pono Marika Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-O-Ngāpuhi Magazine Issue 33 2012 Striking Gold for Te Tii

• Old Bill Farewelled

• Artist Humbled to Recieve Award

• Ngāpuhi Represents at International Conference IN THIS ISSUE IN

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3 Bill Pitman Passes Away 4 Ngāpuhi Supports Indigenous Network 5 Hokianga Rugby Hosts Taniwha Cup 6 Hiruharama Hou Marae Hits the Road 7 Taitamariki Day in Kaikohe 8-9 Te Tii Strikes Gold 10 Artist on Queen’s Birthday Honour’s List 11 Funding Stories 12-13 Matariki Day Celebrations 14-15 Photo Gallery

You’ll notice on the cover of the magazine we’ve had a name change to Pono Marika. It’s appropriate and timely and Pono Marika has a nice ring to it. We trust you’ll enjoy the change too.

Bill Pitman earlier this year at the Anzac Day at Pehiaweri Marae. See story page 3.

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2 ISSUE 33 MAMAETUHORONUKU AROHA ‘A’ Company Soldier Laid to Rest On Anzac Day this year Pehiaweri Marae hosted a service medals ceremony as part of its commemorations. The occasion was made even more special because Bill Pitman, 94, one of the oldest survivors of A Company 28 Māori Battalion was there to hand out the medals. Over the years Mike Kake has interviewed Bill and lent us his notes about Bill’s life story that he produced for that hui.

Bill Pitman, right, presents Tepania Kingi with his medal on Anzac Day this year at Pehiaweri Marae. We reproduce that story in memory of Bill who passed away late June. Bill was buried at Waikanohi near Ngunguru Marae. There are believed to be two other survivors of A Company left.

William Ratahi Pitman was born on the 30th of April parents. The names Eddie Wells, Ben and Charlie 1918 at Tamaterau, east of Whangarei, to Tame and Kake, Tom and Robbie Ruka, Ross Wright, Ruki Henry, Tiria Petimana and is the last surviving member of his Len Munn, Sam Thompson, Hone Kingi, Bill Reid and whānau of 18 brothers and sisters. Sam Hoani to name a few. He left school at the age of 13 to work with one After the war he married Te Rapu (Cis) Tui Wellington of his older brothers George (Bunny) on a farm at and they raised four children: Tom, Adrian, Naphelia Whangarei Heads owned by the McGregor family. and Ngāmihi. There were several labouring jobs in his youth and He attended Massey University and worked on a farm at age 21 when the Second World War broke out, he at Taipuha for a while missing out on a farm ballot. decided to enlist in the army. Firstly with his mate From the late 1940s they lived and spent the rest of Tia Kake in the artillery, until on his final leave his his working life in Whangarei at various jobs, including mother asked him to join the 28 Māori Battalion (fifth the North Auckland Power Board, Portland Cement reinforcements). His two older brothers John and Works, Northern Steel and WECO. Dave were 39ers. Younger brother Ted also joined up He worked hard throughout his life, socialised with and they were part of A Company 28 Māori Battalion. his comrades and work mates. Rugby, racing and beer Sadly John was killed in Al Alamein in December 1941 were part of his culture. and lies in the Knightsbridge Cemetery, Acroma, Libya, He was a very active whānau member of the along with several other 28 Māori Battalion warriors. Ngunguru Marae, working tirelessly with his wife and After the war the 28 Māori Battalion Association was chairman of the committee. Together, during was formed and branches throughout the country the 70s, 80s and early 90s, they raised much needed flourished, with Whangarei being no exception. funds for the marae selling their weekly Friday night Easter reunions started in the early 60s with each meat raffles at the Kensington Tavern. company having turns at hosting every four years. As He retired in the 1980s and they went to live the men aged it became every three years and then permanently at Ngunguru where his still resides, every two years, and since 2004 annually. although nowadays spends some time in Tikipunga Bill has not missed one reunion throughout this time with his daughter. His wife passed away in 2003. and became President in 2009. 2012 is the first year Bill has three surviving children, nine grandchildren he has not attended the dawn parade. and four great grandchildren. The uri of these men to this day have a bond that will remain throughout their lives as it did with their

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Chief Executive George Riley outside the conference. George addresses conference delegates. To the immediate left of George is Australian PM Julia Gillard. Ngāpuhi Supports Indigenous Network Inclusive development is the pathway to sustainable then use it as the basis for fisheries management and development and sustainable development must our sustainability practices,” said George. start with the employment of youth were two of the The Chief Executive was also present at sessions key messages of the United Nations Conference said where the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-O-Ngāpuhi Chief Executive George Nature (Papatuanuku) and the US Environmental Riley. Protection Agency Clean Air Coalition (Ranginui) The United Nations Conference on Sustainable programme were discussed - separately. Development (UNCSD) took place in Rio de Janeiro, Because of the continual references to mother Earth Brazil, on 20-22 June 2012. and without mention of a paternal side, George In support of the Minister for the Environment, Hon asked both groups if Māori were the only people with Amy Adams, CEO George Riley was invited to provide two parents. a Māori perspective to the international launch of the “This is an example illustrating the need for inclusive Land and Sea Managers Network. development,” he said. Māori and other indigenous peoples as guardians of Following up on the Rio +20 conference George is their land and marine resources have a central role in aiming to get the two groups together - to support achieving sustainable development across the globe. one another. George said, “Ngāpuhi are keen to participate in “The issues regarding Papatuanuku and Ranginui the work of the new international network. It will should be considered together. Changes need to provide new opportunities for sharing traditional and be made and the breaking down of silos was often modern knowledge.” mentioned as a stratgey but more than that I think During the conference the Ulu of Tokelau Islands we need to actively cross fertilise within and across expressed an interest in developing a stronger organisations,” he said. relationship with Ngāpuhi, “to exchange matauranga,

4 ISSUE 33 NEWS Hokianga Hosts 2012 Taniwha Cup The Taniwha Cup is a hotly contested tournament The team received great support from their coaches between the various Northland representative rugby Conrad Leef, Raymond Ngere and Mark Anderson, teams in the under 13 age group. whānau and sponsors such as the Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi- Last year the Hokianga team won the tournament O-Ngāpuhi. and hosted the 2012 tournament - the first time in 63 The Hokianga has some amazing kids with great years. rugby talent and the Taniwha Cup is their chance The winners of this years competition, held on July to showcase their talents and be selected for the 3-7, was the Whangarei Bears team; Otamatea Northland team. Rodney were second; and Hokianga third. By Nicole Anderson While the defence of the Cup is a major part of the tournament for Hokianga it was also the first The Hokianga team received funding through the opportunity for many of our kids to play in front of Rūnanga’s Sponsorship Fund. Details are available on selectors for the Northland Roller Mills representative our website: www.ngapuhi.iwi.nz team.

Go to the Rūnanga website for more details: www.ngapuhi.iwi.nz or phone the office 0800 NGAPUHI or 0800 642784

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Enjoying the sun at Hiruharama Hou Marae, Chair Hemi Wi Epiha (far right) with the whānau. Northland Marae Hits the Road The marae, in the Bay of Islands settlement of Te marae into the modern era. Tii, has been holding roadshows with its whānau in “The people at home can’t do that on their own. Whangarei and Auckland to engage them over its They need the wider whānau to contribute and things future plans for their marae. like the internet have made it easier for whānau to Marae Chair, Hemi Wi Epiha, said Hiruharama Hou participate without having to physically come home.” needed to engage with whānau and instead of relying The marae roadshows to Whangarei, South Auckland on whānau to come home for hui or marae meetings, and West Auckland were recently completed with his marae had decided to go to the whānau. feedback and an assessment of information gleaned “There’s a reality we’re addressing by doing this: our from the hui. whānau don’t come home anymore for whatever Hemi said the first roadshow in Whangarei had reason. So we’ve decided to take it to them,” said been hugely successful and given the trustees some Hemi. impetus to carry over for future discussions. Hiruharama Hou has just completed work on its “We’ll try this out and see how it goes. Who knows strategic plan for the next three years and Hemi said where we might go to next depending on where our the success of it would be getting whānau involved, whānau want us to come,” said Hemi. whether they lived in Te Tii or not. “We need to upgrade our marae, but we also need to develop systems that will bring core functions of the

6 ISSUE 33 NEWS Tamariki Big Day Out Hits Kaikohe Whanaungatanga was the key element to this Strong, positive relationships are the heart of enabling successful day. Relationships with each service all tamariki to get the best start in life and reach their showed the community how we work together potential. collaboratively in ways that express manaaki and tautoko for whānau to understand the importance of Acknowledgments early childhood education and development. Ngā mihi: • Ministry of Education: for the funding and support Summary of the Day that enabled us to host the Tamariki Big Day Out. The build-up towards the event of the ‘Tamariki Big • Ngāpuhi Iwi Social Services for the kaimahi who Day Out’ was very exciting and far more challenging participated in the roll out of the events. than expected. The pressure of time frames, looking • All the community services that promoted and for the right resources and moving from plan A to engaged with whānau and tamariki. plan B in regards to the weather, was particularly • Early childhood services that provided activities challenging. and worked alongside whānau. It turned out to be an action-packed day from the start to the finish. Bringing whānau, tamariki and By Joanne Kiro services together created a day full of fun, information ILCCE Coordinator for parents and most of all, whanaungatanga. Based on the whānau bags given out on the day, there would have been over five hundred whānau with tamariki that participated on this exceptional day for them to learn and enjoy. The wellbeing of tamariki and whānau was paramount through-out all the activities and this gave each participant a sense of belonging and community. A shared vision that ‘all tamariki deserve the best’ drives our practice.

Some of the entertainment at the NISS Tamariki Day in Kaikohe.

7 TE TII Pono Marika 2012 MINING Te Tii Strikes Liquid Gold We’re very clear about the health outcomes we want for our people that’s being jeopardised by these little things like Protoza and Giardia. “It makes your head reel to think we’re suffering from living in the 21st century. Even if we killed all the sea gulls and every Jonathan Livingstone relative that is doing this to our water, we get the spray drifts from Kerikeri. So the major outcome we’re seeking is health and wellbeing.” The project began in 2009 when a report by the Northland District Health Board for the Te Tii community, as part of the Drinking Water Assistance Programme, showed the water villagers were used to collecting for consumption, that mostly came into water tanks via rainfall and rooftop guttering, was contaminated with high levels of bacteria and protozoa-type bugs - small creatures that live in water that cause illness if ingested. The Ngāti Rehia Wai Trust was established to meet the criteria to be part of the Drinking Water Assistance Programme, but the programme was put on hold for nearly two years by the district health board. Te Huranga and Tom said they continued planning Ngāti Rehia Wai Trustees Te Huranga Hohaia (left) and Tom Brown. to improve the water supply to the village and Another Ngāpuhi hapū is striking out on its own to successfully sought funding from Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-O- source water for its villagers. Ngāpuhi to construct a strategic and communications Ngāti Rehia Wai Trust have started drilling to source plan. an aquifer - an underground layer of water-bearing “There was consultation with our people and we got rock form which groundwater can be extracted - buy-in from our people almost from day one,” they across the road from Te Tii Primary School, near the said. small settlement of Te Tii in the Purerua Peninsula. At the end of 2011 the trust put together a The aim of the project sustainability plan and more recently a reticulation is to source two bores to service the village’s drinking water needs via a treatment plant. Up to 2,000 litres a day will be drawn from the bores. Ngāti Rehia Wai Trustees Te Huranga Hohaia and Tom Brown said they were excited to be making progress. “It’s been a hard struggle for us to commit to this kind of project,” they said. “But the benefits will be significant for our small village in Te Tii. “It is about getting clean, fresh water to our people. One of the new bores just drilled recently.

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plan - scoping the plumbing needs of the villagers 65 more raw water.” houses to connect to a new water supply. The Trustees expect the water will be primarily used The trustees said the project has had its challenges for drinking and will be closely monitored. The tank that could have been overcome by the injection water is safe for washing, cleaning and bathing. of start up capital and the ability to fund a project There are also financial benefits: 10,000 litres costs manager experienced in this type of project. between $300-400. “The contracts we signed used terms such as in kind “We’re optimistic that whatever health deficits there and sweat equity which mean different things to us, were, there will be health gains from having healthier neither of which are going to give us the leg up we water,” the Trustees said. needed and subsequently we’ve had to turn inwards “We should like to thank Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-O-Ngāpuhi to source the funds to keep the project ticking along.” on behalf of Ngāti Rehia Wai Trust for the financial A reliable aquifer is 80m deep with excellent quality assistance for this project thus far. Without which it’s water. a moot point whether we would’ve got this far.” “It’s pure. It’s gold water,” the Trustees said. “The The Trustees were also complimentary about the supply of which will outlive Methuselah. Northland District Health Boards Technical Assistance “Secondly, it means minimal treatment and so we Programme Facilitator, Alan Nisbet. “We can’t sing his don’t have to purchase more equipment to monitor praises high enough.” and treat the water. It also means that we can store

A cut away view of the work that has been done to access the aquifer.

The lines show the different layers of the earth that are drilled through to access the aquifer. The final layers of grey rock on the right are because of the high deposit of calcium in the rock that illustrates the presence of water in that particular layer.

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Lorna Goes to Antarctica and Back PhD student Lorna Little (Maungarongo Marae, Porotī) thanked Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-O-Ngāpuhi for the scholarship that has helped to her to Lorna shows off her studies at a recent conference. achieve her academic goals. Over the past four years, Lorna Little’s studies have taken her from the Antarctic to the Arctic polar regions. Two years into her thesis Lorna is researching the effect of flower colour on temperature and how it impacts on plants from polar regions. In April she presented her initial findings at the International Polar Year conference in Montreal and won first prize for her poster. New polar scientific findings like Lorna’s help to shape and influence global decision making about the polar regions. Lorna was a recipient of scholarship funding through the Rūnanga’s Scholarship Scheme. Details are available on our website: www.ngapuhi.iwi.nz Hip Hop Dancers Head to Global Dance Comp

Bubblegum performs at Bay of Islands Colledge. Ngāpuhi dancers Samyah Powell (11 years) and Brodie Record (10 Years) from the Bubblegum Dance Crew, last year’s winners of the World Hip Hop Championship Junior Division, are heading back to Las Vegas on July 30- August 5 to defend their title. The dancers train at The Palace Dance Studio with choreographer Parris Goebel. Taitokerau based Samyah and Brody travel every week to the Auckland studio. Samyah’s mother, Lisa Powell said, “For many of the dancers, Hip Hop Dance is their life. They live it, they breathe it.”Bubblegum Dance Crew performed recently at Bay of Islands College in front of a crowd of an estimated 80 people.Brodie said, “Dancing is our passion. We dance with other hip hop groups and want to inspire all children to follow their dreams.” Bubblegum were recipients of funding through the Rūnanga’s Discretionary Fund. Details are available on our website: www.ngapuhi.iwi.nz

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Students at Kaikohe East School get involved with Matariki activities in this series of photographs.

Matariki Celebrations in Tai Tokerau Students and whānau of Kaikohe East School celebrated Matariki Day by planting seeds together in their Matariki garden. “Its the kids whenua,” said Michelle Hudson, in charge of the garden programme. The children were given cabbage, pea, carrot, sunflower and beetroot seeds to sow along with instructions on how to look after their garden. “We’re taking care of nature,” said student Kareia. While planting kohekohe trees with the children Michelle shared with them the story of how Kaikohe got its name. Student Christine said, “I really enjoy gardening with Whaea Michelle.” Meanwhile elsewhere around Tai Tokerau there were a number of Matariki celebrations taking place. Pehiaweri Marae in Whangarei played host to a number of local schools. They celebrated the occasion learning weaving, planting and cooking skills. To top it off the schools also provided some entertainment through their rōpu kapa haka and enjoyed a healthy meal together straight from the wood-fired oven.

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Learning new skills at Pehiaweri Marae’s Matariki Celebrations.

MMM... nothing like the smell and taste of fresh bread. Miriama Te Rangi pulls the bread from the wood-fired oven at Pehiaweri Marae ready to serve up.

Glenbervie School provides some of the entertainment at Pehiaweri Marae.

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The Bubblegum Hip Hop group in action. See story page 7.

Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-O- Ngāpuhi Chief Executive George Riley (second from the right) makes new acquaintances at the Rio +20 Conference in Brazil. See story page 4.

Flower Colour in the Arctic and Sub Antarctic L. M. Little1,2, P. Bronken Eidesen2, D. A. Orlovich1, J. M. Lord1 1Department of Botany, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand; 2University Center of Svalbard, PO Box 156, Longyearbyen, Norway. Corresponding author: [email protected]

Introduction: Temperature is of overriding importance Results: Yellow P. dahlianum flowers were warmer for plant reproduction in polar regions. We investigated than white (Fig. 6, P = 0.036) in some areas. There colour in relation to flower temperature in Arctic and was no obvious difference in seed production Sub Antarctic plants. between colour morphs (Fig. 7). The temperature of The Arctic perennial species, Papaver dahlianum, occurs in two colour (A) (B) morphs – white and bright yellow. In Greenland the yellow colour morph Fig. 5A and B: Thermal and digital images of white (A) and yellow (B) Papaver dahlianum at Sarkofagen, Svalbard. megaherb flowers and leaves was up to 12°C Lorna Little’s presentation can be up to 1.7°C warmer inside the flower than white1. It is unknown if warmer than ambient temperatures (Fig. 8). this also occurs in Svalbard.

to the International Polar Fig. 9: White and Yellow P. dahlianum growing side by side Year Conference. See story Fig. 1: Svalbard’s Papaver dahlianum colour morphs, white (left) and yellow (right) Discussion and Conclusions:

page 11. The Sub Antarctic species are “Megaherbs” (massive leaves and • Yellow morphs of P. dahlianum are inflorescences when compared to mainland relatives). It is thought that warmer than white at some sites, which is the size and strong colours could be advantageous for heating in the similar to Greenland. However, our data do cool, cloudy, oceanic climate2. Fig 6: Graph showing the difference in average flower Fig. 7: Graph of percentage of mature seeds by colour and site. not show a significant difference in seed temperature between white and yellow Papaver dahlianum There were not enough yellow-flowered plants to include in the at two sites (using 20 thermal images taken on bright, experiment at Bayfjellnosa. There is no significant difference production. As P. dahlianum are self pollinating, sunny days from each site). * indicates significant between white and yellow (ANOVA P value = 0.150). difference between colours (ANOVA P-value = 0.036). this might obscure differences based on colour and temperature4 as insect visitation and choice would not be necessary5. Lack of difference may also be due to a shortage of sunny days in 2011. Fig. 2: Examples of megaherbs. Left to Right; Anisotome latifolia, Pleurophyllum specisoum, Stilbocarpa polaris, and Bulbinella rossii • Flowers and leaves of Sub Antarctic 3 Fig. 3A, B: Maps showing location of (A) (B) study areas. (A) Campbell Island Megaherbs are much warmer than (52°S) in the Sub Antarctic and (B) ambient temperatures. This is likely due to Svalbard (72 - 81°N) in the Arctic. dark purple pigments absorbing and maintaining Methods: heat, and leaf hairs which conserve a boundary layer. This attracts insect pollinators and enables efficient metabolism at low temperatures2.

(C) (A) (B) (C) Fig. 8: (Above) Thermal and visible spectrum images of Pleurophyllum speciosum (A) and Stilbocarpa polaris (B) showing ‘hot spots’ Fig. 10: Typical summer Fig. 4A, B, C: Temperatures were measured using a Fluke TI20 Thermal Imaging Camera and of leaves and flowers. (Below) Time course of leaf, flower and air temperature, and photosynthetically active radiation for weather on Campbell a Fluke 51 II digital thermometer. Ambient air temperature and radiation were measured Pleurophyllum speciosum and Stilbocarpa polaris in December, 2010. Inset (C) shows hairy corrugations of P. speciosum. Island, New Zealand simultaneously using a Kestrel 3000 and LiCor light meter. (A) Equipment set up on Campbell Island, NZ. (B) Fluke TI20 Camera and Thermometer. (C) Taking thermal images in Endalen, 14 Svalbard. References: 1) Mølgaard P. 1989. Arctic and Alpine Research 21: 83–90. 2) Lipp et al., 1994. Plant, Cell & Environment 17: 1035–1044. Acknowledgements: We thank all funding bodies for their generous financial support, UNIS for logistic support in Svalbard (2010 and 2011), and Department of 3) Maps taken from www.zonu.com. 4) Rejkova et al., 2010. Flora 205: 282–289 5) Dyer et al., 2006. Nature 442: 525–525. Conservation for logistic support on Campbell Island (2010). ISSUE 33 PHOTONEWS INGALLERY BRIEF

Celebrating Matariki at Pehiaweri Marae. See page 12. The Tamariki Big Day Out in Kaikohe (above). Story page 7.

More from the NISS Tamariki Big Day Out in Kaikohe. See the full story on page 7.

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