Te Runanganui O Ngati Porou
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NATI LINK CHAIRMANS KORERO Nga Mihi me nga roimata mo wo When Victor opted to resign following CONTENTS tatau mate kua haere atu nei ki te the first process, our Chief Finance iwi kei te po. E nga mate, ara, te Officer (CFO) Allan Jensen became hunga i hinga mai te wa kaenga, me Acting C.E. His contribution in this 01 - Chairman’s korero wera i katohia i waho o te wa kaenga, role has been enormous. He has haere! Haere atu ke te huinga o wo been a tower of strength to myself, to 02 - Lecture Series Marks tatau tipuna, a, ma ratau koutou e TRONPnui and consequentially to Ngati Historic Anniversaries whakatau, a, ko ta matau he tangi, Porou. His network in the business 03 - Cultural Heritage Expo he poroporoaki mo koutou kua kanohi and finance area has been capitalised kore nei i te ao tu roa nei. to assist some hapu to achieve their 05 - The Price of Citizenship needs, for example, the removal of Local Body Elections This Nati Link covers a number of the ablution blocks at Pakirikiri Marae. topics and issues which will interest all In this case, he was able to seek the 07 - Turning The First Sod C-Company House of you, because these have relevance assistance of his former employers Site Blessing to our present and future. Some of the (Fulton Hogan) where he held a senior topics are challenging for TRONPnui, management position for years – to 09 - Te Panui o Te Poari while others, like Toitu, are still to be assist voluntarily in this task. Other May, June & July determined as to their exact role going financial mattes instituted by Allan, 11 - New CEO of TRONPnui forward. All exciting stuff. New C.E.O. was to assist with TRONPnui’s financial Appointed appointments have been made, and, management going forward. His again, we anticipate Teepa’s C.E.O. achievements are appreciated. 12 - Acting CE Korero role, as he is the one who manages staff and their roles in achieving In discussions with Allan, he has 13 - TRONPnui and CYFS Sign MOU TRONPnui’s goals and aspirations. proposed other ideas which can assist marae, for instance, in the 14 - New CEO of Ngati Porou We likewise anticipate with similar management and administration of Hauora Appointed interest, our new Hauora C.E., and some of their businesses in the future. we’ll work with her to achieve the Thank you Allan. 15 - Messages for avoiding Gout most effective and positive health another research services for Ngati Porou. CEO finding update Teepa Wawatai’s background and I must thank our Acting C.E.O.s of experiences are well documented in this 17 - Ngati Porou Seafoods TRONPnui – Victor Walker, who series of Nati Link. I believe that Teepa Introduce worked strenuously to keep the work will do an excellent job for TRONPnui New Customer Loyalty Programme of TRONPnui ticking over, while dealing Board and Staff and in the process for at the same time with the challenges Ngati Porou Whanui. He has excellent 21 - Tairawhiti Maori of the processes as to who should be PR skills and this will be positively Agri-Business Hui appointed as C.E.O. - Thank you Victor. responded to with all those both whom 25 - NPEC Women Aim For he will work with as C.E. Teepa is an Rio de Janeiro When the first process failed, we again excellent team player and I welcome re advertised with consultants making him in confidence to TRONPnui. 27 - NPEC Ranfurly Shield recommendations as to the calibre of 1 Challenge applicants, but again the process did CONCLUSION 30 - Ngati Porou & 2 not come through with the answer/ Ma te atua tatau e tautoko e manaaki. Degrees Join Forces answers. We then returned to our tikanga approach which resulted in Teepa’s appointment. For me the Kia ora moral of this is that more often than not we have tikanga systems to deal Dr. A T Mahuika with iwi matters which are far more Chairman informative and or effective than most. Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou 2 3 1 LECTURE SERIES MARKS HISTORIC ANNIVERSARIES A special programme is being on tribal matters, as well as invited to provide entertainment. It was here compiled to mark the upcoming representatives from the worlds of that the well known waiata by Tuini 30th anniversary of the Tā Apirana politics, arts, business and sport. Ngawai “E te Hokowhitu-a-Tu” was Ngata Memorial Lectures to be held This year’s event also marks another first performed. at Whakarua Park and Uepohatu important anniversary. 70 years ago Memorial Hall. The lectures will the Victoria Cross was presented by The lectures were the brainchild of Sir be held over a three day period Governor General Freyberg to the Tamati Reedy, who in 1983 was serving starting Sunday 6th of October, and parents of Second Lieutenant Te a Fullbright Scholarship teaching concluding Tuesday 8th October. Moana-nui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu. Ngarimu, Maori - Pacific Origins and Linguistics a member of the C Company branch of at the University of Alabama. “There The popular annual event attracts the 28th Maori Battalion, was awarded I was feeding students on who and many Ngati Porou at home, along with this prestigious medal for his role what we are, and our own back home those living away from home, who are in the attack on Point 209 at Tebaga were unable to participate,” Sir Tamati passionate about learning about their Gap, Tunisia. The public investiture recalled. The irony of the situation culture and identity. In recent years ceremony took place at Whakarua inspired him to contact the Principal the lecture’s key themes have included Park in Ruatoria on October 6th, 1943 of Ngata College, to introduce the idea “Tribal Histories & Scholarship: and over 7000 people were recorded of a Lecture series to commemorate Learning about ourselves” and “Ngati as attending. Tā Apirana Ngata hosted Sir A. T. Ngata and his monumental Porou: Our Past, Our Present, Our the event and brought together a service to Ngati Porou and the nation. Future”. Past speakers have included contingent of 1300 school children a range of respected authorities and over 300 kapa haka performers For more information contact Leeanne Morice or Hiria Shaw: Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou Ruatoria office 06 8649 004 or call free 0800 833 502 [email protected] or [email protected] 2 CULTURAL HERITAGE EXPO Nā Pia Pohatu Archivist Radio Ngati Porou “Te Haki a Ropata Wahawaha” was one of the highlights of the expo. The flag was given to Ropata Wahawaha for his and Ngati Porou’s loyalty to the Crown. Te Whanau a Rakairoa are the kaitieki and will undertake restoration work and wananga over the coming months. Pictured (Back Left to Right) are :Angela Tibble (EIT) , Pia Pohatu (Radio Ngati Porou), Sarah Pohatu, Rangi Te Kanawa (Te Papa), Maria Wynyard ( EIT) with mokopuna from local kura. The kaitiakitanga of taonga passed assistance by Radio Ngati Porou. why they are important and how we as down the generations, was the Since then Radio Ngati Porou, the Oral whanau, marae, hapu, iwi preserve, care, kaupapa of a Cultural Heritage History Centre and Alexander Turnball use taonga. Expo held at Uepohatu marae Library have worked together over the last month. past two years to advocate, promote, Presentations, workshops, tutorials were resource and host this kaupapa. provided by each organisation at various Pia Pohatu, Archivist for Radio times over the expo. These included: Ngati Porou organised the event, in Around 60 people, including students partnership with Taina MacGregor from Gisborne attended the expo and 1. Make a box for your taonga (nee Tangaere) from the Oral History the feedback we received was really – 2 hr session with Vicki-Anne Centre, and Vicki-Anne Heikell from positive. While some came prepared Heikell, Nina Zimowit of the the Alexander Turnball library. with their taonga or kaupapa they wanted National Preservation Office using Tairawhiti REAP and Te Runanganui assistance with, others came out of sheer archive materials to customise O Ngati Porou also helped to support curiosity or interest. However everyone protective storage for taonga. this community outreach initiative. enjoyed the variety of kaupapa and expertise shared and the opportunity to 2. Digitisation workshop – 2 The idea to hold the expo was born by whakawhiti korero, whakawhiti whakaaro hr session with Toma Mason & Taina following a request for archival about what we consider to be taonga, Waitangi Teepa of Archives New 3 Zealand on their information 4. Arrangement and Database 1871 where a condition appraisal was (Government files since 1911) and Development – shared undertaken by Rangi Te Kanawa, Textile facilities. Various iwi partnership learnings from the Te Reo o Conservator for Te Papa Tongarewa. arrangements with Archives NZ Taranaki project, including She reported regularly throughout have enabled Iwi information effective ways to archive and the expo as to her findings and to be ‘digitally repatriated’ catalogue taonga (various recommendations for preservation. home. Iwi have also reproduced media),develop access protocols their information into books and overarching archive The key outcomes of this event and CD/DVD formats to meet management policy. were help to build and grow intergenerational preferences for relationships within Ngati Porou accessing this information. 5. Searching the collections and with the cultural heritage – individual and small group sector of Government. And to help 3. Taonga Tuturu – a presentation sessions with Mereana inform a draft cultural heritage and discussion by Honiana Love Taungapeau and Paul Diamond strategy for Ngati Porou ( due at on the Protected Objects Act focused on accessing the National the end of September) that Radio (1975) administered by the Library catalogues and website.