Te Pānui Rūnaka Nov

TE PANUI RUNAKA

OF KAI TAHU

Nā te Kaiwhakahaere

I am pleased to share that the 10 Waitaha Papatipu Rūnanga have now completed their selection process and have appointed two Ngāi Tahu Environment Canterbury Councillors, who will both bring the voice of mana whenua to the regional council table. The two councillors are former Environment Canterbury Councillor and Tumu Taiao Mana Whenua Expert Iaean Cranwell (Kāti Irakehu, Kāti Kurī, Kāti Makō) and former National MP Tutehounuku ‘Nuk’ Korako (Ngāi Tūāhuriri, Ngāti Wheke).

I am proud to finally have our people represented on the Council table with full voting rights, so we can have a formal say on how we manage the whenua and wai Māori of our tīpuna now and into the future. Mana whenua are confident Iaean and Nuk will be high performing Environment Canterbury Councillors with a strong understanding of Ngāi Tahu tikanga. Both have extensive environmental skills and governance experience and are rangatira for our hapū and whānau.

Piki ake kake ake te manu, mai i te ata hou, ki te ohonga ake, ki te ao nei. Tīhei mauri ora

Tēnā koutou katoa,

As we move out of the colder months and into kōanga (spring) it has been wonderful to see all the putiputi sprouting up throughout the motu. It is a reminder of the new beginnings and connections to be made in the coming months, starting with Hui-a-Iwi at Arowhenua Marae on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 November. We have already received more than 2,000 registrations which is great to see, and I look forward to seeing you soon kanohi ki te kanohi, e te whānau. A programme for the weekend is included on page 6 in this issue of Te Pānui Rūnaka

Our rangatira Tā Tipene O’Regan has had an incredible year. Most recently he was part of the official government delegation attending the funeral for Queen Elizabeth II in London in early October. He joined the Prime Minister and other leading Māori representing our country, including Governor General Dame Cindy Kiro, Kiingi Tūheitia, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Willie Apiata and Ngatu Rananana honorary president Whaea Esher Jessop. Ka mihi au e te rangatira.

During my last update, I celebrated the passing of the Canterbury Regional Council (Ngāi Tahu Representation) Bill. This special Bill recognises the responsibility that mana whenua hold as kaitiaki of their whenua, wai Māori, and taonga native species – caring for te taiao in the ways of our tīpuna.

On Thursday 29 September we reflected on the final reading of the Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Bill and marked its anniversary. Twenty-four years ago, our iwi gathered at Pipitea Marae before travelling onto Parliament. Following the whakatau held in the Grand Hall, iwi members who could be accommodated within the upstairs public gallery were taken into the House to witness the passing of the legislation, with other whānau watching in the Grand Hall via screens. After the passing of the Bill, the doors to the gallery were opened to allow

Our two Ngāi Tahu Environment Canterbury Councillors will be selected every three years, coinciding with local body elections. We look forward to seeing what they can achieve as kaitiaki of Waitaha.

Our two new ECan Councillors Nuk Korako and Iaean Cranwell.

those from the Grand Hall to join in the proceedings. Ngāi Tahu whānui were then granted permission to karanga and sing Tahupōtiki to mark the occasion. In the evening, iwi members returned to Pipitea Marae to share kai and celebrate this historic event with several speeches and waiata kīnaki.

Whānau, did you know the second volume of Tāngata Ngāi Tahu was recently released? This special pukapuka celebrates the rich and diverse lives Ngāi Tahu, profiling fifty whānau members who have contributed to their iwi, hapū and whānau. There is a special focus on wāhine toa, but you will also find profiles on rangatira and tohunga, community leaders, activists, scholars, social workers, politicians, fishermen, farmers, adventurers, weavers, performers and many more. You will be able to join our panellists, Tā Tipene O’Regan and the book’s editors Helen Brown and Michael Stevens at Hui-a-iwi on Saturday 26 November for an in-depth discussion about this kaupapa.

In other news from the whenua, Ngāi Tahu Holdings has signed a new commitment to better protect Papatūānuku by reducing agricultural emissions. This joint venture with the Government and alongside other agribusiness leaders is a key part of the new Centre for Climate Action on Agricultural Emissions. It will see industry and government invest around $172 million over the next four years to develop and commercialise practical tools and technologies for farmers to reduce emissions. This kaupapa demonstrates Ngāi Tahu Holdings’ commitment to leading in the innovation of new tools and technologies to reduce on-farm emissions for the entire agribusiness industry. It also aligns with Te Kounga Paparangi, our 88-point climate action plan to mitigate climate change, build resilience within our tribal communities, and promote sustainable business practices throughout the Ngāi Tahu takiwā.

Since my last update, kaupapa Māori health provider Poutini Wāiora has received a $2 million boost in funding from the Government to deliver four new health services on Te Tai o Poutini. The services will create 11 new roles to tackle mental health and addiction issues, support whānau to access affordable kai, and provide access to traditional kaupapa Māori healing.

This is a significant investment into Māori health and this much-needed funding will boost services and allow us to reach more communities in need. Until now there has been no dedicated support for whānau struggling with alcohol and addiction on the West Coast and the health service has failed our most vulnerable for too long. We know some of our most vulnerable whānau are falling through the gaps. Poverty, family violence, and housing challenges are putting pressure on health providers, but this funding will help to change that.

There is still a lot of mahi ahead and challenges to overcome, including hiring kaimahi to work in clinical positions throughout Te Tai o Poutini in a tight labour market. The new services include Te Tai Poutini Kai Puku (West Coast Food Hub), which is an organisation focused on reducing food waste.

Frozen Reo Māori was released in movie theatres across the motu in late October, giving our tamariki a special opportunity to watch a beloved movie in the language of their tīpuna. Frozen Reo Māori celebrates four dialects from across the motu, including our very own, Te Reo o Kāi Tahu. Ka mihi ki a koutou Hana O'Regan, Thomas Aerepo-Morgan, Kiringāua Cassidy, Charisma Rangipunga, and Karuna Thurlow, who were part of a team of eight reo Māori translators working with Matewa Media Trust to represent each of the four dialects. It is an incredible kaupapa.

I hope you and your whānau are keeping well and safe as we move closer to the holiday season. While we no longer have Covid restrictions in place, I still encourage whānau to remain vigilant. Cases are rising rapidly in Europe at present and new variants could still appear. Please continue to stay home when you are māuiui, horoia ō ringaringa often, and wear masks around those who need our protection – especially in hospitals, rest homes and care facilities.

Nō reira, tēnā koutou katoa.

Lisa Tumahai Kaiwhakahaere

TE PANUI RUNAKA

CALL FOR COVER ART SUBMISSIONS

Kia ora e te whānau

If you would like your artwork to be featured on the cover of Te Pānui Rūnaka, please submit it via email to: tpr@ngaitahu.iwi.nz

Ka hoki mai ki te kāinga

Ka hoki mai ki te kāinga (Coming Home)

Artist: Chloe Donaldson-Fitt (Kāi Tahu – Huirapa hapū, Arowhenua)

Ka hoki mai ki te kāinga was created by 16-year-old Chloe Donaldson-Fitt who is a member of the Tarawhata line from Arowhenua Rūnaka.

The piece is hand painted with acrylics for Chloe’s NCEA Level 1 Art Portfolio.

Ka hoki mai ki te kāinga is a symbol of Chloe breaking down the generational gap, taking a journey and bringing te ao Māori back into the whānau as she learns her whakapapa. Chloe can be seen wearing the cloak of her Poua Goldie Waaka's as she walks on her tūrangawaewae to the wharenui at Arowhenua.

It is a self-portrait, and is Chloe’s first, hand painted, realism artwork. Chloe and her whānau are immensely proud of Ka hoki mai ki te kāinga, as well her entire art portfolio.

Hui-ā-iwi 2022

Kaikōura Rūnanga

Rā Whānau

October

Garry

Te Wani (Sen) Ngahuia Te Wani-Revell Joshua Revell

November

Jacquline-Lee Te Wani

Raukura Te Wani-Revell

Congratulations to Jacqui and Garry Te Wani on their 40th Wedding Anniversary.

Te Tau Wairehu o Marokura Predator Control Project

Kia ora koutou e te whānau!

The month of Mahuru has flown by for the Te Whare Haumanu team. With trapping, bird monitoring and a few other kaupapa in between, the kaimahi have been busy. One of the most memorable days in Mahuru was the celebration of our one-year anniversary. That’s 365 days of operations for our predator control mahi. It has been the most unique journey diving into the unknown world of trapping. While upholding Ngāti Kurī values we have jam packed our toolbelts with new knowledge, skills, confidence, and connections. We have all grown in so many ways and are proud to be kaitiaki of our whenua! We have become one big whānau and feel very blessed to be in a work environment that embraces our Māoritanga and supports our values.

Te Wiki Tiaki Ao Tūroa (Conservation Week) was 5-11 Mahuru so we thought it was time to get our kaumātua involved in our kaupapa. Starting the day with a mihi whakatau, presentation and waiata we then took the kaumātua into the field with us to check one of our traps and show them how bird monitoring works. Our wairua was on a high as we got to hear the whakaaro from our kaumātua. The day was so great that they can’t wait to come along again.

Above: Section 2 Tūteurutira; below: bird monitoring.

With section 2 live and baited, we have managed to get two trap checks completed and a total of 45 predators caught. This is a massive jump from what we caught in the previous two months.

Kaumātua Field Day.

Bird monitoring has begun and all staff from Te Whare Haumanu and Te Rūnanga o Kaikōura Ltd got involved with our first day. We didn’t have the usual technology that was used last year to spot the nest, but we did have a great crew and got the mahi done. Walking the beach stretch in a line and stopping whenever we saw a pohowera meant a slow walk but worked for spotting nests. So far we have found 14 nests in this one stretch, hopefully we will start seeing chicks from all of these nests.

If any whānau have any questions or would like to receive our TWOM Pānui, please feel free to email rawinia.thomas@ngaitahu.iwi.nz

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Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Waewae

Rā Whānau

A big mihi to everyone who celebrated their birthday in recent months. If you aren’t on the lists below, aroha mai and Happy Birthday!

October

Tania Hutana, Theresa Rooney, Milly Campbell, Wiremu Weepu, Manu Weepu, Courtney Sargent, Jamie Meihana-Whittle, Ariana Tainui, Rosemarie Tainui, Kelly Mason, Arana Sutton, Te Aotaumarewa MeihanaEiffe, Maia Tonihi, Tioti Campbell, Gaylene Culling, Te Ngarahau Mason, Chance Beckett-Ria, Jo-anne Coakley (Millie), Sophie Tiller, Tessa Treadgold, Tom Downs, William Simpson, Davida Simpson.

November

Rahera Tainui, Tayejana Coulston, Shiana Meihana, Tonihi Paewhenua, Katene Campbell, Tama Coulston, Arama Weepu, Aroha Tainui, Lawrence Price, Eldon Wilson, Darcy Stokes, Fiona Lang, Anaru Lang, Lilly Treadgold, Te Ngawari Mason.

Hei Pēpi

Lanah and Aroha Blacktopp would like to announce the safe arrival of Iris Te Maori Raukawa on 18 August in Ōtautahi and Kōwhai Te Kapuarangi on 8 September in Māwhera both weighing 7.9 pounds. First mokopuna for Miriama Johnsen and Peter Blacktopp and great mokopuna of Iris and Gordon Weaver.

Iris and Kōwhai.

Pohowera.

Kōmiti Mātauranga

Tēnā tātou,

As a Komiti Mātauranga (Education Committee) we’ve got a few kaupapa on the go – most of which are for you, our whānau! We’re doing our best to work with Ngāti Māhaki to provide opportunities which are accessible and relevant to Poutini Ngāi Tahu as a collective.

We run wānanga every second month, and organise different te reo videos and resources which are shared via the Poutini Ngāi Tahu Facebook group (and will be on our whānau page of our website once it goes live!)

On the last Tuesday of every month we organise something for our kaumātua – so far we’ve taken them to a couple of movies, played some cards and housie together, had a go at line dancing, had a kōrero about what’s needed to put a will together, and had plenty of cups of tea and asparagus rolls.

If you’d like to be kept in the loop with what’s coming up, please join the Poutini Ngāi Tahu Facebook group. If you’re not on Facebook, send an email through to: matauranga@ngatiwaewae.org.nz and we’ll do our best to send pānui/notices out via email too.

We’re also supporting schools and other organisations along Te Tai Poutini with professional development, workshops, trips to the marae and more. If this is mahi you are able to contribute to, please send us an email so we can have a kōrero about it.

We have a few hui coming up before the end of this year:

Nov 18: wānanga at Arahura marae with Tonia Burgh, to discuss how we engage with, and protect the kōrero held in our wharenui

Nov 19: wānanga with whānau, kaupapa TBC Nov 29: kaumātua day, kaupapa TBC

There are also hui which will run during early 2023, keep an eye out for more details: Pā picnic in January Kura Reo in January Waewae reunion over Easter weekend

If there are kaupapa you’d like our support with, please get in touch and we’ll see what we can help out with.

Ngā mihi nui! Te Komiti Mātauranga o Ngāti Waewae (Ariana, Hamiria, Davida, Joe, Teena, Andrea, Shan, Aroha).

from bottom left: Drew-Hoia and Autumn learning to repurpose at our wānanga taiao; Kaumātua out for lunch after a haerenga to see Elvis; Whānau at Kura Reo; Kaumātua deep in kōrero at Arahura.

Clockwise

Rūnanga Business

If you have any rūnanga business queries, please contact our Rūnanga Administrator Elly –Elly.Mulholland@ngaitahu.iwi.nz or 037556451.

Any marae bookings or queries please contact our Marae Manager Miriama – Events@ngatiwaewae.org.nz or 037556451.

We welcome contributions from Ngāti Waewae whānau for Te Pānui Rūnaka. Please send any news, announcements, achievements, pānui and/or photos to Elly and we will include them.

Whakapapa registration forms can be collected from Arahura Marae otherwise you can email Elly for a digital copy.

If you are unsure which Papatipu Rūnaka you belong to, the Ngāi Tahu Whakapapa Unit are always very helpful. You can contact them on 0800 KAITAHU (524824).

Clockwise from below: 70+ Kaiako from the Kawatiri Kahui Ako at Arahura for a wānanga; Whānau at Kaniere during our taiao wānanga; Kaumātua partaking in a friendly(ish) game of wharewhare; Poutini Ngāi Tahu at our first ever Kura Reo on Te Tai o Poutini.

Te Rūnanga o Makaawhio

Estella Wallace’s whānau would like to acknowledge and congratulate her on winning this year’s SOUNZNZCF Te Reo Māori Choral Composition Award for her piece Ka Mate Te Reo i Te Reaka Kotahi.

Estella is the granddaughter of the late Linda Fernandez of Te Rūnanga o Makaawhio.

Estella is a Y13 student at Christchurch Girls High School. Her piece Ka Mate Te Reo i Te Reaka Kotahi had words by Hana O’Regan and was written for eight-part voices. It reflects the effort required to keep the Māori language alive, and the death it faces if one generation doesn’t take up the cause.

As the winning composer, Estella won a cash prize and a taonga in the form of a pūtōrino carved by taonga puoro player/maker and composer Tamihana Ratene.

Olivia Van Dissel

We are sad to be farewelling Oliva from her role working for us and with the DoC as a ranger based in Waiau/ Franz under the ‘Jobs for Nature’ banner. However, we are thrilled that Olivia will now be working for DoC in Greymouth as a Biodiversity Ranger working with threatened species.

Te Whatu Ora Te Tai o Poutini

Studentship Programme

Te Whatu Ora Te Tai o Poutini West Coast’s Studentship Programme has recently been renamed Te Kōunga o Te Hiringa Gary Coghlan Studentship Programme in memory of Gary Coghlan who was one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s longest serving general managers in Hauora Māori.

Gary who lost his long battle with illness on 26 November 2021 had an enormous impact during his 20+ years working at the former West Coast District Health Board. He continually challenged the health system to deliver equitable outcomes for Māori and actively promoted cultural competencies in mainstream health systems. He was recognised as one of the key contributors to reforms within the health system and in developing rural health initiatives on the West Coast and was held in the greatest respect by his colleagues.

“Gary promoted programmes that gave rangatahi (young people) the opportunity to experience first-hand what life could be like working in the West Coast Health System. He was both innovative and courageous with his ideas and he was never afraid to challenge the status quo. These are all character traits that we would hope to find in our studentship applicants.” says Interim General Manager Hauora Māori Kylie Parkin.

The Studentship Programme is open to West Coast students who are studying or intending to enrol at a recognised NZ university or polytechnic for the next academic year. Applicants must have resided on the South Island’s West Coast or have strong links to or whakapapa to Te Tai o Poutini. Applications have closed for this year, we will advise when the new round of funding opens for 2023.

Christmas Pool Party

Sunday 4th December at Westland Recreation Centre, Greymouth, swimming from 2pm – 4pm, RSVP makaawho.admin@ngaitahu.iwi.nz

For tamariki under 12 please include tamariki ages. We will provide kai and a small gift.

Te Ngāi Tūāhuriri Rūnanga

Pēpi

The Reriti-Crofts’ are delighted at the addition of a pēpi to their whānau.

Hana and Sean welcomed their first tamaiti, Evelyn Grace Aroha on 29 July.

Evie is the first mokopuna for Huia and Wendy and the second great mokopuna of the late Peter Reriti and Dame Aroha Reriti-Crofts.

Congratulations

Whānau of Dr Michael-James Edwards wish to congratulate and acknowledge his graduation in August at the University of Canterbury. Dr Michael-James Edwards was supported by the Ngāi Tūāhuriri whānau and celebrated his graduation hākari by Ngāi Tūāhuriri kaumātua at Pineacres, Kaiapoi.

Michael is the mokopuna of Ramari and Hori Brennan and his whakapapa is to Ngāi Tūāhuriri, Te Arawa and Tuwharetoa.

Toku mama: Timua Brennan and Robert Edwards.

Supported by the Brennan whānau and the Crofts whānau.

Michael graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology.

"The Development of an Actuarial Model for Arson Recidivism".

Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke

AGM Results

Change of trustees for Rāpaki 875 Reserves

Prior to his passing Pat Hutana served as a Rāpaki Reserve Trustee for six years and for four of those was chair. We mihi to Pat’s whānau and acknowledge his contribution during his time as a trustee.

The trustees also offer their thanks to retiring trustee Matea Gillies for his significant contribution over the past six years. Pat and Matea offered early this year to end their terms as trustees to enable a staggered rotation of trustees. The nomination process for new trustees saw Nik Randle and Kahu Piripi nominated to fill the two vacancies. Their applications have been lodged with Te Kooti Whenua Māori and the trustee transition process should be completed late 2022.

Re-election of Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke Inc Exec

The recent AGM saw the re-election of chair Mishele Radford and secretary Roy Tikao. Thanks to all who put their names forward for election.

Marae Improvements

Our long awaited marae improvements are near completion with the extension of the dining room, construction of a laundry and generator cover, installation of a sound system and an AV system for online meetings. We look forward to sharing photos of the end result in the next pānui.

“Riding for Renee” from Rāpaki to Picton 1 October 2022

We need your help to raise the final $20,000 for Renee to get her Life Changing Surgery that is not covered under the Public Health System.

This young woman Renee Veal (Couch) needs specialised jaw reconstruction surgery. She has lived over 10 years with chronic daily pain. It is difficult for her to sleep or eat properly and she experiences constant severe migraines and sees life through a fog of pain and discomfort.

All funds raised are for medical expenses for a total Temporomandibular joint reconstruction, bilateral jaw joint replacements. This is very specialised jaw surgery.

Renee’s grandparents are Doug & Elaine Couch from Rāpaki.

After cycling from Rāpaki to Bluff, Nuk will now ride over 560 kms from Rāpaki to Picton. This route through the center will be more challenging, to raise that last $20,000 departing Saturday 01 October.

Rāpaki to Waikari, on through to Hamner Springs to Springs Junction, to Murchison, to St Arnaud, to Blenheim then on to Picton.

The Korako whānau have covered and will continue to cover all ‘Riding for Renee’ expenses, including the support team, so 100% of every dollar raised goes directly to Renee’s surgery fund.

It is Renee’s dream to live a normal life and do things other young women are doing at her age, get her degree & most of all live pain-free.

Renee is very appreciative of those who have already donated and if you have, we ask you to share this with a friend, company or whānau member.

All financial support towards this ride will change Renee’s life. She is a humble, hard-working young woman, even through her hardest days. Renee’s jaw is continuing to deteriorate so we are determined to make this happen.

Surgery Account 38 900305 49796 13

Give A Little https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/nuk-is-back-on-the-bike-riding-for-renee Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RidingForRenee

Email Nuk & Chris riding4renee@gmail.com

If you are not in a position to support financially, your words of support are pure gold.

Thank you Nuk and Chris Korako Renee and her whānau

Mishele Radford

Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke Chair

Te Taumutu Rūnanga

Students planting day at Te Waikēkēwai

The team working on the Waikēkēwai restoration project have been hard at work ensuring there are great opportunities for tamariki involvement in the project. Students from both the Waitaha and Te Rōhutu Whio schools in Rolleston were invited on the field trip which was organised by the Whakaora Te Waikēkēwai project team and Te Ara Kārāriki Greenway Canterbury Trust.

The students helped with in-fill planting on the riparian margin. Riparian plants help to filter contaminants from nearby farms, stabilise bank sediment, and provide much needed habitat and shade for aquatic flora and fauna.

The students had a fantastic day. They were lucky enough to see some taonga species in the river too, including tuna, īnanga, and cased caddisfly larvae. They were also treated to a raranga lesson with Whaea Daph, where they learnt to make putiputi and ika harakeke.

Photos published with permission from Te Rōhutu Whio.

The Whakaora Te Waikēkēwai project team welcomes community interest and engagement in this project. Please contact sophie.mcgregor@ngaitahu.iwi.nz for more information.

Students Planting.

Sally Nutira

Congratulations to Sally Nutira for recently receiving a Community Service Award from the Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board. Sally has given countless years of volunteer service to many organisations, including but not limited to Hornby Rugby League, Te Horomaka o Te Huruhuru Kōhanga Reo and the South Island Māori Netball Association.

Weaving lessons with Whaea Daph.

Right: Sally Nutira accepting her award from Mike Mora (Community Board Chairperson) with Jack Newsom, Jahkeil Nutira (moko), Rulon Nutira (son) and Titihuia Tamou (one of the nominators).

Children at Selwyn schools and early childhood centres have been given a series of books about local Ngāi Te Ruahikihiki ki Taumutu pūrākau and illustrated by young Ngāi Tahu artists. These pūrākau are a reprint of the books that were published for Taumutu whānau two years ago. Te Taumutu Rūnanga Chair, Liz Brown, said that local placed based curriculum is an important component in all our educational institutions, and this is a great initiative to have our pūrākau used within the takiwā.

Canterbury University wellbeing institute director Professor Gail Gillon said the new books are designed to develop children’s oral language and literacy skills.

Using funding provided by the Ministry of Education, 600 copies of the books will be given to 50 schools,

nearly 100 early childhood centres and six libraries in the Taumutu rohe. The books are the result of a collaboration between the University of Canterbury’s Child Wellbeing Research Institute and Te Taumutu Rūnanga.

The books depict three different pūrākau (stories) that are significant to Taumutu, including Ruru and the Giant Pouākai, The Creation of Tuna and Taniwha and the Rakaia Gorge

The books were developed as part of a research project within the Better Start National Science Challenge in response to a call from the rūnanga for culturally appropriate and place-based stories relevant to local communities. Local rangatahi Olivia Knighton and Jayda Siyakurima created the illustrations for this beautiful series of books.

Centre – Te Taumutu Rūnanga Chair, Liz Brown attending the event.

Te Rūnanga o Koukourarata

He Rau Tau, He Tini Mahara | 100 Years, 1,000

Memories

Tūtehuarewa, the whare and hall in Koukourarata (Port Levy) turns 100 years old in April 2023.

Te Rūnanga o Koukourarata is celebrating the rich legacy of Tūtehuarewa with a centenary celebration that runs for three days over Easter Weekend, 7- 9 April 2023. You are warmly encouraged to come along. Nau mai, haere mai.

The celebration has something for everyone; for people coming home for the first time, to those who were born in the bay. There will be whakapapa, memories, housie, a time capsule, kai, merch, the launch of special pukapuka and waiata whakangahau.

We are still keen to see your old photos, letters or other taoka that relate to the 100-year history of the whare. We’d love to include them in the celebration.

Registration information was released at the end of October 2022.

If you would like more details, please contact our private Facebook group “Tūtehuarewa Centenary 2023” or the office on koukourarata@ngaitahu.iwi.nz or 03 339 8308.

The Kawakawa Balm (aka Khylos Kawakawa Boutique)

I started The Kawakawa Balm business journey from wanting a soothing remedy for my child’s eczema. Following a great response with my child’s skin I felt passionate about providing this for others in similar situations. This branched out towards providing other skin care such as the Mirimiri Oil range for rongoa and skin nourishment, as well as body scrubs that are inspired from experimenting with exfoliant ingredients.

As for many, Covid-19 impacted the starting journey of The Kawakawa Balm. However, I am excited to announce that all products and platforms have now relaunched.

I would like to thank and acknowledge both a Ngāi Tahu Puna Pātiki grant, and Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu Wave funding for the support, establishment, and

Wānanga Harakeke

On Friday 2 September through until Sunday 4 September we were fortunate to host weavers at the marae. The ladies spent no time mucking around, trying to keep up with them did prove to be quite a challenge throughout the weekend. On top of harvesting the harakeke throughout the day the weavers were generous in providing some lessons in the evening for whānau on how to make putiputi and the accompanying harakeke decorations. Investing in a pasta maker is now definitely on the cards. Each time a plant was harvested there was a quiet celebration that they could now “breathe”, and they could once again “dance” in the wind. Thank you to those of the whānau who came out to āwhina in the weekend.

success of The Kawakawa Balm. This has been an exciting new journey full of learning experiences, connection, and bonding for our whānau.

You can find us on: Facebook: The Kawakawa Balm Instagram: @the_kawakawa_balm Email: thekawakawabalm@gmail.com

Ngā mihi maioha Sierra Allan

Clockwise from above: Evening time spent making putiputi, from left to right: Ngaio Tuari, Patty Anne Oberest; Marion Crofts; The weavers in their happy place; Before and after; The dream team from left to right: Te Aroha Daken (weekend cook); Ngaio Tuari; Trixie Woodill; Linda Rangipunga; Kaye Stevens; Pattyanne Oberest; Christine Brown.

Te Rūnanga o Waihao

He pēpi

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

Taonga Pūoro with Ruby Solly

Whānau have returned home to craft and play taonga pūoro, while learning how our tīpuna and tohuka used them within their lives for their own hauora and that of their communities.

There have been lots of relationships rekindled and mātauraka shared. Whānau have made plans for how they are going to use taonga pūoro to help lift their own hauora and have gone back to their own whare to put their plans into place.

Ngā mate

Waihao Rūnanga extends our deepest sympathy to all our whānau suffering the loss of a loved one at this time.

Everyone had a fantastic time, lots of big emotional work and reconnecting going on underneath it all, people leaving tired and happy... all great stuff!

Due to the huge success of these wānanga, we may run another series in the future – watch this space! A huge thank you to Ruby for making this possible!

SGM

The Special General Meeting will be held on 20 November 2022 commencing at 10.30am. We look forward to welcoming you either in person or virtually. Please notify the office if you plan on attending in person so that we can manage numbers appropriately for safety and catering purposes.

Update Your Details

Time for a spring clean! We are currently attempting to update all our whānau registrations and still finding a lot of outdated information.

Have you moved since you registered? Has your email or phone number changed? Have your children moved out on their own? Have you registered all your whānau members? Have any whānau passed away recently?

Contact the office to check any of these details, or just send us an email with your current details anyway and we will check for you! There may be opportunities you are missing out on because we have not been able to contact you!

Enquiries to Te Rūnanga o Waihao:

Phone: on 0800 924 426 Email: waihao.manager@ngaitahu.iwi.nz Post: 26 Maori Road, RD 10, Morven, Waimate 7980

Pānui Whānui

We email out a Weekly News pānui every Friday. If you are not receiving this and would like to, contact the office on 0800 924 426 or email waihao.manager@ ngaitahu.iwi.nz

Waihao Website

Whānau are reminded that we have a website that has lots of information for you. If you do not have

a password for the registered members area of the website, you can obtain one from the office.

Events: Te Ara Reo o Tapuiti at Waihao:

Te Komiti Mātauranga o Waihao | Waihao Education Committee are excited to announce that the Te Ara Reo o Tapuiti online learning journey has commenced, and we have a range of whānau participating and increasing the understanding and use of te reo in their whare.

Videos were emailed out to whānau who had enrolled in the course each Friday, and our Facebook group is active for whānau to share their progress and upload weekly wero.

We have offered a zoom session each Monday following the Friday video drop, as an opportunity for whānau to discuss any pātai they may have and practice pronunciation.

Te Rūnanga o Moeraki

Te Rūnanga o Moeraki Members and Potential Members

Te Rūnanga o Moeraki invite all potential members to register with our Rūnanga Office, just contact us via email moeraki.runanga@ngaitau.iwi.nz, by post to 43 Tenby Street, Moeraki, R D 2 Palmerston, Otago 9482 or phone 034394816 and ask for our registration form.

For our members who are registered we encourage you to contact our rūnanga office to check and update your details. If you wish to receive regular updates, on what the rūnanga is up to, or information from our Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu Representative newsletters etc, please ensure your details are correct.

Covid-19 Care Packs

Te Rūnanga o Moeraki wish to advise whānau that we have Covid-19 care packs if needed. Please contact the office to get yours.

Annual General Meeting

Te Runanga o Moeraki Inc Annual General Meeting will be held on Sunday 6 November 2022, 10.00am at Moeraki Marae, cnr Tenby St & Te Karita Rd, Moeraki.

Business:

• Kaiwhakahaere Report

• Moeraki Limited Report

• Moeraki Limited Financial Report

• Directors Appointment Panel Report

• Aukaha Report

• Rock Art Trust Report

• Presentation of Audited Annual Financial Accounts

• Appointment of Auditor

• Decide on resolutions submitted to the meeting by Whakapapa members – any resolutions must have been submitted at least 28 days before the date of the AGM

• Review of the Membership of the Society

• Service Level Agreement 2020/2021 between Moeraki Ltd and TROM

Tahu McFarlane was chosen for five days to participate on the Spirit of Adventure, travelling from Auckland to the Hokianga for a week last month. Tahu is the son of Karen McFarlane-Tauranga and the mokopuna of Jane Whitau – also Irirangi and Mohi Whitau.

Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki

AGM 2022

The Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki Annual General Meeting will be held Sunday 6 November at the Puketeraki Marae at 10.00am.

Last year you may remember we advised that from 2022, we will no longer be mailing out the annual report unless you request it. Please let the office know if you would like to receive a hardcopy of the annual report asap by emailing georgina@puketeraki.nz with “21-22 Annual Report” in the subject line.

Welcome!

I whānau mai a Matawera Tahitahi i te 23 o Māehe 2022 i Ōtepoti. Ko Tāwini White (Te Raki whānau) rāua ko Kelly Ann Tahitahi ōnā Māmā. Ko Kāti Huirapa, Kāi Te Atawhiua, Kāi Te Rakiāmoa, Kāi Te Raki ōnā hapū Kāi Tahu. He honoka hoki ki Te Rarawa ki Hokianga. He tama harikoa, he tama kākau māhaki. Ka nui te aroha o tōnā whānau ki tēnei tama.

Matawera Tahitahi was born to Tāwini White (Te Raki whānau) and Kelly Ann Tahitahi on the 23 March.

He has many Kāi Tahu hapū affiliations including Huirapa, Te Rakiāmoa, Te Atawhiua and Te Raki. He is a kind, happy boy and is loved dearly by his whānau.

Puketeraki Native Plant Nursery

In the early 2000s, what started as a means of growing plants out for a local habitat restoration project along the Waikouaiti River, estuary and wetland area, has grown into a thriving nursery run by Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki. The nursery now grows out tens of thousands of plants for habitat restoration projects throughout Otago. To meet the demands of regional

Local habitat restoration continues

The generosity of Emma Farry to our local habitat restoration effort continues. This year she donated 1000 native plants to boost local biodiversity, reduce erosion and sediment runoff to the river, estuary, and marine environment, and improve the health of our fisheries. This work is often carried out on sites of cultural and environmental significance. Over two days in September these plants were given new homes thanks to over 50 volunteers. Volunteers joined a River-Estuary Care: Waikouaiti-Karitane morning out getting 400 plants in the ground to continue previous restoration work along the Waikouaiti River estuarine edge at the historic waka landing site near the railway line, MacLachlan Rd and Coast Rd. A week later a University of Otago class planted nearly 600 plants at a significant habitat

habitat restoration activities our nursery has recently expanded beyond Te Taumata o Puaka, and has added a plastic house, shade house and planting shed at the māra at 1200 Coast Road, Puketeraki. Our project has continued to grow from strength-to-strength throughout the years, learning from each season while holding onto core values focused on the wellbeing of plants, whenua and people. Our nursery often sources seed from the region and at last count is growing approximately 100 plant species to ensure each habitat restoration project is supplied plants which are specific to the project’s environment. The rūnaka employs six part-time staff to keep the nursery running. As we move into warmer days things are about to get very busy so we hope to be bringing more keen people on board!

restoration site at Orbell’s Crossing. In addition to planting, on Sunday the students spent the Saturday out on the water with Hauteruruku ki Puketeraki. Lecturer, Chanel Phillips, brings her students out each year to apply theory to practice, learning the importance of the relationship of Māori to the environment. The paper, Te Pou o Te Koronga: Advanced Māori Physical Education and Health is based on the whakataukī “ka ora te taiao, ka ora te tangata – a healthy thriving environment means healthy thriving people.” Each time they come out to Karitane they spend one of their days giving back to the place which has nurtured the students’ learning experience. Our local ecosystems benefit in so many ways from the generosity and hard work of those who help. A big shout out to Emma Farry, all the volunteers over the years, and the continued participation and enthusiasm of these students!

An exciting plant discovery

An exciting plant discovery has been made by Rob Rail on Huriawa Peninsula. Rob has located a small number of rare Pinatoro (Pimelea prostrata subsp. ventosa) thriving in precarious conditions – as they love to do. Pinatoro is sometimes called native Daphne (probably because of its pretty white flowers) and can be found in coastal areas prone to constant change, such as shifting dunes and eroding coastal banks and rocky outcrops. Due to its preference for such places, persistent degradation of these areas, and that it is tasty to rabbits, the plant is now a very rare sight. Plans are underway for Rob and the Puketeraki Nursery crew to propagate some seedlings from these parent plants (first by cuttings, and in Summer from seed), for the purpose of getting more of them back into the taiao.

Waiata Practices

Puketeraki have held four waiata sessions thus far in preparation for Te Atakura Hui ā Iwi. We have had a great turnout from our whānau. One of the new aspects is allowing whānau to join in online. A special acknowledgement to Aukaha for allowing us to use their office space, kā mihi ki a koutou. We have four more practices left until we take stage! If you would like to join in person or online, please contact the rūnaka office for more details.

Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou

Ka Mihi Aroha

Māturuturu ana kā roimata ki a rātou kua whatukarokaro ana ki tua o Paerau. E rere atu ana kā tai o aroha ki a koutou kā whānau, ka urupa o rātou mā i tenei wā. Our thoughts and deepest sympathy are with whānau who have lost a loved one recently, including the whānau of Paenui Matahaere (Scotty), Sir Noble Thomson "Toby" Curtis KNZM, Mavis (Dimp) Smith (née Heath), Queen Elizabeth II.

We send our aroha to all whānau across the miles. May each whānau find comfort in your memories, and from those who surround you with love and care. For those who are in hospital or unwell at home we wish you speedy recovery and return to good health.

Methodist Pūtea 2023 Funding round is Open

The seven rūnaka south of the Waitaki and their individual hapū members are invited to make an application to this small fund of $4800.00. The 2023 Methodist Pūtea Grant closes at 12.00pm on 31 March 2023. This year two categories are being offered, covering theology and wairua studies, and the cultural needs of the iwi. For application forms phone 03 478 0352 or email office@tro.org.nz

Notice of Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou Inc AGM

The Annual General Meeting will be held on November 13 2022 at Ōtākou Marae.

Whānau Feature

photographer, 3, Manaia Wesley

Celebrating Harrison Diver

11 year old Harrison Diver (son of Cindy Diver) did amazing mahi for Aurora Otago Science Fair during August. He was one of the top seven at the fair and won a Premiere Award – New Zealand Marine Studies Centre Gifted and Talented Year 7 or 8 with an experiment on the speed of sound through objects. The other awards he won were NZ Institute of Physics, and Dodd Walls Centre for Research and Excellence, Physics Related. Congratulations Harrison.

We start them young at Ōtākou! Budding photographer, three-year-old Manaia Wesley is the son of Connagh Wesley, and moko of Rachel Wesley. Moana Wesley is his TauTau, and he is a great great mokopuna of Cecille and the late Tatane Wesley.

Budding

Above: Harrison Diver with his project ‘Bite this Beethoven’ that he won a Premiere Award for; left: Harrison Diver is standing on the far left back row with other Premiere Award winners of the New Zealand Marine Studies Centre Gifted and Talented Year 7 or 8 students.

Tū Rākau Project

Our Tū Rākau restoration project continues to roll along with well-attended work bees, lots of mud and heaps of laughs all fuelled by waiata and good simple kai. Our awa are starting to run clear and the plantings are coming away. Upcoming dates are:

22 October 9am-4pm.

12 November 9am-4pm, with the option to noho overnight for the Rūnaka AGM 10am next day.

14 and 28 January 9am-4pm, as we prepare for Treaty Festival.

Nau mai, haere mai, tauti mai.

Hapū members and volunteers clearing roadside ditch.

Dan Brown, Tama Brown and Michelle Taiaroa-McDonald taking a breather.

Whānau kai at Tū Rākau noho marae.

Moana Wesley, Kitty Brown, Dimitri and Jessica Latton – planting out the ātea.

Vera Kelly, Kuini Brown and Kitty Brown –morning walk to Te Umu Kuri.

Mihiata Wesley-Evans, Moana Wesley, Koreana and Te Hori Wesley-Evans –Cleaning the harakeke.

Lester Kelly, Koreana Wesley-Evans, Ethan Kelly – wrestling the vines down.

Natalie Karaitiana, Moana Wesley, Kirsten Parkinson and Talia Ellison preparing kai.

Oliver Dawson, Cindy Diver and Koreana Wesley-Evans – Digging out the stream bed.

Lunch in Hākuiao with hapū members and friends of the marae.

Kitty Brown clearing stream bed.

Toroa Fledging and First Arrival for the new Breeding Season

Amazing footage of the Royalcam chick fledging: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGHrapGRBZM

The first returned Northern Royal Toroa/Albatross was sighted on the Pukekura headland by the Department of Conservation (DOC) Rangers on 20 September, marking the beginning of a new breeding season for these endemic birds. DOC rangers spotted a toroa known as OL (Orange/Lime) on the headland on Tuesday 20 September.

OL had not been seen for seven months as the birds have been circumnavigating the Southern Ocean. To honour the arrival, bells rang across Dunedin at 1pm on Thursday 22nd. DOC ranger Sharyn Broni said OL was a 12-year-old female who was seen spending time with a potential mate last summer and time would tell if she laid an egg in November.

Ōtākou hapū member and manager of the Northern Royal Albatross Centre, Hoani Langsbury said between 35 to 50 breeding pairs were expected to fledge more than two dozen chicks around September 2023, as the colony continued to grow.

Taurite Tū

Recently kaumātua attending Taurite Tū were interested to hear kōrero about podiatry from Zane Green of Integrated Health Otago, and the following week hearing with Kelven Gaskill of the Life Unlimited Charitable Trust. Those kaumātua who wanted to had personal sessions with Kelven to discuss their personal needs around hearing and hearing aids.

R/L: Hapū members, Moana Wesley, Julie Asher, Natalie Karaitiana with Kellie Forbes (Whānau Ora for Kaumatua projects) and Kevin Gaskill of the Life Unlimited Charitable Trust.

The Royalcam chick made the most of the howling sou’wester on 3 September 3 2022, and was first to fledge.

Northern Royal Albatross First returner 2022-2023 season.

Tū Rākau – Kaiwhare running clear.

Tiriti o Waitangi 2023

Planning for the Tiriti commemorations is well underway at Ōtākou. The theme for 2023 is co-governance as expressed in the whakataukī ‘He waka unua, aukahatia, mātuatia’ – (The double-hulled waka, bound together, to steady the journey ahead) to highlight the need for our communities to work together in harmony, including our relationship with the government and the crown, for the future success of our nation. We look forward to seeing you all here at Ōtākou on Monday 6 February 2023.

Te Nukuroa o Matamata / Te

Nohoaka

o Tukiauau / Sinclair Wetlands

Kana/spring has finally arrived and like the words of Manu Tiria we are the “digging birds, the planting birds” in the wetlands at present. One of the interesting pieces of mahi the team has just completed is the planting of pūrei in handwoven kono. This planting on the edge of Titri is to assist with restoring habitat for īnaka and to suppress the nasty weed, reed sweetgrass.

The tīma have spent some of the wet days weaving 200 kono for this kaupapa and developing their raraka skills. In the last month nearly 10,000 other plants have

been put into the whenua by the toa taiao. It’s a tough gig, but they have really put their backs into the work!

October brings new challenges in weed and animal pest control, and we continue to prepare for the longer, warmer days. Our nursery construction is now completed and has been given the name “Tūokioki” – one of the grandsons of Tukiauau and Tūwiriroa.

Our new waka has finally arrived, and we are getting ready for this new mobility and opportunity to work within the wetlands. So, our digging and planting birds will be working further afield with our restoration mahi.

Te Pānui Rūnaka Submissions

Ōtākou hapū members – we welcome your whānau and personal pānui/news for including in our TPR pānui. Please send your pēpi hou, ngā mate or memorials, achievements in sports, education or anything else of interest you would like to share and insert photos to office@tro.org.nz Please make a caption for your photos and name people in each photo. Thank you.

Ōtākou Marae website and contact information

Feel free to browse our website. Booking the marae for functions can be done online and is subject to any COVID-19 restrictions. Go to http://www.otakourunaka.co.nz/#home-image or email office@tro.org.nz or phone 03 478 0352.

Kia ora tonu tātou ki ō tātou kāika. – stay safe whānau.

Ka kite anō.

Handwoven kono.

Ka pai to mahi Jarrell Pattison.

Pūrei in handwoven kono ready for planting.

Waihōpai Rūnaka

Kia ora koutou whānau, ngā mihi nui, ngā mihi aroha ki a koutou katoa!

Ki te kotahi te kākaho ka whati, ki te kāpuia e kore e whati.

Whakawatea

On Wednesday 14 September members of Waihōpai Rūnaka attended the whakawātea or blessing of the whenua where the new BW Digital DataGrid Datacentre will be built, at Makarewa just north of Invercargill.

BW Digital is a subsidiary of BW Group, a leading global maritime company involved in shipping, maritime infrastructure, and new sustainable technologies. Headquartered in Singapore, BW Digital develops, funds, and operates digital infrastructures in the Asia-Pacific region. It is the owner and developer of Hawaiki and Hawaiki Nui submarine cables, and DataGrid datacentre.

In 2018, Hawaiki completed the Hawaiki Transpacific Cable, a much anticipated 15,000 km subsea fibre optic cable linking Australia, New Zealand, American Samoa, Hawai’i, and the West Coast of the US, which has become a critical infrastructure asset in the region.

Legends of our lands

Our people, our places,

stories

Legends of the Land Art Exhibition

Our thanks and appreciations to Miharo Murihiku Trust for connecting us to this year’s Murihiku Art Awards and Exhibition. We view this relationship as a wonderful way to support our rakatira mo āpōpō. Kei te mihi maioha ki ngā kaimahi me ngā poari o Miharo.

BW Digital’s roadmap features a series of complementary developments focused on the Asia-Pacific region, including Hawaiki Nui, the first submarine cable to directly interconnect Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, and the US, as well as DataGrid, Australasia’s first carbon-neutral hyperscale datacentre – located in Invercargill which will be powered by 100 percent green energy.

Joseph Wakefield and Evelyn Cook.

Kaumātua day out with The Casketeers

Our kaumātua were treated to a luncheon at the Ascot Park Hotel with guest speakers Francis and Kaiora Tipene from The Casketeers TV programme.

The Eat Talk Connect – Casketeers Luncheon was part of our monthly “Treat our Taonga” outings our kaimahi have initiated for our kaumātua.

Ōraka Aparima Rūnaka

Tēnā tātou e te whānau

Spring has sprung here in the deep south, and we are currently enjoying some great weather. Generally, at this time of year we have an influx of visitors to Riverton. The estuary is a hive of activity with fishing boats lining up at the ramp, rowers gracefully synchronised and gliding through the water, jet skis and the odd kayak all going about their business. Please remember to wear your life jacket if you are heading out onto the water.

With daylight saving now here it is the perfect time to get out into the garden. Even if you have never gardened before there are plenty of online resources to help if you want to get started. You don’t even need that much space to get going. Spuds, tomatoes, chillies, blueberries, lemons, and many other things can be grown in pots. Alternatively, you can grow a selection of herbs and sprouted greens in the house! With the exorbitant cost of fruit and vegetables, there is no time like the present.

Over the past two months we have had a good number of bookings for all our properties. This is great to see after the setbacks we have had over the last two years. A big shout out to the whānau who helped us set up the whitebait stand. The stand is now getting good usage but to date reports from all areas don’t show much success. Here is hoping the season picks up in the remaining few weeks.

The kapa haka group have been practicing hard for Hui-ā-Iwi. If you would like to join this group, please let us know.

There will be another volunteer working trip to Rarotoka in the next few months. Keep an eye out for the dates. Please contact us here at the office if you would like to go.

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

Mauri Ora Whānau ‘Squirrel on the Hill’

Over three days, 28 registered Ōraka Aparima Rūnaka whānau travelled from around Murihiku, Whakatipu, Ōtepoti and Ōtautahi to their marae. Whānau groups came to receive moko together; siblings, mothers and their tamariki, cousins and, couples surrounded and supported by their whānau. Tā moko is a taonga tuku iho Māori that supports hauora, uplifts mauri, strengthens identity and provides therapeutic healing for tangata Māori. The kaupapa was about bringing whānau home to Ōraka Aparima, bringing whānau together and strengthening whakapapa connections to whenua, moana, mauka, marae and rūnaka. A big mihi out to our Kaitā: Jay Davis, Renata Karena, Pip Hartley and Tama Raihania.

Event facilitated by Korari Maori Public health team – Ngā Kete Mātauranga Pounamu

Moko Hauora – wānanga tā moko at Takutai o te Tītī Marae

Clockwise, from top: Renata Karena And Jana Davis, Jane Kitson, Ariana, Joan Thomas, Ruby Jane Davis And Karena And Bobi Marsden Davis.

Te Tapu o Tāne

Riki Dallas and Steven Solomon at the official opening of the nursery Te Kōhaka o Tāne in Invercargill. Steven was responsible for carving this beautiful piece. Steven gave a very insightful explanation as to how he designed the carving.

From humble beginnings

Te Tapu o Tāne has created 30 jobs and grown and sold more than 150,000 native plants. They are currently involved in a host of restoration projects throughout Murihiku.

Whitebait Stand

As most of you are aware we own a whitebait stand on the Aparima river. This stand is available for whānau to use throughout the season. Please contact us here at the office for further details.

Holiday Home in Te Anau

Did you know that we have a comfortable house for whānau to rent in Te Anau. This property which sleeps eight is within walking distance of all amenities, and only a short distance from many of the tourist opportunities the region has to offer. Please contact the office for further details or to make a booking. Please note that this property is used by whānau and as such should not be treated like a motel. You will be required to leave the place clean and tidy for the next person on departure.

Membership

You are probably reading this pānui because you or a whānau member are registered with Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. Do you know that many Papatipu Rūnanga run their membership lists in different ways? Some automatically add you to their list as soon as you register with Te Rūnanga o Ngai Tahu while others like us run separate lists. Please note that in all cases it will be necessary to authenticate your whakapapa details. Please contact us here on 03 234 8192 or office@orakaaparima.org.nz if you would like to register or have any questions at all about our membership process.

Communication with whānau

Te Kōawa Tūroa o Takitimu

This is a culturally significant venue and has the facilities to sleep 20+ people. It is situated in the beautiful Jericho valley approximately 40kms from Te Anau. There are excellent opportunities for biking, walking, hunting, and fishing in the local area. Over the next few months, we have a few bookings for this venue, but there are still plenty of opportunities to enjoy a relaxing stay with whānau and friends. Contact us here at the office for details.

We are looking at ways to improve our communications with whānau and 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!

We now have a Facebook page. This page will carry details of any opportunities for our members such as details of scholarships, bird transfers, vacancies for representatives on various boards and much more. The link below will take you to this page.

http://www.facebook.com/OrakaAparimaRunakaPanui

In the interim we will continue to send you emails, however if you no longer wish to receive emails, please let us know.

Awarua Rūnaka

Office News

Membership

You are probably reading this pānui because you are a whānau member registered with Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, but you might not be aware that some Papatipu Rūnanga (including us) have their own membership lists. For more information, or to register with Awarua Rūnaka contact us by calling 03 212 8652 or emailing Meriani, office@awaruarunaka.iwi.nz

Updating your Membership Details

It is also important for you to inform us of any change of address, phone number or email address for us to keep our records up-to-date as well.

Matariki

Te Rau Aroha Marae were privileged to be able to host Matariki celebrations from 24-27 June. We had many visitors during this time. On the Friday night a Matariki feast was held with support from local chefs and EATNZ.

Every night the lighting display was turned on and we had buses running from Queens Park Invercargill to Te Rau Aroha Marae to make this event accessible for those who could not get there. Some visitors came back two or three times and bought other family members with them.

Korowai

Helen Wilson is still holding korowai wānanga every month. If you are interested in attending one of these please contact our office office@ awaruarunaka.iwi.nz for a registration form. This is a great way to learn how to make korowai and meet others on their journey to make their korowai.

With credit to Maija Stephens.

Taurahere Groups

Tauranga Moana Hohepaturanga Joe Briggs

Tēnā rā tātou katoa, E pari ana te tai o aroha ki te tini o tāngata i tuku mai i ngā whakaaro nui ki taku Pōua, ki a Hohepaturanga Briggs, otirā, ki te hunga i whakaeke mai ki runga o Whareroa Marae ki te tuku mihi, ki te poroporoaki, ki te tangi. Tēnei mātou te whānau e mihi nei ki a koutou katoa.

My name is Aurere Thatcher, I am one of Koro Joe Briggs many mokopuna. His tonotono, his mōkai.

On the marama of Whiro, Te Whā o Mahuru (28 Aug 2022) at 6:04PM, Hohepaturanga Joe Briggs took his final breath on this earth surrounded by his close whānau. He was 87 years old, full of life and “dreams” as he would put it. His sudden passing was a shock to us all.

Koro was a one-of-a-kind man. He had a big heart. Humble, honest, charming, chivalrous, tangata manaaki, ngākau mahaki, the best cook in the world (right next to my father), with the best mashed potatoes (although I think his sister, tāua Maata would probably dispute that). He was also stubborn as, liked to do things his own way, never allowed us in his kitchen, always voiced his opinions even when it probably wasn't the right time to do so – that was my koro.

He was a seaman, a Bosen, a foreman stevedore and a worker on the Port of Tauranga for 30+ years. In 1954, Koro came to Tauranga on a steam ship at 19 years old and fell in love with the area. Koro’s best memories were his lived experiences that he made while out on the moana – he would often say, “my God is Tangaroa, he’s the only bugger that looked after me when I was out on the water.” He was secretary for the NZ Seamans Union for 20 years, Chairperson of the Bay of Plenty Trades

Union and Chairperson for the Merchant Navy Union for many years right up until the day he passed.

Koro would also be named Commodore Hohepaturanga of the Sail GP event that would be held in Whakaraupō/ Lyttleton in March 2023. A title which he saw as a great honour to hold, as the main kaumātua representative for his iwi of Ngāi Tahu.

Koro always represented his Ngāi Tahutanga wherever he went. He was approached by Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu in 2002 to see if they could create a Ngāi Tahu taura here group here in Tauranga. Koros reply: “well you’re not going through the back door with me here” – not long later Ngāi Tahu ki Tauranga Moana was established here on Whareroa Marae. Next year Ngāi Tahu ki Tauranga will be celebrating our 21st birthday, and we’d like to invite our Ngāi Tahu iwi representatives, and iwi of Tauranga Moana to celebrate with us at Whareroa Marae. Kia whakahoki i te au o te whakaaro ki ngā iwi o Tauranga Moana e kaha manaaki nei i a mātou o Ngāi Tahu ki Tauranga.

Like I said, there are many stories that I could share about my Koro, but I will finish off with this final whakataukī. Kāore he aroha i tua atu i te aroha o te mokopuna ki ōna kaumātua, otirā, i te aroha o te kaumātua ki āna mokopuna. Rangatahi mā, please look after your kaumātua. Especially as they get older. The best thing I ever did was ask my koro to share some of his best memories with me, because I can cherish these forever and tell his uri when they get older what a great man their tupuna Pōua Hohepaturanga was.

We will miss him so much.

Heoi anō, ka mutu ki konei. Tēnei te tai o mihi, o aroha nā mātou te whānau Briggs-Ngatai.

Tēnā koutou katoa,

It’s been a while since I’ve written, and the last person who wrote an article for us was Uncle Joe. At the wānaka that we had on 14 August he asked me, with a cheeky look on his face, if I liked the last article in the pānui. I felt a bit embarrassed that I hadn’t mentioned it, and said it was awesome, and made me laugh (which it was, and it did…).

So, it’s a bit of a hard thing for me to be writing this tonight, and a bit of a nice thing to be remembering the last time I spent with him. We had a good laugh, he told me he wouldn’t be doing any mahi raraka, he’d done enough of that in his life! It was then I realised that he had done a LOT of it, and probably should have been leading the wānaka himself!

Then we all had a go at making ‘putiputi’. I chose putiputi as it’s something you can finish in a short timeframe, and because there is a lot of learning in a putiputi. You learn how to hāro (prepare harakeke by softening it so it doesn’t curl up), break the harakeke into equally sized strips, takitahi (over-under), turn corners, and manipulate the harakeke. Our two kaiāwhina got stuck in and quickly had everyone producing mahi raraka. It was great to have them as part of our group. After that, we had the obligatory photo (I am holding the poi and wearing the mask I was given by the group as thanks – I love them, by the way).

We had a great time together, doing something that our tūpuna kept alive for us. I really enjoyed the opportunity to pass on some of the knowledge that has been given to me about raraka and harakeke, and to spend time with the whānau in Tauranga Moana. It was a bit old school as most of my resources are IRL (in real life) and I haven’t yet migrated them into the Internet or technology!

We had a look at some materials (kuta, harakeke, muka, kiekie and pīngao) and a few things that are made with these resources. We also talked about the uses of these materials, and the tikanga around them.

Uncle Hohepaturanga (Joe) Briggs telling me he's not gonna do that mahi raraka!

Uncle Hohepaturanga (Joe) Briggs, Ross Hemera, Kylen James, Rebekah Manley, Nichola Edwards, Pirihira Douglas, Nicki James, Theresa Robinson, Shona Morris, and Joseph Morris.

Kaiāwhina Ana Garbes showing Shona Morris how to make putiputi. Below: Joseph Morris, Teresa Smith and Ana Garbes.

left to right:

Then we all went off to wash our hands and have some kai together along with some great chats and catch ups and Uncle Joe’s amazing chicken soup. I’d like to acknowledge the support of Hohepaturanga Briggs, Ross Hemera, Rachel Chaney, Ana Garbes and Teresa Smith who made it possible for me to do this.

Right: Here we all are with our putiputi.

Top Row – Joseph Morris, Shona Morris, Ana Garbes, Teresa Smith, Theresa Robinson, Pirihira Douglas, Hohepaturanga (Joe) Briggs, Ross Hemera.

Bottom Row - Kylan James, Nichola Edwards, Nicki James and Rebekah Manley.

Kōhatu

Ātaahua Moana-nui-a-Kiwa

Te Toto o Pounamu

Arahura

Mokopuna

Ka hotu te manawa

Mauao

Haumi ē!

Te Kore, Te Pō

Matariki

Te Ao Marama

Waitaiki

Stories tell of your glistening beauty

Remembered across ancient waters

On Tuhua your blood flows forever green Your trails lead to your Poutini so far off You bore a million offspring in your form They will adorn our heaving hearts forever

During the night we tread a path to the high summit

And before the dawn our breath together joined We turned our gaze out to the depths of eternity

But see over there, is that your reflection

Resting now, and in that warmth you chest began to glow

We will remain enchanted by your appearance and true to your path

This poem by Ross Hemera is to acknowledge the kōhatu that was brought up to Tauranga from Te Tai Poutini. It was gifted by Ngāi Tahu to the Tauranga City Council, to sit on top of Mauao, as part of a navigational compass that has being installed. It was unveiled for the first Matariki holiday.

Above,

Theresa Robinson, Rebekah Manley and Pirihira Douglas; L to R Teresa Smith, Pirihira Douglas, Nichola Edwards and Kylen James; Julie Hemera, Shona Morris, Joseph Morris and Teresa Smith.

Kāi Tahu ki Horowhenua Kāpiti Pānui Hui Taura Here

Nō te 3 o Hepetema hui tahi ai te Taura Here o Kāi Tahu ki Horowhenua Kāpiti ki te Kōhanga Reo o Tūroa i Ōtaki. Ka wānangahia te haere atu o tētehi kāhui pakupaku o te Taura Here nei ki te Hui a Tau 2022 ki Murihiku, te Haereka hoki o te Whānau Cook ki Oraka te kawe atu i te mate o Ropine (Robyn) Cook nō te tau 2020. I tae hoki mai a Kaharoa Manihera nō Te Runanga o Ngāi Tahu te kōrero mai i ngā take pakihi, rautaki tautoko o te Rūnaka mō ngā uri, tae rawa atu ki ngā kaupapa here o te tau tonu nei o 2022.

On 3rd September the Taura Here o Kai Tahu ki Horowhenua Kāpiti met at Tūroa Kohanga Reo in Ōtaki. Our Taura Here discussed sending a small contingency of our Taura Here to the Hui-ā-Tau in early November 2022 in Murihiku, the Cook Whānau taking Ropine (Robyn) Cook’s kawe mate from her passing in 2020. We also had the pleasure of hosting Kaharoa Manihera from Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, who brought kōrero regarding Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu business direction, iwi support available and upcoming kaupapa within our iwi for 2022.

Te Pānui Rūnaka – Ngāi Tahu ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara Taura Here Rōpū

We enjoyed a good hui together on Sunday 18 September in support of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori. Pleased to see new faces as well as those we know!

It was a real pleasure to have Te Pare Ariki (4 months old) come with his mum – great to see the tribe lives on! We had a great whanaungatanga with Hauangi Parata sharing her amazing knowledge of how the pepeha of each marae links to our tūpuna. We looked at this huge sheet laid out with all our tūpuna down the centuries and how they connected with each other and then the marae. It was a precious sharing of mātauranga. Ngā mihi Hauangi!

We also had some updates about what was going on with Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu and Karen reminded us about what services are available while Ken made sure we got in some good waiata practice. A great whānau hui! Sadly zoom did not work this time – we need to make sure that works next time!

The next hui is back at Te Aroha Clubrooms, 148 Whites Line East, Waiwhetu, Lower Hutt (across the stream in front of Waiwhetu marae that our tipuna walked in times past; Sunday 13 November, 1.30pm-3.30pm.

Ngā mihi – Karen, Hauangi and Ken

Above: Kaharoa Manihera at Turoa; above right: Amiria Stirling at Turoa.

The Office

Member Statements – out soon!

Your Member Statement for 1 April – 30 September 2022 will be available soon! You will receive an email or postcard letting you know when your statement is ready and how to view it or download it online.

Financial literacy starts from a young age, so we encourage you to sit down with your whānau and explain the statement to your tamariki or mokopuna.

For more information head to www.whairawa.com/statements

Te Reo Māori Pocket Money Guide

We were excited to launch our first whānau finance guide in te reo Māori for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori in Mahuru/ September! The Pocket Money Guide helps our tamariki and mokopuna learn about how money is earned and spent, and enables them to develop important skills such as saving, planning ahead, and understanding what things cost.

You can read our te reo Māori and English Pocket Money Guides on our website at: www.whairawa.com/tamariki/guides

Matched Savings 2022

The end of the year is in sight now, so don’t forget to get your Matched Savings locked in for the year. Remember for the 2022 calendar year, your contributions need to clear by 31 December to qualify.

Currently, for every $1 adult members (aged 16-64) save in a calendar year, Te Rūnanga will contribute another $1 (up to a maximum of $200* per member).

For tamariki members (aged under 16 years old as at the end of the relevant calendar year), Te Rūnanga will contribute $4 for every $1 saved (up to a maximum of $200* per member).

Matched Savings payments are made no later than 31 March in the calendar year following payment.

Please see our website for details –www.whairawa.com/ms

Are you in the right Fund?

Choosing an appropriate fund is an important decision and may have a significant impact on your investment for your future education, buying your first whare, or retirement.

The Whai Rawa Unit Trust is invested in Mercer Investment Trusts New Zealand’s Socially Responsible Conservative, Balanced and Growth Portfolio’s. Each portfolio has a different level of risk and accordingly different return expectations.

You should periodically review your risk profile and tolerance to risk to ensure you remain in the most suitable fund. Our Risk Quiz can help you to check you are in a fund that suits your needs – take the quiz here at www.whairawa.com/riskquiz

For more information on the funds visit our website www.whairawa.com/money/investment-information

Improving Consumer Outcomes Award

We are thrilled to say that Whai Rawa was announced as the winner of the Financial Services Council Award for Improving Consumer Outcomes for 2022! This is an amazing result, and we are so proud to get recognition for Ngā Kaitiaki Moni, a kaupapa that is so important to us, our tamariki and their whānau.

Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi. Engari, he toa takitini. Success is not the work of one, but the work of many.

Whai Rawa Fund Limited is the issuer of the Whai Rawa Unit Trust. A copy of the Product Disclosure Statement is available at www.whairawa.com/pds. All content is subject to WRFL’s financial advice disclosure statement available here www.whairawa.com/financial-advice

SUPPORTING

WHĀNAU with their life goals

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori – 12-18 Mahuru 2022

Nāia kā mihi e rere atu ana ki kā manawa tītī ko kaha whakapeto koi, ko kaha whakaheke werawera mō te oraka o te reo te take. Waihoki ki Te Petihana o Te Reo, nānā i whakatinana ai kā wawata o te iwi Māori, he hurihaka matua mō te oraka o tō tātou reo e rima tekau tau ki muri.

E mihi nui ana ki a koutou mā i hono mai ki kā kaupapa o Kotahi Mano Kāika, otirā, ki kā kaupapa huhua huri noa i Te Waipounamu me Aotearoa e whakanui ana i tō tātou nei reo matapopore.

This year marked the 50th anniversary of the Māori Language Petition that was presented to Parliament in 1972.

To celebrate Te Wiki and this major milestone for te reo Māori, we ran an online competition as well as helped support some in house games for the office! We sent out a challenge via social media to encourage whānau to pick up and use some of our southern dialect words that they haven’t used before.

A big thanks to everyone who tuned in to our kaupapa and contributed their ideas for using our Kāi Tahu dialect.

Congratulations to the Swete whānau and the Manley-Campbell whānau for winning the KMK packs!

Nāia ētahi kupu Kāi Tahu hai whakawhānui i tō puna reo, here are some Kāi Tahu terms to expand your pool of reo.

Kura Reo Rakatahi

As we are writing this pānui, we are preparing to run a four-day marae-based Kura Reo Rakatahi hosted at Ōtākou marae. So far, we have had just over 30 rakatahi from across the takiwā register, ranging from ages 12 to 18. This wānaka seeks to support rakatahi to strengthen their te reo Māori skills, to connect with the taiao and to learn about some of the tribal narratives of the rohe. Some activities planned are: te reo, mau rākau and waiata/haka sessions, excursions to wāhi tīpuna, planting, weaving and more. Our next Kura Reo Rakatahi will be in late January next year, check our social media pages for more updates.

Kura Reo ki Te Waipounamu

Kura Reo ki Te Waipounamu will be held at Ara Polytechnic, Ōtautahi this year from 10-13 November, with a fantastic lineup of te reo kaiako – Hana O’Regan, Juneea Silbery, Te Korou Roberts, Karena Kelly and Rangi Matamua. Kura Reo ki Te Waipounamu is an immersion event that seeks to increase the proficiency and quality of te reo Māori among our community leaders of te reo revitalisation in Te Waipounamu. It is open to all, regardless of iwi affiliations.

Kura Reo Kāi Tahu

Coming up in January is our own iwi immersion event, Kura Reo Kāi Tahu. Hosted at Arowhenua Marae from 9-13 January, this kaupapa is designed for our Kāi Tahu reo speaking whānau; tamariki mai, mātua mai, pakeke mai. Registration details will be out in October.

HE AHA / KI HEA

Kura Reo ki Te Waipounamu

ĀHEA

10 -13 November 2022

TAUMATA

Reo rumaki – full immersion

Intermediate – advanced te reo levels

Aoraki Matatū 2- 4 December 2022 Reo rumaki – full immersion Advanced

Kura Reo Kāi Tahu 9-13 January 2023

Reo rumaki – full immersion For Kāi Tahu te reo speakers

Kura Reo Rakatahi TBC 19 - 23 January 2023 For rakatahi aged 12-18. Intermediate – advanced te reo levels

Kia Kurapa ki Awarua TBC Jan/Feb 2023 Absolute beginners

KMK Whānau Haereka 24-26 February 2023 For whānau raising children in te reo Māori

Kura Reo ki Te Waipounamu 16-20 April 2023

Reo rumaki – full immersion

Intermediate – advanced te reo levels

Puna Pakihi: Supporting Ngāi Tahu

in Business

Innate Furniture

A pile of scrap wood gathering moss in the garden is what launched this New Zealand owned, Christchurchbased business. Innate Furniture co-owners Nick Lee (Ngāi Tahu) and Guido Loeffler needed a table for their flat. When they decided to move out, they put the table up for sale on TradeMe. After it sold for $700 more and more people were requesting them to create custom tables. That’s when they knew that they were on to something good.

Loeffler shares, “Nick is pretty handy. He used scrap wood which he paired with an old door for the tabletop, that has probably been lying around for over 50 years, and he managed to turn it into a really nice-looking table.”

They started Innate Furniture from their garage, building a table or two every month. When Covid-19 reached Aotearoa, many businesses got derailed and operations were disrupted, it became a catalyst for business growth.

Lee says, “We posted our timber table on the NZ-made Facebook page during lockdown, and it received 4,000 likes within a few hours. After that, we pretty much got eight months’ worth of work.”

“There was a big push to support New Zealand made products, and the market changed. Containers were not coming in, and people couldn’t get furniture from overseas. And of course, our designs are sleek and the story about our focus on sustainability is powerful.”

They moved out of the backyard into a small workshop when restrictions were lifted but they outgrew their new workshop in six weeks as orders kept rolling in. They had to quickly find a bigger workshop, which is where they are now currently operating, in Addington.

Sustainability at the core

The business has done its homework to ensure they are sustainable, from choosing timber that is sourced sustainably and ethically, to staying away from chemical-based coatings, and even using New Zealand manufactured steel. They are also committed to limiting their carbon miles in sourcing materials – working with local suppliers and partners as much as they can.

Loeffler explains, “The timber that we use is all New Zealand grown. We don’t touch anything that is imported for a few reasons. One of the reasons is to keep carbon miles low and to ensure that we are not fuelling a non-ethical supply chain. Much of the hardwoods in New Zealand come from rainforests overseas that are being clear-felled which cannot be replaced, and the removal of them are often displacing indigenous communities.”

“One of the timber species we use is salvaged Rimu that comes from old buildings being demolished. We also use Beech from the West Coast and Totara from Northland that are both sustainably harvested and regulated by the Ministry for Primary Industries under a continuous cover forestry management plan, the most sustainable forest management system in the world.”

Continuous cover forestry is an approach to forest management that maintains the ecology and biodiversity of the forest. The forest canopy is maintained, and there

is minimal impact to the forest. Its main principle is to avoid ‘clear-felling’ that cuts most or all trees in an area.

“Over on the West Coast, forest companies work to fell trees, the work they do is heavily regulated by the Ministry of Primary Industry (MPI).

“Small pockets of trees are harvested to mimic natural disturbances such as landslides. This leaves the majority of the trees in the forest standing, ensuring the canopy is maintained, but with a hole in the canopy just large enough to allow light in for seedlings to start their race to the top. The roots of the tree stay in the ground and the upper branches are left to rot as well, leaving around 60 percent of the tree mass in the forest which feeds the soil. A helicopter removes the logs out of the forest, ensuring minimal impact” Loeffler further explains.

Innate Furniture has chosen a New Zealand based company to make the powder coating for the steel legs and use NZ made natural oils to coat the timber. Coating timber takes around five days as it takes time to let the oil dry between coats.

Using New Zealand steel sourced from the ironrich sands of the North Island’s west coast, their products become a marriage of the land and the sea. Manufacturing steel also provides employment opportunities to the local community.

Nick Lee shares the process saying, “the steel company take the iron out of the sand and then put the sand back on the beach where it was sourced. They then contour the land back into its natural state, and plant trees in the sand dunes.”

“The iron is then made into sheets of steel, which we then cut into strips before they are welded, and powder coated”.

Puna Pakihi support welcomed

Starting a new business and growing fast can come with challenges. Puna Pakihi, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu business support programme helped ease some of the pains Nick and Guido had. This programme is open to all Ngāi Tahu registered whānau members. Whānau are provided with business mentors, financial assistance, and support from start-up to growth.

“Starting a business is extremely stressful. Because we grew ours so quickly, we had some financial challenges. The financial support we received from Puna Pakihi was very helpful,” Lee says.

“It did make a huge difference. Being a relatively young company who grew its customer base quickly, we had to increase stocks and ended up sitting on a large overdraft, we were just trying to make sure everything can keep going. The grant came at a great time, and we made sure it was used in the right way,” adds Loeffler.

About Puna Pakihi Puna Pakihi is an initiative set up to support Ngāi Tahu whānau in business or who have an idea for a business they wish to set up. From providing mentors to financial assistance, the team works alongside you every step of the way. We are here to back you up on your pakihi journey, whānau.

A snapshot of some of the services we can offer

They admit it has not always been smooth sailing, but they are fortunate to have people around them who are providing them with support. They also wanted to highlight the importance of looking after one’s mental health and wellbeing.

“One thing that we are getting better at is making sure that no matter what happens, it’s really important to look after your mental health and make sure you’re hydrated, you’re exercising regularly, you’ve had a good sleep, and you got some healthy food in you. These things will make you sharper and execute things well. If you let all that go, you’re not able to function very well and can’t make the decisions you need to make,” shares Loeffler.

• Support in start-up and growth planning through business mentors

• $5,000 grants for kickstarting, staying up, and growing your business (limited numbers each year)

• Referrals to other organisations and specialist support services

• Free listing on the Ngāi Tahu whānau pakihi directory

• Access to promotion through Ngāi Tahu communications channels (with your permission)

• Access to exclusively Ngāi Tahu Whānau Business Owners Facebook group to connect with others

• Do you have a new business idea?

• Tau kē! Here is a tool to help you flesh out that idea a bit more – Lean Canvas

Have you considered the following:

• Registering the business, is there another business with your intended name?

• Your target audience, who they are and where are they?

• Who are your competitors, and how do you differ to their product

• Have you defined your product offering

• Will you need to develop any partnerships with suppliers/customers

• What might your price point need to look like

The co-owners take a lot of pride in what they do. They hope to see the business grow to have another base in the North Island in the next two years.

The growth plan also ties with their core ethos of sustainability. Having another hub to cater for the North Island reduces their product’s carbon miles. Loeffler says, “having two logistical hubs, having expanded our range, and to influence the wider furniture manufacturing industry in terms of thinking of sustainability. That is what success looks like to us.”

• If you have considered the above, are you now looking for support to develop a robust business plan and financial forecast?

Check out more about Puna Pakihi at https://ngaitahu.iwi.nz/runanga/puna-pakihi/

Puna Pakihi business mentors helping whānau to get started

Founder of Sacred Healing, Megan Karena says that she may not have been able to start her business if not for Puna Pakihi. This Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu programme for whānau provided her with the kickstart money and the mentor she needed to launch her now successful business, which is operating from her home in the beautiful Pegasus Bay in North Canterbury.

A registered nurse and naturopath, Megan opened Sacred Healing in 2016. The business provides Naturopathic and Energy Medicine. This type of alternative medicine is steadily growing in recognition, so much so that Megan is even receiving referrals from general practice doctors.

“The Energy Healing possibly comes from my Māori background. My father’s family is from a line of healers. I’ve helped women with unbalanced hormones, or women who are experiencing problems related to different stages in their life,” shares Megan.

She used the grants from Puna Pakihi to set up her home clinic and to pay for the development of her website. Through the programme, she also was connected to Kala Flack (Ngāi Tahu) who became her business mentor. Megan says Kala helped her a lot in developing an online presence for her business.

“Kala is really passionate, and she has loads of real-world experience. She gave me the idea to run Google Ads and talked me through digital marketing.”

“I liked how the mentoring sessions are quite informal, but she will give me assignments and then check in on my progress.”

Over the last 12 years, Kala has set up and operated a number of small businesses, some have failed and some have been successful. She is now the owner and founder of Quantum Social, a boutique social media and digital marketing agency.

Six years ago, Kala found out that she is Ngāi Tahu from her father’s side. As soon as she was registered, she

signed up to become a Puna Pakihi business mentor. Being Ngāi Tahu herself, she is truly passionate about supporting other Ngāi Tahu whānau move forward and grow their own businesses.

Kala says it takes special people to start a business because it’s a risk. “They need to be prepared 24/7 because it does not start at eight and finish at five.”

As part of the free mentoring sessions, Kala helps whānau build on their ideas, set financial goals, and understand how their service or product can be positioned in the market.

“I help them step back and consider things like, how long it’s going to take to start generating income, understanding their profit margins, is there a need for this business or are they filling a gap in the marketplace,” explains Kala.

Megan said that her mentoring sessions with Kala helped her think outside the box. “It was quite challenging before when I didn’t have a website and wasn’t running Google Ads. Now that I have these set up, thanks to Kala’s suggestion, I have filled the calendar with appointments.”

Kala and Megan agree that there are challenges in starting a business but with the right people supporting you, these can be overcome.

Ngāi Tahu registered whānau who own at least fifty percent of the business may apply to join the Puna Pakihi programme. Business owners can get up to six mentoring sessions and may be eligible for grants available to kickstart, and grow their businesses.

Visit the website for more information on Puna Pakihi: ngaitahu.iwi.nz/runanga/puna-pakihi/

whānau getaway

in May, and they finally made it to Queenstown to enjoy their trip. We had over 350 submissions to our Mā Tātou, Mō Tātou Digital tool, with whānau sharing their thoughts, experiences, and perspectives about what it means to be Ngāi Tahu. This is contributing to our understanding of who we are as Ngāi Tahu, as we begin our journey towards 2050. Here’s how her experience went:

“Our weekend was amazing! We maxed it out and did as much as we could fit in. We arrived and headed to Arrowtown for lunch and a tiki tour. The weather was brilliant! We checked into the Novotel, sussed out our rooms and views then collected Marcia. We did a bit of walking around town and found a place to eat then headed to Habana bar for a quiet one or two. We booked ourselves into the Below Zero bar and spent half an hour there. The next day we had breakfast at the hotel, a catch up on the night before, then we walked around town for a little bit before checking into Shot Over Jet and heading out.

The jet boat ride was awesome! So beautiful along the river and the surroundings. Came off a little wet, but lucky it was a beautiful day so it didn't take long to dry out. We got our merchandise pack (thank you very much for that) , took some snaps then walked over to the Canyon Brewery for our lunch (again thank

you very much). It took us a while to eat, drink and relax at the brewery before heading back into town for more exploring and shopping. We were pretty pooped that afternoon and evening, so had an early night. The next day, breakfast at the hotel, check out and then we headed to Wānaka for a tiki tour.

We stopped in Cardrona at the historic hotel for a cuppa and a yummy scone. Tiana saw one of her friends in the gift shop then we continued to Wānaka. We spent some time down at the lake taking in the scenery, dipping our feet in the clean clear water then wandered around town. Finished off with a kai and a chat then headed back to Tāhuna.

All in all we were pretty amazed with our haerenga, the weather turned on for us and all the treats from Ngāi Tahu were icing on the cake.”

Mā Tātou, Mō Tātou Queenstown Whānau Getaway Update

Moana Wakefield and whānau Tiana, William and Marcia were the grand prize winners for the Mā Tātou, Mō Tātou

prize back

Casting Call

Casting call for a kōtiro Kāi Tahu between the ages of 12-14 years to audition for a family movie, “TROLGAR & ME” being shot in Te Waipounamu during January/ February 2023.

TROLGAR & ME is a lovely story of connection and acceptance. Centred around a young Māori girl called Maia and a young Norwegian troll she found under a bridge in the Canterbury foothills! If you know of anyone or if you can promote this pānui out through your whānau/hapū networks, please do. The link below will guide them through the audition process.

https://app.showcast.com.au/SplendidCasting/ pst-kWOnu9u5

For any further questions not answered in the link contact: Kelly Tikao Ktikao@slingshot.co.nz

Oriori

Seeking oriori for the Hākui website www.hakui.nz.

Hākui is a website that fosters the rejuvenation of customary birthing practices in Te Waipounamu. It is an evolving platform of mātauraka, Māori midwives, practitioners of art and rongoā for whānau to access and to tautoko the mahi of our Māori midwives.

We would be honoured to receive whānau oriori (written or performed by whānau) or new compositions that you or we can perform. We can arrange a recording and discuss the intent and access to your oriori via the website. We are keen to increase the number of oriori tracks available on the website for whānau to utilise in their birthing experience.

We are doing another haerenga to Ōtautahi, possibly Ōtepoti and Murihiku to record more oriori. If you would like to find out more or be part of this mahi please contact me at: Ktikao@slingshot.co.nz

Kia ora e te whānau,

We hope you are doing well!

Restocked merchandise

We have restocked our Whakapapa Ngāi Tahu merchandise just in time for Christmas! Please see the next page for the styles and colours we have available. If you would like to place an order you can do so by emailing whakapapa@ngaitahu.iwi.nz or calling 0800 KĀITAHU. Please note postage is additional.

Hui-ā-iwi

We are looking forward to seeing you all at this year's Hui-ā-iwi at Arowhenua. If you would like to pre-book a 15 minute slot to sit down and talk with us, you can do so by emailing whakapapa@ngaitahu.iwi.nz or calling 0800 KĀITAHU.

We will also be running whakapapa workshops through out the weekend, more details to follow.

Sage Grey

Charcoal Green

What is a nohoanga site?

Under the Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998, Nohoanga sites are specific areas of Crown owned land next to lake shores or riverbanks which can be used for camping or gathering food and other natural resources by Ngāi Tahu Whānui.

Under the Act, Ngāi Tahu Whānui have temporary, but exclusive, rights to occupy these sites between 16 August and 30 April each year. There are 72 allocated nohoanga sites within Te Waipounamu, but not all of these sites are currently available for use.

Using nohoanga

For fairness and environmental reasons, the use of nohoanga sites is managed via an authorisation system administered by the office of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. Bookings can be applied for through the online booking system on the nohoanga webpage. Alternatively, contact the nohoanga team via the details at the bottom of the opposite page.

Nohoanga are available for use from 16 August 16 to 30 April.

These sites are not established camping sites – access and facilities vary, with many requiring that you bring your own drinking water, toilet and shower facilities. Cell coverage may also be limited.

Use of the sites is free and exclusively for use by Ngāi Tahu Whānui. Some sites also allow hunting dogs to accompany you and your family.

Nohoanga located in Otago / Central Otago

Lake Hāwea (adj to camp)

• Located on the Southwestern corner of Lake Hāwea, adjacent to the Lake Hāwea Motor Camp.

• This nohoanga is sited on the lake edge. There is plenty of flat, open space and tree cover. A public toilet is located adjacent to the site and the facilities at the neighbouring campground may be accessible for a small daily fee.

• No dogs, no fires.

Lake Hāwea – Timaru Creek

• Located at the Timaru River on the eastern edge of Lake Hāwea.

• This site is well sheltered, with pockets of camping areas amongst the trees.

• The track to the site is narrow and steep in places. Access may be difficult for some vehicles.

• A long drop toilet is located in the adjacent camping area.

• There are no other facilities or access to drinking water.

• No dogs during Dec and Jan.

Tuckers Beach, Shotover River

• Located within the Tuckers Beach Reserve adjacent to the Shotover River.

• The site is mostly flat and open.

• Vehicle access is through a coded padlocked gate. The code will be given with authorisation. Users need to follow a waratah marked track to the site.

• There are no toilet facilities or access to drinking water.

• This entitlement runs from 1 September to 16 May.

• No fires. No drones. No firearms/shooting.

Left and opposite: Lake Hawea; above: Timaru Creek.

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Legionella bacteria can be commonly found in bulk loads and bags of compost, potting mix and soil and can cause Legionnaires’ disease.

• Legionnaires’ disease is a flu-like illness that can develop into severe pneumonia and could be fatal.

Here are 6 steps you can follow when working with

Always work outdoors when using compost or potting mix. A fine day with light wind is best.

Put on a well-fitting face mask with clean hands. An N95 or respirator is best.

Wear gloves when handling compost and potting mix.

Open bags of compost and potting mix carefully using scissors and open them away from your face.

Wet the compost or potting mix before handling to reduce dust.

Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water after the work is done.

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Whakaahua Tīpuna/Whānau

The Ngāi Tahu Archive team are delighted to share this image, kindly provided by the Pōhio whānau of Ngāi Tūāhuriri, for publication here in the hope that readers may be able to help identify whānau members. The photograph of Tuahiwi School children in fancy dress was taken around 1928-29. According to whānau information, the Tuahiwi families purchased the costumes through a mail-order catalogue, but the details of the occasion are uncertain. If you can identify any of the tamariki in this image or provide any further information, please contact Robyn Walsh or Tania Nutira, Ngāi Tahu Archive on 0800 KAI TAHU (0800 524 8248), we would love to hear from you.

Back, from left: 1. Douglas Pohio, cowboy; 12. Bob Pohio, drummer boy; 13. Materia Huria; 14. Harry Pitama; 15. Rima Pitama. Mid left. The child in the silver-looking helmet (unidentified). Mid right: Harry Korako, the parson.

Front, from left: 1. Sam Karaitiana; 11. Honk Tregerthen.