Te Pānui Tuawaru Puanga 2014 - 2015
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TE PĀNUI TUAWARU PUANGA 2014 - 2015 Te Atawhai o te Ao An Independent Māori Institute for Environment & Health Haere ki mua, haere ki muri Be responsible for your actions Contents 1 He Maimai Aroha .......................................................................................................4 2 Introducing Our Whānau ........................................................................................5 3 He Kokonga Whare ................................................................................................13 Prison Project .....................................................................................................15 Well-being Project ............................................................................................16 Advisors ................................................................................................................17 2014 Writers’ Fellowship Recipients ............................................................18 4 He Kura Asthma Support for Māori Tamariki at School ..............................19 5 Relocation .................................................................................................................20 6 Conferences .............................................................................................................21 7 Capability in Independent Research Organisations Funding ..................23 8 Relationship Building ............................................................................................24 He Maimai Aroha Te Paea Rongomaiaia Smith (Aunty Poppy) Taku mate, taku mate! Ki te rōpū tangata ka ngaro E ai tō mate, ka ripitia iho Hūtia ko te punga o te waka! Hāpainga ko te hoe! Tupua-horo-nuku! Tupua-horo-rangi! E ai o mate! Kei waho kei te moana whakangaro atu ai Ue hā! Ue hā! In November of 2014, we were deeply saddened by the loss of our kuia Te Paea Smith. Beloved Mum to Te Atawhai o Te Ao Director, Cherryl Smith, and a much respected kuia to former and current staff, extended family and friends of Te Atawhai o Te Ao. Aunty Poppy was a strong supporter of Kaupapa Māori re- search, education, iwi and hapū initiatives, and her support to groups like the Whanganui Kaumātua Kaunihera and Māori Women’s Welfare League did not go unnoticed. We acknowledge the significant contribution she has made to our organisation, especially during the establish- ment years and her influence over many of our most suc- cessful Mãori academics, researchers and politicians. Nō reira e kui, whai haere i ngã tapuwae o rãtau mā. E kore e mimiti te puna aroha. Huria te pō! Nau mai te āo! Tīhei Mauriora! Introducing our whānau Board Members play a vital role in our organisation providing governance guidance, policy review, strategic direction and cultural support. James Allen (Chair) We would like to mihi Rii Templeton to our Board who have Lupton For provided tremendous Joe Huwyler support and leadership to our organisation over He mihi nūnui tēnei ki te the past year. We thank Poari o Te Atawhai o Te Ao. departing Board Member Nā kautau to mātau waka Gilbert Taurua for his e ārahi, i roto i ngā piki me contribution and extend ngā heke. Nō reira, he mihi a warm welcome to our tino nui ki a kautau mo te newest Board member Joe tautoko, te āwhina me te Huwyler who will add his aroha. extensive experience to our Board. Dr Cherryl Smith - Director Ngā Wairiki-Ngāti Apa, Te Aitanga a Hauiti Qualifications /plant a lemon tree, spice Background: PhD in up meals, learn to juggle Māori Education. and sell them. Favourite author is currently Gabor Other commitments: Mate. Board member of Whanganui Women’s Highlights for the year Refuge, Te Taiao Komiti, (Jun/Jul 2014 – Jun/Jul Te Rūnanga o Ngāti 2015): Top highlight was Apa, Adjunct Faculty that I got to thank my Te Whare Wānanga mum properly for being o Awanuiārangi, such a great mother. Supervison of PhD Second highlight was students, enrolled into Te going to the Māori Pūtaketanga o te reo at Women’s Welfare League Te Wānanga o Aotearoa. Conference with my Ka rawe! mum and the kaumātua and having them behind Interests / Hobbies: me when I spoke at the Mokopuna activities, Conference on Māori whānau whakapapa, grandparents. being with good friends, I like all things creative, Best things about art, weaving, gardening. working for Te Atawhai o Te Ao: Definitely the Favourite authors, people, the best group quotes, books: Cooking of no hassles, get on For Kids is my favourite with the mahi, proactive book. Favourite quote: problem-solvers and all When life gives you round good supportive lemons, make lemonade, people you could find. Page 6 Dr Rebecca Wirihana - Researcher Ngā Rauru Kītahi, Ngāti Maniapoto, Te Rarawa, Te Aupōuri, Ngāpuhi nui tonu, Irish, American Qualifications /ēngari ko te toa takitini; Background: PhD; Clinical Kia kaha, kia māia, kia Psychologist (PG Dip manawanui. in Clinical Psychology); MNZCCP (Member of the Highlights for the year New Zealand College of (Jun/Jul 2014 – Jun/ Clinical Psychologists) Jul 2015): There have been so many exciting Other commitments: things happening for our Member of the service this year, but for Whanganui Women’s me being able to meet Refuge Board of Trustees; and work with Eduardo Member of Te Kāhui o Duran and Tākirirangi Rauru Paepae as a Takirau Smith simultaneously Marae Delegate. was a massive highlight. Interests / Hobbies: Best things about Swimming, reading, working for Te Atawhai mindfulness, travelling, o Te Ao: We have a really watching movies, cohesive and supportive spending time with team here and I think it whānau and taking has a lovely effect on our photos. working environment. We have had some Favourite authors, exciting times and some quotes, books: Books: really difficult times David Hair; Nora Roberts; over the past year, but Sara Donati; Diana because we have a good Gaboldon; J.R Ward; team we have been able Cassandra Clare; Witi to work well together Ihimaera and many, and that makes a huge many more. Books: It’s so difference. hard to pick as there are so many. Quotes: Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, Page 7 Helena Rattray - Researcher/ ICT Ngā Rauru Kītahi, Ngāi Tahu Qualifications /Health Knowledge and Background: Bachelor Development Conference of Information and 2014 in Winnipeg, Canada. Communications The year 2015 signalled Technology (2009) at the completion of primary the Universal College of data gathering for the Learning, Palmerston prison project. This was North, currently studying made possible because part-time at Te Whare of our wonderful team of Wānanga o Awanuiārangi community researchers, for a Master’s in Jay Rerekura, Gavin Whiu Indigenous Studies. and Wendy Dallas-Katoa, who interviewed our Other commitments: Tangata Ora (Māori who Prisoner Aid & have been to prison). Rehabilitation Society, Also, special mention Whanganui to Nayda Te Rangi who supported our kaupapa Interests/Hobbies: Fitness from Marton, and helped boxing, swimming and engage people we the sauna. sought for this project. Favourite authors, quotes, Best things about working books: “Acknowledge for Te Atawhai o Te Ao: the past, feel the present We have a clear purpose and embrace the future”, to undertake research “I have learnt that there that benefits Māori is so much more to learn”, communities, and our New Zealand’s prison dedicated team all strive systems are a “moral and to meet this purpose with fiscal failure” (Bill English, any research project we 2011) work on. This is a result of great leadership from Highlights for the year our Director with the (Jun/Jul 2014 – Jun/ support from our Board Jul 2015): Presenting of Trustees. at the International Network of Indigenous Page 8 Miriama Cribb - Business Manager Whanganui Qualifications /the change you want to Background: Bachelor see in the world’. of Commerce and Administration in Highlights for the year Management, Bachelor (Jun/Jul 2014 – Jun/Jul of Arts (Hons) in 2015): Without a doubt, Education. Victoria quite a whirlwind past University of Wellington. year. Highlights would Also spent a trimester have to be the move at Lancaster University into town (often miss the in the UK studying beach). The expansion Management. Te Atawhai o Te Ao is currently undergoing, in Other commitments: all aspects. Being made Currently the the Business Manager Chairperson of Pākaitore after only being the Trust and the Treasurer of Administrator for two Kaiwhaiki Netball Club. years. I have learnt so much and believe the Interests / Hobbies: experience has been Swimming, netball, priceless! whānau and travelling! Best things about Favourite authors, working for Te Atawhai quotes, books: My o Te Ao: It’s a Kaupapa all time favourite Māori organisation. It’s authors would have independent, yet can to be Oscar Kawagley establish relationships and Ray Barnhardt, with various groups of both indigenous people. Because we educationalists, are small, we can work amongst all our own closer together, provide local historians/writers/ support and get things leaders. Not being very done with minimal much of a talker, I’ve hassle. felt I’ve always lived by Ghandi’s whakataukī ‘be Page 9 Dae-zha Rerekura - Administrator Te Ātihaunui-a-Pāpārangi Qualifications /time with whānau, Background: I’m a school dancing, playing sports leaver with my level 3 and kapa haka. NCEA certificate. Left there feeling proud of Highlights for the year what I had accomplished (Jun/Jul 2014 – Jun/Jul for the 2 years I was 2015): My highlight for there. I had made a big this year 2015 was to find move from a girls only a