Tairawhiti REAP: Talk-About-It – Issue 3. July 2015 1 Tairawhiti REAP Talk-about-it

Keeping our communities in the loop with what we do HURAE 2015 Issue 3

NGA TARI TE WHAKAPUARETANGA O TE WHARE TE TARI KI TURANGA: HOU O TE PAREKEREKE MOKOPUNA O 142 Peel Street PO Box 859 HIRUHARAMA Gisborne 4010 Ph: (06) 868 4186 Fax: (06) 2810363

TE TARI KI TE WAIROA: EIT Centre Cnr Paul & Queen Sts Wairoa 4108 (06) 838 7213

TE TARI KI MATAKAOA

Ko Te Ahi a Te Atua te maunga The whole day was beautiful. Te Puna Manaaki a Ruataupare Community Centre Ko Waitakaro te awa Tamariki everywhere, with great 141 Onepoto Rd, Hicks Bay 4054 Ko Hiruharama te pā support from the surrounding (06) 868 4186 Ko Mikaere te whare karakia kohanga (Whakarua, Tawhiti, Ko Huria te urupa Raparapaririki, schools Ko Te Aitanga a Mate ,Te (Hiruharama and Mākarika), TE TARI KI TE RIU O Aowera, Te Whanau a Gisborne Kindergarten WAIAPU Rakairoa, Ngati Ira, te whanau Association, and the Ministry of Te Pae-o-te- Riri School a Kapohanga a Rangi me Te Education. Main Block Awemapara nga karangaranga Rangitukia Rd whanau karangaranga hapū Tairawhiti REAP is pleased to Tikitiki 4087 have been part of helping the (06) 868 4186 The dreams and aspirations of whanau towards their goal, being many Hiruharama whanau were responsible for the management realized this month with the of the TAP3 Ministry of opening of the licensed Education funding needed to building for Te Pārekereke complete the project and to ensure Mokopuna o Hiruharama. the Parekereke received its license to operate. We look forward to Papa Bill Hughes spoke of how seeing the progress of the tamariki the pakeke, most who had and eventually their own tamariki passed on, envisaged a vibrant who come through the Hiruharama. The school, the Pārekereke. marae, the pakeke dwellings and now the Pārekereke were a No reira, koinei mātau o realization of those dreams. Tairawhiti Taiwhenua Taiakoe “The only thing we need now is mihi kau ana ki a kotou e te a café across the road for our whanau o te Pārekereke Mokopua cappuccino” said Papa Bill. o Hiruharama. Kua ū te waka!

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TE WHAKAPUARETANGA O TE TARI HOU OPENING DAY AT 142 PEEL STREET

It’s hard to believe we have been in our new office at 142 Peel Street for two months! Time has flown by, and along with the opening of the new office, we also launched our new brand, new corporate uniform and our newly branded vehicles. Many thanks to KaeaMedia for the branding of our merchandise. We were blessed with a beautiful day, with karakia by Papa Temple Isaacs. Spot prizes were generously sponsored by 2Degrees and Business Applications. Congratulations to:

• 2degrees Smartphone Bruce Hughes • Ka Poipoia Tairawhi Pack James Warnock &RugbyTickets • 2degrees Smartphone Michelle Conole • Digital Photo Frame Wiki Gilvray

The new location across the road from Bunnings, is resulting in a lot more foot traffic, and we are enjoying a steady flow of visitors, including those from Wairoa and the Coast who call in for a cup-of-tea or just for a look around after they’ve heard our advertising on the radio. It’s great to now have a full team, with our recent vacancies filled. We welcome our newest team member Val Johnston who is our ECE/Schools Coordinator for East Coast; and also Trish Kilpatrick who adds Gisborne Rural Schools to her ECE portfolio. We also have a Board Room for hire, which can be arranged different ways to suit your needs, suitable for training, meetings, or small conferences. A small Meeting Room is also available for more private gatherings such as interviews. For more information about this or any of our services, please phone 06 868 4186 or email [email protected]

E oho e hine/tama Wake up daughter/son Haere mai ki te kai Come and have something to eat Kia pai to ra, e te tau Have a good day my darling Kei te aroha au ki a koe I love you

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WHAT’S UP IN WAIROA?

Driver License Survey Under 25’s inform the Wairoa Driver

License Working Group Under the direction of Natalie Hazelwood, East Coast Better Public Service; a collective of key stake holders have joined ranks to investigate a coordinated license model that will best support Wairoa people to obtain driver license qualifications. At the demise of our local testing station there has been concern for locals to obtain their driver license at each progressive level which now also requires individuals to go out of town for The Real Art Roadshow license testing.

Wairoa Schools Experience Art Ð Term 3 The brainchild of Fiona Campbell, Rob McLeod and The Wairoa group is one of two other working Gerald Barnett, visionary art curators who wanted to groups in the region established to consider bring real art to students in geographically isolated findings and determine what is needed to fill the locations throughout NZ. The free REAL ART gap and minimize the impacts for under 25 year ROADSHOW is an amazing mobile unit that unfolds olds. A group of youth currently doing an to form an 80 square metric classroom of employment course with Tairawhiti REAP were wonder. Wairoa children have the rare opportunity keen to participate to contribute to policy and the to see the real thing, to be inspired, challenged and graduated license system initiative. A focus group ‘wowed’ by the scale, texture and colour of the hui will be held with identified youth in the hope to original artworks. provide a narrative to the common denominator and findings of the survey. The Wairoa working The collection features both renowned and emerging group comprise of NZ Police, Te Wairoa He artists and crosses a variety of genres Hapori Haumaru, Wairoa College, WDC, YROA including painting, sculpture, photography, jewellery YNOT, Work & Income, Literacy Wairoa & and ceramic art. Teacher, students as well as the CYFs. wider public audience agree that the REAL ART ROADSHOW is art that moves, in more ways than Wairoa’s 23 year old Jeffrey Lambert-Amoto one. giving his input to the DL survey project.

The Roadshow also provides quality learning resources to support student ongoing engagement with the art works for essay writing, access to IT tools for research projects including workbooks. Wairoa College will host the Real Art Roadshow from Friday 24 Ð Tuesday 28 July with longstanding HOD, Trevor Galvan stating, “for Wairoa children to get ‘up close and personal’ with works by New Zealand’s revered artists, is an experience of a lifetime. Tairawhiti REAP is coordinating the return of the Real Art Roadshow to Wairoa and we have had a great response from schools who have registered for the programme. Suzzanne will be happy to take your call if your school has not registered, 06 8387213.

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Financial literacy through brown eyes!

The unspoken… Tairawhiti REAP crossed that boundary…the topic that isn’t openly discussed unless you are in dire straits. It is a fact that money makes the world go round, is the root of all evil, you either have or you don’t and is cause for domestic challenge on

families. Communities throughout Tairawhiti came together, of all nationalities young and old to take a proactive approach to managing their money. Pale ACE for Rangatahi Sauni has been bringing the financial conversation

Wairoa Youth ‘Focus For their Future’ into communities throughout NZ with his version of Helping 18-24 year olds looking at their job financial management; helping Maori and Pasifika prospects has been a rewarding journey for understand how they consume their dollars, rangatahi and agencies involved. Tairawhiti enhancing their capacity to be in financial control. REAP, Work & Income, Labour MPs’ Office, Wairoa Waikaremoana Maori Trust Board and EIT This approach has had profound results across have banded together to support rangatahi to verify Tairawhiti. Nuhaka School was the venue for and confirm what is required to move them toward parents and children who took the opportunity to their individual choice of employment. This has increase $ awareness. The children’s comprehension been through understanding what they want to do, of earning money and spending wisely, saving and identifying what NCEA levels and qualifications investment was refreshing and highlights the they have, what top up credits they require and significance of integrating financial literacy in the establishing a ‘master plan’ toward attainment. school’s curriculum. This would give them a vital head start to managing finances in adulthood. Training has been delivered in CV preparation, digital technology, active citizenship, and A big turnout at the Wairoa REAP office with a cross documentation for employment, what the employer section of age’s, income levels and cultures provided is looking for and basic financial management & a lot of humor, discussion and varying points of sustainability. Identifying rangatahi strengths and view. While some were unsure about attending the abilities has been beneficial to starting on a very workshop, Pale’s facilitation expertise had everyone positive pathway. The enthusiasm of our young is engaged in the breakout group discussion and a credit to them all. They know what they want, feedback. The group evaluations reinforces the they recognize the barriers to gaining employment demand for this type of workshop, with attendees and are putting their best foot forward to looking forward to Pale’s return, stating; ‘this is so accomplish what is required because these important I will bring my family so we can learn rangatahi are focused on their futures. together’.

As organisation’s and training establishments providing foundation education and higher levels of qualifications we are keen to work together for a positive transition to gaining employment across the region. If you have someone who is not sure

what they want to do or would like to give our

programme a go, give us a call or drop into the

office.

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Ka Poipoia Tairawhiti Coordinator now in Wairoa

Susan (Huhana) Tipuna, our Engaging Priority Families Facilitator, is also our Ka Poipoia Tairawhiti Coordinator for the Wairoa area.

Huhana will be familiar to many of the whanau already in Wairoa, so its fantastic that she will also be taking care of the Ka Poipoia Tairawhiti Educators.

Ka Poipoia Tairawhiti is our homegrown home Quality Early Years based early childhood education service. Educators are self-employed, and are police vetted prior to Learning is a Child’s starting; the homes they intend to operate from must go through a strict licensing process; and while Right! qualifications are not necessary, professional development is provided and attendance Support for newly established ECE Groups compulsory. and Centres: Huhana’s role is to license homes, and work with Tairawhiti REAP is serious in all that it can do to educators in the home, ensuring that they have the support communities and whanau to engage in early skills necessary to get their tamariki off to a great learning that positively impacts literacy, numeracy and start. problem solving that help develop strong foudations for future learning success. With many centres, play groups, Kohanga Reo and home based educare facilities available to families, we are here to support. We have expertise in ECE, Te Reo speaking field staff, resource libraries and tutors available to bring learning to your centre and whanau. Support was provided for a newly established play group with parents investing in their children’s early learning success. Local Tutor Suzzanne Hema provided a ‘messy play’ workshop for Mother’s and pepe. The children’s discovery of messy play provided some great memoirs for the playgroups observation records including an opportunity for parents to link Te Whaariki principals to the learning environment in the centre in the playground and in the home.

Wairoa Info Day with current & potential educators and Susan Tipuna

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WHAT’S GOING ON IN GISBORNE? THE 1st 1000 DAYS OF A CHILD’S LIFE ARE CRUCIAL… Nathan Wallis explores how the brain works and how neuroscience can better inform our day to day interactions with children and young people. Information about the human brain (and how it grows to reach full potential) has exploded into our awareness over the past twenty years. The 1990's were called the 'decade of the brain' and advances in scanning technologies allowed us to understand the workings of the brain like never before, showing us huge significance of the early years and the critical role this period plays in defining later outcomes. The teenage brain has also gone under the microscope we now understand with greater clarity the link between brain development and the 'teenage condition'. These new findings often contradict many of the practices that parents, teachers and the other helping professionals have utilised in the belief that they are helping children. The most important time of brain development, is the first thousand days, which is about two and a half years of age. During this time attachment is being made with the baby and a parent (usually the mother, the main parent, the “diad”). We have four different brains inside our heads. Number one is the brain stem which is the survival brain. The second brain is movement, the third brain is the motion. The cortex is number four. By the age of twenty five, twenty six the cortex is fully developed. Learning happens when we feel safe. If we don't feel safe, the survival brain takes over. Who we are is down to the type of caregiving we had when we were young, so if we have positive interaction with our “diad”, we will grow up positively. SKIP's aim is that all children in New It was great to see teachers in attendance who have Zealand are safe and nurtured, and grow been to Nathan's presentation before and who were into happy, capable adults. We do this by excited about refreshing their learnings. developing the capability of communities Also in attendance were 9 mothers who received to support parents to build positive different insights into what he taught and left with relationships with their children. The a better understanding of the diad and what is vital Tairawhiti REAP team has SKIP for their child's learnings. resources on board, and can also assist One teacher said that she really appreciates you with SKIP strategies in the home. Nathans teachings and that he is always willing to Call us on 06 8684186 for more chat to them about specific cases that they are information. dealing with. High School RTLB

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CATCHING UP ON THE COAST

Matariki 2015 was celebrated at Awatere Marae this year, with a wānanga that looked at kai and waiata composition. Despite the cold outside, the inside of the beautiful whare tipuna, Te Aotaihi was filled with the warmth of people, and laughter. Intergenerational learning was all part of the experience, as pakeke shared their memories and experiences. Children from both primary and secondary at Te Waha o Rerekohu Area School, were treated to an afternoon with staff from DOC who brought with them flora and fauna specimens to examine and talk about. Later they learnt the history of Te Aotaihi, and were able to identify the carving in the house that represents their whanau. This followed on with learning a patere composed by Robert Ruha for the opening of the house, and they also had a go at composition.

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Early morning saw the most hearty heading out into the cold to seek out Matariki, marking the occasion with karakia and the partaking of kumara baked on the open fire. A kāuta or cookhouse was set up at the back of the wharekai, just as they were in the old days. The meat was killed and hung “in the fridge” Ð under the shade of the trees, in the cold. On the final day the hangi was prepared, and celebrations were had, with the gifting of a pūtorino, by master carver Jack Brooking, to Te Waha o Rerekohu for their part in making this Matariki Wānanga a success.

It is hoped that this Matariki event will be an annual one, and Tairawhiti REAP look forward to supporting this wānanga, which contributes in many ways to lifting the educational achievement of our tamariki in and around language, culture and identity.

Tēnei te mihi ki Te Whanau-a-Te Aotaihi, Te Whanau-a-Hinerupe, na kotou tēnei hui i karanga, kia whakanuia tātou i te tau hou, i a Matariki. Ki ngā pakeke, ngā kaiako me ngā tamariki o Te Waha o Rerekohu, tēnā kotou. Anō nei te mihi ki a Diane Koti, Waiheke Hauiti, Miria Te Purei rātau ko Trudy Ngawhare mo ngā whakaahua.

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Maths IS Fun The School Holiday period was made slightly easier for parents and whanau in Ruatorea and Each week ended with a shared lunch, and with the arrival of Maths Is Fun certificates and prizes for everyone. courtesy of Wairarapa REAP, Eastern & Parents were quick to thank those involved Central Community Trust and a wee bit of help for bringing this programme to the Coast, from Tairawhiti REAP. and asked to have it back again. “I brought my boy for a look, and he’s Week 1, despite freezing temperatures, saw come back every day! Its great.” approximately a dozen hearty tamariki, join teachers Mereana Henare and Hineteao Poutu Lead teacher, Mereana congratulated at Ngata College. Wairarapa REAP on a great programme. Week 2, the programme moved north to “The resources are excellent, the packs Hinerupe Marae in Te Araroa. It was the first well constructed. The plans are easy to time Maths is Fun has been to the northern end follow, and its so nice to be able to give the of the district, and the 30+ tamariki had a ball! tamariki something to take home with them, “I liked solving big multiplications” so hopefully their learning will continue “I liked working with the teachers and making there too.” board games” were typical comments made by the children in their evaluations.

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HE AHA TE AHA HEMI? By Hēmi Houkamau (ACE Roving Tutor Ð East Coast/Gisborne) Te Reo Māori Ka Pai Kaitī have launched themselves into 'Te wiki Computing for beginners o te reo Māori' by talking with Hēmi Houkāmau Up at Rangitukia/Tikitiki Wiremu Paenga is about building confidence with basic conversational starting basic computing classes again. Many of reo Māori. After two weeks the whanau are able to the whānau in Rangitukia/Tikitiki will know correctly say any kupu Māori. They are currently Wiremu and his tino ngāwari style to delivering practicing their mihi/pepehā, karakia and waiata. It's the basics to computing. He will be running those a fun, supportive two hours every Wednesday at Ka classes from Rangitukia School on Wednesday pai Kaitī (Kaitī Mall) and it's never too late join in. evenings 6.00 Ð 8.00 for the next 6 weeks with the You'll probably know everyone anyway. possibility of continuing after that. Nau mai, haramai.

Sewing Basics ‘Darn it’ is running for another 5 weeks for those who never learned the basic sewing skills like sewing buttons on or hemming up skirts or pants. Whakawhanaungatanga This workshop aims to take people to a point where Well the rugby season is over now and I’ve picked they can sew using a sewing machine. Choice, make my lip up because Hicks Bay didn’t score enough me a suit. This is an easy way to save money and points on the day but it was an all Matakaoa final build your skills. You may even decide to make so I’ll still claim victory. Well done Tokarārangi. things to sell at the Gisborne markets or become a With the club rugby done n dusted we can now dressmaker/tailor yourself. look forward to warmer weather, BBQs and long hot afternoons with a glass of something on the beach. Tairāwhiti REAP staff will be at Te Puna Manaaki a Ruataupare in on the 3rd & 4th August so if you’re in the vicinity after sunset come on down and say kia ora kotou. We’d love to have you sing to us.

Sadly, despite the protests of the locals, and the more than 3000 people that signed the petition, it looks like Westpac Bank will be leaving the Coast. Tairawhiti REAP will be running free ACE programmes on the Coast to help whanau get familiar with internet banking, and to take the fear factor away for those out there who are a bit scared of the technology. Please register your interest by calling 06 8684186 Ð emailing [email protected] - or going to our Tairawhiti REAP Facebook Page. Tamariki mā, rangatahi mā, please help your parents or pakeke register using one of the methods above. We’ll need your name, town you live in or near, and a way to contact you. Once we have 6-8 people in a rohe, we’ll set a date and venue for the training. Our vision “Being responsive and relevant to rural communities.”

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AN “ACE”SOME OPPORTUNITY Igniting the potential within Summer will soon be here, and with it the tourists, and hopefully a busy season for tourism operators, accommodation, cafes and restaurants in the region. Tairawhiti REAP is working with Poppy Clapperton’s Industry Training Solutions to bring hospitality and business training to you. Tairawhiti REAP will be hosting a range of ACE workshops 3 weeks prior to the training to introduce learners to the subject and key areas that will be covered. We are offering subsidies to those learners who: • Fit the ACE criteria ie you have low or no qualificaons, you are aged 16 or over and you are not in school • You aend the ACE workshop relevant to the course • You are able to come up with the remainder of the course costs one week prior to the training

There are a maximum of 10 subsidies of $50 each per course available. Each eligible person may apply for more than one subsidy. The subsidies are paid direct to the trainer and you must complete the ITS course successfully. WINZ subsidies may also be available. REGISTRATION FOR ACE WORKSHOPS IS ESSENTIAL – CONTACT HEMI (GISBORNE/EAST COAST) on 06 868 4186 OR SUZZANNE (WAIROA) on 06 8387213 KAUPAPA FREE POPPY’S DATE VENUE for ACE & ITS COST OF LESS $50 ACE WORKSHOP ITS SUBSIDY DATE COURSE FROM TREAP

Basic Food Monday 10th August Thurs 17th Tairawhiti REAP Office $270 $220 Safety 11am-12pm September 142 Peel Street, Gisborne & Basic (9.30am-5pm) Barista Sat 19th Ex-Sharon’s Village Café As above As above Combo Tues 11th August September Ruatorea (9.30am-5pm) 11am-12pm Tues 22nd Te Puna Manaaki a Ruataupare As above As above Wed 12th August September Community Centre, 141 Onepoto Rd, 11am-12pm Hicks Bay (9.30am-5pm) Tues 15th Thurs 13th August September Wairoa (Venue TBC) As above As above 10am-11am Monday 10th August Wed 16th Tairawhiti REAP Office Managing 1pm-2pm September 142 Peel Street, Gisborne $235 $185 Licensed Wed 12th August Mon 21st Te Puna Manaaki a Ruataupare As above As above Premises 1pm-2pm September Community Centre, 141 Onepoto Rd, Hicks Bay Thursday 13th August Mon 14th Wairoa (Venue TBC) As above As above 2pm-3pm September Wed 12th August Mon 21st EIT $165 $115 First Aid 11am-12pm September Wairoa $120 $ 70 First Aid Tues 11th August Fri 18th Ex-Sharon’s Village Café As above As above Refresher 1pm-2pm September Ruatorea Wed 12th August Wed 16th Hinemaurea Marae, Hicks Bay As above As above 3pm-4pm (at Puna Manaaki) September Thurs 13th August Mon 21st EIT Workplace 11am-12pm September Wairoa $150 $70 Health & Thurs 13th August Fri 18th Ex-Sharon’s Village Café As above As above Safety 2pm-3pm September Ruatorea Thurs 13th August Wed 16th As above As above 10am-11am (at Puna Manaaki) September Hinemaurea Marae, Hicks Bay

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