TPR September 2013 by Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu

Rima | September 2013

I tukuna mai tēnei whakaahua e Janelle Wilson nō Ngāi Tahu – Ngāti Rakiāmoa, Te Whakatōhea – Ngāti Patu Moana, Ngāti Upokorehe, me Te Rūnanga o Waihao.

Tēnei marama • Te Mana o te Whānau research launch pg 8

• Ngāi Tahu Hui-ā-Tau 2013 pg 35

• Summary of the annual report pg 23-26

• Kaumātua grants pg 39-40

• Retrieving whale bones pg 16-17

• Te Atakura 2013 pg 46

Nā te Kaiwhakahaere Last month, I travelled with 36 Māori leaders to the United States, for a Māori Leaders “boot camp”, a week long course at Stanford University, San Francisco. The course was called ‘Aspiration: To Unlock the Power of Māori Primary Sector’. I thoroughly enjoyed all aspects of the course, which turned out to be a journey of discovery, learning, inspiration and facilitated discussion to explore the potential of our businesses for New Zealand. We analysed case studies of successful businesses and gained insights from globally recognised thought-leaders. The Lectures included brainbased thinking and innovation; harnessing collective intelligence, understanding the Chinese markets and opportunities; creating value; and strategic thinking. These lectures reinforced for us all that Māori values bring a uniqueness to

business that is truly appreciated – especially our whānau values and the importance of treating all people with respect. We also had the opportunity to visit Google in the Silicon Valley and saw some amazing new technology still to be tested and released. The Google visit was an overwhelming and mind-blowing experience and gave me a much better understanding of how the new technology coming out of the Silicon Valley is shaping the world our tamariki and mokopuna will be living in and leading. It also showed me that there is so much possibility in terms of convenience and shared information. If managed correctly, emerging technologies will bring great benefits for our people. The trip also included a visit to the quay to meet and network with the New Zealand businesses, which are there for the America’s Cup. We got to see where Team New Zealand is based for the competition.

annual results. In this edition you will find a summary of our annual report for the past financial year. It shows that we have had another excellent year right across the Board, with successful programme initiatives launched and milestones reached. I take a particular interest in those programs which build on and support the capability of our people. The Manawa Hou programme, which provides the opportunity for our rangatahi to learn more about our Ngāi Tahu stories and history through wānanga and activities at the Papatipu Rūnanga, our Associate Governor Programme, Manawa Nui, which provides the opportunity for aspiring Ngāi Tahu governors to sit on our commercial subsidiary boards and the ongoing success of He Toki, a pathway to lifetime employment via trades training. Ngā mihi,

On my return home, I was also greeted with good news about our

Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Waewae Rā whānau

Chantal Tumahai, Terita Mason, El-Alamein Meihana Whittle, Kaleshea Tauwhare, Marlon Price, Chris Lewis, Kereopa Ria, Irai Weepu, Mikayla Tumahai, Kupe Tauwhare, Tania Tauwhare, James Campbell, Moana Lee, Tamaki Tumahai, Chelsea Meihana, Awatea Tauwhare, Tina Weepu, Maighdlin Hinekoau Jones, Miriama Blacktopp, Miriam Downs, David Downs, Gordon Weaver and Hector Tainui.

Uncle Spud celebrating with his greatgranddaughter Rititia Lilly.

80th birthday

Hector Walter Tainui was born 10 August 1933 to Tuhuru and Nikau Tainui (née West). Hector and his wife, Hilda, better known as Uncle Spud and Aunty Tilly, have been married for almost 61 years. They are ngā mātua o ngā tamariki tokowaru, three of whom are deceased. In his early years Hector worked in coal mines, as a bushman, in carpentry, bricklaying and plastering, until he joined the Hokitika Band Mills, where he worked for 32 years before retiring. Not one to be idle, Hector then started working with Bill Russell for our Ngāti Waewae Rūnanga.

Recently whānau and friends from Australia, Turangi, Ōtautahi and Balclutha gathered together to celebrate Hector’s 80th birthday – and what a good night it was. Hector is the last surviving child of Tuhuru and Nikau’s 10 tamariki. A big mihi and aroha go out to you all from Aunty Tilly and all her moko, mokonui an mokonunui, for all the gifts and carvings you all gave to Uncle Spud, pōua, pouanui, pouanunui. 2

Congratulations

While Chantal Tumahai has a day job as a resource consents officer, her passion is dance and performing arts. As part of her ongoing development in the arts, Chantal has graduated from the Kristen Stewart School of Make-up with a diploma in make-up artistry. Congratulations Chantal. Congratulations also to Quinn Tainui Lance Johnsen, who plays under 10 rugby for Kiwi Club in Hokitika. He also plays under 10 league for Hokitika Taipos. Quinn won player of the year for the under 10 Kiwi team. He also received the most outstanding player of the year award in his under 10 league team. Quinn was selected for the under 10 West Coast rugby team, which played Buller twice and won both games. Quinn was also selected for the West Coast under 9 league team to play in Christchurch in October. Quinn is the son of Miriama Blacktopp and Lance Johnsen. He is also mokopuna of Gordon and Iris Weaver and great-moko of Hector William Tuhuru Tainui and Te Maori Raukawa of Arahura.

Congratulations to Quinn Tainui Lance Johnsen.

Manu kōrero

Tēnei te mihi atu ki te manu kōrero. Congratulations to Matthew Sollis of Arahura (mokopuna of Aunty Nin and Uncle Bill Henderson), who won the Manu Kōrero Canterbury / Aoraki Regional Senior English speech competition for the second year in a row. Matthew, who boards in Christchurch and attends Christchurch Boys’ High School, will be heading to Hamilton for the National Speech Competitions with the other three regional winners and their support groups. Matthew’s speech was entitled, “If you aspire to leadership you must take off your coat”. He also had to deliver an impromptu speech on the day, which was a great crowd-pleaser and helped seal the win. We wish Matthew all the best in the very competitive national finals of Ngā Manu Kōrero. Karawhiua.

Congratulations to Matthew Sollis of Arahura.

Arahura wharekai opening

An official opening of the Arahura wharekai took place on 17 August, and a dawn ceremony saw the blessing of the whare, which has been named Papakura. Kaumātua Violet Bradley and Papakura Tainui, alongside puhi Aleigha Ngaamo and Gypsy Rose Delamare, led the opening with kaikarakia Rev. Richard Wallace and kaumātua Ben Hutana followed by the whānau. We would like to thank all the whānau who helped make this day a success. We appreciate all your hard mahi. Well done whānau.

Right; Our new wharekai.

Chairman Francois Tumahai giving the final speech.

Whānau waiting patiently for the delicious cooked kai.

Best wishes

We finally got to do a formal acknowledgement to Ben Hutana for his mahi with the rūnanga at the opening of the Arahura wharekai. It was wonderful to have him present so that we could finally do the formal acknowledgement and farewell Ben from his position of employment with Ngāti Waewae Rūnanga. We wish you all the best Uncle Ben and hope to see you recover and get well soon.

Tāua Violet Bradley revealing the name of the Arahura wharekai with kaumātua Ben Hutana.

Te Āwhiowhio a Taramakau niho

from the sperm whale that beached on the Serpentine Beach on Queens Birthday Weekend.

August saw the completion of the final cleaning stages for the niho (teeth) of Te Āwhiowhio a Taramakau. Whānau gathered to clean the 46 whale niho retrieved

Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou e te whānau for all your hard mahi put in over the weekend.

Finished niho of Te Āwhiowhio a Taramakau.

Tamariki, Corbin and Kaedance Mehrtens committed to the mahi on āwhiowhio niho.

Whānau with Te Awhiowhio a Taramakau niho.

Kaumātua Barbara Vaea, her husband Collin and Hemi Meihana working on the niho.

Annual national youth forum

Chantal Tumahai and Jacob Meihana-Beckett attended the Annual National Youth Forum on Cultural Diversity, representing our Westland District, Mayor Maureen Pugh and Ngāti Waewae Rūnanga. The forum was held in Wellington 23-26 August, and was run in parallel with the New Zealand Diversity Forum. It was an opportunity for young people from all over the county to come together to discuss and engage in issues relating to cultural diversity. There were approximately 70 rangatahi in total from across New Zealand. Chantal and Jacob took part in workshops about issues relating to cultural diversity. Jacob attended for the full four-day forum and Chantal the first two days. They both returned home with fresh ideas and new perspectives to share with our rūnanga, the coast communities, youth councils and youth groups. They both found the experience very valuable in supporting them in their development as young leaders within our hapū. Well done to both and a big ups to Jacob, who participated in the whaikōrero presentations.

From left; Jacob Meihana-Beckett and Chantal Tumahai.

Attendees at the Annual National Youth Forum on Cultural Diversity.

Correction to August addition of Te Pānui Rūnaka Ngāti Waewae executive and staff acknowledge the awhi, manaaki and guidance of all our kaumātua, the importance of such to us and we are greatly thankful.

This was not intentional and was an innocent mistake by one of our young writers. We apologise for any concerns this may have caused and thank our whānau for their wonderful manaaki and understanding.

We also acknowledge the concerns of those expressed regarding the use of the term upoko in the August edition of Te Pānui Rūnaka.

Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke Rā whānau

Those celebrating birthdays in August were: Shane Laffey, Josh Barlow, Paula Rakena, Felicity Phillips, Tarewa Pakau-McGregor, Rangimarie Parata Takurua, Dudley Couch, Benjie Gutherie, Tui Timihou,

Melville Rehu, Tania Tikao, Andre Thompson, Reihana Parata, Ria Deacon, Te Ariki Tamatea Pokai Whenua and Joseph Walton.

A budding rugby champion

Jordan is the youngest of Wally and Jackie Stone’s three boys and mokopuna of the late Priscilla and David Stone. He was raised in Kaikōura and is a very talented rugby player, playing in the halfback position. Like his older siblings, Israel and Jermaine, Jordan was a rugby representative for Marlborough before attending Christchurch Boys’ High School in his last two years. There, he played for the first XV in 2011 and 2012. This year Jordan played for Christchurch Rugby Club’s colts team and was selected to play in their premier team as well. He trains with the Crusaders Academy and has also been selected to play for the Canterbury Māori Rugby senior team. Although only 18 at the time, he was thrilled to have the opportunity to play alongside All Black captain, Richie McCaw, in Christchurch and a highlight was holding the winning shield with Ritchie after their match. Richie McCaw and Jordan Stone.

Earthquake repairs

The top road at Rāpaki is busy with trucks, vans and cars with building supplies and trades people undertaking repairs on two houses. The home of kaumātua Aunty Sal and Uncle Kena Rakena is also being rebuilt. Whānau are watching the progress, excited that they will be back in their homes soon. Yvette Couch-Lewis and John Lewis are living on site with the construction happening around them. Progress is going well.

Elaine and Ron Dell are now discussing colours and hope to be back home in a few weeks. Work has also started this week on Luana Swindells and Rex Houghton’s house but sadly Mum (June Swindells) is still waiting for work to start on her home. The good news is that progress is happening at Rāpaki on these major repairs and hopefully work will start on the remaining homes in the near future.

Rāpaki netball

Te Atakura

The annual South Island Māori Netball Association tournament will be held Saturday 28 September. This year Rāpaki girls in the Whakaraupō Netball Club will be travelling to Kaikōura to defend their five trophies won at the 2012 tournament - the Whakaraupō A senior winners of the Pitama trophy; Whakaraupō Junior runner-up Solomon trophy; Whakaraupō Midget winners Ōtautahi trophy; Whakaraupō Marching senior, Rehu trophy; Whakaraupō Aggregate Tirikatene trophy. Watch this space for the 2013 results.

Nau mai haere mai e te whānau o Rāpaki ki te tautoko i Te Atakura 2013. Sharlene Pirikahu, Tim Pirikahu and Ripeka Paraone look forward to once again supporting whānau of all ages from Rāpaki, as they stand to represent our marae, our hapū at Te Atakura 2013. Our aim is to strengthen our identity as Rāpaki through songs and haka old and new. Te Atakura is a festival where we can celebrate being from Rāpaki with all our cousins from Ngāi Tahu whānau whānui. Practices are at Rāpaki Marae on Sundays at 1pm. Check out our Facebook page Rāpaki Marae for any changes to times or days.

Te Ngāi Tūāhuriri Rūnanga Congratulations

Ruakākā for the last 11 years and prior to that, I was in London for five years. I was born in Dargaville, where I attended school. Though we have been unable to visit, we affiliate to Tuahiwi Marae. Nā Terrianne Appleton.

Annalise Rickey, eight, loves her kapa haka at Ruakākā Primary School, south of Whangarei. Ruakākā Primary recently joined two other local schools to perform at Mana Tū Day, for the people in the area. Annalise (Ngāi Tahu – Ngāi Tūāhuriri) is now taking a real interest in learning about her Ngāi Tahu whakapapa. Annalise is descended from Takaroa Makatu, through both her husbands, George McDonnell (7th generation) and Michael Aldridge (6th generation). Peti Huntly, the daughter of Takaroa Makutu and George McDonnell married her half-brother Harry Aldridge; he was also the son of Takaroa Makutu and her second husband, Michael Aldridge. Their daughter, Elizabeth Aldridge married her uncle, William Aldridge. (In those days it was normal to marry close relatives). Their daughter, Florence married Samuel Robinson, my mum’s grandparents. Their son, Samuel married Esme Barbara (Brookfield). They were my grandparents. My mother is Christine Robinson. I have another daughter, Chelsea Rickey, six, who is also very keen to join the local school kapa haka. We have lived in

Annalise Rickey dressed for Mana Tū Day.

Tuahiwi School 150th Jubilee

The Tuahiwi School 150th Jubilee will be held on Labour Weekend, 25-27 October. We invite ex-pupils, parents, staff plus school committee and board of trustee members to join us for a special celebration. To assist with our catering and organisational plans, we need confirmed registrations as soon as possible please. To register please go to our website www.tuahiwi.school. nz, our Facebook site, Tuahiwi School 150th Jubilee 2013, email suem@tuahiwi.school.nz or phone Sue McKay on (03) 313 8521.

Annual general meeting –Tawera MR 897 SEC2, Ahuwhenua Trust Are you an owner in Tawera MR 897 Sec2? Are you attending the Tuahiwi School Jubilee? Why not wait another hour and attend the annual general meeting – it may be to your advantage, as the trustees have funds available for a further dividend and require more registrations to enable the payment to proceed.

Agenda: Apologies, proxies, confirmation of previous AGM, minutes, trustee report, financial report, trustee retirements and nominations, the lease, general business. The AGM is to be held at Tuahiwi Marae at 2pm on 27 October. For proxy forms or enquiries, phone 027 433 4885. Nā Robert Cooke, Trustee.

Te Mana o te Whānau Research Launch

this area. ‘Rapuora’ particularly, was a significant report because it not only validated Māori-generated research but also moved away from standard health measures that focused on ill health and death, to build a comprehensive profile of Māori women in good health (measuring well-being, physical health, peace of mind, family, lifestyle and paid work).

The Honourable Tariana Turia, Minister for Whānau Ora visited Tuahiwi Marae on 23 August to launch the results of the Te Mana o te Whānau research project initiated by Te Waipounamu Māori Women’s Welfare League in 2009. A successful collaboration between whānau, Te Rōpū Wāhine Māori Toko i Te Ora o Te Waipounamu (the League), members of the Māori Indigenous Health Institute (MIHI) and the Health Research Council (HRC), the project aimed to identify barriers and enablers in relation to health service providers and the corresponding impacts on whānau health and outcomes. An initial pilot project undertaken by the taskforce members set the platform to extend the project and those contributions from wider whānau contributed to the final published research.

A total of 52 participants from throughout Te Waipounamu, aged from 16 to 70-plus, took part in the Te Mana o te Whānau research, which focused on measuring Māori patient experiences, including responsiveness to Māori, communication and the inclusion of whānau in assessment and treatment; and Māori access to primary care. Research findings have helped to identify key areas of health service provision that can be put in place at a funding and service level; and that in order to address health disparities in Te Waipounamu, there needs to be an ongoing commitment to reflecting on and reviewing how service provision influences patient and whānau outcomes.

Those taskforce members included chair of the Ōtautahi League branch, Aroha Reriti-Crofts, Mere Wallace of the Te Aiorangi branch, Suzi Clarke, Ōtautahi, Barbara Greer and Valerie Henry, Rata, Myra Dick, Whakatū, Susan Wallace, Te Waipounamu region and Amber Clarke, project manager, Ōtautahi.

“I think of my nanny and aunts who brought me up and how I never needed to visit a doctor until I was fifteen,” Minister Turia said. “Everyone talks about Māori living in poverty but we need to realize that 80% of us are doing okay – and we need that 80% to step up and help the rest.

Minister Turia applauded the project and congratulated all the women involved. “I’m a firm believer in Te Mana o te Whānau – that’s where our responsibility lies,” she said. “I’m a great believer in Māori doing things for themselves. They (the Government), will never do for us what we can do for ourselves. No one will love our families like we do.”

“We know we have a lot of work to do but we need faith in ourselves as tangata whenua. If we’re talking about our future, we have to be bold enough to believe in ourselves. If we believe in Te Mana o te Whānau, we need to practice it. We need to rely on ourselves first. This research will help and it has been a privilege to be asked to launch this work.”

The Māori Women’s Welfare League has an established reputation in research. Two previous research reports – Rapuora: Health and Māori Women (1984) and Tāne Ora (2007), are examples of their expertise in

Left; Te Mana o te Whānau Taskforce Chairperson, Aroha ReritiCrofts welcomes the Minister onto Tuahiwi Marae. Right; Richard Wallace, Upoko Te Rūnanga o Makaawhio arrives at Tuahiwi Marae for the launch.

The Honourable Tariana Turia, Minister for Whānau Ora (centre) is welcomed onto Tuahiwi Marae.

Marae-based studies at Tuahiwi Marae

kawa in sport and exercise. The programme provides a balance of classroom theory, practical application in a fitness facility, whakatupu mātauranga on hapū and iwi, and practical experience with sporting groups and organisations in the community. Certificate in Te Reo Māori Poupou Huia Te Reo is a *free online course made up of a series of audio lessons and online activities. Well-known fairy tales and the daily activities of a real whānau provide a context for learning. Students can fashion a learning schedule that suits their daily routine. Aimed at beginners through to intermediate learners, Poupou Huia Te Reo teaches language intended for use in the home, at work and in everyday situations. Students will learn how to talk about common activities in a way that reflects Māori ways of thinking and doing things.

Te Whare Pūrākau in partnership with Te Wānanga o Raukawa will be delivering a number of certificate, diploma and degree courses throughout 2014. These marae-based tertiary-level courses are delivered from Tuahiwi Marae and our offices in central Christchurch. Te Whare Pūrākau has spent two years building capacity and working on infrastructure and we are now ready to offer these courses to not only Ngāi Tahu but the wider South Island community. Empowering our people and uplifting our marae forms the basis of these courses. Marae-based studies are about our whānau learning about themselves, on our marae and being taught by our own people. There is no better place for learning kaupapa Māori than on the marae and this is putting learning back in its rightful place. The kaupapa of Te Whare Pūrākau is to develop smart and healthy Māori and the courses will help us achieve these goals. We have an excellent academic partner in Te Wānanga o Raukawa and we have had a strong relationship with them for several years. We are very confident that together, we can do good work for our people. We are currently enrolling students for these courses in 2014. Degree in Mātauranga Māori Students need to complete year one and two of this programme to be eligible.

Certificate in Karanga The Poupou Karanga programme is offered to women who wish to learn the art form of karanga. The richness of our heritage will be examined. We will call upon the knowledge of our tūpuna wāhine and examine the values and principles of pūrākau (Māori legend stories) and their relevance to karanga. It aims to bring forth from each individual, a creative life which reflects the values of our past, our present and our future. The Poupou Karanga course will instil participants with a deep appreciation of this traditional art form.

Diploma in Mātauranga Māori This course introduces students to explanations of tikanga Māori based on concepts handed down through generations. Te whakamāramatanga o ngā tikanga tuku iho e puta ai te titiro a te Māori ki tōna ao. It is about understanding our world as Māori and through the Māori world view.

Certificate in Whaikōrero This certificate is for those who have an intermediate level (or above) ability in Te Reo Māori and some experience in whaikōrero. The aim of Poupou Whaikōrero is to enhance your capability in whaikōrero, both as an art form and mode of communication, in a variety of situations. This will be achieved by adding to your kete kōrero in the various sections of whaikōrero and through instruction in the use of voice, stance, rākau and other delivery methods.

These programmes look at Māori knowledge as our tūpuna understood it, as we understand it today and as it will be applied tomorrow.

Certificate in Performing Arts The emphasis for Poupou Whare Tapere is to introduce students to the concept and origins of Whare Tapere through exploration of traditional stories, using Atua Māori and other natural phenomena. Opportunities for students to enhance their understanding and capability in waiata, both as an art form and method of communication, are promoted. Students will engage in a number of group activities, including research and performance.

Diploma in Māori Medicine (Rongoā) The aim of the Heke Rongoā is to produce graduates with a good foundation of mātauranga Māori – students who are able to describe and contribute to the promotion of good health. The course will provide instruction in the values, principles and practices of Māori healing, known as rongoā. This programme develops bilingual and bicultural practitioners in traditional and contemporary Māori healing for whānau, hapū and iwi, Māori and nonMāori organisations.

All of these courses will help build the capacity of your people on the marae. If you want to speak to us about delivering a course on your marae contact us directly on pumamao.brennan@teao.maori.nz or 0800 926 2642 or 027 542 8163.

Diploma in Sport and Exercise The Poutuarongo Kawa Oranga is a study of Māori health promotion, sport and exercise with a focus on the promotion of wellness through physical activity. Key areas of the programme are learning about kaupapa and tikanga in relation to healthy lifestyles, and the role of

Te Rūnanga o Wairewa Tēnā tātou katoa, He tika hoki kia mihi atu ki a rātou kua wehe atu ki te pō, rātou katoa kua kapo i te rika kaha o aituā, ā, rātou hoki i mate i kā pakaka nui o te ao, te tini me te mano o Kāi Tātou te iwi Māori i hikahika rā i kā motu kē o te ao, e pōua mā, e tāua mā, haere atu rā, haere atu rā, moe mai rā i te manaakitaka o ō koutou atua.

rawa kōrua e warewaretia. Nō reira, waiho rātou ki a rātou, ko tātou ki a tātou, tēnā anō tātou katoa. Ka roa haere kā rā, ka huri kā whakaaro ki te māra kai. Ka mōhiotia he raumati kai te haere mai. Ka huri ki kā kō, ka haere ki te rapu i kā kirikiri, kia pai ai te oneone. Kua tere te inaka, kua haoa mai i kā kutu awa. Ka tere hoki te punua tuna i te pō, hai wahakakī i kā awa me kā roto. Mauri ora ki a tātou.

Ki a Natalie Hawkins (née Tini) kōrua ko Tony Edwards, haere atu rā e kā rakatira, moe mai, okioki mai, e kore

Congratulations

A big mihi to Janine and Matthew Blair. Janine Kapa (Kāti Mako/Kāti Irakehu) and Matthew Blair were thrilled to celebrate their marriage with whānau and a few close friends on Saturday 3 August, at Mantells in Auckland. Double congratulations are in order, as Janine is also the newly-appointed Associate Dean Māori in the Business School/Division of Commerce at the University of Otago. This is one of four senior Māori academic leadership positions which have been developed in each of the University’s academic divisions. She will be providing leadership and strategic advice in matters relating to the university’s Māori Strategic Framework. Well done Janine. Wetiweti kē nei. Te hōaka me te wai he mahi kai hōaka he mahi kai takata. Janine, Matt, Niwa and Katarina in front of Matt’s old secondary school, Auckland Grammar.

Building and maintenance

Contributions

We welcome your contributions for Te Pānui Rūnaka. Please email any photos and information. Births, deaths, weddings, achievements, something you want to share. We can’t promise that we will be able to include everything but we will do our best. Again please email wairewa@ngaitahu.iwi.nz or post a hard copy to Wairewa Rūnanga, PO Box 2845 Christchurch 8013.

Plans are currently being drawn up for an adventure playground for our marae. Within the next couple of months the rūnanga expects to be in a position to put it out to tender and building to start by the end of the financial year. The building and maintenance team are also currently investigating moving the men’s toilets to another space. Changes are likely to be carried out over the next two years. Improvements are also underway for the urupā. Expect to see an improved road, retaining wall and general maintenance.

Hui rūnaka

Notice of the next rūnanga general meeting is 6 October, 10am – 1pm. This will be followed by the Wairewa Huiā-Tau, annual general meeting (AGM) at 2pm. The AGM will be second due to our intentions to involve whānau in more of the planning, policy and strategic decisions in the rūnanga. We need to take into account the feedback of the proposed planning hui and steer the initiatives with more whānau on board and engaged in decisions of the rūnanga, even the plans for our annual budget.

Membership database

Just a reminder to update details as they change and to encourage whānau to do the same. We have increasing numbers of rejected emails and returned postal mail. It’s important you are all up to date with what’s happening, so please keep us up to date with any changes. Let us know by emailing the rūnanga office at wairewa@ ngaitahu.iwi.nz

Te Taumutu Rūnanga Congratulations

Congratulations to Craig Pauling, who paddled in the Koroneihana Waka Regatta at Tūrangawaewae, on the Waikato River, on 24-25 August – the Tahu taking on the Taniwha. Well done Craig, who was placed third. More results can be found at http://www.wakaama. co.nz/stories/read/1003350 Craig Pauling padding in the Koroneihana Waka Regatta on the Waikato River.

New Zealand Māori Rugby League selection Rulon Nutira was selected to play for the New Zealand Māori Rugby League (NZMRL) Residents team against New Zealand Universities. The game was held in Ngāruawāhia on Saturday 24 August during the Koroneihana. It was a great game, with the Māori team starting well. However, NZ Universities came back strong to give the Māori a solid challenge. The final score was NZMRL (30) vs NZ Universities (12). Rulon was player of the day for the forwards, playing second row. Rulon has also been selected to play for the Māori team in two tests, one in Huntly and the other in Rotorua, against the Indigenous Team from Australia. The Nutira whānau are very proud of Rulon’s achievements. Rulon Nutira, selected to play for the New Zealand Māori Rugby League Residents team.

Taiaha wānanga

Tō tātou nei whakataukī “Ko au, ko koe, ko tātou” - I am you and we are us (inclusiveness - whakapapa in its most pure and practical form). Tū Toka Tū Ariki will coordinate a taiaha wānanga over Labour Weekend, from 24-28 Whiringa-ā-nuku (October) at Taumutu. This kaupapa nurtures the traditional practices, under the sacred korowai ‘aukati.’ Smoke, alcohol, drug and violence-free as these wānanga are, they are the epitome of learning and the celebrating of who we are, in its most purest and practical form – no compromise. Whakamana te whānau / whānau ora are at the forefront, promoting the epitome of humility and how it enriches, enhances and empowers one’s wisdom. Inspiring te iwi Māori to prolong and sustain life is the whariki of the kaupapa, to prepare “tū toka, tū ariki” and Waitaha whānui to host Te Matatini 2015. The cost for the wānanga is $20 (per tauira/student).

Rugby season ends

We had a slow start to the season, but after a couple of games, we started to get the hang of things. Those peninsula tamariki teams are still hard to beat though. We enjoyed our day out at Wairewa and Waihora.

Another year of winter sports has come to an end. Southbridge Rugby club were well represented, with Taumutu tamariki in the junior divisions. I coached the under 10 ½ rugby side. Our front row consisted of Robbie Togia (Marsh whānau) and Jayda SiykurimaMusson (Teihoka whānau), along with our local kids, Jacob Priddy and Moses McGoon. They were an unstoppable front row.

Our prize giving was on 25 August. This day has a special name, Albert Anderson Day. Albert also played for the All Blacks, and Southbridge of course. Albert helps out with the presentations, which is followed by invitation games and then an auction, with auction proceeds going towards local community groups, who express interest.

Along with that team, we also had Daniel Jackson (Nutira whānau), Quinn Martin (Martin whānau), Shanikqua Chase (Marsh whānau), and Kenai Togia (Marsh whānau) playing in other teams for Southbridge. We were pleased to have our local hero, Daniel Carter come out and have a training day with the tamariki. That was a high light for the tamariki. We even presented Daniel with a giant card for the new addition to his whānau.

I will be stepping down from training so I can follow my grandson with his first year of rugby. I may even get rung up to coach that team, which would be enjoyable either way. I have really enjoyed the past six years of training the kids of Southbridge, and wish each and every one of them the best of luck for their future in rugby. You never know, I may one day be writing about our tamariki and how well they are doing on the All Black field. Nā Fiona Sloan (Teihoka whānau).

Robbie Togia (Marsh whānau) in action.

Jayda Siyakurima-Musson (Teihoka whānau) in action.

Te Rūnanga o Koukourārata Nei te rau tāwhiri o Koukourārata

Another busy month and with spring starting, there are lawns to mow and gardens to weed. We have to admit it’s been a fairly pleasant winter, as winters go, so here’s hoping we’re in for a nice long, hot summer.

whanauka who have lost loved ones over the past month. Our thoughts go to you all. Nō reira koutou o te huka wairua haere atu rā, moe mai rā i kā peka o tō tātou nei Ūkaipō. Mā te Atua koutou katoa e manaaki e tiaki.

Before moving on, Te Rūnanga o Koukourārata would also like to extend our heartfelt aroha to all of our

Āpiti hono tātai hono rātou ki a rātou ka moe, āpiti hono tātai hono tātou te huka ora ka noho, pai mārire.

Kia eke panuku, eke Takaroa

Te Rūnanga o Koukourārata are proud to extend our sincere congratulations to Matiu Payne, who graduated with his Masters of Indigenous Studies from Otago University last month.

We also extend our congratulations to Suzanne Pitama, who graduated with her doctorate (PhD). Kā mihi manahau ki a kōrua, ko kā kōrero nā Matiu Payne e whai ake nei.

Mr Matiu Payne and Dr Suzanne Pitama.

Matiu and Dione Payne and their son, Tūrāhui.

Taku pōtaerua I taku rā whakapōtaetaka i Ōtepoti i te raki tuakahuru mā whitu o tēnei marama, ka hoki aku maumahara ki a rātou mā i eke ai ki te taumata nāku anō i whiwhi i taua rā tonu. Ko te hui tuatahi ko te hui tōmua i te hui nui mō kā tauira Māori i Te Whāre Wānaka o Otago. Kātahi te hui papai rawa atu ko tērā. I huihui mai kā whānau katoa o kā tauira whiwhi tohu. I reira kā kanohi hou me kā konohi o mua i tautoko kaha i te kaupapa mātauraka i Ōtepoti rā. Ko taku tino mihi ki te hau kāika e taea ai te tautoko i tēnei tūmomo hui. Nōku te hōnore nui kia tae atu ki mua i tō koutou aroaro. Ko te rā tuarua ko te hui whakapōtae nui i te hōro tāone o Ōtepoti. I eke kā tauira Māori, nui ake i te toru tekau i taua rā. I kite atu ōku mata ki te ātaahua o te haka whare, me te āhua o kā Whakahaere o kā ahoraki. Ka wani kē, ā, ki te whiwhi te tauira i tōna tohu, me tae atu ia ki tōna hui whakapōtaetaka ahakoa te aha. Kāore au i te pērā mō taku tohu pūtaiao, heoi, ka tae mai ki taku paerua i tae atu au. Nā ruka i te akiaki kaha o taku hoa wahine, i eke au ki te atamira i Ōtepoti. Ko taku tino mihi nui ki a ia, i waihotia e ia aku kōrero parau ki te taha mō tēnei tūāhua.

kā mahi tauira nei. He mihi anō hoki ki Te Rūnaka o Koukourārata mō kā pūtea āwhina i tukuna e rātou mō taku karahipi Papatipu i kā tau 2011-12. Ko taku tino mihi hoki ki te whānau i tautoko nei i taku taeka ki Ōtepoti, Ko te whānau Te Aika (Ben, Mahana, Te Waipunahau me Iwikau), Wiki Haua, Tui Kent, Pearl Barron me aku kaiwhakaruruhau mahi tauira ko Dr Lachlan Paterson me te rahi o Te Tumu. Tēnā rawa atu koutou katoa. Me mihi anō hoki ki tētahi tākuta hou i eke ki te taumata i taua rā tonu, ki a Suzanne Pitama, i oti i a ia tōna tohu tiketike PhD. Ka rawe te kite atu i kā wahine toa ki ēnei tūmomo mahi. Tēnā hoki koe e te whanauka, koutou ko te whānau Flutey-Henare, Pitama hoki i tautoko a tinana mai i te rā nui. E rua kā pounamu i hōmai ki a au i aua rā. Ko te tuatahi he matau mai i te whānau Te Aika, ā, ko te tuarua he inaka mai i a Tāua Morehu. He taoka whakahirahira ēnei ōku, ā, kaore e poto nei kā mihi mō kā whakaaro rakatira nei. Taihoa ake nei e te iwi, ākuanei au e whiriwhiri ko whea te wāhi tika māku kia timatakia taku tohu tiketike (PhD). Ekari mō tēnei wā, ko Masters of Indigenous Studies (MIndS) kē tohu e mau nei i a au. Ka rawe tērā mō tēnei wā. Heoi, he aroha tēnei nā te iti o Tūtehuarewa, ka tau. Nā Matiu Payne.

E te iwi, kei te hiahia au ki te tuku mihi ki a tātou, ā, ki taku wahine me aku tamariki nā rātou ahau i tautoko ā wairua, ā tinana mai i te tīmataka ki te mutuka o

Māori ANZAC – Istanbul to Gallipoli by foot

Kiwis who journey to Turkey will leave better for it. How can they not? It features classical cities from ancient Roman civilization, natural travertine shelves and warm water to soak in (similar to New Zealand’s famous pink and white terraces of yesteryear), yachts that cruise the turquoise Mediterranean, fairy-like homes beneath honeycomb cliffs and the wonders of an Istanbul bazaar, scented with aromatic raw spices.

However, a significant piece of history – the 1915 Anzac Campaign, attracts our people to stand on the Gallipoli Peninsula to pay tribute to the fallen. My wife, Claire and I too, were drawn and decided to travel there to experience the commemorative services of ANZAC Day 2011. We didn’t take the usual five-hour bus ride to get there. We walked the 360 kilometres from Istanbul to Gallipoli.

On 29 March 2011, with our worldly possessions stuffed into back packs, (I was carrying 19 kilos on the back and another five kilos on the front), we pointed our noses in the right direction and took our first steps out of Istanbul. We arrived at our first destination, Avcilar City and set about finding accommodation – a tough task after our long walk; but we eventually found our abode by accident, after taking a back street by mistake.

We lived on tomatoes, cucumber, goat’s cheese, boiled eggs and luncheon for the 21 days it took us to cover the 360 kilometres. Reaching the village of Eceabat signalled the end of our walking. We arrived on my birthday. It provided us ample time to rest up, reflect and visit the places of interest that brought home the significance of Gallipoli campaign for both the ANZACS and the Turks. Being Kiwis, we were embraced by the locals as fellow countrymen.

On day three, after walking 30-plus kilometres that day alone, we had aching thigh muscles and the dreaded foot blisters. It took two days of rest in Silivri for the pain to abate, before we set off again. But that allowed time to reshuffle the contents of the back packs and discard weight. We had learned quickly, to carry less and buy local when the need arose.

Anzac Day 2011 saw us welcome in the dawn at North Beach, where Anzac troops came ashore 96 years earlier. The New Zealand Memorial Service was continued eight kilometres further up, on the Chunuk Bair summit. It was the place where fighting New Zealanders sustained great losses but reached the top, to gaze upon the Dardanelles. When a determined Turkish counter-attack tried to regain the summit, it was the beginning of the end for the Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces.

By now we had hung a left off the main route to Gallipoli and had walked through ‘raw’ Turkey, following the coast line. We passed through villages where it seemed like life was at a standstill. Men seemed to sit around all day puffing a cigarette and supping Turkish coffee. Conversations stopped and heads turned when they saw us – as if they had seen ghosts. Being a Muslim country, we had decided Claire should dress more conservatively. We passed many wonderful scenes – olive trees and grape vines ‘lost’ in the Sea of Marmara backdrop; apple trees with pink blossom in abundance; goats being herded among chestnut trees; fields of poppies and old World War Two concrete bunkers sitting in pasture.

It was an intimate time for us – being there with Turks – and in the true spirit of Anzac, we made some new friendships. What made this journey even more special for me was that my pōua, Shad Ruru from Koukourārata, was a Māori ANZAC soldierwho fought at and survived Gallipoli. Walking from Istanbul to Gallipoli by foot was the least we could do for someone we never want to forget. We are certainly better for the experience. Below is a poem I wrote for pōua Shad.

Brent (left) with his wife, Claire Ruru and the hostel owner.

Māori soldiers who lost their lives at Chunuk Bair.

Dear Pōua Shad Although we never met, I know who you are, My grandfather who went to Gallipoli, a land of distance far. We came to see for ourselves, where you spent some fighting time, To expose ourselves to history, and imagined how you shined. The walk was hard and challenging but we made it all the same, It was the least one could do, to honour the family name.

Anzacs are spoke of highly, so we commemorate and remember you, From all the Ruru whānau, as they stand proud too. Anzac Day 2011, Gallipoli, Turkey. Nā Brent Ruru Footnote: Brent Ruru is the grandson of Shaderick Te Muru Ruru from Koukourārata (Port Levy). Married to Claire, they have travelled globally for five years. Brent is a professional speaker (www.brentruru.com) and can be contacted or booked to speak at brentruru@gmail.com or 027 511 0249. 14

Marae bookings

Te Pānui Rūnaka submissions

Now that word is out that the marae is back up and operating, bookings are taking off. So to save disappointment please book early. To book the marae please contact the rūnanga office on email koukourarata@ngaitahu.iwi.nz or call 03 365 3281.

Many thanks to our roving reporters, Matiu Payne and Brent Ruru for their story contributions. If you have stories for Te Pānui Rūnaka, please them to the rūnanga office (contact details can be found at the back of this edition). Without your stories, we can’t submit a column, so we look forward to hearing from you.

Ōnuku Rūnanga Kia ora whānau, Lots of exciting things have been happening within our portfolios this month. With all portfolios populated and their budgets approved for the next financial year, it’s really great to see all wheels in motion.

Social portfolio We have agreed to partner with other rūnanga to produce a DVD resource for school groups, to be used as a learning tool for understanding specific tikanga and kawa prior to the groups visiting our marae.

Cultural portfolio A handful of our tāne have begun regular whaikōrero wānanga. Feedback indicates they are thoroughly enjoying their sessions and knowledge sharing. A digital archiving wānanga is confirmed for Sunday 10 November at Ōnuku Marae, beginning at 10.30am. Our Ngāi Tahu archiving experts will assist us with this project, helping format the best procedures and format for preserving our taonga.

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Sunday 13 October Rūnanga meeting including executive election Sunday 27 October Whenua-Fest Sunday 10 November Digital archiving wānanga Sunday 8 December Rūnanga meeting.

Whenua-Fest

On Sunday 27 October (Labour Weekend), a free, fun family day with a health focus is planned at the Akaroa Recreation Ground from 10am-3pm. Community groups and health organisations have come on board to ensure this is a great day for everyone. Free health checks, such as blood pressure tests and mole checks, will be available, as well as a wealth of information covering many sectors of the health industry. Music, top team events, fitness demonstrations, prizes, food stalls and merchandise will all be available on the day.

Environment portfolio This team has been busy attending various environmental hui on our behalf, including Tuia and Waterzone committee meetings, as well as attending the court hearing in relation to waste water/sewerage treatment within our harbour. Some members have also visited Ōrakei Marae to gain insight into their magnificent produce gardens, how these have been implemented and the traditional gardening methods that are used.

For information regarding any of the portfolio projects, including wānanga, or for enquiries about Whenua-Fest stalls, please contact Liz Robinson at our Ōnuku office, email onukumarae@gmail.com or call 03 356 2723.

Economic portfolio Many hours have been invested in planning three small business models for a Mahinga Kai Cultural Park. Ōrakei Marae was also visited in relation to this project. We are looking forward to the presentation of the completed models in due course. We also recently attended Te Ohu Kaimoana Conference in Kerikeri, where we enjoyed lively presentations on the Māori economic industry.

Banks Peninsula.

Te Rūnanga o Waihao Freshwater fish recovery plan review

Marlborough, Jan Clayton-Greene; Hawke’s Bay/ Bay of Plenty, Jane Goodman. The freshwater fish recovery plans (for example large galaxiid, non-migratory galaxiid and mudfish recovery plans) are finishing in 2013. The department hopes to undertake a review of the success of these plans and use any knowledge gained in considering options for replacing the plans and advisory groups.

Tēnā koutou, Ko Aoraki te mauka, ko Waitaki te awa, ko Kāti Māmoe, Waitaha, Kāi Tahu kā iwi, ko Kāti Hāteatea te hapū, ko Hāteatea te tipuna, ko Uruao, Araiteuru, Takitimu kā waka, ko Waihao te marae, ko tēnei ahau Matthew Wylie, kai Ōtepoti tōku kāika ināianei. I have recently been appointed to the role of the Ngāi Tahu representative for the non-migratory and large galaxiid (whitebait) recovery plans.

I would appreciate feedback regarding any concerns, clarifications and possible conservation/ restoration projects rūnanga would like to be involved with in the future, so I can use these ideas if an opportunity arises. These may include the future development of mātaitai reserves or the fencing and planting of riparian strips. My vision is to see whānau actively involved in the protection of our galaxiid taonga.

The non-migratory galaxiid recovery group is currently undertaking progress reporting and as a result, I would appreciate it if any rūnanga can provide me with an update on any progress they have made, or been involved in, on any of the nonmigratory galaxiid recovery plan actions from 2011 to 2013. Please circulate this to others who may be interested. Department of Conservation (DOC) area representatives around the country, are collating any progress they are aware of, so key progress on actions with iwi may have already been reported back via that pathway. However, it would be great for you to provide a summary to be sure we are aware of it. I will then feed this back to the DOC via the recovery group.

I can be contacted by email: wylma731@student. otago.ac.nz Nā Matt Wylie. Links to the three freshwater fish recovery plans: http://www.doc.govt.nz/Documents/science-andtechnical/tsrp51.pdf http://www.doc.govt.nz/Documents/science-andtechnical/TSRP53.pdf http://www.doc.govt.nz/Documents/science-andtechnical/TSRP55.pdf

Key DOC non-migratory galaxiid recovery group contacts currently are: Recovery Group Leader, Sjaan Bowie; Southland, Emily Funnel, currently on parental leave; Otago, Pete Ravenscroft; West Coast, Gavin Collis; Canterbury, Sjaan Bowie; Nelson/

Just another day at the office

Last Monday, on my way to work, I received a phone call from our chair, Graeme Lane. “There’s a whale on the beach at Lake Wainono,” he said. “I’ll meet you down at the Studholme milk factory.”

an impressive entrance way. Initial measurements suggested that they were more than four metres long. I returned to the office wondering how I was going to find what I needed to do the job. Extracting jawbones from a beached humpback whale wasn’t in my job description. What followed was, for me, a humbling experience and an extraordinary sequence of events. I’m not sure how many phone calls I made that day – too many to count – and after a drawing a couple of blanks, I gave Takarei Norton a call to see if he could suggest anyone. He suggested Craig Pauling would be able to help us. A few emails and phone calls later, Craig had copied to me the Ngāi Tahu Policy document “Beached Marine Mammal Protocol,” as well as a copy of “Interim Guidelines for the Initial Notification and Contact between the Department of Conservation and Ngāi Tahu over beached marine mammals.”

A local farmer, Gary Bruce, had stumbled across the whale while moving machinery between farms. Within the hour we had Anne Dodds (Aunty Sis), Anne’s husband Bill, Graeme Lane, Gary and Geoff Bruce, along with their father Murray, Steve Harraway from the Department of Conservation (DOC) and yours truly on site. Access to the area was four wheel drive only; it’s not easy terrain. Aunty Sis gave the whale a karakia, which we followed with a careful inspection of the site. The whale was right way up and appeared to have been dead when it was washed ashore. DOC subsequently told us they had had reports of a dead whale being sighted off the Timaru coast around 10 days prior. After some discussion it was agreed that we would do what we could to recover the jawbones, as they would make

He also put me in touch with Ramari Stewart, who responded almost instantly to our call for help. “I can

Access was difficult, as those that know the area will understand. After a number of safety and procedure briefings from Ramari, and considerable preparation work, we were on the beach shortly after eight o’clock on Thursday morning. The pictures will speak for themselves, and we have nearly four hundred of them. The mahi is very well documented and some time we’ll put on an evening for those who are interested.

give you three days” she said, “Let me know when you want us there and what you want us to recover.” Suffice it to say that this short story simply can’t do justice to Ramari and her kaupapa. She really deserves her story to be told on its own. By late Tuesday we had managed to gather together most of the executive along with Tewera King and Aunty Sis. They confirmed the goal and agreed to name the event Te Haumi.

It took several hours of very hard work to recover the two jawbones and it was just on dark by the time we returned to the marae. The next two days were spent removing the flesh and blubber from the bones, while a huge straw bale sandpit was constructed to receive them. They were in place by the Saturday evening and the team returned to the West Coast early Sunday afternoon.

Ramari turned up, as promised on the Wednesday night with her team, Zelda McIntyre, George Tierney and Nathaniel Scott. All are seasoned customary whale recovery experts, or kaimahi. Between the three of them they had been involved in the customary recovery of six whales, four in the last month. Ramari has lost count of how many recoveries she has been involved with.

Many thanks to all those who helped, and to those who worked preparing the kai and kept the home fires burning. Many thanks to Craig Pauling for his support and assistance; and we are indebted to Ramari Stewart and to her dedication to this kaupapa. She is an extraordinary woman and we all agree that we were privileged to have had the opportunity of working with her and supporting her. I hope we cross paths again. Sometimes people ask me why I’m still here….. this is it. Nā Steve Boyd.

We are also indebted to the local farming community, especially the Bruces and the Hughs brothers, who rallied to provided trucks, tractors and machinery to assist with the mahi. Along with Joseph Hullen, Tewera controlling the public, and two more from Arowhenua (Sha and Vicky), we were ready to start.

Joseph Hullen, Nathaniel Scott, George Tierney and Geoff Bruce operating Hiab.

Cleaning flesh from the whalebone.

From left, Zelda McIntyre, Mita Hamilton, Aunty Sis Te MaiharoaDodds, Peter Hamilton, Graeme Lane (Waihao Chair), Steve Boyd, Nathaniel Scott, George Tierney.

From left, Nathaniel Scott, Ramari Stewart, George Tierney ready to remove flesh from the jawbone.

Te Rūnanga o Moeraki Rā whānau

October rūnanga meeting

Happy birthday to all those celebrating their birthdays this month.

Sunday 6 October Calling for nominations to the Directors Appointment Panel.

Annual general meeting

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A reminder that the annual general meeting for Te Rūnanga o Moeraki Inc will be held on Sunday 3 November at the marae. It would be great to see as many whānau as possible come and tautoko the kaupapa. Accommodation is always available at the marae for whānau who wish to stay for the weekend and we look forward to seeing as many of you there as possible.

Audited financial report Kāi Tahu Ki Otago report Rock Art Trust report Appointment of auditor.

Moeraki Ltd • Shareholders meeting • Presentation of audited accounts • Company directors’ report.

Rūnanga business: • Annual report

Election of: • Members to the Directors Appointment Panel.

Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki Rā whānau

Tāua Mahana Walsh has celebrated her 90th birthday. Mahana says a big thank you to all the whānau whānui and friends, who helped to make her celebration so special and so enjoyable – kā mihi mahana ki a koutou katoa.

From left, Mahana Walsh and Lou Jarvis.

From left, Ruapuke Parata, Kiri Walsh, Tama Smith, Robyn Walsh, Ngaire Jantzen.

From left, Robyn Walsh, Tama Smith, Mahana Walsh, Ngaire Jantzen, David Ellison.

New website

Tamariki programme

We have a new website. By the time you receive this we will be approaching our launch date (to be confirmed, but will be sometime in October). We also have a new company logo, designed for us by the very talented Tai Kerekere. Keep an eye out for the launch as we will be selling a new range of merchandise – aprons, tees and hats to celebrate. This will be a good time for those of you who are not website members to sign up.

The tamariki school holiday programme will be held 9-11 October, at Puketeraki Marae. Please contact Aroha Ellison by email if you would like to register your tamariki aroha@ puketeraki.co.nz

Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou Ngā mate

General

Kai te ua tou kā roimata, kei te taki tou te kākau mōu e te tāua e. E moe Aunty Jean, e moe i te pai o te whakapono, e moe.

Since the opening of Hākuiao we have been extremely busy here at Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou, making very good use of our new wharekai. We have hosted hui for a number of organisations in the last couple of months, including Shell Oil, Dunedin Central Probus, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, Otago University and Otago Polytechnic to name a few. Our serene setting and exquisite new facilities are being widely used and admired by a large number of people. It is great to see the vision of the last ten years now being used to its full potential.

He whakamaumahara – In loving memory of Jean Ellen Duff, (nee Bragg) 20 May 1921 – 28 June 2013.

Marae bookings

Our calendar is filling up fast so if you are interested in booking a hui or wānanga at Ōtākou please contact Glenys at the office on glenys.russell@tro.org.nz, or visit our website, http://www.otakourunaka.co.nz/

Kai forest

We have come to the end of our garden wānanga sadly but the garden is looking great. Peter Asher will continue the good work and we hope to supply our wharekai with as much kai as possible over the seasons to come. Thanks to Peta Hudson and Rachel Wesley for all their hard work on this initiative. The Ōtākou garden.

Kaumātua kai

During August our ringawera Nic Hedley used harvested kai from our food forest to make soup and various goodies, which was sent out to our local kaumātua. Our whānau committee have got behind the initiative and we now plan to provide hot meals to all our kaumātua on a regular basis. If you have kaumātua in the Dunedin area, please contact Nic at the office to ensure they are on our list. nic.hedley@tro.org.nz

Nic Hedley and kaumātua Paul Karaitiana.

Whakapapa data base

If you have any stories, pānui, news, or photos you wish to share with our wider whānau, email Rachel on rachel. wesley@tro.org.nz

Hapū members – please keep this office informed of any change to your contact details. We have a lot of people who are on our GNA (Gone No Address) list. If you are not hearing from us this could be why. Phone Glenys on 03 478 0352 or email glenys.russell@tro.org.nz

Te Rūnanga o Hokonui Rā whānau

Congratulations

Reg Nicholas and granddaughter Poppy enjoying birthday celebrations.

Poppy Nicholas, six, from Newfield Park School, Invercargill taking part in Polyfest 2013 at the Civic Theatre.

Kaumātua Reg Nicholas recently celebrated his 75th birthday.

Our congratulations to Poppy Nicholas, who took part in Polyfest 2013 at the Civic Theatre.

Mataura Marae

Earlier this month the Mataura Marae executive komiti held a hui at Hokonui Rūnanga to give local organisations a better understanding of marae organisation and how they are planning to move forward with the help and guidance from Ngā Maata Waka. The hui was a great success with speeches from Vanessa Edwards (newly-appointed whānau facilitator for Mataura Marae), Norm Dewes from Ngā Maata Waka, Tracey Hicks,

Mayor of Gore District, Susan Dennison, principal of Mataura Primary School and Kim Wetini from Te Puni Kōkiri.

Norm Dewes from Ngā Maata Waka.

Mataura Marae executive komiti.

Kaumātua health days

Tamariki and rangatahi programmes

The executive komiti, members, whānau and community have put a lot of time and effort in restoring the marae to its former glory and take great pleasure in seeing that vision start to come to life.

We are still running health days on site at the Mataura and Gore Kōhanga on a monthly basis. All children with parent permission are seen by a local doctor from Gore Medical Centre. Newly started is our Rōpū Taiohi (Youth Group) at O Te Ika Rama Marae in Gore on a monthly basis also. We have had two successful hui so far. It’s great to see such a turn out and we look forward to the growth of this in time. If you have children or know of any children who would like to attend please contact the office and we will be happy to help. Kai and transport are provided.

Kaumātua Health Days run by Hokonui Rūnanga Health and Social Services Trust are still running every second Thursday of the month. If you are in the Gore district and would like to come along please contact the office for more information. Health promotions, lunch, health care advice, assistance and transportation are all provided.

Housekeeping

If you are a registered member and think your contact details may differ to what we hold on file for you could you please contact the office and update? You can contact the office by email Hokonui.office@ngaitahu.iwi.nz or by phone (03) 208 7954.

Waihōpai Rūnaka whānau from Otago – Victoria and the young gun Spanish Māori idol, Tumai. We had a great three days in Dunedin and we were well looked after by the film crew, which was ably led by Jamiee Poipoi, the director. And we have another one coming up on Murihiku Marae on 30 September – photos will be coming in the next pānui.

A big congratulations to whānau who have had babies, and to those who have had birthdays. Waihōpai also sends their deepest condolences to whānau who have lost loved ones – Arohanui. Kia ora whānau, here we are again. Another month is up and now we are in number nine – three more to go. How time flies. We have been pretty busy here on the marae and at the rūnaka. We had a great overnight stay from Te Wharekura o Arowhenua – all 100-plus of them and they were very pleased to take part in our Thursday roast lunch. It was a busy day with people everywhere and a performance from the school.

Well folks, not much else to report. A big hello to all our whānau who live in the North Island, in Aussie and around the world – aroha nui to you all from Waihōpai Rūnaka whānau. We’re still waiting for news from you all – don’t be shy; and everybody, let’s share some recipes. Ka kite anō – see you next month. Whānau, take the time to smile and give your family hugs. It makes for a wonderful day. Leave the work and other stuff at the door so you can enjoy yourselves. Nā Squirrell on the Hill.

We also hosted a land hui and the Ngāi Tahu Roadshow, which all went very well. Mateka and myself were very privileged to be part of a movie shot in Dunedin with

Ōraka Aparima Rūnaka Kia ora whānau Spring has finally arrived and we hope those whitebaiters among you are enjoying a bountiful harvest. It is hard to believe that Christmas is just around the corner. Talking of Christmas, please mark in your diary 15 December as our whānau Christmas lunch. More information to come.

If you have enjoyed a birthday in the last month or have new additions to your whānau, congratulations and very best wishes for the year ahead. Over the last month the executive komiti have been busy attending and organizing hui. Takutai O Te Tītī Marae has been utilised for a number of these hui and another working trip to Rarotoka has taken place.

Hei pēpi hou

Welcome to Callan Jason Harrington, son of Alana Harrington, who was born at Queen Mary Maternity Hospital in Dunedin, on 8 August, weighing 1.510kg. Baby Callan Jason is the eigth generation of the Howell family of Riverton. He is descended from Captain John Howell and his second wife, Caroline Brown of Fairlight Station, Riverton. Callan is pictured here with his mother, Alana, his grandmother, Monique Evans and his greatgrandmother, Dinah Harrington.

From left, Alana Harrington, Dinah Harrington, baby Callan Jason Harrington and Monique Evans.

Membership

We also have a number of “historic” members. These are people who have been involved with the rūnaka for many years and are accepted as members but have never been through the formal registration process with either Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu (TRoNT) or Ōraka Aparima Rūnaka. We ask that, if any of your whānau are in this category, that you take the necessary steps to help them get registered. If you are registered with TRoNT and you whakapapa to Ōraka Aparima then please register with us. The registration forms can be obtained through the office.

We are making some changes to the format of our membership database. This has involved an alignment of all our current registered members with those on the Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu database. Naturally this exercise has produced a few anomalies due to some members updating on one but not the other system. We are now looking at how best to share the information we have, in order to keep this information as accurate as possible. So if you have recently changed your contact details please let us know. 21

Annual general meeting

who is part of the Te Mata Ira research team. Fourteen members of the rūnaka attended and there has been a committment from the research team to return to present on the progress of the guidelines, and possibly support the development of iwi policies on biobanking and genomic research.

The Ōraka Aparima Rūnaka Inc annual general meeting will be held at Takutai o Te Tītī Marae at Ōraka/Colac Bay on Sunday 10 November at 10am.

Research hui

Te Rūnaka o Ōraka Aparima and Waihōpai Rūnaka met with University of Waikato researchers on 27 August, at Takutai o Te Tītī Marae, Ōraka. The hui was organised to discuss a project called ‘Te Mata Ira,’ which is led by Te Kotahi Research Institute (University of Waikato), who are investigating Māori views on biobanking and genomic research. The overall aim of the research is to develop guidelines that will contribute to the protection of Māori interests in this area.

From Kyla Russell

The evening before the hui, it was nice to meet with Lynley at the office and the members who popped in and out during our time there. Also Lynley, thank you for getting the accommodation for us. I had stayed there but it was in the other unit, Abalone. Eleanor Murphy also attended with me, as both my driver and one of the small number who met the team early this year when Maui and Kim were down for a university seminar.

The hui was facilitated by the project’s principal investigator, Maui Hudson, and also Khyla Russell,

Awarua Rūnanga Kā mihi aroha

Rä whänau

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

Happy birthday to all those celebrating their birthdays this month.

Waituna Lagoon signing

On 8 August our rūnanga hosted the official signing of the Waituna Partners’ Group Terms of Reference at Te Rau Aroha Marae. Ngāi Tahu is one of a number of agencies and organisations with management and statutory responsibilities for Waituna Lagoon and its catchment.

This is the continuation of important work being done by our Ngāi Tahu people to try and reverse environmental issues, not only with the Waituna but with many of our other lowland coastal lakes throughout Te Waipounamu. Our Kaiwhakahaere, Hana Morgan signed on behalf of our rūnanga when Tā Mark Solomon was unable to attend. However, he has since signed on behalf of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. We are grateful to Richard Ball, who attended on behalf of the office of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu.

In 2012 the Department of Conservation, Environment Southland (ES), Ngāi Tahu and Southland District Council (SDC) started discussing the idea of working together more collaboratively and establishing a formal, coordinated structure to support this. This led to the formation of the Waituna Partners’ Group and creation of a formal Terms of Reference, which records the relationship between those parties (‘the Partners’) with a statutory role in the management of Waituna Lagoon and catchment, namely DOC, ES, Ngāi Tahu and SDC.

Awarua Appointment Committee

The rūnanga executive wishes to advise it members, that at the special meeting held on Sunday 8 September 2013 five valid nominations were received for the Awarua Appointment Committee and as a result the five nominees have been appointed as the Awarua Appointment Committee (a postal ballot will not be required). The Awarua Appointment Committee members are Ana Beaton, Sharon Malofie, Hana Morgan, Gail Thompson and Stephanie Blair.

This document establishes how the partners will work together and alongside the community and stakeholders, to improve the environmental health and quality of the Waituna Lagoon and catchment via the Waituna Project.

Annual Report 2013 Whanaungatanga, the theme for this year’s Annual Report, has never been more to the forefront of our thinking than in the past year. Not only does it reinforce the strong commitment Te Rūnanga has to developing healthy relationships based on respect, reciprocity and trust, it is what binds us together as whānau, hapū and iwi. We are delighted to once again report a positive financial result for the Te Rūnanga Group as well as a number of key achievements arising from our distributions. Our goal is to take our financial success and target resources in areas that best meet the needs of whānau and our communities. Creating opportunities for our people to achieve, via education and training, careers and ultimately leadership positions continues to be a key focus. At a governance level, the inaugural Associate Governor Programme, Manawa Nui, has seen the successful placement of aspiring Ngāi Tahu governors with the NTHC subsidiary boards. Within the Oﬃce, we are also providing training and a nurturing environment for younger members of our management team to step up and participate in leadership activities. At a more fundamental level, the Manawa Hou programme has been a great success for our aspiring rangatahi. This initiative for secondary students is led by tuākana (mentors aged between 20-25) and was successfully implemented during the year with hīkoi held in Kaikōura and Murihiku. The recovery and rebuild processes in Canterbury have also presented us with unique development opportunities for our people, particularly our young people. The He Toki ki te Rika trade-training partnership has seen over 200 graduates complete certificates at CPIT, with 96 now in full employment and others electing to continue their training. The statutory relationship with CERA has been another positive outcome of the recovery process. The potential for relationships at all levels, whether regional, urban, with the Crown or local community has never been greater. It is important that we take advantage of the communities’ appetite to have a relationship with us. In this way we can create partnerships to both advance the interests of our people, as well as other disadvantaged whānau within our wider communities. Through our relationship with partners we are exploring the potential for the development of an affordable housing model via the relocation of red-zoned homes. If successful this initiative will provide opportunities to connect whānau into homes with the potential to rent their way into home ownership.

For the full online Annual Report please visit www.ngaitahu.iwi.nz For a hard copy please phone 0800 524 8248

Ngāi Tahu cultural excellence while the Marae Development Fund delivered funding for wharekai rebuilds or extensions at Ōtākou, Kaikōura and Ōnuku marae totaling $1.4m for the year. Our ongoing commitment to the survival of te reo was celebrated once again at the Ngāi Tahu Te Reo Awards held at Ōtākou in June. These awards acknowledge our intergenerational speakers and te reo champions and are a testament to the positive outcomes of Kotahi Mano Kāika (KMK) and just how far we have come on the journey to save this precious taonga. This year Tahu Pōtiki received the top award for his ongoing dedication to language revitalisation. Perhaps the most significant highlight of the year however, was the inaugural Hui-ā-Iwi held at the Lincoln Events Centre. The event held over three days was a time of coming together and celebrating all that is important to us as Ngāi Tahu Whānui. It is our intention to hold these events every two years with the next one being held in 2014. As always we must acknowledge the efforts of our commercial entities and congratulate the Ngāi Tahu Holdings Corporation on yet another outstanding performance. Equally we wish to thank the staff across the Te Rūnanga Group for their tireless efforts and the contribution each and every individual makes to the success of our organisation. Looking ahead we are focusing the lens towards the integration of four pou (Culture and Identity, Wellbeing, Education and the Environment) and creating activities that reflect the desired outcomes in each of these areas. We must continue with the old values of caring for one another. We must put our stake in the ground, to ensure our energy and investment is making a positive difference in the lives of our tribal members. In order to do this we need to find ways to build capacity in the areas of greatest need and continue to ask ourselves – how do we provide the greatest return to our whānau, hapū and communities?

Tā Mark Solomon, KNZM, Kaiwhakahaere

Arihia Bennett, MNZM, Chief Executive Oﬃcer

We continue to drive our engagement with the Crown on critical matters such as our rights and interests in freshwater and our full entitlements under the relativity mechanism. In the past year the Crown accepted that it owed Ngāi Tahu a cash payment under the relativity mechanism of $68.5m, which we uplifted late last year. We also anticipate resolution of matters still disputed and this is likely to be determined by an independent third party. Acknowledgment of iwi rights and interests in the freshwater framework has resulted in a much greater level of engagement with iwi and a leadership role for Ngāi Tahu in this mahi. The strong performance of our investment arm (NTHC) resulted in a distribution from the Charitable Trust of $28.25m, an increase of $2m, while the group equity increased by $219m for the year in review. Moving forward we are working towards a levelling of the centralised costs and an increasing percentage being allocated in direct distributions to whānau and rūnanga. Supporting the fulfillment of rūnanga aspirations has once again been assisted by an increase in Te Pūtea Whakamahi grants. This year each rūnanga will receive $280,000, a 17% increase on the previous year.

Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu Board 2012 - 2013: Back Row (left to right) James Daniels, Tim Rochford, Quentin Hix, David Higgins, Tā Mark Solomon, Tahu Pōtiki, Terry Nicholas, Matapura Ellison, Wally Stone. Front Row (left to right) Ngaire Tainui, Maria Pera, Gabrielle Huria, Arihia Bennett, Lisa Tumahai, Michael Skerrett, Sandy Lockhart, Jo McLean, Ann Wakefield, Elizabeth Cunningham.

Enhancing the wellbeing of our whānau, Papatipu Rūnanga and Notice of 18th AGM of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu 2013 communities through programmes that directly deliver tangible benefits is The Annual General Meetings of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu and the an ongoing priority. The Whai Rawa savings scheme continues to enjoy Ngāi Tahu Charitable Trust will take place at 3.30pm on Friday 22 positive growth with the number of enrolled members increasing to 18,000 November 2013 at The Benvenue Hotel, Timaru. and the total value of the fund sitting around $29m. The Ngāi Tahu Fund continues to provide resource for activities designed to strengthen and grow 23

Group Performance at a Glance As at 30th June 2013

Financial Performance

Four Year Consolidated Performance to 2012/13

Net Operating Surplus after finance cost and share of associates net surplus (down $4.29m from 2012)

2009/10 ($000s)

2010/11 ($000s)

2011/12 ($000s)

2012/13 ($000s)

Financial Performance Net Operating Surplus after interest attributable to Ngāi Tahu Holdings Corporation Non Operating Adjustments Profit attributable to Ngāi Tahu Holdings

35,512 7,950 43,462

37,282 (21,388) 15,894

55,150 40,518 95,668

50,859 28,891 79,750

Operating Expenses Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu Tribal, Rūnanga and Whānau Distributions Non-Operating Adjustments

(9,890) (11,635) 0

(9,234) (11,592) (962)

(9,896) (15,252) (641)

(11,416) (17,303) (1)

Net Profit (Loss) Before Taxation and Crown Settlements

21,937

(5,894)

69,879

51,030

Add Net Relativity, Fisheries & Aquaculture Settlements Add Dividends Received Tribal Arm Less Impairment Tribal Investments Net Insurance Proceeds Less Taxation Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu Profit (Loss) after Taxation for the Year

5,914 0 0 0 (605) 27,246

1,263 458 0 0 (552) (4,725)

0 553 (2,565) 1,530 (427) 68,970

68,806 2,078 0 0 (162) 121,752

27,116 130 27,246

(4,880) 155 (4,725)

68,017 953 68,970

121,449 303 121,752

annual report $50.86m Tribal, Rūnanga and Whānau Distributions (up $2.1m from 2012)

$17.3m

Attributable to: Equity holders of the parent Minority Interest

Group Financial Position

Group Total Assets By Business

Equity ($658.42M in 2012). Increase in Equity of $218.84m to

2% Holdings

$877.26m

Fisheries Settlement Capital

Tourism

Term Debt, total Assets and Equity Equity

20%

9% Seafood

$877.26m

$658.42m 2011/12

56%

2012/13

$570.2m 2009/10

$591.04m

2010/11

$1,032.06m 2012/13

$730.47m

$809.42m 2011/12

2010/11

$715.25m 2009/10

$113.39m

$117.21m 2011/12

$106.0m

Total Assets

2012/13

2009/10

2010/11

$114.0m

Term debt

Property

Ngāi Tahu Distribution at a Glance As at 30th June 2013

Ngāi Tahu 2025 Distribution Te Kaitiakitanga Me Te Tāhuhu (Organisational Development)

Te Ao Tūroa (Natural Environment)

Governance

Ko Ngā Whakapāpātanga (Tribal Communications & Participation)

Mātauranga (Education)

Tō Tātou Ngāi Tahutanga (Culture & Identity)

annual report

Te Whakaariki (Influence)

17%

Whānau (Social Development)

Te Pūtea (Commercial)

37%

Te Whakatipu (Rūnanga Development)

The annual payments to each Papatipu Rūnanga increased from $240,000 in 2011-2012 to $280,000 in 2012-2013

$280,000 Intergenerational tribal development Annual distribution * FY11 and FY13 include $4.5m capital distribution to rūnanga Settlement Protection

Governance

Group Organisation

Group Organisation 10%

12%

11%

15%

37%

32%

34%

Governance

37%

Whānau 46%

44%

33%

Rūnanga

Settlement Protection

10% 6%

46%

2013

2011

2012

2010

2012

2013

2010

2011

2013

2011

2012

2010

2012

2013

2010

2011

2013

2011

2012

2010

32%

Rūnanga

Whānau

Ngāi Tahu Holdings Corporation

Ngāi Tahu Holdings Corporation (NTHC) is pleased to report another excellent performance with a net operating surplus of $49.2m (FY12 $55.1m) and net profit of $77.9m (FY12 $95.7m).

We remain open to further investment in seafood quota and are currently in the process of developing our aquaculture assets. The future for the tourism industry is looking much improved with steady growth projected for the next five years. NTHC remains committed to our investment in this sector.

While these figures are down on the previous year, our total returns including appreciation in our listed investments (such as Ryman) were $181.6m (FY12 $89.5m) a record figure and an outstanding result for NTHC.

We would like to finish by acknowledging Ngāi Tahu Whānui without whom we would have no reason to exist: Mō Tātou, ā, mō kā uri ā muri ake nei.

This represents a return on market value of equity of 25.3 percent, well in excess of the industry benchmark of 13.9 percent.

annual report

In any comparison of this year’s figures compared to last, it is important to note that the FY12 net operating surplus included a one off benefit of $3.8m from sale of forestry leases and the FY12 net profit included a $27m gain on the sale of Ryman Shares.

Ngāi Tahu Property (NTP) and Ngāi Tahu Seafood (NTS) both performed exceptionally well. Development property was the stand out for NTP recording its strongest ever, annual result. NTS ended the year with another record Operating EBIT just ahead of the previous year. It was a tough year for Ngāi Tahu Tourism (NTT). Due to a generally tough market and environmental challenges beyond their control, the year-end result was below expectations.

Trevor Burt, Chair

Our distribution to the Charitable Trust will be $29m for 2013/14 with this expected to rise to $35m in the following year as a result of this year’s standout result.

$49.2m*

Net Operating Surplus down by $5.9m to

Capital structure and debt The strength of our balance sheet enables us to take advantage of new opportunities to reinvest for future growth. At year-end, debt stood at $113m with a book value asset base of $969m (a gearing ratio of 12 percent). This is despite significant recent investment in property development that is projected to yield strong positive cashflows in the near future.

Term Debt to Funds Employed of

14.41% Shareholder Equity up by $151.34m to

Operating Return on Equity (incl NTFSL) of

$738.22m*

6.85%

Ngāi Tahu Governance Over the past year NTHC has been working with Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu (Te Rūnanga) towards achieving its succession-planning goal of increasing Ngāi Tahu representation on NTHC boards. We have successfully achieved our first milestone of two Ngāi Tahu board members on NTHC and each of the three subsidiary boards and are well on the way to achieving the 50 percent target. All of our board members are appointed based on their respective skills and experience. An Associate Director programme has been established that provides for three Ngāi Tahu to sit alongside each of our subsidiary boards in a training capacity for twelve months.

Distributions to Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu

Total Net Profit of

$28.25m*

$77.9m* Total Return On Equity (incl NTFSL) of

*The above numbers have been extracted from the Ngāi Tahu Holdings Corporation Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2013.

10.86%

Our People We are pleased to announce the appointment of Mike Sang to the role of Chief Executive. Mike was the CEO for Te Rūnanga post-earthquake and in addition to his commercial experience brings with him a good understanding of the expectations of Te Rūnanga and a commitment to Ngāi Tahu values, and ensuring ongoing kotahitanga both internally and externally.

Ngāi Tahu Group Asset Profile (by funds employed)

As always we acknowledge the skills and commitment of our team. The depth of knowledge and experience of our senior management team and board members in their respective sectors is a key strength of our organisation.

1% Seafood Operations

Tribal Aspirations Our mission is to be an outstanding investment company committed to delivering long-term sustainable returns for Ngāi Tahu Whānui and contributing to the mana and vision of the iwi. Across the group this is becoming increasingly visible through cultural interpretation, employment opportunities and branding. Further details are included in the reports of our subsidiaries but recent progress includes Whenua Kura, which is the NTP and Lincoln University initiative providing education and employment opportunities in the rural sector, the NTS Fisher programme and the rebrand of the NTT experiences.

Seafood quota & Marine Farm Licences (Excluding TOKM Quota)

Development Properties

15%

Ngāi Tahu Tourism

7% 9%

The Future With ongoing solid financial performance, good momentum across the Group and the further strengthening of the balance sheet we are well placed for growth. Our focus therefore, continues to be on exploring new potential for capital growth and investment both within our existing portfolio and outside the group. The development of our rural land in North Canterbury and the West Coast to ensure best and highest use is a priority. Over the next three years we will commit $110m to this development subject to Te Rūnanga approval.

Mike Sang, Chief Executive

Investment Properties

22%

28%

Ngāi Tahu Capital

While residential demand remains high, the rebuild of commercial buildings in Christchurch has been slow to progress. We wait for the opportunities that will eventually arise and in the meantime stay focused on establishing solid relationships with potential partners.

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Rural Land

Taurahere Groups Kāi Tahu ki Whakatāne

Pounamu hui Our recent pounamu hui was held on 24-25 August at Ngāti Pūkeko Marae at Poroporo, Whakatāne. We were blessed with a perfect first day and the weekend was a fun and informative time for our rōpū, and also a great chance to meet other Kāi Tahu descendants living in our rohe.

It was a weekend to remember, thanks to our hard working committee and our guest speakers from Auckland and Te Puke. The Ngāi Tahu Fund contribution which made it all possible. Nā Pauline Cottrell.

Ngāti Pūkeko Marae, Whakatāne.

Hiria and Don Shanks, Bones Rissetto from Tāmaki Makaurau taurahere rōpū,Whetu Moataane and Sue Amoamo before the pōwhiri.

Our three amigos (from left), Horomona Tau, Grenville Ham and Philip Kemp.

Hui report In August Ngāi Tahu ki Whakatāne whānau were welcomed onto Ngāti Pūkeko Marae by Joe and Bunty Mason. The hui was here was because Sandra and Bradford (Brad) Haami have strong connections to the marae and Dr Maaka (Kāi Tahu) served people here his whole life and we wanted to honour his Kāi Tahu connection.

After the hariru we all had morning tea in the whare kai followed by a group photo. A whakawhanaukataka session was opened by Uncle Joe with a karakia. Around 60 people arrived to share their whānau lineages. Some people were looking for their Kāi Tahu links but may have not been Kāi Tahu but more Ngāi Kuia and Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri, or Ngāti Koata. Without the whakapapa unit there, it was hard to confirm their identities as Kāi Tahu but we asked them to stay with us in aroha and manaaki.

Alongside Brad, Whetu Moataane from the Office of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu spoke on the marae to answer Joe’s whaikōrero.

After lunch, Whetu updated everyone on Kāi Tahu business and gave out registration forms. He was able to answer the people’s questions on identity and business including queries about Whai Rawa. Brad then shared a session on identity and gave a broad outline of the origins of Kāi Tahu from Te Waka o Aoraki and the canoes like Huruhurumanu, Uruao, Araiteuru and then the migration of Tukete; and also the Paikea (Tahupōtiki and Whatiuateramaama lines) people from the east coast including Ngāi Tahu migrations with Tūāhuriri, Tūtekawa, Maru to the south. Brad also gave us the origin stories of pounamu, which was earmarked as a theme for the gathering. The South Island stories of Hinetuahoanga, Poutini and Tamaahua with his wives were told and connections were made to the local stories in Mataatua. The customs around gathering stone and current Kāi Tahu/Māwhera pounamu-owning rights were shared.

Afternoon tea time at the wharekai.

Manuhiri arrive at Ngāti Pukeko Marae.

Group photo outside the wharenui.

Cherry Tapurau (Kāi Tahu), who lives in Rotorua, shared her working pounamu session on the atea in the sun. She shared her history with the stone and gave a summary of the process of grinding and shaping the stone, and tying bindings to taonga. She showed two beautiful mere pounamu she had made. Others shared their histories with pounamu and also about the mōkihi, which was used to carry the stone down the rivers. People were really drawn to the kaupapa. On our second day, everyone present went to The Heads at the mouth of the Whakatāne River to see Hinetuahoanga Rock, the largest grindstone/ sandstone in Aotearoa. Kaumātua Joe Mason told the local story of the rock and Kāi Tahu whānau were pretty overwhelmed. We saw the biggest stationary hōanga stone in New Zealand at the heads called Hinetuahoanga.

Rena May-Hough (left), recipient of Cherry’s newly carved piece of pounamu, and committee member, Oriwia Rehu Murchie.

Nā Bradford Haami.

Kāi Tahu Ki Ōtaki

Ngā kōrero hauora After 12 years of dialysis Johanna Williams had a kidney transplant on 4 September. Johanna is the eldest mokopuna of Mary Clare (née Bradshaw) and Henry Williams formerly of Bluff, and the eldest child of Mariana Williams and Mathew Wilson. The whānau would like to send love and blessings to the donor for their generosity and selfless act of giving life to our grand-daughter, daughter, mother, sister, auntie and friend. There are no words to express our gratitude and aroha to you for your act of giving and aroha, you will be forever in our prayers and thoughts. Aroha nui, nā te whānau.

E ngā uri o Tahu, tēnā tātou. Tēnei te reo mihi ki a tātou i te puaka o Kana. Mahi toi Kei te haere tonu kā mahi kōwhaiwhai. We continue with our kōwhaiwhai kaupapa, under Matene Climie’s (Bluff whānau) guidance. Our tamariki have revealed themselves as the ultimate artists – creative, uninhibited and keen students – kei ruka noa atu koutou. Our major panel will be completed over the next 2-3 hui. Last month Amiria Carkeek (Bluff whānau) exhibited a hieke/rain cape she created in her first year of Toi Whakarākai studies. The hieke sat alongside other artwork from Te Wānanga o Raukawa students and staff in the Ōtaki Library art space, Ngā Purapura. Amiria used the following materials in the production of her stunning hieke: jute, harakeke, muka, pūkeko feathers and commercial dye. Ka mutu pea te ātaahua o tō mahi, Amiria.

Wānaka We have manuhiri coming for our wānaka on 16-17 November. Hana O’Regan will be coming to share kōrero with us about Kāi Tahu reo, pūrākau and other kaupapa of interest about the iwi. Mārikanui tātou kua whai wā anō a Hana ki te haere mai, ki te whakanui i tō tātou huihuinga. E kore e mutu ngā mihi ki a koe e te whanauka. Hui 15 September, 13 October, 16 –17 November – all to be held at Tū Roa Kōhanga, wā tīmata 11am. Nau mai hara mai whanauka mā. Mauri tū, mauri ora, Mauri moe, mauri mate.

The hieke Amiria Carkeek created in her first year of Toi Whakarākai studies.

Ngāi Tahu ki Tauranga Moana

Voyaging account enlivens bimonthly meeting Voyaging enthusiast Jack Thatcher was guest speaker at the Ngāi Tahu ki Tauranga Moana bimonthly meeting in August. His kōrero about his ocean voyaging adventures was a great success despite the fact that the digital gear he was hoping to use illustrate his kōrero wasn’t working. His presentation style and the word pictures he painted more than made up for that.

Jack summed up his passion for voyaging with these words: “We want to know what it was like for our tīpuna and the only way we can do that, is to do it the way they did it. We want to keep doing it so we don’t lose it; we want to keep the knowledge alive. We are out there doing it for ourselves and there is no need to prove things.”

The well-attended meeting was chaired by Uncle Joe Briggs and Jack spoke mostly about the haerenga ki Rapanui, the journey undertaken as a celebration of Hector Busby’s achievements and his desire to complete “the Polynesian triangle”.

I echo Uncle Joe’s recommendation that a book be made of these voyages. Until that time check out the Waka Tapu website: http://www.wakatapu.com/ Nā Laurie Loper.

Getting the waka, Te Aurere and Ngahiraka-mai-tawhiti, on the ocean was a huge logistical challenge. The project was close to 15 years in the planning stage and was bedevilled by funding worries and crew-training concerns. Planning the voyage route was also complex as stops had to be attainable so that provisioning and crew rotation requirements could be met. Voyages of more than 30 days between landfall are a particular challenge and Jack reported that their first leg took them 43 often stormy days. As the journey unfolded, the day-to-day responsibility of running the waka and the sleeplessness on stormy nights, created some crew tension. On the plus side, in good weather, Jack said a trainee navigator, sitting a sea trial test and using traditional, star-based navigational techniques, managed to bring the waka safely to a dot of an island. Not only that, the trainee managed to closely mimic the course that modern technology had recommended. With the renaissance of voyaging much of the traditional knowledge thought to have been lost has been regained and interest in old ways is spreading. In the process friendships and whakapapa links have been renewed amongst the peoples of the Pacific. At the same time, a number of myths - that waka were never capable of the feats of planned exploration claimed – have been disproven. Ancient kōrero has it that Ui-te-Rangiora explored far enough to the cold south to see rocks (of ice) sticking up out of the water. I’ve always wondered why so many of the mōkai –the huge rock statues of ancestors found on Rapanui – are no longer standing. But I never wondered why the mōkai were without eyes. Neither did I understand the two things were connected. The eyes (made of coral) represented the soul of the ancestor. During a period of island strife, the mōkai were robbed of their eyes, most being pushed over to aid the robbery. That the people of Rapanui obtained some of the remaining eyes, held by the Chilean authorities, to show the visitors, and moreover – against the wishes of those authorities – placed them back into upright mōkai, showed something of the importance of waka visit.

Jack Thatcher, right, speaking to our rōpū about his Waka Tapu voyage to Rapanui. Uncle Joe Briggs sits on the left.

afternoon. Nau mai haere mai whānau. See you all there. It will be a wonderful weekend. Please contact Sue Nicoll on 021 113 3777 for more information or to register.

Ngāi Tahu ki Tāmaki Makaurau

Date change Due to Labour Weekend being the last weekend of October, whānau have decided to change the date for the Hui-ā-Tau ki Tāmaki Makaurau. The new date is now set for 8-10 November. The theme for this year is healthy living. We have a rōpū of Māori healers offering their time to be with us. Pōwhiri will be Friday evening at 5.30 pm, at Ngā Kete Wānanga Marae, Manukau Institute of Technology, Gate 12, Ōtara Rd. Poroporoaki will be held on Sunday

Annual general meeting Kāi/Ngāi Tahu Whānui ki Tāmaki Makaurau (Inc) are holding their annual general meeting on Saturday 5 October at Ngā Kete Wānanga Marae, MIT, Gate 12 Otara Road at 11am. Pōwhiri will be held on Friday 4 October at 5pm.

New membership applications Our Auckland taurahere rōpū, Kāi/Ngāi Tahu Whānui ki Tāmaki Makaurau (Inc) would like to announce that we are now incorporated as a society, and warmly invite applications for membership from all those of Ngāi Tahu (and Ngāti Māmoe, Waitaha) descent living in and around the greater Auckland region, who may not yet be registered with us as a taurahere rōpū. Becoming a registered society is a significant milestone and is a tribute to the hard work of all those involved, and those who have supported our mahi from afar. Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa.

This will be followed by our kaumātua Kukupa Tirikatene teaching his Ngā Tapuae (level tuatahi) Te Reo wānanga, integrated with karakia and waiata. This will be continued on the Saturday morning before the AGM, and is likely to continue again after the AGM on the Saturday afternoon and on the Sunday morning. Poroporoaki will follow on the Sunday afternoon. Nau mai haere mai whānau. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn from one of our highly knowledgeable and esteemed kaumātua. Please contact Sue Nicoll at lady. susie@yahoo.co.nz or 021 113 3777 for more information or to register.

Committee members of our rōpū gather every second month to review items and plan for upcoming events and all members are welcome. The executive committee meet in between each of these meetings. This is an exciting time for us with various events, hui and wānanga coming up – and as always, we are really keen to have as many whānau involved as possible. We welcome your contributions and feedback on what we do, and how we do it. So come on whānau, get involved. Mauri ora.

Ngāi Tahu ki Te Matau a Mauī

Ngā mate We acknowledge the passing of our Ngāi Tahu whanaunga, Daniel Wakefield Snr (Wekepiri whānau), George Flood, Mrs Natalie Hawkins (Tini whānau) and Damian Rapana Williams (Moa whānau). Moe mai rā, moe mai rā, moe mai i tō moenga roa.

Ngāi Tahu Migration stories and Waiata On the strength of our first wānanga, we carried on with our kaupapa of whanaungatanga and held another at EIT Te Manga Māori, Te Whanganui o Ōrotu (Napier). Back in the day Ōrotu was a principal chief of Ahuriri (Napier), and was the father of Whatumamoe, whose

descendants were later to become the Ngāti Māmoe of Banks Peninsula. We had a successful turnout of Ngāi Tahu whānau whānui who came to learn the waiata – Manu Tiria, Ka

Haea Te Ata and Ka Kitea - and to share their stories of their Ngāi Tahu grandparents. Photographs and whakapapa held us all in good stead over the two-day wānanga, with wonderful manaaki from our ringawera, Mrs Beverley Akurangi and whānau.

overview of the 1848 Blue Book and whānau whakapapa stories. Kia mau te wehi taku whanaunga a Arapata. Mihi ora, mihi mahana ki a koe. Last but not least, we thank the Ngāi Tahu ki Te Matau a Māui whānau whānui, our hard working steering group (Bruce Wakefield, Koro Te Whaiti, Thelma Manaena, Beverley and Zayana Akurangi), the Ngāi Tahu Fund and Whetu Moataane for their awhi (support) of our taurahere. Nō reira, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa.

Once again we were fortunate to have the gracious Arapata Reuben from Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu whakapapa unit. There was never a dull moment, as whānau kept him busy with questions and queries, an

Areas of Interest From these wānanga, our whānau identified three areas of interest (along with our whakapapa and migration stories), that we will be focusing on over the next months. These areas are rangatahi/tamariki activities, te reo wānanga and waiata/kapa haka. If any whānau with strengths in these areas – or any other area under our

taurahere kaupapa – are keen to run a wānanga, please contact me on 022 392 7929 or 06 211 0943 to leave a message. Nā Thelma Manaena.

Ngāi Tahu ki Taranaki

Ngā mate Ngā mihi nui ki ngā whanaunga Kāi Tahu. My husband, Patrick Kume Hina of Ngā Rauru descent, sadly passed away in Hospice Whanganui on the 22 May 2013. My husband was my biggest supporter and he was instrumental in helping me when I started the Ngāi Tahu ki Taranaki Waitangi Day event in 2009, and in making possible every Waitangi Day celebration after. He worked tirelessly during those Waitangi Day events at Ashley Park, Waitōtara. He helped with cooking the hāngī, with security, setting up the tents, posting the signs around the area, welcoming the manuhiri and always making everyone smile. At the end of the events, he tidied up every single piece of paper on the ground and he removed all rubbish. He made the events work for everyone who attended. ( I also thank Ngāi Tahu for financial support received for staging our Waitangi Day events).

Patrick Kume Hina.

My husband was my backbone and I miss him so much. Patrick was in the New Zealand Army for 19 years. His regiment number was AT34022 and he was in 5WWCT Battalion. L/CPL. Nā Virginia Hina.

Virginia and her late husband, Patrick.

Earthquake Support Rū Whenua Whānau Workers/Earthquake Support Workers

Call 0800 KAI TAHU or 0800 524 8248.

Kaitoko Whānau workers work alongside whānau to help access services that enable whānau to make well-informed decisions about their recovery and future.

Here’s how Kaitoko Whānau can help: Face-to face, on-going support • A check will be done on your property and contact made within 48 hours • Meetings are kanohi ki te kanohi/face to face • Kōrero about your unique circumstances over a cuppa • Time is taken to properly understand your situation and where to go from here.

Jobs and training Links to relevant employment training providers such as He Toki ki te Rika, the Māori Trades Training course. Help in working towards your dream job or career Support in getting the boxes ticked: • Driver licensing • WINZ opportunities • Health/addiction networks • Warm and healthy whare Access to information, services and grants - making sure householders are warm and healthy.

Working through information A kaitoko can help sort through and understand what’s important information and if a solution needs to be found. Examples are: • Insurance policies • Technical Category TC/zones • Assessments/scope reports/repairs/the ‘opt out’ processes • Geotechnical requirements/links • Specialist help or relevant information/grants • Accommodation/tenancy leases • Understanding consent and confidentiality processes.

Contacts: Alexandra Cope phone 027 944 3470 or Sharon Hillier phone 021 851 325 or 0800 KAI TAHU, 0800 524 8248. Kia kaha, kia māia, kia manawanui. Kaitoko Whānau Meet the kaitoko team affiliated to He Oranga Pounamu and contracted under Te Puni Kōkiri to deliver the 2013 Earthquake Support Service. Five kaitoko deliver specifically for Māori, and five navigators cater specifically to Tauiwi and Māori.

Kaitoko can advocate on your behalf, for example: organise meetings and help with: • EQC/EQR and other organisations • Conflict resolution • Planning pathways. Planning for a better future • Talking through how whānau daily life is affected and how this can be improved • Help in recognising stress and what to do about it • Matching needs with the right services • Help in working through your recovery, making decisions and planning a pathway forward which is best for your whānau • Making sure the whānau leads the way forward • Help with how to track and monitor progress toward a positive future! Tamariki Early childhood education and immunization Links to networks and services that provide expert knowledge in Māori ECE centres Links to services that offer childcare facilities.

The Office Ngāi Tahu Hui-ā-Tau 2013

The Hui-ā-Tau at Arowhenua will be filmed and streamed live into satellite hubs at Ōtākou Marae, Dunedin; Waihōpai Marae, Invercargill and Arahura Marae, Hokitika.

Te Rūnanga o Arowhenua, in conjunction with Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, invite you to attend Hui-āTau 2013, which will be held at Te Hapa o Niu Tireni, Arowhenua Marae, on Saturday 23 November starting at 10am.

We really want you to think about making the journey to Te Hapa o Niu Tireni, Arowhenua Marae, to help us create the live atmosphere that makes these occasions so special. If you can’t do that then think about travelling to one of the satellite hubs to share the event with whānau. There will be kai at the Hui-ā-Tau and the satellite hubs.

This is a great chance to catch up with whānau and to hear first-hand from Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu about the achievements of the year and the plans in place for future programmes and development. Just as importantly, this one-day hui provides a chance for us to kōrero and interact with our tribal leaders. Even though this year’s hui is to be streamed into satellite hubs and available via the internet, many whānau will want to attend the “report back” and “open forum” session in person so we encourage you to plan and book any accommodation you might need early.

Whānau will be able to phone, email or text questions through on the day, but given that we can get more questions than can be answered in one session, we encourage you to register your question so that it can be given priority. You can register your questions by sending them to events@ngaitahu.iwi.nz or by phoning Tina Woodgate on 0800 KAI TAHU (0800 524 8248). If you are interested in coming to Arowhenua or one of our satellite hubs please make contact with them:

Remember whānau, that under the new format we hold Hui-ā-Tau every second year. This one-day event is all about the kōrero, so the focus will be on allowing members to hear some short presentations, followed by questions and answers from all around the takiwā. There will be no stalls.

Satellite hubs Ōtākou Marae 45 Tamatea Road RD 2 Ōtākou, Dunedin Contact name: Glenys Russell Email: glenys.russell@tro.org.nz Telephone: 03 478 0352. Arahura Marae 1 Old Christchurch Road, Arahura Contact name: Hamiria Hutana Email: Hamiria.Hutana@ngaitahu.iwi.nz Telephone: 03 755 6451. Murihiku Marae 408 Tramway Road, Invercargill Contact name: Odele Stehlin Email: odele.stehlin@waihopai.org.nz Telephone: 03 216 9074.

The Arowhenua whānau who hosted Hui-ā-Tau in 2007.

Hui-ā-Tau Arowhenua Marae 38 Huirapa Street, Temuka Contact name: Gwen Bower Email: gwenbower@xtra.co.nz Telephone: 03 615 9646.

ka rakona anō hoki te taki a kā manu. kā mihi manahau o te wā. When Spring arrives, the flowers blossom and the birds sing. New season, new beginnings, time to dust off your te reo books and shake off those winter blues. I hea koe i te ao o te kōwhai? Where were you when the kōwhai tree was blossoming? Time to pull out those weeds, put in the hard work and reap the benefits. E kā mana, e aku rakatira, e te iwi whānui Nāia anō te mihi kau atu ki a koutou, tēnā koutou katoa. Ka tae ki te wā o Kana, ka tipu anō kā pua o kā rākau,

Need inspiration? Here are a few articles from our KMK funding recipients, who have been putting in the hard yards to develop their Māori language.

KMK Kāika Reo Profile

month, with several noho marae. The whānau hosted a variety of events in-between classes, which included pizza and game nights, a whānau picnic at Hui-ā-Iwi, ten-pin bowling and a whānau dinner. These events enabled whānau to utilize the reo that they have been learning in an everyday setting. It also provided an entertaining environment for our rangatahi to participate in and use the reo they had been surrounded by.

Kotahi Mano Kāika funding recipients – Moeraki The Moeraki Reo Group began as a whānau initiative in 2011, formed to bring te reo Māori classes to Moeraki via regular wānanga. Inspired by the success of our reo champions, the whānau sought assistance to bring te reo back to the marae. With support from Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, Moeraki was able to secure the delivery of Akona te Reo, a level 5 Certificate in Māori Language for whānau. The whānau were elated to learn that their efforts would yield a recognised qualification and that the tutors for the programme were our own, Hana O’Regan and Justin Tipa.

Several rewarding moments have come out of our whānau events – like hearing our children begin to speak te reo, when they have not done so previously; and having Sarah-Jane Paki and Joanna Petrie attend Kura Reo and thoroughly enjoy the experience. These were extremely rewarding moments.

There was a large turnout with over 20 people participating in the initial course. As we only met at wānanga, it was decided that we would apply to the Kotahi Mano Kaikā Fund to support us outside of the classroom with whakawhanaungatanga events. The purpose of these events was to encourage the use of te reo outside the classroom and to provide positive reinforcement to our rangatahi.

The whānau began the last segment of Akona te Reo in August. The completion of the course marked the end of this journey, but it certainly won’t be our last journey. We would like to thank Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu and Kotahi Mano Kāika for their assistance and support to establish this programme and provide our whānau with the wonderful opportunities to embrace the reo and share it with our loved ones.

Reo classes were held on a regular basis, once a

Te Whānau o Moeraki celebrating our language while playing tenpin bowling.

KMK Kā Manukura Profile

Kotahi Mano Kāika Funding Recipient – Kelly Tikao Kura Reo ki Te Au ki te Tonga (Ōtaki) Kura Reo for me is like being on a waka, riding the ngaru and the inevitable tūpuhi that present themselves along the way. Getting on the waka reo for the first time is daunting, lonely and even overwhelming. Sometimes I feel like I am paddling my waka forward, sometimes I am paddling backwards and at other times I am paddling on the spot! At those frustrating moments on board my waka reo it is time to rethink, relook at my language plan and ka tīmata te haerenga anō.

I haere au ki te Kura Reo ki Te Au ki te Tonga i te 1519th Hōngongoi 2013, i te Whare Wānanga o Raukawa. Wananei! Tumeke. Uaua hoki. Tokomaha ngā tāngata i te Kura Reo. I pai rawa atu ngā kaikōrero Māori. Nō reira, tino teitei te taumata o te reo, o ngā tāngata hoki. Ahakoa, i āmaimai au, i maumahara au te waka reo/ waka tauā, ko te kaupapa o tēnei haerenga ki te piki ake tōku kaha, ā, ki te ako mai i ēnei tāngata rawe. He mea pai tāku ko ngā kaiwhakaako i reira, nā te mea, ko te tūmanako o rātou ki te tipu ake te kounga o te reo. Te wāhanga tino pai ki au, ko te mahi a Pania Papa nō te hōtaka “Ako”. Ko te kaupapa o tōna taiwhanga ako, ko te Mihi me te Pao. I ako au i ngā kupu reka, hei kīnaki mō tāku mihi. Tino mataku ngā tauira katoa ki te pao, ahakoa, ko tērā te wāhi pai ki te haratau ērā momo mahi, hei whakatika i ngā hapa, ki te rongo ki ngā mita, ngā mea tika, me te ātaahuatanga o te reo Māori.

Kura and Wānaka Reo are like waka tauā – they are the waka to get on board to lift your reo to that next level. These waka will take you into scary territory at times but are far better to be on than a mōkihi in those situations. Ultimately, no matter how hard the journey is, I know I will never get off my waka reo. The gains and sense of achievement at the end of each wānaka and Kura Reo is immense. I just have to remember to keep hold of my hoe and to keep paddling.

Nō reira whānau, ahakoa tino uaua te huarahi reo Māori, tikina mai tō hoe me tīmata ki te hoea tō waka reo, nō te mea, te taonga hei te mutunga o te haerenga he taonga pounamu.Nā Kelly Tikao

KMK events calendar INITIATIVE Kura Reo ki Rotorua

WHEN / WHERE

WHO / TE REO LEVEL

End of Term 3 school holidays (early October)

Intermediate/advanced learners. Total immersion wānaka.

Whānau Haereka ki Āmuri

25-27 Ono

Intermediate/advanced learners. Total immersion haereka.

Aoraki Matatū (Invite Only)

1-3 Whitu

Intermediate/advanced adult learners interested in developing their teaching skills.

KMK Funding round closes

25 Ono (October)

Kā Manukura o te reo. Whānau reo. Kāika reo.

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

PLEASE NOTE - Changes to the Ngāi Tahu Fund Application In June 2012 the Ngāi Tahu Fund Committee adopted the Ngāi Tahu Cultural Strategy as its guiding document and changed our application requirements to align with this strategy.

Calling for project applications now

The Ngāi Tahu Fund is available to Ngāi Tahu whānau, rūnanga and hapū to help vitalise, strengthen and grow Ngāi Tahutanga.

Changes you need to be aware of if you are considering making an application to the Ngāi Tahu Fund. All applications must demonstrate how projects meet the following objectives.

Do you have a cultural project that you, your whānau or marae wish to run? Get in touch with us to see how the Ngāi Tahu Fund may be able to help.

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Applications close Friday 28 March 2014. Any applications received after 28 March 2014 will not be accepted. Please contact us urgently if this is going to be an issue for you. Call 0800 942 472 today and find out how to apply. email funds@ngaitahu.iwi.nz Or visit www.ngaitahufund.com

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To have strong sustainable Ngāi Tahu Cultural leadership across all pillars. Ensuring intergenerational ownership, sustainability, and growth of cultural practices across all pillars. To have the resources available to engage the strategy to be successful (human, fiscal, natural archival and so on).

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All generations of Ngāi Tahu engage, value, celebrate and protect the integrity and uniqueness of Ngāi Tahu culture. Promote new forms of Ngāi Tahu cultural expression.

4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Mahi Toi-creative expression Whenua-landscape, place and locality Mahinga Kai-food gathering practices Ngā Uara-values and beliefs Ā-kāinga, Ā-Hapū, Ā-Iwi-community engagement and participation 9. Mana Tangata-self-determination, selfconfidence, self-purpose, self-transcendence.

The following areas are key priority areas of the Ngāi Tahu Fund, as identified in the Ngāi Tahu Cultural Strategy and all projects must be aligned with at least one of these.

All applications must show how they aim to increase cultural knowledge and participation of Ngāi Tahu whānui. Applications must also clearly identify what cultural knowledge is involved in the project and demonstrate how the proposed project contributes to building cultural knowledge and participation.

1. Whakapapa-kinship 2. Tikanga-protocols and customs 3. Te Reo-language

Ngāi Tahu Sports Recognition Grant winner Whai Rawa member Richard Clarke from Auckland is the latest recipient of the Ngāi Tahu Sports Recognition Award. Richard Clarke (Kaikōura, Hokonui me Awarua) is one of New Zealand’s most promising baseball prospects. He’s a young man who has worked hard to become one of the nation’s top age-grade pitchers. That work ethic has drawn the attention of both collegiate and professional baseball scouts from across the world.

Richard Clarke, recipient of a Ngāi Tahu Sports Recognition Grant.

We wish Richard all the best in his endeavours and look forward to following his progress. Whāia e koe te iti kahurangi; ki te tuohu koe, me maunga teitei. Pursue your treasured aspirations and if you falter let it be only to insurmountable difficulties.

The Sports Recognition Grants are designed to recognise regional and national achievement in sport. Any person enrolled with Ngāi Tahu and chosen to represent their region or nation is entitled to receive a contribution towards their participation costs. Call 0800 942 472 to request an application form.

For the first time New Zealand has been invited to send a group of 25 players to the Arizona Senior Fall Classic, the most important scouting tournament of its kind in America. It’s here that Richard will have the chance to show his talent to the 30 major league baseball teams and over 400 American and Canadian college scouts.

Around the motu

Ngā mihi mahana ki a koutou, ngā tāngata whai rawa hou – thank you to our new Whai Rawa members. If you haven’t joined yet, when will you get round to it? Contact us if you’d like a visit to your area

We’ve been out and about in Timaru, Ōāmaru and Arowhenua and in the lower parts of Te Ika a Māui, meeting with whānau and helping them to join Whai Rawa. Our total membership is now over 18,500. Why are whānau still joining Whai Rawa? Some for the matched savings*, some for the distributions but mostly because they have been meaning to join and just didn’t get round to it before now.

Join now – save later. You can start your savings when you’re ready to. Until then, we want all your whānau to be getting their distributions* and to have your iwi helping you save towards key life events.

Ngāi Tahu Gumption championship

first half of 2014 we will hold regional tournaments and then call on those champions to participate in the iwi championship. Other iwi could even run something similar themselves and a national championship could be held.

It won’t surprise many that one of the most effective ways to increase your mātauranga about the personal money kaupapa is by playing games, in particular, board games. This year we are looking into whether this is true for us by holding seminars, playing games and having a kai to discuss lessons we have learnt. Trust us this will be fun. The board games will be distributed to Papatipu Rūnanga offices, where you can learn to play the game and to test your own strategies for success. During the

Child playing Gumption.

For further information call Teone Sciascia on 0800 942 472. To go in the draw to win a copy of Gumption email or write and tell us how much the Whai Rawa Newborn Distribution is.

*Te Rūnanga matched savings and distributions are available to all members under 65 years of age and are subject to RSCT (Retirement Scheme Contribution Tax) deducted at your personal RSCT rate. Contact us for a copy of the current investment statement.

Kaumātua grants section

If you are able to provide any updated details for anyone listed here or if you have any queries please email info@ngaitahu.iwi.nz or call the contact centre on 0800 942 472.

A kaumātua grant of $215 will be paid in mid-November 2013 to all enrolled Ngāi Tahu aged 65 and older. Letters regarding the payment will be posted in midNovember 2013 regarding the payment. At this stage we have around 350 people (listed below) who are listed as enrolled on our database and therefore eligible to receive the grant but for whom we don’t have an up to date address. Aberhart, Lynette Adams, Pamela Janice Ager, Linette Akuhata, Tipene Manawa Akurangi, Moki Aldridge, Judith Anne Allan, Maxine Rae Allen, Irene Belle Allison, Barry John Anderson, Gertrude Barbara Anderson, Mary Kathleen Angell, Jean Irihapeti Arnold, Glenys Margaret Arthur, Ngahina Ruiha Ashby, Ernest Peter Aspray, John Charles Ataria, Raywin Alice Atley, Patricia Rose Baillie, Ross Gordon Bannister, Terrence George Barnett-Ballantyne, Robert James Bartholomew, Kahui Ariki Batchelor, Beatrice Louise Bates, Brian Robert Bean, Ngahiwi Isabel Bettridge, Barbara Grace Bosnic, Noelle Olivia Bottle, Beverley Anne Boyle, Eric Campbell Bradley, John Orton Bradley, Maxine Te Waru Braude, Nicola Mary Brice, Michael James Brown, Gilbert Tiini Brown, Rona Maria Bruning, Ivy Te Uira Brunton, June Bryant, Thomas Alexander Buchanan, Hurene Sally Bull, John Morecombe Burt, Christopher Murray Campbell, Duncan Campbell, Eric Campbell, Neville Scott Carter, Ihapera Cate, Noeline Valma Chapman, George Martin Chappell, Alma Evelyn

We are aware that some of the people on this list may have passed away. If this is the case we apologise for any distress this may have caused and ask that you contact us as soon as possible, so we can update our information.

Checketts, Yvonne Velma Christensen, Grace Marcia Christie, Boy Ripia Christie, Moira Clark, Edna Lorraine Cleghorn, Reina Ahenata Coe, Awhina Cole, George Ethelbert Connell, Noeline June Cook, William James Cookson, Ngaere Hinerewa Cooper, Barbara Ruth Naomi Cooper, Tini Te Rauparaha Coster, Josephine Waihari Cottle, Meri Te Hope Cowie, Graham Lee Craig, Marilyn Lilian Cross, Albert Karl James Currie, Sylvia Alice Davis, Laurence Wilfred Davis, Nereta Diamond, Rangi Dolly Hohaia Dixon, Dawn Heath Donovan, Esma Joyce Dooley, Patrick John Douglas, Mary Diana Driscoll, Alice Inehaka Drummond, William John Dunlop, Janice May Edwards, William Ironside Ellis, Margaret Catherine Ellison, Daniel Farr, Diane Kay Farr, Gladys Maud Farrell, Margaret Gloria Fenton, Anne Patricia Fisher, Sarah Ngaiwi Fisher, William Fitzgerald, Gladys Judith Flint, William Brian Flutey, Kelvin Patrick Flutey, Kevin Henry Ford, Agnes Minnie Fraser, Isobel Frances Fraser, Mahara Lorraine Frazer, Mary Patei Frazer, Ngari Linda Fredericks, Barbara Milne 39

Garama, Doreen Margaret Garvie, Terence Lawrence Gilbert, Hughie Ross Gilbert, Ralph Manaia Gilbert, Warren James Giles, Coleen Giles, Dorothy Gladys Glenn, Phyllis Evelyn Glover, Marea Mary Grant, Kevin George Greiter, Susan Esther Gwilliam, Inez Valerie Hadfield, Sarah Hagenson, Ronald Edward Hagenson, Thelma Eva Joan Hall, Andrina Hampstead, Morehu Tangiroa Hampstead, Wiremu Rana Te Kooti Hampton, Aroha Marjorie Hankey, Grenville Allers Harawira, Korana Harnett, Allen Frederick Harper, Allan Alexander Harpur, Robert William Hemana, Kairuru Henderson, Francis Elizabeth Henriksen, Shona Helen Henry, Thomas Douglas Hewlett, Barbara Anita Dawn Hill, Nola Marie Himona, Basil John Holland, Mary Fletcher Holmes, Edna Louisa Houkamau, Huna Te Ohonga Hughes, Olga Rangi Hume, Russell George Hunt, William John Robert Hurae, Ra Ihaia, May Te Whata Jardine, William Dorset Jesson, Marie Roriana Johnson, Judith Anne Jones, Henry Creamer Jones, Mabel Elizabeth Louisa Kearns, John Francis Kelly, Shirley Rosalie Mavis Kenny, Henry Edwin Kerekere, Petihaukino Hera

Kidd, Lynette Auril Kihi, Adelaide Mary King, William James Kipa, Taroeha Rana Knotts, John Joseph Knox, Colleen Edna Kohunui, Makareta Margaret Kokiri, Maria Kotua, Toni Titiro Kupa, Josephine Reremoana Lawson, Paea Ropiha Lawson, Pera Tama Lawson, Trevor Lee, Shirley Iris Lennon, Alma Ruth Lewis, Rata Isobel Loper, William Robert Louie, Mei-Ling Lousich, Allen John Lousich, Russell Warren Lundon, Rata Pauline Lyall, John Anthony Lyons, Ngaire Gwenyth MacDonald, Kuruteakau Heather Dale MacGregor, Alister Roy Macintosh, Ora Joan Mahauariki, Matene Te Ao Mahuika, Desmond Mahuika-Forsyth, Marie Antoinette Manihera, Jim Kohingatanga Mannell, John Leslie Mannix, William Frederick Marsh, Molly Tawera Marsh, Peter Ronald Mason, Michael Luggy Matangi, Michael James Matheson, Henry John Matthews, Roberta Ann McAvinue, Mirie Eleanor McColl, Kathleen Kiwa McCorkindale, Heather Jeanette McDonald, Haumoana Te McDonald, Ngaire McDowell, Mary Lesley McEwen, Ivor Clarence McGregor, Mavys Florence Mckenna, Judith Patricia Mcleod, Rosan McLeod, Sonya Faye McRae, Madeline Muriel Menzies, Ora Hineihaumihi Parekura Milford, Mary Patricia Millan, Ame Moa, Jack Kainga Moeke, Fay Beverly Mokomoko, Takawaenga Terewa Morgan, Elsie Loraine Morgan, Richard Tex Morton, Ivy Margaret Munroe, Peter James Albert Nauschutz, Carol Nelson, Georgina Hori Nepia, Pirimona Hohepa Newton, Teddy Ngairo, Heeni Ngakuru, Joyce Isobel Nicol, Annette Norling, Maurice James

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Our waiata, reo, haka and history

Kihere Aumua-Jahnke (16, Ngāi Tahu – Waihao)

“ I really enjoyed the kapa haka and learning more about the whenua and our history. The activity I liked the most was gathering kaimoana and cooking it in the kelp bag.”

MANAWA HOU Helping rangatahi explore their Ngāi Tahutanga Next hīkoi

October 9, 10 and 11 Ōnuku Marae, Akaroa, Christchurch For rangatahi in years 11,12 and 13 Sign up or register your mokopuna or tamariki by contacting Kristy Bedi on Kristy.bedi@ngaitahu.iwi.nz 41 or call 0800 524 8248.

Whakaahua Tīpuna/Whānau

Last month Te Pānui Rūnaka published this image on the back page and requested names or information be provided about the photograph. Whānau members and friends made contact with us straight away which was wonderful. We would like to acknowledge and thank Lisa Tumahai and her dad, Tahana Daniel Tauwhare, Patty-Anne Oberst, Rauhina Hutana-McDowell, Peter Blythe and Te Whe Phillips for providing names and information. The photo was taken in 1959 at Lake Kaniere on the West Coast. The young men are, from left to right, James Mason Russell, Tahana Daniel Tauwhare (at the back), Mani Kihi, Tom Tainui and Gus Hutana. The car is a Mk 1 Zephyr, which belonged to Tahana Daniel Tauwhare.

Left to right, James Mason Russell, Tahana Daniel Tauwhare (at the back), Mani Kihi, Tom Tainui and Gus Hutana.

Participants

The hīkoi is for rangatahi in years 11, 12, 13 (senior secondary students), who are registered with Kāi Tahu, demonstrate leadership potential for their community and are committed to the kaupapa of Manawa Hou. Please be aware that some activities will include physical challenges, so a basic level of fitness and swimming skills will be required. Rangatahi should be confident in the water and be able to swim at least 50 meters.

Manawa Hou Ōnuku

The purpose of Manawa Hou is to grow and develop our younger iwi members. This hīkoi will leave Christchurch on Wednesday 10 October and will be based at Ōnuku Marae until Friday 11 October. The hīkoi will be based around place-based learning and will incorporate waka ama, kapa haka and Ngāi Tahu history on Banks Peninsula. The learning is to be situated outdoors in the natural environment, on our marae and in other places of cultural significance.

How to apply

Ngāi Tahu whānau and papatipu rūnanga with rangatahi in this age group can register their interest with Kristy Bedi on 0800 524 8248 or by email on kristy.bedi@ ngaitahu.iwi.nz. We’ll get back to you with important things – like how to get there, consent forms, a gear list and a brief for caregivers/parents.

Activities

Check out the Manawa Hou Facebook album for photos and more information.

Each of the activities are designed to broaden rangatahi knowledge and interest in Ngāi Tahu history. During the three-day experience rangatahi will be involved in a range of activities including: • • • •

Exploring Ngāi Tahutanga, te reo and tikanga through place-based activities Increasing rangatahi involvement, awareness and connectivity with the local takiwā Meeting other Kāi Tahu rangatahi Engaging with tribal leadership at a whānau, hapū and iwi level.

Tia Hunt and Te Moana Rehu-Ryan.

Ngāi Tahu Archives recording continues

undertaking with the photographs and sound recordings, we are also busy creating our collection policies and other documents to support the Ngāi Tahu Archives Strategy. This includes recording the background information to the different Ngāi Tahu deposits within the Ngāi Tahu Archives, so we have a greater understanding of these collections, and creating documents that helps explain what ‘archives’ are and why they are important tribally.

The Ngāi Tahu Archives team continues to work on digitising the photographs from the WAI-27 hearings and we are now moving towards digitising the audiocassettes of the hearings that are held in the Ngāi Tahu Archive. Our kaupapa is to ensure that these tapes are preserved to the best archival standards and are digitised to a format that can easily be migrated to new technologies in the future. How fantastic it will be when we can view the WAI27 Claim photos and listen to the sound recordings about this crucial part of our history online.

If you have photographs at home or old cassette recordings of your whānau that you are worried about and want to provide greater care for them, we recommend going to the following website for advice: http://natlib.govt.nz/collections/caring-for-yourcollections And of course, we’ll help wherever we can.

A major shift in focus for the archives team will be to start identifying other ‘at-risk’ items within the Ngāi Tahu Archive collections that require preservation. As well as all the exciting mahi that we have been

“It’s a privilege to get this opportunity and I know what a huge difference it has already made in getting me started on a career,” he said. Mondays are the most challenging day for Josh with 12 hours of classes at Polytechnic. Kaiwhakahaere Tā Mark Solomon, a proud supporter of the programme, says cadets will ultimately gain certification in a profession of their chosen technical field.

Earn while you learn – jobs available

Last year Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu joined forces with Aurecon to support the growth of job opportunities for Ngāi Tahu in the Canterbury rebuild.

“The cadetship creates a significant opportunity for Ngāi Tahu whānau to gain a meaningful career and contribute to the recovery of Canterbury.”

As part of the partnership, Aurecon established a cadetship programme, which has a limited number of ‘earn while you learn’ positions available to Ngāi Tahu whānau. Cadets will work at the Aurecon Christchurch office, in the area best suited to their skills, with the aim of becoming a professional draftsperson or technician. These cadet roles will involve the development of technical drawings for Land & Building projects and will help to develop solutions on how Christchurch will be rebuilt. Both roles include field and desk work. Alongside training within the office, Aurecon will pay for cadets to complete a formal qualification at CPIT.

If you have a ‘can do’ attitude, are keen to learn new skills and want to help with the rebuild of Christchurch, a cadetship with Aurecon could be the career for you. Applications are open now and close 1 November Te Tapuae o Rehua can help you apply for a cadetship with Aurecon, so please contact Eruera Tarena on 03 365 9206 or 021 989 852. Or if you have everything sorted, email your CV and cover letter to Eruera.tarena@ngaitahu.iwi.nz no later than 25 October.

Last year Antony Gray and Josh Mitchell were selected for the positions. The 18-year-olds are both extremely grateful for the opportunity and support they have been given to start a career – Josh as a cadet geotechnical engineering technician and Antony as a cadet drafter. Both have now enrolled for their New Zealand Diploma of Engineering, with Josh’s weekly workload involving 20 hours at Polytechnic and 32 hours at Aurecon; and Antony is about to replicate that, as his polytechnic study intensifies.

Aurecon provide engineering, management and specialist technical services for clients all over the world, and are proud of delivering award winning projects. For more about Aurecon go to www.aurecongroup.com

Antony (educated at Dunedin’s Bayfield High School), had to change cities to undertake his new job. He is private boarding with a family he knew from Dunedin and slowly turning Christchurch into his home. “Aurecon is such an awesome place to work and I am trying to play a bit of volleyball and some basketball. That’s helping me get to know more people.” Josh started at Aurecon after finishing at Shirley Boys High School and Ellesmere College.

Josh Mitchell (left) and Antony Gray.

Rauhina Scott-Fyfe (19, Ngāi Tahu Kāti Huirapa ki Puketeraki) “What has stayed with me is a confidence that I can actually do anything I set my mind to. I look at life positively and try to challenge myself every day.”

AORAKI BOUND

Weaves Ngāi Tahutanga with Outward Bound for the journey of a lifetime

2014 courses

February 2nd – 21st March 2nd – 21st There is limited space on each course so get in quick. Aoraki Bound is for people aged 18 years and over. Sign up or register your mokopuna or tamariki by contacting Kristy Bedi on Kristy.bedi@ngaitahu.iwi.nz 44 or call 0800 524 8248.

Follow in the footsteps of our ancestors

Pānui If you are interested in being a trustee, please contact Janine Karetai to express your interest before Friday 13 September 2013. Janine’s contact details are as follows: jkaretai@xtra.co.nz, cell: 021 244-5410 or phone (03) 4780 167.

Pānui to owners of Waikouaiti Blk XII Sec 80 A meeting will be held for the owners of the Mäori land known as Waikouaiti Blk XII Section No 80. Most of the owners in this section descend from Te Oti Kerei and Maggie Taiaroa.

The meeting will be held in the Ngäi Tahu Mäori Law Centre Board Room, Level 1, 258 Stuart Street, Dunedin on Friday 18 October at 3pm. If you are unable to attend the meeting, proxy votes will be accepted. Please contact Janine for a proxy form. Any other questions about this meeting should be directed to Janine.

The purpose of the meeting is to establish an Ahu Whenua Trust to manage this land and nominate trustees.

Te Atakura 2013

Date: Venue: Start time:

Time to dust off the poi and warm up the voice because Te Atakura is just around the corner. Te Atakura is the non-competitive Ngāi Tahu whānau kapa haka festival. It’s a great time to catch up with whānau and friends, kōrero with our aunties, uncles, tāua, pōua and moko, gossip with our mates, watch some awesome performances…and then jump up on the stage and perform.

12 October 2013 Aurora Centre – Burnside High School Cnr Greers Rd and Memorial Ave Christchurch 9:30am.

There are limited onsite food outlets. Whānau are encouraged to bring picnic lunches or to take advantage of the food outlets in Burnside and surrounding suburbs. The event is free and open to anyone who wants to come and support. So far, rōpū performing this year are: • Ngāti Kurī – Parinui o Whiti • Ngāi Tūāhuriri • Ngāti Wheke • Ngāi Te Ruahikihiki • Ngāti Waewae • Ōraka Aparima • The Office of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. If you are interested in performing email us at admin@teatakura.co.nz or call 03 371 9397.

Ngā manu tīoriori o Ngāti Wheke.

Māori Squash Tournament

Christchurch is about to hold the annual National Māori Squash Invitational tournament. This is the first time that this iconic event has been held in the South Island. It was originally planned to take place in Te Waipounamu in 2011 but unfortunately had to be relocated due to the earthquake. The competition will be held over Labour Weekend and offers a chance to enjoy cultural events, the sports competition and entertainment for both competitors and

their whānau. It is unlike a usual sports tournament because it includes a whole weekend of entertainment, kai, accommodation and transport, which will make for a great weekend. Many people are travelling from the North Island to take part and organisers are keen to encourage local Māori and their whānau to take part. We are expecting over 250 entries. A website has more information if you are interested www.maorisquash2013.com

Emerging artist in Te Waipounamu

She will be showing these works in Queenstown this October.

Rongomaiaia Te Whaiti (Ngāi Tahu and Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa) was awarded with the 2012 ‘Emerging Māori artist’ award from Te Waka Toi, Creative NZ. Rongomaiaia’s most recent paintings are self-portraits inspired by narratives from her home, the Wairarapa, and the concept of ‘wānanga’, a process of “storing, learning, and activating tribal knowledges”.

Where: Gallery is Toi o Tahuna, 29 Rees Street,Queenstown. When: Friday 25 October – Wednesday 20 November. Opening evening: Friday 25 October, 5:30pm 46

For contributions to Te Pānui Rūnaka, email:

tpr@ngaitahu.iwi.nz or phone: Adrienne Rewi 0800 524 8248 For photographs and graphics please send to: Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu P O Box 13-046, CHRISTCHURCH ISSN 1175-2483 Opinions expressed in Te Pānui Rūnaka are those of the writers and not necessarily endorsed by Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. Graphic Design by Ariki Creative.

Rūnaka Directory

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Taurahere Rōpū

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

Ngāi Tahu ki te Tai Tokerau Janet Hetaraka Ph: 09 438 6203 Em: wakataua@xtra.co.nz

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

Ngāi Tahu ki Whanganui-ā-Tara Angela Wallace Ph: 04 2322423 or 0272453619 Em: walla@tpk.govt.nz

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

Ngāi Tahu ki Tāmaki Makaurau Sue Nicoll Ph: (09) 5702405 Em: lady.susie@yahoo.co.nz

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

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

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

Ngāi Tahu ki Rotorua Anita Smith Ph: 07 345 8375 or 021 0365107 Em: masmith@slingshot.co.nz

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

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

Ngāi Tahu ki Tauranga Moana Joe Briggs Ph: 07 578 5997 Kim Rahiri - kimmie@kinect.co.nz

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

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

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

Ngāi Tahu ki Waikawa Trish Little Mobile : 027 0268 6790 Em: waikawamarae@xtra.co.nz

Whakaahua Tﾄｫpuna/Whﾄ］au

If you are able to provide names or information about this photograph, please contact Tania Nutira or Robyn Walsh, Ngﾄ（ Tahu Archives Unit on 0800 KAI TAHU (0800 524 8248).