Annual Report 2016
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ANNUAL REPORT 15/16 MWDI ANNUAL REPORT 15/16 FOREWORD In 1987 MWWL established the Māori Women’s Te Ropu Wahine Maori Development Fund, which in 1997 became the Māori Toko i Te Ora (“MWWL”) Women’s Development Inc to assist Māori women into business. The trustees of the Māori Women’s was established in 1951 Development Incorporation are the past and to promote activities current Presidents of MWWL. With the need to purchase property, the Trustees that would improve in 1997 established an independent entity while maintaining a constitutional requirement to report on the position of Māori, an annual basis to Māori Women’s Welfare League’s particularly women National Council at Annual General Meetings. Māori Women’s Development Inc is a development and children. and lending corporation for Māori in Aotearoa and received confirmation of its charity status on the 5th of July 2013. VISION Hei Manaaki i Te Mana Wāhine Māori MISSION Encourages the economic development of Māori women and their whānau to ensure that Māori contribute equitably to this nation’s cultural, economic, social and political achievements. VALUES Mana – Empower Wāhine Māori Manaaki – Foster and support Wāhine Māori Whanaketanga – Enhance and improve the economic position of Wāhine Māori in order to contribute to the economic development of whānau and our nation Wairuatanga – Embracing our spirit MWDI ANNUAL REPORT 15/16 HE TOHU MAUMAHARA MŌ Linda Marra Grennell (31.07.46 - 03.02.16) Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Mutunga “Kei te mahara tonu mātou ki tō tātou Taua, ko ia tētahi ō ngā Perehitini ō mua ō te Rōpu Wāhine Māori Toko i te Ora me tētahi ō ngā mema Taratī i runga i a MWDI, ko Linda Marra Grennell tērā. Ahakoa kua ngaro i te tirohanga tangata, kāhore mātou i warewaretia i tōnā tū i te Āo Māori. I wehe atu ia ki te āo wairua i te toru o Pēpuere 2016 kei te kōpū ō āna mātua tīpuna ki Kōukōurarata (Port Levy) i te Waipounamu e takoto ana. Heōi, moe mai e te māreikura, whakatā mai i te rangimārie i raro i te korowai aroha o te Atua i waenganui ī ō mātua tīpuna, me ā tātou wāhine toa o mua, ā te wā, ka tūtaki anō tātou i a tātou” 1 Māori WOMENS DEVELOPMENT INCORPORATED CONTENTS Chairperson’s Report 1-2 CEO Report 3-4 A Year in Review 5-7 Program Delivery and Partnership Developments 8-20 Financials 21-42 MWDI Trustees 43-45 MWDI Staff 46 MWDI ANNUAL REPORT 15/16 CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT Tēna tātou katoa, Financial performance E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā The MWDI Trustees are in the early kārangaranga maha, tēnā koutou, stages of developing a Statement tēnā koutou, tēnā rā tātou katoa. of Investment Performance E whakamana ki tō tātou Arikinui and Objectives (SIPO). This will ā Kīngi Tuheitia me te Makau Ariki help consolidate and clarify our ā Te Atawhai, te Kāhui Ariki, me strategic intentions and delivery Tainui waka, e noho rā i te riu ō measurements. In the meantime, Waikato, tēnā rā koutou katoa. we have continued to hold funds with our fund manager, Milford E mihi atu ki a rātou kua wehe atu Asset Management and the ki te po, ki tua o te Ārai, ki ā koe e balance of our funds with the Bank te hoa, e Linda, e tangi hotuhotu of New Zealand in term deposits. ana te manawa, ara ki ā James Our returns for the current financial Barrett hoki, he pou ō mua mō year with Milford were not as mātou ngā Taratī o MWDI. successful as the previous year’s Hāere, hāere atu rā. return. However we are pleased Ngā mihi nui ki ā koe e te Perehitini that overall our returns are above e Prue, me ngā peka katoa o Te the current Term Deposit Rates Ropu Wahine Maori Toko i te Ora. offered by banking institutions particularly in the current Tāmaki Herenga Waka, Tāmaki economic environment. Makaurau, tēna tātou katoa. Heoi anō, ānei ta mātou rīpoata Loans mō ngā tau 2015 ki 2016. The major role for the Trustees Kā nui te mihi o te wā, nō reira huri is to oversee MWDI’s business noa, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, loan applications, and their tēnā rā tātou katoa. Tātou, Tātou. participation within the Assessment Subcommittee (ASC) is a critical Whāia te iti MWDI have had an exceptionally link between making strategic busy year with many new and approvals and ensuring the core kahurangi, ki te promising developments on the business goals of MWDI are horizon. The primary aim for strongly reflected in the businesses tuohu koe me he the year has been to focus on who receive MWDI loans. growth and performance whilst maunga teitei maintaining stability in our fiscal The Trustees are extremely pleased and excited to see the increase Pursue that which position, strengthening our core in applications for this year and is precious, and do business and continuing the quality the ability for MWDI investment not be deterred by of delivery to our key clients. to make a difference in Māori anything less than women’s lives and their business a lofty mountain. aspirations”. Trustees have continued to be involved in various mentoring and community activities as part of 1 MWDI’s business development Acknowledgements programmes including: Organisational Nō reira, ka nui ngā mihi ki ngā MaiBiz Rangatahi – Attending Strength: Tari Kāwanatanga, ngā Pēke, ngā Maibiz programmes with rangatahi Kamupene, ngā Tari Hāpori hoki, across the motu. The trustees me ō rātou āpiha e hāpai ana i a Te Wero Pakihi: Te Wero Pakihi have continued MWDI i tēnei tau. was held in the beginning of July • Te Mīnita Whakawhanake Māori, with the Trustees attending at to maintain Hon Te Ururoa Flavell various times of the programme. We were happy to greet Sir Willie robust financial • Te Kaiwhakahāere a Michelle Apiata and MP Marama Fox as Hippolite me ngā Kaimahi ō guest speakers at the Graduation management Te Puni Kōkiri but more importantly to see and reporting • Kō ngā roopu katoa hei tautoko rangatahi Māori accelerate their i a Te Wero Pakihi learning in business. systems when • Ngā Kaitiaki o MWDI, Aroha Maibiz Pakeke – We held a very running Rēriti-Crofts, Āreta Koopu, successful Maibiz programme in Druis Barrett, Dame June Māriu, Ōrakei this year. the MWDI Kataraina O’Brien, Prue Kapua New Initiatives – Based business and • Westpac on this and previous years’ success, the Trustees approved demonstrating • Massey University the development of further • The Coffee Club programmes to build on our the importance clients’ initial learning and for Tēnā rawa atu koutou katoa. our MWDI team to broaden the of building Ko te kōrero whakamutunga, me program with new initiatives. The strong financial mihi atu kia Teresa Tepania-Ashton Trustees were happy to attend the tā mātou Chief Executive Officer, launch of these programmes in capability ōna kaimahi hoki mō ā rātou Parliament on the 9th June 2016. mahi rangatira whakahirahira, i • Hine-preneur – a Business within tēnei tau. Ko tēnei te mihi mō te Leadership & Development our client mutunga mai o te pai ki tō tātou Coaching programme Kaiwhakahāere a Teresa i whiwhi communities. i te tohu MNZM mai i ngā Hōnore • Hine-Boss – a business Kuīni o te tau hōu. development training programme Nō reira, ngā mihi nunui mō ngā rā kei mua i te aroaro, tēnā koutou, • Hine-Timebank – a platform tēnā koutou, tēnā tātou katoa. to encourage the trade of skills and services between wāhine where time not money is the Mauri ora currency of exchange. Kitty Bennett MNZM MWDI Chairperson 2 MWDI ANNUAL REPORT 15/16 CEO’S REPORT HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR Key Partnerships The past year has highlighted our Their collective input and key strengths as an organisation contribution to this report with the ability to seek solutions evidences this year’s success for our existing and prospective and their commitment to clients while also ensuring viable MWDI’s kaupapa. practices. That is, in order to achieve and lift our goals, we have not moved away from maintaining Food and stability whilst pursuing innovation and excellence in our delivery. Hospitality continues to be Extended program delivery the strongest This has been demonstrated in industry MWDI the significant extension of our programs to meet our client invests in needs, the recognition through continued support of our work by however, we our sponsors and partners and the have seen a strong relationships we have built with extended communities and steady increase sectors that create the impact we strive for at MWDI. in Health and Quality project focus Fitness, the A key contribution to our success Honey Industry has been the development of Ehara taku toa, staff as a close-knit and self- and Transport. he takitahi, he managed team, working cohesively to achieve quality outcomes toa takitini against the business plan and the organisation’s strategic goals. Each My success should staff member works strategically not be bestowed across our projects as well as onto me alone, completing core operational as it was not requirements. Part way through individual success the year we gained a University but success of a student as an intern staff member, collective. who supports our administrative pool as well as one of our Rangatahi projects. 3 4 MWDI ANNUAL REPORT 15/16 THE YEAR IN REVIEW Financial Summary Loans Distribution The financial year end had a net MWDI continues to split our loan portfolio into two funds. surplus of $538,601. This is a Fund 1: Loan Fund 1 is a closed loan book with all loans granted prior to huge achievement, and is more 2012.