Whā 2011 August 2011 I tukuna mai tënei whakaahua e Susan Bragg nö Ötäkou me Awarua. Tēnei marama • The Governor General visits Rāpaki pg 8 • Āraiteuru rūnanga travel to Shanghai with a taonga exhibition pg 16 • Te Ara Mahi - a new programme to help whänau get jobs in the tourism industry pg 25 • Ngāi Tahu signs an agreement with Ngāti Tama pg 34 Nā te Kaiwhakahaere All of Whetu’s accolades have been properly recorded by Ko tau te kohu ki ruka i kā the media in recent weeks, but for us, Whetu’s whānau, mauka whakahī o Aotearoa, o Te it is not the accolades that matter, rather it is the fact Waipounamu that here is someone among us who did something quite He tohu ko kaua tātou e Makariri, extraordinary by picking up the heavy burden of politics E haehae nei i kā tāhuhu o tēnā to make a difference for her people and her nation. tipuna, o tēnā tipuna, Kia noho kā iwi i te poho o kā It is a cliché to say someone blazes the trail, but for our whare mate, wahine I believe Whetu really has blazed the trail and Matapōrehu ai made it that much easier for the next generation to move Taki mōteatea ai into positions of political leadership. A strong supporter of Ki kā manukura, ki kā takata nui puku, Māori women’s development, I believe Whetu was able Ko karakahia e Tahu Kumea, e Tahu Whakairo. to make her dignified and elegant mark in parliament Koutou i whakamahiti korou mō te kaupapa and public policy not only because of her sharp mind but Koutou i whakataketake riaka mō te oraka o te iwi also because of her determination. Koutou i whakaheke werawera mō kā uri whakatipu Ko koutou hai tauira Whetu’s citation on the New Zealand honours list Ko koutou hai tautōhito illustrates her impressive influence during a 30 year Kotahi noa te kōrero mō koutou public career, with the following description of just a few Ā koutou mahi e kā rika whero. of her better known projects: “She has promoted Māori Waiho atu mātou ki konei input in local government planning and was instrumental Kia whai i ō koutou tapuae, in the establishment of the Waitangi Tribunal, Marae Kia tutuki i a mātou kā pohane o Taua mā, o Pōua mā and Papakainga Housing, Māori news on radio and Nō reira e kā tini aituā, television, the protection of Māori fishing grounds, the Whakakaro atu rā, whakakaro atu rā Tangata Whenua vote, and she pioneered preventative E oki atu. health education in Māori.” We have lost a number of our treasured whānau members As if this was not enough for one person and one lifetime, over the past month and it has caused me to reflect on Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan in her younger years excelled the strong work ethic of this particular generation of Ngāi as a dancer, winning New Zealand ballroom and Latin Tahu. Each generation builds its strength on the deeds American dancing titles. She was even one of the top and legacy of those who go before them, and of particular four female fencers in the country. significance to our young leaders should be the legacy of Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan who passed away on 20 July. And just to encourage all our students out there, Whetu also spent some early years studying for her PhD in Whetu retired from parliament in her tenth term of office political science. It would be fair to say that Whetu and she is the longest serving woman in the history of has fulfilled the aspirations that we have for all of our the New Zealand Parliament, having served in office children, she has led a full and productive life and has from 1967 to 1996. She was also one of 20 holders left us a legacy – a clearer path for the next generation. of the Order of New Zealand, the highest honour of the country. Kāti Waewae Rūnaka Ngā mate Rā whānau Rere tōtika ki tua o te George Campbell Adam Tainui paerau ki runga parirau Kyle Parker Tyrone Tainui kōtuku. Haere rā ki te ara Danaella Mason Anthony Coakley pounamu, ki Hawaiki, ki Candee Mason Joanne Wilson te pūāhuru o ngā tīpuna. Tukuna ngā roimata me Poutini Ngāi Tahu ngā hupe kia maringi hei Ngāti Waewae and Ngāti Māhaki have recently come tohu aroha mōu. Moe mai together twice to hui collectively as Poutini Ngāi Tahu. In Aunty Whetu . xxx June, Tū Teraki Whanoa Mātauraka Trust and te kōmiti Mātauraka o Makaawhio met with Tai Poutini Polytechnic to discuss whakawhanaungatanga and how best to work Dame Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan. together in the future. 2 3 Also in early July executive committees from Waewae and Makaawhio held their first hui as Poutini Ngāi Tahu in the new Arahura marae complex, Te Tari o Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Waewae. While both rūnanga will continue to carry on with their own mahi, they will work together as Poutini Ngāi Tahu on certain kaupapa: whakawhanaungatanga, kotahitanga, manaakitanga and kaitiakitanga. [Insert photo 1] [Insert photo 2] Ngā pizza. Ngāti Waewae and Makaawhio Executive Committees. E ono ngā pizza i uru ki tēnei whakataetae • Kaimoana • Heihei rorerore • Hāwai • Heihei Āperekōti • Aroha ki te mīti Te Tü Te Raki Whänoa Trustees, Te Komiti Mätauraka o • Kōwhitiwhiti me te mīti poaka. Makaawhio and Tai Poutini Polytechnic Kaimahi Māori. [Insert photo 5] Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Oho Ake o Taapuwai [Insert photo 6] Tēnā tātou katoa I tēra atu marama i whakahaeretia ētahi o mātou i tētahi pō whakawhanaungatanga mā te hākari kai pizza. Kai a wai te pizza tino reka ki te kāinga? Ko ngā ture, kaua e hoko kīnaki (sauce) me te parāoa kaupapa (base) me mahi ki te kāinga. He nui ngā āhuatanga whakataetae i uru ki te hinengaro……..”Reka rawa ngā whakaaro i rere i Te Tai o Poutini.” [Insert photo 3] [Insert photo 4] Danaella Mason and her mouth watering Pork and Watercress Pizza. Ai ee………te reka hoki. Uaua te whiriwhiri nā wai te pizza reka rawa. I waiho ake mā ngā tamariki e whiriwhiri. I te mutunga iho ko te pizza i toa ko te Kōwhitiwhiti me te mīti poaka. Nō reira ko tēnei te mihi ki a koe Danaella Mason harikoa ana te ngākau, ka mau te wehi, he toki Ngā mātua o Te Kohanga Reo o Te Oho Ake o Taapuwai. koe! 2 3 Visit from Ngāti Moki whānau effort they put in. Thanks to the parents and whānau Many Ngāi Tahu marae throughout the motu are being for all the tautoko they gave the tamariki, and for built or refurbished, Ngāti Waewae has the pleasure of coming along on the final day to enjoy the performance supporting these kaupapa by providing cultural materials. and hākari. Can’t forget all our kaimahi woo hooo! you fullas rock! A rōpū of Ngāti Moki whānau led by Te Maiariki Williams, (whānau to Uncle Rick Ellison) along with Te Maehe Arahanga, Huata Martindale and his son Teone made a hīkoi to the Arahura to inspect some tōtara logs. The rōpū was welcomed at the new marae office block at the Arahura Pā. After a quick cup of tea, Fayne Robinson took the rōpū to view the logs down in the Pā and then on to where the carvings are being worked on at the airport in Hokitika. Fayne is a master carver who carved Te Tauraka Waka a Māui, whare tūpuna in Bruce Bay, and is currently carving the whare tūpuna for the Arahura pä. Ngāti Waewae tamariki at the hip-hop wänanga Te Tari o Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Waewae As of Monday 1 August the office for Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Waewae has officially been operating out of Te Tari o Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Waewae, 1 Kawhaka Rd, Arahura. Nau mai, haere mai whānau. Huata Martindale, Te Maehe Arahanga, Ben Hutana, Registrations and contact details Teone Wiwi Arahanga Martindale, Tahu Potiki Robinson For registration forms or to update your contact details and Te Mairiki Williams. please contact the office 03 755 6451, 03 7556 452 or e-mail [email protected] Tamariki hip-hop wānanga Calender of hui In the July school holidays our new whare held the The Ngāti Waewae executive hui is held on the second third hip-hop wānanga of the year, it went off with a Sunday of every month. The next hui is 11 September. yaaahooooo!! Twenty-one Ngāti Waewae tamariki aged The Ngāti Waewae rūnanga hui are held on the second from three to 13 attended the wānanga. Once again Sunday of every second month. The next hui is 9 October. these tamariki continued to blow us away with their Both hui are held at Te Tari o Te Rūnanga o Ngāti skills and passion. They deserve a huge mihi for the Waewae. Te Rūnanga o Makaawhio Kāi Tahu whānui, tēnā koutou! Nau mai ki te ao Nei rā te maioha o Kāti Māhaki ki Makaawhio ki a koutou Our congratulations are extended to Nathanieal Scott katoa! and Sheena Glass on the birth of their son, Forrest Wiremu Scott-Glass. We would also like to congratulate Nei rā hoki te mihi poroporoaki ki kā tini aituā o ia Jeff and Nicky (Wilson) Harris on the birth of their son whānau, ia hapū, ia iwi mai Muriwhenua ki Rakiura, tae Connor Reid, and Bevan Climo and Janna Sherman who noa atu ki kā motu kē o te ao. Haere, haere, haere atu recently welcomed their son Haki into the world. Nau rā.