1 Nati Link Issue Three Raumati 2010/2011 Editor/Writer: Jasmine Kaa Design: Jasmine Kaa & Stan Baldwin 195 Wainui Rd Gisborne Cover Image: This months cover features one of the 06 867 9960 images from the “Ahi Kaa: Through Our Eyes” exhibition. 1 Barry Avenue “Home”, by Dale Sidney, a Year 12 student of Ruatoria 06 8649 004 Tolaga Bay Area School. www.ngatiporou.com Photo korero: “Papa Tai Crawford at home in Mangatuna up on the hill opposite the kura- his turangawaewae.” Contents CONTRIBUTORS p. 3 : From The Chair Nati Link would like to thank the following writers for their Kaupapa Matua contributions to this issue: p. 4: Ahi Kaa through Our Eyes p. 6: Home Fires Still Burning Tate Pewhairangi Bless Jones p. 14: There’s (Black) Gold In Them There Hills... Barry Soutar Hoana Forrester & Seabed April Papuni Lance Rickard p. 20: Kainga Whenua Katherine Tuhaka Sarah Pohatu p. 22: MLC Info Sharing Days John Manuel Jody Wyllie Mark Ngata Sheree Waitoa Kaupapa Rangatahi Ani Pahuru-Huriwai p. 23: Huinga Rangatahi Whaimutu Dewes p. 25: Te Rangitawaea 2010/Tamararo 2010 Dayle Takitimu Taryne Papuni Nga Korero o Te Wa Kainga Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne p.28: East Coast Boxing Profile Te Maringi p. 29: Etta Bey Magazine Rawinia Ngatai p. 30: Spanish Whanau Visit 2010/2011 Moki Raroa p. 32: The Cry of The Gull: Tangikaroro Native Reserve He Nati Kei Te Whenua Nati Link Online would appreciate your feedback, p. 35: Viv Rickard suggestions or contributions for future issues. Nati Kei Tawahi Please contact: [email protected] p.36: From East Coast to Far East p. 38: Natis at The Commonwealth Games Nga Korero o Te Runanga p. 39: Ngati Porou Treat Settlement Ratification p. 40: Ta Apirana Ngata Memorial Lectures 2010 Matauranga Ngati Porou p. 44: Nga Tamatoa Gallery Update p. 47: Wiwi Nati Marae Building Conservation Survey DISCLAIMER: Te Runanga o Ngati Porou reserves the p. 48: Sheree ( Sista) Waitoa right to edit all content submitted for this publication, p. 50: Hui Taurima 2010 and also choose not to publish any content which may be p. 51: Te Matatini considered defamatory or unfactual. p. 52: Te Ururangi o Te Matauranga Update From The Chair Tenei nga mihi ki nga ahi kā o Ngati Porou, me nga The education system needs to be locked into “what uri pukahu o te iwi e noho marara mai ra i nga it means to be Nati” and with it what “mana motu- rohenga maha o te ao. Tenei hoki tatau i wo tatau hake o Porourangi” really means. It does not mean mate tuatini e haere putuputu atu nei ki te po. giving our inherited ancestral mana under another iwi, because if this is done then we are an iwi with- Jasmine, the author of this “Nati Link” has again out mana. captured the hearts of many, by getting them to express their personal views about themselves and Finally I wish Jasmine a good rest and hopefully what “Nati-ness” means for them. when she returns her vigor and passion for this production remains intact, and, in fact, greater than From the comments expressed by those interviewed before. for this series , it clearly indicates that Ngati Po- rou will be in safe hands going into the future, and I recognize her skills in this type of work and such that generations to come will not suffer an identity specialist skills must be fostered by us, and given the problem! Ka mohio ratau ko wai ratau, a, ko wai hoki space to grow and mature, because in her report- wo ratau tipuna na reira ratau i noho Ngati Porou ai. ing she captures the hearts of our people, and in (They will know who they are, and who their ances- doing so, allows us to access our own views within tors are, that make up their Ngati Porou identity. our minds, which can only make us stronger in our identity. The discussions in this document are significant at this important time in our tribal history given that Na reira kia ora Jasmine we are on the verge of completing our treaty claims. Kia ora hoki Ngati Porou It is imperative that the outcomes from our treaty Ma Te Atua tatau e manaaki claims will provide resources to enable our tikanga, Kia ora our reo and all those things that make us Ngati Po- rou, to endure for time immemorial. Dr. Apirana Mahuika. However, the treaty claims by themselves are not Chairperson the only way by which our reo and tikanga can be Te Runanga o Ngati Porou. sustained, because magazines like the Nati Link can assist by providing us with a forum where we are able to discuss issues about tikanga, reo etc. 3 KAUPAPA MATUA/ MAIN STORY The exhibition’s presentation was based on a “old school” film-strip concept. (photo courtesy of Hoana Forrester) Ahi Kaa: Through Our Eyes A representative snapshot of contemporary East Coast life was captured in a new exhibition, which opened at Toihoukura Gallery in August. “Ahi Kaa: Through Our Eyes”, featured digital pho- It was great working with young people who were tography by Ngati Porou East Coast secondary stu- keen and enthusiastic to learn.” dents. The fifty two images selected for the show expressed how rangatahi interpreted the kaupapa Kuranui student Hine Te Ariki Parata-Walker was of Ahi Kaa (The people who keep the home fires part of the curatorial team mentored by Gibbs. The burning). The exhibition presented multi-faceted aspiring photographer says her interpretation of Ahi youth perspectives, and provided an intimate Kaa encapsulated , “whakapapa, whanaungatanga insight into modern day Ngati Porou culture and and belonging to a special place.” She also says she identity. gained a new found respect for the process of curating an art exhibition. “I learned so much from Respected Maori artist and principal tutor for Steve and discovered it’s not about putting random Toihoukura Steve Gibbs curated the exhibition, photos up everywhere. There is a lot of time, alongside some of the students whose images ap- effort and thought that goes into it. Steve was cool peared in the show. He says when he was initially because he respected our opinions. He gave us full approached the concept excited him. “Part of my creative control and made us feel like real artists.” formal training at art school included photography, and I liked the idea of teaching a group of kids from Wiremu Henry, a student attending Te Kura Kaupapa up the Coast about what goes on when you organ- Maori o Te Waiu o Ngati Porou also helped curate ise a professional exhibition such as this. They did the exhibition.“To me Ahi Kaa means whanau being a lot of the problem solving in terms of formatting together and looking after each other,” he says. the final presentation on their own. “In one of my photographs I captured firemen from The exhibition was the initiative of Te Rangitawaea, the Coast working together as one. In another I the ICT (Information Communication Technology) showed the older and younger generation learning strategy for all Ngati Porou East Coast Schools, from together.” Potaka in the North to Waikirikiri in the south. The strategy is a sub-project of E Tipu E Rea (ETER), the Wiremu says he was proud of all the support shown Te Runanga o Ngati Porou/Ministry of Education at the opening of the exhibition. “It was choice Partnership for schooling improvement. “Ahi Kaa: seeing everyone come down to see our art works on Through Our Eyes” provided an opportunity for East the gallery walls. This experience has inspired me to Coast rangatahi to showcase their digital media skills take more photos, and maybe one day I will have my in a professional and creative environment. own exhibition.” Te Rangitawaea spokesperson Nori Parata says the Steve Gibbs says the feedback he has received from response to “Ahi Kaa” has been extremely posi- the art community has been positive. “Many who tive. “The exhibition was a first for Ngati Porou East attended the opening were blown away by what Coast students and as such they were unsure about they saw. The images are really raw and powerful. what to expect. Not only have they learned about Some of the kids show real talent, and you can tell the concept of ahikaa and how they might visually that by the way they’ve constructed their images.” express it, they have also learnt about the potential power of their work in this medium. Although early Gibbs also says the exhibition has provoked many days, there has been interest in the students’ work different responses from people who have come to from tourism operators and promoters.” see it. “For some it has brought back a lot of memo- ries and provided a way for them to reconnect with Following the exhibition’s premiere at Toihoukura, the Coast. While for others they recognize their “Ahi Kaa” was presented at the recent Hui Tau- Aunties, Uncles and Cousins. That’s the power of rima and Ngata Memorial Lectures in Ruatoria. The photography, the images can transcend space and Minister of Education, The Hon Anne Tolley has also time. I believe if you took this show to Brisbane or invited Ahi kaa: Through Our Eyes to be exhibited at Sydney it would attract many ex-pat Kiwis longing Parliament in March 2011. The Tairawhiti Museum for home.” has also kindly agreed to look after the exhibition and ensure it is appropriately stored for the future. The Ahi Kaa Curatorial team.