Untitled - Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated

Ngäti Kahungunu Iwi Inc is
undergoing maintenance of our
registration database so we can keep
our information as up to date as
possible.
We encourage you to contact us to
confirm that your information we hold
is correct. If you know of any friends
or whänau who are registered with
us encourage them to call or write to
us to update their records too.
Pictured here is a whänau who registered with
the Iwi on Waitangi Day.
If you have any questions or you would like to check that your details are up to date please
don’t hesitate to contact us toll free 0800 524 864 or 8762718 if you live in the local calling
area, alternatively you can email your change of details to database@kahungunu.iwi.nz
The Iwi's current Communication strategy is to ensure
members are aware of what’s going on!
To achieve this we provide the following:
• A bi-monthly newsletter is issued
to each registered members
household
• Pänui ki te iwi is sent out on a
daily basis to our email network
• Daily pänui via Radio Kahungunu
• Our Ngäti Kahungunu website
• Freephone 0800 Kahungunu - 0800 524
864 - for our toll calling whänau
• Friendly personnel to greet you at our office
at 509 Orchard Road, Hastings
• An efficient email service
• Advertising through local newspapers
throughout the Kahungunu rohe and abroad
if necessary
If you or someone you know have some positive news that you want to share with the iwi
OR you want to find out what’s going on in the iwi…please don’t hesitate to contact our
Communications Manager - Ruth Wong paatai@kahungunu.iwi.nz or ruth@kahungunu.iwi.nz
Recently Naumaiplace trainer Robert Walker, introduced ‘Naumaiplace.com’ to the Ngäti
Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated Board. Naumaiplace.com is about global whakawhanaungatanga
- re-establishing, strengthening, nurturing and increasing your capability to express your
kinship - by linking you directly to your Marae from wherever you may be living in the world.
Most of the marae in Wairoa have taken on the opportunity to take their marae to the world
through naumaiplace.com. Many whänau members from around the world are now
connecting with their marae through this wonderful initiative. If you want to learn more
about this for your marae, go to www.naumaiplace.com
Rongomaraeroa Marae & Te Whare Wänanga o Awanuiärangi are offering Community Education
Courses for 2008. Te Whare Wänanga o Awanuiärangi places significant emphasis on its community
based programmes, which are intended to appeal to a wide audience base.
Courses are open to all those who reside in New Zealand. Enrolees must be 18 years and over
and need to supply one of the following to support their enrolment: a copy of passport, a copy of
a birth/marriage certificate or a New Zealand Drivers Licence.
Rongomaraeroa are offering 3 courses that we will be running throughout 2008; they are
Tikanga, Waiata Tawhito and Raranga (Weaving). You are welcome to enrol in all the
courses on offer this year.
This initiative is aimed to give our people and community the chance to free education and to
create more activities and usage at our Marae with a focus of upgrading our facilities for our 100th
year anniversary in 2011.
Your support would be greatly appreciated, if you are interested in enrolling please contact
our Marae Co-ordinator for an enrolment form:
Piri Ferris
11 Puketauhinu Place, RD 3
Porangahau
Ph: 06 8555 432 or Email: Piri.Ferris@twor.ac.nz for further information.
COMMUNITY EDUCATION
COURSE DATES FOR 2008
Offered by
RONGOMARAEROA MARAE &
TE WHARE WÄNANGA O AWANUIÄRANGI

Thousands turned out to celebrate the ninth annual Kahungunu Day Waitangi Day at Clive,
Hawke’s Bay this year.
The Governor General, the Honorable Anand Satyanand, the guest of honour was taken
by the genuine warmth from many who greeted him during his public walkabout around
the festival. “What a wonderful way to celebrate family and nationhood” he said, “There’s
a feeling of genuine warmth and sharing here”.
The day included hikoi journeys from Napier and Hastings, a pageant on the river, free
waka rides, $1,000 touch tournament, family entertainment and a food and craft village
featuring 60 vendors.
A large outdoor screen greatly enhanced
the entertainment on stage and Ngäti
Kahungunu Iwi used it effectively to
promote three projects, E Oho
Kahungunu - Use it or lose it Te Reo
Programme, Whakamoe Patu -
‘Violence’ It’s Not Okay Programme and
to drive tribal member registrations. All
programmes were well received.
Honorable Anand Satyanand is signing
the Treaty of Waitangi.
The Waitangi Day event was one of the
largest in the country attracting over
20,000 people.
This year Kahungunu whänau in Invercargill hosted their 2nd inter-iwi sports challenge in
conjunction with the Waitangi Day celebrations. It was a day well enjoyed by all.
The organising committee for the iwi challenge was
hosted by Te Runanga o Ngäti Kahungunu ki Murihiku.
Kahungunu ki Murihiku whänau lead the iwi
march during their Waitangi Day Celebrations.
Ngäti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated supported Kahungunu ki Wairarapa by attending the
Masterton District Council’s Origins Festival on Waitangi Day. It was a great day that
brought together all parts of the community. Whänau were able to register with the iwi,
and update their details on our register. To promote registering with the iwi, all participants
went into a draw to win a NZ Mäori rugby jersey that was sponsored by ‘Champions of the
World’. Ngäti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated were pleased to participate and have a presence
at the festival.

Last year the iwi employed Enoka Munro, Liz Hunkin, Eru Tahuri, Mike Nuku, Pareputiputi Waapu
and Hinehou Whitiwhiti, to undergo interviews with a selection of kaumatua to examine the state
of te reo Mäori in Kahungunu. Iwi researcher Ngaire Wilson has been analysing the interviews.
‘Ko te mea kë, kua tae mai rä te wä me tino märö tonu te haere, ki te kore hoki, ä ka ngaro. Me
pou katoa ngä kaha ki roto i te reo me öna tikanga. Engari me ähua whakatata anö ki ngä kuia,
koroua rä kia uru mai i te tino whakaaro ao köhatu nei në.’
He körero whakaoho, whakatüpato anö hoki tënei ki a tätou e ngäkaunui ana ki te reo me ngä
tikanga o Ngäti Kahungunu. Nä tëtahi koroua nö Te Whakakï ënei körero ki a mätou e waha nei
i te kaupapa rangahau reo ake o Ngäti Kahungunu. I te tau kua mahue ake, ka tïmatangia te
mahi kohikohi i ngä körero o ngä kuia me ngä koroua. Te rawe hoki o ërä körero kua homaingia
e rätou. Ka hoki ngä mahara ki ö rätou tamarikitanga, ki ngä wä käinga, ki ö rätou ake tipuna
wahine, täne anö hoki. Ä, koirä ngä tino möhiotanga kua whakakaongia.
Ko te mita anö rä, arä me kï te mita o ngä hapü o Ngäti Kahungunu tënä e wänanga ana mätou
i tënei wä. Tuatahi, te mahi whakarongo me te tuhi iho i ngä körero. Kätahi ka äta whakarongo
ki te rere o te reo, arä ki töna whakahua, ki ngä kupu, ki ngä kïwaha, koinä ähuatanga e whakaatu
ana i te reo ake o Ngäti Kahungunu. Tuarua, he mea waihanga rauemi kia tohatoha atu ki ngä
whänau kia noho ko te reo o Ngäti Kahungunu tonu te reo körero o te käinga. Koinä ngä aronga
matua mö tënei tau kia tutuki ai i ngä whäinga o te Mahere Rautaki Hai Haumanu i Te Reo o
Ngäti Kahungunu.
Pictured below are some of the Kaumatua who were interviewd.
The Federation of Mäori
Authorities (FoMA) Group is a
Mäori Business Network with a
voluntary membership of Mäori
Incorporations, Mäori Land
Trusts, Mäori Trusts Boards
and Runanga, and emerging
communally owned entities.
The mission of the network is
to progressively encourage and
promote the development,
sound management and the
economic advancement of
Mäori Authorities and in turn
the wider Mäori communities
they benefit.
Representatives from the Takitimu FoMA Group outside Te Aroha o
Aohanga Marae during their visit in Wairarapa
Last month the Takitimu FoMA Group was hosted by Aohanga Incorporation in Northern Wairarapa.
The shareholders of Aohanga Incorporation have invested into there 7,200 hectare land block
over the past three years by creating an access way through the high country terrain, diversifying
with an olive grove and 1000 bee hives. It was clear that the drought is having an affect on the
land, but strategies are being put in place to lessen the affect for shareholders. The drought did
not hamper the spirits of our hosts as the day was enjoyed by all who attended.
Hana Whaanga Keita Hakiwai Rana Huata
Rose Pere
Tira Walker
Pani Ngatai
A group of representatives from Ngäti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated, the Coastal Hapü Collective
Society Incorporated, and the Kahungunu Asset Holding Company have come together to form
a steering group to oversee the development of a strategic plan for managing the integration of
Ngäti Kahungunu’s interests in fisheries: customary, commercial, non-commercial, recreational;
via an eco-systematic approach . The steering group has been named ‘Kahungunu Ki Uta,
Kahungunu Ki Tai’ in relation to various groups interests in the land structure from the mountains
to sea and out toward Hawaiiki.
The steering group has appointed Daren Coulston (Ngäti Kahungunu fisherman and training
consultant) with Justine Inns (fisheries lawyer) to co-manage the project. There will be regular
consultation with the groups constituents and the wider community through an inclusive process
which is being detailed now. More information will be available as the project evolves - Watch
this space! Further information on how people
or groups can be involved will be available on
the iwi website: www.kahungunu.iwi.nz by the
end of March 08.
Raina Solomon and Dawn Waikawa
Nick Pomana
Steering Group & some of the technical experts
Back row: Daren Coulston, Marei Apatu, Alan Riwaka,
Harry Mikaere, Jim Hutcheson, Graham Whaanga,
Centre row: Haami Hilton, Arthur Gemmell, Dick Hawea,
Ngahiwi Tomoana.
Front row: Tania McPherson, Justine Inns,
Christine Teariki, Adele Whyte, Johnina Symes
Do you körero Mäori? Where do you körero Mäori and who do you körero with? kohanga reo?
kura kaupapa? at your marae? at work perhaps? or maybe you watch it on the television or listen
to the radio? Ka pai tënä! That’s good! Research has shown that the more you körero Mäori, the
more our language will grow, develop and be passed on to the next generations.
As part of an initiative to encourage the use of te reo Mäori in our homes, a whänau language
planning package has been developed. There are many opportunities to learn to körero Mäori.
Find a way that suits you and your lifestyle and go for it. These te reo initiatives coincide with
the theme of ‘Te Wiki o te Reo Mäori - Mäori Language Week’ which will run from the 21st - 27th
July, 2008. The theme is 'Te Reo i te Käinga’ - Mäori language in the home. More information
about these projects is available online - see www.kahungunu.iwi.nz or visit www.korero.maori.nz
The popularity of the Mäori Fisheries Conference is continuing to grow and the Treaty Tribes has
recognised this growth by preparing for it’s 3rd Mäori Fisheries Conference that will take place
on the 6-8th April at the well located War Memorial Conference Centre on Marine Parade, Napier.
The theme of the 2008 Conference is “Deep, Domestic & Down Under!” Once again, an interesting
programme has been arranged. Further information and a detailed programme is available from
this website - www.manamoana.co.nz

O…to be a Mäori!
My Kaumätua, the late Eru Smith used this expression often
as a term of endearment, exasperation or celebration on events
or incidents that were unique to Mäori. John Scott used Tihei
Kahungunu! to the same effect for those things that are uniquely
Kahungunu. Over the past few months, Kahungunu events and
activities from mokopuna, whänau, hapü and iwi levels have
resonated throughout the hearts and minds of our people. This issue of Hoea rä is
awash with excitement and energy but isn’t free from dealing with bigger issues like
domestic violence and revitalizing te reo.
Kia kaha mai rä.
Tau kë!
About 10 years ago Aramanu Ropiha and I were tasked with revitalizing the Ngäti
Kahungunu Organisation. Through the highs and lows, the tragedies and euphoric
moments, the failures and successes, the calm and the tumultuous times of that
era, we have continued undeterred, unbent and still excited about the prospects
ahead. So it is with mixed sadness and joy that Aramanu has decided to move on,
move up and move out. Kia kaha kia maia Aramanu, for over these years we have
collectively forged a mature organization recognized and respected for its strategic,
political and fiscal responsibility.
O….to be a Mäori !
Tihei Kahungunu !
Chairman
Ngahiwi Tomoana
The Whakamoe Patu Project was developed under the Ngäti Kahungunu Violence
Free Strategy in an attempt to involve rangatahi throughout Ngäti Kahungunu in
implementing the goals of the strategy.
The project commenced only weeks after the launching of the Kahungunu Violence
Free Strategy in August last year. One of projects greatest achievements has been
the formation of Te Kura Taiohi Aumangea, a group of 32 rangatahi from Mahia
through to Wairarapa, who are passionate about putting a stop to whänau violence.
Initially the group was formed to develop key messages as part of an anti violence campaign that
resulted in a musical production on the 20th December 2007. Rangatahi participated in workshops
and wänanga leading up to the production, raising their awareness around all forms of violence and
the impact that violence has on the lives of those affected.
Many people within the community attended wänanga to share their knowledge and experiences,
including Ihaia Hutana who reminded rangatahi about te mana o te tangata through historical körero
and möteatea. Te Tumu Whakahaere o Te Wero, LIVE H.B (Local Initiative on Violence Elimination)
and CARV (Curbing Alcohol Related Violence) also facilitated workshops which gave rangatahi an
insight into the importance of the kaupapa they were presenting through their production.
This project was made possible through contributions from Ngäti Kahungunu Iwi Inc, Te Tumu
Whakahaere o Te Wero, Te Puni Kökiri, Ministry of Social Development, LIVE H.B, CARV, Hastings
District Council and the Napier City Council, and its success can only be attributed to the collaboration
of these entities and the hard work and commitment from the members of Te Kura Taiohi Aumangea.
Project Coordinators Mereana Pitman and Sally Rye-Dunn have recruited new rangatahi to come
on board as they prepare to take the show on the road. This time they are taking the show to
Gisborne, Nuhaka, Wairoa, Masterton & Wellington. Their tour will commence on the 19th April.
More information can be found on the iwi website: www.kahungunu.iwi.nz
The new phrase in Ngäti Kahungunu
has been ‘E Oho Kahungunu - Korero
Mäori - Use it or lose it!’.
Ngäti Kahungunu Iwi Te Reo Project
Manager Ihaia Hutana has been
promoting the use of Te Reo Mäori
through the branding of merchandise
and waiata. A selection of Tshirts, visors,
water bottles, bags, posters, balloons,
banners, signs, maps, quiz games,
certificates, emails, pretty much anything
that sells, has been branded with a
challenge to Kahungunu whänau, to
wake up and speak Mäori - use it or
lose it. The phrase was launched at the
2007 Ngäti Kahungunu AGM Pä Sports
day and later that evening at the
Kahungunu Sports Awards. Ihaia and
his mokopuna composed a waiata that
highlights the importance of the
intergenerational transmission of te reo.
Ihaia Hutana with his whänau prior to going on stage to
perform at the Kahungunu Sports Awards
He Taonga Tuku Iho
Mai i nga Tipuna
If you don’t use it in this generation,
You will lose it for your mokopuna!
Rangatahi also helped to promote the Te Reo Mäori Strategy

Date Event Venue
7-8 April Matau a Mäui Fisheries Conference Napier
19 April - 4 May Whakamoe Patu Violence
Free Production Tour
Gisborne - Wellington
13 June Matariki Festival Pahiatua
14 June Matariki Festival Wairarapa
20 June Matariki Festival Waipukurau
26-29 June Matariki Festival Heretaunga
4 July Matariki Festival Wairoa
12 July Matariki Festival Napier
21-27 July Mäori Language Week National Celebration
14 September Mäori Language Day National Celebration
13-15 November Takitimu Festival Hawkes Bay Showgrounds
29 November Ngäti Kahungunu Iwi Inc. AGM Splash Planet, Hastings
29 November Ngäti Kahungunu Sports Awards
19-31 December Fiesta of Lights Celebrations
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