Te Hookioi Issue 41 by Waikato-Tainui

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Photo credit: Dennis Oda (Honolulu Star-Advertiser - 2012)

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This piece of writing has been a difficult one for me to draft as I have had a lot happening and have done several things that made me change my mind three times while writing it. I looked at the last piece and I could have easily picked up on that and continue on with those themes but the things I have struggled with are important and I felt I needed to make them known. It’s hard when the people that I depend on are all busy and trying to make ends meet in their own lives so I thought I would start right there, “being busy” and “trying to make ends meet”. I had a heap of work happening at Tuurangawaewae Marae re-building fences, upgrading landscapes and gardens, getting carvings repaired and ready in time for Koroneihana, finishing the inside of Tuurongo House and preparing for a Haerenga to Hawaii on some important engagements that I committed to do 12 months ago. I feel so grateful for the workers at the Marae who came and helped me, it means so much to me and I can now begin planning for the next stretch of fence line along the front of the Marae toward Kimikimi. It is appropriate for me to acknowledge the work and contributions made by Sanna Thompson and the Aramiro Trust Board. I am referring to the Ponga, Kai and use of the Farm Equipment to bring out the Logs. I am again so grateful to you all and your beneficiaries, and if there is anything that I can do to reciprocate, please know that I will come to you without hesitation. To those who fed our workers, brought the Kai, served it and then cleaned up after their kai, you made it possible for these men and women to work and not have to be hungry or take kai out of their homes from their families. The speed and quality of work was a great thing and we can all stand back and take a look at this as we now prepare the Marae for Koroneihana 2012. Thank you.

I have had different people talk to me about the cost of putting on Koroneihana and that Te Arataura cut back the grant to the Koroneihana Committee and this is making things harder to do. I am unable to comment on this as the Tribe make their decisions and my input carries very little weight. I have had to cut back myself but I have also picked up in some areas of hosting. I am pleased and honoured to host King Tupou VI and his wife Queen Nanasipau’u of Tonga at this years Koroneihana. While attending the Funeral of the Late King George Tupou V, I felt overwhelmed with sorrow and pride all at the same time. This small nation of devoted people who the World are told by the media in articles I have read, are an unhappy & trodden people who have been robbed and are over-ruled by a selfish Royal Family. This is why I felt the sorrow as it came when they were mourning the loss of their King. This sorrowful feeling was however taken over by the pride I felt for a people who remained devoted to their leaders, their culture, their rituals and their Country. It is a huge shame that the media have such a narrow scope and cover only sensational comments that are made. I was privileged enough to know King Siaosi, he was my friend, and with all of his style and ways, he had a heart of gold and knew right from wrong. He had in my mind made the hard decisions and continued to proudly promote his Country and people around the world. To those of you who feared the closeness of the relationship between the Kiingitanga and the Kingdom of Tonga, I want you to know that just thinking like that has caused more

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damage to the Kiingitanga than any relationship it has currently and will have into the future. You must not fear what you don’t know. During Koroneihana I will introduce the Royal Couple to the Motu and they will even visit some of the tribes as Guests. I have asked some of my Patronages to host them and to give the couple a snapshot of what they do for our communities and people. Show them what we do and how we do it. Help them to bring new things and ideas to their people, as I am always shown what we as Maaori do here in Aotearoa for our people, who in some areas, are just as poor and have just as many needs as some of those in the Islands. To those of you who have stood up and offered to host the Royal Couple, thank you from me personally, it means a lot and as this new King and I are the same age and share similar thinking about our two dynasties and Monarchy’s, you need not fear them, you just conduct yourselves within the tikanga that we know and love and you will be fine. The Koroneihana sparks something in me, which has a twofold affect. I worry and I also rejoice as it stirs up feelings of celebration, whakawhaanaungatanga, Waikatotanga, and Kiingitanga. It makes me think about the past events and what we done, how we done it, the things people got up to, the fun, the hard work and even the pain. Share this with me and talk about it among you so you all know that you are not alone in your thoughts and feelings and that while some of you might think that I sit in my close door surroundings sheltered from all of that, spare a thought for the work that has happened and continues to happen long before and after Koroneihana, where I am alone. I don’t need an audience to show that I work and give. I don’t stop as well, and I too have the added responsibility of providing for my family and obligations. I sometimes don’t know how to make ends meet, I also suffer indignities of having to ask for help, and then to take help from those with lesser means, but worse still, I then have piled on me, the criticism of acting like another selfish Royal. E Kare ma, I am long weary of this attitude to me and the personal attacks. It has taken its toll and I am afraid that it is beginning to show on me. Koroneihana is your time to have your say. Its your time and place to tell me and the Chiefs of the Motu who put me in the Throne, that I am not fit to be the Head of the Kiingitanga. Stand up and be counted but more importantly, stand up in front, don’t hide as I can take your criticisms and I don’t need to answer you or ridicule you, as I don’t have a problem with people who speak their minds. On my Kawenata, people from around the Country 4

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and even Waikato Tainui, signed their names committing to my ascension to the Te Wherowhero Throne 6 years ago. Some of those people have since become my biggest critics and knockers. Koroneihana is for all people, so say it there. Tuurangawaewae Marae is not a closed bastion of power ruled by a few, it is for the people who support and uphold the Kiingitanga and the Leaders of the Kiingitanga. It is the Kaupapa that defines the future and the strength of the movement. This is how I as the leader of the movement functions and how I exist. It is the kaupapa and those of you who assign to the pureness of the kaupapa make the future possible. I have a profound belief in this following topic as I believe it will on its own, deliver for Maaori and Aotearoa, the single biggest shift in our lives and our position in our Country. The review of New Zealand’s Constitution is so important that I wrote about it in an article in this booklet two years ago when the Government announced that it would agree to conduct a review. My understanding of the current situation and the future has confirmed a lot of things for me and I am disappointed that the Kiingitanga was not consulted or included in the people or line up of people who are on the Commission or review panel. Back in our history when the Government and Governor General ordered that King Taawhiao be exiled from the Waikato and he found refuge in Maniapoto, the wheels of the Kiingitanga were put in motion then to begin a process of bringing a deposed King and his people out of exile. Those wheels still turn 150 years or so later, This action by the Governor was never recognized by Maaori as a legitimate move by the Government of the day back then. The Settlements for me did not adequately resolve that act and I signal that today. The process, the ritual, the consultation, the Rangatira, the thought, the effort and the grace in which the establishment of the Kiingitanga was achieved, required that the exile of King Taawhiao should have been remedied. Her Majesty the Queens Diamond Jubilee represents 60 years of her reign over us and in her time, and her Successive Governments have resolved only Raupatu. I want to see and to know that 60 peaceful years of the Windsor Reign over Aotearoa has at least remembered one important thing that mattered to the Kiingitanga other than settlements, and that is this dynasty. I have no appetite for confrontation or public demonstrations. I do not wish to make Treaty Claims on this matter as this is my personal obligation to those Rangatira and people who put me in this throne. I am determined to see that the eight (8) previous audiences by my Tuupuna with Queen Elizabeth ll and her Tuupuna Queen Victoria are

continued in the spirit in which it must, and that the organizers of the Jubilee Celebrations in November 2012 do not snub us in this important celebration.

in those conflicts and she being the Head of the most powerful Monarchy in the World, has demonstrated the biggest lesson in humility.

I have asked through a formal invitation and letter to both the Governor General Sir Jerry Mateparae and Her Majesty the Queens Government here in Aotearoa that they allow HRH Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall to come to Tuurangawaewae Marae in November this year. I would as always, treat them as our Guests to celebrate and acknowledge the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth ll. I have further instructed that the same letter and invitation be written and delivered to HRH Prince Charles at Highgrove House London. One other demonstration of my resolve to have the Prince of Wales come to Tuurangawaewae for this event, was me joining with the Mayors of the Waikato District Council, the Waipa District Council, the Hamilton City Council and the Chairman of the Waikato Regional Council to send a joint letter to the Government explaining how we all wish to host this event in November. I have taken a regional view of where Tuurangawaewae is as the Host Marae and included the Councils making this a regional effort. I have also taken a national perspective in regard to what and who the Kiingitanga is and how I can have a gathering of Rangatira from around the Motu and our people present at this event. So I have acted, today as I write this piece, I wait for the replies. I wait for the Prime Minister to respond if he or a senior member of his cabinet will attend Koroneihana, I wait for a favourable response from the Committee set up by Cabinet to organize the Jubilee, I wait and I will continue to wait and prepare for this event.

It is my belief that this Union of Great Britain, Scotland and Northern Island will remain long into the future. This United Kingdom will survive its past and continue to serve its people and interests in a way that suits each one of them. Just as importantly, Her Majesty will remain the Queen of Great Britain, Northern Ireland and Scotland without question. Her successors will bring about some change in their times as it is destined that people will eventually rule themselves. Having the Monarchy working for the Kingdom and Commonwealth is a good thing and providing the brightness of their Majesty for all people to aspire to and look to when in hard times and trouble, can only be another good thing.

I have commissioned one of the most important gifts I have ever commissioned, for Her Majesty recognizing her 60 Years of her peaceful reign here. The Gift by its pure nature, also gives credence to the Te Wherowhero Dynasty and it will help to reconcile this single most important issue for me, if I can deliver this Tohu to Her Majesty’s representative and our Next Head of State on Tuurangawaewae. It will send great signals to the people and to the world. Our region here in the Waikato and our tribes around Aotearoa will all be part of this great occasion. I have watched and listened with interest, the events unfolding around the World that have impact here in Aotearoa. These events centre on Her Majesty’s Jubilee and how she has reengineered the Monarchy in the UK. After so many centuries of unrest, fighting and war, she went to Northern Ireland for a visit very recently. What a shift in thinking and how profound that is for a person who has suffered personal family loses

It is however equally important that other cultures and traditions are not suppressed or trodden on so another can shine. The review of New Zealand’s Constitution is so important in this respect. All Constitutions are potentially dangerous as one document can never get everything embodied in it or will never please everyone. In my thinking the document should feature the uniqueness of our Culture, its place in the Society in which that Culture lives, it should provide guidance for the people who relate and link to that Culture and show the benefits and opportunities for all who uphold it. Live by it and celebrate it. Maaori have been a compliant citizen within Aotearoa. We have debated, argued and negotiated with successive Governments. We continue to do this and will into the future on issues that we are passionate about and feel that we too should benefit from. I support my whaanaunga around the Motu in their quest for Settlement and Compensation. I will stand by those who seek my support to go to the Halls of Government and I will embrace those of you who need refuge within the Kiingitanga. I intend to progress my succession plans and build the Kiingitanga far beyond what you see today. I have plans to ensure this Dynasty & Monarchy enshrines the names and tribes of those Rangatira who established the Kiingitanga back in the 1800’s. I will take the Kaupapa Global and share it with every person who so wishes to engage. I will equally guard and protect it from harm or criticism. I know my purpose and I am committed to it.

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AAHUATANGA - FEATURES 02 | Office of the Maaori King 10 | Te Ahurei Rangatahi - Celebrate Youth Week 12 | TriMaaori Festival - is for the whaanau 14 | Hopuhopu Junior Rugby Ten-a-side Tournament

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He honore, he kororia, he maungarongo ki te whenua He whakaaro pai ki ngaa tangata katoa Matariki – the Maaori New Year - is upon us. It is a time to reflect, to celebrate, to look forward and a time for action. Since my last update, I have been out visiting a number of our marae - Poihaakena, Puukaki, Paarawera, Rukumoana, Waahi and Te Awamaarahi. We have been sharing information about our organization’s plans for the year. Marae clusters, whaanau ora, river initiatives, jobs and training have featured in our presentation. It was great to receive feedback from our people and while much of it was positive, we know that expectations are high. Many thanks to those who were able to come along, listen and give us direction. Relationships continue to be strengthened and during May, I signed off two Memoranda of Understanding with WINTEC and Careers NZ. Both of these agreements focus on supporting tribal members to get a job. You can read more about the Careers NZ agreement later in Te Hookioi. In June, Tainui Group Holdings Limited held its annual stakeholder event and released its results for the year. It was another great year for our commercial arm. The evening also marked the retirement of Chairman John Spencer and Koro Wetere. I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the contribution they have both made over the past decade. Kaa nui ra te mihi atu ki a korua. Finally, the Waikato-Tainui Mighty River Power TriMaaori Festival is only three months away. I hope to see as many of you there and most importantly, giving the tinana events a go. Before then, we have the Koroneihana to look forward too. Ngaa manaakitanga Parekawhia McLean

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On a sunny Waikato morning a small group of people gathered under the gaze of Taupiri Maunga to mark the formal opening of the Taupiri roundabout. Tahi Rangiawha from the Claims & Environment Group, kaumaatua, members of Taupiri Marae, NZ Transport Agency personnel, Waikato National party MP Lindsay Tisch, Mayor Alan Sanson and others were present. While motorists cannot fail to see the distinctively WaikatoTainui inspired motifs on the roundabouts, the speeches told the story behind how they got there. And that story shows how the tribe’s ability to open doors at the highest levels leads to the opening of other doors far away from Wellington. Joe Barton from Taupiri Marae said that the Marae had been grateful for the support of Tahi Rangiawha from Waikato-Tainui Te Kauhanganui Inc’s Claims & Environment Group, who have been a key partner in all aspects of the Waikato Expressway project. Tahi had urged the NZ Transport Agency to consult with Taupiri Marae on the roundabout section of the Taupiri Link that runs through their rohe. “The Marae Committee had a bit of chuckle when the Transit fullas turned up with an early roundabout design that featured the ‘yin-yang’ Chinese symbol,” said Joe Barton. “Well, we couldn’t quite see the relevance of that to be honest, so we asked TK George to come up with more appropriate and

relevant designs that reflected Waikato-Tainui and Taupiri Marae, which were accepted. “The same went with the extensive plantings around the roundabouts and approaches. Our people wanted native plants to be featured, but we also wanted some fruit trees planted where they could be safely accessible to the kids. “It was something that our older people suggested because they remembered the days when there were always fruit trees that they could pick fruit from on their way to and from school.” NZ Transport Agency Waikato Expressway Principal Project Manager Richard Young says the Taupiri Link project was an example of what can be achieved when the Agency works closely with the local community to achieve a beneficial outcome for everyone. “The most humbling part of this project has been the active involvement by Waikato-Tainui in working with us to find practical and cost-effective design solutions for the landscaping, Mr Young said. “The result is stunning in the form of the motifs that adorn the roundabouts and the unique planting which features Koru patterns using native plants which will become more dominant as the plants grow.” The raised roundabouts, a key feature of the Taupiri Link design, are the only ones of their kind in New Zealand and feature the latest in traffic safety design, which is why drivers cannot see over the top of them. The high profile of the roundabouts mean drivers must look ‘around the corner’ to check for traffic before entering the roundabout. “We are now enjoying the benefits of working so closely with Waikato-Tainui as we begin to receive feedback that what has been achieved here has exceeded the expectations of those that live and travel through Taupiri,” said Mr Young. At strategic points on the footpaths around the roundabouts there are plaques set into stone, explaining key features and giving a bit of local history.

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Te Ahurei a Rangatahi’s ‘Aerosoul 2012’ graffiti art event held in Kirikiriroa as part of Youth Week was a lot of fun and there was some great art on show, but there was a serious side too. “LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST” was our message for the masses, and it was 100% about encouraging rangatahi to go hard and aim for positiveness throughout their lives every day! The kaupapa was about raising awareness of sexual health issues and promoting the many positives of Hip-Hop culture through the medium of Graffiti art,” said Hamiora de Thierry (Waikare Marae), Rangatahi Health Promoter for Te Ahurei a Rangatahi. “There are a lot of negative perceptions surrounding Hip-Hop, largely uninformed and biased, but this is what young people are listening to, and it is whats connecting us to each other.” Hamiora was stoked at how well the event went. “The Live Graffiti Production for the people was Dope! There was our Graffiti Art/ Street Art Canvas Exhibition in our studio for the public to come and check out, embrace and acknowledge the local talent and artistic expressions,” said Hamiora. “Friday night’s theme was Positive Graffiti and Youth Expression. We had big lighting towers to brighten up the place, DJ SMV on the wheels of steel setting the vibe, MC Jordaan letting every know what was happening, Radio Tainui were in the house broadcasting live to all our Whaanau in Waikato.” The highlight of the night was “The Graff-Off” between 4 Graffiti crews from Waikato. Crews were given a kaupapa around Sexual Health for the Graff-Off five minutes before we kicked it off – ‘TIAKINA TO WHANAU – LOOKING AFTER YOUR FAMILY’. They had 25mins, limited paint and limited space to come up with a piece that expressed the kaupapa! “This was more than just promoting Sexual Health to our whaanau and community, this was Rangatahi putting their skills to the test, live, and settling their differences to better themselves and the community – it was something new and exciting for everyone.” Te Ahurei a Rangatahi was set up in 1997 as a youth health promotion and education organisation. Located on the corner of Bryce and Barton streets in Hamilton they deliver a range of positive programmes and information aimed at supporting rangatahi. Bryan Perry is the owner of the wall now featuring some awesome street art by Graffiti artists Letari and Dallas. “I want to thank everyone who played a part, supported, attended and enjoyed Aerosoul 2012!!!”

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Want to learn how to write your own will, hear about financial literacy, talk to a personal trainer, have your heart checked, go for a swim in the Waikato River, eat some healthy kai, and cheer your cousins on in a 5km run event, and win a spot prize just for attending? A celebration of healthy Maaori individuals and whaanau is planned for 27 October 2012 at Lake Karaapiro where you can do all these things in a morning. The TriMaaori Festival 2012 (www.trimaori.co.nz) celebrates hauora by having events for everyone in the whaanau including business and kai stalls, exhibitions, seminars, kids’ activities, run/walk events and a triathlon. The Festival is all about reaching and connecting with whaanau – especially in Waikato-Tainui, Raukawa, Hauraki and Maniapoto and surrounding rohe like Rotorua, Tamaki-maakau-rau and Taupoo – through having health based kaupapa. Already people from Australia, Kaitaia and the Kaahui Maunga / Whanganui have registered. Closer to home, the word is spreading across WaikatoTainui marae and communities that the festival is one way to celebrate our connection to the Waikato awa, whenua, and whaanau. Event organiser Ariana Potaka explains the Festival concept was to create a kaupapa that equally involves participants entering into the physical events and their friends, co-workers, spouses, children and parents. Using some of the awesome tauira that the Tainui Games has showcased over the past five years, TriMaaori is trying to extend the whaanau ora framework to having a big day with lots of different health kaupapa to choose from. There is expected to be thousands of dollars worth of spot prizes and fun for people participating. Whilst the Festival involves physical events – it is also for people who just want to just come along and find out more about holistic health options. The Waikato-Tainui Mighty River Power Partnership Committee is the naming sponsor for the event and has come on board with financial and non-financial support. The Poutama Business Centre will include a number of up and coming Maaori businesses, and the kai promises to be good for the tinana and hinengaro. Health providers from the Koiora collective will be there with practical advice. If you are thinking about registering for a run/walk or triathlon event, or becoming a stallholder, check out the Festival website as soon as you can at www.trimaori.co.nz. Coming to the Festival is free, and the costs for entering are Triathlon ($120 team, $80 individual), 10k run/walk ($20), 5k run/walk ($10), 2k Oma Raapeti for kaumatua and mokopua (free), stalls ($50-200 depending on size). Aerial photo of the Lake Karapiro venue 12

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Some of the activities on offer include: Physical/Tinana Events Including the Olympic distance triathlon (1.5km swim / 40km bike / 10km run), or 10km run/walk, or 5km run/walk. We’ll also be holding a 2km run/walk for tamariki and/or kaumaatua (youth and elders). Seminars/Workshops These are our practical advice seminars/workshops, e.g. writing your own will. Health and Wellbeing You can have a quick health check or treat yourself to some beauty therapy. Healthy Kai/Food There will be healthy kai stalls for you to try out as well as a workshop that will focus on healthy and delicious (and affordable) kai options. Music and Dance It wouldn’t be a festival without a little waiata and kanikani! We intend holding a mass zumba too. Tamariki Activities To keep our babies entertained, they’ll be able to enjoy facepainting, bouncy castles and other fun activities on the day in the Kookonga Tamariki. Culture and Kaumaatua Throughout the festival we will be celebrating tikanga Maaori and kaumaatua.

Be in to win a $100 gift card from The Base by correctly answering two simple questions and registering for an event at the TriMaaori Festival 2012. Questions: Who is the Maaori who has won the (Hawaii) World Ironman Championship twice and what is his iwi/tribe? To win this prize you must send both the answers to the questions prior to 30 July 2012, and your registration confirmation order number to trimaori@gmail.com. The winner will be randomly drawn from all correct answers. There is only one gift card available as a prize, the race organisers have full discretion to confirm who the winner of the prize is, and no correspondence will be entered into. The winner will be announced on the www. trimaori.co.nz website on or before 1 August 2012.

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Story by Bevan Irving , Chairman - Waikato Central Junior Rugby Board.

The Annual Waikato Central Junior Rugby Ten-a-side Tournament was held at Hopuhopu on Sunday 20 May. Over 130 teams with players participating ranging from 4 to 13 years old. This tournament is the biggest rugby event in Waikato and possibly New Zealand. With thousands and thousands of rugby enthusiasts (players, families, supporters and spectators) gathering at the infamous Hopuhopu Sports Park at Waikato-Tainui’s tribal headquarters in Hopuhopu. The crisp winter weather was perfect for rugby. With 17 rugby field’s setup, at any one time there was up to 34 teams battling it out on the field. Ensuring there was plenty of action to keep families, friends and supporters entertained all day long. Of course there were a few inevitable injuries, lost children and some entertaining sideline commentary, which always makes the tournament more interesting. Yet with any tournament there will always be winners and losers, regardless of the outcome everyone enjoys the annual tournament at Hopuhopu. A big thank you for the collective efforts of all club delegates and board members, who work hard every year to ensure the annual tournament is a huge success. Which gets bigger and bigger every year, well done! Although it is only July we are already planning for the 2013 tournament, and we welcome any ideas, funding or sponsorship which could make the tournament even bigger and better. We the Waikato Central Junior Rugby would like to thank the following organisations and people: • Waikato-Tainui for the use of the Hopuhopu Sports Park, assistance, • Referees and touch judges - a great job and so appreciated, event!

• St John’s Ambulance for their valuable • Club delegates and board members - a great

Photos by Renee Renata

Lastly and most importantly to the players, families and supporters, who make this all worth while, thank you! For more information and results from the Ten-a-Side tournament please visit our website: www.wcjr.org.nz

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The College is continuing to build its academic and research programmes, drawing strength from the tongi of Kiingi Taawhiao: “Maaku ano e hanga i tooku nei whare, ko ngaa poupou o roto, he Maahoe, he Patatee he Hiinau.” Within this issue of Te Hookioi, we are profiling the Te Waananga-o-Raukawa Taahuhu Maatauranga Maaori programme, introducing a new addition to the College team and detailing some of the diverse activities we have engaged in over the last few months. Taahuhu Maatauranga Maaori Programme E whakahaerengia ana e Te Waananga-o-Raukawa teenei tohu maatauranga hei taumata whai i te maatauranga, otiraa, kia taea e ngaa tauira te aata rangahau i ngaa aahuatanga o teenei taonga. E takea ana teenei whaainga i te wawata nui o Te Waananga-o-Raukawa:

Maatauranga: he aha te maatauranga ki taa ngaa tikanga Maaori e whakamaarama ai?

kia rangatira te tuu a Te Waananga-o-Raukawa hei whare ako, whakatupu hoki i te maatauranga

Hei tauira ake i ngaa koorero, e whai ake nei teetehi tuhinga moo te Maatauranga, i oti i a Matehaere Clarke te tuhi.

Noo reira, ko te whaainga nui o teenei tohu, kia tupu, kia rangatira taa taatou waananga, taa taatou kawe i te maatauranga. Hua atu, kia rangatira hoki taa taatou whakaahua i te waananga nei ki te reo Maaori.

He aha te maatauranga Maaori?

Ko taa maatou whakatau, tukuna atu te maatauranga i poipoia e ngaa tuupuna hei tuurangawaewae, hei whare e taea ai te whakawhaanau maarire i te maatauranga hou. Noo reira, koiraa te whakaaro nui i te tohu maatauranga nei, araa, tukuna te maatauranga o mua kia moea ngaa aahuatanga o eenei raa kia tupu tonu ai te maatauranga. Kaua e waiho kia memeha, kia koohatu, kia ngaro noa iho, engari, whakatupungia te raakau nei kia ora tonu ai. E toru ngaa akoranga nui o te tohu nei: 1. Ngaa Akoranga o te Maatauranga 2. Ngaa Tikanga o te Waananga 3. Ngaa Tikanga o te Reo Maaori Noo Tainui waka te nuinga o te roopuu tuatahi kua uru mai ki teenei tohu engari araa hoki ngeetehi o Tauranga Moana, o Tuuhoe, o Te Tairaawhiti. Kei ia marama ngaa waananga e whakahaerengia ana, aa, ko te maatauranga toona kaupapa nui. Noo reira ko te kaupapa o te noho tuatahi i oti raa i te marama o Poutuu-te-rangi, ko te MAATAURANGA. E rua ngaa urupounamu i whiriwhiria: 16

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Aaronga: he peewhea te aahua o te Ao ki taa te maatauranga Maaori e whakamaarama ai?

Koia pea teetehi o ngaa tino kaupapa e whaaia nuitia ana e te Ao Maaori. Ko ngaa maatauranga Maaori mai kaaore noo nanahi nei engari ia, i te whaanautanga mai o te tangata ka too ki roto i a ia eetehi o eenei maatauranga Maaori nei. Ki te koorerotia te Maatauranga Maaori, kei te koorerotia te momo maatauranga ahakoa kei whea teeraa momo maatauranga e pupurutia ana. Ko eenei maatauranga Maaori ko taa te tangata i pupuru ai, e maarama ai tana titiro, tana noho ki te ao araa, taa Te Ahukaramuu i kii raa, ‘Maa te maatauranga o te tangata e maarama ai teetahi mea’. Kei konei anoo hoki ngaa tohu e tohutohu ana i a taatou te pito tangata hei aarahi i a taatou i te ao hurihuri. Kei oo taatou wharenui tonu teetehi tauira e whakaahua ana i eenei maatauranga Maaori. Ko te tuanui o te whare, he taawharau i ngaa mea katoa kei raro i a ia e noho ana. He peenei ki te noho a te taiao ki raro i te uma o Ranginui. Kei toona angituu ko Papatuaanuku, ko te papa raanei o te whare e hora nei hei tuaapapa, hei papa takahanga moo te hunga ora. Ka tae noa mai ki ngaa poupou o te whare koia e tohu nei i a Taane e whakawehe nei i oona maatua. Noo reira, anei eetehi maatauranga Maaori e whakaahua ana i te ao e maarama ai te tangata ki taua ao.

I konei ka whaawhaaria ngaa taonga i whakatookia e oo taatou maatua tuupuna ki roto i a taatou hei waananga, hei wherawhera maa taatou e hua ai ngaa kaupapa me ngaa tikanga e whai nei taatou i eenei raa. Ko te maatauranga Maaori ko toona rite ko te puna wai e kore nei e mimiti i te huhua o ngaa wheako e pupurutia tonutia nei e te hunga noona ngaa maatauranga Maaori nei. Ka tupu he whakaaro, ka tuituia ki ngaa maatauranga e pupurutia keetia ana e te tangata, taro rawa ake kua puta he whakaaro hou i runga anoo i taa te tangata titiro ki te ao i taua waa. Ka peeneitia ana kua titi, kua uu, kua mau eenei maatauranga, aa, naa wai, naa wai ka noho taua tangata hei kaipupuru, hei paataka o taua maatauranga raa. Ko oona kaiwhakaora kei ngaa uri whakatupu, kei te aahua tonu o te pupuru a te tangata i aua maatauranga raa toona oranga tonutanga. Noo reira, ki te maarama taatou ki ngaa maatauranga Maaori ka whaangaia ki a taatou, ka ora eenei maatauranga. Heoi raa, me whai take, me whai maaramatanga aua maatauranga ki ngaa uri whakatupu kia waatea mai ai taua hunga raa ki te waihanga i oona anoo maatauranga hou. Ka heke ana ki teetehi anoo reanga, kua utaina e ia oona maatauranga ki runga i ngaa maatauranga tawhito. Ka heke anoo ana ki teetehi reanga, kua utaina e teenaa oona maatauranga hou ki ngaa maatauranga tawhito. Ka mutu, he whakamaarama e tukuna ana e teetehi whakatupuranga ki tetehi whakatupuranga. Inaa te oranga o te maatauranga Maaori. Kia mahara taatou ki te whaangai tonu i eenei maatauranga Maaori ki ngaa uri, kia kaua e mimiti te puna maatauranga Maaori nei. Maa ngaa maatua, maa ngaa tuupuna te maatauranga hei whiriwhiri, hei poipoi i oo raatou waa, kia pai ai te whaangai ki ngaa tamariki. He aha i Maaori ai te maatauranga? Kei te aaronga o te tangata me ngaa taonga e pupuru nei ia te whakatauanga he aha nei te momo maatauranga o taua tangata. Me he maatauranga Maaori, ka puurangiaho te Maaori o taua maatauranga. Me he maatauranga Inia ka taarake te kite atu i te Inia o aua maatauranga. Noo konei te whakaaro, kei teenaa me teenaa iwi aana anoo taonga, toona anoo aaronga ki te ao i runga anoo i ngaa maatauranga i whaangaia e ngaa maatua tuupuna ki a raatou. Ko aua maatauranga raa i whaangaia ki a raatou, aa, ka mutu he waihanga maatauranga hou taa te tangata e puta ai ngaa maatauranga kei toona paataka. Tee taea e te tangata Inia te kii he Maaori oona matauranga mehemea kaaore ia i whaangaia ki aua momo maatauranga Maaori. Tee taea e te tangata Maaori te kii he Maaori oona maatauranga mehemea ia i tupu ake, i whaangaia ki ngaa maatauranga o iwi, o ahurea kee. Engari te tangata Maaori he aaronga Maaori toona, he paataka toona e kikii ana i te taonga Maaori, aa, kua whaangaia ki ngaa maatauranga o onamata peenei nei ki too taatou reo, ki te karanga, ki te whakapapa, ki te karakia, ki te mooteatea ka nui teenaa, Back row: Shane Te Ruki, Mark Nicholas snr, Mark Nicholas jnr, Tamati Nicholas. 4th row: Mahara Nicholas, Tahi o Hurae Rangiaawha, Charles Tumai, Pakake Winiata. 3rd row: Stacye Keelan, Aniwa Nicholas. 2nd row: Whatanui Winiata, Raymond Kumar, Hoturoa Barclay-Kerr (kaiwhakaako), Hans Tiakiwai, Matehaere Clarke. Front row: Hawaiki Te Ruki, Hinureina Mangan, Te Puawaitanga o Ngaatini Roimata Nicholas.

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he tirohanga Maaori eenei e Maaori ai taua maatauranga. Ko te tangata pupuru i te maatauranga Maaori me taana tirohanga ki te ao, ka whai maaramatanga ia e Maaori ai taua maatauranga. MBA Programme

Pakake Winiata – Pou Akoranga

The uniqueness of the Waikato MBA programme delivered at the College is the living and learning environment and the opportunity to listen to guest speakers deliver a range of lectures pertaining to Maaori/ indigenous business. In recent months, our cohorts have had the opportunity to listen to Louisa Wall (Waikato and Tuuwharetoa), Labour MP for Manurewa share her experiences of working in teams within the sporting, politics and health contexts. Daphne Luke (Ngaati Kahungunu and Rongomaiwahine) outlined the powerful economic position Maaori are currently experiencing within the national and international business scene, while Shelley Campbell – CEO of Sir Peter Blake Trust – outlined the work she has been involved in with rangatahi at the Trust, as well as her insights on leadership from her work experience and travels around the world. Current chief negotiator for Tuuhoe, Tamati Kruger, gave an interesting perspective on the current asset sales debate, drawing on the experiences of Maaui and Mahuika to challenge our thinking around monopolies, resources and notions of collective ownership. In recent weeks, the MBA cohorts have also heard from Wayne Panapa –Manager Financial Planning & Analysis, Te Waananga o Aotearoa and Adrian Orr – CEO of NZ Superfund.

Louisa Wall – Labour MP

Guest speakers of this calibre bring depth and diversity to the programme, ensuring the programme meets the needs of our participants as well as challenging our thinking about leadership in business, post-settlement and development arenas. Te Toi Tupu In April the College welcomed one of our own, Te Atarua Hibbs (nee Williams), to the role of Maaori Achievement Coordinator. Te Atarua was born and raised in Ngaaruawaahia by her mother’s family, Te Atarua Williams (nee Herangi); and has strong links to Ngaati Pukenga through her father Edwin Rakuera Williams.

Tamati Kruger – Chief Negotiator, Tuuhoe

Shelley Campbell – CEO, Sir Peter Blake Trust

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The Maaori Achievement Coordinator role was created by Te Toi Tupu to provide focus on Maaori student achievement across the range of professional learning and development contracts it has been awarded by the Ministry of Education for 2012/2013. Te Toi Tupu is a collective of five educational organisations including the College, the University of Waikato, Core Education Ltd, Cognition Ltd and the New Zealand Council for Educational Research. Te Toi Tupu was awarded 23 professional learning and development contracts across the country, ten of which are to be delivered in Maaori-medium education settings. The contracts span maths, paangarau, te reo Maaori, science, NCEA, gifted and talented and leadership areas. The College manages two of these contracts and is part of the delivery team in one other. Te Atarua believes Te Toi Tupu provides an opportunity for educators and whaanau/iwi/Maaori communities to come together to achieve excellence through unity for our tamariki, mokopuna. “Maaori students identified below / well below their learning potential aren’t the first consideration in enough education strategy and policy development activities, programme design and implementation plans; and monitoring and evaluation research so it’s my goal to make sure that these students

needs are a priority and the education needs of all Maaori students’ are appropriately highlighted and effectively embedded into and across the structures, systems and values of Te Toi Tupu”. Te Atarua’s focus is to ensure all Te Toi Tupu contracts are working to address the needs of Maaori students. TE TAARERE AA TAAWHAKI SEMINAR SERIES On 12 July we will be holding the first of four College seminar series. Tribal scholarship recipients have noted that there are few opportunities to share the work they are doing with the tribe, so these seminars have been created to enable this to happen. The seminars have been aligned to four of the strategic goals of Whakatupuranga 2050: Kiingitanga, Tribal Identity and Integrity, Tribal Success and Tribal Social and Economic Wellbeing. The dates for the upcoming seminars are as follows. Date Kaupapa 12 July 30 August 20 September 15 November

Kiingitanga - Whaia ko te mana motuhake Tribal Identity and Integrity - Waikato Taniwharau Tribal Success - Ki te moemoeaa taatou ka taea e taatou Social and Economic Wellbeing - Kia niwha te ngaakau ki te whakauu, ki te atawhai i te iwi

The seminars are open to tribal members and the general public and will run from 6.30pm – 9.00pm. Details regarding presenters will be posted on the College website, but we also encourage students at the Masters and PhD levels who have received scholarship funding from the tribe to contact us if you would like to know more about the seminar programme. If you are not already registered as a Waikato-Tainui alumnus (past scholarship recipient), please register on our website. Kiingitanga Day The annual Kiingitanga day took place on 16 May at the University of Waikato. It was an occasion that delivered an array of presentations and performances to celebrate the significance of Kiingitanga. The College’s Academic Director, Sarah-Jane Tiakiwai, delivered a presentation at the Waikato Management School. There were a diverse range of presentations including rangatahi and ruruhi perspectives on Kiingitanga, and updates on tribal investment and developments including the Ruakura Inland Port.

For more information on any of the kaupapa mentioned in our College update, please feel free to contact us here at the College, Phone: 07 824 5430. Email: info@waikatotainui.ac.nz or via our online enquiry form on our website: www.waikatotainui.ac.nz

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The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding at Hopuhopu with Careers NZ formalises work that has been taking place for some time between Waikato-Tainui and Careers NZ, and represents another step in our mission to ‘build our own whare’, as expressed in Whakatupuranga 2050. “Our rangatahi, and their contribution to the future of this tribe, are vital if we are to achieve that vision,” said Waikato-Tainui Chief Executive Officer, Parekawhia McLean. Nearly a quarter of Waikato-Tainui tribal members are aged between 15 and 24.

“Our experience is that that while some rangatahi have the skills and training required for jobs, they need help developing CVs and preparing for interviews. Other rangatahi aren’t sure about how to develop a career plan, and still others are struggling to identify what sort of jobs they want. Parents also want to know how they could help their children identify and plan future career pathways,’ said Parekawhia. “This Memorandum allows the tribe to access services to address these issues.” Careers New Zealand Chief Executive, Dr Graeme Benny noted at the signing that “it is not so much the signing of the MOU that is important, but the improvements in career development for young Waikato-Tainui people that will result from it.”

“Careers NZ is committed to making a positive difference by creating partnerships with organisations like Waikato-Tainui to positively influence the career decisions of your young people,” said Dr Benny.

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A multi-talented bi-lingual writer and performer from Whaingaroa (Waikato and Nga Puhi descent) was named the 2011 ‘Tau Mai e Kapiti’ Writer in Residence. Antonio is also well-known as an actor on stage and screen, most recently as the gladiator ‘Barca’ in the US television series ‘Spartacus: Blood and Sand’. He is also a co-presenter on the Maaori Television series ‘Kiwi Maara’, a show which aims to revitalise Maaori gardening practices. As an emerging writer, Antonio has been composing and performing poems, stories and waiata at events throughout the Aotearoa. He is one of a number of poets and writers invited to participate in the 2011 Oceania Exhibition at Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand. Antonio is the fourth Kapiti writer in residence and went to the island for a two month stay. This judging panel describe him as having a diverse range of writing skills and experience across different media...

“His strengths include fluency in the Maaori language and appeal to audiences of all ages. He has energy and versatility both as a writer and a performer - a combination that is not easy to achieve.” Mei Hill - judging panel member

The judges commented that they were impressed with Antonio’s motivation during the residency - to “listen to the island”. He expects to complete projects in hand and extend current material, including a series of stories for children featuring two adventurous characters, Pango and Puki.

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This year marks a special year for Waikato born and bred Leon Wharekura. Apart from releasing his second album chameLEON, currently achieving NZ Chart success for the last four weeks since its release, this year marks his 25th year as a professional musician and at 42 years, he is still hungry to perform in front of an audience with a LIVE band. “There’s no place I’d rather be than on stage having a good old feed of creative musicianship, it’s my go-to zone” say Leon. “It’s like being spiritually connected to God. God was never far from Leon’s upbringing. Raised in the Huntly LDS church and around Waahi Pa and Te Kauri Marae, there was always prayer and singing, two traits he attributes back to his parents and his childhood. “I think it was around the age of five that mum noticed I was always singing and even harmonizing to tunes so she put me in piano lessons, they really helped me get an early understanding of scales and chords. But it was my father who encouraged me to sing with him that gave me the early exposure of standing in front of audiences and performing” “Many will remember my dad for being quite musical around the Marae and in church. He had an ear for harmony and quite often was the Master of Ceremony for many Hui, weddings and celebrations around the Marae. Then I found out my grandfather Barney Wharekura used to hold parties at his house around the Pa and many would come and sing songs, so maybe it was in the genes too” Leon has broadened the singing career too by facilitating music workshops targeting up coming entertainers with career pathways and mentoring opportunities. “I had great teachers along the way. Billy T James, Dalvanius Prime, Tuhi Timoti, Greg Tata and Shirley Ferguson just to name a few. These people gave me knowledge and skills that have helped shape me. I can even go back to people in my own whanau. Uncle Wini Herewini, Aunty Rona Johnson (nee Wharekura) even Uncle Napi Waaka influenced me as a kid watching him tutor Taniwharau culture group in the early days along with Tomairangi Paki who mentored us juniors. Now it’s my turn to give back. I love opportunities that allow me to coach and mentor the next generation of entertainers. And through my industry networks, I am able to connect performers to work opportunities. That’s really satisfying. The new Album is called chameLEON. A word he says describes its songs… I called it chameLEON because in a sense, it reflects me as an artist as well as the songs I’ve written.Songs about whakapapa, identity, celebration, triumph and sadness. It’s all in there.I also had the help of other writers like Hone Nuku Tarawhiti and Ora Kihi and I’m really grateful that I could bring their words and melodies to the project as well. chameLEON is out now and available at all good music stores as well as a download through iTunes. For more information visit: www.leonwharekura.co.nz

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Encouraging and nurturing natural Maaori creativity and entrepreneurship is the ‘magic bullet’ that will lift overall living standards and grow the influence and size of the Maaori economy, attendees heard at a seminar hosted last month by Te Puni Kokiri’s Maaori Business Facilitation Service (MBFS) at Te Kopu Mania O Kirikiriroa, WINTEC Marae. BERL Economist Hillmarè Schulze was guest speaker at the meeting and gave an insightful and thought-provoking explanation of the dynamics of the Maaori economy. Research that they completed for TPK showed that currently, around eight per cent of total Maaori household income comes from entrepreneurial activity, compared with 16 per cent for Paakeha. However, while the potential of Maaori business to boost Maaori participation is huge, so too are the challenges, and addressing them will be no easy or short-term task. First, the good news: Michelle Baker, – the Waikato Account Manager at Te Puni Kookiri’s Maaori Business Facilitation Service, told the audience that the sustainability rate for Maori businesses in the Waikato is 84% This is higher than the success rate for mainstream businesses where the rate is around 75%. Now the not so good news, the figures from the BERL report show: • Total Maaori income from wages and salaries: $8.9b • Total income from benefits and NZ Super: $3 billion – but $2.5 billion of that goes back to Government in the form of taxes, fines and late charges • Total Maaori expenditure on goods and services: $15.9 • The short-fall between total income and expenditure is covered through $5.5 billion of mostly short-term, high interest debt. (see web link below) • To put this burden into perspective, check view this link: http://www.berl.co.nz/1326a1.page

Photos from TPK recent Business Mentoring Luncheon held at Wintec.

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Another sobering fact is that, while an asset base of around $36 billion in the Maaori economy sounds like a heap of money it only represents 2.3% of NZ’s total asset base. So what are the solutions? Well, according to Ms Schulze as a first step we’ve got to cut up those credit cards and stop relying on high-interest debt to buy stuff! That advice applies to individuals and businesses. Cash flow is key – whether you’re whaanau or a business. We also have to grow by supporting the development of Maori businesses and increasing exports and export opportunities. The second thing is that we’ve got to value education. The bottom line is educated people earn more, and that means, at a minimum, Level 4 NCEA or higher. “The majority of economic growth and wealth creation will come from education,” says Hillmare. Whaanau have a huge role to play here, in encouraging their tamariki and mokopuna to stay at school and gain a qualification. Again, the statistics are sobering: • 30 per cent of Maaori are in low-skill, low-wage jobs • 30 per cent are single parent households Another key objective is that we’ve got to start engaging more in the economic policy sphere, rather than concentrating purely on social policy development. Maaori have come a long way in influencing social policies. We have successfully fought for greater control and, in many cases greater shares, of social spending. Our key priority has to be shifting the conversations with Government away from social policy to economic policies. At the moment Government economic policy development almost completely ignores those areas where the Maaori economy operates. Our businesses, our entrepreneurs are at the complete mercy of the financial markets, banks, the whole financial system.

An Iwi bank? It was not always this way. Back in the 1840s and 1850s Maaori had a much greater say in and over the economy. And we flourished! We had flour mills and thousands of acres of cultivations, trading ships, even our money. And we had our own bank. This was perhaps the most exciting element of Hillmare’s presentation. Is it time for the establishment of an Iwi bank? The total capital needed to start a bank is about $18 million. An Iwi bank could invest in Maaori business and free them from the shackles of paakeha banks with no appreciation of our collective culture. An Iwi bank, run by Maaori for Maaori could then use the profits generated to provide micro-loans to assist more of our people into their own businesses. With a global survey released in 2001 finding that Maaori were the most entrepreneurial race on earth it could be a potential game-breaker in unleashing the true power of a turbo-charged Maaori economy. What is the Te Puni Kookiri Maaori Business Facilitation Service? Te Puni Kookiri offers the Maaori Business Facilitation Service (MBFS) to help new and existing businesses with advice and guidance. The MBFS does not provide funding but can help with: • Mentoring; • Coaching; • Problem-solving; • Networking (including updates on local business events, seminars and workshops); • Identifying funding sources; and • Accessing resources and referrals to other business services. If you are interested in accessing help from MBFS, please contact the local Account Manager, Michelle Baker, to assess your needs. Once the Account Manager has completed an assessment and identified the areas of assistance, you may be referred to a Te Puni Kookiri Contracted Business Mentor. The Contracted Business Mentors are sourced on the client’s behalf from the private sector – they are experts in business development. All mentors have proven business experience and have entered into this mentoring relationship to help people like you succeed in business. Your business is unique to you. The MBFS and the Contracted Business Mentors will work with you to ensure you receive the specialist advice and guidance needed to help make your business succeed. For assistance from the Te Puni Kookiri Maaori Business Facilitation Service, please contact your Waikato regional Account Manager, telephone 07 834 7100 or call us on our toll free number 0800 949 997.

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Ka hua au i te whatitiri E whakatupuru nei i runga i te rangi Kaaore ko te unuhanga o te taniwha i te rua Ka anga au ki te raki, ka anga au ki te tonga Ka papa te taitamawaahine, ka hora te taitamataane Ka mate te marama, ka taka ngaa whetu o te rangi Ka ara Waikato i te rua Aue, aue, taukiri e! Ma te atawhai o te waahi ngaro taatou katoa e hapai, e manaaki i ngaa tau mutunga kore. Ko te Atua to taatou piringa, ka puta, ka ora. E ngaa tootara haemata o ngaa marae kua takoto tiraha nei, e ngaa ipo kahurangi ka riro nei, kauria ra te au moana o ake ake, hoea ra ngaa ngaru o whakaoti atu. Moe mai ra. Teenei te reo poowhiri ki a koutou e ngaa manu taupua o te motu. Haere mai ra ki runga ki to taatou marae o Tuurangawaewae ki te whakanui i te raa Koroneihana o taa koutou mokopuna, a Kiingi Tuheitia. Mauria mai ngaa parekawakawa o ia marae kainga, o ia takiwaa kia kotahi tonu te poroporoaki i a raatou katoa. Haere mai ra, takahia mai ngaa tapuwae o raatou maa kia rite ai ngaa whakaaro hei oranga mo taatou i teenei ao hurihuri. Ko ngaa whakahaere: Thursday 16 August Kawe mate for Tainui Waka

NGAA POUKAI MOO TE TAU 2012 HAANUERE

APERIRA

01 Horahora

07 Huria

15 Kokohiinau

10 Te Papa o Rotu

25 Raatana

22 Ngaa Tai e Rua

PEEPUERE

25 Tainuiaawhiro

04 Taniwha

MEI

06 Waitangi

23 Houmaitawhiti

Friday 17 August Kawe mate for Motu

11 Hukanui

HUNE

Saturday 18 August Culture and Sports Royal and Vice Regal Poowhiri Koroneihana Cabaret

25 Maurea

17 Poohara

03 Poutuu

21 Koroneihana

Sunday 19 August Sunday Service Culture and Sports

09 Paaraawera

31 Whaataapaka

Monday 20 August Rangatahi Forum Keynote Speakers on Current Issues Tuesday 21 August Koroneihana Service Nga Mihimihi o te Raa Haakari Naa Te Paki o Matariki

MAEHE

AKUHATA

10 Oowairaka

HEPETEMA

11 Raakaunui

16 Tauranganui

12 Waipapa

OKETOPA

13 Maketuu

08 Waahi Paa

14 Ookapu

12 Mangatangi

17 Regatta

NOEMA

18 Tuurangawaewae

03 Ngaatira

24 Marokopa

24 Te Awamaarahi

25 Te Tokanga nui a noho

TIIHEMA

01 Waikare 09 Reretewhioi

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