ISSUE 10 HEPETEMA 2016

CONNECTING OUR IWI

MANA MOANA GDC ELECTIONS NGA HAPU O NGATI POROU FORESHORE & SEABED DEED 2016 OF AGREEMENT UPDATE Local Government & the Nati Vote TOITU NGATI POROU TOP FOUR PRIORITIES FOR CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT ENTITY

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04 | MANA MOANA 18 | SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR ENCOURAGES KORERO The journey to ratify the Deed AROUND KITCHEN to Amend the Nga hapu o Ngati EDITOR TABLE Porou Foreshore and Seabed Deed Jasmine Kaa of Agreement with the Crown Fledgling social entrepreneur CONTRIBUTING soon to begin. Nikki Kennedy starts new Te Reo WRITERS homeware business. Tina Wickliffe 08 | TOITU TE TANGATA, Mere Takoko TOITU NGATI POROU 21 | NGATI POROU ALUMNI Jasmine Kaa HUI Erana Reedy A profile of the cultural ADVERTISING development arm of Te Runanganui Ngati Porou commercial entities Trudy Lewis o Ngati Porou and the entity’s top kick start a conversation with four priorities. young Nati professionals about DESIGN Sarah Gibson succession planning, contribution Susie Gibson 11 | WHAKAIROTIA TE and connecting back to home. “A-E-I-O-U” KI ROTO I TE PHOTOGRAPHY MANAWA, KIA RANGONA 22 | NATIS GRADUATE FROM Trudy Lewis TE REO O TE NATI I NGA STANFORD BOOTCAMP TOPITO O TE AO Transformational leadership, Te Reo Ake o Ngati Porou is a unlocking value and inspiring strategy that plots a direction and action key themes of annual provides a set of objectives for Te Hono bootcamp held at re-establishing te reo as a living Stanford University. language in Ngati Porou.

12 | WHERE THE HEART IS: SUPPORTING OUR NGATI nati life POROU MARAE Meet Leeanne Morice, the Ngati 25 | A WHAKAPAPA OF TRADITION ON THE COVER Porou Marae Kaitakawaenga. Whangaokena –the New publication launched earlier ultimate expression of 14 | THE REVIEW OF this year explores the Iwirakau Ngati Porou’s Mana TRONPNUI TRUST DEED School of carving within Ngati Moana, Mana Motuhake. Over the next fifteen months Porou. Ngati Porou will have the Nati Link is a opportunity to reflect upon quarterly publication the establishment phase of of Te Runanganui the post-settlement governance nati story o Ngati Porou. To subscribe, comment entity TRONPnui. 26 | PIONEER OF MAORI or get in contact, BROADCASTING email Jasmine Kaa: 16 | SOMEONE WORTH [email protected]. VOTING FOR REMEMBERED Ngati Porou voting engagement A moving tribute about the and the upcoming local body life, work and legacy of Maori elections. broadcaster, Whai Ngata. Ngati Porou East Coast games: September–October

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SATURDAY 3 SEPTEMBER EAST COAST v WANGANUI

SATURDAY 17 SEPTEMBER EAST COAST v NORTH OTAGO

SATURDAY 1 OCTOBER EAST COAST v Upcoming MID CANTERBURY SATURDAY 8 OCTOBER EAST COAST v KING COUNTRY events ,

Ta Apirana Ngata Memorial Lectures: October 2016

The kaupapa for this year’s lectures will focus on three Ngati Porou Tipuna koka – Materoa, Tawhipare and Te Ataakura.

SUNDAY 2 OCTOBER: MATEROA TIPUNA KOKA Materoa whare,

MONDAY 3 OCTOBER: TAWHIPARE TIPUNA KOKA Ruakapanga whare, Uawa Porou Ariki Wananga:

TUESDAY 4 OCTOBER: Friday 30 September – Sunday 2 October TE ATAAKURA TIPUNA KOKA Te Wananga o te Koanga is the third and final kaupapa for the year. Tuwhakairiora whare, Whareponga Pa, Whareponga

2016 TRONPnui Hui a Tau: 28 November Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou and subsidiaries – Toitu Ngati Porou, Ngati Porou Holding Company and Ngati Porou Hauora will report back to the Iwi during the Annual General Meeting.

SATURDAY 28 NOVEMBER Marae to be confirmed nati news

Ngati Porou has remained steadfast to the position that the foreshore and seabed area continues to be vested in Nga Hapu o Ngati Porou – a union of 58 hapu who have exercised their customary ownership over their rohe moana for centuries. FORESHORE & SEABED mana moana The journey to ratify the Deed to Amend the Nga Hapu o Ngati Porou Foreshore and Seabed Deed of Agreement with the Crown will soon begin. At stake is the mana motuhake of our coastal hapu and a golden opportunity to build on and strengthen hapu coastal management.

Ngati Porou is on the verge of taking According to lawyer and negotia- other tribal groups was well established. the next important step in confirming, tor of Ngati Porou’s treaty settlement, “We were for a large part a coastal peo- through various legal tests, our own- Matanuku Mahuika, hapu still con- ple. We fished and hunted in the waters ership of a significant proportion of trol around 90% of our coastal lands. and hinterlands of our rohe, and har- our rohe moana or coastal homelands. He attributes this fact to the isolation vested food from the surrounding bush,” While many tribes in and rugged coastline of the East Coast says Matanuku. The hapu were also the have lost control of their traditional which has kept it relatively untouched by lore makers over their whenua takutai rohe, our hapu have maintained their the outside world. For hundreds of years (coastal lands and seas), using a variety mana over the lion’s share of our ter- prior to the arrival of the Pakeha, our of tikanga to ensure that local marine ritory from Potikirua in the north to hapu lived off their coastal resources and resources were harvested and utilised in Te Toka-a-Taiau in the south. They can prospered. Self-sufficient and harmoni- a sustainable way. And they were fiercely also claim an unbroken occupation over ous, they had no need to travel far from independent – a psyche best exempli- our coastal lands and adjacent foreshore their lands, since the resources around fied by Te Kani-a-Takirau (circa 1854). and seabed areas. them were so abundant, and trade with When offered the Maori Kingship, the great Ariki declined, famously stating: “My kingship comes from my long line of ancestors. My mountain Hikurangi is not one that moves, but one that remains steadfast.” 150 years later, it was Matanuku’s father, the late Dr Apirana Tuahae Kaukapakapa Mahuika, who echoed similar sentiments to describe the affinity and mana motu- hake (absolute authority) that hapu enjoy over their coastal lands and seas, stating:

Ngati Porou will soon have the opportunity to debate the merits of the amended Nga Hapu o Ngati Porou Foreshore and Seabed Deed of Agreement which will enable state recognition of the mana of hapu over their whenua takutai from Potikirua in the north to Te Toka-a-Taiau in the south. The original Deed was signed at parliament in October 2008 by representatives from 48 hapu.

Nati Link 5 OFFICIAL CEREMONY An official ceremony was held at parliament for the signing of the Nga Hapu o Ngati Porou Foreshore and Seabed Deed of Agreement in 2008.

“Through all our history regarding the foreshore and seabed, we as hapu of Ngati Porou established our mana. Our mana is inherited from birth. It was not the Treaty that gave it to us, our mana was here long before the Treaty.”

DR APIRANA TUAHAE KAUKAPAKAPA MAHUIKA, FORMER CHAIR OF TE RUNANGANUI O NGATI POROU.

“Through all our history regarding the of the hapu and the sustainable manage- position has been improved since the foreshore and seabed, we as hapu of ment of our natural and physical coastal repeal of the 2004 Act.” Ngati Porou established our mana. Our resources. Even though negotiations A series of rohenga tipuna hui will be mana is inherited from birth. It was not began in 2003, they were delayed due held during the months of October to the Treaty that gave it to us, our mana to the review and eventual repeal of the November. The focus of these hui will be was here long before the Treaty.” Foreshore and Seabed Act of 2004 by to determine whether hapu representa- In 2003 Ngati Porou began nego- the Maori Party and the National Party. tives wish to continue to support the pro- tiations with the Crown over our rohe “We have had to amend the original visions within the amended Agreement. moana. These negotiations, led by ‘Papa text of our deed to reflect the improve- Hapu expect the Agreement will help to Api’ and Matanuku, culminated with ments available under the Marine preserve inherited customary titles and the signing of the Nga Hapu o Ngati and Coastal Areas (Takutai Moana) access rights to the seabed out to the Porou Foreshore and Seabed Deed of Act which replaced the original fore- 12 nautical mile limit of New Zealand’s Agreement in 2008. Ratified and signed shore and seabed legislation in 2011,” territorial sea. It will also enable hapu by 48 hapu, the Agreement provides Matanuku points out. “The amended Fisheries Management Committees to for the recognition of the mana of the Agreement will now need to undergo a develop customary fishing regulations hapu of Ngati Porou and introduces a ratification process to provide hapu with and to manage customary fisheries. protective legal framework for the rights the opportunity to consider how our “Other provisions provide for the

6 Nati Link Foreshore & Seabed

Mana motuhake is tradition in Ngati Porou – a psyche best exemplified by Te Kani-a-Takirau (circa 1854). When offered the Maori Kingship, the great Ariki declined, famously stating: “My kingship comes from my long line of ancestors. My mountain Hikurangi is not one that moves, but one that remains steadfast.”

protection of wahi tapu and for hapu The Ngati Porou Foreshore and Sea- adds Matanuku who is keen to ensure to police these restrictions or prohibi- bed Committee, which Rei leads, has that proper mechanisms are put in place tions. It will become a legal offence, for played an instrumental role in ensuring by hapu. “The hapu must have their say instance, to breach a Wahi Tapu protec- that the rights of hapu are better pro- on how this implementation money tion mechanism which will give hapu tected. The committee has been busy should be put to use. the right to restrict or prohibit access lately reviewing the finer points of the “It’s also important that our hapu to their sacred sites. People who breach Agreement as well as collating tradi- members get involved in this kaupapa these restrictions could face fines of up tional knowledge around hapu coastal now so that they can influence the shape to NZ$5,000.” resource management practices. of how our hapu driven coastal manage- Chair of the Ngati Porou Foreshore “Our focus going forward must be ment regime will operate in each area,” and Seabed Committee, Rei Kohere, to secure legal recognition and protec- says Matanuku. describes the Agreement as “an historic tion for those traditional customs and The Ngati Porou Foreshore and Sea- milestone for Ngati Porou.” the tikanga that have guided our hapu, bed Committee will release an informa- “It gives hapu more power to deter- including food gath­ering practices, and tion booklet by October to help tribal mine permission rights to approve or coastal occupation for centuries,” says members navigate the provisions within withhold approval for activities that Rei. “It’s exciting because it provides an the Agreement. have an adverse impact on their coastal opportunity for us to provide legal recog- resources and ecosystems,” says Rei. nition and protection for a coastal man­ “It will therefore enable our hapu to agement regime based on the tikanga of exercise their mana as kaitieki over our the hapu”. coastline while ensuring our whanau can Under the amended deed the Crown For more information and a copy of the Deed still gather kaimoana and enjoy our cus- will provide funding to implement the of Agreement tomary rights and access to our kapata new regime and to support local hapu visit www.ngatiporou.com/takutaimoana kai,” says Rei. Fisheries Management Committees,

Nati Link 7 TOITU TE TANGATA, TOITU NGATI POROU

Strengthening te reo ake o Ngati Porou me ona tikanga; supporting the cultural and social development of Ngati Porou marae and hapu; identifying education and training pathways are just a few of the many activities that Toitu Ngati Porou is responsible for. oitu Ngati Porou was es- last financial year Toitu received a divi- tablished by TRONPnui as dend of $1.5 million from TRONPnui. a Charitable Trust in June As the dividend from TRONPnui 2013. The purpose of Toitu varies from year to year, Toitu’s capacity Ngati Porou is to carry out the cultural to invest in a range of cultural activities development activities of TRONPnui has been restricted therefore, a major fo- for the sole benefit and purpose of nga cus has been on identifying alternative uri o nga whanau/hapu o Ngāti Porou revenue streams from external co-in- mai i Potikirua ki te Toka a Taiau. vestors to generate an additional $2.00’s With such a wide and varied port-fo- or $3.00’s for every $1.00 received from lio (which also includes supporting so- TRONPnui. Projects such as Nati cial, archival and environmental activi- Power, Nati Insure and Wai Whai Nati ties) the first three years of Toitu Ngati are the direct result of thinking outside Porou’s operation has mainly been con- the box to ensure the aspirations of the TOITU NGATI centrated on four key priorities which entity can grow and flourish. include Marae Development, Ngati The Trust Deed for Toitu Ngati Porou POROU Porou Reo Revitalisation, Education states that its principle objective is to and the Ngati Porou Outcomes Meas- “serve the needs of Ngati Porou now and urement Framework. This priority set- in the future”. The investments Toitu OPEN ting was a consequence of both informal Ngati Porou makes today in supporting and formal engagements that Toitu had our cultural identity, values and heritage COMMUNITY undertaken with Ngati Porou members will help ensure future generations will living at home and outside the rohe. also be rewarded. FORUMS The cultural development activities of Toitu Ngati Porou are predominantly To learn more about Toitu Ngati Porou funded by a proportion of the annual div- and their initiatives idend that Ngati Porou Holding Com- go to www.ngatiporou.com pany distributes to TRONPnui. In the Toitu Ngati Porou invite Ngati Porou whanau and hapu members to attend two upcoming KEY FACTS ABOUT open forum sessions. TOITU NGATI POROU The open forums provide an opportunity Inaugural Board Members: Barry Soutar will retire as Trustees. for whanau to be • Amohaere Houkamau Term of Office: Four years which (Chairperson) includes the establishment term informed about Toitu’s • Barry Soutar (Deputy Chair) of 9 months (14 June 2013 – 31 activities and ask the • Amos Forrester March 2014) and subsequent term • Lillian Baldwin of 3 years (1 April 2014 – 31 March board any patai. • Rei Kohere 2017). • Tina Porou Meeting Schedule: The Toitu Ngati • Wiki Gilvray Porou board meet bi-monthly. Three board members (Rei, Lilian Alternate meetings are held on FRIDAY 14TH OCTOBER and Barry) were appointed as marae across the rohe to enable TRONPnui board representatives an open forum session as part 2PM START and through a formal application of the board hui. This provides HINERUPE MARAE process the four remaining the opportunity for whanau and members were appointed as hapu members to come along and Community representatives by the engage with Toitu board members FRIDAY 9TH DECEMBER TRONPnui Board. From the 1st about the kaupapa they are 2PM START September, 2016 Tina Porou and responsible for. HINEPARE MARAE Toitu Ngati Porou

KEY FACTS ABOUT TOITU NGATI POROU’S TOP FOUR PRIORITIES

Marae Development increase their insurance cover. triggered an approach to the Ngati As of June 30, 2016, twenty-four Porou Holding Company for an $5.2m for Ngati Porou Marae marae have joined the marae extraordinary distribution dividend. Development Grants over a 5 year insurance collective, with 3 of $500k was subsequently approved period (June 2012–June 2017). those marae being previously and committed for Ngati Porou Reo The 48 Ngati Porou Marae (listed uninsured. revitalisation. in the Deed of Settlement) have the opportunity to apply for $100k • The Wai Whai Nati scheme An action plan has recently been each spread over the five years. In (supported by the Nati 2Degrees developed to implement the first addition $10k is available to each Association fund) has enabled two years of the strategy (to find marae as a one off Capital grant. 43 marae to now have access to out more about the Reo Strategy Funding rounds are conducted internet connectivity, at no cost and the Action plan go to four times a year in March, June, to the marae. Monthly internet www.ngatiporou.com). September and December. Marae charges have in the interim been are able to draw down their full covered by TRONPnui. Ngati Porou $100k, but to do so they must have • The Nati Power scheme is an Education Strategy support from other marae that initiative piloted with Contact Over the next year a Ngati Porou are willing to forgo their funding Energy in 2014. For every Contact Matauranga / Education Strategy entitlement for that year. Marae that Energy customer who joined Nati will be developed. This strategy will have drawn down their full 100k Power, Contact donated $50 to draw from previously developed entitlement are Pakirikiri, Te Ngati Porou marae to cover their Ngati Porou educations strategies, Horo and Rongohaere. To date $2.54 annual electricity or gas bills. It Hapu Matauranga strategies and million in Marae grants and $380k is anticipated that the scheme best practice models. in Capital grants have been invested will roll out again by the end of in Ngati Porou marae. 2016 and the incentive payment Ngati Porou Outcomes A Marae Kaitakawaenga is raised to between $100 and $200. Measurement employed to support Ngati Porou This could potentially generate marae with their development between $250,000–$500,000 Framework needs by providing advice, for our marae if at least 2500 Toitu is advancing the information and facilitation customers sign up. implementation of the Ngati services. This role is undertaken Porou Outcomes Measurement by Leeanne Morice who is based Te Reo Ake o Ngati Framework, which was developed at the Ruatoria office (inside this Porou Strategy by TRONP in 2007–08. This edition of Nati Link there is a profile In 2015, a review of reo strategies framework will enable TRONPnui about Leeanne and her mahi). previously developed by TRONPnui to set specific targets across all Nati Insure, Wai Whai Nati and and its predecessor TRONP was their development priorities and Nati Power are three initiatives conducted by Dr Wayne Ngata. business units, populate each that have resulted from Toitu The best components were of the businesses with relevant Ngati Porou partnering with identified, and along with his own data that will assist and inform external co-investors. knowledge and expertise of current planning and growth projections, and then be in a position to track • Nati Insure is a partnership reo acquisition and revitalisation strategies, Dr Ngata developed and report on performance across with Aon Insurance which offers the group. Toitu has progressed, collective marae insurance a refreshed Ngati Porou Reo Strategy. on behalf of TRONPnui, a data trial where marae can save between with Statistics New Zealand and a 30%–50% (and in some cases Toitu presented the Ngati Porou catalyst project with the NZ Data more) on their annual insurance Reo Strategy to TRONPnui for Futures Partnership. premiums, and/or substantially approval in May 2015 which

10 Nati Link REO STRATEGY

Whakairotia te “a-e-i-o-u” ki roto i te manawa, kia rangona te reo o te Nati i nga topito o te ao. Our language is embedded in our hearts, and its unique melodic sound is heard throughout the universe.

The health of our reo is reliant on its Now we must lead a revitalisation of our need a critical mass of speakers. This sustained use in our everyday lives and own language – te reo o te Naati. strategy recognises that every Naati, that will require each and every one of Te Reo Ake o Ngati Porou is a stra- where ever they may be, should have the us, making a conscious effort to korero tegy that plots a direction and provides opportunity to access and participate in and regularly participate in activities and a set of objectives for re-establishing te language activities. In many ways this forums that promote and strengthen to reo as a living language in Ngati Porou, strategy provides a rallying point for us tatau reo. starting in our homes. This strategy fo- to fulfil what Ngati Porou argued before The quality and quantity of our spoken cusses on supporting communities to the Waitangi Tribunal in the historical reo is in decline. If we ignore the re- raise the status and state of the reo, so Wai262 claim – ality and consequences of its decline we that it once again becomes our preferred “Ko te reo o Ngati Porou he taonga tuku run the very real risk of the loss and/or medium of communication in our com- iho, na o matou matua tipuna. Ma Ngati dilution of our reo, within the next two munites and on our marae. Te reo o te Porou ano i whakaora aia i to tatau reo.” generations. That is the dilemma we col- Naati is the sum total of the reo o tena lectively face as Ngati Porou, and that hapu o tena hapu me ona kupu, kiwaha, We call on all Ngati Porou to support is why we need to commit to a call to whatauki/whakatauaki, mita ranei. The this mission. action NOW, because tomorrow will be strategy must ensure that the puna reo too late. o nga hapu o Ngati Porou flourish and The Ngati Porou Reo Strategy document will Ngati Porou have been at the forefront prosper. be available to download from the website of every national Maori language revi- In order for the unique local lan- www.ngatiporou.com talisation movement in New Zealand. guages of Ngati Porou to survive we

Nati Link 11 MARAE KAITAKAWAENGA

Where the heart is: Supporting our Ngati Porou Marae

In October 2014 Leeanne Morice was employed as the Ngati Porou Marae Kaitakawaenga. This position is funded by Toitu Ngati Porou, although Leeanne is an employee of Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou. Prior to starting this role Leeanne was the Manager of TRONPnui’s Matauranga division, which was responsible for supporting East Coast kura as well as organising Ngati Porou cultural events such as the Pa Wars, Nati Awards and Hikurangi Dawn Ceremony.

The Marae Kaitakawaenga position was Do you have any experience as a Ma- marae tend to keep a clear delineation created in recognition of the important rae trustee? between Trustees and the marae com- role and function marae play within the I’ve been a trustee on Hiruharama Marae mittee, however at Hiruharama we saw Ngati Porou rohe, and to help support since 2010, in the roles of Secretary and real value in working the two together. marae committees, trustees and whanau. Treasurer. Recently I also became a Trus- So for me personally I think the main In the following profile find out more tee and Secretary of the Whakarua Park role of a marae trustee is to make sure about the skills and experiences Leeanne Board, the Trustee entity for Whakarua that the tikanga of your marae is being brings to this position and what she does Park including Uepohatu Marae. These observed, acknowledged and practiced. as part of her mahi. experiences help to open your eyes to the It also includes making sure the marae issues our marae are facing, and the de- feels welcoming to all. What helps con- Nati Link: What marae do you affiliate mands on trustees. Being a trustee I have tribute to that experience is to ensure to? developed a greater appreciation for all things are functioning. Leeanne Morice: Like most people in the work that goes on in the background Of course you don’t have to be a trus- Ngati Porou, I can just about affiliate to keep a marae ticking, the compliance tee or on the marae committee to con- to all of our marae. However the marae side of things, negotiating better insur- tribute – I think everyone is there for the that are closest to my heart are, Hiru- ance policies and services contracts for same purpose. At one of my marae we harama, Kariaka and Te Aowera. This is power and water supply. Being an active have an Aunty who has tended the roses due largely to the influence of both my marae whānau member, I know all about for years and an Uncle who has done grandmothers when I was growing up. ensuring that all our facilities and util- some amazing landscaping. This Aunty My grandmother on my mother’s side, ities are functioning and are able to be and Uncle have just seen something that was Te Huinga Waea Harrison (nee used, as and when required. The general might add value to the Pa and have gone Kawhia), and through her I have my decision in regards to maintenance and on and done it. Not because anyone told bond to Kariaka. I can remember going upkeep of the marae, setting marae hire- them to do it, but because they wanted there a lot with her, she would be one of age fees and dealing with all the other to make the Pa look cared for and loved, the stalwarts working at the Pa. Her role routine issues that arise at the marae hui. which it is. was much like a custodian, looking after the kitchen and ensuring that the marae What do you think are the main roles What do you think are the challenges was functional. of being a marae trustee? and issues faced by marae? My grandmother on my father’s side Firstly this is mainly coming from my One of the main issues are the dwindling was Te Iwipani (Fanny) Morice (nee own perspective of being a trustee of numbers we have here at home. You tend Haua). Through her I have a close con- Hiruharama Pa. At Hiruharama be- to see similar groups of the same people nection to Hiruharama and Te Aowera ing a Marae trustee member is also the who move around and service a cluster marae. She was a weaver and always same thing as being a Marae committee of marae – at the back in the kitchen, working with her hands. member, they are one in the same. Some and especially out the front. The role of

12 Nati Link “One of the main issues are the dwindling numbers we have here at home. You tend to see similar groups of the same people who move around and service a cluster of marae – at the back in the kitchen, and especially out the front. The role of kaikaranga and kaikorero is an area that we need to grow. The numbers of people to call on – even to be on marae committees – keeps diminishing.” kaikaranga and kaikorero is an area that we need to grow. The numbers of people to call on – even to be on marae commit- tees – keeps diminishing. Other issues are the increase in costs, especially insurance premiums. Al- though the Marae Collective Insurance scheme has helped address this, marae generally don’t generate enough income through koha to pay for everything. The Wai Whai Nati internet scheme provides an opportunity to help offset operational costs. Internet accessibility is attractive to the institutes who hold wananga, which allows their students to research online and Skype. Being connected to the world wide web brings in the educational pro- viders who in turn can help bring in more income for the marae. Another issue is accessing funding to afford major renovation and main- with funding organisations such as In- WHERE THE HEART IS Leeanne Morice, Ngati Porou Marae Kaitakawaenga, in front tenance upgrades. However the $100k ternal Affairs, to get them to come up of the wharenui Kapohanga-a-Rangi, at Ngati Porou Marae Grants have been the Coast once a month to hold funding Hiruharama Pa. a big help in that regard, and the $10k clinics. Capital Grants have helped to pay for Creating opportunities for trustees the purchase of items like new chillers, to upskill has been another part of my that all comes together – they are like stoves, mattresses so marae don’t have to role. Brokering relationships is another. our last bastion where this is practiced. I dip into their operating accounts. I work alongside those marae who want don’t think you could really authentically to join the Marae Collective Insurance replicate that in some other environment. How does your role help support scheme. The marae is where our customs, our di- marae? Next I am going to embark on a needs alectical differences, our matauranga all Optimising the amount of funding analysis survey with our 48 marae to originate from. In the olden days our marae are eligible for and are able to ac- identify what are their goals and aspira- homes used to have the reo and tikanga, cess is a key part of my role. The Marae tions, areas where they want to improve but now today most of us don’t have that. Grants have made a difference – with- their operations, or work on specific help For most of our younger generation our out them a lot of marae would struggle and/or resources that they need. Since I marae is where they can be exposed to financially. However there are many have been in the job there are some com- those values and practices. I believe if opportunities for marae to access third mon themes that have come through in we lost our marae, we would lose what party funding from government agencies terms of what support is needed, how- makes us unique as Ngati Porou. and charities. I support marae by letting ever the survey will confirm this. them know what funding is available, What role do you see marae playing in If you would like to have a korero with helping them through the process of Leeanne about how she can support your completing application forms, accessing the 21st century and beyond? marae, please contact at the Ruatoria office quotes and providing funding templates. I believe they will continue to play a vi- of Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou: Some marae whanau or hapu members tal role. When we talk about our Ngati 06 8649 004 also need assistance because they don’t Porou culture, language and tikanga, for have access to technology. I have worked me the marae represents the place where [email protected]

Nati Link 13 GROUP NEWS

Background Review of to TRONPnui

Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou Te Runanganui was established by Trust Deed on the 14th of December 2010, as a result of Ngati Porou’s o Ngati Porou historical grievances under the Treaty of Waitangi. The Crown’s settlement policies required that a post-settlement Trust Deed and governance entity (PSGE) be established to receive and administer treaty settlement its operation assets. Following the signing of the Over the next 15 months Ngati Porou will have Deed of Settlement on the 22nd of December 2010, the the opportunity to reflect upon Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou Claims Settlement Ngati Porou and the establishment phase of the legislation was passed on the post-settlement governance entity. 29th of March 2012. With the passing of this Act, Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou The purpose of the review is to provide over a 4 week period in September 2011. replaced the previous Iwi the opportunity for Ngati Porou Iwi The board of Te Runanganui o Ngati representative governance members and the organisation to con- Porou have formed a sub-committee to entity, Te Runanga o Ngati Porou sider what has worked well and what work on a terms of reference and consul- on the 6th of April 2012. hasn’t, over the organisation’s first five tation plan for the review process. Once The structure for the years of operation. The intention of the this is confirmed more information about Runanganui is made up of three review process is to seek the views and how the review will be undertaken will be main entities – a governance perspectives from a wide range of Ngati communicated over the next few months. body, a commercial arm (Ngati Porou stakeholders, and to use this in- Porou Holding Company) and formation to help improve the organisa- a charitable arm (Toitu Ngati tion for the betterment of all Iwi mem- For more information about the Porou). bers, and future generations. Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou Trust Deed The timing of the review originates or to download a copy from Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou’s visit ngatiporou.com Trust Deed which states that the Deed GOVERNANCE and its operation must be reviewed five Other relevant documents also available to download at ngatiporou.com: years from the date of the election of the First Elected Representatives. The Elec- • Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou Constitution tion of the first Te Runanganui o Ngati • Toitu Ngati Porou Trust Deed Commercial Charitable Porou Elected Representatives was held • Ngati Porou Holding Company Constitution

Excerpt from Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou Trust Deed (p. 13)

10.1 After five years from the date of the election of the First Elected Representatives, Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou shall undertake a review of this Trust Deed and its operation with a view to reporting to the next Annual General Meeting of Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou after the completion of the review on the effectiveness of the arrangements set out in this Trust Deed. Such report shall include recommendations as to the alterations (if any) that shall be made to this Trust Deed.

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“SOMEONE WORTH VOTING FOR” LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND THE NATI VOTE

Buses, waste management, parks, roads, civil defence and permits for that xmas hangi – just some of the powers the Council oversees with revenue generated through rates, investments and fees. But unlike other regions, the GDC is in the unique position of serving a population that is 45% Maori, the majority of whom are Ngati Porou. But will they vote when voting documents are posted this month? Tina Wickliffe has been crunching the numbers.

The 2016 campaign for local body census and electoral commission data of six is seeking re-election and has a elections has begun in earnest with 28 and it’s not hard to work out who didn’t three pronged attack to rangatahi en- candidates vying for 14 spots in coun- vote – younger Natis. gagement. “There needs to be education cil. Some of these candidates are also If the 2016 campaign is anything to about what voting is and why it’s impor- amongst the 13 eyeing up a seat on the go by, who can blame them really? So far tant. Whanau need to support rangatahi revamped Hauora Tairawhiti which is local news has been dominated by the through the voting process and they tasked with steering this district out of Napier-Gisborne rail line, a new council need someone to vote for. That was the the health challenges associated with the building, councillors bickering over “pet biggest feedback I received in my run for highest socio-economic deprivation in projects”, and how the deputy mayor is the 2014 by-election, a lot of people had the country. appointed. Hardly a luring advertise- never voted before and they voted for the These candidates have the unenviable ment for younger brown people with first time because they knew someone task of convincing eligible voters in the limited understanding of what council who they thought was worth voting for”. Gisborne District to tick a box, hope- actually does for them. Mayoralty candidate and account- fully the one by their name. But if the Josh Wharehinga, who has genealog- ant Geoff Milner is of Reporua stock last election is anything to go by, they ical connections to Waipiro and Poro- and has held numerous high level iwi have their work cut out for them. Less poro, entered council as a fresh faced and community board positions. The than half of Gisborne’s 31,575 voters novice in 2014 after winning a by-elec- former Ngati Porou East Coast rugby bothered to vote in the 2013 local body tion following the resignation of popu- union chief executive says it’s about con- elections. Do the racial profile math with lar councillor Manu Caddie. The father nectivity. “One way of connection is to

16 Nati Link “THERE NEEDS TO BE EDUCATION ABOUT WHAT NATIS STANDING IN VOTING IS AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT. WHANAU NEED 2016 LOCAL ELECTIONS TO SUPPORT RANGATAHI THROUGH THE VOTING Mayoralty candidates PROCESS AND THEY NEED SOMEONE TO VOTE FOR.” Geoff Milner Yvonne Bishop Gisborne ward (nine positions) Amber Dunn Geoff Milner Josh Wharehinga Mary Liza Manuel Matakaoa – Waiapu ward (one position) Bill Burdett Kerry Kururangi Hauora Tairawhiti (seven positions) Hiki Pihema Josh Wharehinga Marijke Warmenhoven DATES TO REMEMBER September 16th – voting documents will be sent to enrolled electors. October 8th – Election day. Voting closes at 12pm. October 15th – Declaration of results.

councillors as people. Given the typical te reo speaking incumbent regularly at- to make an informed decision and given genre of councillor is that of older per- tends hui throughout Ngati Porou, lists the typical promotion of candidates has sons (50 plus) that makes the connec- the Joint Management Agreement of been by print media, billboards or meet- tion more difficult. Secondly, council the Waiapu Catchment as a milestone ings, changes in campaigning needs to has struggled to demonstrate they take of his fifth term in office, and sings his be considered by candidates to go and young people seriously thus making original waiata about Hikurangi maunga meet young people where they are at and young people ask themselves what’s as if he was raised beside it. But Geoff not expect them to come to meetings”. the point? Finally, paying rates brings Milner thinks whakapapa gives him the Civic participation is considered a a tangible connection that most young edge with Ngati Porou voters. cornerstone of a robust democracy and people don’t experience because they “In terms of Ngati Porou engagement, the decline in engagement, particularly are not homeowners. The sooner voting having a Ngati Porou person running for amongst 18-29 year olds, is a red flag for moves to online voting, the easier it will the mayoral office trying to make history, the future success of Tairawhiti commu- be to engage young people who are tech where there is a whakapapa connection, nities. An improvement in the calibre of savvy”. may also encourage young people to en- today’s candidates will improve engage- Milner is one of two Ngati Porou gage with the local body elections. The ment – as Councillor Wharehinga says, mayoralty candidates (Yvonne Bishop key is to exercise your vote that our ti- when the official results are announced was a late entry) up against a formida- puna fought hard for, a right that hasn’t mid October we’ll see if this year’s elec- ble and charismatic opponent in Meng always been conferred upon Ngati Porou tions gave Ngati Porou “someone worth Foon who is seeking a sixth term. The in our district. Young people tend to want voting for”.

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Social entrepreneur encourages korero around kitchen table Nikki Kennedy is on a mission to help revitalise Te Reo Maori. The twenty eight year old social entrepreneur has created a range of products which not only encourages whanau to korero Maori within their homes, but also provides a sophisticated culinary addition to the kitchen.

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aputapu is the name of Nikki’s beginning the programme, I started sell- then I purchase the jars, print out the new business that specializes in ing products online and was in business. labels (that I also designed), which are designing Te Reo Maori con- then sealed onto the containers. Then I temporary homewares. Nikki Did you have any reservations at pack them and wrap them, before send- (Te Whanau a Takimoana, Te Whanau a first whether your idea would be ing them off on the couriers. In terms Hinerupe, Te Whanau a Tuwhakairiora) well-recieved? of marketing, social media has helped started working on the concept for her No, not at all. I knew it was good, in- to elevate Taputapu and been a low cost business last November and launched novative and the first of its kind. At the effective way of promoting and exposing her first product line in March through time I was really consious of the lack of the brand. I have an Instagram account her website. which allows me to Nati Link caught advertise products and up with Nikki recently post up what I’m creat- during a break from ing, seeing or thinking. her studies at Waikato University in Hamil- Did you have any ton ( she is currently in start-up capital for her third year studying your business? towards a Bachelor in I received $250 in seed Media and Creative funding from the Sum- Technologies – major- mer Start programme, ing in Te Reo Maori which I used to create and Design Media), proto-types. Apart from to find out more about that, the way I bring in her new start up. money is by pre-orders to my website. When I Nati Link: What in- have received sufficient spired you to create orders I have enough your own business? money to buy the ma- NK: Well it all began because I needed te reo being used within the home, and terials. By doing it that way I am not something to do during the summer I thought my idea could help provide a running at a loss and I invest the profit break from Uni. Initially I wanted to solution to this issue. Prior to attend- back into the business. come back home to Gisborne over that ing the programme I didn’t have any period, but I thought it may have been management or marketing knowledge How did you decide upon your first too difficult to get a job. So I looked to draw from, however I knew with the product line? at doing some summer school papers, right help and support I could make it Through my surveys I asked people what and because the faculties in which I successful. products I should release first and the was studying in weren’t offering any, I most common answer was tea and coffee decided to apply for the University How did you come up with the name canisters. With that feedback it helped of Waikato’s Summer Start-Up Pro- Taputapu? me to navigate, research and produce my gramme Scholarship. I thought it would I was out one day running thinking first products. Since then I have created be an awesome opportunity if I got ac- about the potential of this business and I puehu parāoa jars in a set of three. This cepted and the $5000 scholarship would thought about what will be a good name. consists of a puehu parāoa (flour), huka help me out financially over the break. Within two seconds the word Taputapu parāone (brown sugar) and huka puehu The programme supported students to popped into my mind, and that was it. I (icing sugar). I aim to release a pihikete kick start their business ideas, so thats didn’t need to think of any other words, (biscuit) jar and possibly a rare (lolly) jar how the concept for my business came that to me summed up the business. too. At this stage everything that I want about, as I needed to come up with an Taputapu in english means equipment, to release will be homeware products, idea for my application. Fortunately I gear, utensils and things. It was simple mainly for the kitchen. However I do was successful and over ten weeks from and easy to read and pronounce. It can aim to expand and produce products for November to February, I was supported also be translated to mean awesome or the bedroom, bathroom, office and more. to work on my idea through one-on-one amazing. mentoring, workshops and field trips. Who is your market base? The programme enabled me to validate How do you produce, market and dis- My customer market are those learning my idea with customers, fine tune what tribute your products? Te Reo Maori. Taputapu helps to create was needed to be delivered and work I do everything from home in Hamilton. an environment at home to encourage on how to pitch it. Four months after I wait for the on-line orders to come in, those who are beginners in Te Reo Maori

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“I do not wish to become a millionare from this – that is not my drive. For me it’s about doing something that I love which overall is contributing to the survival of our language.”

to speak it everyday. However I also be- I started at Waikato I had a foundation people who have a great idea for a lieve our whanau overseas will be a huge to build upon and from there my reo has business but don’t know where to market and also young families who improved. Currently I can have a con- start? are interested in teaching their tama- versation in Te Reo Maori and can write My advice is to give it a go. You don’t riki Te Reo Maori. I am also designing to a certain extent but I am still on that know unless you’ve tried. The opportuni- Taputapu to attract non-Maori because I journey of learning more. I am currently ties and ideas are out there and I believe believe all Kiwis - Pakeha, Pacific Island enrolled in Awanuiarangi in Tamaki those ideas are given to certain people. and others, may like to have some Te Reo Makaurau learning Te Reo Maori with If you don’t activate it then someone Maori products in their homes. our Ngati Porou whanau there. else will. There are great business peo- ple out there who don’t have a degree How do you see your company grow- Who are some entreprenueurs who in business management and haven’t ing in the future? inspire you? attended university. If you lack business I want to try and grow my business or- All the Maori in Aotearoa and overseas experience talk with someone you trust ganically. At this stage I am not inter- who are running their own businesses who knows, research the net and attend ested in applying for loans or to seek and are doing well. There are heaps of whatever class or presentations you need investors because there is too much risk them. I follow a few on instagram and to gain the knowledge. Sometimes at the and pressure involved. I aim to grow this have met a few. They are people doing end of the day it’s about the people you using the money I can generate from what they love and have inspired me to know and doing something about it. Just sales and koha. I do not wish to become do the same. get out there. a millionare from this – that is not my drive. For me it’s about doing something Do you see potential opportunities Kia ora Nikki mo to korero. Taputapu that I love which overall is contributing for other Ngati Porou who also want koe! to the survival of our language. However to become social entrepreneurs and I am looking for any grants, scholar- develop products which assist Reo ships or support that may help catapult revitalisation? Nga Hononga: Taputapu into the next phase. Definitely, there is heaps of potential. We Ipurangi: www.taputapu.co.nz were born innovators and inventors. It’s How would you describe your own about using what we have in our hands Paeahua: www.instagram.com/ taputapu_design/ proficiency in the language? and running with it. The idea might be I grew up in Gisborne and was never unrealistic but unless we take small steps Ripene whakaata: www.youtube.com/ taught Te Reo Maori but was fortunate at a time then no distance will be made. watch?v=VA1SX6A3bZA to have it around me. I knew the basics Photographs courtesy of the University but I couldn’t have a conversation. Before Finally what advice do you have for of Waikato.

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Ngati Porou Alumni Hui

How can I contribute back to my Iwi? What role does the Runanganui play in creating opportunities to help that happen? These were some of the questions contemplated by a group of young Natis attending a two day hui in Gisborne at the end of April.

The hui was organised by Ngati Porou Innovation and Stan- Seafood Group in conjunction with Te ford University’s Design Putea Whakatupu (a Maori educational School. The workshop Trust funded by Te Ohu Kaimoana). focussed around connec- Eight of the ten young Ngati Porou tion, belonging and iden- professionals were former recipients of tity – appropriate themes Te Putea Whakatupu’s scholarship pro- to consider when most of the group wanting to come back to the rohe to live gramme which had helped to support were representative of the majority of and work. their studies while at university. Now Ngati Porou who do not live within the “The original motivation for holding developing their careers in a range of in- rohe. At the end of the design challenge the hui was around succession planning- dustries, the Ngati Porou alumni of the the group came up with the following what can the economic units of the Run- programme were invited by Ngati Porou statement about connectivity: “Ngati anganui do to create career development Seafood Group to help kick start a con- Porou needs Hikurangi in order to feel pathways and attract young Natis to be versation about how the present genera- connected because that is my compass involved in our Iwi businesses. However tion of Ngati Porou leaders can support home and to the future”. This was quite a it was apparent that for all the talk about the next generation to come through. powerful statement and highlighted the the businesses, the group had a keen in- The agenda for the hui involved a strong connection they felt when they terest in the social initiatives of the Iwi. trip up the Coast to Pakihiroa Farms, went up Hikurangi. Next time we know that it will be very the farming operation of Te Runanga- Luke Claasen (Te Whanau a Tu- valuable to have the Ngati Porou social nui o Ngati Porou located on Mount whakairiora) was one of the alumni of the and cultural arms involved.” Hikurangi. After the group visited the Te Whakatupu scholarship programme, “We would like to have on-going en- Pou on the maunga, they spent the after- who currently works in Auckland as a gagement with the group, as many have noon in the station’s wool shed listening Junior Criminal Defence Lawyer. Luke talents we could utilise in the future. We to presentations Pakihiroa Farms, Ngati says he felt humbled when he was ap- would also like to open up the conversa- Porou Seafoods Group and also other proached to attend the hui. “We are very tion to involve other young Ngati Porou Ngati Porou business organisations who fortunate to have been asked to come professionals and leaders from the Ngati had supported the event: Ngati Porou back home and see how we can contrib- Porou business community and social/ Holding Company, Ngati Porou Miere ute to the future of Ngati Porou. We all cultural sector.” and Ngati Porou Whanui Forests. This have different ways we can contribute session also provided the opportunity whether that be in our specialist areas, or for the participants to introduce them- culturally by supporting initiatives.” If you would like to join in the conversation about attracting and developing Ngati Porou selves and to indicate what their future Ken Houkamau, Project Manager at talent or to find out more about the goals and plans were. On their return Ngati Porou Seafoods Group, helped to Te Whakatupu scholarship programme, back to Gisborne later that evening they co-ordinate the hui. He found the young please contact Ken Houkamau at Ngati enjoyed a formal dinner at Te Tini o Po- Ngati Porou professionals who attended Porou Seafoods Group. rou. The next day the group participated were very talented individuals who gen- 06 868 1644 / 027 2566436 in a design-challenge workshop facili- uinely wanted opportunities to connect tated by Anne Gibbon from Callaghan and contribute to their Iwi, with many [email protected]

Nati Link 21 (L-R): Trevor Newland (KPMG), Lees Seymour (Nelson Management), Victor Goldsmith (Ngati Porou Miere), Hilton Collier (Pakihiroa Farms) and Ken Houkamau (Ngati Porou Seafoods Group), leading the haka on behalf of the Te Hono Bootcampers at Stanford University.

NATIS GRADUATE FROM STANFORD BOOT CAMP

Ken Houkamau Both representatives participated in the Ken and Victor joined the fifth intake (Project Manager of intensive 6 day experience in July, and of the Stanford boot camp which had 51 follow in the footsteps of Matanuku new recruits. Amongst their cohort in- Ngati Porou Seafood Mahuika (Chairperson of Ngati Porou cluded both the Minister and Director Group) and Victor Holding Company), Mark Ngata (Gen- General of the Ministry Primary Indus- eral Manager of Ngati Porou Seafood tries, several government organisation di- Goldsmith (General Group) and Hilton Collier (General rectors, as well as Chief Executives and Manager of Ngati Porou Manager of Pakihiroa Farms) who have Senior Managers from New Zealand’s attended previous Te Hono boot camps primary industry sector. The theme of this Miere) have become at the American Ivy League University. year’s event was - transformational lead- the latest Ngati Porou Te Hono is the name of a movement ership, unlocking value and inspiring ac- established in 2012 by leaders from the tion. Looking at ways industry and gov- recruits to graduate NZ Primary Industry. The focus of Te ernment could collaborate better together from the annual Hono is to transform the approach NZ’s to achieve these objectives was the key Te Hono Boot Camp primary industry sector has tradition- focus for all the representatives attending. ally taken in regards to products such as The boot camp started at 6am each held at Stanford dairy, meat, seafood and wool. Te Hono morning with a compulsory exercise University. encourages its members who are alumni activity to boost the energy levels and of the Stanford boot camp, to stop work- stamina of each attendee in preparation ing in silos and be collaborative rather for their demanding day ahead. The rest than competitive. They also encourage of daily programme consisted of lectures members to move away from playing the by the University’s Business and executive commodity game and to think of oppor- management School faculties along with tunities to add value instead of volume. presentations by local and international

22 Nati Link business leaders and workshops. your value proposition and not trying or collaboration. The relationships that Ken says he found the intellectual to please everyone. We also had Sarah were made will be of direct benefit to calibre of the Stanford lecturers Robb O’Hagan, former President of Ngati Porou in the future.” mind-blowing. Gatorade, who talked about how she “Another highlight was being inspired “If you had to grade them, I would turned around the “WHAT THE BOOT CAMP and motivated say they deserved an AAA plus, you just struggling com- by the incredible wanted to keep learning more from them. pany by re-struc- TAUGHT ME WAS TO FOCUS, things that people They really challenged us to think criti- turing Gatorades CREATE A MOVEMENT AND in Silicon Valley cally about the strategy, vision and cul- offerings from a DON’T BE DISTRACTED are doing. The en- ture of the organisations we represented, basic sports drink vironment there is BY ISSUES THAT IMPEDE and helped change our outlook on how to a range of sports so different, every- things are now and how they could po- fuel products.” THE IMPLEMENTATION OF one is always on tentially be. They also gave us real-life “One of the THE VISION... THERE IS NO the go and they case studies of companies that adapted major highlights TIME FOR POLITICS AND are not afraid of and grew, and those that hadn’t and gone of the experience failure – they just bust. Then they asked us to contemplate for me was sitting OTHER AGENDAS THAT move on to the whether we wanted to be the ones that in a room among WILL IMPEDE PROGRESS.” next opportunity. failed or the ones that thrived.” fifty of New Zea- Also they don’t “Some of the business leaders that land’s elite business leaders for a week. talk about their investments or projects spoke to us were New Zealanders who We all got all really well together, and in the thousands or millions of dollars. had based themselves in America. We now I can pick up my phone and call They talk in the billions!” had Tim Brown, the founder of All- who-ever is doing some amazing things Victor says he shares many of the same birds Shoes, whose korero was around around the country and ask them for ad- highlights as Ken from his Stanford the benefits of being super focused on vice. You can’t buy that kind of a network experience.

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“ONE OF THE MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EXPERIENCE FOR ME WAS SITTING IN A ROOM AMONG FIFTY OF NEW ZEALAND’S ELITE BUSINESS LEADERS FOR A WEEK. WE ALL GOT ON REALLY WELL TOGETHER, AND NOW I CAN PICK UP MY PHONE AND CALL WHO-EVER IS DOING SOME AMAZING THINGS AROUND THE COUNTRY AND ASK THEM FOR ADVICE.”

“The presenters and professors from There is no time for politics and other the latest technologies in terms of agri the university were top notch and net- agendas that will impede progress.” -business. working with the other Te Hono Boot Te Hono alumni member Hilton Ken says since the visit to America he Campers was invaluable. Since the trip Collier, met up with Victor and Ken at has returned with a new mind-set and I have been in contact with a number of a group dinner on the final evening of confidence. them to help me with our Ngati Porou the Stanford Boot Camp. Hilton had “Te Hono taught us that the key to Miere kaupapa.” already been in the California region success is to take action – sometimes “Some of the learnings I took away was representing Pakihiroa Farms as part of too much talking or planning goes on understanding decision making (or lack a Te Hono working group Waka Aoteroa. and nothing gets done. I have started of ) as it relates to those in governance This group were researching American working on some new products and I’m roles. We learned some can be charac- consumers attitudes to New Zealand’s collaborating with a few people I met terised as risk adverse (Type 1’s) to those wool products and the psychology be- on the programme. What I learned was that are more entrepreneurial (Type hind their purchasing decisions. The products don’t have to be perfect straight 2’s) and take calculated risks. We also trip included meetings with US carpet away. It’s better to test them out with learned about the exploitation vs explo- manufacturers who use Pakihiroa wool consumers in the real-world and make ration of resources. Exploitation refers in their carpets. suitable tweaks as you go.” to “exploiting” existing resources, which After the boot camp had ended “Now that more of us have had this large corporations do well. However as Hilton and Ken joined a small group experience at Stanford we are keen to the organisation grows things become who had been supported by Callaghan share our knowledge with others and overly cumbersome and slow to react to Innovation to attend two conferences. help ingrain innovative ways of thinking change. Take Blockbuster and Netflix as Amongst their roopu were Karena and about how we execute our business op- an example - one of these didn’t adapt Kasey Bird, former winners of Mas- portunities. This includes continuing the well to change. Exploration refers to ter Chef NZ turned entrepreneurs. The dialogue with the young Ngati Porou those companies that are always looking first conference they attended wasSoil to professional network we started in April. at new areas of business and invest in in- Fork, which showcased new food tech- We have also begun reaching out to our novation and R&D to keep them ahead nology start-ups by providing them the Ngati Porou rangatahi who are still at of their competitors. Both of these can opportunity to pitch to the crowd in a school. Next month Ngati Porou Hold- exist within the same organisation but competition. The common denomi- ing Company will be supporting a group you need an ambidextrous leader.” nator amongst the companies at Soil of around 20 Ngati Porou students to at- “What the Boot Camp taught me was to Fork was that their products could tend a Te Hono boot camp for rangatahi to focus, create a movement and don’t be demonstrate to consumers truth, trust at Stanford.” distracted by issues that impede the im- and transparency when applied across plementation of the vision. In the main the food supply chain. The second visit our Ngati Porou Miere strategy is cor- on the group’s itinerary was the Forbes For more information about Te Hono rect but things need to be done faster. Ag-tech conference which displayed go to www.tehono.co.nz

24 Nati Link natiBOOKS life

A Whakapapa of Tradition

A Whakapapa of Tradition: 100 Years of Ngati Porou Carving 1830–1930 is a beautifully illustrated book launched earlier this year which explores the Iwirakau school of carving within Ngati Porou.

Author Ngarino Ellis (Ngati Porou/ style continued and evolved by six Nga Puhi) and photographer Na- tohunga whakairo: Hone Ngatoto, talie Robertson (Ngati Porou, Clann Hone Taahu, Hoani Ngatai, Riwai Dhònnchaidh) have collaborated to Pakirau, Te Kihirini and Tamati create a taonga which will be val- Ngakaho. In turn they influenced ued and appreciated for many years and tutored many carvers who fol- to come, by students of Maori art lowed. The results of their collective and Ngati Porou who whakapapa to creativity can be seen to this day the many marae featured within the with the numerous carved meeting publication’s 300 plus pages. houses, churches and dining halls A Whakapapa of Tradition has along the Coast. had two launches – one in April The publication has been a at Waipapa marae at the Univer- dedicated labour of love for sity of Auckland where Ngarino Ngarino, with its origins stemming is a senior lecturer in Art History from her PhD thesis she began re- and co-ordinator of the Museums searching 17 years ago. A major and Cultural Heritage Programme. theme of the book is exploring how The other in May at Ohinewaiapu communities, art and traditions marae in Rangitukia where Ngarino’s transform over time. A kaupapa as grandmother Emere Mountain (nee relevant today, as it was during the Kaa) was born. time of Iwirakau. Both Ngarino and Natalie A Whakapapa of Tradition: 100 whakapapa to the Waiapu Valley Years of Ngati Porou Carving 1830- where the ancestor Iwirakau lived 1930 is published by Auckland in the 1700s. Iwirakau is credited University Press and the Hardback with reinvigorating whakairo on the edition retails for $69.99 at all good East Coast and influencing a carving bookstores.

Photo courtesy of Auckland University Press.

Listen to the RNZ interview with Ngarino at www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/sunday/ audio/201793933/ngarino-ellis-maori-art-transformed

Nati Link 25 nati story PIONEER OF MAORI BROADCASTING REMEMBERED

At the beginning of April earlier this year, one of the original stalwarts of Maori broadcasting, Tanara Whairiri ki Tawhiti Ngata, or Whai as he was most well-known, passed away. Amongst the legacy he left behind were the scores of Maori journalists who were able to break into the television industry, due to the initiatives and programmes Whai helped lobby for.

Erana Reedy, and the late George Stirling. Chief Executive of Radio A year later the Maori Ngati Porou, was among Programmes department the first wave of Maori at TVNZ was established, journalists who benefited which led to the creation from the opportunities of Waka Huia, Koha and created by Whai. In 1985 Marae. These initiatives Erana was the first recipient strongly advocated for by of TVNZ’s News Internship Whai, provided further – the very first training opportunities for the next programme the public wave of Maori journalists broadcaster funded to enlist to develop their television more Maori into TVNZ. As a broadcasting careers. Junior Cadet Reporter for In the following story for Nati Te Karere she completed a Link, Erana pays tribute to three-month crash course the life, work and legacy of in television journalism her former boss, mentor and alongside other new recruits advocate, Whai Ngata. such as Temuera Morrison, Iulia Leilua, Fiona Murchie, Eliza Bidois, Bradford Haami

Nati Link 27 The night they brought Nō nga kāwai rangatira o Ngati Porou me national television. Whai Ngata home to Te Whanau-ā-Apanui a Tanara Whairiri “The reaction of Pakeha viewers was ki Tawhiti Ngata. Sir Apirana Ngata outright hostility that never seemed to lie at Hiruharama, the was his great grandfather. His dad Hori wane in vitriol or magnitude. Inside night sky came alive. Mahue was the only child of Apirana’s TVNZ the hostility was more carefully eldest son Makarini and Maraea Baker. masked. Those who felt the need to Lightning flashed. Whai also belonged to the Ngarimu voice their opposition of anything Maori Thunder rumbled in whanau. His mum Mihihara, who would be taken on by Whai and Derek. passed away in July this year, was the big Sometimes the duelling duo would turn the clouds and around sister of the late Moana Ngarimu VC. the tables on their colleagues and pick a us while we waited at So he was destined for great things. fight anyway,” she said. As a gatherer of history and korero tuku When I met Whai in 1985 fresh out the marae. Then as iho. As a story teller of the highest qual- of university as a junior reporter for Te they carried Whai on ity in print, radio and television. And as Karere, he scared me. He was grumpy. In to his turangawaewae, a fighter. fact I could not believe he was related You had to be a pretty good strate- to the beautiful Ngarimu aunties I had the skies opened up gist to get TVNZ to resource a Maori known all my life. But Whai had high and it poured. language news programme the bulk of expectations of every Maori broadcaster. their viewers hated – Whai joined his You weren’t a reporter unless you had a He tohu rangatira. whanaunga Derek Fox to ensure that story. You weren’t a good journo, if you happened. You had to be a relationship couldn’t summarise your story in 25 builder to establish a Maori and Pacific words or less. Whai was all about quality Island programmes department and get standards. In fact, he wrote the manual it resourced to produce programme con- for quality standards in reporting Maori tent – a combination of the late Ernie news and stories. Broadcaster Hone Leonard’s gift of the gab and Whai’s Edwards worked with Whai for years expertise in programme making. And and had a deep respect for him. you had to be a scrapper to ensure both “I ahu mai te kaumatua nei i roto i te taonga survived within TVNZ. mahi nūpepa, i nga mahi reo irirangi, nō Veteran Maori broadcaster Wena reira me tika te mau atu i te ingoa o te Harawira said just as well Whai loved a tangata, tāna ki a mātou. Kei mua i taua good fight. In the early days of Te Karere tangata āna kawai rangatira katoa. Kia they dealt with an angry public who be- tika te whakatakoto atu i nga patai ki lieved Maori language had no place on mua i te aroaro o ia tangata. He momo.

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He tangata kaha ki te manaaki.” the Ngata Dictionary is part of the ar- continues to guide the Maori content Presenter of The Hui, Mihingarangi senal of every Maori language student. that plays across all TVNZ’s on-air and Forbes attributes Whai for launching her International diva and television pro- on-line assets. And thirdly, he helped to broadcasting career. He took rookies like ducer Hinewehi Mohi said his loss to recruit, develop and inspire a new gener- her under his wing and mentored them. the broadcasting industry was immense. ation of Maori journalists, presenters and “He supported us individually. He fol- “When someone like that is no longer programme makers who have gone on to lowed all our careers and was an inspi- in that role, it’s quite scary for the next create leading Maori content across all ration to us all. We would not be where generation of journalists or broadcasters New Zealand broadcasters,” said Latch. we are today if not for Whai. People to step up to the plate. He will most cer- Whai was made an Officer of the like myself wouldn’t be operating in tainly leave an enduring legacy of being New Zealand Order of Merit in 2007 both broadcasting worlds and we just able to tap in to the huge networks he before retiring a year later. By then he wouldn’t have the pull of resources.” had. Maori communities really trusted had helped nurture the next generation And I guess that’s why Whai was so him to tell them their stories. He was of Maori broadcasters. He was the God- respected in the industry. He straddled always very authentic.” father of Maori Television. According to both broadcasting “The reaction of Pakeha viewers [in the early days] was Hone Edwards Whai worlds comfortably. paved the way for “Nānā nei i para outright hostility that never seemed to wane in vitriol or the establishment of te huarahi e puta ai magnitude. Inside TVNZ the hostility was more carefully Maori Television. te ihu parehe o te masked. Those who felt the need to voice their opposition “Tera pea, mei kore Maori ki te whai ao, of anything Maori would be taken on by Whai and Derek. a Whairiri kua kore e ki te ao marama,” said tu a Whakaata Maori. Reuben Collier of Sometimes the duelling duo would turn the tables on Mei kore nga tikanga Maui Productions. their colleagues and pick a fight anyway.” me nga akoranga me “E toru āna to- ana matauranga nana hutohu ki a au mo te āhuatanga o te reo. Whai initially worked as a teacher. i homai ki a matou nga kaimahi kua kore Tuatahi kia māmā. Kaua e whakatau- He joined the Auckland Star as a re- matou e kaha ki te whakatu ki te whaka- maha kaua e whakapōraruraru i nga porter in 1968. He moved on to Radio rite ki te whai i te kaupapa i tu ai a Wha- whakaaro o te hunga whakarongo. Tu- New Zealand in 1975 and then in 1983 kaata Maori.” arua kia mārama, he korero tā te kaiko- Whai moved to TVNZ, Network News For someone whose work was so pub- rero he korero tā te kaiwhakarongo he and Te Karere. The TVNZ Maori Pro- lic, Whai Ngata’s funeral was very inti- mea nui kia mārama te kaiwhakarongo grammes department was set up in 1986 mate, entertaining, thoughtful and to the ki tāu e korero nei. Ka mutu, kia tika! and a year later Waka Huia, his baby, was point. He could not have told his own Kāre he hāwhe-way o tēnei mea te tika.” born. When Ernie passed away in 1994, life story any better. If I was to sum it up Whai was a stickler for the reo. In Whai became the Head of Maori and in 25 words or less it would be ‘a fitting fact one day he pulled up outside Radio Pacific Programmes at TVNZ. tribute to one of the pioneers of Maori Ngati Porou and I started to panic. There Jeff Latch, Director of Content at broadcasting which celebrated his life, was something about his ahua which TVNZ said over the next 24 years Whai his family, his work and his legacy’. made me think, ‘oh my God, what have influenced and guided the industry to we said wrong?’ Well the bad news was, recognise the place of Maori in broad- Otira e te pāpā e Whai, takoto mai. Kua he had come to growl. The good news casting and the importance of honour- waihotia e koe, ōu tapuwae ki roto i te ao was, it wasn’t at us. He had heard a term ing the Maori language. pāpāho hei whāinga mo nga uri whakatipu used in a news story we had broadcast “Whai’s legacy to our country’s broad- e haere ake nei. No reira moe mai ra i runga from another Maori media outlet. He cast industry is threefold. First, there i te mohio kei te pūāwai tonu nga taonga reckons, “What the hell does ‘whai muri are the programmes he helped create kua mahuetia e koe. Kia au tō moe. mai’ mean? It doesn’t make sense. Are and support and that continue to shape they following or leading?” Maori broadcasting in Aotearoa. Te Ka- So language was important to Whai. rere. Marae Investigates and Waka Huia Maori and English. No surprise then in particular. Second, under Whai’s lead- when Whai picked up his father ership the Maori Programmes depart- Matakitaki: Waka Huia Tribute to George’s dictionary project after he died ment developed a new Maori Content Whai Ngata at www.youtube.com/ watch?v=SywjFb-7Ih8 and saw it through to completion. Today strategy for TVNZ, a strategy which

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