Te reo parikarangaranga o Kahungunu - Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi ...

Eight years ago Justin Brown saw former
champion powerlifter Derek Pomana walk
into a gym and pick up one of the biggest
weights there. That’s when he decided he
wanted to be a powerlifter too.
Last month Justin went to his first ever world
powerlifting championships in Finland. The
Ngati Kahungunu powerlifter earned his
place there by squatting 300kg, benchpressing
200kg and deadlifting 280kg at the Central
Districts champs in Hastings earlier this year.
He set new Central District records and
personal bests in the process.
It’s hard to believe now, but the 100kg lifter
Map from: Department of Land & Survey, NZ Government, 1960.
Justin Brown powerlifter
Takitimu's women hockey players finished top of
the table at the annual national Maori hockey
championships held in Stratford over Labour
Weekend. It is a great result for Hawke's Bay
women's coach Girlie Joe, says team whaea Marg
Hiha. There were some top players in the team,
which had only a short time to practise before
taking to the field as most of its members don't
live in the same area. Only captain Caryn Paewai,
her sister Keriana, Dominique Lamburg and
Denica Smith live in Hawke's Bay. The 16 member
NZ senior Maori women's team and four nontravelling
reserves have been named. And guess
what? Nine of them are or were Takitimu players.
They are: Lisa Bishop, Leonie Broome (ex-
once weighed only half that. When he started
in 1993, he was a rugby player and wanted
to increase his weight. He had to make a
choice between rugger and powerlifting
eventually- it’s not hard to see which won
out. Since then he has won the national
champs a couple of times, and the Oceania
champs three times. He has been focused on
the world champs for about a year, he says.
Justin competes in the 90-100kg class. He
follows a strict training regime, three days at
least lifting weights, and two doing
cardiovascular work. It pays to have good
general fitness, he says. Some of the
competitions can run for four hours and it
Takitimu tops for hockey
Takitimu), Rochelle Koia, Pania Matepare (ex-
Takitimu), Caryn and Keriana, Anita Wawaetai
(ex-Takitimu), Jean Walker (ex-Takitimu), and
Nancy-Rae Tarawa. The junior NZ squad contains
eight Takitimu players but the team will not be
selected until trials next month. There were no
men's teams from Takitimu this year. She has
noticed there are not many players aged between
21-30. It's an ongoing problem for many sports,
but does not seem too bad as far as the women
go in this region. At the end of the tournament
four new trophies were awarded. Takitimu's Caryn
Paewai took away the Margaret Hiha Cup for the
best senior woman player.
Battle Over but not lost,
says Maori landowners
MAORI OWNED LAND shown in black
Battle over but not lost, says Maori landowners.
Margie McGuire of the Chadwick Trust and Fred
Makea have not given up hope yet that they may be able
to stop a road being built across their land.
Three years and many thousands of dollars later- on both
sides- the Privy Council has ruled the Maori Land Court
cannot stop the Hastings District Council from building what
it calls the northern arterial route across one of the last pieces of
Maori freehold land in Heretaunga. But it has told the council it should
consider an alternative route so it will not have to take the land for the
road designed to connect the Napier-Hastings expressway and Havelock
North.
Apart from the connection with the whenua, the other important part to the
case which had other councils around the country waiting nervously was how the
Law Lords would rule on the Maori Land Court. As it turned out, the Privy Council
decided the court did not have the authority to overrule local authority decisions under
the Resource Management Act, whether or not the landowners in question thought it
unfair a local authority could take Maori land for roads.
The Maori Land Court began this process in 1999 when it granted an injunction to the
road being built, which prevented the council proceeding with the notification-designation of
the road process. The High Court and Court of Appeal subsequently overruled it.
The owners then took their case to the Privy Council in London, in May.
The landowners of the block, not far from the showgrounds of the Hawke's Bay A & P Society which also
kicked up a stink about the council plans when they were first released, should make a final decision on what
to do this month. The council has also pledged to talk things over with the landowners.
pays to have enough energy for those final
lifts at the end of such a long day. “I’m the
first Flaxmere resident representing New
Zealand at the world powerlifting champs,”
he says proudly. Ngati Kahungunu Iwi
contributed to Justin’s travelling expenses.
Oral History
Report
Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga, with the support of NKII
have secured a Ministry of Fisheries contract to record
korero on customary and traditional fishing practices.
Funding has also been provided by the Ministry for
Culture & Heritage, in particular the Awards in Oral
History to support this project. The development of a
Customary Fisheries Management Plan is a key priority
for nga whanau, hapu, marae of Heretaunga.
Key people need to be targeted such as kaitiaki,
fishermen, divers, food gatherers and Kaumatua for
their knowledge of customary fishing practises.
This information and feedback will be incorporated
into the future decision making processes and design
for a local customary fisheries management plan or
strategy.
Funding has enabled training to commence with a
group of 10 people in aspects of:
• Protocols & Ethics in oral recording.
• The protection of Matauranga Maori and
intellectual property rights.
• Use & maintenance of equipment.
• Questionnaire/interview design.
• The Art of Interviewing.
• Archiving.
The first presentation and launch for the project was
made to Kaumatua on Tuesday the 13th of November
to enlist their tautoko and participation as "interviewees"
and potential "interviewers".
The project is co-ordinated by Marei Apatu with
assistance from Roseta Gillies and supported by a project
management team which includes Kaumatua and NKII
staff.
The first batch of interviews took place at wananga
held at Korongata 16-17th November where 5 recording
stations were set up around the marae.
Further hui and individual approaches will be made
over the next 3-4 months by which time we expect to
complete the interviews and an analysis report.
The Taiwhenua o Heretaunga seek your support if you
have or would like to contribute any material,
photographs or text information for this kaupapa.
Please contact either Marei or Roseta at Te Taiwhenua
o Heretaunga on 06 878 3833.