E RERE ATU NA A WAIKATO-TAINUI PUBLICATION
ISSUE 29 - JUNE 2009
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2009 Arts Waikato Awards
Photo: Kirimaaku (centre) with students from Te Wharekura o Rakaumangamanga.
Kirimaaku Kihi (Ngaati Naho, Ngaati Mahuta) 2009 Arts Waikato recipient of the ‘Outstanding Services to the Arts’ Award Kirimaaku is an expert in Maaori Performing Arts and a composer of waiata for the past 30 years. Associate Principal at Te Wharekura o Rakaumangamanga, her dedication and commitment to this kaupapa has been instrumental in the revitalisation and restoration of traditional waiata and kapa haka of Waikato-Tainui. Kirimaaku has nurtured and shaped a generation of children with her knowledge of te reo and the unique attributes of Waikato-Tainui tikanga. A mother and grandmother, her whaanau also share a passion and commitment for kapa haka, and her contribution to Maaori Performing Arts will continue for generations to come. 2
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04 First Poukai for Ngaati Pikiao 06 Waikato te Awa, Waikato te Iwi Expo 08 Droves ‘Muck In’ for Saph 10 University hosts Kiingitanga day
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11 I’ll Walk With My Paintbrush 14 Kiingitanga 150 years on... 17 Acknowledgements 18 Tribal Pride photo competition 20 Campaigner receives lifetime award 21 Academic achieves ultimate success 22 Implementation Strategy signed off 23 Engineering Scholarship offered to tribe 24 TPM - the legacy and music
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26 TGH graduate programme 27 Maramataka Cover: 9yr old Nike Tumai (Ngaati Naho, Maurea Marae) plays the trumpet in the Taniwharau Brass Band at the first Ngaati Pikiao Poukai, Taheke Marae May 2009.
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Hundreds and hundreds attended the first Ngaati Pikiao Poukai last month hosted by Taheke Marae at Okere Falls near Rotorua. Waikato-Tainui board member Rahui Papa says Ngaati Pikiao are proud of their whakapapa connections to Waikato through blood ties to the first Maaori King Pootatau Te Wherowhero. They are also pleased that the date of 23 May was chosen to commemorate the coronation of the late Te Arikinui Te Atairangikaahu. “The male lineage of the Kiingitanga comes from the union of their tupuna Pikiao, and Waikato tupuna Rereiao. Pikiao and Rereiao had a son named Hekemaru giving a direct male line from Pikiao to Te Wherowhero through to Kiingi Koroki. That is the connection,” said Mr Papa. The day’s programme included the unveiling of a special sculpture presented to Kiingi Tuheitia to mark the occasion. A book detailing the history of Ngaati Pikiao was handed out to each Poukai Marae, and two trees were planted; one by Kiingi Tuheitia, and the other by his son Whatumoana. Whaataapaka Marae were also part of the celebrations and presented a taonga recognising Ngaati Pikiao as the newest faction to join the Poukai circuit. "Kua whakatuuria e ahau teenei kaupapa hei whaangai i te pouaru, te pani me te rawakore, he kuaha whaanui kua puare ki te puna tangata me te puna kai" - Kiingi Taawhiao. "I have instituted this gathering to feed the widowed, the bereaved and the destitute. It is a doorway that has been opened to the multitudes of people and the bounty of food."
In 1884 Kiingi Taawhiao cited this saying at the first Poukai held at Whatiwhatihoe near Pirongia. The concept took hold with Poukai established in Waikato, Maniapoto, Ngaati Raukawa, Hauraki, Tauranga Moana, Te Teko and Shannon.
With the recent celebration at Taheke Marae, there are now 29 Marae on the annual Poukai circuit. Each year iwi attend Poukai to feast together, celebrate their allegiance and support, grieve for those who have passed, share information, and bring topics of relevance to the attention of the Kiingitanga.
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It aimed to educate the next generation and over the course of four days, some 1,300 rangatahi from Waikato primary and secondary schools participated in the Waikato te Awa, Waikato te Iwi expo held during the May celebrations to conclude 150 years of Kiingitanga. A tribal initiative hosted in conjunction with Mighty River Power and the Waikato Museum, the expo featured a 150 year timeline depicting 19 key events significant to Kiingitanga. These included: Poukai; ngaa waka o WaikatoTainui; the Waikato River; settlement of the tribe’s raupatu claim; and music of Te Pou o Mangataawhiri and the Taniwharau Brass Band. Tribal Development Unit Manager Marae Tukere said the expo was a great success
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and offered young people and schools a small insight into Waikato-Tainui history. “Mainstream schools, kura kaupapa and wharekura attended over three days. With students learning about these things as part of their core curriculum, it was important we tailored the expo to maximise their understanding of the different exhibits. The feedback we received was fantastic.” Rangatahi enjoyed a range of fun activities including an interactive recording booth where they were able to film themselves, and they also took the opportunity to leave written messages for Kiingi Tuheitia.
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Photo: Saph & husband Charlie
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It took trucks, trailers and diggers, hundreds of volunteers and one landscaping plan to turn Sophia Verstappen’s property into a gardeners paradise.
An executive assistant at Waikato-Tainui, she still finds time to sit on several sporting bodies including the Tuurangawaewae Rugby League Club, Waikato Maaori Rugby League Board, Waikato Schoolboys Rugby League Board, and as administrator for Tainui Sports Limited.
The Ngaaruawaahia mum and grandmother will feature on TV One’s Mucking In programme later this year, after being chosen for contributions to her community, Marae and iwi. ‘Saph’ (Ngaati Whaawhaakia, Ngaati Tipa, Ngaati Koroki-Kahukura) is said to be the first Waikato tribal member to appear on the series.
Saph also supports other community groups including Te Pou o Mangataawhiri Kapa Haka, Te Kura Kaupapa Maaori o Bernard Fergusson school groups, and the Tuurangawaewae Waka Ama Club.
“Everyone that knows ‘Saph’ knows that she’s a darling who gives more to others than she does to herself. And that was obvious from the droves of people who came to help from as far as Northland. She received two awards last year at the Waikato Regional Sports Awards and that was a huge honour for her and totally unexpected. But we were all really proud that one of our own was picked for a garden from something like 4,000 nominations. What a great way to be acknowledged,” said nominator Susan Stephens (Ngaati Mahuta, Tuurangawaewae Marae). Saph is a familiar face at Tuurangawaewae Marae often working in the kitchen with many of her whaanau.
An ardent rugby league fan, Saph and husband Charlie were sent away for a weekend in March whilst friends and whaanau spent three days ‘mucking in’ with presenter Jim Mora and his crew, converting the driveway and front area of her whare into a modern stunning outdoor sanctuary. “I was so shocked and really humbled by the whole experience,” said Saph. “I actually felt like wringing a few necks for nominating me, but to see everyone there and all the mahi that took place, I had to swallow my pride. There were a few tears and lots of emotion. To this day I can’t express enough thanks to everyone and I‘m still trying to realise whether I deserve all the attention!”.
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The University of Waikato held a celebration to commemorate 150 years of Kiingitanga by hosting its inaugural Kiingitanga Day in April. Hundreds of staff and students abandoned classrooms to participate in a variety of activities around the campus. The day featured a series of performances and lectures about the King movement including a presentation by Professor James Ritchie, a close confidant and friend of both Te Arikinui Te Atairangikaahu and Sir Robert Mahuta. Professor Ritchie gave a first hand account of his experiences and his time spent with the Waikato people. Celebrations coincided with Kiingi Tuheitia’s actual birthday, who left early to travel to New York as part of a delegation to support former Prime Minister Helen Clark’s appointment to the United Nations. People of all nationalities enjoyed “Kiingitangathemed” activities including a chance to participate in ‘royal jousting’ and a mass haka to conclude the day’s events.
Photo: Waikato University Vice-Chancellor Professor Roy Crawford (left) cuts the “birthday cake” with Kaahui Ariki representative Maharaia Paki
Photo Credit: University of Waikato
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The University plans to hold Kiingitanga Day each year.
I’ll Walk With My Paintbrush By Kuiarangi Paki
The porch of Charlotte Graham’s whare is strewn with freshly-painted canvases. Inside, aluminium sculptures line the floor, lamps etched with kowhaiwhai patterns sit in no particular order on the shelf, and stunning paintings hang from the walls. You quickly get a sense of her love affair with art and it takes little time to realise her humble abode is a haven for originality and creative talents. Photo Credit: Charlotte Graham, Lili Meckler (John Leech Gallery)
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As one of New Zealand’s leading contemporary Maaori artists, Charlotte (Ngaati Tamaoho, Ngaai Tai, Ngaati Mahuta) feels most comfortable and at ease in her home surroundings, often painting in her dining room she tells me. “You can tell my house because I dry my paintings on any old spare wall outside and in. I often have too many so I leave them drying under my covered veranda around the front and side of the house,” laughs Charlotte. Photographs of her whaanau including her tamariki Kaio (13), Te Kahu Whata-a-rangi (4) and six month old pepi Kawariki Te Whata, adorn the mantle piece. There are framed images of Te Arikinui Te Atairangikaahu and Te Puea and it doesn’t take long before our koorero turns to thoughts about whakapapa and Kiingitanga. “Whakapapa is integral to us as a people. It resonates from within us and shapes the very core of our being, so much so that it just comes out intuitively, I guess. In my mind there’s always a Tainui influence to my work. I think it comes from being Tainui proud and loving the iwi I was born to. After all, both my parents are Waikato.” Charlotte links to Whaataapaka Marae through her mum and the Kirkwood whaanau, and to Te Puea Marae on her dad’s side. Balancing whaanau commitments with being an artist has only been possible through their support adds Charlotte.
“I’ve learnt to do my mahi around the kids and my studio is now my home. My kids travel with me to waananga, workshops, exhibition openings, artist talks - everywhere. My wonderful parents and sister in Auckland are always on hand to babysit when I have a looming deadline, so their aroha and support means so much to me.” Born and raised in Auckland, Charlotte is part of a generation of Maaori artists who draw on their tribal heritage to explore issues that affect New Zealand society. Once labelled a “political artist”, she graduated in 2001 with a Bachelor of Maaori Visual Arts from Massey University. The following year she gained a Postgraduate Diploma of Teaching and has more recently completed a Certificate in Maaori Language (2006), and Postgraduate Diploma of Maaori Visual Arts (2008). The political artist tag is one explains Charlotte, she entertains with a great sense of humour. “I laughed the first time I heard that. I don’t actually remember being too political other than our natural birth right into the Kiingitanga,” she says. “At the time, the government came up with the proposed foreshore and seabed legislation bill and I thought ‘over my visual voice’. I coined the phrase ‘I’ll walk with my paintbrush’ and it started from there. It was then that I realised I could use painting as a vehicle to make statements.” Charlotte’s works often explore notions of politics and healing, and have featured in galleries throughout New Zealand including the Sarjeant Gallery and Dowse Museum. With exposure internationally exhibiting in San Antonio, Texas and Waimea Hawaii, in 2004 she held her first solo exhibition ‘Trouble in Paradise’ at Auckland’s Oedipus Rex Gallery. But it was her second solo show in 2005 entitled ‘Ngaa Karetao’ that she is probably most recognised for. A rejuvenation of the ancient Maaori customary art form of puppetry, Ngaa Karetao featured seven carved puppets representing the then seven Maaori Labour MPs who each held the Maaori seats.
Photo: Ngaa Karetao (2005)
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“I’d always been fascinated with karetao and would visit the museum regularly just to see those on display. Producing that exhibition was just so big but oh so worth it.
“I enjoyed collaborating with the carvers who had a wealth of knowledge. James Webster, a renowned pou taonga puoro also composed a wai specifically for the opening. Karetao were customarily aligned to taonga puoro. For the catalogue my Aunty Tippy - Puhihuia Whitmore who recently passed, posed with the karetao. So it’s an exhibition close to my heart for many reasons.” Charlotte counts fellow Maaori artists such as Lyonel Grant, Wi Taepa and Michael Parekowhai amongst her favourites. “I’m a native girl at heart so those artists I have great admiration for, are mainly Maaori.” Closer to home however, she explains that her grandmother Rose Isobel Simons remains one of her greatest influences. “My nanny Rose was a tailor, a weaver and a mama who built her home at Whaataapaka Marae at age 50. She was visionary in her belief to achieve something once she put her mind to it, and would toil away until it was finished. In my mind she epitomised a true artist because that’s what art is - a vision laid out in medium.” In March this year, Charlotte was one of eight prominent New Zealand artists alongside Dick Frizzel, John Pule, Emily Karaka, Seraphine Pick, John Reynolds, Alexis Hunter and Julian Hooper, to participate in the VAANA (Visual Artists Against Nuclear Arms) exhibition. Initiated by Margaret Lawlor-Bartlett, the VAANA peace wall stands on the corner of Auckland’s Ponsonby and Karangahape Roads, and is the country’s only peace mural.
Photo: Charlotte with tamariki Kaio (left) and Kawariki Te Whata at the VAANA exhibition opening
The project was first started in 1985 with eight artists each painting a panel depicting their opinions about nuclear war and its threat to humanity. It played a significant role in the establishment of New Zealand’s nuclear arms-free policy, and was the catalyst for Auckland City Council voting to declare Auckland a “Peace City” in 2007. “I was approached about three years ago and after hearing Margaret relay the VAANA history, I was quick to accept the invitation to participate. I was fortunate to be involved in stage three of the mural and there are now 16 panels. It’s a real honour to be part of such a great historical art project.” With new gallery representation from Auckland’s John Leech Gallery, Charlotte sees an era of excitement and promise in her artistic future and is elated by what that will mean. “I’ve just finished painting for the Auckland Art Fair 09 and have an upcoming exhibition An Artist’s Aviary in June at the John Leech Gallery. I’m also involved in several projects for Matariki. “Looking forward, I’m planning my next solo show which will be about a collection of memories so there’s still more art to come. I see no end to where my art will take me.”
Photo: Ko Te Tuarua (2004)
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Over the past 12 months various events have been held to commemorate 150 years of Kiingitanga. The tribe and the motu embraced celebrations which began in May 2008. The timeline below depicts some of the key events reaffirming the mana of Te Kiingitanga and supporting foundations for the next 150 years.
AUGUST 2008
• Deed of Settlement of the Waikato River Claim signed during Kiingi Tuheitia’s 2nd Anniversary Coronation. • Commemorative badges. ‘Guardians of the Waikato River’. • Taonga Tuku Iho Survival 2050 Conference hosted focus to preserve Waikato-Tainui taonga.
NOVEMBER 2008
• Kaumaatua Luncheon - acknowledging and celebrating the contributions of our Kaumaatua. Included tributes to WaikatoTainui Queen’s Birthday Honours recipients, and the launch of the book ‘Ngooku Whakaaro Hei Maharatanga’, in remembrance of Te Arikinui Te Atairangikaahu.
DECEMBER 2008
• Top Town for Kids – fun and sports day.
MAY 2008 • Kiingitanga celebrations begin. • Launch of Taatahiora (new waka built in honour of Kiingi Tuheitia). • NZ Post releases limited edition of Kiingitanga stamps. • Kiingitanga 150 year Celebration Book released. • Tuurangawaewae House re-opens.
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OCTOBER 2008
• Te Puna Kai: Visual Tales along the Poukai Trail exhibition launched by Waikato Museum. • Takitimu Festival 2008, Hastings celebrates Kiingitanga. • Opening of Ngaati Porou wharenui at Ruatoria by Kiingi Tuheitia.
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MAY 2009
• Waikato-Tainui attend Waitangi Day Celebrations with the King’s fleet of waka tauaa. • Te Puna o te Roimata monument unveiled by Ngaati Maniapoto.
• Marks 12 months of Kiingitanga Celebrations. • Waikato Te Awa, Waikato Te Iwi Expo at Tuurangawaewae Marae. • Commemorative badges, Kiingitanga 150 years. • First Poukai at Taheke Marae, Ngaati Pikiao. • Tainui Kohanga Reo Kaumaatua honours.
MARCH 2009 • Mahinaarangi Meeting House, Tuurangawaewae celebrates 80th birthday. • Kiingi Tuheitia, patron of HMNZS Te Mana (Royal New Zealand Navy’s second ANZAC Class Frigate), and guests invited on boat trip from Tauranga to Devonport.
JUNE 2009 • Poukai Book a collection of oral histories published. • Te Pou o Mangataawhiri (TPM) band release Maumahara CD.
JANUARY 2009 • Ratana Celebrations acknowledge 150 years of Te Kiingitanga. • Tribal Pride Music Concert sees thousands converge on Hopuhopu.
APRIL 2009
• The University of Waikato hosts the inaugural Kiingitanga Day. • Tuurangawaewae House ‘Ninety Years’ book released. • Kiingitanga DVD documentaries released.
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Ngaa mihi whakamutunga‌ E ngaa manu taikoo o te kaupapa, e ngaa rangatira naa koutou i haapai te hoe o te kaupapa kia uu te waka ki uta, nei ka mihi. Mai i te tiimatanga, ko Anaru Tamihana te kaihautuu o te waka nei, raatou ko te Komiti whiriwhiri i ngaa kaupapa huhua i roto i te tau. Naa raatou ko ngaa kaumaatua ngaa kaupapa i tatuu, aa, koinei ngeetehi o ngaa kaupapa i tutuki. I tua atu o ngeenei e whakaatu nei, he tuitui i te ngaakau tangata kia patuki tahi, he hono i ngaa tini o te Motu kia hui tahi, koia raa te kaupapa nui. Tukua te Kotahi Rau e Rima Tekau Tau o te Kiingitanga kia moe, engari anoo ngaa akoranga o roto, tiikina hei whaariki mo te Kotahi Rau e Rima Tekau Tau kei mua i a taatou katoa. Amohia ko te toki o tuawhakarere hei whakatau i te ururua o ao hurihuri! Maa wai e amo ake, maa taatou ngaatahi nei!
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Acknowledgements If you read the Waikato Times, you may have seen a lovely story earlier this month about Taini Rutene who was recognised in the Queen’s Birthday honours list for her work with Maaori and passion for netball. A close friend and confidant of Te Arikinui Te Atairangikaahu, for 16 years Puahaere ‘Taini’ Rutene was private secretary to Dame Te Ata and continued in the role supporting her son Kiingi Tuheitia when he was appointed head of the Kiingitanga in 2006. An avid netballer in her younger years, Taini has been heavily involved with Tainui Waka Maaori Netball who this year hosted the 22nd smoke-free Aotearoa Maaori Netball National Tournament in April.
Photo: Taini and husband Jim
Long serving staff member Hone Thompson (Ngaati Tamaoho, Ngaati Maniapoto, Hauraki, Te Rarawa Tikirahi), has left WaikatoTainui to pursue further studies.
The Queen’s Birthday Honours and her membership to the New Zealand Order of Merit is quite timely. At 65 years of age Taini is leaving her secretarial position at Tuurangawaewae House, to take a well deserved holiday and spend time with her family and mokopuna. Kaumaatua Tui Adams says “we have depended on her entirely, not just for services and that but as a contact point”. Staff of Waikato-Tainui take this opportunity to thank Taini and her husband Jim for all of their assistance and support over many years.
Responsible in the main for the roll out, enhancement and maintenance of information technology, Hone’s dedication and contributions will be greatly missed.
ROBERT TUKIRI Waikato-Tainui kaumaatua and Huntly Community Board member Robert ‘Bob’ Tukiri, was also made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the community.
Photo: Waikato-Tainui kaumaatua Bob Tukiri
A dedicated board member for some 35 years, Bob has worked with various community groups, is a Justice of the Peace, and formed the Huntly Maaori wardens where he is also honorary kaumaatua. A keen rugby league supporter, Bob has had a long association with New Zealand Maaori Rugby League (NZMRL) and is a NZMRL life member. TE HOOKIOI - HUNE/JUNE 2009
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Ainsley Breault (entry above) United States of America - 2009 Fullbright Scholar to New Zealand “I’ve been to many music festivals in my life and I have never felt so much a part of a community as I did at Tribal Pride. Congratulations - it was a fantastic event and exactly the sort of thing I travelled from the United States to attend.” Damien Miller and Whaanau (right - middle) That was awesome alright! I really can’t wait for the next Tribal Pride Concert. My whaanau and all my friends had a great time. I can say I have been to dozens of concerts and festivals and the organisation there and looking after the people was paramount and ka pai! Tribal Pride 2011 will be bigger and better! Tahau Paki (left with Laughton from KORA ) Kaitumutumu Marae “Tribal Pride was wicked and it was massive to have been involved with this kaupapa. Awesome to have all these top Kiwi artists perform for our people and pumping the Aoteroa sounds! Definitely a concert to be remembered – mean Waikato-Tainui mean!” 18
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DJ Sir-Vere (above) Ngaati Tuuwharetoa
Helen Heta (above) Te Whakaruruhau Maaori Womens Refuge
“I DJ’ed for Scribe at Tribal Pride. They had an awesome line up...Scribe ran through his hits and a few album cuts and I did my best to maintain my man D-Form’s high standard (that dude can’t be messed with on the cut). It was cool to chill with Malo, Tyra and Flowz...- I had a ball.”
“Tainui pulled it out for our families on this day and our rangatahi especially will talk about this for years to come. Tribal Pride was well thought out and all credit to the organisers and workers who pulled it all together. Drug and alcohol free - what a great message! The day was a wonderful experience. The most humbling part of the day for me was to see five thousand people go from singing, screaming, dancing and jumping around, to total silence during our closing karakia - you could hear a pin drop. Bring on Tribal Pride 2011 Tainui it is gonna go off!” Reupene Renata (below) Te Awamaarahi Marae (6yrs) “This was my first concert - it was so cool. I got my Tribal Pride tee signed by all the artists. Scribe was my favourite, he sang the best. Kora had some cool fireworks. I can’t wait for the next Tribal Pride! That’s me (white tee) sitting with my Uncle Rick, Uncle Stephen, my Koro and Uncle Sticky.”
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Dedicated Campaigner receives Lifetime Award She has campaigned tirelessly on environmental issues for over 20 years and was the author behind books Koroki my King, Taawhiao King or Prophet, and Te Arikinui and the Millennium of Waikato, so it was fitting for kuia Carmen Kirkwood to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2009 Te Amorangi National Maaori Academic Excellence Awards. A former member of the Tainui Maaori Trust Board, the 65year-old environmentalist of Ngaati Tamaoho and Ngaai Tai descent, broke into tears when she learned of this honour. “My mind raced back to the different kaupapa I have been involved with over the years and I felt tired, almost like I was 200 years old. That feeling never left me until I walked off the stage at Tuurangawaewae Marae after receiving the award from Kiingi Tuheitia. Faces flashed before me – my parents, grandparents, the late Te Arikinui and all those I have worked with, there are just too many to name,” said Carmen. With long service to Huakina Development Trust in South Auckland, Carmen (Umupuia Marae, Whaataapaka Marae) spearheaded the engagement of northern Tainui with resource management processes to protect and restore the waters of the Waikato and Manukau. She also made a significant contribution for the Manukau Claim to the Waitangi Tribunal.
Photo: Kiingi Tuheitia presents kuia Carmen Kirkwood with her award
A Te Kauhanganui representative for Umupuia Marae, Carmen served as a member on the Auckland and Waikato Conservation Boards. She says the two main milestones of her career are helping to organise the first Maaori land march in 1975, and her time on the Tainui Maaori Trust Board. “I was the private secretary at the time of the march which was led by the late Whina Cooper. I learnt a lot from her and many others. I am also particularly proud of working with the trust board and the staff, at that time under the leadership of the late Sir Robert Mahuta.” The task of writing the series of books at the request of Te Arikinui Te Atairangikaahu was also a humbling but “daunting task” she adds. “The wish of our late Queen for me to write these books was a frightening experience but one I will cherish. They were written not by my pen alone, but by the wairua and guidance of ngaa tuupuna.” Photo credit: University of Waikato
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Academic Achieves Ultimate Success “I figured the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, so I basically completed one degree and moved straight onto the next. It was definitely a challenge at times,” said Raukura. Financial support is often a major concern for many university students adds Raukura, who received the Top Achiever Doctoral Scholarship from the Tertiary Education Commission towards completion of her PhD. “The scholarship paid my fees, living costs and conference allowance which amounted to roughly $93,000 over four years. I’d also received scholarships from various organisations including Waikato-Tainui, so I’m very appreciative of all the assistance that has been available to me.” Photo: Te Arataura Deputy Chair Patience Te Ao (left) with Dr. Raukura Roa
Dedication to one’s academic studies and support of whaanau contributed greatly to her success says Dr. Raukura Roa, who graduated with a PhD from Waikato University in April this year. “I was very fortunate to live with my parents while I was studying at university. They invested a huge amount of their time, money and belief in my education. I was determined to see this through not only for myself but for my whaanau.” Dr. Roa was one of 28 recipients from across all New Zealand tertiary institutions recognised for their doctoral qualifications at the 2009 Te Amorangi National Maaori Academic Excellence Awards. The awards were first held in 2002 and to date a total of 157 recipients have been acknowledged for their academic achievements. “The title of my PhD is ‘Formulaic Discourse Macro-patterning in Mooteatea’. It was an oral formulaic discourse analysis of the mooteatea collated by Sir Apirana Ngata and Pei Te Hurinui Jones in the Ngaa Mooteatea series. The actual doctoral studies took four years to complete including the oral examination.” Initially unsure of what she wanted to study, Raukura (Ngaati Apakura, Puurekireki Marae) enrolled at the University of Waikato in 1998 after finishing secondary school, and completed a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and Masters in Maaori before undertaking her doctoral studies.
Her doctorate has allowed Raukura to travel including a presentation on mooteatea at a conference in Verona, Italy last year. “I’m also passionate about kapa haka and have been involved with performing arts for a number of years. I performed with Te Kapa Haka o Te Whare Waananga o Waikato, and recently with Ngaa Pou o Roto. I’ve also tutored and judged various kapa haka competitions at primary and secondary school levels. It certainly has been a privilege to be involved with the performing arts.” Encouraged by the pursuit of young Maaori to realise their academic potential, Raukura hopes her story will encourage other tribal members to further their education. “My first language is Maaori. I went from kohanga reo, to kura kaupapa, to a mainstream Maaori boarding school. When I was at high school my english was terrible. Many of my teachers thought I was dumb but I simply didn’t know how to respond in english. That was difficult but here I am many years later having written my Masters and PhD entirely in english.” Now working as a researcher in the Tribal Development Unit at Waikato-Tainui, Raukura is utilising her skills to assist with various projects that the tribe is working on. “For me personally, my career path at this point in time is about giving back to the tribe and doing whatever needs to be done for our people. E ai te koorero “mahia te mahi hei painga moo te iwi” and that’s what I intend to do.” Photo credit: University of Waikato
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Waikato-Tainui and the Ministry of Fisheries (MFish) have signed an implementation strategy which will see both organisations collectively manage the aquatic life of the Waikato River.
Waikato-Tainui CEO Hemi Rau co-signed the strategy with Ministry of Fisheries CEO Wayne McNee at a special ceremony last month, and says the first step is forming a joint resource allocation body to prioritise work programmes and allocate resources and funding.
MFish is the first government agency to sign off on a joint work programme which formalises its relationship with the tribe, and gives Waikato-Tainui significant involvement in fisheries management.
“The work programmes include initiatives ranging from the development of plans, through to participation in pest eradication and the transfer of fish. These are great examples of co-management in practice,” said Mr Rau. The implementation strategy gives practical effect to the Waikato River Fisheries Accord signed last year following the Deed of Settlement. The accord recognises the unique relationship Waikato-Tainui has with the river and supports the tribe’s desire to see the river managed in a hands-on way with regards to customary fishing and protecting the sustainability of fisheries resources. Operational plans set out in the implementation strategy include: • • • • •
Transfer of fish for enhancement purposes Customary authorisations Participation in pest fish eradication Protection of elvers and glass eels Appointment of Kaitiaki
“The work programmes we have developed together will ultimately benefit the river’s fisheries and those who use and value its resources,” said Mr McNee. “The implementation plan lays the foundation for comanagement of the fishery provided in the Treaty Settlement between Crown and iwi.” Mr Rau added that the tribe’s Claims and Environment Unit continued to work alongside MFish staff to “develop relationships and strategies that are not only positive for all the parties involved, but more importantly for the health and wellbeing of the river.”
Photo: Waikato-Tainui CEO Hemi Rau (left) signs with MFish CEO Wayne McNee.
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Shared aspirations to improve the health and wellbeing of the Waikato River, has given way to a new scholarship offered by Opus International Consultants Limited - the country’s largest multidisciplinary consultancy company - to help develop future engineers within the tribe. For Opus engineer and tribal member Jackie Colliar (Ngaati Mahuta, Taniwha Marae/Waahi Paa), the scholarship presents an opportunity to build tribal capacity while fostering the development of younger tribal members. The Opus/Waikato-Tainui Environmental Engineering Scholarship will be available for one student of Waikato-Tainui descent enrolled at University, studying an environmental degree or a closely related field over a four year period. Preference will be given to those studying for a Bachelor of Engineering at Auckland, Canterbury or Massey Universities focussing on natural resources engineering, civil engineering, environmental engineering, environmental technology or sustainable energy. “To me the most valuable part of the scholarship is the technical support and mentoring that the recipient will receive all the way through their studies. Opus employs many experts and one of our values is respect for and sharing of knowledge. This provides a real practical hands-on learning opportunity for young engineers in a safe and respectful environment. There are several opportunities to work with Waikato-Tainui and other iwi to forge intergenerational relationships that go well beyond the conventional commercial relationship,” says Jackie. Since graduating in 2003 from Canterbury University with a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Natural Resources Engineering, Jackie has worked as an environmental engineer for Opus and has been involved in a range of assignments with a particular focus on stormwater and wastewater based projects. She says she joined Opus as a graduate and has had the opportunity to be involved in really large and significant projects. “I get into all stages of the design and investigation process. Some of the things I love most about my job are that you are continuously learning new things and taking on new challenges, the variety of work, the people I work with, the communities and clients I work for, and the active and tangible role we get to play in society.” she said.
A member of several engineering bodies including the Association of Consulting Engineers NZ (ACENZ) and the Institute of Professional Engineers NZ (IPENZ), the successful recipient adds Jackie, will be exposed to “projects, large and small” and should expect to solidify and build on the knowledge learnt by contributing to solving real world engineering issues. “There are opportunities to work on exciting grass roots stuff here in the Waikato, through to big infrastructure projects in many locations in New Zealand - and even to work overseas in our UK, Canadian or Australian operations with support and guidance from some of the industries leaders.” Jackie is serving her second term on Te Kauhanganui as the rangatahi representative for Taniwha Marae and is currently involved in progressing Taniwha’s sustainable Marae development project. In the long term, she’d like others wanting to study engineering to do the same by investing their skills and expertise back into tribal initiatives. “I‘m passionate about nature and the environment. I think we all have a responsibility to minimise our impact on the planet – locally, regionally, nationally, and globally - which is one of the reasons I chose to pursue this career. I’m passionate about increasing the technical knowledge base at the Marae level. “I believe that the Opus/Waikato–Tainui scholarship is an excellent initiative to broaden our tribal knowledge base to compliment the other areas of expertise that already exist within the tribe.” TE HOOKIOI - HUNE/JUNE 2009
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TPM - the legacy and music lives on...
Photo: Pou Tapara and Inia ‘Boy’ Te Wiata, TPM Reunion 1985.
Inia Te Wiata or ‘Boy’ was 18 years old when he formally joined the band Te Pou O Mangataawhiri, though he says he hung around the practice room since his early teens. The legacy of ‘TPM’ was one his family and many others had carried for years before. The Waikato-Tainui master carver has played rhythm, bass and lead guitars for the TPM band for more than twenty years performing alongside his sisters Tuss, Sis, Teeny and older brother Bill. His first instrument was a vintage ‘Hofner’ guitar. “I inherited the Hofner from Sonny Tahapeehi but it was in a bad state so we bought a brand new Gibson SG which got stolen just two weeks later. Because we couldn’t get insurance for band gear at that time, we had to raise funds for another.” Boy says his mother Wakena Ivy Te Wiata was largely the reason he was involved with the band. That and to fundraise for Tuurangawaewae Marae. “Though she didn’t play an instrument as such, she was the driving force behind our commitment to the Kiingitanga and she made sure that we understood the kaupapa of the mahi - something I am pleased I can share with my own children.” Wakena made TPM’s wardrobe for over 20 years sewing different coloured shirts and cravats popular in the 50s and 60s. Today the famous TPM white coat with the Taniwha monogram has been replaced by a formal black bow tie, white shirt and black strides. 24
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Boy reflects fondly on those that toiled tirelessly behind the scenes. “These are the support people that helped to make the efforts of the band a success and over the years before my time, there were many. I remember the work of Rangitaua Tapara, again not a player or a vocalist but for many years she took the bookings, looked after the putea at the door, organised suppers at each venue, all the while juggling her commitments to the catering requirements at Tuurangawaewae Marae. When the drive for new band members was encouraged in 2006 and 2007, Boy’s youngest son Renata was already leading a music group at school and started playing bass guitar for TPM. Wiremu Tapara, son of former saxophonist Pou (Ching) Tapara, took hold of the drum sticks. For the last three months the band has been working with a master technician and producer to record a CD compilation ‘Te Pou o Mangataawhiri – Maumahara’. Funded by a Waikato-Tainui Maatauranga Toi grant, the compilation is the result of a succession plan devised by the band. Limited copies of the 14–track CD will be produced as a keepsake for those who have enjoyed decades of TPM music. “We are all descendants of TPM following in the footsteps of those who have gone before us. “Many of us are nearing retirement age and so as a commemoration and to also coincide with 150 years of Kiingitanga, we’ve just about finished a random collection of tunes from the1920’s to 1980’s. “With the assistance of producer Brad Morgan and WINTEC in Hamilton, we’ve spent over 60 hours in the studio recording and editing.” Boy says the experience has been a real eye opener, especially for the older ones. “On stage you only get one moment. In the studio, well on the first run through lets just say I didn’t think we sounded that bad!”
A revamped Waikato-Tainui logo has been officially unveiled, launching the tribe’s new-look branding and replacing the original Tainui logo. The use of the term Waikato-Tainui began in 1987 with the Raupatu Claim lodged in the Waitangi Tribunal, commonly known as the Wai 30 Claim. Leaders at that time were mindful that Tainui represented a confederation of the iwi Hauraki, Maniapoto, Raukawa and Waikato. Thus Waikato-Tainui defines a geographical rohe of 33 hapuu and 65 Marae. Since the 1995 settlement and throughout the Waikato River negotiations, the branding of WaikatoTainui is deemed to better reflect our position within Tainui waka, given that the other three iwi are now in negotiations over their own claims. The Waikato-Tainui brand: • Upholds the ideals of Kiingitanga; • Highlights our tribal signature by acknowledging our waka; • Differentiates Waikato iwi from within Tainui Waka; • Differentiates Waikato iwi from other Waikato brands within the region; • Recognises the independence and autonomy of other iwi within the waka; • Restores confidence group; and
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Graduate Programme Seeks New Applicants
Tainui Group Holdings Ltd (TGH) is looking for another two graduates to join the team with the aim of developing their knowledge, skills and work experience. The TGH Investment portfolio is made up of property development and investment, hotels, farming, forestry, 4.5% equity stake in Ryman Healthcare, finance and human resource, therefore it is expected that the graduates will have majored in one of the following subjects: • Property Services for example resource management or valuation • Accounting • Finance • Management • Other disciplines will be considered
Photo: TGH Graduate Programme recipient Hana Toroa.
The TGH Graduate Programme offers fixed term employment for two years. Each graduate will report to a manager who will provide guidance and support with regular two-way feedback on the graduates performance and progress. A senior manager will act as mentor offering guidance on career development. Training will be predominantly on-the-job conducted by various staff members, however where appropriate the graduate will be offered opportunities to attend external training and potential secondments with other stakeholders and advisors. The onus is on the graduate to take personal responsibility for their achievements within the programme and take advantage of this amazing opportunity. The TGH Graduate Programme started last year with Hana Toroa specialising in finance, and Jaroz Adams in property management and development. Hana Toroa “I completed a Business Management Degree majoring in Accounting at Waikato University in 2008. I chose this degree because I want to become a Chartered Accountant. It’s awesome securing a position with TGH as I get to see leading Maaori business people at work. Being able to build on my skills from Uni is rewarding, especially when I can do it in a Maaori environment which suits me. I’m extremely grateful for the opportunity I have to begin my career with TGH.”
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Photo: TGH Graduate Programme recipient Jaroz Adams.
Jaroz Adams
and networks with a premise to learn. With an attitude to thrive in a dynamic environment, and effect positive change either within the Tainui rohe or on a global scale, my journey aboard the TGH waka is an exciting one.”
“I subscribe to experiencing opportunities of an extraordinary kind so the TGH graduate programme exposes me to challenges, working projects,
If you would like to know more about the TGH Graduate Programme, contact Ritihia Hamiora on +64 7 834 4880.
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