Waiariki Today Issue 18

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NOVEMBER 2012

Stronger links for student success www.waiariki.ac.nz PLUS: • Meet Waiariki’s new Chief Executive Pg 3 • Māori language finalist Pg 3 • Charity House gets heavy endorsement Pg 6 • Graduation details Pg 8 • Music Academy hits major notes Pg 13

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Kia ora tatou, warm greetings,

delegation were:

It is wonderful to now be here in New Zealand as your chief executive at Waiaraiki Institute of Technology and I am looking forward to working with you all and building on the excellent work of our institute across this beautiful region.

• Promote and facilitate the New Zealand-India Prime Ministers’ education initiative announced in June 2011through activities including the inaugural India – New Zealand Education Council.

As a tertiary provider, Waiariki is here to serve our region and stakeholders’ needs. Relationships with iwi and industry are hugely important in that endeavour, and I look forward to becoming immersed in these important partnerships in the near future.

• Increasing the profile and awareness of New Zealand to promote the New Zealand education system and also build a Free Trade Agreement constituency.

It has been a whirlwind time since I arrived in New Zealand at the end of September and I am excited by the challenge of working in a new country and getting to know the institute, its stakeholders and region.

During the last few weeks we have been finalising the institute’s Investment Plan for the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) and it has been the priority as this sets out the business case for government to invest in Waiariki for 2013.

During October I had the honour of representing Waiariki on the New Zealand Delegation to India led by Tertiary Minister Steven Joyce. The ministerial objectives of this

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On the cover: A group from Waiariki Academy of Singing and Music poses in front of the marae on campus: Manaia Rikiti Graham (Silver scholar), Te Aroha Hapi (Gold scholar), Heriata Jamie Lee Rurehe (Platinum scholar), Kataraina Leef (Gold scholar), Stella Grant (Silver scholar). The women were part of the choir that provided entertainment at the Rotorua Wearable Creationz.

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While abroad I also took the opportunity to visit some of Waiariki’s partners in China and the Philippines with a view to extending and formalising relationships.

It is important that as an institute we set out clear directions and priorities for the next few years to build on the success already achieved and during the last part of 2012 we will be developing a new strategic plan for Waiariki. Engaging all of our staff in that process is important so that we have a shared understanding and commitment to our future direction. I am sure we will face some challenges but I also believe challenges come with opportunities and I am looking forward to working alongside everyone to meet them.

Noho ora mai, nā

Iwi News Dr Toby Curtis Chair, Te Arawa Lakes Trust He mihi The past few weeks have been another sad month for Māoridom.

Two of our icons will be long remembered for their unique contributions to their iwi and their specialist contributions to Māori people throughout the country.

Jacqui Te Kani, displayed those innate qualities associated with people of high rank: commitment, decorum, unassuming, purpose and focus driven. People were always the beneficiaries of her tireless efforts. She served on many Ministerial committees and iwi boards. The Māori Women’s Welfare League epitomized her passion, energy and vitality.

Serving her presidency with outstanding success, she was encouraged to continue in a management role. She also made a remarkable contribution to Māori broadcasting as chair of Te Māngai Pāho, the Māori broadcasting funding agency.

Jacqui will be warmly remembered by all who knew her.

Ben Tawhiti, born and raised on Matakana Island located on the seaward edge of Tauranga Harbour, lived most of his adult life in Te Atatu, Auckland. He epitomized a musician of the highest order, a fine singer with a haunting voice, and an outstanding player of nearly all the different instruments used by dance bands of the day. Many young musicians learnt much from him, and today they number among our top band players. Ben was also a keen member of the Māori Wardens Association. His passing will be sorely missed on many fronts.

Te Arawa, too, has had its share: our dear Rose from Maketu and Violet Taylor from Ngati Rongomai. Both were edging towards their mid-90s. Recently, Dennis Polamalu was laid to rest at Tarimano.

Haere koutou nga ipu, nga hue, nga hoe tukituki.

Ko te hau koutou a te tini, ko te hau koutou a te mana Ko te hau koutou a Hawaiki taketake.

Takoto, okioki, moe mai ra.

suggests that if the water has disappeared it is no longer a lake. This is nonsense logic. It’s like someone saying to me you own Mt Tarawera, but not the rock content! This contentious issue has moved through the different stages of bewilderment, nonsense, stupidity and some serious nincompoop chatter.

Owing to the unsettled nature of people’s understanding, and the Crown’s determined position to sell our state owned power generation assets, has added to the pandemonium that is already there.

The recent Waitangi Tribunal Interim Report hasn’t done any favours for the Crown’s stance. It allowed Māori the opportunity to present a point of view that doesn’t bring much joy to the Crown’s position. The report believes that Māori rights and interests to water can be settled following the sales of the assets.

Māori have difficulty in aligning with this belief. On one hand the government is saying that no one owns the water, while history shows that regional and district councils and some individuals have treated water as a tradable commodity, sold it and made handsome returns. Hence, the Prime Minister’s statement “no one owns the water” is a matter for much concern.

Our Ngati Rangiwewehi claim against Rotorua District Council, and the Porotiu Springs in the Whangarei region, are two cases that do not leave either council in a positive light. The RDC should take a proactive stance and meet with those hapu groups that have a claim against them.

King Tuheitia’s hui Conservative estimates put the attendance figure for King Tuheitia’s hui at about 1,000 people, my guess would be 1300-1400. This was a huge turnout and more importantly the logistics that were borne by Tainui, particularly the catering requirements for lunch and dinner.

Fresh water and the Waitangi Tribunal Who owns it? You, me or the man in the sky!

Our prime minister tells us no one owns it!

All the different groups who are active in ensuring that Māori rights and interests are not subsumed or diluted by common law or by Eurocentric perceptions of water rights, all were afforded the opportunity to state their case.

Te Arawa owns the lakes in its tribal boundaries, but not the water. The iwi are constantly asking how can you own the lake and not the water? Can anyone tell me where in the world does anyone own a lake without water? Logic

At the end, the King’s moving speech was a plea to all iwi to present a united approach when dealing with the Crown on this perplexing matter. To stand united under the principle of Te Kotahitanga received a unanimous vote from those present.

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Introducing Waiariki’s new chief executive Professor Margaret Noble Where did you grow up and what attracted you into educational management in the UK?

I was born and spent my early years in Leeds before moving to Reading where I completed most of my schooling. Following my degree and then PhD, I initially was a lecturer in geography, and then tourism and leisure, and then from leading programme developments moved into a role as Head of the Department of Humanities. That was followed by taking on a number of central policy roles for example as head of parttime programmes, Head of Educational Development and Director of Lifelong Learning. I did not take a conscious move into educational management but through a number of career moves and changes became increasingly involved in policy development in higher education including through managing a number of large-scale projects.

Why did you apply for a job in Rotorua, New Zealand?

New Zealand is a country that has always held an attraction. I nearly came here many years ago to do postdoctoral research and, before taking up my role as Chief Executive at University College Plymouth St Mark and St John, had also been approached about a role in New Zealand. When I was approached about the post at Waiariki, the opportunity to work in New Zealand was thus attractive. I have also worked on a wide range of international projects and working in another country would enable me to further develop that interest.

What attracted you to join the team at Waiariki Institute of Technology?

The mission and focus of Waiariki directly relates to much of the work I have undertaken in the north east of England and in London on widening participation to higher education and offering life chances through education. I have also worked on a wide range of partnership initiatives in the UK and overseas and these are both elements that are an important part of Waiariki’s role.

approach and the ability to listen and to seek consensus wherever possible.

Providing clear strategic direction is also important and setting out a clear vision and development goals.

What do you like about the culture and landscape here in Rotorua?

Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to visit Rotorua and the surrounding region only briefly but immediately felt at home.

There is such a varied culture and the landscape is beautiful. I love the coast, mountains and lakes, all of which are within easy reach. I am looking forward to the opportunity to explore the area more fully.

What are some of the biggest attributes you have learnt during your 20 years in educational management which you can introduce How long do you hope to stay on as to Waiariki?

CE at Waiariki?

I have worked in a wide range of academic areas, in different locations and on different initiatives and in both single- and multicampus institutions of varying size. I have found that many of the issues facing tertiary education are the same irrespective of these elements and I have enjoyed meeting new challenges and of working in different contexts. I have learnt that there are few problems that cannot be solved and that the various policy and funding challenges that face institutions also create opportunities.

As Waiariki’s CE you will be overseeing more than 500 staff. From your experience what makes a good leader?

The contract is for five years and beyond that it will be important to see what opportunities are presented.

What are three things about you people may not know?

I play the violin and have played in a number of amateur orchestras over the years.

Most recently I have played in the Torbay Symphony Orchestra and hope to be able to join a music group in New Zealand. I also enjoy gardening and body boarding.

Professor Noble took up her new position as Waiariki’s chief executive on October 1.

Leading by example, having a flexible

Waiariki success still on the up The upward trend of educational success has been confirmed for Waiariki.

Raw data in the recently released Performance of Tertiary Education Organisations by Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) shows New Zealand’s uniquely bicultural institute is also one of the most improved of the 18 polytechnics or institutes of technology.

Serving the wider Bay of Plenty region, Waiariki has lifted its successful completion

of courses across all levels of study to 73% in 2011. This follows the lifting trend of 2010 of 65%, and 2009 of 50%. There were tracked increases across Level 1-2, 3-4, 5-6 and 7-8 courses at Waiariki.

Waiariki deputy chief executive Māori Keith Ikin said the TEC’s results reinforced the great strides the institute was making in improving quality and success.

“Given Waiariki affords opportunity to

study for all [people] through its admission policies, these are fantastic results which confirm the wonderful job our staff do for our community,” Mr Ikin said.

It’s fair to say while Waiariki has improved, the New Zealand median score has also improved which continues to keep Waiariki focused on continued improvement.

“The challenge for Waiariki is to continue the rise and continue to improve the success

rates for government identified priority groups like Māori, Pacifica and under-25 learners,” Mr Ikin said.

Waiariki has the largest percentage of Māori students in the country and improvement in their success remains a major target.

“We have doubled the learner support staff across the institute and are continually looking at ways we can further engage and connect with students for their success.”

Waiariki finalists in Māori Language Awards For the first time Waiariki is a finalist at the Māori Language Commission’s annual awards on November 16 in Tauranga.

After several years of striving toward being uniquely bicultural, Waiariki has made some telling steps which had seen the institute selected in the tertiary section of the awards.

Under the theme Tikanga A Rua He Ahurei – Uniquely Bicultural, a framework has been fully adopted and real traction has been made among the staff with regular voluntary te reo lessons and noho marae held.

Through this framework, staff are encouraged to varying levels in five core areas: Te Reo Māori, Tikanga Māori, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Demographic Drivers, and Ako (Biculturalism and Cultural Diversity in Teaching).

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Allison Lawton, then acting Deputy Chief Executive (Māori), said it was a positive acknowledgement of the important work being done by staff in researching, preparing and upskilling in this area.

“It’s around creating the environment so that anyone who walks into Waiariki can feel the difference,” she said of the wholeof-organisation approach.

“The staff are feeling comfortable and understanding [our stance] and, if you can successfully engage with Māori learners, you can engage with anybody from any country.”

Waiariki provides an environment and vocational education aimed at preparing students for an increasingly culturally diverse society founded on biculturalism, where the best of both Māori and Pakeha

cultures and world views inform and enrich one’s identity and experience of being in New Zealand. This is further enhanced by a recognition and celebration of the culture and world views of other ethnic groups.

The Māori Language Awards were established to recognise and celebrate the work that people do in support of New Zealand’s indigenous language all year round and includes a special category for Māori Language Week. The awards categories include the private sector, community, local government, broadcasting, print, IT and telecommunications, education, tertiary and Māori Language Week.

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Stronger links for student success E nga totara haemata o te rohe o te Waiariki tena koutou katoa.

I would like to warmly welcome our new chief executive Professor Margaret Noble to Waiariki.

Staff profile Nancy Groh Learning Advisor Coordinator Nancy Groh came to New Zealand on holiday in 1986 and never left.

She had been backpacking around Australia and the Pacific Islands for about a year when she discovered the beauty of Aotearoa and made a lifechanging decision.

“I stayed, I just loved it,” said the Massachusetts native.

After working for several years for NetSafe in Auckland and for the Ministry of Education, including a sixmonth stint in the Middle East as an education consultant, she spotted a vacancy at Waiariki.

Margaret brings a depth of knowledge and experience in tertiary education and I look forward to supporting her leadership as we take Waiariki into the future.

It has been more than 12 months since Dr Pim Borren’s departure to his new role at Southbank Institute of Technology in Brisbane. It has been a busy time for many of us who have acted in interim management roles over this period so it has been really satisfying to see Waiariki grow its student enrolments and at the same time students’ course success rates have increased for the fourth year in a row.

We have put a huge effort into lifting student success. It is critical that students are supported to make the right decisions when they choose their programme of study and that they are taught by excellent teachers with up-to-date relevant industry knowledge and experience. Students need access to high quality academic support and pastoral care that helps get them through the bumps as they complete their studies.

“We look forward to contributing to Waiariki priorities: engaging young people in quality tertiary education and ensuring all our Māori students reach their goals.”

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We are also working with The ICEHOUSE at Auckland University to scope a potential

Waiariki’s diploma in early childhood education has been very popular for a number of years but a degree was in demand by former graduates as well as perspective students and the community.

Ms Barnes’ team was required to produce a detailed case to the then minister of education Anne Tolley to overcome the moratorium on producing new teaching degrees. She said that was an important decision which had the stakeholders and institute working together for the community’s needs.

“This position is a new one, it was provided as an outgrowth of that commitment.”

“I have a really superb team,” Ms Groh said. “They are a great team to work with, they are really committed and professional.

Our memorandum of understanding with Māori in Tourism Rotorua will focus on lifting the levels of skill and customer service in this critical industry in our region.

Tohu Paetahi Whakaako Kōhungahunga (Te Reo Māori).

“I was looking for an institution that is taking some positive steps forward for the education of the people in the area and I was interested in Waiariki’s huge commitment to providing student success.

Learning advisors are located in each school and on all of Waiariki’s campuses and work closely alongside tutors, administrators and all student support services.

We have also worked hard to strengthen our connection with the community we serve. Our graduates have to be able to cut it when they move into employment so our relationship with employers is critical. Nadene McClay supports our industry engagement link between students and employers and we have a project plan agreed with Roger Gordon of the Rotorua Chamber of Commerce to build closer relationships with the business community.

Keith Ikin, deputy chief executive Māori.

business incubator in Rotorua to support business growth and investment.

Two new professorships in forestry and Māori economic development in partnership with Te Arawa FoMA (Federation of Māori Authorities Inc) will bring research knowledge and investment into those industries in the coming years.

Waiariki has an important role to play in our community. The achievement and success of our people through knowledge, skills and education will only benefit our region. We look forward to working with you and making a difference.

New education degrees will benefit community

She had been looking to shift from the big city to something more provincial, she said, but what really caught her eye was an opportunity to work as part of a team committed to creating positive student outcomes.

As the learning advisor coordinator since early January, Ms Groh is responsible for a team of 11 learning advisors who assist Waiariki students with academic and pastoral support so they can become successful and independent learners.

Across this institution staff are working hard to make a difference for their students.

We have doubled the number of learner support staff who are now based in each of the schools and on all of our delivery sites. We are connecting support staff with students early in their studies so they have the best possible chance of doing well.

We have had the biggest improvement in student success of any ITP over the last three years. As we move into 2013, our focus on the success of our students will continue to be our primary goal.

Ruth Barnes, head of department, education.

“The first three years in a child’s life have the most impact on their future learning,” said early education head of department Ruth Barnes.

Ms Barnes led the Waiariki team that has developed two new degrees for early childhood educators, the Bachelor of Teaching Early Childhood Education: Te Tohu Paetahi Whakaako Kōhungahunga and Bachelor of Teaching Early Childhood Education (Te Reo Māori): Te

“The winners in this are the children as research tells us that having highly trained teachers has a significant impact on the provision of quality teaching for young children,” said Ms Barnes.

She said the day had been a long time coming for everyone in the region.

“This provides equity for our graduates in relation to studying for three years and graduating with a degree.

“The ECE community have been arguing for degree level qualifications at Waiariki for several years now, it is highly anticipated.”

The degrees are aimed at teachers working in childcare centres and kindergartens, and will provide graduates with the latest knowledge and skills with specialist areas such as infants and toddlers and information communication technology courses being added to the qualification.

The Bachelor of Teaching Early Childhood Education (Te Reo Māori) produces graduates who are fluent in te reo Māori and can teach in Māori emersion and mainstream childcare centres.

“With our rohe [region] having 60 percent Māori [population] it is important that we can train high quality fluent ECE teachers and this degree provides that,” said Ms Barnes.

Graduates can also expect their degree to open more doors for them in terms of employment both nationally and internationally. There is currently a shortage of early childhood teachers and government now requires 80 per cent of ECE teachers to have a level 7 diploma or degree.

The two new ECE degrees bring the total number of degrees offered by the institute to 14, ranging from commerce, computing, management and nursing to fine arts, social work and Māori development.

New governance qualification for Māori authorities A new National Certificate in Governance of Māori Authorities (Level 3) will commence in 2013 at Waiariki.

The qualification is designed for grassroots trustees and shareholders of Māori trusts or incorporations and will cover tikanga in governance, the Māori land court, meeting procedures and strategic planning. There

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will also be related lectures on agriculture, forest management and financial literacy.

Based at the Mokoia Campus it will be held over 16 weekend wānanga throughout the year.

Keith Ikin, Waiariki’s deputy chief executive Māori, says the qualification is a response

to the Waiariki Iwi Leaders Forum that brought together iwi from within the Waiariki rohe to discuss how Waiariki could best serve their communities.

“Iwi were clear that capacity was needed in a range of areas, relevant to their own core business and industry. Governance was one that stood out, so Waiariki has responded.”

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New facility good for health A new nursing and health studies facility in Rotorua will have positive spin-offs on the wider community and New Zealand.

That’s the vision of nursing and health studies school director Ngaira HarkerWilcox as the final details are being worked through on the new $9 million building at Waiariki.

Student profile

“We really want this as a hub for health education in the region … it could be used by doctors and other health professionals,” said Ms Harker-Wilcox.

Kristen Donnell

Waiariki is approved and accredited to deliver several nursing and health care qualifications including the school’s flagship degree, the Bachelor of Nursing.

Diploma in Culinary Arts Every now and then a student will come along whose efforts and results in the classroom catch the eye of a tutor.

“There will be a real opportunity for lots of interaction between the health industry and students,” said Ms Harker-Wilcox.

“Kris has been an outstanding student, achieving A grades for all assessment work,” said Bart Vosse, chef lecturer at Waiariki. “Her passion and relentless focus combined with academic ability has made her a pleasure to teach.”

“We really want the health sector in the country to utilise the space, as well postgraduate studies practising nurses.”

Waiariki’s nursing staff are currently consulting on the type of equipment needed inside but already the building designed by Darryl Church with MOAA Architects is looking to the future.

Construction is scheduled to start in 2013.

It’s expected another $1 million will be spent on removal of the current buildings, site preparation, and new furniture and equipment.

The building will have modern education spaces with mobile walls that cater for different sized groups. The plans allow for realistic clinical ward learning and a science laboratory.

Nursing school director Ngaira Harker-Wilcox and facilities manager Kathryn Bloor look over the proposed plans for the new nursing building.

The specialists’ labs will allow Waiariki to train its students in real clinical conditions which means they are better prepared when they head out to hospitals for their monitored clinical experiences.

“We want the learning experience to be as life like as possible,” said Ms Harker-Wilcox.

The School of Nursing and Health Studies

has been training students since 1985.

Nursing courses and qualifications have always been popular at Waiariki and Ms Harker-Wilcox believes the new facility will only enhance demand for high-call courses.

The new building will further the progress of a Mokoia Campus master plan developed in 2009.

Building a better campus The campus plan is coming together, and it’s even a little ahead of schedule.

boulevard working its way to an entrance on Old Taupo Road.

Those are the thoughts of Waiariki facilities manager Kathryn Bloor.

The design concept is simple but very effective. The marae is the head. The area in the middle containing the nursing, trades, computing and corporate buildings is the heart, while the roots are laid at the front of Mokoia Campus.

Her teams are charged with planning, coordinating and then maintaining the institute’s properties.

“We developed the plan in 2009 for about the next 20 years … we’ve achieved the first two which were planned across 2011-14 and the next major building is nursing,” she said.

“It’s been an exciting time, it’s been full steam ahead.”

The Mokoia Campus master plan starts from Tangatarua Marae at the top of the campus and links the campus through a

When completed the heart will be a busy hub with more student orientated breakout spaces and a retail area with restaurant and kitchens.

Waiariki’s governing council has final approval of any major building projects following sign-off from the institute’s senior management team and those projects require detailed business cases to show their need and projected impact on students.

Prudent management leading to successive surpluses has allowed Waiariki to invest in its buildings.

Since 2007 Waiariki has added forestry’s $1.7 million building fronting Old Taupo Road, the $1.1 million refurbished Waipa Campus, Mokoia’s $1.8 million recreation centre and the latest Te Wananga A Ihenga building at $4.4 million.

Each of Waiariki’s regional campus has a development plan also and five extra buildings had been added to Whakatane including automotive and electrical facilities, while the new Hair, Beauty, Body and Spa facility was opened in the Rotorua CBD recently.

High tech gifts for Rotokawa students Students in Mrs Low’s class at Rotokawa School arrived in class one morning to find four new computers in their classroom, thanks to Waiariki.

More than a dozen letters – many printed on these new computers and adorned in hand-colouring – were sent to Waiariki’s Mark Bloor and Alec Martin, thanking them for the donated technology which

was an upgrade from their older models.

Mr Bloor, IT manager, and Mr Martin, IT support, installed the computers and monitors in September. The items were models replaced by newer machines and surplus to Waiariki’s requirements. The IT department often offers the items for sale to staff but learned of Rotokawa’s needs.

The year six Rotorua students were

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thrilled, their letters saying, “Today my eyes were very excited when I saw the new View Sonic computers.” These “fantastic learning tools” that are “bigger and better than our old, slow computers”, will allow them to “publish our work in different ways and help us [with] our research.”

Mr Bloor hopes to continue donating computers to schools when possible.

Mr Vosse first met Kristen Donnell in 2011 when she enrolled on the twoyear Diploma in Culinary Arts.

“In my previous life,” Kris explained, “I was a registered nurse but my main hobby has always been good, nutritionally sound food. The transition from nursing to cooking has been fun as it’s still all about care and passion.”

Kris has been a nurse since 1985, working as a cardiac nurse specialist.

One of her responsiblities was educating her clients in matters of the heart and its health. Although making a big shift in careers, she still sees a strong link between the two as she wants to continue along the vein of education.

“I have to teach. I want to get people excited about cooking. I’ve always been a great cook, but never worked in the industry. I never did the course with the intention of starting up a café or something, but I would love to have a cooking school some day.”

Kris admitted that leaving the comfort zone of a safe job and studying as an adult was scary at first but the supportive environment at Waiariki and her tutors made the transition easy.

“My tutors are passionate and generous with their knowledge and I enjoy the interaction with the other students. The qualification is comprehensive and I learn something exciting every day.”

Kris also has the full backing of her partner and 11-year-old son.

“They’ve been really supportive and wanted me to do something that I really, really loved doing. I also think it’s great for my son to see Mum studying and see that it doesn’t matter how old you are.”

Mr Vosse said his department had identified Kris as a possible future tutor aide in the years to come, and join the ever growing culinary team.

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Teaching conference the best yet HOUSE

Charity House gains high-profile endorsement

There wasn’t a flame in sight but just like the Olympics, the 4th annual Waiariki Institute of Technology’s Quality Teaching conference keeps getting better and better.

“I think this was the best yet,” staff remarked following a day of thought-provoking speakers, interactive workshops and reflective thinking at Mokoia Campus.

The featured keynote speakers Derek Wenmoth and Mai Chen added to

Congratulations go to Olivia Adams.

The hairdressing apprentice was named the Waiariki Institute of Technology Apprentice of the Year at the 2012 Westpac Rotorua Business Awards in October.

“The people of Rotorua will benefit from a strengthening of the local economy by up skilling our workforce and providing employment pathways from education to industry,” wrote Mr McClay recently in a letter endorsing the “innovative collaboration” between Waiariki, Rotorua Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club of Rotorua Sunrise Charitable Trust, Rotorua District Council and the business community.

Waiariki has partnered with the local Chamber to gain sponsorship and support from local suppliers, tradesmen and professionals.

Additional sponsors are needed, and the project organisers are still seeking a highly visible site on which each house can be constructed. Waiariki wishes to showcase the Charity House concept and increase public exposure and interest ahead of the auction.

The project will kick off in 2013 and run for five years with one house per year being built.

Construction on each house is expected to begin in February and be completed in October of the same year. McDowell Professionals, one of the first local businesses to support the project, will then market it for auction in November 2013.

Waiariki’s construction training section manager Mike Fogarty said the project was exciting because it will benefit the pre-trade carpentry students in more ways than one.

Mr Wenmoth, an educationalist of international standing in e-learning and technology, gave an insight into what a future learner might want, while Ms Chen, New Zealand’s top public lawyer spoke of “chucking stones at tigers” during a motivational session which was both an enlightening and entertaining revelation of her life.

The conference is the big day of the ongoing internal professional development on offer for Waiariki’s academic staff and it supports the frequent lunchbox sessions held throughout the year.

Deputy chief executive John Snook said the day had been high class in keeping with the vision of providing an international standard conference that added value to staff.

Olivia Adams is a cut above the best

Waiariki is proud to receive the backing of Rotorua Mayor Kevin Winters and MP for Rotorua Todd McClay on the Waiariki Institute of Technology Charity House Project.

The Charity House Project, which was launched recently, will see Waiariki’s pre-trade carpentry students build a three-bedroom, 120sqm house from start to finish. The house will be furnished through the support of the business community and suppliers and then auctioned off with proceeds going to charity.

the occasion with the day, themed “Keeping it Real”, oversubscribed.

Maturity, passion and a complete willingness to help out is how Salon St Bruno manager and trainer Marie Farquhar describes her employee, saying she’s a stand-out in a crowd of hairdressing apprentices.

Olivia Adams, Waiariki Institute of Technology Apprentice of the Year, accepts her award at the Westpac Business Excellence Awards.

These traits and more are what led Ms Farquhar to nominate Olivia for the award. Although no strangers to competition, the Salon St Bruno folks have not previously nominated an apprentice for this award.

“I wouldn’t nominate anyone if I

didn’t think they were worthy of winning it,” said Ms Farquhar.

She said it was also the 20-year-old’s dedication to her growing career – one she’s dreamt of since she was very young – which she believes helped the second-year colourist to the title.

“Olivia brings together many key qualities and attributes that make for a highly valuable, balanced and competent staff member. She is a worthy role model with an excellent future in her chosen industry.”

Born and bred in Rotorua, the former Rotorua Lakes High School student is already making plans for her future, including working in salons in London in the near future and one day owning her own salon.

Inaugural iwi leaders forum held at Waiariki In July, iwi leaders from the Waiariki region attended the inaugural Iwi Leaders Forum at Tangatarua Marae on Mokoia Campus.

Established to assist Waiariki in delivering relevant courses and programmes for iwi stakeholders, the successful forum is planned to become an annual event.

There was support and attendance from as far as Whakatohea from the East Coast, Tuwharetoa, Ngāti Manawa, Ngāti Ranginui, Te Arawa, Ngāti Whakaue, and Tuhoe.

Participants were presented with statistics for Waiariki around iwi enrolments, achievement rates, and courses studied. They then broke out into workshops and presented with

three questions for consideration.

• What particular knowledge/skills do you see as being in high demand in terms of iwi development in the next 5-10 years?

• What types of training/education would you like to see Waiariki providing in order to help meet those demands?

• How can Waiariki contribute to iwi success?

According to Waiariki’s then acting chief executive Keith Ikin, the forum’s workshops were an opportunity for iwi to see if there was an alignment of their educational strategies to work with Waiariki – not for Waiariki to pitch for business.

“Iwi are key stakeholders for our institution, and we will try our best to meet their needs in the best interest of their members,” Mr Ikin said.

“However, we will not discourage them to pursue education elsewhere.

We will support that. We want our whole community and region to succeed, wherever that may be.”

Many iwi at the forum were surprised at the areas a number of their tribal members were enrolled and an iwi stock take is being distributed to attendees of the forum.

Since 2009, Waiariki has had nearly 13,000 Māori students enrolled.

Enrolments have grown in nursing, trades, early childhood, Māori development and social work.

Māori Student Enrolments by School 2009 - 2012

“It’s a hands-on experience that will give them a good understanding of the dwelling,” he said. “They get to work on a real live project from start to finish, it’s a great foot in the door of the industry.”

The students will also gain an appreciation for building business links and relationships, and developing a sense of community and charity.

The project will also incorporate the pretrade electrical students, and interior design students may get involved as well.

It’s expected the charity recipient or recipients will be selected some time this year for 2013.

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Table 1: BTO – Business and Tourism; CTC – Computing, Technology and Communications; FPI – Forestry and Primary Industry; NHS – Nursing and Health Studies; TRT – Trade Training; TWI – Te Wānanga a Ihenga

Table 2: Iwi grouping enrolments as at April 2012

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Rotorua MP Todd McClay gets the first cut

Te Reo Māori

Rotorua’s place as the spa capital of New Zealand will get a further boost with a new student training centre in the central city.

“It’s about a real work experience,” said School of Trade Training director Kevin Uncles at the official opening of Waiariki’s Hair, Beauty, Body and Spa facility in Rotorua’s CBD. Two new qualifications, the two-year Diploma in Beauty Therapy and oneyear Certificate in Beautician Services, will be delivered by Waiariki staff under the United Kingdom’s City & Guilds umbrella.

It is understood these are the only courses of their kind in New Zealand with City & Guild’s endorsement.

Rotorua MP Todd McClay cut the ribbon at the new location’s grand opening on Eruera Street in early September.

“Now it is open, we really want to see this hum,” McClay said. “It’s all about you guys, we did this for you,” he told a group of students.

McClay said it was wonderful to be involved with opening the modern

Todd McClay, MP for Rotorua, cut the ribbon at the opening of Waiariki’s new training salon in town.

facility which would provide many in the region with the opportunity to learn and one day seek employment.

“From when you’re born till the day you die, you learn. We need these facilities to provide opportunities for people to gain real industry skills,” he said.

The facility combines Waiariki’s previous Hairspray outlet with a new modern hair salon and beauty therapy spa, and there is capacity for up to 40 students to be working and training on site, with two massage rooms and stations for hair, facial and nail treatments.

It is hoped to bring indigenous methods of massage into the programme with Māori healing massage, Reiki, and Indian head massage likely to be included in the future.

The spa will use largely local products, and be open to the public.

“We’ll be working it as a business, running a late night [during each term] so students get the experience of being in a commercial business and service sector,” said section head Kymberley Paige.

Former student returns as Head nursing qualification in 1989. She has returned recently following 10 years at Bay of Plenty Polytechnic in foundation education.

“It’s great to be back at my base profession and be able to contribute back,” she says.

A former competitive waka ama paddler who picked up a bronze medal at the worlds in Hawaii, Ms Mullane completed a master’s in Maori development from AUT just two weeks after giving birth to her youngest in 2011.

Tania Mullane, head of department health studies.

A house must have four strong walls.

And Waiariki’s new head of department health studies Tania Mullane follows the same principals in education.

“Lecturing is only part of it – the pastoral care is huge,” says Ms Mullane of the challenges faced in modern tertiary education.

Te Puke born and raised, Ms Mullane left school at 17 and made her way to Waiariki where she completed her

Ms Mullane was assisted to complete her master’s through an AKO Aotearoa, Ministry of Pacific Affairs and Foreign Affairs scholarship.

The mother of four, the oldest is 21 and youngest 18 months, Ms Mullane knows quite a bit about the pressures of life and studying.

“Life carries on as you are studying, and the pressure of life is getting more onerous on people and the dynamics of what they have to cope with out there doesn’t stop because they walk through these gates.

“Holistically, they can only study well if

everything else is in balance.”

Of Greek and Fijian descent, Ms Mullane believes “keeping all the walls of the house strong,” keeping the turangawaewae the students are standing on solid, plus tending the whanau, social, spiritual and intellectual [needs] as all part of the job.

“It’s preparing students for readiness of degree and post-grad study.

“It’s meeting the challenge of the diversity of the learners coming through our doors,’’ she says of the mix of mature, international, Māori and Pasifika students looking to change and enrich their lives through education.

“They’re coming in with a whole range of diverse needs. Stress is a great precurser to people becoming unwell and study can be stressful.

“We try to give people a realistic view of study but if they’re not prepared academically, socially or financially it can certainly be a pre-curser to things falling over.”

Ms Mullane and her team at the School of Nursing and Health studies are there to reduce the falling, and pick up where needed.

It’s cool to korero Each edition of Waiariki Today will have an easy and useful korero column that you can use at home or in the workplace. The theme for this edition is the morning ritual of getting a coffee. Whoever is doing the coffee run in the morning can now ask their colleagues in te reo Māori if they want one. We’re also using some of the words from the last column of “It’s cool to korero”.

Coffee “Ok, who wants a kawhe this morning?”

“Kai pai, yes please. One latte for me.”

Milk “Do you take miraka with your tea?” or “Do you take miraka with your kawhe?”

Sugar “One huka or two huka?”

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E ū tonu ai hoki te hauora o te tangata e tika ana kia āhei atu te tangata ki ngā manāākitanga, ki ngā rongoā anō hoki e tino pai ana. Waihoki, ki te pīrangi tātau kia matatau te mātātahi ki te whakaputa whakāāro, e aro mai ai te tangata, ki te huahuatau, ki te kupu whakarite, ki te whakataukī, ki te kīwaha, ki te kīrehu, me ēra atu āhuatanga reo, e kīīa ai te tangata he tangata tino pai ki te kōrero Māori, me āhei mai rātau ki te hunga e pērā rawa ana te matatau. Ki te kore e tika te manāāki, te rongoā rānei e kore e pai te hauora o te tangata, he pērā anō hoki te reo, arā, ki te kore e pai, e tika ana rānei, he aha te hua ki ngā whakatupuranga ka whai mai.

E whakāāe ana ahau ko tēnei mea ko te reo ka rere kē hāere i roto i te wā, ēngari, e kore au e whakāāe ko tēnei reo kimikimi, reo pōhēhē rānei e pūea ake nei, i wāenganui i te hunga kāore i whāngaia mai ki te reo, kia noho hei tauira hei whāinga mā te katoa. E tokomaha tonu ana te hunga i whāngaia mai ki te reo kei te ora tonu, hei whakatauira i te tika o te whakatakoto i te kupu, ōtira, me mātua noho mai ko rātau te tauira. E takakino ana tātau i te reo ki te waiho tātau, koinei te āhua o te reo, arā, ko ngā kupu e Māori ana, ēngari ko te whakatakoto mai e Pākehā kē ana, ā, ko ngā ture o te reo e whāia ana, ē aro i te tangata i tīkina atu rā i hea, e koro e!

To maintain good health, one must have access to quality treatment. Likewise, if we wish our younger generations to have a good command of the rhetoric, metaphor, simile, epithet, idiom, colloquialisms, and all of those other essentials that we consider desirable to be good speakers of Māori, then they must have access to a quality te reo Māori language. Just as inferior treatment will not be good for our health, so will an inferior, mediocre te reo Māori language not be of any positive value to the generations to come.

I accept that language changes over time, but I do not accept that the fractured, incorrect type of language that is emerging among the majority of the second language learners should become the norm. There are many native speakers of the language still living who can, and must be our exemplars.

We do the language a major disservice if we continue to perpetuate this style of language in which the words might well be Māori, but the word order is English, and the grammar is anyone’s guess!

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Silver and bronze medals for Waiariki students This year was another medaltaking year for Waiariki culinary and hospitality students as they represented Waiariki at the Nestlé Toque d’Or. Eight Waiariki staff members are competing in various IronMāori events: Pauline Warbrick, Bailey Tuiomanufili, Erin Thompson, Luke Rikiti, Olivia Dhanjee (not pictured: Keith Ikin, Waitiahoaho Emery, Huia Lloyd).

What is your excuse?

How often do we automatically say no and defend our reason for not exercising? Too tired, no time, self-conscious in the gym or in gym gear, or can’t afford a gym membership… The list can be long and daunting.

This year five staff from Waiariki have chosen to say “YES”. Yes to a big challenge, yes to getting off the sofa and yes to making a positive change to their health and wellbeing.

These five said yes to competing in the IronMaori Half Ironman in Hawkes Bay 2012.

Not a challenge to be coughed at, this event consists of a 2km swim, 90km bike and a 21km run. To put that in perspective the average time spent on the race course on race day is between five to eight hours of nonstop hard slog.

Diploma in Culinary Arts students Rex Austria and Digraj (“DJ”) Baghela won a bronze medal for their work in the kitchen, and Diploma in Hospitality Management student Laura Adriano earned silver for her front of house service skills.

This is the third consecutive year Waiariki earned medals at this national student competition.

Nestlé Toque d’Or is an annual national event held in Auckland where tertiary students compete in an intense two-and-a-half hour live cook off and meal service.

The culinary students must create their own four-course menu and ensure their skills meet strict judging criteria in areas such as professionalism, work methods, knife skills, recipe development and hygiene.

Judging criteria for the hospitality

Here are some other events or activities to consider adding to your bucket list: Cycle the Otago Central Rail Trail Run the Auckland Marathon Take part in a triathlon Attempt the Tough Guy and Gal Challenge Learn to swim or ride a horse If you have an idea but just don’t know how to start, come and see us at the Waiariki Community Recreation Centre so we can help you reach your goals.

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For several months leading up to the competition, Waiariki Culinary Arts

Mark your calendars Graduation will take place on Friday, 15 February 2013.

Here are three steps to get you going:

3. Seek advice to figure out how to reach your goal: contact the local tramping club and talk to them about how to get started, what gear you might need, and if they have a suitable walking group you could join.

The teams of three students must coordinate their cooking and serving, timing everything to the minute and providing a top dining experience for real guests.

Cutler Crescent, Whakatane, the academy gives students a head-start in an industry related career while achieving NCEA. They will gain knowledge, practical skills and work experience while gaining both credit toward tertiary qualifications at Levels 2 or 3 and NCEA.

With the warmer temperatures and longer days or spring, now is the perfect time to get started and get into a new routine that will see you through the following seasons as your body builds up stamina and you start to physically and mentally crave physical activities more.

2. Determine a realistic time line: planning for the end of January 2013 gives you about three months to train

students includes personal presentation, customer service skills, and menu and wine knowledge.

Lecturers Bart Vosse and Jonathan Chemis, and Senior Hospitality Management Lecturer Thomas George coached the students to prepare them for this prestigious event.

The event provides a great platform for restaurateurs to spot New Zealand’s rising culinary and hospitality stars and create future contacts and potential employees.

Gearing up for graduation

Have you seen a sport, event or adventure and think, “Wow, I wish I could do that,” but you’re not sure where or how to begin?

1. Define your goal: to walk the Tongariro Alpine Crossing over two days

Laura Adriano (centre) takes out the entrée while Digraj (“DJ”) Baghela (right) and Rex Austria (background) start the mains.

Next year, for the first time, high school students will be crossing the stage at Waiariki’s annual graduation awards ceremony.

Students from a number of schools in the Eastern Bay will be receiving certificates from Waiariki as well as their national certificates earned through the Eastern Bay of Plenty Trades Academy.

Located on Waiariki’s campus on

The day’s celebrations begin with a pohiri and farewell at Tangatarua Marae on Waiariki’s Mokoia Campus in Rotorua. Just as the students were welcomed with a pohiri at Tangatarua at the beginning of their studies, a farewell pohiri for the graduands and their families will take place at the start of the day’s events.

The students then form a procession at City Focus in Rotorua’s CBD and continue on foot to the Energy Events

Centre, the venue for the formal awards ceremony that afternoon.

What to do now Students who wish to attend the graduation awards ceremony must return a completed Application to Receive Your Parchment at Graduation Ceremony Form to Waiariki before 23 November 2012.

The form and instructions are available for download on Waiariki’s website: visit www.waiariki.ac.nz and click on “Graduation” under the “Students” tab.

The form is also available from school and campus administrators.

The form includes the parchment application, regalia (academic dress) hire, and request form for ceremony tickets.

Each graduand is allotted two complimentary tickets for family or friends to attend the ceremony. Two additional tickets can be purchased for $10 each.

Recognitions for Waiariki staff Joint congratulations go to Waiariki staff members Warren Webber and Thomas George who have been recognised for their passions.

Warren was one of 21 locals singled out during the Rotorua Community Leadership Awards this year.

Warren has been heavily involved in advocating for our environment.

He heads Waiariki’s sustainability area and is a life member of the LakesWater Quality Society. He was the founding editor of the annual Lakes News newsletter which has

helped improve community awareness and understanding of lake water quality issues. Warren has also worked in the Rotoiti Community Association and Waiora Agreement subcommittee.

Thomas’ award speaks volumes for his oratory skills.

Recently he was judged the joint best work-based speaker by Speech New Zealand, winning the Busby Ramshaw Grice Award which was presented locally to Thomas by Dr Margriet Theron and Gabrielle Thurston before members of

Waiariki’s senior management team.

“I enjoy public speaking and wanted to test my abilities so I was thrilled with the outcome,” said Thomas, a hotel management tutor of 20 years.

Waiariki deputy chief executive Māori Keith Ikin said it was no surprise to him or many others at Waiariki that Thomas won this award.

“I expected nothing less from you,” he said of Waiariki’s melodious voice who is a regular master of ceremony at Waiariki events.

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Know your neighbourhood Have you ever wondered about what suburb you live in or street you live on and where the name comes from?

Okataina The full name for the lake is Te Moana i Kataina a Te Rangitakaroro (the ocean where Te Rangitakaroro laughed). Te Rangitakaroro was the son of Chief Tarawhai, who was the eponymous ancestor of Ngāti Tarawhai, the resident hapu (subtribe) of this area.

Te Rangitakaroro was travelling with some tribal members and sat on a rock that is now submerged when one of the members of his travelling party referred to the lake as an ocean. This was seen as a great joke, and formed the origin of the name.

There used to be a village on the shore of Lake Okataina call Te Koutu, and a huge carved gateway stood at the entrance to this village. This carving

is now at Auckland Museum and Te Rangitakaroro is carved on this gateway.

In 1921, Ngāti Tarawhai gifted the shores of Lake Okataina to the Crown to be set aside as reserves with one condition being that Ngāti Tarawhai members be administrators for the reserves. Today this responsibility sits with the Lake Okataina Scenic Reserve Board in collaboration with the Department of Conservation.

Supporting iwi aspirations Ka mihi ki a koutou katoa nga iwi o te rohe o Waiariki Kei te mihi kei te mihi Education is the key to unlocking our potential and now is the time.

Many iwi in the Waiariki rohe are completing their claims process and are now looking at how their settlement can help support and enhance tribal aspirations.

With tikanga, kawa and reo being at the forefront of most discussions it is also important for whānau to remember that gaining qualifications in NCEA Level 2 or higher will help increase the chances of gaining full-time employment.

As the iwi relationships coordinator I have gained an appreciation for Waiariki to deliver quality education.

It has been an interesting few months to see the number of relationships that Waiariki staff have with our iwi partners and Māori stakeholders across the Waiariki rohe to help support tribal aspirations in education.

Although the majority of my work to date has been focussed internally within our organisation, I have had opportunities to meet kanohi ki te kanohi (face to face) with various iwi representatives and staff

From the kitchen

from Māori organisations.

In April, Waiariki hosted a meeting with Te Taumata o Ngāti Whakaue Iho Ake Trust and Tumahaurangi Trust to discuss ways in which they can collaborate and help support each other.

Waiariki’s School of Trade Training is working closely with Tumahaurangi Trust to identify areas of common interest and ways in which they can work better together with a particular focus on the Christchurch rebuild.

We recently held an Iwi Leaders Forum at Waiariki. This is part of our iwi relationship strategy to identify how Waiariki can support and best meet the educational aspirations of iwi. This was a great success with leaders attending from Mataatua, Te Moana a Toi and Te Arawa.

Here at Waiariki, there are some exciting new developments: • A new Te Reo Māori Level 5 qualification being delivered in collaboration with Huria Management Trust, a private training organisation, at Huria Marae in Tauranga to support their tribal aspirations to develop their people in the Māori language;

Crispy squid and fennel rémoulade Luke Rikiti, iwi relationships coordinator.

• The progress of our organisation ‘Being Bicultural’ strategy; and • A more aligned and strategic communications stream with a new publication, Kōtuitui, specifically for our iwi partners and Māori stakeholders.

Over the coming months I hope to meet with other iwi and Māori organisations to further develop and build our iwi relationship strategy and how we can help support your educational aspirations moving forward into the future.

You can contact Luke Rikiti on luke.rikiti@waiariki.ac.nz or 07 921 8582.

Fighting for the girl in marketing. It was shortly after her move that she felt unwell and sought a doctor’s advice.

That career is now on hold as the Opotiki-born and raised bubbly 31-year-old is undergoing aggressive monthly chemotherapy treatments to fight Ewing’s Sarcoma.

Keith Ikin, then acting chief executive, was one of the first Waiariki staff members to shave off his hair for Jaarna Hoskins.

Beginning in September, Waiariki staff and students began raising money for a former Waiariki staff member who is battling cancer.

Jaarna Hoskins worked in Waiariki’s School of Computing, Technology and Communications as a receptionist and marketing administrator for four years. Nearly a year ago she moved to Wellington after securing her dream job

When Ms Hoskins’ former Waiariki coworkers Janet Huff and Shelly McGowan heard about her diagnosis, they felt they needed to do something to help their friend so they organised a series of fundraising activities which included FLAG (Fight Like a Girl) Day on September 21 at Waiariki’s Mokoia Campus.

“We felt helpless being so far away and not being able to assist Jaarna or her family. She is someone we know and care for, as do so many others, and so all the more reason to try and help where we can,” said Ms Huff, administration manager at Waiariki.

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good idea,” said Ms McGowan, who is a robotics and programming lecturer.”

The fundraising activities kicked off with a very successful bake sale during the Bay of Plenty Schools Robocup competition hosted by Waiariki.

“Everything sold out,” Ms Huff said, “we were so pleased.”

Buttons, tee shirts and raffles were sold leading up to FLAG Day, and on the day several staff members, including the then acting chief executive Keith Ikin, lined up to have their heads shaved or legs and chest waxed. FLAG Day items are still available and donations being collected at the school.

Although she planned to travel back to Rotorua for the big day, Jaarna was unable to make the trip. Instead she sent a message thanking her friends and the Waiariki community: “I want to personally tell you your positive thoughts and wishes mean so very much to me and I know will help me with this fight not just today but always.”

Rémoulade, invented in France, is a popular condiment in many countries.

Very much like the tartar sauce of some English-speaking cultures, rémoulade is often aioli or mayonnaise based. It is often used as an accompaniment to seafood dishes, especially pan-fried breaded fish fillets and seafood cakes such as crab or salmon cakes. For this recipe, we combine it with pan-fried calamari, or squid.

Prepare the rémoulade 6 Tbsp mayonnaise 3 tsp lemon juice 2 Tbsp Dijon mustard 2 shallots 2 Tbsp parsley 1 tsp capers ½ Tbsp gherkins chopped 1 large fennel bulb shredded Salt and pepper to taste Mix the mayonnaise, lemon juice, and mustard together in a large bowl. Stir in the shallots, parsley, capers, gherkins and fennel. Season and chill.

Prepare the squid 250g squid 250ml oil 1 Tbsp corn flour 2 Tbsp semolina 1 tsp smoked paprika Clean, score and slice squid; dry thoroughly. Toss with semolina, paprika and corn flour and cracked black pepper and pan fry to a crispy texture in clean, hot oil.

Serve atop the fennel rémoulade.

Written by Matt Sewell, student, Certificate in Professional Cookery.

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A Bit of Splash and Wiggle It may not be any easier to face that moment of truth during the first swimsuit tryon of the season, but with the weather getting warmer we all start dreaming about days when we can spend a few hours lying on the beach.

Although there are still plenty of bikinis, the trend for more one-piece swimsuits seems to fit in with the overall trend for a bit more coverage, whether it’s from a high-waisted brief in a twopiece swimsuit, shoulder or upper arm coverage, or the one-piece swimsuit. This is good news for women who want a little more coverage than a teeny bikini offers.

Retro or vintage this summer will have it! Highwaist bottoms, which have been around the past two seasons or so, have now become a major swim trend, skirted bottoms and ruffle details also evoke elements from the 1940s and 50s swimwear designs.

Dainty, in small repetition patterns, or bigger, in vibrant colors - whichever is your preference, you will be sure to find plenty of flowers this season!

The lines will blur between the bedroom and the beach, bringing typical lingerie elements into swimwear. Be on the lookout for structured tops with marked cups and a corseted look - and underwire support! Multi-straps lend a bondage feel to some swimsuits, while sheer fabrics strategically placed prove to work for swim just as well as they do for lingerie.

Tutors’ work among the best “Red Sky at Night… Shepherd’s Delight” caught the eye of the judges at the Cult Couture 2012 fashion show in Auckland.

The annual Op Shop to Catwalk competition follows the fashion show and if last year’s event is anything to go by, it is certain to impress.

The dress, designed and created by Waiariki’s fashion lecturers March Crocker and Julia Cass-Janes, was selected as a finalist.

The creative competition was introduced last year as a fund raiser for Rotorua Community Hospice Trust with proceeds from the ticket sales donated to the local organisation.

The fashion duo were very pleased to learn in late September that their dress had been selected as a finalist for the annual event where, according to the Cult Couture website, “designers will meld art and culture with high-end fashion to create inspiring one-off garments for the show.”

Cult Couture is considered the premier event of the month-long Southside Arts Festival.

Following on this success, the lecturers’ fashion design students will take centre stage at their own event on Tuesday, November 13, and a few will go home with prizes, as well.

The year-end fashion show will feature collections created by the year one and two students as they are modelled on the runway. Each student designs the clothing, and selects their models, accessories, makeup and music.

Sarongs, in sheer fabrics and pretty prints, continue to be the most flattering and chicest way to cover up. Most of the season’s cover-ups are pullover styles, both short and long, some of which can easily double as a dress or pull-on pant and shrugs.

Board shorts are a cute and sporty way to pull on extra bottom coverage; find them everywhere from surf boutiques to K-Mart.

Jandals, not to be mistaken for thongs, have moved to everyday wear. There are hints of bling, nautical stripes and the colours of a carnival.

Next time you’re heading to the beach, slip on a pair of thongs and flip-flop your way there. Just make sure no one is wearing them, after all, it’s impolite to slip your feet into someone else’s underwear without their permission.

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This year more than $7,000 in prizes is up for grabs, including a year’s worth of tuition at Waiariki and a new sewing machine. A panel of judges will select first, second and third places, and the audience also gets to vote on their favourite.

Last year, dropped jaws and overwhelming applause hinted to Aroha Tapsell that her creation was the crowd favourite. She crafted a dress and matching accessories from a brown 1970s vinyl suitcase compete with Qantas luggage tag. As it turned out, Ms Tapsell’s dress was favoured by the judges as well.

“Red Sky at Night… Shepherd’s Delight” was a finalist in the Cult Couture 2012 fashion show.

This fashionable night is one not to miss.

Visit these Rotorua locations for tickets to the event at Aorangi Peak: BNZ bank, Bernina Sewing and Embroidery Centre, and the School of Computing, Technology and Communications reception desk (N Block).

Paddler swaps boat for feet competitive rafting with the 2013 world competition in Rotorua.

After that “rest” things will be about getting to the Olympics once again with a trip to Rio likely to define the student’s whitewater career after she finished 14th in London.

Army inspired camouflage colors and prints, olive greens, soft pastels and black transparencies are in. Maritime inspired themes are filled with sea greens and deep ocean blues, in prints that have a decidedly underwater feel with heavily ruffled trims.

The cowboy group includes earthy, desert-like tones, as well as more colorful patterns, as in the feather and serape-inspired prints. Tribal influences such as fringed tops, ethnic inspired graphics in geometric form, feather prints or applications, and zigzag designs promise to be strong.

The competition requires designers to buy materials from any Bay of Plenty Hospice Shop and alter them into a runway design. It is open to anyone with a creative flair and some sewing skills who is 15 years or older.

Luuka Jones, Waiariki Academy of Sport athlete.

Luuka Jones is going off road.

Waiariki Academy of Sport’s double Olympian is taking a break of sorts away from kayak slalom. That is, if you can call preparing for the Tikitapu Offroad Trail Runs half marathon “a break.”

“It’s going to be quite a different challenge. I love running in the forest,” she said.

Summer will also be a chance for a bit of surf lifesaving with Mount Maunganui, preparing for the national championships, and some

To be frank, she’s still a bit gutted by her finals’ effort but she does know that she can learn from the experience and put into place a real solid plan for four years time.

“It showed me how raw I had been at Beijing. I was really raw, unbelievably so, but in London I was really aware of everything,” she said.

She was flying in training, coming off a great personal build-up in to the games. However, gtting pinned against a bollard a week out in training, robbed her of confidence going into the competition.

“It was the most scared I’ve been in ages. I was on a roll training and it shook me up quite a bit,” she said.

Bruising to her ribs was so bad she couldn’t paddle for a few days and her first attempt was abandoned after a few tears at the top of the pool.

“The emotions came up to a peak. I was just hoping I could paddle [at the games].”

Jones qualified and made the finals, a better-than-fair effort considering she and her paddling and Waiariki teammate Mike Dawson are largely self-funded compared to other high profile sports.

Luuka said the personal highlights for her were paddling in front of huge crowds and watching Valerie Adams throw for silver which turned to gold.

Jones is committed to staying in Rotorua for the next period.

“It’s pretty much the kayaking Mecca in New Zealand. Mike and I both train here full time and they also hold the national flat water championships here every year.”

Put your best pic forward A new camera could be just a click away.

So get snapping and take part in the inaugural Waiariki student photo competition which will run until 29 November 2012.

Categories for student images are Student Life, Fun Around Town, and a video section.

It’s all about students and fun. Just show the judges what’s happening around the

campus and outside of study and you could be the winner of a new camera estimated retail value of $1,500. There will be category prizes also.

The competition is open to all Waiariki students studying in 2012 and following judging it’s expected the winners will be announced around the week of 10 December 2012.

For details and entry form, go to www.waiariki.ac.nz.

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Scholarship removed financial barriers A $2,000 scholarship from the Rotorua Energy Charitable Trust has made all the difference for adult student Wiki Marsh.

Applying for a Whare Takiura Scholarship was very simple, she said, and the funds have enabled her to purchase resources for her studies.

She moved her whole family to Rotorua from Putaruru so she could study full time at Waiariki Institute of Technology. After 13 years in the sawmilling industry, the widow and mother of four decided it was time for a change and she chose the hospitality industry.

“It has just made learning that much easier, taken away the financial barriers,” Wiki says.

“I was in management in the sawmilling industry and gained a lot of people skills there. I really love meeting and interacting with people and enjoy learning from people from different cultures so the hospitality industry is perfect for me.”

She loves her classes and says she is gaining a huge amount of knowledge from not only the “fantastic tutors” but also her fellow students, many of whom are from other parts of the world.

Studying and hospitality is becoming something of a family affair. Of Raukawa and Tainui descent, Wiki has a son who is studying welding and fabrication at Waiariki and two of her three daughters are already working in the hospitality industry,

Wiki Marsh’s scholarship funding has made life a bit easier.

one as a hotel porter and the other as a supervisor of hotel housekeeping.

Wiki is considering going on to study toward a Bachelor of Tourism Management next year.

Applying for a Rotorua Trust scholarship is easy and there are only two requirements to be eligible: 1) Applicants must be Rotorua residents, and 2) Applicants must be current full-time Waiariki students studying in 2013 in Rotorua on one of the qualifications listed by the Trust as eligible.

Rotorua Trust scholarships are limited and the deadline is Friday, November 30, 2012.

Visit www.waiariki.ac.nz for more information on scholarships from Rotorua Trust and other organisations, or contact Moana Petre, Executive Assistant to the Deputy Chief Executive at Waiariki, on 0800 924 274 or moana.petre@waiariki.ac.nz.

Eligible Scholarship Diplomas or Degrees for 2013 • Bachelor of Applied Management • Bachelor of Applied Social Science (Social Work) • Bachelor of Computing, Communications and Technology • Bachelor of Fine Arts (Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design) • Bachelor of Māori Development • Bachelor of Nursing • Bachelor of Teaching Early Childhood Education: Te Tohu Paetahi Whakaako Kōhungahunga • Bachelor of Teaching Early Childhood Education (Te Reo Māori): Te Tohu Paetahi Whakaako Kōhungahunga (Te Reo Māori) • Bachelor of Tourism Management • Diploma in Beauty Therapy • Diploma in Culinary Arts • Diploma in Forest Management • Diploma in Hospitality Management • New Zealand Diploma in Business (Level 6)

Congratulations to these Rotorua students who received Whare Takiura Scholarships in 2012: Trina Allen - Bachelor of Applied Social Science (Social Work) Joshua Khan - Bachelor of Māori Development Jennifer Loper - Bachelor of Nursing Wiki Marsh, Diploma in Hospitality Management John Naera - Diploma in Forest Management Robert Reihana - Bachelor of Applied Social Science (Social Work) Louise Skipper - Bachelor of Nursing Michael Tawhai - Bachelor of Māori Development Retihia Teirney - Bachelor of Māori Development Carol Waterkamp - Bachelor of Nursing

Research leading the learning at Waiariki The past four months have been a time of rapid learning in the research office.

forming a picture of our current and future research opportunities.

First, we have a new research administrator, Erin Thompson. Erin has had to learn about the unique environment of a tertiary research office and is doing an excellent job getting our internal processes working smoothly.

I’ve also been learning an enormous amount about our local and regional industry needs with a view to building new, external research partnerships.

This is an important area for growth.

Second, as the (still relatively new) director of research, I’ve spent a lot of time learning about the areas of expertise we have at Waiariki and

Clarke Raymond, director of research.

The government wants tertiary institutions to make a more direct contribution to economic and social development. As an institute of technology we are in an excellent position to leverage our strong ties to industry and develop collaborative research projects that generate observable benefits.

The benefits to industry will usually be easily measured in financial terms. The benefits to the researcher are usually intangible, but no less valuable, and are often described along the lines of “scratching an intellectual itch”. The benefits to Waiariki might not be as immediately obvious (although some businesses will pay for our research

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Lemon trees have proven valuable in the New Zealand home landscape in more ways than one.

A real estate agent in Auckland noted that a mature lemon tree can add $5,000 to the value of a house. It can also be the emotional clincher for an undecided buyer.

Money aside, lemons are one of the most versatile and popular fruits for the home garden and early spring is a great time to add one or more to your landscape once the threat of frost has passed.

Rotorua Trust Scholarships Whare Takiura Scholarships Each year Rotorua Energy Charitable Trust offers up to 10 scholarships worth $2,000 each to Waiariki students.

When life gives you lemon trees

services), but there is enormous potential to grow our reputation and improve our qualifications.

The main reason New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) requires degree-level teachers to be research active is because of the culture of enquiry and critical thinking that evolves (and then rubs off on students).

Research focussed on improving our teaching and other internal practice is important because it has a direct application to our core function.

However, it is equally important to build a research culture that is relevant to our students and to the core functions of their future workplaces.

That is, in external industry settings.

We do provide excellent opportunities for our students to gain experience in industry. But when teaching staff are also engaged in applied research with industry partners, the circuit is complete and all parties benefit from a qualification that not just responsive to industry, but is an integral part of it.

• Choose your variety: “Meyer” is the common sweet, thin-skinned variety most people have.

“Lisbon” is a thick-skinned lemon with the true lemon flavour, and “Villa Franca” has a beautiful smooth yellow skin, a fabulous aroma, and is the preferred variety for preserved lemons.

• At planting time, pick a site in an open, sunny spot that has fast draining soil or amend the soil to improve drainage.

• If the tree came from the nursery alread in fruit, harvest your first lemons. This will allow the little tree to put all of its energy into ssuccessfully settling into its new home, not ripening its fruit.

• Once planted, it’s time to feed your new friend.

You can choose a ready made citrus fertiliser, but some say it’s hard on the soil and worms.

You can mix up your own solution of sheep manure and blood and bone. Bio Boost is also recommended by some. Spread across the soil under the tree from the trunk and out to the distance of its farthest reaching branches. Do not work into the soil as the roots are shallow.

Simply scratch the surface lightly with a rake.

• Eventually your tree will need some pruning to increase air flow and light to its centre, and reduce disease and pest problems. Use loppers to remove all dead wood, and remove suckers that start growing below the first main branches and those coming up from the roots.

• Open up a hole in the middle of the tree’s branches by getting underneath and seeing which branch or branches can be removed to leave a little “sky light” in the top.

• You may want to trim branches that are unshapely or get in the way of a walkway or mower, but trimming branches increases congestion because the tree will just grow more branches along its length. So, be sure to cut these branches back to their source: the trunk.

Seal the wound with mix of acrylic paint and copper.

Written by Shane O’Leary, horticulture lecturer.

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News Snippets Two new members of New Zealand reggae band 1814 might look familiar. Neihana MackeyHarrison and Kalani Marsters (pictured) are former members of Waiariki Academy of Singing and Music. They both recently auditioned for the band and will join them on tour later this year as they promote their third album which will feature three songs written and performed

by Mr Mackey-Harrison.

“Tool Blacks” roll out of Tokoroa Mark Strange is preparing for the ultimate apprentice experience: “haveskills will-travel”.

The young Putaruru man is a current Waikato U20 development squad rugby player but during his working week at South Waikato Precision Engineering (SWPE) in Tokoroa, he’s one of New Zealand’s “Tool Blacks” preparing for next year’s international WorldSkills Competition in Germany.

“I don’t have too much time for anything else,” says the focussed 20-year-old fitting and machining apprentice who will be joined by 12 other Kiwis from across the trades and country, to take on the world’s best in July at Leipzig.

More than 1,100 competitors representing 49 countries and competing in 45 skills areas are confirmed for the biennial world event.

The former Putaruru College student decided machining was the career path for him while doing work experience at SWPE while completing a Waiariki trades course last year.

● New publication to connect with community Waiariki Institute of Technology has released a new quarterly publication called Kotuitui.

Kotuitui, which means to interlink or connect, is an eight-page newsletter profiling the work done around lifting Māori achievement and focus at the institute.

To be added to the Kotuitui distribution list please email craig.tiriana@waiariki.ac.nz ● New agreement for Waiariki through India Waiariki Institute of Technology has signed a MOU with Punjab Technical University, India.

The memorandum of understanding was signed by Waiariki’s chief executive Professor Margaret Noble while she was in India as part of the New Zealand delegation led by Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Steven Joyce. ● Supreme award for Waipa Waipa building helps Rotorua designer to Supreme Award.

Rotorua’s Darryl Church has won the Resene Supreme Award for his work on the Wood Processing Workshop at Waiariki Institute of Technology’s Waipa Campus. He took out the Commercial/Industrial Design award sponsored by Colorsteel, the Commercial Interior Design Award and the Resene Colour In Design Award in Napier recently. ● Improve Learning Though Game Creation Researchers at Waiariki Institute of Technology have found through an International study that playing and making video games can improve student learning.

This study which was published at October’s Computing and Information Technology Research and Education New Zealand (CITRENZ) Conference in Christchurch involved studying students in New Zealand, the USA and the UK. It found that through using Kodu Game Lab – a free educational game development software from Microsoft, students were highly motivated to learn about programming and game design.

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“It was awesome to make the Tool Blacks team and quite different, usually I’m being praised for my rugby,” he said recently after securing the polymechanics spot for the worlds by

winning his section at the New Zealand championships in Christchurch.

Polymechanics technicians carry out technical work in production plants. Using machining tools, they can produce and install parts for production machinery and equipment.

The profession requires skills in logic and automation control and related basic electrical and circuitry work as well as some hydraulics and pneumatics understandings.

To win the New Zealand section after becoming Waikato/Bay of Plenty’s best, Mark had 22 hours to complete a stainless steel valve test project from drawing to completion.

He joins a growing line of New Zealand Tool Blacks to come out of the SWPE workshops, including former representatives Brad Woods and Ashley Hayward.

Woods finished 15th in the world at the last championships and, alongside WINTEC’s Roland Spring, is helping to prepare their latest representative.

“Brad’s given me heaps of tips – he’s a good mentor,” says Mark, who has a great training environment at SWPE, according to his manager Rodney Meredith.

“There’s plenty of variety here,” said

Mark Strange practices for his role as a Tool Black.

Mr Meredith. “We’ve got machining, welding, hydraulics, fields services and lots of experienced staff who can throw different scenarios at him.

“It’s got to be good for our business and industry if we can keep attracting the youth and can bring the guys up to this calibre.”

◊ At WorldSkills Leipzig 2013 the best skilled apprentices and young skilled workers from all over the globe compete for the world title. ◊ The WorldSkills Competition is open to competitors up to age 22, and is hosted by a different country each time. ◊ The competition began in 1947 in Spain with just two competitors.

Sustain Waiariki Jo Wills, executive officer for Community Energy Network, is a member of the advisory committee for the Waiariki Centre of Excellence in Environmental Sustainability. She discusses the shift in the traditional business model from simply earning profits to earning the nod of the champions of sustainability.

We are living in a time of massive change.

The ‘norm’ just doesn’t exist anymore with traditional business models coming under more scrutiny by communities, other organisations and governments.

Why is this?

Globally there is a shift away from ‘economic growth at any cost’, to a more holistic approach to business and community. This approach is bringing deeper awareness of the role business plays as a part of the community and the dependence the economy has on a strong and abundant ecosystem.

The term ‘social enterprise’ applies to organisations established with the purpose of improving human and environmental wellbeing rather than maximising profit.

This is one of sustainability’s passions.

I have been involved with sustainability from the commercial angle for more than five years,

previously running the Sustainable Business Network in the Bay of Plenty, and more recently in the set up of a charitable company, Social Ecology. Our goal is to operate in the commercial market but instead of making a profit for our personal benefit, we only wish to ‘make enough’ for ourselves. The profits we do make from our business activities will be re-directed into projects which strengthen communities and support environmental sustainability.

Many business leaders think maximising return to shareholders shouldn’t be the purpose of a business, but only one of its results. If return to shareholders is the key purpose what does this say about the many meaningful ways a business can contribute to the greater good?

What about the opportunities to strengthen the communities it serves or enhance the environment it relies upon to operate? In the traditional

Jo Wills, advisory committee member.

business model these are often only considerations, almost always attached to cost, and not fundamental to the purpose of the business.

Fortunately, a transformation is happening. Slowly but surely in the commercial world businesses are established or ‘reprogrammed’ to adopt the principles of sustainability, with a purpose greater than to simply make money.

To that end, keep an eye out for the Bay of Plenty winners of the Sustainable Business Awards to find out more about these businesses and support them when you can, so your dollars spent contribute to the greater good as well.

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Music Academy to hit major notes Dame Malvina Major will bring Carmen the musical to Waiariki.

The new patron of Waiariki Academy of Singing and Music has promised to bring four of her current understudies to Waiariki for a stunning opportunity for all to listen and learn.

“It’s going to be fantastical, something really special and we are honoured to have Dame Malvina as the patron of our academy,” says academy manager Richard Anaru.

Final details are still being tweaked but it’s expected the concert will be held in Waiariki’s new lecture theatre around the beginning of Semester 1 which commences in March for most courses.

“The Waiariki Academy of Singing and Music will probably provide some

sort of support with some of our students to the first part of the show,” says Mr Anaru.

Meanwhile, 10 academy scholars will compete in the Māori Song section of the Waiariki Institute of Technology New Zealand Aria on October 28 in Rotorua.

The Aria has been running in its current format for 13 years and has been described as “iconic, multicultural and truly world class.”

The Māori Song section is hosted by Waiariki inside Tangatarua Marae the morning of the Aria finals. Last year Amber Evemy (3rd), Daniela Young (2nd) and Kawiti Waetford (1st) took home a combined $4,500 in cash prizes.

“Some of our 2012 scholars are pretty

good and I would expect one to three of our members to figure strongly,” says Mr Anaru.

Three scholars to watch in 2012, he says, will be Te Kahuirangi Webster, Manaia Nardia Rikiti-Graham and Daytona Waiariki. Te Kahuirangi (“TK”) was last year’s Regional First Place winner in the Māori Song section.

The Aria is the largest competition of its kind in New Zealand and offers life-changing opportunities to entrants. It has launched the careers of some singers including big voices like Pene Pati and tenor Ben Makisi (dubbed the “Polynesian Pavarotti”) in recent years.

Waiariki is proud to be naming rights sponsor of this prestigious event. Tickets for finals night can be purchased through Ticketmaster.

Winners were sticky, weird and twirling poi For the past several years, Waiariki has been a proud sponsor as well as competitor in Rotorua Wearable Creationz.

As a sponsor of the Youth section, Waiariki celebrates and promotes the creativity of our community’s youth, and invests in the confidence and self-esteem the experience instils in our future leaders.

Waiariki congratulates Rotorua Girls’ High School students Gabrielle (Gabby) Sayer, Emily Cooper, Sarah Fitton and Greer Murray, who won the Youth category with their creation called “Carnivorous”. The giant Venus flytrap delighted guests at the Energy Events Centre.

“Carnivorous” was inspired by a bit of random “Googling”, said Gabby, when she and her friends were researching design ideas and finding little that interested them.

“We came across the flytrap and looked at the way it looks and moves and thought it would be great.”

Two Waiariki fashion design students Rhianna Crawford and Hannah Dooley took second place in the Enviro Art category for “The Weird and Wonderful”, an expertly made costume that looks part bovine, part insect, and part flying creature.

This year, Waiariki’s School of Computing, Technology and Communications offered a one-year scholarship toward the study of a creative qualification to the winner of the Culture category. Designer and model Mereana Ngatai who works for Mauri Oho Ltd, created “Toi Te Kupu”, and took home that prize.

Academy students performed at the 2012 Rotorua Wearable Creationz. Left: Kimiora Webster; middle: Kataraina Leef, Heriata Jamie Lee Rurehe, Riani Rowe and Hannah Teipo; right: Te Kahuiarangi (“TK”) Webster.

Academy students stun at Wearables On a night when Rotorua’s movers and shakers dressed up, Waiariki Academy of Music and Singing put on an electrifying performance at the 2012 Rotorua Wearable Creationz.

“Oh, my God, that was amazing,” said one onlooker after soloist Daytona

Waiariki and his fellow academy scholars showcased their talents at a new level in the Rotorua Convention Centre.

“That performance showed everything the academy is about, it was theatrical and entertaining,” said academy manager Richard Anaru.

Inspired by the story of Tamatekapua, the performers were supported by hairdressing and makeup students as well as having choir outfits designed by Julia Cass-Janes of Waiariki’s fashion department for an “awesome collaboration.”

The final countdown The music and singing scholars are in the process of planning the academy’s final concert of 2012.

It’s expected the night will be in later November and probably on a Thursday or Friday evening. The

planning process is part of their final assessment for the year. The students organise everything from budget, venue, theme and songs while the academy tutors are there to guide them through the process.

“It should be an interesting event and an assessment of everything they have learnt. We’ll guide them to help them get it right, this is a real good way of learning all about the business of show business,” said academy manager Richard Anaru.

Academy auditions for 2013 Places for the third annual intake of scholars in Waiariki Academy of Music and Singing will be decided in December.

“We want to target the right scholars and get quality information which will really help them reach both their academic and musical goals,” he said.

journey to becoming internationally acclaimed; and 3) become a soughtafter destination for up-and-coming singers and musicians.

Academy manager Richard Anaru said they were planning for two auditions for the selected applicants. The second will include a performance and a look at the hopeful’s academic record.

The academy’s purpose is threefold: 1) identify, nurture and launch potential singers and musicians from the Waiariki region; 2) help singers and musicians start their

Details on the 2013 academy application process can be found at http://music.waiariki.ac.nz/

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The academy’s catchphrase is “Dream, Believe, Create!”

“Carnivorous” was the winner of the Youth category at the Rotorua Wearable Creationz in August.

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Stepping Stones

Working in partnership for youth

Their story begins here Creating a study pathway to Waiariki has just been made easier with the newly appointed student pathway advisors, Harata Simpson and Tireni Ratema.

The main focus of Ms Simpson and Ms Ratema is to encourage young people to be successful in education by providing accurate and appropriate information about Waiariki’s qualifications, study options, pathways to further study beyond Waiariki, support programmes that are available to all Waiariki students, and more.

The two advisors, who are both naturally caring, empathetic and passionate about education, will engage with young people through secondary schools, community organisations and external training providers.

“When young people come to Waiariki, they often talk about the many interests they have in what they’d like to study, or what type of careers they see themselves in,” said Ms Simpson, who has been working at Waiariki in

a slightly different role for the past year.

“They have a hard time narrowing their interests down to one or two study areas, so this is one of the things Tireni and I can discuss with them and guide them into studies where they will be interested and engaged. This is a huge part of the formula for their success in tertiary study.”

Although the young students enrolling at Waiariki are a diverse group of learners, there are many who have already established their goals and are clear about their career direction. This is often a result of their motivation and achievement from secondary school.

There is also a large group of young people who have had negative experiences and limited success but fortunately they are still excited about learning at Waiariki. Many are not aware of their own potential or capabilities, or the various fields of study and future careers that are available to them.

Ms Simpson and Ms Ratema will help students identify career aspirations and a menu of study options will be presented with a step-by-step guide to reach their goals.

The pathway advisors will also provide information and advice about student life on Waiariki’s campus and the transition between a school environment and a tertiary setting, which can be a surprise to some students. Advice regarding on-campus support is also shared to ensure the student has access to these services should any challenges arise.

Providing quality information at initial engagement is integral to the success of students, by first creating a relationship with someone within Waiariki then defining goals, strengths and challenges. The student pathway team has a wealth of knowledge and skill to best engage and support young people in their success.

Meet the team Tireni Ratema Tireni Ratema comes with a Bachelor of Social Science with a double major in anthropology, and Māori and Pacific Development, from the University of Waikato. She completed Levels 2 and 3 at the University of Hawaii on a cultural exchange. She also has a Certificate in Youth Work from Te Waiariki Purea Trust PTE and a Diploma in Te Reo Māori from Waiariki Institute of Technology.

Ms Ratema had been working for Te Waiariki Purea Trust as a Youth Development Programme Supervisor, working directly with young people referred from the Child Youth and Family system. Her key focus was to re-integrate these youth into the community through education, training and work. She has a passion for young people and is well connected in the youth sector.

Ms Ratema took a lead in developing the E Oho Youth Programmes, where she was engaged with youth in communities such as Western Heights, Koutu and Fordlands, getting them to take pride in their communities. They developed resources for themselves and their communities from skateboard parks to playgrounds and playing fields. Through her leadership, they learned how to organise events, work up plans and budgets, prepare business cases and submissions to council.

She is one of 10 young New Zealanders selected to represent New Zealand on the “Ship for World Youth” in February 2013. This is a project organised and sponsored by the Japanese government and it is an

experience of a lifetime!

Many hobbies and interests keep Ms Ratema busy outside of work including kapa haka, waka ama, horse riding, making organic jewellery, and swimming, and she is passionate about history and te reo Māori.

Harata Simpson Born and raised in the Eastern Bay of Plenty, Harata Simpson comes with many years of experience working with young people in secondary schools and private training establishments.

She has worked as careers assistant in a secondary school, working closely with careers advisors and students. She was also employed as the regional marketing coordinator at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa in Hamilton, gaining experience in marketing, customer service skills, student recruitment, STAR and Gateway programmes, and developing key relationships with local employers.

Having spent the last year as the course advisor for Waiariki Institute of Technology, Ms Simpson developed in depth knowledge of the qualifications offered by the institute and the potential pathway opportunities for students. She is also familiar with many of the challenges and barriers our younger students face when starting their tertiary study.

Ms Simpson enjoys snowboarding and spending time with her young family.

Tireni Ratema and Harata Simpson, student pathway advisors.

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Waiariki Academy of Sport Inaugural Mountainbike Challenge a chance for all This year has seen a chance to race for their school and a chance to be spotted for the future.

The inaugural Waiariki Academy of Sport’s Secondary School Mountainbike Challenge has been just that to about 40 aspiring Bay of Plenty cyclists.

Raced across five consecutive weeks, some of the region’s fastest teenagers on fat tyres have come together on Wednesday evenings to pedal for their respective schools in different settings.

The first night saw a team time trial in

the Redwoods followed by a Rotorua Tree Trust team relay, Eliminator Race through the middle of Waiariki’s Mokoia Campus, and individual cross country time trial on Waiariki’s track, and finally a mass start cross country race back in the forest.

Up to 40 riders have taken part on most nights, representing Whakatane’s Trident High School, Western Heights High School, Rotorua Lakes High School, Rotorua Girls’ High School and John Paul College.

“It’s been really positive from the first week and there’s been quite a few parents come along to support as well,” said academy

physical conditioner Sam Thompson.

“What we wanted to do was to encourage riders to race in teams for their schools but also to give us a look for talent identification for future academy intakes.”

Waiariki operates the Red Stag Mountainbike squad within its wider Academy of Sport and some of this year’s secondary school talent could end up with the option to study at Waiariki and continue to develop their biking skills in one of the best training grounds in this part of the world.

It’s expected the 2013 Secondary School

Mountainbike Challenge will be raced under similar conditions and timing but Mr Thompson, who had worked closely with Mark Leishman of Rotorua in Gear on the concept, hoped to get a few more riders interested.

“We’ll try and get some more schools involved across the wider area and hopefully we can find a few more girls also,” he said.

The inaugural winners were the team of Nathan Johnston, Connor McRae, Nathan Saunders and Connor Spencer as Western Heights SS Team 1 with 827 points. They finished ahead of Trident 1 (778 points) and Rotorua Lakes High School (629 points).

Highlights • Red Stag Bike squad member Carl Jones has won both NDuro Races run so far this winter and is looking for a clean sweep with one to go!

• Erena Mikaere, as a member of the Waikato BOP Magic, won the ANZ Netball Championships final in Melbourne.

junior women’s race, with Nigel McDowell finishing 8th in the junior men’s.

• Evan Tyler Groves has been selected into U21 Bay of Plenty rugby team.

• Neeraj Kumar won the 60kg division of the Greco-Roman and Freestyle at the New Zealand Wrestling Championships.

• Red Stag Bike squad member Samara Sheppard won her first world cup cross country race in the U23 women’s division at Mont Saint Anne. Other academy riders Amber Johnston finished 3rd in the

• The Bay of Plenty senior golf team, including academy golfers William Howard, Landyn Edwards, and Peter Lee, won the North East Quadrangular Tournament.

Erena Mikaere, netball.

Amber Johnston, cross country cyclist.

• Mike Dawson won the whitewater kayak

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Hiko Devils Extreme Race in the Czech Republic and with it 1,000 euros!

• Red Stag Bike squad members Nigel McDowell (U19 Cross Country) and Jake Robinson (U19 Downhill) competed at the World MTB Championships in Austria.

Acting finance director Jeremy Christmas was there as NZ Team manager.

• Erena Mikaere was named captain of the Bay of Plenty netball team.

• Sam Sutton has won his third consecutive world extreme title at the adidas Sickline

Sam Sutton (centre) retains his world champion title for the third year, and Mike Dawson (right) takes home the bronze.

Extreme whitewater championships in Austria, beating 150 of the planet’s best paddlers. Mike Dawson, on the back of his London Olympics campaign where he placed 15th, came in third, one spot down from his placement last year.

Academy supported paddler Willz Martin competed at his first Sickline.

• Peter Lee has been selected into the New Zealand golf team to play in the Asia-Pacific Championship in Thailand November 1-4. The winner of this tournament receives and invitation to play in the Masters!

Nigel McDowell, cross country cyclist.

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