working towards having the national tournament hosted here in Christchurch.

Chantelle and Jaryn Tainui were both chosen for the 6-a-side indoor netball national tournament held in Auckland on 10 March. Brother and sister, Jaryn and Chantelle both play for the Hornby Titans Silver team, the club they represented at the national tournament held at Action Indoor Sports in Manukau.

The weekend was such an amazing experience and I made some really good memories. I have improved my netball skills so much and learnt a lot. I went up there with a little bit of doubt as this was my first ever competition, but came back feeling really good with what I had learnt personally and as a team. I cannot wait to go to Wellington next year for the next nationals.

Chantelle commented ”Our team went up there as a completely new team, we had only been training together since the beginning of the year. Most of the teams up there competing have been playing together for years, so we had the disadvantage of being new – the competition up there was really good and quite hard, but we certainly stepped up.”

As for Jaryn, he had already been to nationals before with 7-a-side. He really enjoyed himself and can’t wait to go back again. He played well and the coach said that this was his trial and he will be in the top team (the black team) at nationals next year.

Most of the North Island teams were predominately from Auckland and Wellington, where 6-a-side netball is the main indoor sport. This differs from Christchurch where the main indoor sport we play down here is 7-a-side netball. Our coach and one of our team members were interviewed by Māori Television who were wanting to

Hornby Titans Silver team.

Chantelle Tainui shooting a goal.

Te Rūnanga o Arowhenua Ngā mate

We were saddened to hear of the passing of Aunty Mahana Walsh and Bella Hastie (née Reihana).

Congratulations

Lisa promptly engaged in rūnanga politics followed by an interest in Ngāi Tahu politics whilst working part time in nursing to support her two youngest children. Lisa is passionate about Māori and believes integrity and accountability are two of her strengths she will bring to the table.

To our new directors appointed to Arowhenua Limited Company: Elizabeth Stevenson Elizabeth Stevenson or Lisa as she’s known to family and friends returned from Australia with her children in 1989.

Tony (Anthony) Dunstan MBA (Dist.) MInstD

Robert King I am the youngest son of the late Leonie King (née Reihana) of Arowhenua and Edwin (Ted) King of Kaikōura.

Tony is a professional director with a broad portfolio of current and past directorships. He is a member of the Institute of Directors and is formally certified by the institute as a company director. Tony also has significant commercial experience and is the executive director of a business consultancy practice through which he provides advice and guidance to a diverse range of organisations.

I have lived most of my life in Christchurch but attended Temuka High School where I was bought up by my late Aunty Teresa Weastell (née Reihana) and Uncle Richard Weastell.

Lyndon Waaka Lyndon is one of the Waaka whānau from Arowhenua. His father is Gary Waaka and his mother is Krysia. Lyndon currently works for Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu – Ngāi Tahu Funds and has a role to identify external funding for hapū and iwi. Previous to this he worked for a number of years at Te Puni Kōkiri.

I have worked for transport/logistics company Mainfreight for the past 15 years filling a variety of roles, I am currently a transport coordinator with them. I believe in making a positive difference within the rūnanga and have taken on a number of roles.

Elizabeth Stevenson, Tony Dunstan, Lyndon Waaka, Robert King.

Thank you from Millie Manning

Overall, I was stoked with my results and for my team mates. We were all supportive of each other, despite the fact we weren’t from the same regions. This experience was a once in a lifetime experience and I’m so privileged to have supportive family to help me get there. My plan this year is to continue with my intense training and try new skills so that I get more bonuses in my routines. Since this is my second year in step 10 I aim to improve my routines so that my scores are more consistent.

I want to take this opportunity to thank Te Rūnanga o Arowhenua for their generous donation towards my gymnastics trip to Hawaii. I am so grateful to have such supportive family, helping me make these incredible experiences possible. The Hawaiian competition I competed at, along with 16 other New Zealand team mates was a huge success, not just for myself but for our whole team. Every team member managed to stand on the podium which made us feel proud of our country. The first competition was called the ‘Gymnastics in Paradise’ competition which hosted gymnasts from the States, Australia and the UK. I finished 3rd on the bar as well as the beam and was placed 3rd overall, scoring myself a traditional Hawaiian trophy. I was pleased with this competition, however I knew I could do better on the other two apparatuses so I kept positive and focused for the next competition called the ‘Aloha Gymfest’. With a solid podium training and a determined mind, the second competition was another success, earning a gold on the vault, silver on the floor, bronze on the bar and another 3rd overall, receiving a unique, starfish trophy.

Millie Manning.

Kāi Tahu rakatahi camp

this possible and being the best kaiako. I want to thank my whānau for encouraging me to go and I would like to thank Kaikōura Kayaks and Whale Watch for the great experiences we had. I look forward to catching up with everyone next year and I encourage my fellow rakatahi from Arowhenua to sign up for the next one.

Ko Te Teira Donaldson tōku ingoa. Nō Arowhenua ahau. I have just recently been on the Kāi Tahu rakatahi camp in Kaikōura. On Tuesday 19 January I travelled to Tuahiwi with my whānau and Hannah Hurst (nō Ōnuku). We met up with other rakatahi who were also going to be on camp. We stayed the night at Tuahiwi and had a great time getting to know everyone – all 40 or so rakatahi. On Wednesday 20 January we left Tuahiwi bound for Kaikōura for four days, stopping at Cheviot for kai. While we were in Kaikōura we did heaps of cool activities like kayaking, whale watching, and learning te reo Māori. The best part was the pō whakangahau which was heaps and heaps of fun. I would like to thank Corban, Darren, Karuna, Komene and Paulette for making all

Kāi Tahu rakatahi camp.

Kura Reo 2016

Below are a few images from Kura Reo 2016.

Arowhenua Whānau Services

The offical opening of the Arowhenua Whānau Services King Street clinic was on 18 January. During the redevelopment the health clinic will be operating out of King Street (main street), Temuka.

Tewera King with invited guests and staff at the opening of Arowhenua Whānau Services clinic

Management and staff at the opening of Arowhenua Whānau Services Kings Street Health Clinic

Poupou Karanga

Arowhenua Marae with Te Wānanga O Raukawa is pleased to offer the Poupou Karanga program .This program has been developed to support and enhance our unique world of Māori knowledge – Mātauranga Māori.

Noho marae

If you are interested or know of someone who is keen and will be committed to these program noho dates please contact: Ruth Garvin: 03 687 2385 or email garvin.ruth@yahoo.co.nz Suzy Waaka: 021 70902 or 03 686 2605 or email suzy.waaka@cdhb.health.nz

Friday, 5.30pm – Sunday 1pm Dates: • 29, 30 April and 1 May • 27, 28, and 29 May • 24, 25, and 26 June • 29, 30, and 31 July. Venue: Waihao Marae

New health advisor

On 18 December 2015 I was thrilled to be appointed by the South Canterbury District Health board to the position of General Manager Māori health/Māori advisor.

Tikaka Best Practice, and best use of te reo Māori in the health environment. I look forward to enhancing the solid foundation laid down here at the DHB by Koro Bruce Wikitoa and Fiona Pimm. I am pleased to be supported in this by a very strong and active Māori Advisory Group.

The General Manager Māori is positioned in the senior leadership team and is responsible for planning and development of effective services to community Māori. This position includes providing advice and direction relating to things Māori in the areas of implementation of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Hauora Māori models of practice,

Nō reira, mā tini mā mano ka rapa te whai, ka ekea ake ai. Many hands working in unity achieves great things. Nā Ruth Garvin.

Tangata whenua coordinator

enable Environment Canterbury to meet its relationship and statutory roles and responsibilities. This role will provide technical and administrative support and liaison functions amongst the various representatives (eg CWMS), the Papatipu Rūnanga, Environment Canterbury and Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu.

Environment Canterbury has employed me (Jenna Scott) to help support Waihao and Arowhenua Rūnanga in Environment Canterbury matters, particularly resource consents. Dame Margaret initiated this support role with the rūnanga a couple of years ago, in light of the fact that the rūnanga are still in the process of establishing a business entity. I am on secondment to the Tuia team from Environment Canterbury’s consents team and will report to David Perenara-O’Connell. My role is to support and build the capacity of the Ngāi Tahu Papatipu Rūnanga in South Canterbury to

I am likely to be in touch with you over resource consent and other issues that cross over Canterbury. My contact details are: jenna.scott@ecan.govt.nz ph. 027 836 1740 or 03 687 7874. Nā Jenna Scott.

Marae development project

The marae development project is into week five and all is well. It’s been a mixture of emotions watching the changes in the face of Te Hapa o Niu Tireni. It took less than a week for the demolition contractors to come in and initiate the beginning of the transformation.

Demolition of the old building begins.

The marae development project is underway.

Te Rūnanga o Waihao He pēpi

Our congratulations to all the whānau who have welcomed a pēpi.

Rā whānau

Happy birthday to everyone celebrating recent birthdays.

Ngā mate To all our whānau suffering the loss of loved ones at this time, Waihao Rūnanga extends our deepest sympathy.

Marae visits On 31 March the South Canterbury District Health Board (DHB) visited Waihao Marae to consult with local whānau about their Annual Māori Health Plan. This consultation has traditionally been held at Arowhenua Marae but with their renovations well underway, it was held at Waihao Marae. The aim of the hui was for hapū members to give the DHB at least two local priority areas that need to be addressed. These priorities are then included in the DHB’s Māori Health Plan which is submitted to the Ministry of Health. Both the DHB and members of the whānau that attended reported the hui to be one of the most successful to be held.

Māori Health Plan hui.

Te reo classes We have had a very positive response from both whānau and the local community to these weekly classes and currently have over 20 signed up. Karanga wānanga He karanga atu tēnei ki ngā wāhine e hiahia ana ki te whakapakari i tō rātou reo karanga. A series of Karanga wānanga will be held at Waihao Marae on the following dates: • 29 April – 1 May • 27 May – 29 May • 24 June – 26 June

• 29 July – 31 July. These wānanga will be presented under the korowai of Te Wānanga o Raukawa and will be led by Whaea Suzy Waaka of Arowhenua. Some understanding of te reo Māori will be required.

Reminders We welcome contributions from whānau for Te Pānui Rūnaka. Please send your news and/or stories to the office.

The marae office is currently updating the whānau database. You will receive either a letter or an email with regards to this in the near future. Can you please respond to these and provide the information required to assist us with this project.

Whānau events

The golf tournament is still a work in progress and tentatively set for September 2016. More information will be provided as date and venue are confirmed. However, if you are interested in participating, or to assist with organising, please let the Waihao office know.

Hui news Our next whānau hui will be held at the Waihao Marae on 12 June.

Te Rūnanga o Moeraki He pēpi

Betsy Williams is happy to announce the birth of her two mokopuna. Rameka Hohepa Greig-Tahana was born on 7 March, and Brianna-Rose Hutana-Tahana was born on 30 March, both are doing very well. Rameka and Brianna-Rose are mokopuna tuarua for Judy and Darkie Tipa. Brianna-Rose Hutana-Tahana and Rameka Hohepa Greig-Tahana.

Rā whānau

Kace Katerama Palmer Kean recently celebrated his seventh birthday at Moeraki.

Kace Katerama Palmer Kean.

Moeraki Limited Directors

From left; Rodger Findlay, Don McFarlane, Trevor McGlinchey (Chairman), Koa Whitau Kean and Des Tipa. Moeraki Limited Directors.

Congratulations

There was a very proud moment for the Tipa whānau in April when Hirapeka Metua Nicholas received a Bachelor of Nursing and an award from the CEO of Waiariki for Outstanding Overall student of both campus'. Hirapeka is the daughter of Maria Mako (née Tipa), and Antoni Nicholas, and mokopuna to Judy and Darkie Tipa. The graduation ceremony was held on Friday 8 April at the Civic Centre In Rotorua. Hirapeke Nicholas (left) Hirapeke, Joseph Tipa and Judy Tipa (sitting).

Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki Surprise birthday party

Jim Apes had a great day that started with the surprise of two of his daughters, Glyneece and Jan and their husbands, arriving at around lunch time from Auckland and Australia. They kept him occupied while some of us prepared the meeting room ready for his afternoon tea. He did have a great surprise to see between 60 and 70 of his whānau, friends, residents and staff there to celebrate with him. Jim would like thank all for their kind wishes and Kāti Huirapa for their koha towards the afternoon tea. Nā, Betty Apes.

Apes Fraser whānau - Gordon, Judy, Janice, Donna, Jenny, Susan

Apes whānau -Betty, Brenda, Margaret, Kerry, Jacinta, Alaska, Kiri on guitar.

Jim Apes about to blow the candle out.

Rūnaka General Meeting reminder

Our next rūnaka general meeting will be held on 29 May, 11am at Puketeraki Marae. There will be a shared lunch.

Funding and scholarships

As well as four categories of charitable funding you can apply for with the rūnaka ($300 maximum per application) there are also scholarships available for rakatahi.

See our website for details and to download an application form: http://www.puketeraki.nz/Wellbeing/ Kati+Huirapa+Charitable+Funding.html

Mātaitai for Waikouaiti River

Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka has been granted a mātaitai on the Waikouaiti River (refer map below), by the Minister for Primary Industries. Applied for in 2014, the mātaitai will further empower our whānau to exercise their customary fishing rights and to restore the mauri of the Waikouaiti Catchment. We wish to thank all those who assisted with the application, in particular, Nigel Scott from Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu.

Map of the Waikouaiti River Mātaitai Reserve.

Welcome Aroha Mules

We are thrilled to welcome Aroha Mules to the new part-time position of Kaitoko Mātauraka. Though employed by Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu as part of the Education team, Aroha is based in her hau kāika at Karitāne and will be working alongside our whānau to encourage tamariki and rakatahi in their learning paths. She is already being introduced to schools in our community and making contact with whānau about her role. Thanks to Te Rūnanga for giving us the opportunity to try this new approach.

Aroha Mules, new Kaitoko Mātauraka.

Wai Ora Project update

Wānaka Series 2016

He Pātaka Wai Ora Project is nearly complete. We have finished the data collection and analysis and we are now working on the publication of the online environmental guidebook, which will be available to members and community by the end of April. Using the beautiful bird illustrations of Derek Onley, and utilising the services of a team of freshwater experts, the guidebook will inform future efforts to restore and enhance our awa, in complement to our recently granted mātaitai. We are moving in the right direction for our future generations with our long-term vision for the Waikouaiti.

The next wānaka weekend is 6-8 May. If you wish to attend please let the rūnaka office know by emailing Justine at: admin@puketeraki.nz

Correction from March edition of Te Pānui Rūnaka The 20 pou designed and constructed by Ta Whakaea Hou rakatahi were installed at the waka landing site, on Māori reserve land at the Coast Road/McLachlan intersection not Orbell’s Crossing. Apologies for any confusion.

Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou Kā mihi aroha ki a koutou katoa whānau mā.

Ka mihi aroha

E aroha nui atu ana ki a koutou i tēnei wā, our thoughts and deepest sympathy are with whānau at this time.

Mihi Poroporoaki to Matenga Taiaroa

Haere atu rā e te pōua ki tō tira tūpuna e kāpunipuni mai rā He tamaiti koe nā Pukekura maunga, arā a Te Matenga, a Karetai e tāwhiri atu ki a koe He tamaiti koe nā Hikaroaroa maunga, arā a Tame e pōwhiri atu ki a koe He tamaiti koe nā Taranaki maunga, arā a Rāniera e toro atu ki a koe

ki ngā ringaringa o ō tūpuna Me rere koe ki runga i ngā ngaru moana Ārahina atu e te ringa aituā o Takaroa Haere ki runga i tō waka ki te pae tawhiti Tāria nei kia tūtaki anō

Kupu hou

Taihoa – to hold off/wait/delay. ‘Taihoa e mahi tēnā mahi! – don’t do that yet!’

Ōtākou Marae and hapū news

We often get asked what we do in the office. On a typical day Nic will see to correspondence and general enquiries, receive applications such as Polytech Rūnaka Scholarships or for the Methodist Pūtea; accounts management and hui management, manage the website with information such as hui bookings and sponsor forms.

health, education, social services, justice, cultural institutions ie, museums; local government agencies and Mayoral or local government initiatives. Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu and Treaty third article matters such as the Treaty partnership with DOC, conservation and permits; matters such as areas of shared interests or pounamu; Pukekura or mahinga kai gathering areas; MPI marine protection issues, mātaitai and tāngata tiaki/kaitiaki; archaeological permitting or protection of historic places or taoka and making recommendations to the rūnaka.

Peter is our groundsman and takes care of the marae, including the grounds, urupā and māra kai. Kate is our wharekai co-ordinator and is often full-on with catering requirements for hui or rūnaka events including; purchasing supplies, liaising with the administrator and hui sponsors; and maintenance of buildings.

Rachel’s typical day might include attendence at any of kā komiti with their portfolios, operational aspects, marae development, managing the rūnaka registrations and whakapapa database, overseeing the election process of the Te Rūnanga Rep or directors; reports and policy, relationship management and financial management or the strategic plan process. She meets people on behalf of the rūnaka or represents us on special projects.

Natalie works alongside kā komiti to record their meetings and action decisions made. A typical day might include – compiling agenda, writing a funding application or Te Pānui Rūnaka news. These komiti cover a wide range of organisations to do with whānau activites, tikanga or tangi kawa/policy or wānanga;

Plaque unveiling

During the lead up to the unveiling of this plaque at John Wickliffe Plaza, the Ōtākou office worked extensively with Pouhere taonga/Heritage NZ to bring this commemoration to fruition. Unveiled on 22 March in recognition of the site’s importance and place in New Zealand’s national identity, the Toitū Tauraka Waka was one of several Kāti Māmoe-Kāi Tahu landing places in the Otago Harbour at the time of colonial settlement in the Otago region. Situated beside the Toitū Creek, the tauraka waka site provided a softly sloped beach for landing waka, a good point of entry to the surrounding bush and mahika kai, as well as access to fresh water.

and market place for a brief period of time. The colonial enterprise to establish the city eventually resulted in the Toitū being channeled while the tauraka waka was rapidly submerged under the building and foreshore reclamation of the city. The Toitū Tauraka Waka Wāhi Tūpuna site commemorates the traditional lifestyle of the Kāi Te Pahi, Kāti Moki, and Kāti Taoka hapū; their early interactions with European colonists, and the short-lived trading activity that took place at the landing site. The designation of Wāhi Tūpuna at the tauraka waka is only the second of such in New Zealand and the first Wāhi Tūpuna in Te Waipounamu.

During the earliest years of colonial settlement of Dunedin, the tauraka waka area became a vibrant trade

Whānau, representatives of Pouhere taonga/Heritage NZ and friends gather to take part in the blessing and unveiling of the Toitū Tauraka Waka Wāhi Tūpuna commemorative plaque at the John Wickliffe Plaza.

Congratulations

Our congratulations to Hoani Smith, son of Kate Smith and moko of Eleanor Murphy, (née Russell) of Ōtākou. Hoani graduated with a degree in applied science specialising in sports in Christchurch on 24 March. He also received the Eke Panuku Supreme Māori Student Scholarship Award for CPIT. Kate, Eleanor, Michelle Taiaroa McDonald and whānau were all present at his graduation. Hoani is the strength and conditioning coach at Lincoln University for hockey, football, golf and basketball sport scholarship student athletes. His major role is to ensure these athletes are performing at their absolute best in their respective sports. He was also the Canterbury Rugby sevens trainer for the 2015 season. We wish Hoani every success in his future.

Hoani Smith with his proud tāua, Eleanor Murphy of Ōtākou. He is wearing te Huri Whenua Korowai, supplied for his graduation by his auntie and kaitiaki of the korowai, Michelle Taiaroa-McDonald.

Sporting achievement

Our congratulations go to our awesome hapū member Sarah Langsbury who was selected to represent Otago at the New Zealand National Interprovincial Athletics competition held in March. Sarah was placed second in her age group for most overall points (2,759). She has participated in 10 other track and field competitions since January and placed first in numerous events. Ka mau te wehi Sarah. Sarah Langsbury No 2 Grade 12 Girl in NZ.

Growing leaders for tomorrow

Joe Parkinson (Korako Karetai and Mere Piro Harwood whānau) lead the whaikōrero to welcome representatives of the Education Review Office (ERO) to Portobello School recently. All of the students represented Portobello School in welcoming ERO, each of them did a karanga – it was beautiful and they did us proud.

Kaikaranga: Kiara Gray (Russell whānau) Ella McDonald (Taiaroa whānau) Ripeka Potiki (Potiki whānau) and Mihiata Wesley (Wesley whānau).

Joe Parkinson welcoming ERO representatives.

Ōtākou website

Ōtākou news for Te Pānui Rūnaka

Feel free to browse our website. Whānau wishing to book the marae for functions can do so online at: http://www.otakourunaka.co.nz

Ōtākou office welcomes your whānau news to include in our pānui. Please send your news items and photos to: office@tro.org.nz Your photos must have captions and names of people in the photo. Thank you.

Waihōpai Rūnaka Kia ora koutou whānau,

that she had them on) and started looking for them, had to have a little giggle about that.

Waihōpai has been really busy with uplifting a whale and spending lots and lots of hours cleaning and still doing mahi on our taoka. Our main man Rodney Trainor has been very busy cleaning and keeping the mahi going with the help of our esteemed whale expert Ramire. Good job.

Anyway whānau, have a great month, take care and to all that have graced us with another member to your whānau – huge congratulations. To whānau celebrating a birthday this month, I hope you had or have a great day. Aroha nui to you all.

Child Youth and Family Services, Barnardos and other community services are all interested in getting things right from a tikanga perspective and that’s great. The marae has had Hedgehope School here for a threeday stay, and numerous other hui, so we are a slowly moving along, however whānau still lots to do.

Ngā whānau o ngā mate our deepest condolences to you and your whānau aroha nui. Well that’s it from me please be careful out there – look after each other stay safe and happy. Nā Squirrel on the Hill.

Here’s something funny – a friend of mine was talking on the phone and couldn’t find her glasses (not realising

Photos from the rūnanga

Here are some photos from our recent rūnanga activities.

Eileen Rautahi celebrates her birthday.

Surf City.

Bayley Skerrett’s graduation with her parents Kane and Tania Skerrett.

Winsome and Michael Skerrett attending Relay for Life.

Ōraka Aparima Rūnaka Kia ora whānau,

The Breakfast Crew broadcast two live shows from our offices. It was fantastic to host them and put faces to the names we have been talking and listening to for the last few years. Thanks so much to Blade and her team for making this journey.

We hope that you had an enjoyable Easter break and were able to spend time with whānau over this period. To whānau who are going to Mutton Bird Islands, we wish you a safe and bountiful journey.

Earlier on in the month we had the second of our water monitoring hīkoi, with the final hīkoi held 8-11 April. Over the Easter weekend we also had another whānau trip to Rarotoka to keep on top of the mahi over there. So as you can see, there are plenty of exciting and diverse opportunities for whānau to get involved. If you or any of your whānau are keen to become more involved in the rūnaka then please contact us.

The last month has been a hectic one with a number of events taking place prior to and after the Easter break. A seemingly endless round of hui have been coupled with many awesome visitors to our beautiful rohe, including Nic Low, who finished his historic hīkoi at Takutai o Te Tītī Marae. More information on this story will follow in a later edition.

If you have enjoyed a birthday in the last month or have new additions to your whānau, congratulations, we wish you all good health and prosperity for the year ahead.

We also had a visit from the Tahu FM Breakfast crew.

Tourism presentation

Riki Dallas, Ōraka Aparima Rūnaka Kaihautū spent two days in Kaikōura attending a tourism presentation by Maurice and Heather Manawatu on behalf of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. Maurice and Heather have built a very successful tourism business around local Māori places and history. Although Ōraka Aparima is not yet in a position to venture into the tourism industry, I do feel confident that we can offer sound advice and support to any of our rūnaka whānau that maybe looking for encouragement or support. Riki Dallas.

Water monitoring hīkoi

Tēnei te mihi atu ki te whānau whānui o Waitaha, Kāti Māmoe me Ngāi Tahu.

management of freshwater. We were happy to see tuna in most of our hīnaki and in abundance. Tamariki have thoroughly enjoyed our hīkoi, they have their own special monitoring forms – future mahinga kai gatherers and monitors. The hīkoi have strengthened the whanaungatanga and extended the manaakitanga for the whānau from Murihiku.

Murihiku rūnanga have been busy conducting research to develop a Murihiku Cultural Water Classification System. To date we have completed two of the three hīkoi for the Te Ara Koroka (Dart/Slipstream Pounamu trail).

We still have one final hīkoi – the lower Aparima and Waiau Rivers. A big thank you to whānau who have participated and helped with the hīkoi as they are an extremely important part of the project. Nā Stevie Blair.

In February, whānau stayed at Kinloch and visited sites in the upper Whakatipu Wai Māori (Kinloch/ Dart River) area. We stayed at Te Kōawa Tūroa o Takitimu on our second hīkoi and travelled to sites around Te Anau, Manapōuri, the Upper Waiau and some regenerating wetlands. It was special to see whānau visiting historically important sites in a contemporary way, by monitoring these for the development of a classification system that will support whānau in their

For more information on this project contact Stevie Blair at Te Ao Mārama: stevie@tami.maori, 03 931 1242, or Oraka-Aparima Runanga office: office@orakaaparima.org.nz , 03 234 8192.

Tamariki from left to right: Our freshwater mahinga kai managers of the future: Ātaahua Tuhi, Nikau Farrell, Luke and Trent Moss.

Our water monitoring team.

The Bulls Head Lyre

In June 2013 John Knotts a local artisan and carver started a labour of love project. This was to take some 1500 hours. The bulls head lyre (the first stringed instrument in the world) was found in a tomb in 1929. The tomb when opened revealed many gold objects and the remains of 74 retainers buried with the Queen 4,500 years ago. The harpists fingers were still on the strings when the poison they took killed them.

The Bulls Head Lyre.

The lyre John has constructed has a New Zealand theme using decoration of pounamu, oyster shell, pāua and obsidian. The bulls head, from heart rimu has been gilded.

2003 saw the destruction of the instrument in the Baghdad museum during the occupation of American forces. John was helped by the British Museum which had completed a replica about the same time. 26

The Lyre of Tauranga

and taonga puoro. Finding a musician to perform on the lyre was no easy task, modern harps have 26 to 40 strings while the lyre has only nine. I asked Natalia Mann what attracted her to this performance. She responded:

The Lyre of Tauranga was held on 2 April at the Baycourt Theatre in Tauranga, in a celebration of ancient instruments of revival and the connection of lands and cultures. Indigenous music is based on the belief that each instrument has its own voice and its song represents the time of its creation, its place and culture of origin, and the spirituality of the musician.

“The most interesting aspect for me is ‘why has this cultural artefact appeared in Tauranga in the 21st century? And what on earth shall we do with it – it is so far from home.

The Lyre of Tauranga is the re-creation of a 4,500 year old ancient treasure, the Bull’s Lyre of Ur, the first known stringed instrument and precursor of today’s guitar. Replicated by Tauranga man John Knotts the Lyre of Tauranga is a symbol of hope and revival. Natalia Mann is the musician performing the lyre’s song. Born in New Zealand and immersed in diverse international styles of music for most of her life, Natalia’s focus transformed from classical music to music created in collaboration with others and imbued with the voices of the instruments and their culture.

“The poet Ileini Kabalan, a child of political refugees herself, said that it’s as if the lyre was no longer able to sing in its own home, so it has gone through the earth to other places so that its song may continue to exist. The displacement of people fleeing war is one of the great humanitarian challenges the world faces today. For me this lyre symbolises that plight. I am excited to collaborate with Iraqi artist Sundus Abdul Hadi on this project. It is especially pertinent that Iraq has seen so many of its people displaced all over the world because of international warfare.”

Taonga puoro are ancient Māori instruments created from natural materials and play an integral part in sacred and everyday rituals, in storytelling and other aspects of Māori life. Like the lyre, taonga puoro and their songs were thought to be lost but have experienced a revival over the past few decades.

To gain an understanding of the lyre’s music, Natalia has reduced the number of strings on her own instrument to nine. Natalia will have had only a few days before the performance to play the instrument, and to meet Jo’el Komene and his taonga puoro.

During his studies of te reo Māori Jo’el Komene encountered taonga puoro and immersed himself in their creation, their songs and performance. A carver, Jo’el creates his own instruments and learns their songs without being taught. Completing his studies with a Masters in taonga puoro from Waikato University, Jo’el today shares his songs at marae and in workshops across the country. Unlike classical performance there is no written notation for either the lyre nor taonga puoro. The musicians immerse themselves in the instrument’s history and culture to discover and release the instrument’s song.

The team at Baycourt Theatre offered a specialist concert venue, technical support and marketing to invite an audience to enjoy the one-off performance of the lyre

Natalia Mann.

Communication with whānau

We are looking at ways to improve our communications with whānau and as such we are exploring different mediums to get the word out there about what is going on. Generally, we are seeking to limit the volume of email traffic we generate.

transfers, vacancies for representatives on various boards and much more. The link below will take you to this page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/OrakaAparima-Runaka-opportunity-pages/ In the interim we will continue to send you emails, however if you no longer wish to receive emails please let us know.

We have created an opportunities page on Facebook. This page will carry details of scholarships, bird

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 birthday.

Clean air loans launched

Anyone who lives within the Invercargill airshed and has a non-compliant burner or open fire in their main living room can apply if they are an Invercargill City Council ratepayer and don’t have any rates in arrears. You can borrow up to $5,000 which is to be paid back over a fiveyear period at a 3.95% interest rate.

Making the move to cleaner home heating will become easier for Invercargill residents with the start of the clean air loans Invercargill scheme. Loans will be available to homeowners within the Invercargill airshed who want to upgrade to approved burners or heat pumps and/or improve their insulation. The scheme is jointly funded by Environment Southland and the Invercargill City Council, who have each allocated $500,000 per year for the next three years.

As part of the application process, the team from Awarua Synergy will work with homeowners to establish the most efficient and effective form of clean heating for their home.

The council had agreed to fund the clean air loans scheme and also to allow low interest loans to be charged to individual ratepayers because, while air quality is important, it is vital people should not suffer during Invercargill’s cold winters.

The Manager of Awarua Synergy, Sumaria Beaton said, “It’s important that people are guided to get the best heating for their homes. Every house and every family’s needs and lifestyles are different and we need to find a heat source that will give them the best result”.

Awarua Synergy will administer the scheme as service providers for the Southland Warm Homes Trust.

Awarua Synergy staff with Tim Shadbolt, Mayor of Invercargill and beside him in the red jacket, Ali Timms, Chair of Environment Southland.

Rangatahi Tumeke camps

Dates for camp are as follows: • April 22-26 - 8 spaces available • July 15-19 - 10 spaces available • September 30-4 October - 10 spaces available.

Tēnā koutou katoa He mihi nui ki ngā whānau o Kāi Tahu ki Wanganui o Te Wai Pounamu. Rangatahi Tumeke camps 2016,Tautuku Lodge, Catlins. Ngāi Tahu rangatahi aged between 12-17 years. If you are interested in the outdoors and traditional food gathering practices and love a challenge, then this camp is for you.

Please contact Steph Blair or Stevie-Rae Blair at: rangatahitumeke@gmail.com for a registration pack or if you have any queries or call: 027 281 5708. We look forward to hearing from you in the near future. Nāku, nā Steph Blair. 28

Bluff 2024 update

The Bluff 2024 Rejuvenation group continues to work steadily working on a number of projects in the Bluff township. The 2016 Oyster Festival is fast approaching and once again Bluff will be inundated with people from near and far to indulge in our local delicacy. In the lead up to this festival, the 2024 rejuvenation group is intending, weather permitting, to undergo further work around the ever popular “Bluff” entrance sign, as well as planting and maintenance along the stretch of adopted highway leading into Bluff.

They extend an invitation to anyone living in the Bluff area to get involved, whether it’s time, ideas, skills, resources or donations of plants and materials. They would love to expand their active membership so that they can tackle more projects in shorter timeframes. Te Rau Aroha Marae continues to support the 2024 rejuvenation group and their monthly meetings are held there on the first Monday of the month starting at 7pm. The team is small and dedicated and very proud of its achievements around the town but could do with a few more volunteers. So keep any eye out for upcoming working bee dates and come and join them.

The Ocean Beach lookout area is also thriving due to the consistent efforts of the 2024 rejuvenation group and the owner/caretakers, Dave and Raewyn. At Easter a local couple chose to have their wedding reception at this spot, which proved to be a fabulous choice and generated new fans for the work being done and more positive encouragement.

You can also contact Steve Mitchell on: 021 127 9224 or Tammi Topi on: 027 491 2179. Bluff 2024 Rejuvenation also have a Facebook page: ‘Bluff 2024’ or email: bluff2024@bluff.co.nz

The work done by this small hardworking team has been outstanding, but they need new volunteers to help out.

Bluff 2024 Logo.

Weaving wānanga

Congratulations to Joyce Manahi one of our lovely wāhine taking part in the korowai weaving wānanga. Joyce has finished her whānau kākahu, named ‘Ngā Roimata o Ranginui rāua ko Papatūānuku as well as making a christening kākahu for pēpi. Joyce will take part in the korowai graduation that has been delayed until later in the year.

Joyce Manahi wearing ‘Ngā Roimata o Ranginui rāua ko Papatūānuku’. Joyce Manahi and her christening kākahu.

Pānui contributions

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

Membership database

NB: If your enquiries relate to registering with Ngāi Tahu please contact the Whakapapa Unit on 0800 524 8248.

We are constantly updating our membership database and have found that many members’ children have had children of their own that 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 that have changed residential or email addresses to update their details by contacting the rūnanga on the above number or email address.

Taurahere Groups Ngāi Tahu ki Tauranga Moana

Signing of the Deed – Maths Education Programme A hui heralding hope of a new learning deal for all previously struggling primary students in Te Waipounamu took place in Tauranga on the evening of 24 February at the Mount Maunganui home of Uncle Hohepaturanga Briggs. The school that is leading the charge in this important development for the South Island is Shirley Primary in Christchurch. Those attending the hui numbered 12 and were from Ōtautahi, Whanganui-a-Tara, Tāmaki Makaurau and not to forget the host rōpū from Tauranga Moana. The welcome was given by Hohepaturanga’s sonin-law, Jack Thatcher (the navigator), and Justin Tipa from Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu replied for the manuhiri. Amongst the host rōpū, any sense of mystery as to the purpose of the hui disappeared the moment it became obvious that the main business was getting the Deed of Partnership signed. This Deed is the legal means of ensuring the four partners involved in this Shirley Primary project: Ngāi Tahu, the Ministry of Education, Massey University and the family representative of the James Stewart Loper Bequest, Laurie Loper, each play their parts (as agreed) in the running of the project. Once Laurie and Uncle Hohepaturanga (as witness) had signed, only Massey University is left to sign. There was a good vibe to the evening which was recorded photographically by the skilful David Copeland as part of the ‘evidence in action’ kaupapa that is increasingly being seen as a necessary part of the documentation of all Bobbie Maths projects.

So what, you might say. What is all this really about anyway? It’s about Bobbie Maths being an educational revolution. To call it that is no exaggeration. What else would you call a teaching approach that ensures every child learns as well as each other, and sees to it that none are left behind? Every staff member at Shirley Primary is currently having their understanding of learning rejigged, the shifts they need to make are huge but they are making them. The advent of this Bobbie Maths project in Christchurch has prompted the Ministry of Education (MoE) there to work with Ngāi Tahu in what they say is “a new way.” In Wellington, the MoE, never having had to deal with a bequest before, has had to formulate a legal way to deal with something new to its experience. The resulting shifts involved may not seem large but measured against the MoE’s no-change persona, they are huge. Bobbie Maths is indeed the ideal revolution in that it is win-win for all involved. It has prised open the window of opportunity sufficient to give the promise that in the not too-distant future, all students will become very successful learners. nā Laurie Loper. Remaining hui for 2016 • 19 June • 7 August • 16 October • 4 December (Venue and Time yet to be announced). All welcome – enquiries to Uncle Joe Briggs: 07 578 5997 or email: kimngaitahu@gmail.co.nz

Left to right: Awhina Thatcher, Michaela Kamo, Huey Ruhere, Jack Thatcher, John Good, Hohepaturanga Briggs, Laurie Loper, Adrienne Alton-Lee, Justin Tipa, Andre Konia (seated right), and Jacqui Poutu.

I want to breathe, I want to live, I want to live without flu Aroha Reriti-Crofts describes herself as someone who is in a high risk group for catching the flu. She has been getting her annual flu vaccination for more than 10 years but before that she got the flu every winter.

at work. She wants to keep herself well and protect her whānau, she has three living tamariki, eight mokopuna and one mokopuna nunui.

“I see the flu shot as a preventative. I want to keep flu at bay. I aqua jog at the pool six days a week and my life is busy. I don’t have time for the flu. I think the flu shot is so important for Māori, especially our Kaumatua with chronic health issues,” says Aroha.

“I got so ill. I would have to get out of bed so I could breathe. I wanted to breathe, I wanted to live, I wanted to live without flu,” says Aroha who has a long history of supporting Māori health. Aroha (Ngāi Tuahuriri/ Ngāi Tahu) joined the Ōtautahi Māori Women’s Welfare League in 1968 and served as secretary of her branch in the 1970s. In 1990 she was elected National President of the Māori Women’s Welfare League. She was awarded a CBE for her services to Māori and the community in 1993. Aroha remains an ardent spokeswoman for and member of Te Rōpū Wāhine Māori Toko I te Ora o Ōtautahi. Today she is a trustee of Te Puawaitanga Ki Otautahi Trust which runs a variety of Māori health programmes including Tamariki Ora (well-child), Rapuora (mobile nursing service), outreach immunisation and breast feeding advocacy.

In addition to protecting herself from flu this year Aroha is teaming up with Dr Ramon Pink, Canterbury DHB Medical Officer of Health to encourage people to get their flu vaccination. Listen in to Tahu FM during April to hear their messages.

Aroha will turn 78 years old in August and she believes her lifestyle puts her at risk from the flu. On her Marae she performs karanga (call out, summon) as part of a Powhiri for 200- 300 visitors at a time. This puts her up close to a lot of people. She is also a frequent plane traveller where air conditioning can spread germs easily. Sometimes Aroha gets her flu vaccination from her general practice and sometimes from a vaccinator

The flu vaccination is free for many including people aged 65 years or older, pregnant women and those with chronic health conditions. More information is available at www.fightflu.co.nz.

The Office Whiriwhiringa worked behind the scenes preparing and cooking kai, sharing their own personal stories to motivate another seven new whānau. The graduates talked about feeling supported and safe to share and learn from each other. Putting words and concepts into practice on the marae - manaaki, awhi, tautoko is what Te Whiriwhiringa is all about.

Navigator services

In the days of old, Te kāpehu whetū – the Māori star compass – divided the 360 degrees around a waka in the open sea depending on where the sun, moon and stars set and rose. The navigator was then responsible for keeping the waka on course, based on these points of direction. It is a concept that has been drawn on through the Whānau Ora approach, as navigators work with whānau on a voyage of discovery, guided by the strengths, the goals and aspirations of the whānau as their compass. Last month, on 20 March, the whānau through Awarua Whānau Services came together at Te Rau Aroha Marae in Bluff, under the leadership of General Manager Trish Young and Navigator Serena Lyders.

Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu now has 24 FTE Whānau Ora Navigators around Te Waipounamu. On 1 April, we picked up the five Rū whenua Navigators, who have the specialist focus of post-earthquake revitalisation – restoring the sense of resilience among our whānau. At their essence, navigators, who support engagement with whānau to achieve their goals, increase the capacity of whānau to do more for themselves, to become self-reliant, and to make their own decisions for their future. Who better than whānau to know how to determine their own future, to build a new platform of hope for them and their mokopuna to inherit?

Into that beautiful space the marae became a haven to come together as one, in the noho wānanga they know as Te Whiriwhiringa. Graduates from the first Te

To find out more contact; Maire Kipa Navigator Co-ordinator 021 901 965 or www.teputahitanga.org

Awarua Whānau Services.

Co-governance a career highlight

The Waihora co-governance arrangement is the most significant voluntary iwi/Crown agency partnership (not directed by Treaty Settlement) in the country. It is unique in New Zealand, perhaps even internationally.

Ken Taylor, who played a leading role in the formation of the Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere co-governance framework, sees the maturing relationship between the partners as critical to the success of Whakaora Te Waihora. The development of the Te Waihora co-governance framework started in 2009 when Environment Canterbury commissioners began conversations with Ngāi Tahu about a possible cogovernance arrangement for the lake.

Ken believes that Whakaora Te Waihora will continue to flourish in the future because of the commitment the co-governors show to the lake, and because he believes there is no better case in New Zealand for investment in restoration. Ken is now leaving his role at Environment Canterbury and is moving to a new position as the Director of Our Land and Water National Science Challenge. But the work he has undertaken with regards to co-governance at Te Waihora will leave a lasting impression on the success of the programme.

Those initial discussions led to Ken being commissioned by Environment Canterbury to work with Ngāi Tahu to create a co-governance agreement. He was deeply involved in the direction and sponsorship of the cogovernance framework for Te Waihora and for him, good governance needed to include strong leadership, commitment, shared vision and the ability to collectively see the big picture. Ken believes all these facets have been present in the case of Te Waihora.

“Te Waihora is beautifully complex from a science point of view. It’s like no other resource in New Zealand and for me, helping create this co-governance legislation has been a career highlight.”

“I initially treated Whakaora Te Waihora as a project but I soon realised it was really all about the partnership. It’s partnership – a meeting of the minds – that really makes co-governance successful and, in this case, unique,” he says.

If you want to read more about the Te Waihora Co-Governance Agreement it can be found using this link: http://ecan.govt.nz/ publications/General/tewaihora-co-governanceagreement.PDF

Ken says “in this case, co-governance has continued to work because each of the partners wants it to work and are fully committed to it.” According to Ken a strong co-governance relationship is vital for the dayto-day operations. “Staff know they have the weight of commitment from their organisations to help them work through issues and challenges,” says Ken

Ken Taylor.

Whakaahua Tīpuna/Whānau Last month this image was published on the back cover of Te Pānui Rūnaka requesting names and information be provided. Unfortunately, to date, we have not heard back from anyone regarding the photograph, however, we would still love to receive feedback from anyone who may have knowledge to add to this or any of the Whakaahua Tīpuna/Whānau images we have published. Please do not hesitate to contact either Tania Nutira or Robyn Walsh, Ngāi Tahu Archives Unit on: 0800 Kāi Tahu (0800 524 8248). Kia ora Correction Last month we published responses to the photograph published on the back page of the December Te Pānui Rūnaka. Unfortunately the wrong name was printed for one of the women in the image (incorrectly named as Betty Taiaroa). The correct name is Elizabeth Ann Tauroa (Betty), the older sister of the bride. The bridesmaid seated next to the groom is Hine Pitama. Thank you to Elaine Dell and Sheri-Ann Atuahiva for bringing this to our attention. We sincerely apologise for this error.

The March back cover.

Management framework planned

In response to requests from tribal mahinga kai managers and gatherers over a number of years, Te Ao Tūroa and Strategy and Influence staff are seeking the active involvement of Ngāi Tahu whānui in an exciting new project that aims to develop a Customary Use and Management Framework for native flora and fauna (modelled largely off the existing framework for customary non-commercial fisheries). Ngāi Tahu participants are needed in all aspects of the project including strategic advisers, interviewees and resource managers and mahinga kai gatherers of native flora and fauna who are willing to participant in the field work components of the project.

oversee and guide the entire project and provide advice to researchers involved throughout the many components of the project.

Te Ao Tūroa and Strategy and Influence will be working in partnership with Manaaki Whenua (Landcare Research) on this project.

Te Rūnanga may also fund additional experts to support the advisory committee as needed throughout the life of the project. Te Ao Tūroa and Strategy and Influence staff will also attend advisory committee meetings to support the kaupapa.

Members of the Ngāi Tahu Advisory Committee should have an expertise and passion for the customary use and management of taonga, whether that expertise is in cultural, legal or ecological elements of the framework. Manaaki Whenua have agreed to 12 regional advisors and three tribal advisors. The 12 regional advisors are to be appointed by ngā rūnanga through the Mahinga Kai Forum for each region – Kaikōura, Mahaanui, Aoraki, Arai te Uru, Murihiku and Te Tai Poutini.

It is envisaged that initially the project will focus on the use and management of native waterfowl, however, it is hoped that eventually the customary use and management framework will encompass all native flora and fauna of interest to Ngāi Tahu whānui. The nature and extent of the framework will be determined by Ngāi Tahu whānui aspirations and legislative or policy changes that recognise and provide for these aspirations.

Please put forward your nominations for the Ngāi Tahu Advisory Committee to Chloe Rapson, Personal Assistant, Te Ao Tūroa, PO Box 13-046 Christchurch. Appointments will be made in the forthcoming round of Mahinga Kai Forum meetings. Those wanting to participate in the other aspects of the project please contact either Nigel Scott or Jason Arnold at the above address.

In terms of strategic advisors, Manaaki Whenua has agreed to fund a fifteen person, Ngāi Tahu Advisory Committee that would meet 2-3 times per year to

Te Ao Tūroa and Strategy and Influence staff look forward to discussing this exciting new project with you. of Ngāi Tahu culture; and • Promote new forms of Ngāi Tahu cultural expression. The following are key priority areas of the Ngāi Tahu Fund, as identified in the Ngāi Tahu Cultural Strategy and all projects must be aligned with at least one of these: 1. Whakapapa – kinship 2. Tikanga – protocols and customs 3. Te reo – language 4. Mahi toi – creative expression 5. Whenua – landscape, place and locality 6. Mahinga kai – food gathering practices 7. Ngā uara – values and beliefs 8. Ā kāinga, ā hapū, ā iwi – community engagement and participation 9. Mana tangata – self-determination, self-confidence, self-purpose and self-transcendence.

Do you have a cultural project that you, your whānau or marae would like to run? Perhaps a tikanga hui, a karanga wānanga or a rangatahi workshop? Applications are now open for the next funding round of the Ngāi Tahu Fund. Applications for this funding round close Friday 23 September 2016. Any applications received after this date will not be accepted. The Ngāi Tahu Fund is available to Ngāi Tahu whānui, hapū, Papatipu Rūnanga and organisations and aims to help vitalise, strengthen and grow Ngāi Tahutanga. All applications must demonstrate how projects meet the following objectives: • To have strong sustainable Ngāi Tahu cultural leadership across all pillars • Ensure intergenerational ownership, sustainability, and growth of cultural practices across all pillars • To have the resources available to engage the strategy to be successful (human, fiscal, natural archival etc.) • All generations of Ngāi Tahu engage, value, celebrate and protect the integrity and uniqueness

Projects must show how they aim to increase cultural knowledge and participation of Ngāi Tahu whānui. They must also clearly identify what cultural knowledge is involved in the project and demonstrate how the proposed project contributes to building cultural knowledge and participation. If you are a registered Ngāi Tahu member and are interested in applying, get in touch with us today.

Visit www.ngaitahufund.com, email your inquiries to funds@ngaitahu.iwi.nz or call 0800 KAI TAHU (0800 524 8248). Note: the Ngāi Tahu Funding Committee will meet in mid-November to make decisions on all applications. Projects should begin after application decisions are delivered.

Funding for whānau reunion

Please see feedback given from Sharleen Morton who recently secured funding from the Ngāi Tahu Fund for a whānau reunion.

The reunion was such a positive experience for all who attended – we are already being asked when we will hold the next one, and our Uncle wants to hold another reunion in the North Island.

The Hamuera and Kauriki Reuben Reunion from 18-20 March at Tuahiwi Marae was a huge success. Around 100 whānau members attended – this exceeded our estimated number and we had whānau come from as far as Western Australia and Queensland plus others attended from all over New Zealand. Four of the remaining children of Hamuera and Kauriki attended the reunion and they met whānau they never knew existed.

We would like to thank the Ngāi Tahu Fund for their support towards our reunion. We have told people that the Ngāi Tahu Fund helped to cover the marae hire fee. The Ngāi Tahu Fund came through for us and we found the funding/application process really easy.

During the reunion we did all of our own cooking and cleaning, this helped us to form new bonds as a whānau and reconnect with each other. We were able to introduce our tamariki to the marae and we taught them some of the protocols and tikanga. Ngāi Tahu Whakapapa Unit Manager, Arapata Reuben and Dr Terry Ryan came out to the reunion and everybody was really interested in their knowledge and everything they had to say regarding whakapapa. They also traced our whakapapa back to the North Island and they gave us some history on how we ended up down here in Te Waipounamu. With assistance from the Whakapapa team, we compiled four to five generations of whakapapa for each of the 18 children of Hamuera and Kauriki Reuben. These whakapapa records will ensure our whakapapa files are up-to-date and valid.

Mother of three Darlene Morgan (Ngāi Tahu – Ngāti Kurī, Ngāti Pikiao) has been learning te reo Māori on and off throughout her life and thrived in this environment. “The most valuable thing I found was hearing people speaking. And trying to, with the little bit that I know, put in to context what they might be talking about,” said Darlene. Kua ikapahi mai kā tākata nō Te Tai o Marokura kia whai rātou i te reo kamehameha o Pōua mā, o Tāua mā. Four generations - kaumātua, pākeke, rakatahi and tamariki took part in Kia Kūrapa ki Kaikōura.

Kaikōura early childhood, and primary school teachers were also invited to the wānaka. “The idea is that our early childhood centres, our primary schools, and our high schools are feeding our tamariki the reo and the tikanga. Our whānau may not be in all the schools, but we still have the teachers who can help our tamariki,” said Rawiri.

Rawiri Manawatu (Ngāi Tahu – Ngāti Kurī), with the support of Kotahi Mano Kāika, organised this te reo Māori wānaka for Ngāti Kurī whānau and the wider community.

Pip Johnstone, manager of the Kaikōura Barnardos Early Learning Centre attended the wānaka to learn more because she believes that te reo and Māori culture is a powerful way to connect with tamariki Māori.

The wānaka was designed for beginner to intermediate te reo Māori speakers, and taught in a supportive whānau environment. “The one thing about te reo is it can scare people, this wānaka is about making it easy, and hopefully everybody goes away with a hunger to learn more,” said Rawiri.

“I want to learn more, so that I can teach more. We have been taught that children, particularly from the Māori culture, who are taught with their culture involved do a lot better in their schooling. I want to make their schooling the best it can be for them so they get the best outcomes.”

Participants learnt karakia, waiata, new words, proverbs and sayings. It was a lot to take in. However, the kaiako continuously checked in with their students to see how they were feeling, and adapted the pace to suit them. “The great thing about this whānau environment is because there is no curriculum, no test, you can change it up to suit the needs of the whānau,” said Rawiri.

The wānaka was run over three days at Hapuku school. Rawiri Manawatu will be starting a te reo Māori course in Kaikōura next month. If you want information about the course please contact Rāwiri Manawatu on: 021 0261 8717 or email: rawiri.manawatu@ngaitahu.iwi.nz

Kia Kūrapa ki Kaikōura group ouside.

Reo o te wā (language of the season) Marama:

Kai te haere (April) Mātahi ā te tau (May) Maruaroa (June)

Kaupeka:

Kahuru (Autumn)

Kīwaha

Kua hiki te kohu Anā e pūkana mai nā! Te ātaahua hoki! 36

(I’ve) got the picture/the penny has dropped (Look!) Right there, in front of you! That’s beautiful!

Kia Kūrapa ki Kaikōura Group listening and learning.

Kia Kūrapa ki Tuahiwi

Ka tū tēnei wānaka reo hai te 10-12 o Maruaroa (Hune) ki te marae o Tuahiwi. Tēnā tuhia he īmera ki a Darren Solomon mēnā e hiahia ana koe, koutou rānei ki te haere mai. Kia Kūrapa is a safe, supportive learning environment for beginner to intermediate Te Reo Māori

learners. For those whānau or individuals who are interested in attending Kia Kūrapa ki Tuahiwi, check out our website: www.kmk.maori.nz or contact Darren Solomon: darren.solomon@ngaitahu.iwi.nz; or call: 0800 KAI TAHU (0800 524 8248).

Puna pūtea o KMK – KMK Funding

Darren Solomon (Project Advisor) Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu 15 Show Place, Christchurch Phone 0800 KAI TAHU Email: darren.solomon@ngaitahu.iwi.nz

KMK funding is available for all registered Ngāi Tahu individuals, whānau and cluster groups who are wanting to develop their Māori language. The next funding round closes on 30 June 2016. For application forms or more information, check out our website: www.kmk.maori.nz

For further information about the Papakāika Reo Fund please contact: Victoria Campbell (Project Advisor) Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu PO Box 799 Dunedin Phone 0800 KAI TAHU Email: victoria.campbell@ngaitahu.iwi.nz

If you have any questions or require further information about the Kā Manukura o Te Reo, Whānau Reo or Kāika Reo funds please contact: Initiative

When

Who/te reo level

Kia Kūrapa ki Tuahiwi

10-12 Maruaroa/June

Beginner/intermediate

Te Wiki o te reo

04-10 o Toru/July

Tātou katoa

KMK information

For all inquiries, registration forms or information on KMK initiatives please call 0800 KAI TAHU (0800 5248242) or check out our website: www.kmk.maori.nz or Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kaitahureo

• Be committed to participating in a cultural programme • Be committed to learn or improve te reo Māori skills. Scholarship details: • Up to $6,000 toward course fees • Opportunity to participate in Aoraki Bound • Paid summer holiday work in one of NTT’s businesses. No accommodation will be provided.

Ngāi Tahu Tourism Scholarship – coming soon

Ngāi Tahu Tourism (NTT) is delighted to be launching a brand new scholarship for Ngāi Tahu students. This scholarship will be an opportunity for Ngāi Tahu students who are studying towards a tourism qualification. We will be looking for future stars who love the tourism industry and want to make their mark. We will be offering support with study fees, the chance for paid holiday work and invaluable work experience plus amazing opportunities to grow your cultural skills and learn more about your iwi.

The tourism industry is one of the most dynamic and fastest growing industry sectors and one of New Zealand’s top economic earners. We want to help more Ngāi Tahu build careers within the tourism sector. NTT owns and operates some of the most iconic experiences in Aotearoa – from the thrills of the Shotover Jet to the tranquillity of the Hollyford Valley. You will have heard of our attractions even if you didn’t know they were owned by NTT.

At this stage the scholarship is planned to launch in late May 2016, we are currently working with the various tertiary institutions to get the programme up and running. Terms and conditions will apply:

We are one of New Zealand’s largest tourism operators with eight businesses operating nationwide and we host almost one million manuhiri each year. It is our goal through the experiences we offer to connect our visitors to New Zealand, to Ngāi Tahu and to ourselves ensuring they have an experience they will remember forever.

Students must: • Be registered with the Ngāi Tahu whakapapa unit • Be enrolling or currently studying an NZQA approved tertiary qualification in tourism • Have a satisfactory academic record or suitable personal references • Be available to work in either Queenstown, Rotorua or Franz Josef during the summer holiday period • Have an interest in working within the tourism sector

If this sounds like a great opportunity for you or someone you know and you would like to hear more please check out our website: www.ngaitahutourism.co.nz or email: people@nttourism.co.nz for more information.

Pēpi packs

We are pleased to announce we have recently started to distribute our first lot of pēpi packs. However, due to the overwhelming positive response to the pēpi packs since the launch, the number of applications have far exceeded our expectations. We apologise for the delay, and really appreciate your patience and understanding while our team works incredibly hard to meet this demand. Nau mai e rea kia mihi atu tō Iwi ki a koe Weaving our newest strands of Tahu. For further information please contact us at matauranga@ngaitahu.iwi.nz or call 0800 KAI TAHU (0800 524 8248).

$80 Distribution for 2015 members

The 2015 member distributions were paid at the end of March 2016. These included, where applicable, the Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu distribution of $80,* matched savings of up to $200* and new born distribution. You should now be able to see these amounts in your account through the ‘My Whai Rawa’ portal. This is accessible, using your PIN and account number on the Whai Rawa website: www.whairawa.com/my-whai-rawa/check-my-accountnow/ or on your next statement in June. *Te Rūnanga matched savings and distributions are available to all members under 65 years of age and are subject to RSCT (Retirement Scheme Contribution Tax) deducted at members personal RSCT rate.

Kaikōura whānau hui

During the Easter break Whai Rawa attended a whānau hui at Mangamaunu Marae in Kaikōura. It was an engaging event that included the tamariki singing beautiful Kāi Tahu waiata after the mihi whakatau. We really enjoyed our time talking to whānau members and listening to the history of Hōhepa Marae. Our attendance also gave whānau the chance to register their new pēpi into our whakapapa unit and also join Whai Rawa. Whai Rawa would like to thank Lewis Boyles for inviting us to a very special hui at a spectacular locale.

Kai at Kaikōura. Pictured left to right: Tamahou and Charlie Thoms. Photo courtesy of Helen Thoms.

Pānui Tēnā koutou. Dr Terry Ryan and the Rehua Board of Trustees are looking for any stories and/or photographs for a book documenting the history of Rehua Māori Apprentices Hostel and; Marae in Christchurch. The period of time is from 1952 – present day. The history will include the establishment of the Ngāi Tahu Council of Elders and the period of time that Rehua was a girls’ hostel, boys’ trade training hostel, the opening of Te Whatumanawa Māoritanga o Rehua wharenui and Hemo-te-Raki wharekai, rugby, kapa haka, trips, Rehua Marae services, the kōhanga reo, the Rehua Old Boys and the connections between the Canterbury papatipu rūnaka and Rehua. If have material for the publication please contact Claire Kaahu White on claire.white@xtra.co.nz, or mobile 021 068 7669.

1950s Maori Concert, Rehua Archive, Box 52.

Meeting of Owners Nau mai, haere mai

Thursday 19 May 2016: 9.30am – Taieri A Sec 19B 12pm – Wairewa MR 887 IV Sec 16

The following Meetings of Owners are being held at: Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu 10 Show Place Addington, Christchurch

If you are attending the meetings, please park in the spaces marked ‘TPOTW’ at the venue. Enquiries to: Te Tumu Paeroa 0800 WHENUA (943 682) or hui@tetumupaeroa.co.nz

Tuesday 17 May 2016: 10am – Taumutu Commonage 12pm – Waiwhakaheketūpāpaku 1B, 1C, 1E, 1F, 2, 879 Sec 1D, 879 Sec 3, No. 5

Te Tumu Paeroa is the organisation that supports the Māori Trustee to carry out his duties, functions and responsibilities.

Wednesday 18 May 2016: 9.30am – Ōnuku MR 886 Sec 5A, 5B & 5C 12.30pm – Port Levy MR 874 Sec 4B1A 3pm – Ōpukutahi 885 S.2A5B2B3B 39

A Kāi Tahu Victorian photograph album

Kia ora koutou, My name is Jill Haley and I am a PhD student based in the Department of History and Art History at the University of Otago. My PhD project, which is being cosupervised by Dr. Michael Stevens (Kāi Tahu ki Awarua) and Associate Professor Erika Wolf, is investigating 19th century photograph albums in colonial Otago.

formerly owned by the Evans family (who had married into the village’s well-known Parata family). It is highly likely the album belonged to a member of the Parata family because many of the photographs within the album are of Parata family members and people from other Kāi Tahu families across Otago and Southland who were connected by whakapapa and marriage.

For Victorian-era people, these albums were a lot like today’s Facebook. They were meant to be shared with other people and were filled with photographs of friends and family as well as places one had visited and other interesting items. As with Facebook, photograph albums were a way to project one’s personal identity and build connections with other people. In short, I am interested in what people in colonial Otago were saying about themselves and their communities through their photograph albums.

This album, which I am tentatively calling the Parata album, provides me with an opportunity to explore how one Kāi Tahu family used an album to show who their whānau, friends and associates were. While I am able to identify portraits of Parata, Taiaroa, Brown, Howell and Mouat whānau members, most of the album’s 96 photographs are in fact unidentified. I am hoping that some of these images may be familiar to readers of Te Pānui Rūnaka and that you might be willing to share information on them. Alternatively, you may want to simply learn more about my project.

In 2007 Toitū Otago Settlers Museum was gifted one such photograph album. Little was known about the album except that it was found in a house at Karitāne

Either way, please contact me via email at this address: jillhaley1969@gmail.com. Ngā mihi nui.

From left to right: This photograph was taken in Ōāmaru in the 1880’s, but the young man has not been identified. Ami Raimapaha Hone Te Pae Tahuna (Te Āti Awa), wife of Dunedin magistrate Isaac Newton Watt, taken in Dunedin in the late 1860’s. This photograph was taken in Dunedin in the late 1860’s -The man is thought to be Hone Mira/John Miller. Photograph of Hori Kerei Taiaroa taken in Dunedin in the early 1870’s. This woman’s photograph appears three times in the album, but her identity is unknown. All photographs were taken in Invercargill.

ASEAN delegation visits Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu

The visit to Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu allowed the young ASEAN delegates to meet with, and learn from, some of the Ngāi Tahu rangatahi working at Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. Ruben Levermore, Special Adviser in the International Development Group at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said “the experiences and learning that the ASEAN delegates gained at the meeting with Ngāi Tahu were valuable.”

In April Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu hosted a delegation of 10 of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) most talented young diplomats on an inaugural ASEAN study tour. The delegates came from each of the 10 ASEAN countries – Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam.

“I am sure the delegates will be able take back these lessons back to their own countries and use them throughout their careers,” says Rueben.

During their tour the delegates spent 10 days touring New Zealand meeting significant governmental, business and iwi representatives.

The session focused on the initiatives Ngāi Tahu is using to ensure the development of young Ngāi Tahu leaders of the future. The session also ensured the Ngāi

Tahu rangatahi could learn about the inner workings of ASEAN.

ASEAN delegation with some Ngāi Tahu rangatahi working at Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu.

Stepping up for Aoraki Bound

So why did a 32 year-old procrastinating business mentor from BNZ who never really put herself out there to do anything (unless some mates were going) decide to put herself through 20 days of intense, amazing, beautiful, awe-inspiring, physically demanding, mentally and emotionally challenging craziness with 13 strangers? This was the question I asked myself during my epic journey of a life-time that was Aoraki Bound in March 2016.

I went from knowing the words of my mihi to actually feeling connected to them and what they meant. Came away with a fresh look on culture, and what it means to be Kāi Tahu . A lot more than what I had ever anticipated coming away with. But what I really loved was just the connection side. Feeling present and connected to our group, to the natural world and to the people who came before me. While we had people of various backgrounds on the course it didn’t matter – it was about learning and appreciating what had gone before us no matter where we came from. The hard journeys, the physical challenge of continually tramping, swimming, climbing, running were challenging for a desk bound office worker – and this was part of the learning – I was (and am) capable of more.

Looking back I think – how could I not? At the time my motivation was somewhat less driven. While Kāi Tahu (Ngāi Tahu as I knew it) was my iwi it wasn’t something I affiliated with in terms of my identity, let alone with tōku hapū Kāti Māhaki and my mauka Aoraki. I learnt these as part of my mihi prep but at that time they were still just words, the connection wasn’t there as a foundation for who I am. My time with Kupe rōpū (our watch/ group in Aoraki Bound) changed this. I was also keen to further my understanding of who I am today, what kind of leader I am, what are my strengths, develop and grow my communication skills and put myself to the test physically as well.

As someone who’s never really felt like they were 100% part of a group I can honestly say I leave with lifetime friends and whānau. A newfound passion for sleeping under the stars and the knowledge that I can do more. I’m so grateful I had the opportunity to be able to step up for Aoraki Bound and immensely proud of myself for completing the journey, staying true to who I am and for continuing to learn about myself on the way. My Kāi Tahu knowledge and learning is still a work in progress but so am I, as we all are. I’m now just more comfortable and confident to continue my journey and I urge anyone who has the opportunity to take that first step to do so. Aroha nui.

So what did I get out of Aoraki Bound? My time with the rest of Kupe really turned these strangers into whānau. You tend to bond fast when spending 24 hours a day together.

Jess Scott.

Rōpū Kupe.

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Whai Rawa Nelson Roadshow Have you been meaning to join?

Whai Rawa supports whānau with creating better futures through distributions* and savings. Come and see us to find out more.

Venue

Dates

Kowhai Room, Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology 322 Hardy Street, Nelson

Friday 29 April: 10:00am - 7.00pm Saturday 30 April: 10:00am - 5:00pm Sunday 1 May: 10:00am - 2:00pm

“We’re delighted to announce that Dr Terry Ryan, Whakapapa Director will be joining us.”

Please Bring Photo ID and Proof of Address GO IN THE DRAW TO WIN FREE WHAI RAWA MERCHANDISE* For more information and a copy of the Investment Statement go to www. whairawa.com/join * Subject to terms and conditions. Te Rūnanga matched savings and distributions are available to all members under 65 years of age and are subject to RSCT (Retirement Scheme Contribution Tax) deducted at members personal RSCT rate.

Whakaahua Tīpuna/Whānau

This photograph came into the Ngāi Tahu archives collection from Trevor Howse. We have no information whatsoever pertaining to this image. If you are able to provide names or further information regarding this photograph please contact Tania Nutira or Robyn Walsh, Ngāi Tahu Archives Unit on: 0800 KAI TAHU (0800 524 8248).