Uniquely Kawakawa December 2019

D EC E M B E R 2019

The Hundertwasser Memorial Park Charitable Trust are grateful to the commitment and support from our project partners, funders and the many local people and suppliers that are helping bring our vision to life …

Project Funders: • Provincial Growth Fund • Lotteries Environment & Heritage • Lotteries Community Facilities • Far North Holdings Ltd • Far North District Council • Northland Regional Council • Foundation North • Tourism Infrastructure Fund • Pub Charity • Lions Foundation • Volunteers & Patrons

Project Partners: • Far North Holdings Limited • Te Runanga O Ngati Hine • Kawakawa Business and Community Association • Far North District Council • Northland Regional Council • Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Board www.hundertwasserpark.com

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KAWAKAWA SANTA PARADE T

he Kawakawa Christmas Parade has been going for as long as I can remember… In fact, my earliest memory is of my siblings and I decorating our bikes with tinsel and balloons.

Getting dressed up and then walking down the main street from the Four Square in the parade. It was such a hot day. There were so many people, decorated cars, trucks and even decorated hospital beds. There were friendly looking clowns, one that looked like it had a huge balloon at the front of its belly, and one with the biggest shoes I have ever seen.

Fast forward a little, and I my memory takes me to a scene where my little brother is with his school, sitting on the makeshift stage, actually a truck; beating bongo drums. He looked so happy, it made me smile. I took a stroll along the main street. As the crowd started to build, I noticed older children sitting along the footpath. Prime spot to watch all the action. And there was my little sister. Ice block in one hand, sausage sizzle in the other and John

Lennon glasses on her face. Miss cool.

Another memory, buried deep down. Creating a parade float at my work with my co-workers. Lots of laughs. So much effort put in. Meanwhile, other staff are getting the santa chair ready in the shop for all the children to come and have a photo with santa on the day of the parade. I remember a dear friend of mine. Putting in long hours on the finer details and logistics of the parade. You could see

the joy in her face on parade day as she soaked up all the expressions on the everyone’s faces. She had a great team behind her. Lots of manaakitanga. Lots of aroha.

Today, along with others, I try to keep this feeling alive. The parade connects me to those treasured memories. And that is why I do this.

I know there are some that share the same desire.

I hope this years parade brings the joy, once again.

AFTER THE SANTA PARADE, JOIN US FOR THE OHO WHAKARERE FESTIVAL

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e Oho Whakarere – Pop Up Maori Language Festivals. This is an opportunity to immerse yourself and the whole whanau in a 100% Te Reo Maori Environment. Regardless of your Maori language ability there is something for everybody. You can feel supported with on line resources and tailor made que posters to help navigate and fully participate in the day.

The festival boasts live stage entertainment, kai stalls, rangatahi zone, spot prizes and giveaways. Take advantage to try out the Interactive Maori Language opportunities which include Te Aataarangi for Beginners, Speed Reo and Tautohetohe.

Download kupu hou, short local history videos, local waiata and the lyrics to the songs being performed on stage so you can sing along. Free WiFi will be available on the day so make sure to bring your smart phone.

The Patai Mai team, identified by their bright Tee Shirts will be there to assist and support you on your journey around the festival and any technical issues.

Live on line streaming coverage will be brought to you by Te Reo o Te Raki – Ngati Hine FM and Tautoko FM The project is designed to raise the confidence, knowledge and skill for everyone to talk Te Reo Maori whilst having fun in a normal everyday environment.

This is the first of 4 pop up Maori language festivals scheduled to “Pop UP” across Tai Tokerau over the next 4 months. Each festival is intended to extend from the last with each offering downloadable content tailored to the local dialect.

It is all about normalising Te Reo Maori in our homes and community whilst empowering people to feel safe and confident in speaking Maori.

A huge thank you to festival sponsors Te Matawai, Bay of Islands – Whangaroa Community Board, AVC Group, Ngati Hine Health Trust, Ngati Hine FM, Tautoko FM, Te Matarau, Ngati Hine Forestry, Te Maara a Hineamaru, Tukau Clothing, Copy That Printers

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WHERE IT ALL BEGAN A fter a decade in the planning, work is now well underway on a Kawakawa civic hub inspired by the town's famous loos which celebrate their 20 year anniversary next week Kawakawa's long-awaited Hundertwasser-inspired cultural-community hub is well underway on land behind the town's world-famous loos.

The toilet block in Kawakawa that inspired the development is the only public facility in New Zealand designed first-hand and built by the late Austrian artist and Bay of Islands resident, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, who died in 2000. Considered trailblazers in toilet tourism, the original toilets opened 10 December 1999 are not only the inspiration to create the Hundertwasser Memorial Park, formed in 2012 on the land behind the toilets, but also a catalyst to transform Kawakawa into much of what it is today.

Noma Shepherd, Chairwoman of the Hundertwasser Memorial Park Charitable Trust, and originally of the Kawakawa Community Board who commissioned the toilets along with the Kawakawa Business Association recalls the opening of the toilets in 1999 and the national and international response that swiftly followed. Winning the Creative New Zealand Creative Places Award in 2000. Creative New Zealand Chairman at the time, Peter Briggs described the building as a clear winner of both the urban and landscape design category and the premier winner.“This project was initiated by a rural community in a district that has faced many challenges,” Mr Briggs said when announcing the award at the Local

government New Zealand annual conference.“Yet the Far North has realised a magnificent, integrated project which stands out as a gleaming example to the rest of New Zealand. The Far North has proved you don’t have to be a wealthy urban authority to be innovative and creative.”

The same rings true for this new project with the indefectible Kawakawa Hundertwasser Memorial Park Charitable Trust and others in the six-party Project Partnership Group hoping the building will be finished in April next year.

The park and building complex have been almost 10 years in the planning with fundraising and momentum driven by the trust and partners. With support from Project Manager Far North Holdings the Trust have now raised over 6.4M for the project Originally, the plan was for an art gallery and public toilets to take pressure off the iconic Hundertwasser loos, which over quarter of a million people visit a year.

With an increasing need for a new library, council service and information centre and art workshop spaces, the scope widened. The project group also wanted to ensure both local and visitors were welcomed and the building reflected the rich cultural history and heritage of the local area.

In March, the Kawakawa trust got the big bikkies, a $2.3million boost from Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) by way of the Government's Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) and $344,000 from the Tourism Infrastructure Fund (TIF). Other funding has

come from Foundation North ($500,000), Lotteries (1.265M), Northland Regional Council ($500,000), Pub Charity, the Lions Foundation and amounts from Far North Council including $230,000 towards new public toilets in this years Long Term Plan, co-funding from the 2015 LTP for the carpark, plus it gifted the land.

In an extract from that draft Long Term Plan, the council emphasised its support for the ambitions of the Kawakawa Hundertwasser Park trust: "Over time, the project has evolved. It is now also a significant economic, social and cultural regeneration project for Kawakawa, which is the gateway to the Bay of Islands and Far North District.

"It leverages off the success of the existing Hundertwasser toilets, which have more than 260,000 visitors per year, and offers an opportunity to provide improved visitor and community infrastructure.

"It also works in well with regional investment in

Hundertwasser in Whangarei, Pou Herenga Tai — the Twin Coast Cycle Trail, the Twin Coast Discovery Route, and the cruise ship market."

Come celebrate the 20 YEAR ANNIVERSARY of the HUNDERTWASSER TOILETS with the Hundertwasser Memorial Park Charitable Trust on site of the new Atea town square, TUESDAY 10TH DECEMBER 6PM

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TE HONONGA THE JOINING OF PEOPLE

This building is a symbol, it represents the heart of our community.

Te Hononga, the coming together, the joining of peoples, the joining place.”

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e Hononga, the name of the complex is taken from that of a tokotoko (carved walking stick) presented to Friedensreich Hundertwasser,

by Kevin Prime (Ngati Hine tribal elder) at the dawn opening ceremony of the now world-famous Hundertwasser toilets in Kawakawa 10th December 1999.

The design of the tokotoko and that of the new complex bind the stories, cultures, beliefs and values of Hundertwasser and his second home –symbolising friendships, relationships, understandings and unity within our community, in Kawakawa, the Bay of Islands NZ. The Hundertwasser Memorial Park was established in 2012 on land originally gifted by Chief Maihi Paraone Kawiti in 1858 for the settlement of Kawakawa.

The building site on the park is directly behind the Hundertwasser Toilets and connects to the Waiomio stream and Taumarere river, the original transport route out to Opua in the Bay of Islands, with the town centre and the busy State Highway. It is the heart of the community and the ideal location for a community and cultural hub.

The complex includes a Hundertwasser memorial centre, an art gallery, a community workshop, media room, a public Library, public amenities and creates

a cultural tourism hub. In plain view the building form is in the shape of two hearts joined. One heart is constructed from rammed earth, the other lightweight timber.

Architectural Designer Pip Bolton of Avail Pacific selected SIREWALL rammed earth due to its ability to provide a creative, cultural and environmentally friendly solution that offers the structural strength of over 25MPa which was required for this commercial building .. It also requires minimal maintenance with a durability expectation of over one hundred years.

The building is being constructed over soft ground, historically an old river bed. We needed a product that would be strong enough for PK Engineering to work with a Rib-Raft slab floating on a raised compacted metal platform.

Even with soft ground and the weight constraints of the building, SIREWALL has enabled the designer and engineer to provide twin rammed earth walls, each 180mm thick with 50mm thick insulation between them, while still meeting the structural design requirements and NZ earthquake design codes. The twin rammed earth walls have also leant themselves to the function of the complex with the Media room, Gallery, Memorial Centre and Library requiring a high standard of conservation values and temperature

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control. They also require a minimal number of windows, reducing the opportunity to design for solar gain.

The brief requested natural materials be used in the project to honour Hundertwasser and align with local Maori and community values. We felt SIREWALL rammed earth was the perfect fit. We drew inspiration from artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser numerous quotes which harmonised with the project brief. Some of the inspirational quotes were: “If one person dreams alone…It is only a dream.

When many people dream together…It is the beginning of a new reality” (Helder Camara) …

This aligned with Hundertwasser’s friendship with the Kawakawa community and working together on the community toilets. Partnership and collective vision was also the spirit that enabled the current project to be realised.

“You are guest of nature- behave” (Hundertwasser 1981) Hundertwasser’s passion for (vernacular?) ecologically aware construction, in harmony with nature. The rammed earth soil design mix is locally sourced and embody the cultural identity of the community - past, present and future.

“The straight line is godless and immoral.

The straight line is not a creative line, it is a duplicating line, an imitating line” (Hundertwasser in Mouldiness Manifesto Against Rationalism in Architecture, 1958)

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In keeping with Hundertwasser’s love for organic the r forms, SIREWALL offered expertise in curving inspir specialised artistic rammed earth walls and the Canadian r layering of earth symbolised the whakapapa (genealogy) and community cultural korero (stories). in t “Paradises can only be made with our own hands, enthusias with our own creativity in harmony with the free creativity of nature” (Hundertwasser in The Third kaupapa a Skin, 1991) The Hundertwasser’s inspiration and encouragement to says Ng ti others to release creativity. Many hands involved in Hundert the creativity of the rammed earth building with the relatively n incorporation of local trainees and the infusion of Ngati as a Hine cultural design and artistic elements. soils and s The finished project will offer a culturally inclusive, mark building an energy efficient, insulated building that is beautiful, the mix de healthy, sustainable and timeless.

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THE HEART AND SOUL OF TE HONONGA BUILD

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t’s the first high strength rammed-earth structure in New Zealand. We’re on our way to get 30mPA with the strength cylinders, and we’re about 6 times over the earth-building code in New Zealand” said Canadian rammed-earth architect, Tony Johnson when he was here last June doing the trial wall for the Kawakawa project.

Since then construction has been completed for the rammed earth portion of the Hundertwasser inspired tourism and community hub which saw the Canadian rammed-earth specialists, Sirewall, bought in to work alongside a local earth wall team and some enthusiastic local students.

“These overseas experts came to support our kaupapa and are well versed in this line of work.

They have developed the methodology for Sirewall,” says Ng ti Hine representative trustee on the Hundertwasser Trust, Pita Tipene. Sirewall is a relatively new technology to the market, referred to as a ‘structural sandwich wall system’ that uses local soils and sand combined with 6% cement and a trademarked waterproofing compound. “We’ve taken earth building and added a bit of technology and science to the mix design,” says Johnson, using local materials

was as important as using local labour on the project.

“It was important for our local taitamariki and community to be part of the build,” says Tipene, and we teamed up with local earth build experts Hepi Contracting and Regional Training Centre (RTC) to make the most of the experience and teachings available.

“We were thankful that Project Manager Far North Holdings, lead contractor Harnett Builders Ltd and Regional Training Centre were open to support the Trusts vision, without their willingness to include the training opportunities it just wouldn’t have happened.

It’s been a real highlight to see the RTC students grow in confidence and skills, and it’s something that we hope more projects can adopt.

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DEMOLITION MAKES WAY FOR ATEA, TOWN SQUARE AND NEW STREETSCAPE, SH1 KAWAKAWA

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rogress on Te Hononga Hundertwasser Memorial Park in Kawakawa reached a major milestone last week with the demolition of the old Postoffice and FNDC Library and Service Centre building on the state highway, at 56 Gillies Street.

The Kawakawa Hundertwasser Memorial Park Charitable Trust spearheading the project are working with landscape architect Christine Hawthorne, artists Theresa Reihana and Te Warihi Hetaraka, and the community to develop the remaining bare site into an immersive Atea and civic hub. A central public space for the community and visitors to gather, enjoy and connect and a unique feature of the Te Hononga (joining of people) experience; linking the town and main road with the new centre, the original Hundertwasser Toilets and the Hundertwasser Memorial Park.

“We are thrilled to reach this milestone and we know without the old building in the front, so many more visitors and locals will access the park to enjoy its peace and tranquillity, says Chair Noma Shepherd, not to mention enjoy the beautiful new centre which is becoming very impressive with all its framing complete.”

“We are also very thrilled to have the support of the Hundertwasser Non Profit Foundation in Vienna who have gifted us the front entrance design for the new centre and are also " helping co-ordinate the beautiful Ebinger ceramics coming from Europe for the front entrance.

These ceramics are shipping now, along side the ceramics for the Whangarei Hundertwasser Arts Centre, so it’s going to be spectacular for the Northland region,” says Mrs Shepherd.

An atea is a‘space’, in this case akin to a village green where people can mix and mingle, keeping in sync with the name of the complex – Te Hononga or‘the coming together of people’. And while being a place to socialise, it can also be a place to find solitude, to reflect and find peace says Ngati Hine Trustee, Rowena Tana. It should also be a space where people can enjoy different types of entertainment such as waiata, poetry, bands and such like.

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NEW ASPIRATIONAL COMMUNITY PLAN ON THE HORIZON 2040

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awakawa is a town on the move, never short of innovation, creativity and good old fashioned volunteer-community spirit. The imminent completion of Te Hononga Hundertwasser Memorial Park April 2020 is pulling the community together again, working as one, mahi tahi, to set their sights on the next big vision for the township.

Many of the towns aspirations outlined in their last strategic plan, adopted in 2000, have successfully been achieved through volunteer hours, sponsorship and funding grants. Things such as the adobe seat outside the St John Op Shop, the Kawakawa arch at the intersection of SH1 and SH11, the sculpture and planters on the main street and the qwirky footpaths that make Kawakawa the unique hub it is today. Not to mention the larger community aspirations such as Johnson Park bridge and rotunda, Hundertwasser Memorial Park, and the Bay of Islands Swimming pool and the 20 year milestone of the Hundertwasser Toilets.

The Community plan is a noted for its ability to set down common goals, align community projects, communicate aspirations to key partners such as the Far North District and Northland Regional council’s, NZ Transport Authority, Ministry of Social Development and assist with successful grant applications.

The project was initially undertaken by the strong

Kawakawa Business & Community Association with significant support from elected members.

“Over the last few years a number of public meetings, visioning exercises, online survey’s and engagement with schools has been completed,” says FNDC Councillor Kelly Stratford. “We have had some very well attended meetings and a large cross section of our community inputting into the plan.”

The final aspects of the plan are now coming

together, with the forming of a working group collating much of the information and focus group ‘testing’ the key theme’s and priorities identified and building those on clearly voiced ‘community values.’“It’s been wonderful to see our community come together, look to the future, their aspirations and areas we can improve on,” says Stratford. “This year we set a goal to complete the Kawakawa & Districts Community Plan and it’s coming together.”

“All sorts of themes like retaining the town's heritage and history, protecting our natural environment and restoring the mauri of the Taumarere River and our visionary wetland project, Te Papa Paorooro, through to papakianga and housing, education and youth facilities, cycle and walking pathways and even the idea of a Sky Bridge across the street - watch this space,” says Stratford.

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TE PAPA PAOROORO

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e Hononga, Kawakawa Hundertwasser Memorial Park development, a ten year project in the making, is the catalyst for another holistic community project and a long-held vision of Ngati Hine elders and the wider Kawakawa community.

The five-ten year project builds on mana whenua vision for sustainable, community led flora and fauna restoration activities that will improve water quality and environmental integrity alongside strengthening cultural connections with this environment.

The core actions focus on remedial work at each stage of the project, and building sustainable capacity and capability.

Remedial work includes riparian fencing, planting buffer zones with appropriate native species, pest control, weed eradication/control. Fencing against incursion and damage from wandering stock and work to remove wildings and harvesting pruning slash/ debris that currently impacts the waterways.

Building capacity and capability involves education, gaining qualifications and training/employment.

The project now under the helm of the Hundertwasser Memorial Park Trust, that is operating in a co-governance relationship with Ngati Hine, hopes to bring the same partnership approach and community voice to this next project.

Project wananga and restoration activities will encourage whanau and community, including landowners adjoining project sites, to get involved, learn and share experiences. Training and employment

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MEETING THE BRIEF The Kawakawa Hundertwasser Park Charitable Trust proposed a very specific brief. It was our job to think outside the box to realise their vision.

Design a community focussed facility that binds the stories, culture and beliefs of Hundertwasser, and align with local Maori (Ngati Hine) values.

We drew inspiration from one of Hundertwasser’s favourite quotes, ‘If one person dreams alone, it is only a dream. When many people dream together, it is the beginning of a new reality’ (Helder Camara). The two hearts represent Te Hononga, the joining of cultures.

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ECHOING WETLANDS is a key factor in sustainable environmental restoration beyond the implementation phase of the project.

Project Facilitator Lau’rell Pratt says the Trust hope to work alongside tertiary educational providers to undertake the restoration tasks in conjunction with volunteers and community planting days. Local native plant nurseries will be supported to provide seedlings and will be integral to the project success.

Community accessibility, recreation, education and wellbeing is a key outcome of the project with walk ways, cycle ways and educational observation platforms been developed along with each stage so the community can connect and grow alongside the project. Pou and wetland sculptures will also be crafted and installed along with each section. The team approach with a mix of local whanau, hapu, iwi, community will ensure the project is grounded in cultural values and interests. Key external support and technical advice for the project will be sought in terms of flood mitigation, planting and restoration practice, and the development of potential education and ecotourism opportunities.

Indicative time frames look to be five to ten years with four project stages identified: This needs to scoped in full with work alongside our key stakeholders and funders, particularly NZTA and the Northland Regional Council.

Stage 1 Te Hononga Hundertwasser Memorial Park Atea and landscaping • Long rammed earth Retaining wall between the carpark and new Centre • Demolition of the old library • Town Square pavement • Town Square Hanging Gardens • Paving, Planting, Turfing the top level, Stage 1, around the new centre • New walk/cycle bridge installed and planted • Stage 2 Earth works (bunding and levels) and rocks by stormwater outfall and old river bed • Stage 2 landscape planting in the park Stage 2 Bridge to Bridge • Flood Mitigation • Culverts and/any key structural mitigation • Fencing and buffer zones along this section • Tree Felling on the south-east side of the three bridges up to Taumarere River and along the Waiomio Stream back to Johnson Park • Bank Stabilisation and Riparian Planting along this section • Safe public water access point from Hundertwasser Memorial Park to Waiomio stream • Cycle way safety re-route (from high street) through the Hundertwasser Memorial park • Pump track circuit • Boardwalks, sculptures, signage Stage 2 Wetland • Ongoing pest - weed eradication/control

Ngati Hine leaders, the late Erima Henare and Percy Tipene, visionaries of the Te Papa Paorooro Wetland Restoration project Stage 3 Te Mirumiru/Ngati Hine land through to Affco • Culverts and/any key structural mitigation • Fencing and buffer zones along this section • Tree Felling on the north-west side of the three bridges and along the Whangae, Otiria, Waiharkeke streams, around the NHHT land and up to Afco • Bank Stabilisation and Riparian Planting along this section • Boardwalks, sculptures and signage Stage 3 Wetland and educational/viewing platforms from this section of the cycle trail.

• Ongoing pest - weed eradication/control

Stage 4 SH1/SH11 Intersection back to Miria Marae (Spring 2022 – 2023) • Culverts and/any key structural mitigation • Fencing and buffer zones along this section • Tree Felling along the Waiomio Stream back to Miria Marae, Pokapoka and Mohinui Streams • Bank Stabilisation and Riparian Planting along this section • Boardwalks, sculptures and signage Stage 4 Wetland and platforms - possible extension of the cycle trail out to Kawiti Caves (in consideration with cycle way strategy) • Ongoing pest - weed eradication/control

The Kawakawa Hundertwasser Park Memorial Trust welcome feedback and discussion on this kaupapa and welcome opportunities to work with the community on this heritage project.

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HISTORY TO BRING TE HONONGA TO LIFE

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e Hononga o nga whakaaro, hei tuapapa mo te mahi tahi, tutuki noa to tatou kaupapa. A melding of ideas as a firm foundation for combined effort and realisation of our collective vision.

SIREWALL’s technologies have allowed the project to push the boundaries of the finished form and create organic hill spaces to express local cultural identity says architectural designer Pip Bolton of Avail Pacific, but local Maori artists have bought the Te Hononga vision and joining of people and cultures to life in the building.

Local Ngati Hine Cultural Artist, Maud Cook Davies has designed the SIREWALL colour palette and pattern to express “Ng ti Hine pukepuke rau’ – ‘many hills, many chiefs - upon each of the myriad hills of Ng ti Hine stands a Rangatira.’ Representing the values of mana, individuality and self-determination.

Tohunga whakairo (expert carver ) Te Warihi Hetaraka also references the significance of Papatuanuku (earth mother) in the build. Rammed earth exposes the earth to the world, ‘in this build she is unearthed, she is unclothed’ (above the ground) and this is a symbol to remind us that the earth is in trouble, she needs our help. Te Warihi is also designing the Poutokomanawa ‘the heart beat of the complex, a carved pou that pushes through the ground and first floors towards the sky connecting Papat nuku

and Ranginui (sky father), the realms in between and the universal connection of all things. It is through relationships, unity and understanding the diversity within relationships that we can help heal the planet and move forward.

“Ensuring customary practices of art and design are in the for front of the building such as Te Hononga, it continues the cultural paradigm of Maori art and this project has allowed this to be present throughout the building” says lead artist Te Hemoata Henare.

Te Hononga will share the journey of Hinemanaru (Ancestress of Ngati Hine) from Waipoua in the West to Waiomio in the East through the kaupapa Te Haerenga a Hineamaru. Connecting west coast to east and sharing the legacy of Hineamaru. Te Hononga improves public access and information, connecting our people to learn about and experience our cultural heritage and precolonial history.

Te Hononga Hundertwasser Memorial Park will also operate as a ‘Cultural Hub’ for connections to other stories and cultural experiences around the rohe including Te Ruapekapeka Pa, Kawiti Caves, Bay of Islands Vintage Railway, and link to other potential activities such as kayacking the Taumarere and sharing those cultural stories. This links into Ngati Hine’s wider vision for the community and aspirations for the future, but more significantly it develops and

promotes cultural identity at the gateway to the Far North district.

“It’s an honour for myself as an artist within my community to give back, as a teacher also working at Northtec assisting with the delivery of the Maunga Kura toi degree. I am practicing what we want our students to do, to create visual narratives that encapsulate ones culture” says Lorraine King.

Both Te Hemoata And Lorraine teach on the Maunga Kura Toi degree at Northtec. The programme is been

built s on a practice-based methodology alongside a pedagogy, which supports its positioning within te ao Maori. Students gain an appreciation and understanding of a kaupapa toi origin(s) as a basis for creative and innovative practice. this type of degree in Tai Tokerau sustains a creative and learning practice that promotes freedom, collectiveness critical thinking and increased capacity within a kaupapa toi. The degree is noho and Flexi mode delivery. Enrolling now, contact Northtec.

BAY OF ISLANDS VINTAGE RAILWAY

NAU MAI, HAERE MAI Welcome to our community gallery space in Kawakawa, the cultural gateway to the Bay of Islands and Far North district. Located in the historic KingsTheatre (opened 1936) you will find us just 50m north of the World famous HundertwasserToilets.

A unique authentic art experience, our gallery showcases group and solo exhibitions, workshops, residencies, holiday programmes and events.

Representing over 200+ local artists we offer a diverse range ofTeTai Tokerau - Northland art, including painting, prints, toi Maori, jewellery, ceramics and object art. Visit our gallery, meet local artists and share in the creativity of our region.

Leading local artists, left to right Theresa Reihana, Te Hemo Ata Henare, Maude Cook Davies, Lorraine King, Lau’rell Pratt (Project Facilitator), Peter Yeates and Pat George.

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Ride history on a vintage train on the oldest North Island track along SH1 past Hundertwasser’s toilets to the longest curved wooden bridge in the Southern Hemisphere.

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POU HERENGA TAI

TWIN COAST CYCLE TRAIL F rom one incredibly stunning coast to another this trail takes you from the glittering waters of the Bay of Islands to the untouched raw beauty of the Hokianga Harbour. Following a smooth rail trail, cycle paths, wetland boardwalk, suspension bridges and country roads, the trail takes you on a fascinating journey through some of New Zealand’s earliest Maori and European settlements as it tells the story of an emerging nation.

The trail is 87km and can be ridden in either direction, it can be done in one day but most people tend to take 2 days or more and enjoy all there is to do along the trail. It is broken into 4 easy sections so perfect for short day trips. This is one of the Great Rides that can be ridden all year round.

The trail has more to offer our region than just the beautiful scenery and biking through, it has revitalised the towns and communities that it passes through

bringing people to the towns that even if they lived in the area rarely visited them. You often hear people say “I didn’t know Horeke existed, or I had never been to Okaihau”. Businesses have popped up all along the trail and its surrounds, from cafes and small accommodation places to larger establishments like the Left Bank in Kaikohe. There are now 5 shuttle companies that have fleets of minivans, trailers and bikes that service the trail. Marae along the trail are working to develop cultural products and noho marae.

Te Rito Marae just out of Moerewa and right on the trail has had its bathroom facilities open to cyclists on the trail for the past year. They have been working at developing a cultural product for the trail that would specifically cater for schools and groups. Alongside this, marae and other businesses along the trail have been working closely with The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) to tailor-make processes to fit each

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business different requirements, a template that MPI would like to rollout throughout NZ. The trail is also encouraging businesses and visitors to communities joining and beyond the trail. In the Hokianga Habour a ferry service has started up due to the number of cyclists that wanted to visit the rest of the Hokianga. The Ranui - a ferry service –takes you from Horeke to the quirky villages of Kohukohu and Rawene, connecting you to the rest of the Hokianga.

Here you can easily spend another couple of nights, taking in the Footprints Waipoua Forest Tour, or explore the Harbour and its incredible history on a jet ski! The Pou Herenga Tai Twin Coast Cycle Trail is not just one of the 22 Great Rides in NZ, it is a means by which the opportunity of economic development is brought into the areas that really can benefit from it.

QUICK FACTS Distance - 87km THE 4 SECTIONS • Opua to Kawakawa - 11km, Grade 1 • Kawakawa to Kaikohe -34km, Grade - 1 - 2 • Kaikohe to Okaihau - 14km, Grade - 1 - 2 • Okaihau to Horeke - 28km, Grade - 2 - 3 www.twincoastcycletrail.kiwi.nz/ www.facebook.com/Twincoast

Images by Ruth Lawton Photography Clockwise from left: Kaikohe to Okaihau section Kawakawa to Kaikohe Opua to Kawakawa Okaihau to Horeke

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HISTORIC BOIV RAILWAY SET THEIR VISION ON OPUA

BAY OF ISLANDS VINTAGE RAIL

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or both domestic and international visitors, the Bay of Islands Vintage Railway offers a unique trip through the heart of our town: Kawakawa is the only place in NZ (if not the world!!) where it’s possible to ride a train down a state highway. The line was the first to be built in the north island of New Zealand just over 150 years ago, and the trip takes passengers on a scenic ride through some beautiful countryside to the small station at Taumarere.

Along the way, the guard onboard will give a brief history of the area and the railway, from its beginnings when coal was discovered in Kawakawa, to stories of the once thriving township of Taumarere and its racecourse. Just beyond Taumarere station is the highlight of the trip; the unique Long Bridge, the longest curved wooden structure in the southern hemisphere. The trust has recently completed the repiling of this special bridge and is now busily preparing it for operational use.

The main goal of the Bay of Islands Vintage Railway Trust is to restore the historic railway all the way through to Opua, and in June this year the Trust took a very important step towards this with the submission of an application to the Provincial Growth Fund (PGF)

for funding to do the work. The application also includes building a new station at Colenso Triangle, redevelopment of railway and training facilities in Kawakawa, and a new boiler for steam engine, Gabriel. The whole project will be in partnership with Pou Herenga Tai Twin Coast Cycleway Trust for the development of a new permanent cycle trail between Opua and Long Bridge, and also the Kerikeri Steam Trust for the completion of the SS Minerva. The PGF application is scheduled to be considered by the PGF Advisory Panel in November, so BOIVRT is hoping to hear the outcome of the application very soon.

A visit to the Bay of Islands Vintage Railway in

Kawakawa is one of the highlights of any trip to the Far North. For the moment we are a railway run solely by enthusiastic and very hard-working volunteers, but we always need more. The future of Bay of Islands Vintage Railway is very exciting; when we have completed all our projects, many paid jobs will be on offer to run

the railway as a fully commercial concern. There are always volunteering opportunities at the Bay of Islands Vintage Railway and we will welcome you on-board to be part of a vibrant team leading our historic railway back to Opua.

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KINGS THEATRE CREATIVE

ANOTHER CREATIVE LANDMARK IN KAWAKAWA TURNS FIVE THIS DECEMBER

Theresa Reihana, Karanga Rua

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hen arts entrepreneur Laurell Pratt bought the historic movie theatre just 50m north of the Hundertwasser toilets in Kawakawa five years ago, friends and family were more than a little shocked.

She had been driving past the deserted 1930’s classic theatre with the ‘for sale or lease’ sign out the front fairly regularly on trips from further north to Whangarei, but had never tackled such a courageous, or some might say crazy project.

Within a few months, she’d moved to Kawakawa and set about transforming it into Kings Theatre Creative, a burgeoning community art space and now another reason to put Kawakawa firmly on the artistic map.

Inspired by the visitor numbers to the Hundertwasser Toilets, the vision for the Hundertwasser Memorial Park, the State highway location and the creative, community vibe of Kawakawa, she was confident that this was the location to showcase Northlands creative talent.

“22 December marks the five-year anniversary of our first exhibition with talented local artist Theresa Reihana, in our inaugural show titled Rip, Shit and Bust.

We were really honoured to host another exhibition from Reihana in 2017 He Puna Roimata, the source of tears and last month, her third solo exhibition at the Theatre, Karanga Rua, the resounding call. We have done a lot of work together this year along with other

leading Ngati Hine artists on the design and cultural narratives for Te Hononga Hundertwasser Memorial Park project, of which Pratt is the project facilitator coordinating artists, stakeholders, project planning, comms and fundraising.

Turning the disused theatre, which had screened movies on the town’s main street from 1936 until 1976, was no easy task. The 550m2 building had been used as a clothing store, a second hand-mart and a children’s play centre. There were challenges around the building process including council considerations and regulations, available tradies and the structure needed enhancing and re-piling. To keep the project achievable, Pratt started with the cosmetic work, cleaning, relining walls, painting interior and exterior etc, condoning off several areas and establishing the gallery within the main theatre space. Now Kings Theatre Creative is the largest art gallery in the Bay of Islands hosting not just art exhibitions, but art classes, workshops, and a range of seasonal events. Flash fiction, poetry, sculpture, painting, screen printing, children’s holiday art programmes and even yoga.

Another initiative is the ‘Art incubator’ a mentoring workshop for artists who are supported in developing their ideas, increasing productivity and becoming more financially independent.

The gallery now attracts 90,000 visitors a year and

has featured over 500 artists, the majority of those from Northland, or who whakapapa back to Te Tai Tokereau. “We have a creative team of over 8-15 regular volunteers and host approximately 16-20 events, exhibitions or creative opportunities for the community every year,” says Pratt. To mark our five years we are proud now to be evolving to a formal charitable trust structure and we have some of our wonderful volunteers moving into governance and management roles, freeing me up a little to work on other projects, but also continue to build on the success of the last five years and exciting things happening in Kawakawa.”

Pratt is in the process of further renovations to the building, increasing its original mezzanine floor upstairs to a total 220m2 space which will be dedicated to workshops, artist residencies, creative consultation

and collaborative work. There are also plans to open up the stage of Kings Theatre, which backs onto the Hundertwasser Memorial Park and will compliment Te Hononga.

Pratt grew up in Arapohue in Dargaville, where she did her schooling but moved to Auckland as a teenager to complete her tertiary studies and travel, returning North in 2004.

She has a real passion for Northland and harnessing local talent and creativity, bringing it more into our daily lives, environment. “The Theatre for me was always about showcasing our incredible talent, celebrating our unique story and believing in ourselves.

We need accessible community spaces that offer inspiration, imagination and reflect our identity and heritage.”

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PROGRESSIVE PROJECTS ON SHOW

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ar North District Councillors and Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Board members got a close-up look at the building that will house the Council’s new Kawakawa Library and Service Centre last week. The whistle-stop visit to the Te Hononga construction site was part of a tour of key Council and Far North Holdings Ltd infrastructure in the Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Ward. Elected members also visited the new Kerikeri Wastewater Treatment Plant, Paihia Water Treatment Plant, Paihia Wharf, Moerewa Community Recycling Centre, Broadspectrum Puketona Quarry and Waipapa Corridor Improvements Project. Staff organised the tour to give elected members an overview of the Council’s progressive projects, as well as its infrastructure challenges.

TEAM FNDC. Left to right: Manuwai Wells (Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Board Deputy Chairperson), Darrell Sargent (General Manager – Strategic Planning and Policy), Belinda Ward (Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Board Chairperson), Glenn Rainham (Manager – Infrastructure Operations), Kelly Stratford (Councillor), Dr Dean Myburgh (General Manager – District Services), Bruce Mills (Bay of IslandsWhangaroa Community Board Member), Shaun Clarke (Chief Executive), Ann Court (Deputy Mayor), Frank Owen (Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Board Member), Will Taylor (General Manager – Corporate Services), Rachel Smith (Councillor), Moko Tepania (Councillor), Manuela Gmuer-Hornell (Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Board Member), Lane Ayr (Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Board Member) and David Clendon (Councillor).

PRESERVING OUR FAMOUS TOILETS

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ith the old Kawakawa Library and Service Centre building now demolished, the Far North District Council is focused on how best to preserve the famous Hundertwasser public toilets for a further 20 years and more.

One priority is to ensure ongoing structural integrity of Friedensreich Hundertwasser’s visionary public toilets. While construction of Te Hononga, Kawakawa Hundertwasser Park is underway, the Council’s commercial business, Far North Holdings Limited, will monitor a wall the toilets previously shared with the library. It will undertake any immediate strengthening required. Once construction of the new community centre is complete, the Council will resume

responsibility for monitoring this structural wall and will undertake any work required.

Monitoring of the wall and the entire building will be particularly intense over the next 12 months as work to realign wastewater piping and, if necessary, replace old stormwater pipes is due to begin in February 2020.

The Council has also scheduled repairs to the roof of the toilets in this year’s work programme and this will begin while the new centre carpark is being built from mid-February. This work will include checking and replacing the waterproof membrane under the garden on the toilet roof. Other planned work for the toilets includes addressing ground disruption caused by tree roots near the building.

NEW LIBRARY PLAN F

ar North District Council library staff are excited they will soon be moving into a purpose-built library space in Te Hononga, Kawakawa Hundertwasser Park.

Chris Pigott, Manager - Libraries and Museum, says the move to the Hundertwasser-inspired Te Hononga building will help Kawakawa Library become a genuine hub and meeting point for the community.

“The new space will allow for much-needed growth of the library in the traditional sense, but also enable us to make the library a second classroom for local schools, kura and kohanga.

Another goal is to get outside the library walls, to meet the needs of the community in their space.”

He says staff will run ‘needs gathering’ sessions with the community early in 2020 to find out what local residents want in the new library facility. “Once we have confirmed dates and location, we’ll advise the community. In the meantime, we’re asking our customers for feedback whenever they visit us at the library.”

Staff are keen to share some of their own ideas with the community on the future of the library, including becoming more influenced by te ao Maori and biculturalism. There is also a desire to tailor the collection more for local community needs

with a larger Maori collection, graphic novels, and eContent.

Mr Pigott says he also wants to be at the forefront of latest technological developments. “I’m keen to provide access to virtual reality, robotics and coding. This is in line with learning trends toward using science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics to guide inquiry, dialogue, and critical thinking.

Until the big move next year, Kawakawa Library is located temporarily in Kings Theatre on Gillies Street, Kawakawa. It is providing normal council payment and information services and a small, regularly refreshed book collection for browsing and borrowing.

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Libraries are the Council’s most popular service. 93% of people surveyed in our 2018/19 resident opinion survey were satisfied or very satisfied with our library services, compared with 89% in 2017/18.

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• Johnson Park

• Te Papawai Community Pool

• Water and wastewater services

• Hundertwasser Toilets

• Roading and footpaths

• New toilets at Te Hononga

• Town maintenance

• Kawakawa Library

• Stormwater drainage

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TE RUAPEKAPEKA PA

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e Ruapekapeka Trust, the Department of Conservation, the Department of Corrections, Te Uru R kau/Forestry New Zealand, the Billion Trees Programme and Northland schools are all working together to turn back the clock at Ruapekapeka — site of the most famous battle in Northland history — and return the surrounding area to forest, as it was during the Northern War of 1845-46.

Ruapekapeka is a p 14km southeast of Kawakawa and is another significant site for New Zealand history and is a key aspiration to connect more visitors to the site, with the opening of Te Hononga Tourism hub in Kawakawa.

Ruapekapeka is one of the largest and most complex pa in New Zealand, that was designed specifically to counter the cannons of the British forces. The earthworks can still be seen and a strategy has being developed for the Pa and the battlefield, with Te Ruapekapeka Trust and the Department of Conservation working together to implement maintenance and enhancement projects, working towards commemorations set for Jan 2021.

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BAY OF ISLANDS COLLEGE MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL

“KOKIRI NGATAHI” “MOVING FORWARD, QUICKLY, IN PARTNERSHIP” MISSION STATEMENT “TOGETHER WE WILL DEVELOP RESPECTFUL STUDENTS, MAXIMISING THEIR POTENTIAL”

B It is everyone’s job as educators to inspire students to strive to achieve, and along the way, develop ‘Learner for Life’ characteristics. A quintessential element of schools, staff and students that encourages teachers to stay in the profession and students to engage positively in school is TRUST. People want to be surrounded with people they can trust. Everyone values opportunities to prove that they are trustworthy and if they feel they are trusted they are more committed to goals. In a trusting environment there is more fun, greater support, higher motivation and a willingness to embrace a new vision. So let’s spend more time and energy developing and maintaining trust, and creating these positive outcomes to entice our teaching colleagues back into schools, encourage new people to train and to keep the many awesome teachers we already have.

ay of Islands College is a co-educational, multicultural, State Secondary School which serves a wide area of rural and commercial centres. Our philosophy is that all students should be challenged to reach their full potential, develop self-worth, respect and pride in achievement. This is reflected in our high expectations for students to learn and achieve personal excellence in all aspects of school life. Situated in Kawakawa, the College boasts 25 acres of attractively landscaped grounds including sporting fields and courts. College facilities include: 29 teaching rooms, 17 offices, a library, assembly hall, gymnasium, swimming pool access, marae, music blocks, sports pavilion, canteen, uniform and stationery room and an upgraded administration block. These facilities enable Bay of Islands College to offer and deliver quality programs, catering for Year 9 to Year 13 students. In addition to academic pursuits, our students are involved in a wide range of extracurricular activities, particularly Maori culture, sport, drama and the Arts.

Bay of Islands College celebrates cultural

diversity within unity of purpose and a desire for all working in together to achieve their hopes and dreams within a supportive family atmosphere; whanaungatanga.

The cultural mix of our college (2017 ERO) is 90% M ori, 7% NZ European, 3% other (Pacific Island, Asian etc).

Achievement of Maori students is monitored using school wide data collection and analysis to support the needs of student Bay of Islands College is also a Restorative Justice and Culturally Responsive and Relationally Pedagogical school. The school has a Reo Rua Unit (Years 9-13) which works collaboratively with parents and whanau in the community to deliver programs through the medium and or context of Te Reo Maori me ona tikanga. We are developing the transition for our students moving from secondary into tertiary education. Manaiakalani and Kaikohekohe Trust work in partnership with the school to make digital citizens of our learners and their whanau. They also provide Digital Fluency PLD to individual teachers and the whole staff.

Photos of our fantastic kids doing an awesome job picking up rubbish around the Kawakawa community during ‘Keep New Zealand Beautiful Week’. It was great to see our students and staff enjoying the mahi and taking a keen interest in helping to keep our lovely community clean. Kapai!

BAY OF ISLANDS COLLEGE ‘Kokiri Ngatahi’ ‘Moving Forward in Partnership’

Together we will develop respectful students, maximising their potential Enrolments are now being taken for the 2020 school year. The school’s main office will be open from Monday 20th January 2020 for all new enrolments. Our Stationery and Uniform Shop will be open every day from Monday 20th January 2020 from 9am – 3pm.

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ROAD SAFETY FAR NORTH FUTURE FOCUSED

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he Far North Road Safety team, made up of a number of community groups throughout the Far North District, are working together to encourage local people and visitors alike to take extra care on our roads this summer. As we see an increase in traffic volume and a mix of impatient and inexperienced drivers on some of our more rural roads Angelene Waitohi, Far North REAP Road Safety Manager says “As a district we would love to see a zero fatality rate on our roads this summer. It’s the season where people travel considerable distances to spend time with whanau and friends, we would love to see everyone get to and from their destination safely” 2019 has seen a busy and productive time for the district group as they work together and within their own communities, to educate road users in a number of different ways and aim to decrease the fatality and serious injury rates in the region. The team work closely alongside other partners including Police, Emergency services, ACC, NZTA and Far North District and Northland Regional Councils.

ABOVE: Far North REAP Road Safety staff and Road Policing Team, Education Checkpoint, South Road Kaitaia

With summer just around the corner the Far North Road Safety Education team are gearing up to launch a new local road safety campaign. This campaign is targeted at men aged between 30 and 55 years of age and it encourages drivers to ‘Take 10 and Think’, meaning take time and think about their attitude and

behaviour before and whilst they drive.

Jodi Betts, Far North REAP Road Safety Education, stated that men in this age group are increasing in the regions fatality and serious injury rate and a message specific to this demographic group is essential.

LEFT: A number of Road Safety Far North team members, Fatigue Stop, Waiomio SH1. From Left to Right: Laurie Anderson – Moerewa Christian Fellowship Centre; Hinemoa Tipene – Far North REAP; Lizzie Anderson – Moerewa Christian Fellowship Centre; Tata Morgan – Te Runanga o Whaingaroa; Wiremu Britton-Rua – Far North REAP; Jodi Betts – Far North REAP; Karen Mackie – Ngati Hine Health Trust; Holliday Rudolph – Far North REAP.

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NORTHLAND MAORI COMMISSIONING COLLECTIVE EMERGES FROM NGATI HINE STAKEHOLDER MEETING

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gati Hine Health Trust held its Stakeholder Meeting with a full house at Tau Henare Marae in Pipiwai earlier this week. The meeting followed on from the trust’s AGM, giving an opportunity to connect with communities in the north and make some key announcements. Several exciting community relationships announced where Ngati Hine Health Trust will support included; The Miria Marae rebuild in Waiomio and the Moerewa United Kawakawa Rugby Football Club. Local aspiring doctor Nopera Piri Tohu received scholarship support from the trust and the Taitimu Taipari Collective officially launched.

The inaugural collective of four entities, Ngati Hine Health Trust, Te Uri o Hau, Te Hau Awhiowhio o Otangarei Trust and He Iwi Kotahi Tatou Trust make up the Taitimu Taipari Collective-Hononga This leads up to engaging with Oranga Tamariki under section 7aa of the Oranga Tamariki Act that came into force in July earlier this year.

“We want to be solution focused, practical to outworking the aspirations of Maori which have already been expressed in reports like Pu Ao Te Atatu from the 1980s; the needs are the same since then. A by Maori, for Maori, with Maori approach is needed. That is what the Taitimu Taipari Collective is”, said Geoff Milner, CEO of Ngati Hine Health Trust.

The collective is a unique combination of urban, hapu and iwi Maori, putting aside differences and placing the needs of whanau front and centre. Taitimu Taipari Collective is starting with Oranga Tamariki but welcome other like-minded Maori entities, like other hapu, iwi, runanga and Maori Providers to join the collective.

For Maori, by Maori, with Maori approach in

RESIDENTIAL SUPPORT WORKERS AND HOME SUPPORT CAREGIVERS Ngati Hine Health Trust have vacancies in roles that make a positive difference in the lives of people with disabilities, with wrap-around services that protect, support and treasure the integrity and independence of our whanau.

To support them to lead full and valued lifestyles of their choice in and around the home and community.

We are looking for Kaiawhina to provide support to whanau living within their own homes to enjoy an ordinary life that encompasses personal growth and

development, strengthens wellbeing and independence and promotes integration with the community. We are also looking for Kaimahi to support in our residential homes as support workers.

If this sounds like you, go to our careers page on www.nhht.co.nz to see our full job descriptions and complete an application and vetting form online or come into one of our offices in Kawakawa or Whangarei.

Call 0800 737 573

Northland, Te Tai Tokerau comes after several health reports that give scathing reviews on the inequities evident with a lack of access to services and discrimination against Maori. Where Maori health and wellbeing statistics are disturbing and continue to put pressure on Maori providers like Ngati Hine Health Trust and the others in the Taitimu Taipari Collective.

The collective will focus on whanau needs and wants to move away from competing with each other for funding and evolve into a Northland Tai Tokerau local commissioning agency on the ground.

During the Ngati Hine Health Trust Stakeholder meeting, the new Whanau Centered strategic plan and Whanau Ora approach was outlined. Ngati Hine Health

Trust’s, Jen Rutene-Smith, Chief Operating Officer discussed the “One Whanau- One Plan-One Place” concept, with whanau at the very heart of everything the trust does in service delivery. Breaking down service silos both within the trust and outside.

New trustees announced were Moe Milne, Sally Webb and Keri Milne-Ihimaera. Gwen Tepania-Palmer also returns to the board and retiring trustees Atarangi Norman, John Vujcich and Dr Erana Cooper end their terms as trustees. Following the passing of Te Kopa Tipene, Kevin Prime accepted the role as the trust’s new patron. Pane Cooper, the first employee of Ngati Hine Health Trust conferred life membership and she joins Pauline Paraha as the trust’s two life members.

The new executive leadership team introduced at the Stakeholder meeting were; Chief Operating Officer, Jen Rutene-Smith; Chief Financial Officer, Jensen Webber and Tikanga, People & Practice Leader, Amadonna Jakeman.

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HEARTFELT THANKS FROM A MUM

KEY STATISTICS YEAR

FLIGHT NUMBER

HOURS

2011

581

772

2012

692

976

2013

724

1024

2014

797

1142

2015

863

1111

2016

916

1172

2017

901

1198

2018

999

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016 seems a world away for Kawakawa Mum Shelley Ngawati.

That’s when she had to rely on the life-saving Northland Rescue Helicopter Service for the first time and she remains extremely thankful.

“Three years ago I presented to Whangarei Hospital pregnant with twins at 27 weeks gestation after my waters had broken and I had been transported from Bay of Islands Hospital by ambulance, remembers Shelley.

“Upon arrival, I was examined by an Obstetrician who advised that I could not give birth to my boys at Whangarei - Tawhiri and Te Marino - as they would not survive.”

Shelley was then flown to Auckland Hospital in an ‘emergency state’ by the Northland Rescue Helicopter service. They were born premature with serious health conditions fighting for their lives.

“The first year was hell as most days were grim. The second year their health really improved which was a

Kawakawa Mum of five Shelley Ngawati now has two very happy and healthy twin boys - Tawhiri and Te Marino. huge relief to us as a family. And I am pleased to say that three years on they are very healthy. They are your typical thriving three year old boys, happy and ready to take on the world.

“I am so thankful to everyone who helped me and all I can offer is love and light to those I met on the same

journey who are still battling health issues or grieving for our babies that were lost.

“I feel blessed every day that our little fighters are with us today and that the Northland Rescue Helicopter was there when we needed it - on numerous occasions,” says Shelley.

“I certainly would not have my boys in our life if it had not been for the Northland Rescue Chopper and the experience of the medical crews on board – plus all of the hospital staff who looked after us so well, for so long on so many occasions.”

Shelley says she felt it important to update Northlanders on the progress of her boys having told her story publically during the 2018 Northland Rescue Helicopter fundraising appeal.

The 2019 appeal is now well underway with crucial public donations flowing in but with more needed due to an annual operational short fall of over $1.6 million for the service.

Despite that, continues to help people in their time

of need – 24/7. In fact, since 1988, well over 20,000 people have been transported by Northland’s world class air-ambulance service.

The fleet of Sikorsky S76s fly on average three missions a day and after annual flight hours skyrocketed to almost 1400 hours in 2018 across 999 flights. Those numbers are expected to be overtaken in 2019 with need for the service growing by the day and the annual summer holiday population explosion due to hit Northland.

Vanessa Furze, General Manager of the Northland Emergency Services Trust, says the service would not exist without the generous support of Northlanders.

The annual fundraising campaign is backed by principal sponsors Northpower and Top Energy, who match public donations up to $150,000 – and have been doing so since the first campaign back in 1988.

The consumer-owned electricity lines companies have contributed millions of dollars towards supporting the Northland Rescue Chopper Service.

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Early in November I attended the Bay of Islands Tuia 250 commemoration

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