Te Kotuku - Koanga 2014

PĀNUI KŌANGA 2014

Inside this Issue: HE MIHI

UPDATES • 2014 Education Grants • 2014 Scholarships • Kaumātua Medical Grants Review • Marae Insurance • Marae Developments - Korohe Marae ARTICLES • Ngāti Tūwharetoa Fisheries Charitable Trust • Tūwharetoa FM • Tamariki Hī Ika • Success in Action: Miraka Ltd - Nurturing Our World • Electricity Industry Taster Course • Tū Whare Taiao • E Tū Whānau Hui ki Tūwharetoa TE TAIAO • Protecting Lake Taupō • Te Tuku o ‘Weaver’ te Kiwi • Healthy Rivers - Wai Ora • Lake Taupō Weed Management Project

HE MIHI Kapakapa ana te ngākau i te rironga o ngā uri i ngā rā kua taha ake nei. Ko te tuawahine tēnā o Mōkai i noho hei kaitiaki i ngā rawa o ngā ngāherehere o te puku o te Ika, o Tuaropaki, o ōna hapū o roto mai o Tūwharetoa - whakangaro atu rā koutou ko tō tira haere pō. Kia tītoko ko te ao mārama ki a tātou ngā waihotanga iho o rātou mā, tēnā tātou katoa.

He nui ngā kaupapa kei mua i ō tātou aroaro i tēnei wā hurihuri nō reira me mataara tātou kia ekengia ngā ngaru nui kia kore ai tō tātou waka e tikoki. Tēnā tātou katoa.

According to the 2013 NZ Census, 35,877 of us affiliate to Ngāti Tūwharetoa making up 5.4 percent of the Māori population. Nearly 60 percent live in main urban areas. Our tamariki and mokopuna aged up to 15 years, and pakeke aged between 30-64 years make up our largest groupings (approximately 35 percent each), followed by our rangatahi aged 16-29 years (25 percent).

Statistics such as these are an ongoing reminder of the importance of planning and preparing for the future in the interest of our next generations. The Trust Board is committed to the best utilisation of our resources to ensure our tamariki and mokopuna have a wide range of opportunities. This will enable them to prosper and be equipped as kaitiaki, to continue the legacy of safeguarding our taonga and broad interests for the benefit of Ngāti Tūwharetoa.

Over the past 18 months, hapū and whānau got a chance to share their vision for our people with Te Ariki Tumu when he visited 22 Ngāti Tūwharetoa marae. The key aspirations for our people include: Kāinga Tupu – Mātauranga o Tūwharetoa • Growing the number of proficient speakers of Te Reo o Tūwharetoa • Preserving, researching, creating and disseminating Tūwharetoa knowledge, kawa and tikanga • Accessing kōrero tawhito and whakapapa Kāinga Hou – Mātauranga a Iwi kē • Supporting Tūwharetoa learner success in two worlds • Creating and supporting educational and training opportunities • Influencing learning centres within the rohe to ensure quality education to whānau Kāinga Tupu, Kāinga Hou will also be high on the Board’s agenda and some of this work is highlighted in this latest edition of Te Kōtuku. We have compiled a number of important updates regarding Trust Board activities as well as highlighting some exciting projects such as Tū Whare Taiao and the launch of our Tamariki Hī Ika programme. We have also included reports from around the rohe such as a spotlight on Tūwharetoa FM and the Miraka dairy factory.

The next few months will see a much needed refurbishment of our Tūrangi office focussing on earthquake preparedness, building codes, health and safety and well overdue general repairs and maintenance. For this period, our Tūrangi-based staff will set-up a temporary office at the former Māori Land Court building at 228 Puanga Street in Tokaanu. Contact details shall remain the same should you need to contact the office.

We hope you enjoy our latest edition of Te Kōtuku.

Ngā mihi uruhau, John Bishara Chairman

2014 EDUCATION GRANTS The Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board and Ngāti Tūwharetoa Fisheries Charitable Trust have joined forces for the second year running to co-fund some fantastic education grants for our people. Both entities are keen to help more of our people reach their educational goals through increased financial support. Starting from our tamariki, grants are available for those attending kōhanga reo or a registered early childhood education centre. Students at secondary school and studying to attain NCEA are also eligible for grants, as well as students studying at an NZQA recognised tertiary establishment. This includes universities, polytechs, private training establishments and wānanga.

In addition, special needs grants are available to help beneficiaries with a disability to participate in education, training, skill development, voluntary work and supported employment.

The education grant application period closed at the end of the July. Our diligent grants team have completed processing final payments and letters. This year a total of 1,262 grants were awarded with around $500,000.00 distributed to support the education of our iwi.

We also trialed making an earlier grant payment in May followed by a final payment in August. Feedback about this change has been positive and our students appreciate having financial support closer to the beginning of the academic year. Next year in 2015, applications for education grants will open in February and close in May.

2014 SCHOLARSHIPS The Trust Board regularly champions educational success for our people and recently awarded scholarships to some of our high achievers. Each recipient receives a $1,000 scholarship award to support their studies. In this edition, we profile two of our outstanding scholarship recipients – Pita Roycroft and Jamie Lee Raumati-Isaacs. Congratulations to the following scholarship recipients for 2014:

NAME

FIELD

PROGRAMME OF STUDY

Jordan August

Architecture

Bachelor of Architecture (Victoria)

Christian Rhind

Business & Commerce

Bachelor of Commerce – 1st Class Honours (Auckland)

Waiora McGregor

Education

Bachelor of Teaching Māori Medium Diploma in Māori Education (Massey)

Mandie Brown

Environment

Poutuarongo Kaitiakitanga Pūtaiao (Te Wānanga o Raukawa)

Ruth Pologa

Health

Bachelor of Speech Therapy (Auckland)

Pita Roycroft

Law

Bachelor of Laws (Victoria)

Nadia Te Huia

Māori Studies

Bachelor of Arts (Victoria)

Kimberley Maxwell

PHD

Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Biology (Victoria)

Jamie Lee Raumati-Isaacs

Society & Culture

Bachelor of Māori Development (AUT)

Benjamin Hingston

Society & Culture

Bachelor of Social Science (Waikato)

KAUMĀTUA MEDICAL GRANTS REVIEW Kaumātua (60+ years) have been given a

receive more for items such as dentures,

New grant provisions are outlined in the

boost after the Trust Board’s review of the

hearing aids, glasses and travel costs

table below.

Kaumātua Medical Grants scheme. Kaumātua

to specialists.

and whānau gave plenty of feedback on the scheme, which helps kaumātua buy medical

The Trust Board is considering ways of

items and services to maintain and improve

extending the programme e.g. working

their health, wellbeing and quality of life.

with health and social services that can carry out health assessments and individual

Many talked about being on limited incomes

care plans for kaumātua. There is also

which made buying expensive items like

opportunity to leverage kaumātua ‘buying

hearing aids and dentures financially difficult.

power’ and negotiate discounts and tailored

In some cases, kaumātua were unable to turn

services with local suppliers of medical items

to their whānau for financial support and

and services.

either had to save the money over a period of time or go without which impacted on their

Overall, the information and feedback

quality of life.

gathered confirmed that a review was timely.

MEDICAL ITEM / SERVICE / SUPPORT

NEW GRANT PROVISION

Hearing treatment

Up to $1,000

Dental treatment

Up to $1,000

Eye treatment

Up to $500

Travel (multiple trips)

Up to $200

Specialist Services (medical treatment not publicly funded)

Up to $800 – scheme remains the same but makes allowances for: • Podiatry services – Up to $500 for diabetic patients.

The recommended changes will improve Since 1 July 2014, changes to the Kaumātua

assistance and provide lasting benefits

Medical Grants Scheme mean kaumātua

for kaumātua.

MARAE INSURANCE The Trust Board acknowledges the hard work and resourcefulness of our haukāinga who continue to build and maintain our marae for the wider benefit of whānau, hapū and the community. The Trust Board is committed

MARAE DEVELOPMENTS

– KOROHE MARAE

to supporting Ngāti Tūwharetoa marae and finding new ways to provide meaningful assistance.

By talking and listening to marae trustees and committee members, we have gained further insight into the responsibilities they carry and the challenges they face.

As a result, in 2015 the Trust Board will pay 100 percent of the annual insurance premiums for each marae and will review the effectiveness of the initiative going forward.

The Trust Board hopes this support will be

Since 2007, the Korohe Marae Committee have undertaken and completed a series of marae capital works projects including the upgrade of their whare tīpuna. In June the committee moved onto the next stage of development to replace an old marae building ‘Rangimārie’ that no longer met the needs of the hapū nor modern building code compliance. The new building will be multi-functional and used as both a whare moe and kaumātua room.

The new project has the support of the Ngāti Hine hapū and trustees of the Korohe Marae Māori Reservation. Demolition of the old building and paepae started in June with the foundations laid and framing installed in July. Stanley Construction have been employed to carry out the building and progress has been tracking well. Through the Wintec-Stanley Construction Building and Construction Māori Trade Training Scheme based in Matamata, building trainees with connections to Korohe Marae have been working hands on with the project to gain valuable work experience.

beneficial and allow marae to reallocate resources towards other priority areas.

To find out more about Marae Capital Works Grants and how to apply, marae trustees, committee members or designated project managers should contact the Trust Board office.

NGĀTI TŪWHARETOA FISHERIES CHARITABLE TRUST Tēnā Koutou Katoa, I have now been General Manager of Ngāti Tūwharetoa Fisheries Charitable Trusts (Ngāti Tūwharetoa Fisheries) for 11 months.

It has been a busy year and I appreciate the opportunity to share with you some updates in this newsletter.

FISHERIES OFFICE We are now located on the ground floor of Ken Stewart House, 81 Horomatangi Street, Taupō. We are co-located with the Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board’s Taupō office to provide a one-stop shop for our people.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The 2013 Annual General Meeting was held at Hirangi Marae in Tūrangi on Saturday 31st May 2014. It was a very successful day and we have a few photographs from the day.

The 2014 AGM will be in Kawerau or Matatā early in the new year. A bus will be organised from Tūrangi and Taupō closer to the date.

GRANTS Ngāti Tūwharetoa Fisheries makes payments to our iwi entities rather than process education and other grants itself.

This means fewer forms for our people to fill out.

Ngāti Tūwharetoa Fisheries contributed $180,000 towards the education and special needs grant schemes administered by the Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board.

The Ngāti Tūwharetoa (BOP) Settlement Trust is applying its grant of $120,000 towards Pakeke Grant, Tertiary Education Grant; and School Uniforms, Fees & Stationery Grant.

PĀTAKA KAI Ngāti Tūwharetoa Fisheries provides two boxes of fish for tangihanga that are held on our Tūwharetoa marae. We wish to thank the Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board who now hold supplies in a freezer at their Tūrangi office (most of our fish is stored in Taupō).

While this may only be a little thing, it means that our Mātāpuna marae can access fish quicker in their time of need.

TŪ WHARE TAIAO Ngāti Tūwharetoa Fisheries was pleased to be able to support the 2014 Tū Whare Taiao programme held in Kawerau.

FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN The Trustees are currently updating their Strategic Plan. This vision for our Trust will be presented at the 2014 AGM. REGISTRATIONS To register please go to www.ntf.maori.nz to download a form or pick one up from our office.

Nā Danny Loughlin General Manager

Attendees of Ngāti Tūwharetoa Fisheries AGM 2014 gathered at the front of Tūwharetoa i te Aupouri, Hirangi Marae, Tūrangi.

Te Kanawa Pitiroi - Chairman, Ngāti Tūwharetoa Fisheries (far left) talking with pakeke about the events of the day.

NGĀTI TŪWHARETOA ELECTRICAL SUPPLY INDUSTRY TASTER COURSE In July, the following six Ngāti Tūwharetoa

As always, the hau kāinga provided a relaxed and supportive environment for the rangatahi

rangatahi (aged 16-21 years) completed

over the five days.

the Electrical Supply Industry Taster Course (ESITO).

The Trust Board has been working in partnership with ESITO for three years to deliver the Taster Course. To register for the next Taster Course please ring the office or email

1

Matthew Wereta (Ngāti Hikairo / Ngāti Turumakina)

2

Tane Te Riini (Ngāti Te Maunga)

3

Maraenui Te Wano (Ngāti Hinemihi)

4

Paora Wildermoth (Ngāti Turumakina)

5

Tohi Te Tomo Addison-Te Whare (Ngāti

6

D’Kwon Bristowe (Ngāti Tutemohuta)

Tutemohuta)

Hosted at Mōkai Marae, the rangatahi were introduced to different aspects of the electrical supply industry including generation and distribution. Site visits laid the foundation for practical and theory based sessions relevant to the industry including health and safety and how electricity is generated. Discussions on career opportunities for the rangatahi and pathways into the industry were held before the group presentations on the final day.

info@tuwharetoa.co.nz

TAMARIKI ! a k I H

He Whakamārama

The Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board is pleased to announce a new initiative aimed at encouraging our tamariki into fishing and mahinga kai on Taupō Moana and in our many awa.

Pictured: Te Aonui Taiwhakarere Northcroft

As part of the kaupapa, we will be providing free season fishing licences to our tamariki 18 years and under.

Also, in partnership with Fly and Gun Hunting and Fishing (Taupō), the Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board will subsidise the cost for our tamariki (aged 8 to 18 years old) to purchase new fly fishing gear.

Te Tono

A complimentary child’s season fishing licence for the Taupō Fishing District.

An option to purchase an Air Flow 9 foot, 8 weight fly rod with wide arobur reel, backing and floating fly line.

A package normally worth $150 in-store but a special deal for our tamariki for only $40.

Pānui to upcoming Tamariki Fishing Days at the National Trout Centre.

Ngā Whakaritenga To redeem a season fishing licence Tamariki must: Be 18 years or under.

Be registered with the Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board.

Present themselves to either the Taupō or Tūrangi offices of the Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board.

To redeem the ‘Tamariki Hī Ika’ offer: Tamariki must present themselves to Hunting and Fishing Taupō with their $40.

Tamariki must also be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

For more information, please contact our Tari on (07) 386 8832 and ask for Ange and she will be able to help you with all the questions you might have.

* ‘Tamariki Hī Ika’ package applies only to tamariki aged between 8 and 18.

Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board TŪRANGI OFFICE Tūrangi Town Centre TAUPŌ OFFICE 81 Horomatangi Street

Offer closes October 31st 2014

In partnership with Fly and Gun Hunting and Fishing 27 Gascoigne Street TAUPŌ

KI TE TAIAO, KI TE AO MĀRAMA E! The Tū Whare Taiao programme supports the connecting of our taiohi to our Ngāti Tūwharetoa marae and hapū. Launched in January this year, some of its biggest milestones include two wānanga attended by more than 60 taiohi keen to learn about their rohe.

The wānanga included visits to 10 marae in the tribal rohe where the taiohi were joined by tuakana (who are rangatahi), experts in issues relevant to each hui and of course our marae haukāinga and kaumātua. The result was some very dynamic kōrero about our marae past and present and what WE can do to help the haukāinga… not to mention loads of fun, kai and whānaungatanga.

TŪ WHARE TAIAO - TE AWA O WAIKATO Our first haerenga focussed on Te Awa o Waikato where 40 taiohi aged between 13-16 years of age were welcomed onto Nukuhau Marae. Many travelled from across the country to spend four days on the marae and experience the sights, sounds and tastes at Oruanui and Mōkai. The haukāinga were on hand to share valuable insights about their rohe and some of the special places that define the hapū and their kaitiakitanga. The kaupapa began with kōrero, tikanga and friendship, and by the end of it all, there was whanaungatanga and aroha that we hope will last long into the future.

Highlights of the first Tū Whare Taiao • Karakia and kōrero held beside Waikato-iti where taiohi tasted the water from the headwaters of Te Awa o Waikato on the slopes of Ruapehu maunga • Two waka tangata, Tieke and Kahukura paddled from Matawhero to Huka Falls stopping at Patuiwi • Rongoa wananga with Whaea Renee Kiwi at Te Kapa o Te Rangiita ki Oruanui • Ngā kemu Māori with Matua Te Miri Rangi https://www.facebook.com/TuWhareTaiao

Koroua Manunui Blake completes karakia near the Taupō control gates

The two waka Tieke and Kahukura at Matawhero near the Taupō control gates

Boys prepping their dinner for the following evening.... hāngi!

TŪ WHARE TAIAO TŪWHARETOA KI KAWERAU

‘NĀU NEI TE REO KARANGA HAERE MAI KI RUNGA O HĀHURU’ In July, a second wānanga was held at Hāhuru Marae near Kawerau for 60 taiohi from throughout Ngāti Tūwharetoa. Many taiohi from the Nukuhau haerenga returned to learn of their origins at Kawerau and welcome new taiohi to the Tū Whare Taiao kaupapa.

Our Taumarunui babies get the ‘ selfies’ going - at Hāhuru

Paahi Wall and Diego Rangi stand proudly beside this tītoki that was one of 600 rākau planted at Waitahanui Pā near Kawerau.

Students visit Te Wai Ū o Tūwharetoa with Kaumātua

The birthplace of Manaia (Tūwharetoa) beside the Waitahanui Stream (Kawerau)

PROTECTING LAKE TAUPŌ Throughout the last year, the Tūwharetoa

The fund was used to purchase nitrogen

The Lake Taupō Protection Trust’s work has

Maori Trust Board has continued to work

reductions from a variety of changes

been the subject of positive international

with the Lake Taupō Protection Trust for the

undertaken by landowners in the Lake

review by the OECD and just as importantly,

long-term manaaki of our taonga - Taupō

Taupō catchment. Because nitrogen can be

positive comment by many of the

Moana, to reduce nitrogen levels in Lake

reduced by limiting stock numbers, much

landowners the Trust has dealt with. These

Taupō. It is expected that by the end of

of the change has involved the transfer

include a number of large Ngāti Tūwharetoa

this year, the target of a 20% reduction in

of pastoral land to forestry or by reducing

landowners who have restructured their

manageable nitrogen will be completed.

animal numbers in farming operations. In

farming operations to maximise economic

As a reminder, the reductions have been

these cases the owner commits to reducing

benefits while reducing nitrogen and

achieved through the use of a public fund

nitrogen and this is maintained by changes

looking after the lake into the future.

contributed to by the Waikato Regional

to resource consents and by agreements

Council, Taupō District Council and Central

with the Trust in perpetuity. This means

Government and negotiated by the

that Taupō moana can be assured of the

Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board.

nitrogen reduction into the future.

HEALTHY RIVERS - WAI ORA As part of legislation for the Waikato and

and nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus)

Waipā rivers, the Tūwharetoa Māori Trust

entering water bodies (including

Board is working with river iwi, the Waikato

groundwater) in the Waikato and Waipā

River Authority and Waikato Regional

River catchments.

Council to give effect to the vision and strategy for the Waikato River.

Collaboration with stakeholders and the community is key to developing the plan

The Healthy Rivers: Plan for Change/Wai

change and achieving lasting outcomes.

Ora: He Rautaki Whakapaipai project will

Individuals and organisations will be

see stakeholders work to develop changes

involved in developing the plan change in

to the regional plan to help restore and

a number of ways.

This group will: • actively involve communities affected and understand their views • play a key role in leading further opportunities for involvement • review and deliberate on technical material on the environmental, social, cultural and economic complexities of the project • recommend solutions to the cogovernance ‘Wai Ora’ committee decision

protect the health of the Waikato and Waipā rivers, which are key to a vibrant

The Collaborative Stakeholder Group (CSG)

makers which include representatives of

regional economy.

is the central channel for stakeholder and

river iwi.

broader community involvement in Once developed, the plan change will help over time to reduce sediment, bacteria

the project.

TE TUKU O ‘WEAVER’ TE KIWI Wairākei Golf and Sanctuary, nā

pupuri i te kiwi rā i mua i tōna hokinga atu

waahi noho mōna. Engari i mua i taku tuku

Kahumako Rameka (nō Ngāti Rauhoto)

ki te waotū. Te ataahua hoki o tōna āhua.

atu i te kiwi i takina e tōku tungāne i tētahi

He iti ia. Kapia katoatia tōna tinana ki ngā

karakia kia pai ai te haerere haere o Weaver i

huruhuru parauri ataahua rawa.

roto i te ngahere. Whai muri mai i te karakia,

Kātahi nei tā māua ko tōku tungāne waimarie i te piringa atu ki ngā tangata tiaki

i tukuna a Weaver e au ki roto i tōna ana, ā,

i tētahi o ngā tino manu o Aotearoa nei, arā

Nā te ohorere, me te mataku o Weaver, i

ka wehe atu mātou kia waia a Weaver ki te

ko te kiwi.

kaha huna ia i tōna kanohi kia kore ai mātou

ao tūturu o te kiwi.

e kite i a ia, kia kore ai rānei ia e kite i a I te tuawhā o Hui-Tanguru 2014 i karangatia

mātou. He pēpi tonu a Weaver. Koia rā pea

He mihi tēnei ki ngā kaiwhakahaere o taua

māua ko tōku tungāne ki te tuku atu i tētahi

ia i mataku ai.

mahi, ki ngā kaitiaki kiwi hoki. Ki te kore ko

o ngā kiwi, ko ‘Weaver’ tōna ingoa, ki tōna kāinga tūturu, ki te wao nui ā Tāne.

koutou kua kore tēnei kaupapa ataahua e I uru atu mātou ki te ngahere i Wairākei,

kitea.

i te taha o te papa hahau poro, nōku anō I mua i te tūtakitanga ki a Weaver, i noho

te waimarie, māku te kiwi e tuku atu ki te

ia i roto i tētahi whare tiaki kiwi. He waahi

wao nui. I rapua e mātou i tētahi momo ana

manaaki i a rātou tae noa ki te wā ka pakeke

paku mōna i raro i tētahi rākau punga hei

ake ngā kiwi, kātahi ka tukuna atu rātou ki te wao nui. Nā wai rā ka tae ki te wā kia tukuna a Weaver.

Nōku te waimarie kia whai wā ahau ki te

Kahumako Rameka with Whaea Renee Potae (Ngāti Hikairo and Tūrangitukua), and Weaver, a juvenile North Island Brown Kiwi released into the Wairākei crèche in February this year.

LAKE TAUPŌ WEED MANAGEMENT PROJECT Ask hapū what they love about the moana and the answer is simple - it’s our moana and it is our wairua and our kai. Ask what they don’t like – they’ll say it’s the weeds. So much so, that many hapū at the southern end of Taupō moana are working together to better inform themselves of weed species such as lagarosiphon major, egeria and hornwort and how these can be managed appropriately.

Weed management workshops have been held at various marae and hapū representatives will soon be out on the Lake to complete plotting of the weed beds.

Once plotted, a physical assessment will be completed that can provide the Trust Board and hapū with options for the management of weed in Taupō moana.

E TŪ WHĀNAU HUI KI TŪWHARETOA Eliminating whānau violence was the aim of the E Tū Whānau Hui ki Tūwharetoa on 14-15 August.

Attended by people from around the motu and a strong Ngāti Tūwharetoa contingent, the two-day hui focussed on positive whānau, marae, hapū and community values and strengths.

Day one began with a welcome at Hirangi Marae by Ngāti Turangitukua and Ngāti Tūwharetoa followed by the E Tū Whānau (ETW) dinner patroned by Ariki, Tā Tumu te Heuheu.

The dinner programme - facilitated expertly by Master of Ceremonies, Karam Fletcher - included the official launch of the ETW Charter, presentations of the ETW Kahukura Awards for 2014 and acknowledgement of Hon. Tariana Turia.

The delicious kai and inspirational kōrero were capped off by outstanding performances by Ngauru ki Uta, Te Toka Tū Moana and talented musos, Aaron Moeke and Tautahanga Rameka.

Day two took place at the other end of Taupō Moana where the Summit was held at the Huka Falls Resort. Plenary sessions and workshops gave attendees a thorough download of the ETW kaupapa and were reinforced by a showcase of E Tū Whānau initiatives from around the country.

The goal was to consider how we as Tūwharetoa can promote whānau values and build positive strengths of whānau, marae, hapū and the wider community.

Ngauru ki Uta delighting dinner patrons with beautiful renditions of popular Tūwharetoa waiata at Hirangi Marae, Tūrangi.

Delegates participated in a series of lively and informative workshop discussions.

Summit delegates enjoying a E Tū Whānau download at the Huka Falls Resort, Taupō.

Two hundred patrons enjoyed the E Tū Whānau Dinner.

SCHOLARSHIP PROFILE – JAMIE LEE RAUMATI-ISSACS COURSE OF STUDY HAPŪ

MARAE

DEGREE

QUALIFICATION

YEAR OF STUDY

TERTIARY PROVIDER

Ngāti Tutemohuta

Waitahanui (Pakira)

BA-Māori Development & Social Science

Degree

Second year

Auckland University of Technology

Jamie Lee Raumati-Isaacs dreams of raising

home to build our whare and I want to work

her family in the Tūwharetoa rohe and

with my people, particularly prisoners from

working to help educate and up skill our

Tūwharetoa who are at Rangipo Prison.”

people. The 2014 Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board scholarship recipient works at the

Jamie Lee says her role models include Sir

Department of Corrections at Paremoremo

Apirana Ngata and her Nanny Edna Isaacs.

Prison in Auckland. She will be majoring in Social Science as part of her Bachelor of

“Sir Apirana showed us how to use the

Arts in Māori Development at Auckland

tools of the Pakeha to upskill ourselves, our

University of Technology.

whānau and our extended whanau,” says Jamie Lee. “Nanny Edna inspires me because

“This degree gives me the theoretical

she’s been a positive and active role model

background on the dynamics of how society

within Tūwharetoa. Her love for our family

develops,” explains Jamie Lee. “I intend to

and our iwi as a whole is inspiring.”

use my qualification to support my role as a corrections officer. Next year I’ll be returning

IMPORTANT DATES

20

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2-3

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DECEMBER, 2014 Great Lake Centre, Taupō

DECEMBER, 2014 Great Lake Centre, Taupō

JANUARY, 2015 Turangitukua Domain, Tūrangi

TŪWHARETOA MĀORI TRUST BOARD AGM

TŪWHARETOA SETTLEMENT TRUST AGM

NGĀTI TŪWHARETOA MARAE SPORTS CHALLENGE

9.30am 10.00am 12.30pm

Registrations AGM Lunch

(start time follows TMTB AGM and Lunch)

OUR TAUIRA – PITA ROYCROFT COURSE OF STUDY HAPŪ

MARAE

DEGREE

QUALIFICATION

YEAR OF STUDY

TERTIARY PROVIDER

Ngāti Parekaawa

Poukura

Conjoint Bachelor of Law & Bachelor of Arts

LLB/BA

Second year

Victoria University, Wellington

Victoria University law student Pita Roycroft has his eyes set on becoming a successful barrister focusing on commercial and public law. His 2014 Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board scholarship will make the dream much more tangible as he enters his second year of studies.

Pita chose to pursue an LLB/BA because it’s a challenging degree with a rewarding future.

“The law component requires lateral and higher level thinking, while the arts component- politics and public policy – is enjoyable and something I’m passionate about.”

After graduating, Pita plans to use his legal and barrister/solicitor skills to contribute to Māori legal and jurisprudential theory. He will actively promote Tūwharetoa endeavours, but his dreams don’t stop at a legal career.

“I’m also steadfast on pursuing politics,” says Pita. “I believe the best way to change things is through politics and effective government.”

Pita’s determination comes from his grandfather who is also his role model. Pita describes his grandfather as a loving, intelligent and humorous character who wants the best for his children and grandchildren.

A QUICK QUIZ 1

When was the Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board established?

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What was the first job of the TMTB?

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Who are the beneficiaries of the TMTB?

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What is the size of Lake Taupō?

1. 1926 2. Natural descendants of original owners of land blocks that adjoin Taupō Waters. 3. Employ a doctor for Tūrangi. 4. 616 km²

TŪWHARETOA FM After 20 years on air, Tūwharetoa FM is set to move into a new era of radio broadcasting. From this month, listeners will hear exciting changes in the on-air programming and there are plans to extend the station’s broadcast reach over the entire central plateau region.

New Acting Station Manager, Karam Fletcher, remains tight lipped on the finer details but says positive changes will happen across the board.

“It’ll involve an increase in our community involvement and an upgrade in terms of platforms we broadcast from,” says Karam.

“It’s definitely a case of watch this space.”

Karam has worked in radio as both a broadcaster and program director for a decade and welcomed the challenge to work at Tūwharetoa FM. “It’s reinforced my love for iwi radio,” says Karam. “I have an overwhelming sense of responsibility to deliver a consistent, genuine, Māori community and iwi based radio format that authentically represents who we are as Ngāti Tūwharetoa.”

Long-time breakfast personality and local muso Aaron Moeke believes the key to the station’s success is helping to foster communication within the iwi.

“Ironically we live in an age where the avenues of communication are limitless, but we fail to manage the simplistic nature of one on one communication,” says Aaron.

“I’m confident this can be achieved through Tūwharetoa FM. After all, it’s what we do!”

The use and promotion of te reo Māori is important for the station’s goals and aspirations. New reo Māori presenter, Tiare Tito, says Tūwharetoa FM has a critical role in helping to revitalise the Māori language within Ngāti Tūwharetoa

Vibrant Tūwharetoa FM Breakfast Show Hosts – Fletch and Azza

New reo Māori announcer, Tiare Tito.

“Mā te whakaurutanga atu o ngā hōtaka reo Māori, reo rua rānei, ka whai take, ka whai hua, ka whai oranga te reo irirangi nei me te iwi whānui, ahakoa te taumata reo o te hunga whakarongo.”

From its infancy in the early 1990s to today, Tūwharetoa has gone from strength to strength. And it’s safe to say the station is still in good hands.

Tūwharetoa FM out and about at community events such as Taupō Moana Waitangi Day Celebrations in Taupō.

SUCCESS IN ACTION: MIRAKA LTD - NURTURING OUR WORLD Miraka is the first Māori owned and managed vertically integrated dairy factory in New Zealand.

Situated at Mōkai, 30km northwest of Taupō, the establishment of Miraka is the result of Māori whānau looking to add value to their farming enterprises beyond the farm gate by investing in the manufacture and marketing of their products directly to a global market.

Major shareholders Wairarapa Moana Incorporation and Tuaropaki Trust formed an alliance with Waipāpa 9 Trust, Hauhungaroa Partnership, Tauhara Moana Trust and Huiarau Farms to establish Miraka. Other investors include Te Tumu Paeroa, Te Awahohonu Forest Trust Ltd, Global Dairy Network and Vinamilk who is the leading milk and dairy manufacturer in Vietnam.

Since the factory start-up date of 1 August 2011, Miraka is now processing 250m litres of milk into 37,000mt of the highest quality whole milk powder.

As part of the growth strategy to deliver more value back to shareholders, Miraka expanded its current processing plant to include an ultra-heat treatment (UHT) milk production plant with the capacity to produce 60 million litres of UHT milk.

TŪWHARETOA MĀORI TRUST BOARD – BENEFICIARIES Whānau often ask why, when registering with the Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board, evidence of direct descendancy to certain Māori land blocks is required.

The reason is that to qualify as a beneficiary of the Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board, you must be a direct descendant of an original owner of certain lands that adjoin Taupō Waters. This is a unique, yet important statement that our tupuna put into legislation to ensure that those who Lake Taupō belonged to in lore, would remain in law.

To provide an insight, the land blocks which whānau must have direct descent from are illustrated on the right.

Rangipo Waiau, Rangipo North, Ohuanga, Rotoaira, Motuopuhi, Waipapa, Tokaanu, Tokaanu Township, Kaimanawa, Hautu, Turuturutoa, Te Kopiha, Te Whataroa, TaurangaTaupō, Opawa-Rangitoto, Te Whakao, Pahikohuru, Tauhara South, Tauhara Middle, Rotoakui Reserve, Waipahihi, Otumuheke, Patuiwi, Wairakei, Rangatira, Nukuhau, Oruanui, Whakaipo, Whangamata, Tihoi, Waihaha, Hauhungaroa, Waituhi-Kuratau, Puketapu, Pukawa, Oreti, Waihi Kahakaharoa, Puketi, Mangahouhou, Ruamata, Oraukura, Waiunu, Pukepoto, Waimanu, Okahukura, Ketetahi, Ngapuna.

BOARD MEMBERS John Bishara CHAIRMAN

Georgina te Heuheu DEPUTY CHAIRMAN

Te Kanawa Pitiroi POU TIKANGA

Danny Loughlin

Frankie Taituma

Maria Nepia

Heemi Biddle

Judy Harris

Tangonui Kingi

Tiwana Tibble

Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board PO Box 87, Tūrangi 3353 T: (07) 386 8832 F: (07) 386 8235 E: info@tuwharetoa.co.nz W: www.tuwharetoa.co.nz

TŪRANGI: Tūrangi Town Centre,Tūrangi T: (07) 386 8832

TAUPŌ: 81 Horomatangi Street, Taupō T: (07) 376 5086