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TE PANUI RUNAKA A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF KA–I TAHU NEWS, VIEWS AND EVENTS KAIKO–URA RU–NANGA | TE RU–NANGA O NGA–TI WAEWAE | TE RU–NANGA O MAKAAWHIO | TE NGA–I TU–A–HURIRI RU–NANGA TE HAPU– O NGA–TI WHEKE | TE TAUMUTU RU–NANGA | TE RU–NANGA O KOUKOURA–RATA | WAIREWA RU–NANGA O–NUKU RU–NANGA | TE RU–NANGA O AROWHENUA | TE RU–NANGA O WAIHAO | TE RU–NANGA O MOERAKI | KA–TI HUIRAPA RU–NAKA KI PUKETERAKI TE RU–NANGA O O–TA–KOU | HOKONUI RU–NANGA | WAIHO–PAI RU–NAKA | O–RAKA APARIMA RU–NAKA | AWARUA RU–NANGA WHA – AUGUST I tukuna mai tēnei whakaahua e Barry Robson nō Ōtākou. TĒNEI MARAMA • Ngāi Tahu woman studies volcanoes pg 4 • New phase for raranga fragments pgs 29-30 • A 21st century learning village pg 10 • Fulbright scholar heads to Colorado pg 33 • A poroporoaki for Henare Rakiihia Tau pgs 11-12 • Ngāi Tahu delegation to Japan pg 34 1 Nā te Kaiwhakahaere Nāia te tangi role in the establishment of Te how important that introduction kau o te iwi e Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. would be. I also met Mr Yamada’s matapōrehu He reminded us of our on-going son, Shinji, who is keen to continue ana ki ngā mate responsibility to defend and protect the family’s relationship with Ngāi huhua o te wā. our statutory rights, as Ngāi Tahu, for Tahu. Ngau kino nei future generations. te iwi whānui Rik was regularly in and out of the Another significant relationship we i te korenga, office assisting and advising staff on celebrated earlier this month was i te wehenga atu o tērā rangatira o projects, particularly with the Ngāi the Whanganui River Settlement. tātou, o te Upoko Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu Fund, of which he was a board We travelled to Ranana Marae on Tūāhuriri, a Henare Rakiihia Tau. member. We will be forever grateful the banks of the Whanganui River Kei taku ihorei, kei te mātanga for his guidance and the wisdom he for this auspicious occasion. I manaaki tangata, waiho atu mātou provided over the years. absolutely enjoyed my day with the ki konei hei hopo mōhou. Ka noho Our aroha is with the Tau whānau Whanganui people, celebrating their koe i te pū mahara, ā, e kore rawa e and Ngāi Tūāhuriri Rūnanga. achievements and remembering wareware i a mātou āu mahi katoa those who are no longer with us – mō te whenua, mō taonga tuku iho, It was a pleasure to support Minister those who put so much of their life ā, mō te iwi whānui hei hāpai i ngā Gerry Brownlee and Christchurch into the claim. Congratulations to the uri whakatipuranga. Nāhau te ara i Mayor, Lianne Dalziel with the public Whanganui people. We look forward para kia eke ai tō iwi ki te keokeonga announcement of the Canterbury to seeing this new phase advancing. o tō tātou ariki a Aoraki. Nō reira e Earthquake memorial site. The ngā tini aituā, hanatū rā ki te kāinga memorial will acknowledge the The Ngāi Tahu roadshows are in wairua i te rangi, ki a Ihoa o Ngā trauma shared by the people of full swing with hui held already Mano. Okioki mai rā. Canterbury and provide somewhere in Auckland, Tauranga, Hastings Tātou ki a tātou e hora nei, e tautau to reflect on the damage and loss of and Taranaki. Next on the August nei te ahi i te kāinga, mauri ora ki a life. The memorial will also recognise schedule are Wellington, Arowhenua tātou. those brave people who participated and Christchurch; with Kaitaia, in the rescue and recovery. The Dunedin, Bluff and Te Tai Poutini Matariki celebrations were held site is on a stretch of the Ōtākaro scheduled in September. across the country recognising the (Avon River) in the city between Māori New Year. Matariki is also a the Montreal Street Bridge and If you happen to be in any of these time for us to reflect and remember Rhododendron Island. places we would love to see you there. those who have passed away during Bring your whānau for a catch-up the year. Last month Tā Tipene O’Regan and and be updated on what the office has I travelled to Tokyo to present a been up to in the last 12 months. This year as we entered into a new tokotoko to Masashi Yamada and his Māori New Year, we also celebrated lieutenant, Yoshikazu Narimoto. Mr It’s that time again, where New the life of Henare Rakiihia Tau NZM, Yamada, a Japanese philanthropist Zealanders will determine who will Upoko Rūnanga o Ngāi Tūāhuriri and businessman, extended a lifeline run the country. It’s great to see a few who passed away on 30 June. to Ngāi Tahu in the early 1990s while Ngāi Tahu whānau campaigning to be The multitudes ascended onto the tribe waited for the result of its elected into parliament this year and Tuahiwi Marae to pay their respects Waitangi Tribunal hearing. we wish them all the best for their to Rik. There was a lot of crying and The lifeline came in the form of a respective campaigns. laughter as people reflected on their series of multi-million dollar loans times with Rik and the work they did that enabled the tribe to continue I’m encouraging all our whānau, with him. with Te Kerēme. The deal was sealed especially our rangatahi, to get by a handshake with Tā Tipene. out there and vote. The power to Rik was one of the many kaumātua determine our destiny lies with us, who set us on the path to regaining In 2001 Mr Yamada gifted a and our vote. Please take the time to our tribal footprint on this land, substantial amount to the tribe, look at the different candidates and enabling us to build our resources which was used to set up the Ngāi their party’s policies, and make sure and breathe life into our vision and Tahu Mātauranga Trust to fund the you vote on Saturday 20 September. aspirations for our people. In 1986, Yamada-O’Regan scholarships. For information about this year’s Rik filed a claim to the Waitangi With us on our trip was Dr Graham elections go to, www.elections.org.nz Tribunal on behalf of the Ngāi Tahu Kitson, who has whakapapa Māori Trust Board and Ngāi Tahu connections to Awarua through Whānui. He was a lead negotiator his father. It was Graham who first with the Crown for the 1998 Ngāi introduced Mr Yamada to the tribe, Tahu Settlement, and played a key although he didn’t realise at the time 2 Te Rūnanga o Kaikōura He pēpi We welcome the arrival of new pēpi Manaia Manawatu Williams. Manaia is the first son of Ali Manawatu Williams. Rā whānau We hope that all those who had birthdays in June Stevens, Dyanna Stirling, Tim Manawatu Snr, Tuhawaiki and July had a wonderful celebration. In June: Kaiya McDonald, Maru Manawatu, Rachel Hickey, Ross Solomon, Moana Manawatu, Lisa Ratahi, Maani Stirling, Sadler, Nicole Allen and Karen Timihou. And in July: Rebecca Wixon, Ann Martin, Manaia Manawatu, Mary Reimana Kiriona-Clarke, Mataupiraka Stirling, Victor Murphy, Tasha Te Heuheu, Joel Laugesen, Dallas Manawatu, Louisa Murray, Anna Taylor and Pania Manawatu. Congratulations A group of Kaikōura High School future business leaders It is a multipurpose natural balm that is made from recently entered the Canterbury Young Enterprise Kaikōura resources and natural supplies and the team Awards with their product Kaikōura Kawa Care. were delighted to win. They now go forward to the New Zealand awards. Ka mau te wehi Kāti Kurī. Congratulations also, to our up-and-coming All Blacks, who have made the Marlborough Country team to play against the Marlborough Town team. Well done Tuhawaiki McDonald, Sam Woodgate, Jake Pacey, Mitchell Giles, Maxwell Macdonald, Michael Mullaly and William Macdonald. Kawa Care team members from left, Nevis Clark, Hannah Timms, Emily Mullaly, Matangi Stokes-Stirling and Eli Clarke. Matariki Kaikōura celebrated Matariki with a series of events, a night camping out at Lyton Downs Kura and local beginning with a te reo speech competition at St Star Gazing company owner Hussein Burra talked to Joseph’s Kura. The tamariki then started to prepare them about star gazing. Ngā mihi Brett Cowan for your kai for a hāngī with the help of Brett Cowan. They had continued manaaki on Matariki. Ka Awatea On 6 July we had our burning ceremony for our wharekai. The conditions were perfect for the ceremony and we are very grateful to the Kaikōura Fire Brigade, who came to help with the controlled burn. We placed the ashes of the old wharekai and they are now buried in the foundation of our soon-to-be-finished new wharekai. Darcia Solomon and Haromi Taylor with fireman Ian Walker. Firemen making sure our fire was kept under control. The old whare kai set alight. 3 Kaikōura tītī numbers and colonies. Harvesting of tītī in Kaikōura is On Saturday 12 July, conseration Minister Nick Smith not permitted. It’s important to note however the work announced Community Conservation Partnership Fund that went on immediately prior to the establishment of supporting the Hutton’s Shearwater Trust. the Hutton’s Shearwaters Charitable Trust, so that an accurate record of these events is known. The Kaikōura tītī is native to Kaikōura. The Kaikōura Seaward Ranges are the only place in the world these Back in 1999 when Whale Watch Kaikōura first birds nest and breed. Both the Seaward Ranges and purchased the property on the Kaikōura Peninsula, inland areas would have once been highly populated our Upoko Wiremu Solomon articulated his desire to with tītī, which were a prized food source for Māori establish a new colony on the peninsula, in an attempt to living in the area.