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E WHAKANUI ANA I TE MÄORIFRO OM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE – LEITH COMERPutanga272012Köanga / Spring 2012It’s been my very good fortune to lead Te Puni Kökiri for nearly12 years and as you read this final Kökiri column from me, Iwill have that privilege for one more month as I look towardsmy final day as Chief Executive on 28 September 2012.I have served Labour and National governments both of whichhave been led by Prime Ministers who I am sure history willrecord as being superb political leaders of their time.While the government may differ in policy around matters suchas property rights and interests, and political representation;they have a lot of similarities on things like Mäori education,health, housing and employment as well as Treaty Settlements.I won’t single out individual Ministers that I have served butwould observe that they all work incredibly hard and show greatcommitment and real concern for improving the lives of Mäori.public servants as do other Ministries. But we have a fargreater number of staff who are fully engaged in the kaupapa;this is what’s special about our people.I leave Te Puni Kökiri with the Mäori waka being positioned inwaters that previously it didn’t sail:• The establishment of Mäori Television.• An independent Mäori Trustee.• Enhanced support for Mäori Tourism.• Formation of Whänau Ora.• Mäori playing a central role in RWC2011.• Mäori doing business in China.I could go on. Suffice to say that the gains Mäori have madeduring the last decade have been significant.The changing nature of Crown-Mäori relations is encouraging.There are more Mäori MPs, more Mäori are finding their wayinto government Ministers' offices and more Mäori are beinginvited to important discussions. Mäori are being seen asenhancing NZ Inc as opposed to being a risk to be managed.Over time Te Puni Kökiri has been subjected to a lot ofscrutiny and public comment. Some criticism has been unfairand ill informed.Regardless, I am very proud of the report of the PerformanceImprovement Framework (PIF) exercise team headed by NeilWalter, David Smyth and Miriama Evans who said “The ChiefExecutive and his Executive Leadership Team have providedimpressive leadership, and staff have responded well. TPK playsan important role in a wide range of inter-agency exercisesand is generally viewed by other agencies as a good andconstructive team player. It provided a good level of monitoringand support for its Crown entities.”I have had a great deal of enjoyment and pleasure out ofthe people with whom I have worked while I have been at TePuni Kökiri and I have greatly valued the loyalty and supportshown by the staff in my own office, the wähanga based inWellington and all the regional offices throughout the country.Te Puni Kökiri has its share of outstanding thinkers and cleverI am leaving the organisation at a time when a working partyheaded by Piri Sciascia is to table a report to Ministers inwhich I am expecting to see it signal a stronger and refocusedTe Puni Kökiri able to play a stronger role in the publicsector. This is a positive and promising development for theorganisation; whose goal is Mäori succeeding as Mäori.As with every edition of Kökiri i the stories we share herealso tell of Te Puni Kökiri’s role in supporting the realisationof Mäori potential with stories that say te reo Mäori, land/türangawaewae and prestige are all central to the way inwhich Mäori culture continues to thrive.I feel privileged to have been a part of it all.Beyond 28 September, I am not looking to retire as I amkeen to pursue activities particularly in the Mäori economicspace including establishing the opportunity for Mäori to dobusiness in China.I want to wish the staff at Te Puni Kökiri all the very best asthey continue their good mahi. I also extend my very bestwishes to whoever will become the new Chief Executive ofTe Puni Kökiri.Leith ComerTe Puni Kökiri – Manahautü2TE PUNI KÖKIRI | KÖKIRI | KÖANGA / SPRING 2012

NGÄ KAUPAPA12 18 44Toi te Kupu 12 Toi te Whenua 18 Toi te Mana 44This whakataukï, Toi te Kupu, Toi te Whenua, Toi te Mana, stresses that te reo Mäori, land and prestige are all central to the way inwhich Mäori culture continues to thrive. Without these pillars, tikanga Mäori and tikanga ä-iwi will be a thing of the past. Kökiri27 captures stories that demonstrate how language, land and prestige are still a part of everyday life for our whänau, hapü and iwi.From the 2Chief ExecutiveFrom the desk of the 4Minister of Mäori AffairsWhänau Social 6-8Assistance ProgrammesNow; nobody can run us down,or put us down, or drag us downHelping our people to find away that suits themBorn and bredMäori Wardens 9Aroha ki te Tangata:Mäori WardensUnited Nations Wardens taketop public sector prizeMäori Cadetships 10-11Putting Mäori in powerKökiri talks to Mary Kereopa,Mäori Electricity Supply IndustryOrganisation CadetMäori Language Week 12Huia Publishers' 21st 13BirthdayChina Delegation 14Science and Innovation 15Science boost forMäori businessesPowering the Taniwha economyShearing - More Than 16a JobEnviroschools Boosted 17Mära Kai Around 18-19the MotuMökai Kainga - Giving 20Back to the CommunityAhuwhenua Trophy 21Opportunities are out theresays determined young farmerLook after Mother Natureand she’ll look after youFrom The Associate 22Minister of Mäori AffairsOur Youth Our Future 23Te Puni Kökiri Chief 24-25ExecutiveWhänau Ora 26-29Champions promote Whänau OraPacific leaders enhance RLGsFinal collectives confirmedPathway to Whänau OraNgä Rohe 30-39Around The RegionsBusiness And Community 40ContinuityNgäi Tahu pays tribute toTe Puni Kökiri staffShakeOut: Drop, Cover and HoldWhänau Social 41Assistance ProgrammesKaitoko Whänau in TürangiPaddling the same waka -heading toward the samedestinationRakiura Dreaming: 42Zane SmithCelebrating Culture 43Through SportWaka Tapu 44Queen’s Diamond Jubilee 45Mäori Business 46Delegation HighlightsTe Ahi Kä Photo 47Competition ResultsTE PUNI KÖ KIRI | KÖ KIRI | KÖ ANGA / SPRING 20123

From the desk of the Minister of Mäori AffairsLooking back over the past few months, it is easy tosee key themes linking the range of activities I’vebeen involved in.Starting with the Budget – we saw a shiftof $10 million of Mäori Affairs funding into1,000 cadetships, which lead to training andjob opportunities for young people especially.Cadetships allow employers and support partnersto provide pastoral care, which has helped Mäoricadets in the past to complete their studies. Thiswrap-around model of whanaungatanga is one ofthe themes of Mäori development.The announcement of an extra $1 million fortrade training in Christchurch added to this –again, the Ministry of Social Development, theTertiary Education Commission and Te Puni Kökiriare working together on this programme withNgäi Tahu, the Kaihanga Collective (a collectiveof Mäori tradespeople who trained under theold Mäori Affairs schemes), the ChristchurchPolytechnic Institute of Technology, Te Tapuae oRehua and captains of industry on a programmecalled ‘He Toki ki te Rika’. We want trained Mäoritradespeople to play a full part in rebuildingChristchurch, to gain valuable jobs and experience.I had just been in Christchurch the week before,to acknowledge the work of the Kaitoko Whänauand Whänau Ora Navigators who worked withHe Oranga Pounamu on their Rü Whenua project.Again we saw the value of co-operation to dealwith serious and complex social and financialissues like housing and jobs, insurance, evenproviding food and warmth for children.The Government has unveiled its plan for rebuildingthe Christchurch CBD. I have worked hard to ensurethat Ngäi Tahu is seen as a Treaty partner in thismassive project, and I expect to see the influenceof Ngäi Tahu culture and values in the new design,so Christchurch becomes a vibrant and interestingcity for residents, and a magnet for tourists.As Christchurch shows, education and trainingis vital to Mäori development, and there is a lotof overlap between my Mäori Affairs andEducation portfolios.The education sector will be a major player inthe government’s new Mäori language strategy.Educating Mäori students as Mäori meansempowering them to participate in Mäori culturaland community affairs. Budget funding includesan extra $19.1 million over four years to improveaccess to Mäori-medium ECE services, and $15.8million more of operating funding over four yearsfor early childhood education with an emphasis onte reo and tikanga Mäori. The success of initiativeslike these depends on whänau getting involved intheir children’s education and engaging with theirpre-schools and schools.I recently spoke at a regional seminar on economicdevelopment in Northland. My focus was on thecontribution that Mäori can make to economicdevelopment in Te Taitokerau – but a key messagewas the importance of Mäori embracing education.Whänau can open up pathways to develop theirown whänau, their marae, and the region and thenation, by gaining useful knowledge, skills andexperience. And if students are being turned offeducation, because they don’t enjoy school or can’trelate to classroom lessons, then whänau have aresponsibility to step in and help the students andthe school to understand each other and worktogether better.At a national level, Mäori farmers, entrepreneursand business people MUST invest in research andtechnology, to add value to their economic assets.The Mäori economy is worth around $37 billion,but it needs input from scientists, engineers andtechnologists to grow to its full potential. So weneed highly trained and qualified Mäori to createour economic future. Guiding this work is a MäoriEconomic Development Panel that is developing a4TE PUNI KÖKIRI | KÖKIRI | KÖANGA / SPRING 2012

strategy and action plan in consultation with iwiand Mäori organisations. Watch this space!What is really exciting is to see all these strandsof development coming together when Mäoritake our place on the world stage. I led abusiness delegation to China recently, to opendoors for Mäori exporters of food, beverages,education products, forestry, financial servicesand other sectors into the largest market in theworld. What really struck our Chinese hosts wasthe uniqueness of Mäori culture, our sharedvalues and ways of doing business. For a smallplayer in a global economy, establishing a strongrelationship is critical, and the Taniwha economydid just that. Tikanga Mäori has huge untappedvalue to New Zealand Inc, and we are gettinginto a strong position to capitalise on our pointsof cultural difference.And finally, with the Olympics fresh in our minds,we should also remember how tikanga Mäori helpedNew Zealand athletes of all cultures to achieveexcellence – not just as individuals, but as a teamthat supports and brings out the best in each other.I had the pleasure of launching the Mäori culturalprogramme for London. Past teams have found thatlearning appropriate cultural practices like haka andwaiata, and the tikanga of recognition and respect,have really helped them to represent New Zealandat the pinnacle of world sports competition. Theirpounamu pendants, and the flag-bearer’s kahuhuruhuru, invest the team with mana that makesa difference. Kia tau ngä manaakitanga o te wähingaro ki runga anö hoki i tënei ope whakataetae!Kia ora,Te Aho Tü Roa Budget announcement that safeguarded environmentalmanaakitanga education for thousands of tamariki around the country.Hon Dr Pita R Sharples,Minister of Mäori Affairs.TE PUNI KÖ KIRI | KÖ KIRI | KÖ ANGA / SPRING 20125

WHÄNAU SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMMES“Now; nobody canrun us down,put us down,or drag us down.”After more than 10 years trying tosort out their problems with drugsand alcohol, Glen Innes husbandand wife, Anaru and Janine creditOranga Whänau kaimahi withhelping them towards a betterfuture for their children.“They gave us support,knowledge, truth; they’re verywise,” 51-year-old Anaru Ratahi(Waikato) says of the threeOranga Whänau kaimahi atRuapotaka Marae in Glen Innes.Both Anaru and Janine struggledwith alcohol and drug addictionThewhänau –Anaruru, littttleAnaru and Janine Rataahi.for years. “I put drinking overmy children,” Janine says. “Myparents ended up with ourchildren for a year,” she adds.Eventually, their children wereput under CYFS monitoring.Anaru entered rehab for his drugproblem and when he came outlived with his case manager forone year. “I was scared to leavein case CYFS said ‘you didn’t doenough’; so I stayed with him.”The family were referred toMargaret Ngapera after Anaruvisited Ruapotaka Maraelooking for help for his whänau.“We’d been trying to sort outour lives for 10-11 years,” hesays. “I wanted whänau help.I wanted to give up smokingand drinking.” Anaru is clearthe couple needed help “for ourrelationship and our children.”Although the family had beenliving in Manurewa when theyfirst started working withMargaret through OrangaWhänau; Anaru knew RuapotakaMarae through an Uncle whohad lived in “GI for years”. Sothey moved there.Over the years, the couplehad tried various counsellorsfrom numerous social serviceagencies. “We tried our hardest,”Anaru says. “We were havingproblems; we couldn’t talk byourselves,” Anaru remembersabout those dark days.When asked what makes OrangaWhänau different, the coupleinstantly respond; “the way theyrun the programme.”Anaru explains that thetikanga applied throughout theprogramme is important. “It wasthe fact that you knew everythingwas tika, they did karakia all thetime...and they’re strict aboutbeing honest – you gotta behonest.” Janine says simply that itis “the love that they shared.”Both are now clean. Janine forfour years while Anaru has beenoff drugs for fourteen years.Working with Margaret throughOranga Whänau has strengthenedthe couples resolve to stay clean,get work, support their communityand their children.“We’re just trying to bring ourchildren up right, make sure theyhave a good education and learnthat drugs and alcohol are not aOranga Whänau is oneof three Whänau SocialAssistance Programmesrun by Te Puni Kökiri.This feature focuseson a whänau receivingsupport from RuapotakaMarae in Glen Innes; oneof three Oranga Whänaugood path,” Anaru says.Just last year, CYFS signed thecouples’ children back to Anaruand Janine.Their 13-year-old daughter isnow dux of her Intermediateschool and team leader ofkapa haka. “If not for OrangaWhänau, we wouldn’t have ourkids,” the couple say.Anaru is also employed by alocal church as their caretaker; ajob that Margaret supported himto get. He also keeps busy doingmixed martial arts at the church.“I can’t skip so I run on the spotfor 20 minutes, do sit ups, pushups – been doing it for fourmonths now. Everyone laughsbut I don’t care.”The couple are clear that afteryears of frustration working withvarious social service agencies;Oranga Whänau has made themost difference to them.“Now, nobody can run us down,put us down, or drag us down,”Anaru says with a smile. “Idefinitely know our children aregoing to have a better future.”6TE PUNI KÖKIRI | KÖKIRI | KÖANGA / SPRING 2012

WHÄNAU SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMMESproviders in the Tämaki Makaurauregion. Ruapotaka is a base for a rangeof programmes and initiatives includingOranga Whänau and Kaitoko Whänau;two of the three Whänau SocialAssistance Programmes run by Te PuniKökiri. It was one of the seven serviceproviders selected nationally to pilot thedelivery of Oranga Whänau.Kaimahi - (lefttoright):MargaretNgapera,Bill Welslsh,Magggiegie Kempmp.“Helping our people to finda way that suits them.”The three Oranga Whänau kaimahiat Ruapotaka Marae share manythings in common; passion for theirwork, love for the people they workwith, and a belief that ultimatelythe goal of their mahi is “makingfamilies safe” in a way that worksfor the whänau.Collectively Margaret Ngapera,Maggie Kemp, and Bill Welshoffer two hundred years of life’sexperiences and wisdom to thevarious whänau they work withthrough Oranga Whänau. Eachalso share a deep devotion totheir faith; Margaret as a Baptist,Maggie with Destiny, and Billthrough the Ratana Church.All three have been working atRuapotaka Marae since OrangaWhänau was launched in late2009. In fact, the programmewas launched by the Minister ofMäori Affairs Dr Pita Sharples atthe Glen Innes marae.However the trio have all workedvoluntarily in the social servicesupport area for many years. Thedifference now is that they arebeing paid to do what they loveand what they are good at.Te Puni Kökiri contracts sevendifferent Mäori providerorganisations from around themotu to provide advice andsupport to young Mäori parentsand their whänau. The kaimahi,who work in teams of three, arekaumätua whose years of lifeexperience and wisdom shapestheir relationships with whänau.Guided by principles ofwhanaungatanga, whängai,tiakitanga, and wai ora, theOranga Whänau kaimahi havethe ability to connect withwhänau, earn their trust, andengage with empathy, caring,patience and understanding.Day-to-day support includesparenting and home-makingadvice as well as dealing withfinancial hardship; an issuefor 90% of families in OrangaWhänau. Ultimately, kaimahiaim to build the resilience ofeach whänau, supporting themtowards regaining ownershipand independence.The team approach is essentialto providing relevant andmeaningful support to whänau.“The three of us work with eachother,” Margaret says. “Wesupport each other. Some of ushaven’t been through some ofwhat our families have but wecan share and reflect.”All three kaimahi commentedabout how far Anaru and JanineRatahi had come in the threeyears each had known them;especially since there had beenmany years lost through differentcounsellors. “It’s awesome tosee how they are today and howthey try to make a go in theirlives,” Margaret says.Nodding in agreement, Maggieadds; “It’s about seekingand seeking and having thatstaying power to find whatworks for you.”Maggie remembered her firstmeeting with the Ratahi couple;“I didn’t even know they werea couple – they were sittingseparately from each other. Nowthey are together, having dealtwith their issues.”All three agree that workingas Oranga Whänau kaimahi “isjust like working with your ownwhänau”. They also acknowledgethe support of Ruapotaka Maraeand the trust and respect ofthe marae management andgovernance teams.“I love that it’s on a marae,”Maggie says. “There are differentthings happening that youcan connect the family to aswell and I’m happy there’ssomewhere that they can comethat is not the other agencies.”Reflecting on their work, Maggiesays; “I don’t find it challenging– it’s rewarding. Even if it takesa little bit longer than the norm.Isn’t it better to see the whänauwellbeing improve?”As all three agree, “we arehelping our people to find a waythat suits them”TE PUNI KÖ KIRI | KÖ KIRI | KÖ ANGA / SPRING 20127

MÄORI WARDENSAroha ki te Tangata:Mäori WardensBack row from left to right : Inspector Willy Fanene, Sergeant Paddy Whiu, Te Rau Clarke (TPK), Senior SergeantDamin Ormsby, Sergeant Wayne Panapa. Front row from left to right : Inspector Rakesh Naidoo, Herewini TeKoha (TPK), Michael Alofa (Crime Prevention), Ngapera Hoerara (TPK), Superintendant Wallace Haumaha.Te Puni Kökiri has been working alongside MäoriWardens for several years now, Kökiri talks toProject Manager, Te Rau Clark.“The first thing to remember about Mäori Wardensis that they’re out there on the streets for onereason: Aroha ki te tangata,” says Te Rau.“It’s an honour to support people who are all aboutmanaakitanga. People who are out there, actuallytrying to make the world a better place.”Nationwide, close to 1000 warden volunteers taketo the streets of our suburbs and towns everyweek, from the deep south to the far north. Withthe oldest wardens in their eighties and some justin their twenties, Te Rau says Mäori Wardens arespread throughout whänau, with many youngerones choosing to carry on the work of their eldersand parents. His own whänau included severalwardens who were already community stalwarts:“I was scared of my auntie even when she wasn’twearing a Mäori Wardens uniform!”Te Puni Kökiri assists with training, support andresources. In coming months Wardens will be askedfor input into how we can better support themin their mahi says Te Rau. Working on the groundwith whänau across Aotearoa, means Wardensneed a wide range of skills to do their work andthat’s why Te Puni Kökiri wants to hear from them.“We want Mäori Wardens to share with us theirthoughts on training as part of our Rapid TrainingNeeds Assessment. Building their capability andcapacity is the aim,” says Te Rau.A series of regional consultation hui will be heldby the end of August to capture feedback from allMäori Wardens.“Our Wardens training regime is extensive – fromyouth advocacy, to first aid, civil defence andemergency responsiveness. We are now keen tohear what areas they are keen on up skilling in.”Te Rau says Mäori Wardens are down-to-earth,every day people who choose to make a differenceand to strengthen their communities.“UNITED NATIONS WARDENS”TAKE TOP PUBLIC SECTOR PRIZEDubbed the Rugby World Cup’s unofficial “United Nations”, last year saw volunteerMäori, Pacific and Ethnic (MPE) Wardens deployed together for the first time. Theirprofessionalism, cultural expertise and diplomacy won them a nationwide IPANZ,Public Sector Excellence Award for Crown-Mäori Relationships.“Mäori Wardens have been making our communities stronger for decades, volunteeringtheir time and expertise. More recently they have been working alongside our Pacificand Ethnic Wardens,” says Te Puni Kökiri Project Manager, Te Rau Clarke.“We are thrilled to see our Wardens honoured and their valuable mahi celebrated.Many don’t realise they are all volunteers who donate their time and skills to maketheir communities safer and better places to live in.”A team of 114 wardens worked alongside Police patrolling four RWC 2011 fanzonesacross the Auckland region as 95,000 visitors converged on the city.The MPE Wardens Deployment project was a partnership between Te Puni Kökiri, NZPolice (via its MPES Office) and Auckland Council.Working voluntarily at fan zones and entertainment sites, the MPE Wardensinteracted with rugby fans and dealt with many minor incidents, allowing Policeto focus on serious issues and crowd control. In one instance an Ethnic Wardenoverheard a group of intoxicated visitors arguing in their own language. The Wardencalmed a situation that could have turned ugly by simply talking with them in theirown language.“This is about policing for the future - making communities safe through greatpartnerships and ensuring fewer victims and less crime,” says Superintendent WallyHaumaha, General Manager of MPE's.TE PUNI KÖ KIRI | KÖ KIRI | KÖ ANGA / SPRING 20129

MÄORI CADETSHIPS LAUNCHEDElectrix Ltd and Tenix Alliance NZ have both signed up to train and employ ESITO Mäori cadets.Left to Right: Robert Ferris, Gavan Jackson (Electrix Ltd) and Gary Bennett (Tenix Alliance NZ).wider efforts to boost thenumber of Mäori gainingrelevant and higher levelqualifications and opportunitiesin growth industries.PUTTING MÄORI IN POWERLeith also says cadetships offera relatively inexpensive optionfor employers to recruit anddevelop capability. Furthermore,Mäori cadets gain confidence,employment experience,general and job-specific skills,formal qualifications, industrynetworks and employment.Cadets will receive personalisedmentoring and supportthroughout their training.A new cadetshipprogramme will literally beputting Mäori into powerby the end of the year.With a global shift towardswind, thermal and geothermalpower generation set to create ashortage of skilled workers, Te PuniKökiri and the Electricity SupplyIndustry Training Organisation(ESITO) launched 50 new Mäoricadetships in May.“Skilled telecommunications,infrastructure and energyworkers are in demand acrossthe country and this initiativewill see Mäori gain formalqualifications in an excitinggrowth industry,” said Te PuniKökiri Chief Executive, Leith Comer.At the launch ceremony inWellington, Mäori AffairsMinister Hon Dr Pita Sharplessaid the cadetships were aninnovative example of howprivate, public and educationsectors can work together togrow New Zealand’s own talentpool of skilled workers.ESITO chair John McInteersaid the scheme puts Mäoriat the heart of a significantinfrastructure industry, pursuingnational qualifications for a rangeof trade and technician careers."These 50 people are a criticalstep to ensuring our industrywill be able to attract and retainenough people to meet futureworkforce needs.”Te Puni Kökiri’s initiative,‘Enabling Mäori Success throughCadetships” is in its third year,developed in response to thePrime Minister’s Job Summitin 2009. The programmecomplements Te Puni KökiriThe cadetships target bothnew recruits as well as currentemployees. Fifty cadets will beworking and training fulltimethroughout New Zealand by theend of October 2012.InfraTrain is at the forefront of Te Puni Kökiri’s ‘Mäori in Industry and TradesTraining’ initiative. At the ESITO launch we caught up with InfraTrain chiefexecutive Philip Aldridge and Ngä Pü Waea’s, Antony Royal.10TE PUNI KÖKIRI | KÖKIRI | KÖANGA / SPRING 2012

MÄORI CADETSHIPS: INTERVIEWMary Kereopa on site. Photos: Tony Stewart.Kökiri talks toMary Kereopa, MäoriElectricity Supply IndustryOrganisation Cadetand look after whänau. Now Ihave a young family of my own Iwant to give them that kindof stability.”Having her first child at 21meant Mary’s engineeringcareer got off to a slow startand her cadetship has rekindledher passion of finding out howthings work. She also wants hertamariki – she has two now - tosee her as a role model, to beproud and to know they can doanything they set out to.“I don’t want to be on a benefit,just providing for my kids dayto day: I want to provide mykids a life.”When we caught up with her shehad been on site at Transfield’straining session in Kawerau fora week and “missing my kids likemad”. The sole female and oneof only two Mäori on her course,Mary said when she arrived shewas really nervous and for a briefmoment wondered if she wasout of her depth. But then “I justgrabbed this opportunity withboth hands and I’m loving it.”Mary is part of a nationwideteam of telecommunicationsengineers and technicians whowill make it possible for NewZealanders to enjoy ultrafastinternet connections. She saysconnections will be ten timesfaster and sees ultrafast fibreas the way of the future. Theend of July spells the end oftraining and the beginning ofa new chapter for Mary andher young family as they moveto Christchurch where she willwork as an ultrafast fibrelinetechnician. While it’s all a bitnerve wracking she’s lookingforward to the new start andthe opportunity to make adifference.“Christchurch has changedforever. I am proud to be part ofa company down there helpingto rebuild telecommunications inChristchurch as well as the restof the country.”By the time she was a teenager,Mary Kereopa (Ngäti Whakaue,Te Arawa) could take out a carengine, pull it apart and put itback together again.“When I was little I wonderedhow the inside of phonesworked, I had to find thingsout so I’d try and build things,fix things, take things apart: Ialways made a mess.”The first in her whänau to takeon tertiary study, Mary’s love ofworking out how things workedgot the better of her and aftercollege she left Rotorua to studyat Auckland University whereshe gained a degree in civilengineering. Getting not just aqualification but a trade as wellwas great advice from her mumthat she never forgot.“My mum and dad didn’t finishschool, they had to go get a jobTE PUNI KÖ KIRI | KÖ KIRI | KÖ ANGA / SPRING 201211

MÄORI LANGUAGE WEEKWete Reo! Arohatia te Reo!Left to right: Wairangi Koopu, Bella Kalolo, Tamati Ellison. Photo courtesy of Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Mäori.Tamati Ellison, Wairangi Koopu and BellaKalolo are all lending their voices to getmore people excited about te reo Mäori.Tamati (Ngäi Tahu, Te Ätiawa, Ngäti Whakaue,Te Arawa, Ngäti Porou, Ngäti Raukawa) says,“I think there are a lot of speakers like methat don’t get to speak that often, but arestill passionate about the language. Beinginvolved in the Mäori Language Week 2012campaign it is a way for me to express mycommitment to te reo, and it also keeps mearound te reo Mäori. It is really important tome that we teach our kids”.This is his second year running wherehe’s featured in Mäori Language Weekpromotions. His own reo journey startedat home before joining a bilingual unit atPorirua Primary School. He credits his lovefor the reo to two influential teachers, RuiaAperahama and Dean Umu and his parents,who were also learning te reo while Tamatiwas at school.Bella Kalolo (Ngäti Porou, Samoan, Tongan)is an accomplished composer and vocalistwho took out the award for the Best PacificFemale Vocalist recently. Bella is the leadvocalist in this year’s Theme Song.Being involved in Mäori Language Week, Bellasays, “It is so awesome. It is great to know thatI can participate and also give back too. Asour generations grow, we need to incorporateMäori language in everyday living”.Like Tamati, Bella’s enthusiasm for te reoMäori was created at home and schoolwhere she first learnt Mäori greetings andnumbers. Samoan was the language spokenat home and once her mother became fluentin te reo Mäori, she’d speak to Bella in Mäoriin front of Samoan people and Samoan infront of Mäori people.Tripartite partners Te Taura Whiri i te ReoMäori, Te Kähui Tika Tangata (Human RightsCommission) and Te Puni Kökiri are proud tobe associated with another successful MäoriLanguage Week.“Having Tamati, Wairangi and Bella frontthe ‘Arohatia te Reo’ campaign helpsto keep our reo alive and makes it moreexciting for our tamariki mokopuna too,”says Te Puni Kökiri Deputy Chief ExecutiveHerewini Te Koha. “Bella can sing! AndWairangi and Tamati talking ‘the languageof love’ and going shopping for lingerie ishard case. Ka wani kë!”.For the series of four TV advertisementsfeaturing Tamati and Wairangi, or to hearBella Kalolo sing the theme song go towww.koreromaori.co.nz/news/mlwor Taura Whiri FaceBook page.12TE PUNI KÖKIRI | KÖKIRI | KÖANGA / SPRING 2012

HUIA PUBLISHERS 21ST BIRTHDAYRobynBarargh.Brianand RobynBarghgh. .PPhothoto occourtesy of fHuia(NZ) Ltd.Huia Publishers’ 21 years in flight2012 marks a significant year for a wellknownpublisher of Mäori and Pacific writers,Huia Publishers. And this manu is soaring.The Wellington-based publisher celebrated21 years in the business, in the same yearthat Aotearoa-New Zealand is the Guestof Honour country at the Frankfurt BookFair. Huia Publishers will be one of severalbusinesses to represent Aotearoa at theOctober event.Robyn Rangihuia Bargh, with husband BrianBargh, founded Huia Publishers in 1991 toincrease the number of Mäori writers beingpublished.“There were a lot of things going on in theMäori world that weren’t being published,”Robyn said.Those early days working out of an oldbakery were tied with the newly establishedTe Puni Kökiri. “Not long after Te Puni Kökiriwas formed, we designed their first logo,newsletters and corporate documents,”Robyn says.Now firmly entrenched in Thorndon’sPipitea Street, the publishing house hasgone on to publish new and renownedMäori authors, win several children’sand adult book awards, and establish thePikihuia Awards for Mäori writers.Huia Publishers books are in te reo Mäoriand English, covering a range of genre fromacademic literature, historically-basedfiction, through to science-fiction, poetry,and resources for Mäori-medium schools.“There is a lot more to do,” says Robyn. “Weneed more Mäori writers, producing books inexcellent Mäori. I think we need a collectivevision: we need to imagine a library, a roomfull of books in te reo Mäori … then we willknow we really have achieved something forthe world to savour.”Robyn is of Ngäti Kea Ngäti Tuara descent,and was made a Companion of the NewZealand Order of Merit for services to theMäori Language and Publishing in the NewYear Honours List 2012.Te Puni Kökiri is supporting four Mäori publishers to attend the Frankfurt Book Fair in October 2012.They are: Huia Publishers, Te Hana Limited, Oratia and Kiwa Media.The Frankfurt Book Fair is an important platform for promoting award winning books and selling rights for distribution. It is theworld’s oldest and biggest book and media trade fair – with around 7,500 exhibitors from over 110 countries and nearly 300,000visitors expected. It will showcase Aotearoa-New Zealand talent over five days of international book trading in Germany.TE PUNI KÖ KIRI | KÖ KIRI | KÖ ANGA / SPRING 201213

CHINA DELEGATIONGuizhou Minzu University of Nationalities.with the Chinese DragonIn business, timing is everything. Soon afterthe dawn of the auspicious Year of theWater Dragon, leaders from New Zealand’sTaniwha Economy landed in Beijing for twoweeks of meetings with leaders from China’sDragon Economy.Successful companies representing NewZealand’s $37-billion-plus Mäori economytook part in the trade mission to China andHong Kong that was led by Mäori AffairsMinister Hon Dr Pita Sharples. The delegationwas part of a long-term China strategysupported by Te Puni Kökiri and aligned withthe Government’s wider NZ Inc activities.Asia’s Dragon economies are fast becomingthe centre of gravity of the global economywith China indisputably at the helm. DrSharples says strengthening cultural andeconomic bonds and forging new ones withChina is a priority.“Our peoples share a common Asia Pacificoutlook on life: relationships aren’t bought:they are grown over time. Relationshipsare only as strong as the people withinthem and in recent years we have seenMäori connections with the people of Chinablossom,” says Dr Sharples.During the trip somemembers signedcommercial deals whileothers are set to formaliseagreements later thisyear. The warmth ofthe welcome wasunmistakeable, especiallywith the delegation beinginvited to meet with VicePremier Hui Liangyu insideZhongnanhai, the inner sanctum of Beijing’sCommunist Party - sectors usually offlimitsto outsiders.Citing New Zealand’s 100% Pure brand asone Mäori have held for generations, DrSharples said Mäori are successful businesspeople with a dynamic economy linkingthem eternally to Aotearoa. It was a storythe delegation was able to tell and one theirhosts identified with.“The Taniwha Economy is primarily aboutgenerations of people, including those whohave gone before us and those yet to beborn: this is what long term investmentmeans for Mäori.”“This is not the first time the TaniwhaEconomy has bonded with the ChineseDragon: and it won’t be the last,” saidDr Sharples.14TE PUNI KÖ KIRI | KÖ KIRI | KÖ ANGA / SPRING 2012

SCIENCE AND INNOVATIONScienceboost forMäoribusinessesDeputy Mäori TrusteeDebbie Birch and SimonKaripa from WhakaueResearch Services atFOMA's Science andInnovation symposium.Mäori businesses and asset holders across thecountry are set to benefit from a strengthenedrelationship between the Federation of MäoriAuthorities (FoMA) and the Industrial ResearchInstitute (IRL). The deal will see key staff fromthe industry-focused Crown Research Instituteseconded to work within the federation.IRL’s Mäori Industry Development Manager,Reece Moors (Tainui, Te Arawa) began hissecondment in July.Federation chief executive Te HoripoKaraitiana says members manage a collectiveasset base worth $8 billion that potentiallycould be worth much more.“I have just returned from China withMinister Sharples’ Maori business delegationand can see how we can get better value forour products using science and innovation.”IRL will help run a series of fore-sightingworkshops where local and internationalinnovation and commercialisation expertswill work with federation members to helpstructure their innovation plans for 30 yearsor more into the future. Growing youngMäori scientists and engineers will also behigh on the agenda for the federation andIRL as they work with other stakeholdersto develop a Mäori science and businessinternship programme that will place youngMaori talent in Mäori businesses and acrossindustry sectors.SCIENCE AND INNOVATION: POWERING THE TANIWHA ECONOMYThe good news is that BERL predicts an extra$12.1 billion per annum and 160,000 newjobs by 2061 if Mäori invest successfully inscience and innovation.The bad news is a failure to do so could costthe country billions as well as 35,000 jobs.Throughout history when recession has hitNew Zealand towns and cities, Mäori haveoften been the first as well as the hardesthit. For these reasons Mäori asset holdersneed to unlock the Mäori economy’s fullpotential by adding value to exports beforethey leave our shores. These were BERL ChiefEconomist Ganesh Nana’s key messages atthe Federation of Mäori Authorities Scienceand Innovation Symposium. Held in May, the“Hiko Hiko Te Uira” conference was supportedby Te Puni Kökiri.The challenge is not just a Mäori problem:it’s a nationwide problem. This year NewZealand slumped from 21st to 25th placein the World Economic Forum GlobalCompetitiveness Report.“Powering the Taniwha economy withscience and innovation is crucial to its futuresustainability and future generations ofMäori people,” says Mäori Affairs MinisterHon Dr Pita Sharples.Earlier this year Hong Kong business leadersspearheaded a trade mission across NewZealand that saw Te Puni Kökiri host a seriesof hui for Mäori exporters. Dr Sharples toldparticipants that Hong Kong’s investmentin research and development has helpedAsia become the global economy’s centre ofgravity. In 2011 the World Economic Forumranked Hong Kong the most developedfinancial market on earth, a transformationthat was achieved within a single generation.“Public and private investment as well ascollaboration in innovation and education– particularly science and research – is alesson our Taniwha Economy can learn fromAsia’s Dragon Economies,” said Dr Sharples.Dr Nana says with the Taniwha economyalready export focused, Mäori are wellplaced to lead a step change in thinkingwhere scientists and innovators workalongside entrepreneurs and businesspeople.He urged businesses to identify in-housechampions to develop partnerships,collaboration and genuine relationships.TE PUNI KÖKIRI | KÖKIRI | KÖANGA / SPRING 201215

PAKIHIShearing - more than a jobJock Martin centre (withdog on lap) with hisshearing contractors.When shearing contractor Jock Martin (TeArawa, Ngä Kaihautü) started out in 1988,New Zealand had 70 million sheep - fastforward to 2012 and stock numbers havehalved. The past 24-years has seen hugechanges in the industry: a shrinking workforce,different business practices, new employmentcontracts, changing health and safety rules aswell as new drug and alcohol policies.In 2005, Jock met with a Te Puni Kökiribusiness mentor. This was the start of hisworking relationship with the Mäori BusinessFacilitation Service (MBFS). Jock admits thementoring programme ”knocked the dust off”and helped with general business practicewhich at the time he knew little about.“I never passed one subject in schoolcertificate and here I was running a businessturning over a million dollars. What I didknow was how to get up early and work harduntil very late, to do our best to please ourfarming clients and staff,” said Jock.“This is when I realised our staff are ourbusiness. We are only ever as good asour worst staff member hence my saying,shearing is more than a job.”A year later Jock was at a Mäori businesshui listening to guest speakers, Sir TipeneO’Reagan and Matt Te Pou and says he couldcompletely relate to their experiences.“It was like the elements of a shearing gang;co-ordinating people and getting the bestout of them to realise their potential. It wasabout tradition and whänau working as ateam to achieve results.”In 2008 Jock was invited to the launch of theNZ Shearing Industry’s Best Practice Guidelineswhere he was impressed by many young Mäoricompetitors who were proud of their heritageand loved what they were doing. However, Jockalso knew the industry had underlying issuesso he and others met with Te Puni Kökirifor help to conduct a survey which revealedsome astounding results.“Ninety percent of our team are Mäori. Wealso confirmed the issues that needed moreattention and got involved with Te WakaHauora (Public Health South) to addressthem. As a result I feel the whole industryhas benefited”.More recently Jock reconnected with TePuni who linked him with an MBFS client,Brandon Terekia, who designed Jock’s brandwith Mäori workers and clients in mind.“Te Puni Kökiri has definitely helped me withconfidence and understanding the business. Iwas very nervous at the start, once I got overthat I had one regret - I wished I had thisadvice well before now.”Visit Jock and his staff of Southern Shearingat www.southern-shearing.co.nz16TE PUNI KÖKIRI | KÖKIRI | KÖANGA / SPRING 2012

ENVIROSCHOOLS BOOSTEDKAITIAKITANGA: ENVIROSCHOOLS BUDGET BOOSTMost Budget announcements take place in theBeehive but in May, whänau from Lower Hutt’sTe Kura Kaupapa Mäori O Te Ara Whänui weresome of the first to learn about new fundingfor Enviroschools and Te Aho Tü Roa.Tens of thousands of children acrossAotearoa will directly benefit from the$7.6 million funding announced by MäoriAffairs Minister Hon Dr Pita Sharples andEnvironment Minister Hon Amy Adams.Enviroschools and Te Aho Tü Roa (theMäori immersion approach) environmentaleducation programmes operate in 825schools, kura and early childhood centres.They encourage children, their schools andwhänau to think and act sustainably – atschool, at home and in everyday life.“Te Aho Tü Roa reminds us to teach and learnabout what kaitiakitanga responsibilities areand how this role will impact on the futureworld. To understand what common sensesteps we can make in our homes, whänauand marae: To be good kaitiaki of our ao,”says Kararaina Luke, Te Kura Kaupapa Mäori oTe Ara Whänui principal.Launching the event at the kura is somethingstudents will remember for a long time."Ka taea e mätou te whakaatu i o mätoumahi ki ngä Minita me ngä manuhiri”– Kaea (Year 6)“He pai te heri i ngä Minita me ngä manuhiriki te titiro haere ki o mätou mahi”– Manaaki (Year 4)“He pai te whakaatu i ngä körero mö ngämea i peitahia e mätou. Përä ki ngä maunga,waka, harakeke me te awa. He mea hanga ingä pepa hangarua,”- Tahiti & Kimiora (Year 1)Dr Sharples says environmental educationwas sometimes looked on as a luxury whenit was actually an important vehicle to teachchildren about life and responsibilities.“Because Te Aho Tü Roa and Enviroschoolsinvolves students, schools, whänau andcommunities: the results of this investmentwill be long-lasting.”The new funding will strengthen Te Aho TüRoa in kura like Te Kura Kaupapa Mäori OTe Ara Whänui and encourage support fromcommunity partners such as businesses andlocal government.(Left to Right) Kökä Rawinia Kingi, Aaliyah Lilomaiava- Preston, Toli- Reina Ruepena, Mereana Apiata, Kirihi Hunia- Nohotima,Ryan Humphries, Te Kurapa Hauwaho, Te Aorere Wanoa, (kneeling in front) Mokena Hunia.TE PUNI KÖ KIRI | KÖ KIRI | KÖ ANGA / SPRING 201217

MÄRA KAIMära Kai around the motuSince inception of the programme in 2009, over 800 Mära Kai projects have been supported across the 10 Te Puni Kökiri regions.In the last financial year alone, some 300 Mära Kai received assistance with more than $700,000 funding allocated.This page contains a selection of Mära Kai funded through Te Puni Kökiri regional offices.Te TaitokerauKaikohe East Primary SchoolWith volcanic rich soil and available land, the school was excited to usethis opportunity as a vehicle to develop a mära philosophy that supportsthe health and education of students in learning about sustainable living.Project KäkanoAfter a public meeting called by Te Kötahitanga Marae Trustees, thecommunity, whänau and hapü agreed that a community garden beestablished for the purpose of planting and growing fresh vegetables tosupply the needy, the elderly and the community.Ngäti Kahu Social and Health ServicesFunding to Ngäti Kahu Social and Health Services supported gardens fortangata whaiora and whänau to not only eat the fruits of their labour butalso encourage them to apply what they learn in their home gardens.Tämaki MakaurauOraeroa MaraeThis mära kai project provided Oraeroa Marae with a resource to achieve anumber of activities including continued development of their herb gardenand vegetable garden as well as new planting of fruit trees at the marae.Whaiora MaraeThis Otara-based marae has an existing community garden which has beenextended to include a new section of planter boxes. The Marae intendsto invite local Kura Kaupapa to help plan what to grow, and include thechildren in planting sessions.WaikatoNgäti Whanaunga Inc-Te Waimamaku fromKennedys Bay CoromandelNgäti Whanaunga umbrella six mära kai projects in the upper Coromandeland Hauraki rohe. Opportunity exists to build whänau knowledge andunderstanding of mära through the development of traditional gardenexpertise within Mäori communities.18TE PUNI KÖKIRI | KÖKIRI | KÖANGA / SPRING 2012

MÄRA KAITe Moana ä ToiMaintaining Community Traditions– Hinepukohurangi TrustWhänau have always been able togather kai from communal fruittrees throughout the community ofRuatähuna. Hinepukohurangi Trusthas taken the initiative to support thecommunity to ensure these practicescontinue during the current tougheconomic conditions.Welcome Bay Community Centre“We look at the benefits of plantsholistically. Not only can they feed usand build us physically, this supports usmentally and emotionally. We also lookat it spiritually and what it can do forthe tinana (body).”Te Tai HauäuruTaumarunuiThere’s been a real proliferation of märakai in Taumarunui this year with twoKöhanga Reo, one Kura, two Marae andone rest home establishing mära – anda total of eleven new Taumarunui mära.The Taumarunui Community Kökiri Trusthas supported the development of fivemära kai.Tahuri WhenuaWhen Tahuri Whenua IncorporatedSociety was asked to be the contractorfor 30 mära kai projects across TeTai Hauäuru, participating röpu weresupported with a kick start packagethat included corn, taewa and potatoseed, information booklets and plants.TakitimuMoteo Marae ReserveMoteo Marae is situated 9.7km fromthe suburb of Taradale in Napier. Thelocal Puketapu community, the maraewhänau, hapü, iwi and köhanga reo canall benefit from the marae based mära.Aunty’s Garden – Waipatu MaraeThe inspiration for the “Aunty’sGarden” concept, Hanui Lawrence,has always been keen to share herknowledge and skills with othersand is the driving force behind theWaipatu Marae Mära Kai. The ideais to support the Marae communitythrough participation and learning togrow a mära as well as sharing theproduce to support healthy eating.Te Whanganui ä TaraKökiri Marae Keriana Olsen TrustHauora ServicesKökiri Marae Hauora Services areusing the mära kai project to not onlyimprove the health of their whänauand rohe but are looking to give localkaumätua the opportunity to pass ontheir knowledge and wisdom to Mäoriand to assist them in getting back ontrack in life.Te WaipounamuTe Röpu Tautoko ki te TongaTe Röpu Tautoko Ki Te Tonga engageda ‘mära kai exponent’ in the form ofkaumätua Ngäti Kahu McGee to mentorten whänau to develop their own märakai using traditional techniques, whilealso gaining an appreciation of thehistorical and tikanga significance ofmära kai.TE PUNI KÖKIRI | KÖKIRI | KÖANGA / SPRING 201219

HUA PARAKORE ORGANIC MÄRAMökai Kainga – giving back to the communityMökai Kainga Mäori Trust CEO Robert Te Whare and the gardens supplying the Soup Kitchen.Mökai Kainga Mäori Trust is continuing itsgreat work in the community by extendingthe existing mära kai project to the Sisters ofCompassion Soup Kitchen in Wellington.Mäori and non-Mäori are being encouragedto give back to the community that hasserved them so well. For the last three yearsthe garden has been used by the communityto grow vegetables and fruit. Mökai KaingaCEO, Robert Te Whare saw the opportunity forfamilies to grow their own fresh vegetables.This has now extended to the Soup Kitchenin inner Wellington, where Mökai Kaingaworkers and volunteers help at the SoupKitchen run by the Sisters of Compassion.For more than 120 years, the Sisters andco-workers have been committed to workingtogether in the spirit of compassion,openness and integrity to meet the needs ofthe aged, the sick, and disadvantaged in ourcommunities. The Soup Kitchens are one ofmany voluntary projects they assist.Robert Te Whare noticed a high numberof Mäori, young and old regularly visitingthe kitchen. He found out that most werebeneficiaries, dealing with numerouschallenges.He proposed the idea that they contributesomething back to the Soup Kitchen, by wayof growing and donating vegetables. Robertgave them a 20m x 20m plot to grow theirown vegetables. People voluntarily attend thegardens every Monday from 10am to 12pm.Te Puni Kökiri Mära Kai fund is just oneof the many great contributors to thecommunity response for the gardens,formally known as “The Block”, now dubbed“The Garden of Eden” in Owhiro Bay.Just recently Robert helped organise afundraising venture to purchase a 10’ x 6’green house for raising seedlings for theSoup Kitchen.Robert sees the community garden as agreat way to get Mäori to contribute to agood cause and give back to the community.He is amazed at the knowledge that thesevolunteers come with and what they are ableto bring to the garden.He also sees the garden as an opportunityto teach Mäori cultural concepts to thevolunteers, with the hope that they are ableto share with others what they have learntat the Mökai Kainga mära.Robert says the future for Mökai Kaingamära is strong. Many local families as wellas the Soup Kitchen are reaping the benefitsof hard work that volunteers have puttowards the project.He believes this is one area where Mäori canhelp each other to reach self sufficiency,something the whole community hasembraced.20TE PUNI KÖKIRI | KÖKIRI | KÖANGA / SPRING 2012

AHUWHENUA TROPHYOpportunitiesare out theresays determinedyoung farmerInvercargill is a long way from theBay of Plenty, but Tangaroa Walker(Ngäti Ranginui, Ngäti Pukenga)made the decision to move southto establish his dairying career. The22-year-old farm manager fromKennington’s Toa Farms took out thisyear’s inaugural Ahuwhenua YoungMäori Trainee/Cadet of the Year.“I went south to do it for myselfbecause I knew there was a lotof opportunity in the dairy sectordown there. I invite other rangatahito head to Murihiku too – but bringyour warmest undies because it’sreally makariri down there!”By the time he’s 40, Tangaroawants to own holiday homes inQueenstown and Mt Maunganui,a dairy farm in Southland andbe living on a beef farm atWhakamärama, back home in theBay of Plenty.“I want to show young Mäori thatthe opportunities are out there ifyou are willing to sacrifice andput in the hard yards.”Mark Coughlan (Tühoe, Ngäi Tai),a farm assistant at WairarapaMoana Farms Dairy 2 in Mangakinoand farm hand Tyson Kelly (Tühoe,Whakatöhea) from Corboy FarmsTangaroa Walker, inaugural winner of the2012 Ahuwhenua Young Mäori Trainee/Cadet of the Year greets Governor-General,Lt Gen Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae.near Te Awamutu were namedrunners-up.Te Puni Kökiri Deputy ChiefExecutive Herewini Te Koha said thisaward wasn’t just about how wellthese young finalists could milk andmanage cows.“Hearing what they were alreadycapable of, their aspirations forthe future of farming, and thecontributions they as Mäori canmake, it became obvious we werelooking at three focused young menwho will have a large and positiveimpact on Mäori dairy farming.”Debbie Birch, Deputy Mäori Trustee,presented the trophy on behalfof award sponsors AgITO, Te PuniKökiri, Allflex and the Mäori Trustee.“This award aims to encourage ouryoung people to take up leadershiproles in agribusiness, as it is avital part of the New Zealandeconomy. The finalists in this year’scompetition showed that they arealready well on their way – theyhave already achieved a great dealand have strong goals they areaiming for."Tangaroa received a trophy alongwith a framed photograph of thepresentation, a certificate awarding atraining scholarship and $3,000 cash.“Look after Mother Natureand she’ll look after you”A commitment to maintaining land and resources forfuture generations was a strong theme at the 2012Ahuwhenua Trophy – Bank of New Zealand MäoriExcellence in Farming Award.Rotorua’s Kapenga M Trust’s dairy unit owned by 915Tühourangi shareholders – won this year’s premier Mäoriagricultural award. Speaking on behalf of owners andstaff, Chair Roku Mihinui said sustainability was criticalto the farm’s future.“Look after MotherNature and she’ll lookafter you. Recognisewhen she is stressedand work with her asnaturally as possible toachieve a sustainableenvironment,” he said.Chair of theAhuwhenuacompetition’smanagementcommittee, KingiSmiler said that thesuccess of KapengaM highlights thesophistication of anincreasing number ofhighly successful Mäoriowned agribusinesses.Chair Roku Mihinui celebrates thewin for Kapenga M.“At the heart of theirsuccess is the prioritythey put on environmental and cultural concerns. Theyknow that as the current caretakers of their land theyare responsible for ensuring this precious resource isavailable to future generations: to provide for themselvesand their families and to contribute to the wealth andprosperity of the whole country,” he said.Te Puni Kökiri was again a sponsor of the competition,established in 1932 by Sir Apirana Ngata, and the thenGovernor General, Lord Bledisloe. It now alternatesbetween sheep, beef and dairy farmers. All three of thisyear’s national finalists hailed from the North Island, withTauhara Moana Trust (Taupö) and Wharepï Whänau Trust(Te Puke) named runners-up.TE PUNI KÖKIRI | KÖKIRI | KÖANGA / SPRING 201221

FROM THE ASSOCIATE MINISTER OF MÄORI AFFAIRSA NEW DAWN FOR NGÄTI RANGINUIIn a signing ceremony described by local media as “electric with emotion”, NgätiRanginui iwi members settled their historical Te Tiriti o Waitangi claim with theCrown at Pyes Pä on 21 June 2012. As well as marking 148 years to the day sincethe Battle of Te Ranga, the date coincided with the first day of Matariki.Kaumätua Kihi Ngatai acknowledges Hon Christopher Finlaysonwith a hongi. Photo credit: Bay of Plenty Times.Hon Christopher FinlaysonOne of the responsibilities delegated to me as AssociateMinister of Mäori Affairs is the review and reform of Te TuriWhenua Mäori Act 1993.There are 1.4 million hectares of Mäori land in New Zealand,which is around 5 per cent of all land in New Zealand. I seeits potential as an economic powerhouse for Mäori.However, with 70 per cent of Mäori land titles having noformal management structure, and an increasing amountof this land being held by absentee owners, much of thispotentially profitable land sits unproductive. A reportin March 2011 by the then Ministry of Agriculture andFisheries estimated up to 80 per cent of Mäori land wasunder-performing for its owners.If these problems can be addressed, the benefits to Mäoricould be huge.That is why I have commissioned a panel of experts toreview the Act. The panel is made up of Matanuku Mahuikaas Chair, Tokorangi Kapea, Patsy Reddy and Dion Tuuta.“Now we are looking at a new future,” said Antoine Coffin, the Chair of TeRöpu Whakamana o Ngäti Ranginui.The first Tauranga Moana Iwi to ratify their deed of settlement, the Ngä Hapüo Ngäti Ranginui settlement includes financial redress of $38 million, thereturn of 51 properties and 34 culturally significant sites.“The Crown makes this apology to Ngäti Te Wai, Pirirakau, Ngäti Taka, theWairoa hapü of Ngäti Rangi, Ngäti Pango, Ngäti Kahu, Ngäti Hangarau, NgäiTamarawaho, Ngäi Te Ahi and Ngäti Ruahine, the hapü of Ngäti Ranginui, toyour tüpuna and to your descendants,” said Minister for Treaty of WaitangiNegotiations, Hon Christopher Finlayson.“The Crown unreservedly apologises for not having honoured its obligationsto the hapü of Ngäti Ranginui under the Treaty of Waitangi, and profoundlyregrets its failure to appropriately acknowledge the mana and rangatiratangaof Ngäti Ranginui for many generations.”Te Puni Kökiri Chief Executive Leith Comer says the gathering at Te Rangawas an opportunity to further strengthen the good relationships that hadbeen forged between Ngä Hapü o Ngäti Ranginui and the Crown during thesettlement process.NgäHapü oNgätiRRangangininui meetreprepresensentattativeives soof theCrownat Te Ranga,aheadad of the histostoricsignigning ng of their deeedof fsettettlement.I have indicated to them that I do not expect to merelytinker with the existing legislation. That legislation isfailing Mäori land owners and a superficial fix-up will notsuffice. I want fundamental change. The panel will returnto first principles and come up with what I hope will be aninnovative and bold proposal.The partnership created between Mäori and the Crown inthe Treaty has not been without strain. But the progressbeing made in repairing and revitalising this relationshipin recent years is something the Government takes veryseriously. Change is needed. But we recognise how hard itis to make progress when the whenua that represents thebiggest cultural and economic asset available to Mäori istied up by cumbersome legislation.22TE PUNI KÖKIRI | KÖKIRI | KÖANGA / SPRING 2012

MAYORS TASKFORCENikki Kennedy.Our YouthOur Future:Rangatahi kite RangatiraLeadership isn’t a Facebook status or a titleto put before your name: it’s how you liveyour life. Rangatahi leader Nikki Kennedy(Ngäti Porou, Te Aitanga A Mahaki) has beenmentored by Gisborne Mayor Meng Foon aspart of the nationwide Mayors Taskforce forJobs Rangatahi Leadership Programme andis now mentoring her own group of youngMäori women.“Leadership isn’t a status or title that youapply for: leadership is something you liveout every day. Leadership is simply having aheart for people, serving, helping others anddoing things that will bring positive changeto the people and community around you.”Te Puni Kökiri has funded development ofthe programme that now sees 38 mayorsand rangatahi taking part. Programmecoordinator Marcus Akuhata Brown (TeWhänau O Tüwhakairiora, Ngäi Tahu, NgätiKahungunu) says summits often highlightthe vulnerability of young people and körerotends to focus on interventionist models,such as truancy programmes and antigraffitiwork.“I really felt there was a missing conversationabout celebrating young Mäori who aremaking huge, positive contributions to theircommunities, whänau, marae, iwi: thatconversation needed to be had,” says Marcus.The programme invites communities toidentify young Mäori people aged between18 and 20 who are already demonstratingthe capacity to serve others. RangatahiLeadership brings them together forleadership wänanga and links them withtheir local mayor for mentoring andcommunity development experiences.Rangatahi participants also undertakea 100 hour community service project.The mayors wanted to take a long term,intergenerational approach by developingthe leadership capacity of young Mäori intheir communities: the hope is they couldin time become the key drivers of social andeconomic change in their towns.When Dunedin Mayor David Cole officiatedat the opening of the city’s brand newstadium last year he had two VIP guests:Prime Minister John Key and young NgäiTahu Rangatahi Leader, Waiariki Parata-Taiapa. Further north, New Plymouth MayorHarry Duynhoven has praised young Taranakileader, Te Waka McLeod who is also NgätiMutunga’s development adviser. OtorohangaMayor Dale Williams says taking part inthe programme had left him both richlyrewarded and deeply moved by the youngpeople he worked with.“I have nothing but respect and admirationfor their generosity and willingness torepresent their rohe. Rangatahi Leadershipis a unique and very exciting project: ourcommunities are strong and young peopleare leading the way.”TE PUNI KÖKIRI | KÖKIRI | KÖANGA / SPRING 201223

TE PUNI KÖKIRI CHIEF EXECUTIVEOk what’s next?When Leith Comer picks up his jacket andsatchel on 28 September and leaves his officeon the 10th floor of Te Puni Kökiri House forthe last time, it’ll bring down the curtain onmore than 40 years of public service. A careerthat began in 1966 when as a 17 year oldhe enlisted in the air force, spent 21 years inthe military; followed by eight years in theprivate consultancy sector including some iwiwork, and five years chairing Lakeland Healththat delivered health services to Rotorua andTaupö. That was followed by a four-year stintwith the Ministry of Economic Developmentand then 12 years with Te Puni Kökiri.There has been community and voluntarywork too; but it all began with a shaky start.Leith’s dad – Purei Fraser – a veteran of the28th (Mäori) Battalion, died when Leith wasonly two years old. His mother Maude wasleft to raise Leith and his older sister. Maudewas also hapu at the time; a younger sisterwas born eight months after Purei died.The Fraser’s were livingin Matatä, fortunatelyMaude’s parents livedthere too and thefatherless family movedin with them. With asmile in his voice Leithrecalls thinking they wereethe richest family intown, with this big twostoreyed house and atruck for transport.Later he realised thatthe second storey wasjust the attic, and whenhis grandfather CecilDavis gave up his jobas the local rabbit board inspector, the truckwent back to the board and they ended upwalking like everyone else.The family’s fortunes took a turn for thebetter when Maude met and married StanComer. He was a builderin Kawerau, he not onlymarried Maude, but alsoadopted the three children,raised them and gave themhis name - Comer.Stan and Maude ComerIn 1957, the familymoved from Kawerau toPapatoetoe where Stan gotwork helping to build thesuburbs to house the tensof thousands of people whobecame part of the urbandrift from the country toSouth Auckland.Leith recalls his growing upin Papatoetoe with greataffection. He was given a good educationin good state schools; he enjoyed all thesporting activities that came his way – golf,24TE PUNI KÖKIRI | KÖKIRI | KÖANGA / SPRING 2012

TE PUNI KÖKIRI CHIEF EXECUTIVEcricket, and rugby. He had money in hispocket too; there was always a job – a paperrun, milk run and the freezing works.Then in 1966 he joined the air force.“There wasn’t any great discussion about itor reason, I guess it was in my blood. Bothmy grandfathers served in the First WorldWar. My father and myuncles served in WorldWar Two. It wasmy turn.”With hindsighthe reckons hewas probably alittle immature. Heunderwent pilot trainingbut discovered he didn’thave the precisionrequired to becomea good pilot; so heswitched and followed hisforebears into the army.The switch was a success,army life suited officer cadet Comer.His officer and leadership training began atPortsea Officer Cadet School in Australia.Later in his army career, Leith wouldcommand the New Zealand Officer CadetUnit, at a time when it began trainingwomen officers, something the Australianschool didn’t do.He went on to serve in the MultinationalPeacekeeping Force in the Sinai desert,preserving the peace between Egypt andIsrael. He concedes it was a quiet tour of duty.“I enjoyed the physical side of soldiering andI went through all the command levels -platoon commander, company commanderand achieved my ambition of commandinga regular force battalion. I also becameinterested in the intellectual side of warfare.”Something he was able to study up closewhile he was an exchange officer at theUnited States Infantry Centre, and a studentat the United States Army General StaffCollege, where he passed with distinctionand won the Eisenhower Award for the topforeign student.His final job in the army was commander ofthe Ready Reaction Force, a Battalion with700 personnel, the army’s biggest unit. Bynow he was Lt-Colonel Leith Comer.“After 21 years I had a choice, I wascommanding the biggestsingle unit in the army.From there the careerpath was to a staff role inWellington. It was a goodtime to leave.”On civvy street Leithestablished FraserConsultants, whichspecialised in MäoriDevelopment StrategicConsultancy services.He also gained privatesector experience onBoards like LakelandHealth, which he chairedfor five years. During this phase of his lifehe re-established contact with former armycolleague Wira – now Sir Harawira Gardiner- who was working at the Iwi TransitionAgency, which wasworking though theprocess which sawthe shutdown ofthe Department ofMäori Affairs andthe development ofa Ministry of MäoriAffairs.In 1997 Leith movedback into the publicservice as a DeputySecretary of theMinistry of Commerce;where he remainedfor four years before taking the role of ChiefExecutive Officer at Te Puni Kökiri.“I have been privileged to have had this role forthe last 12 years. There have been a number ofsignificant developments in that time:The development of Mäori Television, launchingthe Mäori Trust Office as a stand-aloneentity, and Mäori doing business in China.A number of major Treaty of Waitangisettlements have been concluded and wehave seen Iwi step up and play a greater rolein the affairs of the country. In fact there islittle that can be achieved in New Zealandunless Mäori are willing andactive participants.There is ongoing development in theeconomic strength of Mäori and thatwill continue.Many people have helped me along theway, I’m thinking of my uncle Bishop ManuBennett who kept me grounded by allowingme to carry his luggage; but there are twoformer colleagues who were a great helpto me as I was learning the ropes in thecivil service – Tä Harawira Gardiner, andPaul Carpinter a former Deputy Secretary ofTreasury and Chief Executive of the Ministryof Commerce. I owe them special thanks.For me it’s been a great leadership role, butit is time to hand over to someone else.While I will be exiting the public service on28 September, I will not be retiring; insteadI’ll be looking for new challenges in theprivate and iwi sectors.However there is one thing I’m really lookingforward to --- and that’s not having to put atie on every day.”TE PUNI KÖKIRI | KÖKIRI | KÖANGA / SPRING 201225

WHÄNAU ORA“Whänau Ora is a long-term strategyto move whänau into the futurethey desire. Change will not happenovernight but with whänau encouragedto see a future different from whatthey have now – if that's their wish –and with an empowering and focusedplan, the support to monitor thatplan and the motivation to remaincommitted to their plan, then they canbe assured of the transformation theywant to achieve.”WhänauChamampions ( from leftto ri ghtt):Piriwiiritua (Piri)Rurawhe,BrendonPPongia,PatiUmaga (centrntre)andCharmeyneTe Nanaa-Williliams.‘Champions’ Promote Whänau OraMerepeka Raukawa-TaitVice-Chair, Te Arawa (Rotorua)Regional Leadership GroupA national ‘Whänau Champions’ networkwill advocate and promote Whänau Ora toall New Zealanders.An initial group of four champions is chargedwith building support and visibility for theinclusive approach, complementing thework of the Governance Group and RegionalLeadership Groups.They are Piriwiritua (Piri) Rurawhe (Rätana);Charmeyne Te Nana-Williams, director ofa home-based rehabilitation and supportservice; former national basketball playerand media personality Brendon Pongia; andPati Umaga – a Pacific disability advocate.The Minister for Whänau Ora, Hon TarianaTuria, says the four individuals are respectedand influential role models with a range ofskills, knowledge and experience.As well as gathering positive whänau storiesof change, the champions will stimulatediscussion, build greater understanding andencourage whänau engagement.“It is now critical to accelerate the gains forwhänau and to give effect to the WhänauOra outcome goals,” says Mrs Turia.“This includes increasing the understandingof and participation in Whänau Ora bywhänau, iwi, public, private, voluntaryservices and organisations as well asgovernment agencies – and the championswill play a vital role in this new focus.”Piri says whänau are empowered to dreamof a better life and a better future – and thechampion’s role will help clear a pathway forthis to occur.“Whänau Ora is not a programme ofdeliverables determined by a contract, it is akaupapa determined by whänau. Haere mai ete whänau, rapuhia te oranga o te tïnana, ote wairua o te whänau hoki.”Charmeyne sees the champion’s role as anextension of their work supporting familieswith complex disabilities.“Our challenge is to work alongsideorganisations, community groups andbusinesses to imbed the Whänau Oraphilosophy into their culture so that itbecomes a way of being – then help them toapply that philosophy.”Minister for Whänau Ora, Hon Tariana Turia.26TE PUNI KÖKIRI | KÖKIRI | KÖANGA / SPRING 2012

WHÄNAU ORAPacific Leaders Enhance RLGsPacific leaders with extensive experience,knowledge and community connections willenhance the implementation of Whänau Orain Pacific communities.A total of 10 Pacific community membershave been appointed to three key RegionalLeadership Groups (RLGs) to lead strategicchange for whänau-centred initiatives intheir regions.Four collectives represent Pacific health andsocial service providers in the three regions.The Minister for Whänau Ora, Hon TarianaTuria, says the RLGs are a local leadershipvehicle which recognises that whänautransformation is best led by those who live,experience and participate in this practice ona daily basis.“We know the journey and experiences ofPacific people and whänau in New Zealandare diverse and complex and involvemultiple cultures, languages and kaupapa,”Mrs Turia says.“We need this experience to assist us tounderstand how the Whänau Ora approachbest works for Pacific whänau while stayingtrue to their Pacific cultures – understandingthat, in fact, there is no single way but adiversity of approaches is necessary.”Mokalagi Tamapeau – a new Pacific memberof Te Whanganui ä Tara RLG – says theappointees appreciate the philosophy ofWhänau Ora and its application toPacific families.“We understand the need to provide – asmuch as possible – insights to the variousethnic specific frameworks for empoweringour families.”TÄMAKI MAKAURAU (Auckland)• Gayle Lafaiali’i (Samoan, Scottish)• Dr Ofa Dewes (Rotuman, Tongan,Tuvaluan, Ngäti Porou)• Fia T. Tupou (Samoan)• Reverend ‘Inoke Masima (Tongan)TE WHANGANUI Ä TARA(Wellington/Tasman/Nelson)• Mokalagi Tamapeau (Samoan, Niue)• Debra Tuifao (Samoan)• Tevita Hingano (Tongan)TE WAIPOUNAMU (South Island)• Sam Uta’i (Samoan)• Maria Godinet-Watts (Samoan, European)Pacific RLG community members pictured with GovernanceGroup chair, Professor Sir Mason Durie (from left to right):Tevita Hingano, Reverend ‘Inoke Masima, Dr Ofa Dewes, FiaT. Tupou, Gayle Lafaiali’i, Debra Tuifao, Fuimaono Karl PulotuEndemann and Mokalagi Tamapeau.An extended family of 18 living in athree-bedroom house completed a whänauplan after attending a meeting held by aPacific provider collective. Issues includedovercrowding, respiratory problems andfinancial pressures. Language barriers,shame and a lack of knowledge were citedas the reasons why they had not previouslysought assistance.As a result of the whänau plan, twoyoung men in the family have enrolled atpolytechnic and have started a trade course.Immediate needs for food and blankets weremet and financial support has been secured.The Pacific collective continues to workwith the group on access to housing, andone couple with a young daughter withinthe extended whänau is now in affordable,private rental accommodation.TE PUNI KÖKIRI | KÖKIRI | KÖANGA / SPRING 201227

WHÄNAU ORAFinalCollectivesConfirmedMore than 180 health andsocial service providers fromthroughout the country areofficially engaged in theWhänau Ora approach.The total number of providercollectives now stands at 34after the Governance Grouprecently approved the final twodeveloping collectives in Haurakiand Manawatü.Te Tihi o RuahineWhänau Ora Collective• Best Care (Whakapai Hauora)Charitable Trust• Rangitaane o Tamaki nui a Rua• He Puna Hauora• Te Wakahuia Manawatü Trust• Ngä Kaitiaki o NgätiKauwhata Incorporated• Ngä Iwi o Te Reu Reu – TeRoopu Hokowhitu CharitableTrust• Rangitaane Mäori Wardens• Mäori Women’s WelfareLeague (Manawatü)Hauraki WhänauOra Collective• Hauraki Mäori Trust Board• Te Korowai Hauora O Hauraki• Te Kupenga O Ngäti Hako• Te Ahi Kaa Social Services• Te Whäriki Manawahine OHaurakiAn example of a PATH – ‘Planning Alternative Tomorrows with Hope’.PATHwayto Whänau OraWhänau are capturing theirdreams for the future usinga unique visual tool as acatalyst for change.PATH – ‘Planning AlternativeTomorrows with Hope’ – hasbeen used by Whänau Ora actionresearcher Kataraina Pipi inMäori communities for morethan a decade.Of Ngäti Porou and Ngäti Hinedescent, Kataraina uses the PATHtool to help whänau clarify andcreate a positive and hopeful‘pull’ towards their dreams.28TE PUNI KÖKIRI | KÖKIRI | KÖANGA / SPRING 2012

WHÄNAU ORAa picture of aspirations andintentions, and a plan for thefuture that is an exciting wayof engaging with whänau,”says Kataraina.“The other valuable aspect aboutPATH is that whänau determinethe measures of success – itis whänau who decide whatsuccess looks like for whänau.”Since PATH requires highlyskilled facilitation, Kataraina hasbeen delivering PATH facilitatortraining throughout the countryas part of her work with WhänauOra provider collectives.“PATH has the best results whenwhänau come together in asupported way to drive their owndreams, to reflect and to plan,thus ensuring collective input byall involved.“By sharing the planning tool,we are growing a nationwidepool of PATH facilitators whocan support more whänauparticipation in planning forthemselves, and more marae,hapü and iwi-focused outcomesbeing realised.”After completing the PATHcourse, Mariao Hohaia –Hapü Development ProjectsCoordinator with Te Rünanga-Ä-Iwi-O-Ngäpuhi – returned hometo his wife and two children andtogether they developed a PATHfor their own whänau.According to Mariao,meaningful change to realisea common vision requiresownership from all membersof the group associated witha whänau plan.“The PATH is a very inclusiveand effective tool to creatingthat – when the messageis the same that everyonecannot only understand butarticulate it, that’s when aplan is most likely to succeed.“We are finding this tool createsownership from kaumätua andkuia right through to tamarikiand mokopuna.”TE PUNI KÖKIRI | KÖKIRI | KÖANGA / SPRING 201229

NGÄ ROHETE TAITOKERAUKAIKOHE BUSINESSTAKES TOP HONOURSFrom left: Carol Berghan representing Cavalier Wholesalers, Wayne & Francis Stokes of Kia Tüpato Security and Gavin and Tahu Robertson ofKaikohe Scrap Dealers that received awards at the inaugural Te Hiringa Tai Tokerau Mäori Business Awards 2012. Photo Credit: Suzie Clark.Focusing on whänau and their localcommunity has seen Kaikohe Scrap Dealerstake out the prestigious Mäori Business of theYear Award at the inaugural Te Hiringa TaiTokerau Mäori Business Awards 2012.Gavin Robertson’s and Tahu whänau businessalso won the Excellence in EnvironmentalAwareness and Management Award for theirrespectful management and sustainable carefor the environment.Tahu says it’s been important to make everyeffort to be sustainable and to have a longterm presence for the sake of their whänauand their Tai Tokerau community. Seven oftheir nine staff members are over sixty andmost are whänau members.Convenor of the judges’ panel, Steve Bennettof Steve Bennett Associates, says thecompany is a regional market leader, withexcellent business systems, that contributedgreatly to its returns.“Gavin and Tahu have developed awinning formula based on manaakitanga,whanaungatanga and aroha ki te tangata.They embrace values of integrity, respect andhonour in the way they do business whichhas won the admiration of its peers andconfidence of the Tai Tokerau hapori.”“Along with the love of people, they haveachieved a level of financial success that isparticularly commendable given the currenteconomic climate – in six months thebusiness was already achieving their yearthree business plan goals. Their significantgrowth is fantastic for any Mäori or non-Mäori based enterprise,” Mr Bennett says.Other award recipients included directorsof Kaitaia-based Kaitaia Food DistributorsLtd trading as Cavalier Wholesalers, CarolBerghan, Rachelle Spanhake and ChristineSnelling which won the Best Emerging andNewly-created Mäori Enterprise Award.Wayne and Frances Stokes of Kia TüpatoSecurity received the award for MostOutstanding Mäori Enterprise.“Te Hiringa Trust, in collaboration with2012 sponsors Te Puni Kökiri, Mai FMand MediaWorks Radio, Poutama Trust,Whangärei District Council, BNZ, SteveBennett Associates Ltd, BDO Bay of Islandsand the Indigenous NZ Cuisine Cluster,celebrates and recognises the huge impactthat Mäori small and medium businessowners and Mäori collective asset holdersmake to our regional economy, communitiesand whänau,” says Te Puni Kökiri RegionalDirector Walter Wells.30TE PUNI KÖKIRI | KÖKIRI | KÖANGA / SPRING 2012

NGÄ ROHETÄMAKI MAKAURAUTANIWHA ECONOMY WIDE AWAKEAND HUNGRY FOR BUSINESSHong Kong Chief ExecutiveDonald Tsang and Mäori Affairs Minister Hon Dr Pita Sharples.The Hong Kong Trade and Business Roadshowtoured the country in May, with Te Puni KökiriTämaki Makaurau hosting the first of five huiaround the motu.Mäori economy has been likened to asleeping giant but participants at theAuckland roadshow for Mäori businesseswere told the Taniwha Economy is no longersleeping: it’s wide awake and ready to talktrade with the Hong Kong Dragon.Tämaki Makaurau Regional Director PaulineKingi said: “We are working to connect leadersof the world’s most developed economy, tothose at the helm of one of our nation’s fastestgrowing economies, theMäorieconomy.”“Mäori could relate to Hong Kong’s hugelysignificant culture and history,” she said.“Noting that New Zealand’s own Treaty ofWaitangi with the British Crown was signedbarely a year before the Treaty of Nanking.Cantonese became an official language inHong Kong in 1974 – while te reo Mäoribecame an official language of NewZealand in 1987.”Te Puni Kökiri Chief Executive, Leith Comer saidthe Hong Kong economy is seen as one of theworld’s most dynamic, and a natural gatewayinto mainland China for entrepreneurs.“The ease of establishing and doing businessin Hong Kong has opened up a range ofcommercial opportunities for Mäori businessownerswith low set up costs, low businesstax and highly developed infrastructure.”“Like the peoples of Hong Kong, Mäori areworking to strengthen our economic basewhile also celebrating our cultural andhistorical heritage,” said Leith.Te Puni Kökiri worked with New ZealandTrade and Enterprise to host the Hong KongRoadshows in Auckland, Napier, Rotorua,Wellington and Christchurch. Representativesfrom the Hong Kong Economic Trade Office,Invest Hong Kong and the Hong Kong TradeDevelopment Council specifically came tomeet with Mäori business owners showingstrong interest in Hong Kong both as anexport destination and as a pathway to Chinaand the wider Asia market.Pöwhirii welcomefor rHongKong ChiefExecutiveDon ald TsangatAuckland’s Öräk kei Maraerae.TE PUNI KÖKIRI | KÖKIRI | KÖANGA / SPRING 201231

NGÄ ROHEWAIKATOMATARIKI AHUNGA NUILaughter, love and festivity abounded when Te Puni KökiriWaikato was the major sponsor of ‘Matariki Magic’, atWaikato Museum in Hamilton.Moana Davey, Waikato Museum Concept Leader says while Matarikionce reminded our tïpuna to prepare for the harvest, in modernterms she says ‘that mid-winter marker’ lives beyond the mära andresides in the community.The Te Puni Kökiri Mäori Business Facilitation Service (MBFS)hooked up some of its Waikato clients to promote their businessesand market their products. MBFS clients Ora Skincare, TaanikoNordstrom Clothing, and Kay Patena of Harakeke Creations wereamongst the business stalls in the museum foyer.As Concept Leader, Moana delivers programmes, events andexhibitions for tangata whenua, which ‘expose our community tounique experiences’ and encourage ‘Waikato-Tainui to participatein the museum’.She says Te Puni Kökiri Waikato supported one of only a few ‘MäoriNew Year’ events in Hamilton this year.“In the absence of any other Matariki events in Kirikiriroa, andwere it not for the involvement of Te Puni Kökiri, Matariki wouldnot have happened at all for Mäori and the Waikato community,”Moana said.It was a full house at Waikato Museum, with around 300 people inattendance. A gold coin donation on entry raised $600.00 for theTaiohi Toa-Big Brother, Big Sister Mentoring Programme.Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hamilton mentor programme providesyouth who are at-risk of offending with a structured and supportiveone-to-one friendship with an adult role model. It was establishedin 2003 under Taiohi Toa Trust, in partnership with Hamilton PoliceYouth Development.Photo's courtesy of Waikato Museum and Te Iti Kahurangi.‘Matariki Magic’ featured reigning Tainui Waka Kapa HakaFestival champions Te Iti Kahurangi. Moana said Te Iti Kahurangiperformed a unique bracket based around themes whakapapa,whenua, and mätauranga.“Matariki Magic showed that Mäori are contemporary in theirbusiness approach, but still have their feet firmly planted inthe values set for us by our tïpuna,” says Te Puni Kökiri WaikatoRegional Director Gail Campbell. “Nowadays, Matariki is a time forus to take stock of relationships, our communities, and values. Wecan also do some ground work, pull out some weeds, and we cancultivate some fertile ground for a healthy harvest.”32TE PUNI KÖKIRI | KÖKIRI | KÖANGA / SPRING 2012

NGÄ ROHETE MOANA Ä TOIENCOURAGING ENGAGEMENT BETWEENLOCAL AUTHORITIES AND MÄORISupporting more engagement between theBay of Plenty Regional Council and its Mäori,iwi and hapü constituents was a key driverbehind the Council’s Te Töanga Mai o Te Räconference.Fiona McTavish, General Manager Strategic Development, Bay of Plenty Regional Council.Te Puni Kökiri Te Moana ä Toi Regional Officeprovided funds to support planning, identifyresources, and coordinate and manage the event.Regional Director Rachel Jones says theagency had no hesitation about supporting thehui. “It improved awareness and understandingabout various issues relevant to iwi-Mäori,helping them to participate more effectively incouncil processes.”Approximately 120 people attended the Aprilconference which included a keynote address byJustice Joe Williams on “Mäori into the Future”as well as addresses by Jacinta Ruru, SeniorLaw Lecturer from Otago University on “Water,Matauranga Mäori and Mäori Rights” andLinda Te Aho, Associate Dean Mäori at WaikatoUniversity on “The Post Treaty Era”.Other topics included “Constitutional Reform/Local Government and Mäori” as well as“Engaging with Councils and central agencies toobtain decent outcomes”.Rachel Jones says the themes that emergedfrom the conference included Treaty of Waitangiresponsibilities and duties under legislation,developing relationships based on mutualinterest aspirations and the development ofasset managers for iwi in a post Treaty ofWaitangi settlement environment.More information about presentations madeat the conference can be found at www.boprc.govt.nz/council/kaupapa-maori/mäori-capacityconference/Participants at Te Töanga Mai o te Rä Enhancing Mäori Capability in the Bay of Plenty.TE PUNI KÖKIRI | KÖKIRI | KÖANGA / SPRING 201233

NGÄ ROHETE ARAWAMARAE EXPO - NETWORKINGFOR DEVELOPMENTSCIENCE SPOTLIGHT:TE ARAWA FOMAContracting scientists and developing plansfor a Mäori Research Unit and Eco-Lab: theTe Arawa Federation of Mäori Authorities isalready using science to unlock potential.Members say sustainable fertilisers arecritical to the future of their lands as well asfuture generations of their people.“The pioneering research being undertakenby Te Arawa FoMA and Te Puni Kökiri couldrevolutionise agribusiness in this country,”said TAFoMA chair, Malcolm Short.“Through a collaborative effort with WaiarikiPolytech and Waikato University there isa good chance we will establish a sciencefaculty that will allow our kids to attenduniversity here at home.At the Te Puni Kökiri exhibition (left to right) Caleb Ralph [Tühourangi Ngäti Wahiao] former All Blackand Te Arawa office staff Jasmine Waerea, Administration Officer, Watu Mihinui, Te Kaiwhakarite, andShontelle Bishara, Account Manager, Business Facilitation Service.A fine but cold July morning heralded theinaugural one-day Te Arawa Marae Expoat Te Papaiouru at Ohinemutu, Rotorua.As a step towards their developmentaspirations, it was an excellentopportunity for marae to network witheach other as well as with nine centraland local agencies and 39 local retailers.More than 300 people attended fromRotorua; many from Eastern BOP, CentralNorth Island and as far north as Bay ofIslands and as far south as Ashburtonthroughout the day.Workshops by central agencies such asMäori Land Court; Department of InternalAffairs; Inland Revenue Department;NZ Historic Places Trust; NZ Fire Servicewere held throughout the day. Therewas particular interest in the CharitiesCommission and funding opportunitiesthrough Internal Affairs.As well as being a member of theCollective Agency Group which spearheadedthe Expo, Te Puni Kökiri TeArawa Regional Office also purchased anexhibition booth.Feedback received has been first-ratewith demands for more, possibly a2-day event, consideration for spreadthroughout Bay of Plenty.“The creation of an independent sciencelaboratory will enable testing to be donelocally instead of sent to distant, sometimesoverseas facilities."Sustainability also means workingcollaboratively with other Mäori land ownersaround the country,” says deputy TAFoMAchair, Tom Walters.“Mäori are in this for the long term andthe sooner we form cooperatives and worktogether, sharing our wisdom and results ofour research, the better.”Scientist Guna Magesan has led TAFoMA’sresearch programme, and biological farmingsystems and trials are continuing.“Te Puni Kökiri has provided funding to assistTe Arawa FoMA to investigate the benefits ofbiological farming systems measured againstconventional farming methods. The ultimategoal is to achieve sustainable farming onMäori lands,” says Eruera Reedy, Te PuniKökiri Acting Deputy Secretary.34TE PUNI KÖKIRI | KÖKIRI | KÖANGA / SPRING 2012

NGÄ ROHETE TAIRÄWHITIDUAL HERITAGE, SHARED FUTURE.TE ARA O KÖPÜThe 2012 Te Ara o Köpü (the Transit of Venus)brought full-circle events which began over240 years ago with the first positive contactbetween Mäori and Captain James Cook atÜawa-Tolaga Bay.With support from Te Puni Kökiri TeTairäwhiti, Te Aitanga a Hauiti and theTolaga Bay community developed scienceand technology, education, employment, andenvironmental initiatives. All of this mahiwas celebrated when Üawa hosted the 2012Transit of Venus as the national centre ofobservation on Wednesday 6 June 2012.Tolaga Bay provided the setting for someof the earliest positive encounters betweenMäori and Päkehä, and the first collectionof indigenous flora and fauna when CaptainJames Cook anchored the HMS Endeavour atÖpoutama-Cook’s Cove to replenish water,firewood and fresh supplies in 1769.Tolaga Bay Transit of Venus steering groupco-chair Victor Walker said the steeringgroup recognised the Transit of Venusprovided “opportunities for advancement ofour communities”.“Observing the Transit of Venus was thereason Captain Cook ventured into thePacific,” Victor says. “Good relationshipswere imperative to the exchangeof information and knowledge, andtechnological advancement. The culturaltraditions of Te Aitanga a Hauiti and finegardens impressed Cook and his crew.Celebrating this dual heritage and learningwhat this may mean for our shared future isthe theme for present-day Tolaga Bay.”Te Puni Kökiri also assisted representativesfrom five Tolaga Bay marae to attendthe science forum ‘Lifting our Horizons’hosted by the MacDiarmid Institute, theRoyal Society of New Zealand and VictoriaUniversity of Wellington, held in Gisborne,over two days following the transit.“Like those first positive encounters betweenMäori and Päkehä, in 2012 relationshipsand manaaki are still very important,”said Te Puni Kökiri Regional DirectorMere Pohatu. “We supported Üawa tostrengthen its capability and knowledgebase, and engagement in the sciences –Te Aitanga a Hauiti uri Mark-James Tuapawa viewsthe Transit of Venus at Üawa-Tolaga Bay. Photocourtesy of Tolaga Bay Area School/Kuranui.our relationship withthat community hasflourished as a result.”Scientists from theAlan Wilson Centre forEcology and MolecularEvolution worked withthe community todevelop a sustainabilityplan for the ÜawaRiver catchment. Thatresearch focused ondifferent land usesand examined theagriculture, horticultureand forestry industriescontribution to the localeconomy, alongsidestrategic sustainablepractices for the land,water-ways and bay.Around 1000 peoplefrom the local andinternational scienceand academiccommunity, politicians,dignitaries, other iwi,schools, and the haukainga turned out towitness Köpü (Venus)pass directly betweenEarth and the sun. It will be another 105years before the astronomical phenomenonwill be seen again.“We intend that Te Aitanga a Hauiti and thewider community will create a legacy thatwill still be felt by our mokopuna in 2117,and reaches back to our tïpuna honouringthe spirit of manaaki they extended to thosefirst visitors to Aotearoa and reminiscent oftheir entrepreneurial nature,” says Victor.TE PUNI KÖKIRI | KÖKIRI | KÖANGA / SPRING 201235

NGÄ ROHETAKITIMUMATARIKI SHINES BRIGHTLYACROSS TAKITIMUBack in 2001 Ngäti Kahungunu IwiIncorporation wanted to revive theMatariki tradition by making it a uniqueAotearoa celebration that embraced allNew Zealanders. More than ten yearson, and Matariki now sees thousandscelebrating Maori New Year from Wairoain the north right through to Wairarapa inthe south.Matariki events across Takitimu waka takeplace over several weeks and are managedby Ngäti Kahungunu Inc in conjunction withlocal Taiwhenua Committees, and sponsoredby the Te Puni Kokiri Takitimu office. Eventsheld in Wairoa, Napier, Hastings, CentralHawkes Bay, Tararua and Wairarapa sawrecord crowds take part this year – cold,wet weather at Memorial Park in Mastertonfailed to deter 2,500 festival goers. Furtherevents took place throughout the month ofcelebrations.From youngstersto rangatahi,right through toour kaumatua –Matariki is a popularannual event for allthe whänau saysTakitimu RegionalDirector, RogerAranui.“Working alongsideNgäti KahungunuIwi Inc on Matarikievents across therohe has been ahugely successfulway to engage withour communities. The events have beenas diverse as our communities and haveincluded photographic exhibitions, wänanga,Ki O Rahi competitions, environmentalworkshops, waiata, visual and performingart, hip hop crews, en masse dancecompetitions – the list is endless.”Key to the success of Matariki has beencommunity involvement; with well knownperformers like RWC 2011 songstress RiaHall taking to the stage, as well as lesserknown local performers.“Bringing entire communities together,Matariki is now an annual event that ourtowns and communities throughout theTakitimu region look forward to every year.Seeing all the inspiring aspects of te reome ngä tikanga Mäori is heartening andsomething we take great pride in being ableto tautoko,” says Roger.Kahungunu promotions manager, Te RangiHuata says Matariki celebrations give thanksfor the food harvest and welcome in anew planting season and they are the bestattended winter gatherings in Hawkes Bayand Wairarapa. Every year almost half thepopulation of Wairoa turns out for a festivalof traditional Mäori sports, kite flying, musicand fireworks.Swagga and Rezpect Dance Crews leddance competitions at each event.36TE PUNI KÖKIRI | KÖKIRI | KÖANGA / SPRING 2012

NGÄ ROHETE TAI HAUÄURUTARANAKI WETLAND FORESTPROTECTED FOREVERTE PUNI KÖKIRI PRESENCE SMOOTHESMOUNTAIN TO SEA CYCLE TRAILThe unveiling of this pou at the junction of theMangapurua and Kaiwhakauka Valleys in WhanganuiNational Park marked the launch of the trail.Ngäti Tara hapü has vested thelargest remaining stand of wetlandforest on the ring plain in Taranakiwith the Queen Elizabeth II Trustso it will be protected in perpetuity.The 20 hectares of wetlandforest on Kina Road was blessedand officially launched in Julyat Te Potaka Pä and then at thePipiriki block.Kaumätua from the village ofPipiriki on the Whanganui Riverattended the blessing to recognisetheir link with Ngäti Tara, whichwas established when the peopleof Pipiriki came to supportprophets, Te Whiti o Rongomaiand Tohu Kakahi. They broughtharakeke from Pipiriki with them.With support from Te Puni KökiriTe Taihauäuru office, the MäoriTrustee played a significantrole in facilitating the project,according to Te Uraura Nganeko,Te Kaiwhakarite from theregional office.An uri of Te Tüahu and MereWaiti Te Wehenga Waiwiri whofarmed the block in the late1800s, Te Uraura explained themany uses that had been derivedfrom the forest area includingharakeke, mud or pigment fordying the harakeke and numerousplants for rongoä.With its QEII open spacecovenant, Pipiriki block willcontinue to be an importantprovider for generations to come.Rev Albie Martin (centre of picture holding tokotoko) about to bless Pipiriki, South TaranakiDistrict Mayor Ross Dunlop (third right from Rev Martin), Te Uraura Nganeko (first right from RevMartin) and kaumätua from Pipiriki ki Whanganui and ngä uri o Te Tuahu räua ko Mere Waiti TeWehenga Waiwiri.The presence of Te PuniKökiri Te Tai Hauäuruthroughout the developmentand planning stages for theMountains to Sea Cycle Trailhelped to ensure its successfulcompletion.As a regional initiative, theMountains to Sea Cycle Trailalso involved Ruapehu andWhanganui district councils,iwi, community groupsand the Department ofConservation.Regional Director SamBishara says the fact that TePuni Kökiri was “at the table”and working with all theorganisations including iwiensured a smooth transitionfor the track’s development.Te Puni Kökiri also assistedwith developing a businesscase for the trail as wellas with the consultationprocess; making sure iwi wereincluded and informed. “Wehad no problems. I believebecause of being at thetable with Department ofConservation, our track wentthrough,” Sam says.The 245km Mountains toSea Cycle Trail is part of theNew Zealand Cycle Trail/NgäHaerenga. It starts at theMt Ruapehu Türoa ski fieldand crosses two NationalParks taking in the Old CoachRoad, Fishers Track and theMangapurua Track to theBridge to Nowhere. It ends atthe Tasman Sea at the mouthof the Whanganui River.The trails follow old rail andwalking routes. The $1.5million network itself is partof the more ambitious $50million national cyclewaythat is slowly winding its waythrough the country.Speaking at the launch ofthe trail earlier this year,Conservation Minister KateWilkinson said riders fromNew Zealand and all over theworld can now travel fromthe mountains of the centralNorth Island to Whanganuion the coast. It was, shesaid, an example of theGovernment’s commitmentto developing quality tourismassets which would provideemployment and businessopportunities for ruralcommunities.TE PUNI KÖKIRI | KÖKIRI | KÖANGA / SPRING 201237

NGÄ ROHETE WHANGANUI Ä TARAMARAE – PLUGGED IN TO THECIVIL DEFENCE NETWORKFrom the tragedy of Christchurch’s 7.4earthquake to the forecast ‘weather bomb’that hit Taranaki earlier this year, marae areoften there when locals face their darkesttimes. Te Puni Kökiri is supporting marae todevelop their own emergency plans and pluginto the national civil defence network.“We know in an emergency that maraequickly become the focal point for people togather and receive support,” says Director ofCivil Defence and Emergency Management(CDEM), John Hamilton.“Emergency plans need to be developed andowned by the marae community with ongoingsupport from the local CDEM Office.”Some marae have already developedrelationships with CDEM and are nowdesignated welfare and accommodationcentres. The “Marae PreparednessProgramme” is a collaborative programmeworking with marae collectives, CDEM andTe Puni Kökiri. It is up and running in theHutt Valley, Wellington, Waikato, HawkesBay, Canterbury and beginning in Taranaki.In Waikato, iwi trust boards are workingalongside Te Puni Kökiri, helping identifymarae whose whänau are keen onparticipating in the civil defence network. TheTainui Waka Alliance is supporting the CDEMmahi and other Mäori röpu – such as MäoriWomen’s Refuges - are also taking part.Meanwhile in Wellington, Te Puni Kökiri issupporting a region-wide marae collectivewhose members have developed their ownCivil Defence Welfare Centre PreparednessPlans. In May, a two-day emergencyfirst aid course saw all eighteen maraerepresentatives pass.“Marae preparedness isabout marae collectivesand Mäori communitiesparticipating alongsidecouncils and otherstakeholders as part ofAotearoa’s Civil Defencenetwork in an emergency,”says Te Puni Kökirispokesman John Doorbar.“From welfare to firstaid, setting up a seamlessconnected responsenetwork and being partthat of the network isthe aim.”A 100% pass rate for everyone who tookpart in a two day First Aid RespondersCourse, here they are at Ngä Hau E Whäo Papararangi in Newlands.38TE PUNI KÖKIRI | KÖKIRI | KÖANGA / SPRING 2012

NGÄ ROHETE WAIPOUNAMUCANTERBURY STAUNCH:CHRISTCHURCH’S CARGO BAREntrepreneur Henare Akuhata-Brown seemed tohave lost everything in the devastating quake thathit Christchurch on February 22 2011, but a weeklater he and fiance Angelique Valentine discoveredthey had gained something – or someone - ofimmeasurable value.“We lost two businesses and our house was redzoned – but then on the February 28, after havinggone through IVF, we found out we were going tohave our first child.”Henare or “H” (Ngäti Porou, Ngäi Tahu) says thecouple got in their car and were soon drivingaround the quake hit city planning where to startagain. With a background in marketing, more thana decade before Henare identified a gap in thecity’s hospitality cafe market, particularly onesthat catered for corporate clients. Bean Scene Cafeopened in the heart of Christchurch’s CBD in 2003and Lyme Cocktail Bar soon after, but both wereleft in ruins after February 22.By April that year, the couple had leased newpremises in Addington and Cargo Bar - the city’sfirst shipping container bar - was born. Not longafter, Bean Scene Cafe reopened. Launchingin time for the Rugby World Cup, Henare saysturnover tripled with corporate tables – at $1000each – quickly sold out. To add to the jubilation ofthe All Blacks RWC victory and the success of twonew businesses, October 2011 also saw Henare andAngelique welcome their baby daughter, Danni.Henare says the backing from Te Puni Kökiri’sMaori Business Facilitation Service was priceless.“Te Puni Kökiri was there for us. Their informationand mentoring help is invaluable, we aren’tstopping and [will] reopen Lyme Cocktail Bar ina couple of months. They gave us the push in theright direction, they were there with support thatat first, just wasn’t there,” says Henare.Crusaders and All Blacks are regulars at Cargo Bar, not long after H hosted afamous first-five-eighth’s birthday bash, PM John Key popped in for lunch.He says relationships and people are crucial to thesustainability of their businesses.“Hospitality, service and product is mostimportant. We were able to hold on to eleven ofour fulltime staff. Our crew, our people are the keyto our success.”In tribute to the fighting spirit of his fellowCantabrians - “so many are worse off than me”– Henare’s also done something he’d never donebefore, even after years of living in Christchurch.“Last year I took off my Hurricanes jersey and worea Crusader’s one for the first time in my life, I’vebeen wearing a Hurricanes jersey since 1998. Butwhen you go through a disaster together you reevaluatethings and yeah, I’m staunch Canterburynow and forever.”TE PUNI KÖKIRI | KÖKIRI | KÖANGA / SPRING 201239

BUSINESS & COMMUNITY CONTINUITYLisa Tumahai (Deputy Kaiwhakahaere, Te Runanga O Ngai Tahu), Hemana Eruera (Pouwhakahaere, Te Moana ä Toi,Te Puni Kökiri) and Rachel Jones (Regional Director, Te Moana ä Toi, Te Puni Kökiri).ShakeOut:Drop,Coverand HoldNGÄI TAHU PAYS TRIBUTE TO TE PUNI KÖKIRI STAFFStaff from 10 Te Puni Kökiri offices across the NorthIsland were some of the first helpers to arrive inthe wake of the devastating earthquake that hitCanterbury last year. Quickly joining forces with TeRünanga O Ngäi Tahu, staff set up at Rehua Marae toassist whänau, open communication lines and deployhelp where needed.Te Puni Kökiri’s work during the acute emergencywas acknowledged at Rehua Marae with staffpresented with taonga pounamu by Te Rünanga ONgäi Tahu representatives.“I’m pleased that our staff were acknowledgedin such a personal way. From our regional officesacross the motu to Head Office, these peoplevolunteered to enter into the fray and help othersin a time of disaster and extreme need. It washard, heart-wrenching work,” said Herewini TeKoha, Te Puni Kökiri Deputy Chief Executive.During the early days of the emergency, RehuaMarae accommodated relief workers and Aranui’sNgä Hau E Whä Marae operated as a RecoveryAssistance Centre. Later on it would become aneastern base for government agencies and serviceproviders. By March 2011, Te Puni Kökiri had22 staff on the gound working at both marae.Workers were rotated into Christchurch from theagencie’s Head Office as well as regional officesaround Aotearoa.In their latest edition of Karaka, Te Rünanga ONgäi Tahu paid tribute to the support of their TePuni Kökiri whänau with the words:Me he manawa tïtï me töna hiringaKia hoki anö i te hä o te whänauLike the courageous heart of the tïtï in all its gloryLet the essence of the whänau returnone million people will“Drop, Cover and Hold”at 9.26am on Wednesday26 September as partof New Zealand’s firstShakeOut earthquakedrill. The deadly 6.3magnitude earthquakethat hit Canterbury at12.51pm on 22 February2011 was a tragicreminder for individualsand communities to beprepared. ShakeOut aimsto stimulate discussionamongst whänau andcommunities to betterprepare for a civil defenceemergency. Shakeout isbeing managed by theMinistry of Civil Defenceand Te Puni Kökiri isworking to help prepareMäori communities. Sofar, more than 284,000people have registered atthe ShakeOut website:www.shakeout.govt.nz40TE PUNI KÖKIRI | KÖKIRI | KÖANGA / SPRING 2012

WHÄNAU SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMMESKaitoko Whänau in TürangiTe Puni Kökiri funds 50 Kaitoko Whänau advocates withmost commencing their mahi early in 2010. Forty-oneproviders have been contracted in 39 high needs areasin a four-year pilot to test the approach as a modelfor improving whänau resilience. The aim is to providesupport and advocacy for whänau, and assist them toaccess the resources and services they are entitled to.Tüwharetoa Charitable Health Trust, based in Taupö,is one of those providers. Their kaimahi, Maria Hoko,shares the story of one of the whänau she works with.To protect the whänau privacy, fictitious names havebeen used.Paddling the same waka - heading toward the same destinationMaria Hoko has been a Kaitoko Whänauadvocate for a while now. She began workingwith brother and sister Täne (35) and Ana(38) at the end of last year. Ana had justfound out that probation considered herhome unfit for her brother after prisonbecause her children could be at risk.Up until meeting Maria, the brother and sisterhad spent a lifetime relying on each other.Ana has “seen” him through 12 lags anddescribed how it’s always difficult going tocourt without their late mum and dad. Therewas a total feeling of sadness and being lost.After a long-term conviction in November2008, Täne was transferred to RangipöPrison, with a goal for release by October2012. Ana kept visiting her brother so heknew they were there.The probation home assessment lastNovember claimed her home was“unsuitable” implying her children could beat risk with their uncle. Ana took action.Maria said when she was asked for help;calming the storm and talking Ana “down”was pretty much the immediate task. Mariaexplains how she often brainstorms withwhänau to share and reflect on what theirneeds and concerns are and how to dealwith them.“It was important toget Ana to refocus andprepare for a whänauhui with probation thenext morning.”“We started “our”whänau safety plan,and Ana’s frustrationwould resurface – ‘thekids would never be atrisk with their uncle’she would say. I hadto explain to Ana thatwe needed to convinceprobation and theParole Board, so, afterlots of coffee and biscuits the plan wascompleted and presented at the whänau huiwith probation the following day. The huiwent well, we were paddling the same wakaand heading toward the same destination.”Täne’s first board hearing was in Januarythis year. The Board sought, and received,confirmation and assurance that KaitokoWhänau would provide continued assistancefor Täne and his whänau. The hearing tookplace without incident or mention of hissister’s home being unsuitable.Maria’s weekly prison and home visitsare now a normal routine for Täne andthe whänau. A Whänau Ora Wrap aroundMaria Hoko, Kaitoko Whänau advocate.Support Plan became acommon “household”phrase in the weeks thatled up to the next ParoleBoard. It paid off.At his next appearancebefore the Board inApril, the Wrap aroundSupport Plan was wellreceived and Täne wasnotified he would bereleased. His sentenceis being completedunder home detentionconditions.Maria says Täne now has his “eyes on theprize – his whänau and home.”“He’s back with his sister and wants to finishhis conditions – counselling, and one moreParole Board hearing to get the electronicsoff his ankle,” she says.Plans for the future involve looking atoptions for his “passion for farming. There’sa local iwi training provider here and alsocadetships available. So there are optionsthat he might like.”With Kaitoko Whänau support, Täne’s prioritiesare clear. He’s also much wiser and knows if hegoes off track: the consequence is prison.TE PUNI KÖKIRI | KÖKIRI | KÖANGA / SPRING 201241

PAKIHIRakiura Dreaming: Zane SmithFor years, sixth generation Stewart Islandcrayfisherman and päua diver, Zane Smithdreamed of running a business where he couldlive at home and indulge his love of flying.That’s why after twelve years working thewaters around Stewart Island and Fiordland,the Käti Mamoe descendent sold his boat,headed to Wanaka and trained for privateand commercial pilot licenses under worldrenowned helicopter instructor, SimonSpencer-Bower.After two years flying as a heli-mustererthroughout Australia, Zane returned homeand set up Rakiura Helicopters in 2008,the island’s sole helicopter service. Hispassengers range from locals, tourists,hunters, fishermen, trampers, photographers,to DOC workers, and even muttonbirders.Able to get anywhere on the island intwenty-five minutes or less; there isn’t aninch of Rakiura Zanedoesn’t know. In-depthknowledge about theisland he grew up onhas proven to be a realasset for locals andvisitors alike.Focusing on businessdevelopment, Zane soughtthe assistance of Te PuniKökiri’s Mäori BusinessFacilitation Service wholinked him with an expert business mentor.Together they developed a business plan andinvestigated additional opportunities forgrowth and financial security.“My dream was to combine my passion forthe island and helicopter flying, and I realisedthat dream when I turned 34,” says Zane.“I found my business mentor so great that I amnow using him as my professional and personalaccountant. Through the Te Puni Kökiriservice and my mentor I have had support tocontinue the realisation of my dream.”For a helicopter experience of Stewart Islandwith Zane check out his websitewww.rakiurahelicopters.co.nz42TE PUNI KÖKIRI | KÖKIRI | KÖANGA / SPRING 2012

OLYMPICS CEREMONYNZ Mäori Tourism’s Kia Ora campaign will help draw international visitorsto Kiwi House in central London.Celebrating culture through sportAs part of New Zealand’s Olympic campaign,Te Puni Kökiri helped NZ Mäori Tourismproduce bilingual anthem booklets thatare proving popular in London. Singing ournational song in Mäori isn’t an issue in 2012,but that’s not always been the case.All Black Test, Twickenham, 1999: A definingmoment in NZ race relations as NgätiKahungunu songstress Hinewehi Mohi singsthe anthem in Mäori. While welcoming theNZ Olympic Committee to Te Puni Kökirirecently, Mäori Affairs Minister Hon Dr PitaSharples paid tribute to Hinewehi and hercourage to sing in te reo Mäori.“Thirteen years later? The Mäori languagehas outlived its critics. The sky has notfallen in. Outrage lives on in only the mostextremist pockets of our communities. But inour schools, our children know their anthemin the official languages of their nation. Andfor that, I thank you Hinewehi. I have to sayfor someone who says she’s not an activist:she’s a pretty good one!”The Olympic Committee members were atTe Puni Kökiri for the handover of taongaMäori to this year’s Olympic team. Worn bythe flag bearer during the opening ceremony,the korowai – Te Mahutonga – was giftedby the late Dame Te Atairangikaahu in 2004.The same year, Te Rünanga O Ngäi Tahu gavethe Olympic team another koha: pounamu– a pendant and large mauri stone. NewZealand’s top athletes now have taongaMäori at their side, protecting them, givingthem strength and carrying the aroha of anation said Dr Sharples.Mäori participation in the Olympicsisn’t new: eighty years ago rower HoaniMcDonald from Te Tau Ihu O Te Waka AMäui was the NZ Olympic Team’s flagbearer at the historic 1932 Los AngelesOlympic Games. His descendents travelledto Wellington in June to participate in thetaonga handover ceremony.“New Zealand’s culture is unique and helpsunite our team,” says Chef de MissionDave Currie.“New Zealand was formed in a spirit ofpartnership and our Mäori traditions andculture are integral to our Olympic Gamesenvironment.”NZ Mäori Tourism is working closely with theNZ Olympic Team in London 2012, promoting“Kia ora” branding at Kiwi House headquarters.With the theme of the taonga handover“Celebrating our culture through sport” DrSharples praised the NZ Olympic Committeeand Mäori Tourism for their leadership.“During the Rugby World Cup last year, TePuni Kökiri was at the forefront of work tocelebrate Mäori culture throughout thatexciting event. This year I am proud to seethe NZ Olympic Committee carrying this on.”Citing the use of haka and waiata by topathletes – and even Mäori Battalion soldiersduring WWII – Dr Sharples said Mäori cultureremains a living touchstone connecting allNew Zealanders back to their homeland nomatter where they are in the world.TE PUNI KÖKIRI | KÖKIRI | KÖANGA / SPRING 201243

WAKA TAPUHE WAKA TAPU:HEKENUKUMAI ATTHE HELM OF HISTORICWAKA JOURNEYHector Busby (right) at He Waka Tapu launchwith Karl Johnstone, Te Puia, Rotorua.Photo courtesy of He Waka Tapu.Before GPS, before Cook and before thecompass: 2000 years ago Polynesian navigatorsset off on a journey that saw them explore andsettle nearly a third of the surface of the planet.This year master navigator Hekenukumaingaiwi“Hector” Busby (Te Rarawa, Ngäti Kahu) will be atthe helm of a 24-member, multiple waka fleet as itjourneys from Auckland to Rapanui (Easter Island).Like their tüpuna, Hector’s crew willuse advanced celestial science – thestars, moon, sun, ocean currents, birdsand marine life – to guide them. Thevoyage has been planned for morethan twenty years and is the firstof its kind in modern history. Notsurprisingly the impressive journey isattracting world-wide scientific andmedia attention.An internationally respected expert onancient waka traditions, Hector - whoturns 80 this year - built the two wakahourua (double hulled canoe) that will take part in theexpedition. The main waka, Te Aurere, was built in theearly nineties and since then has sailed throughoutthe Pacific. The latest journey will complete the lastcorner of the Polynesian Triangle, with Hawaii in thenorth, Aotearoa in the south and Rapanui in the east.Te Puni Kökiri provided support for He Waka Tapu andits monumental journey, and Deputy Chief ExecutiveHerewini Te Koha paid tribute to Hector’s expert andprofound knowledge that has made him a leadingfigure in the worldwide revival of traditional Polynesianand ocean voyaging using wayfinding techniques.“World-wide his skill, knowledge and experienceof navigating via stars, the flight path of birds,migration patterns of whales, tidal movements andenvironmental indications is second to none. Tosupport this endeavour and the passing on of his skillsand experience is invaluable,” said Mr Te Koha.You can track this significant expedition online atwww.wakatapu.com44TE PUNI KÖKIRI | KÖKIRI | KOANGA / SPRING 2012

QUEEN'S DIAMOND JUBILEEThe second time Mäori represent New Zealand at a Diamond JubileeThe waka taua Te Hono ki Aotearoa/ The Linkto New Zealand joined 999 other vessels tosail down the River Thames for the Queen’sDiamond Jubilee River Pageant in June. And itwas not the first time Mäori represented NewZealand at a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.One hundred and fifteen years ago on 22July 1897 a Mäori contingent proved verypopular with the estimated crowd of fourmillion, when they took part in a Jubilee DayMilitary Procession through London streetsfor Queen Victoria; great, great grandmotherto Queen Elizabeth II.Then, the 18-man Mäori contingent waspart of 54 New Zealand Mounted Rifles whosailed from Lyttleton on 30 April; arriving inLondon 42 days later.Following in her ancestors’ footsteps,Queen Elizabeth II is only the second BritishRoyal to have reigned for 60 years. HerDiamond Jubilee celebrations included araft of events in England and around theCommonwealth, building up to the centralweekend in early June.New Zealand’s crew of 14 kaihoe wasselected to row the ceremonial waka tauain the River Pageant during the centralweekend. Organised by Toi Mäori Aotearoa,they began their training at the end ofMarch which included three wänanga inHamilton on the mighty Waikato River witha waka taua named Whakängi, carved fromthe same 800 year old tree that Te Hono kiAotearoa was crafted from.Reflecting on the mammoth event,Garry Nicholas Chief Executive Toi MäoriAotearoa said: “This was a once in a lifetimeopportunity to have the waka as the officialrepresentative of Aotearoa. It may neverhappen again in our life time but it willcertainly be woven into the fabric of history”.The Toi Mäori waka taua Te Honoki Aotearoa is on permanent loanto the Volkenkunde Museum inLeiden. It was built as a Wakafor Europe and can be usedas a vehicle to promote Mäoriarts, culture and New Zealandat events throughout Europe.The involvement of the waka inthe Diamond Jubilee pageantwas funded by the New Zealandgovernment. Officials from TePuni Kökiri, Te Manatü Taonga theMinistry for Culture and Heritageand the Department of thePrime Minister and Cabinet haveassisted Toi Mäori Aotearoa witharrangements.TE PUNI KÖKIRI | KÖKIRI | KÖANGA / SPRING 201245

CHINA HIGHLIGHTSMäori BusinessDelegationHighlightsAgriculture:Managers and animal husbandrytechnicians from Guizhou ethnicminority communities will soonbe training in New Zealandpastoral farming institutions- while Mäori farm managerswill be providing practicalsupport on development projectssuch as the Dushan PastoralSeed Demonstration Farm.An agreement to launch aninaugural agricultural exchangeprogramme was signed inGuizhou by Te Puni Kökiri ChiefExecutive Leith Comer andGuizhou Agriculture CommissionDirector-General Mu Degui.New Zealand and Guizhou havea 29-year relationship, builtlargely around agricultural anddevelopment cooperation.Food and Beverage:Wakatü Inc (Kono) travelled toTianjin city in China to meetwith Dynasty Ltd, one of thethird largest wine distributorsin China. They are close tosigning a deal for premiumwine to be distributed to highendhotels and restaurantsthroughout China.Forestry:Delegation members met withsenior executives from theChina Forest Group in Beijing.This paved the way for CNIIwi Holdings’ (representingtribes entrusted to managethe 176,000ha KaingaroaForest) to meet in Shanghaiwith executives from ChinaNational Building and Materials(CNBM), China’s state ownedenterprise responsible for woodprocessing and distribution. Afuture partnership could seemajor wood processing plantsestablished in the Central NorthIsland with the creation ofhundreds of new jobs.Fisheries:Representatives from four Mäorifishing companies alreadyexporting into China met withkey industry players. Ngäi TahuSeafoods representative metwith the company’s newlyappointed Shanghai-basedrepresentative. Ngäti Kahungunusecured a deal for 5 tonnesof dried mussel meat to goto Tai’an, Shandong Province.Aotearoa Fisheries Ltd hasalready received an order forpaua and lobster to go to anexclusive club in Guangzhou.Mäori Tourism:New Zealand Mäori Tourism andWhalewatch Kaikoura securedmeetings with China SouthernAirlines and a large tradewholesaler, GZL. New ZealandMäori Tourism has been invitedback to Guangzhou in Septemberthis year to participate in theChina International TourismExpo, after they “stole the show”with their very popular Expobooth last year.Mäori Education Providers:National Institute of Studies(NIS), a Maori owned Englishlanguage College, signedagreements with colleges inGuangzhou, to cooperate oneducation, curriculum andstudent exchanges. Meanwhile,Te Wänanga o Aotearoa metwith key industry contacts inBeijing, Guizhou and Guangzhou.Cutting edge e-Educationbusiness, Kiwa Media heldsignificant meetings throughoutChina with key clients.Plans for Mäori beingpromoted in New ZealandHouse:An innovative plan to showcaseNew Zealand to Chineseconsumers will see Mäori cultureand products playing a centralrole. Shanghai’s NZ House(opening towards the end of 2012)will promote Kiwi goods andservices and Mäori entrepreneurshave been invited to take part inthe opening ceremony.Feeding the Dragon:With China’s keen interest in asafe and secure food supply, thereare significant opportunities forthe Mäori primary industry sectorbusinesses as well as food andbeverage enterprises. There wasa strong farming contingent onthe mission including the MäoriTrustee, Atihau WhanganuiInc, the Federation of MäoriAuthorities and Parininihi kiWaitotara Inc. Mäori businessrepresentatives were keen to learnmore about the emerging middleclass Chinese consumer market.Jiangmen City:The Minister and delegationwere welcomed to Jiangmenin Guangdong province (1.5hrsfrom Guangzhou). After meetingwith the Mayor andprovincialgovernment leaders, delegatesvisited Dah Chong Hong – ahuge Hong Kong Chineselogistics company once chairedby Alex Chu, who has strongconnections to NewZealand andMäori business.Connecting with thosealready in-market:In Beijing and Shanghai,delegation members attendedseminars that includedpresentations from Fonterra, NZNatural (ice cream) ), TaranakiDairy Technologies (dairy farms inChina), ANZ Bank, Digital Jungle(social media gurus), NZTE’sconsulting Chef Robert Oliver, andChinese businesses trading NZproducts. There were networkingfunctions in each city bringingtogether a strong businessnetwork plus Kiwi expats keen tohelp others from home.46TE PUNI KÖKIRI | KÖKIRI | KÖANGA / SPRING 2012

Te Ahi Kä photo competition resultsMauriora!Paora Brooking of Ruatörea wonour Te Ahi Kä photo competitionfrom Kökiri 26. His winning entryshows Ahi Kä welcoming theGreenpeace Flotilla protestingdeep sea oil exploration in theRaukümara Basin.Paora received a LomographyFisheyePhoto Credit: Paora Brooking.He mihi aroha. Suzanne Spencerwas an MBFS Account Managerworking in the Otago/Southland areawho sadly passed away earlier thisyear. The MBFS stories in this editionof Kökiri feature companies that werepart of Suzanne's portfolio. We wantto acknowledge all the guidance,support and contribution that Suzannemade to these clients and to Te PuniKökiri. Moe mai rä, e te rangatira.Camera, and Erica Waiparaand Hanna Randall, both fromWellington, won a printed andready to hang canvas of theirentries.Erica photographed her twingirls Maiarangi and NgahuiaWaipara having a ‘KTK’ ‘Kaha TeKata’ moment in their backyardlast summer.Hanna shared a photo of herdaughter Evie Randall withher nanny Wiki Randall atWaiwhetü Marae.We asked you to show us whatTe Ahi Kä looks like in yourcommunity and the people whokeep it ‘burning’. Kia ora koutoukatoa for your contributions.KEI TE HË! The last issue of Kökiri carried errors.Page 7: A picture caption incorrectly identified Pauline Kingi as TePuni Kökiri SHAZ. The correct name is Pauline Tangohau.Page 16: The introductory paragraph incorrectly spelt BrendanPongia. The correct spelling is Brendon Pongia.Page 29: The marae identified in the story was mistakenly called TeHana O Te Marama. The correct name is Te Hana TeAo Marama.Nei rä ngä whakapäha a Kökiri ki a koutou katoa. Kökiri apologisesfor the mistakes and for any embarrassment or inconvenience thatmay have been caused as a result.PÄNUIKökiri is published quarterly byTe Puni Kökiri (The Ministry ofMäori Development). Its kaupapais to celebrate Mäori achievement,showcase Mäori success and realiseMäori potential.Kökiri is FREE.For all database enquiriesincluding new subscriptions,updates and/or amendmentsvisit www.tpk.govt.nz/KökiriFor all editorial enquiries pleasecontact, Kökiri@tpk.govt.nzor visit www.tpk.govt.nzISSN: 1177-8164CONTRIBUTIONS: Te PuniKökiri welcomes editorial andphotographic contributions toKökiri. Te Puni Kökiri reservesthe right not to publish anycontribution given. Unsolicitedmaterial will not be returned unlessaccompanied by a stamped, selfaddressedenvelope. While all careis taken, no liability is accepted forloss or damage.COPYRIGHT: Parts of thispublication may be reproduced orcopied with the written permissionof Te Puni Kökiri - emailKökiri@tpk.govt.nz© Te Puni Kökiri 2012DISCLAIMER: Kökiri is publishedby Te Puni Kökiri, PO Box 3943,Wellington. While every care hasbeen taken in the preparationof this publication, neither TePuni Kökiri nor the individualwriters accept any responsibilityor liability, whether in contract orin tort (including negligence) orotherwise, for anything done ornot done by any person in reliance,whether wholly or partially, on anyof the contents of this publication.Readers should also note that thematerials in this publication are thepersonal views of the writers and donot necessarily reflect the officialpolicy or views of Te Puni Kökiri.TE PUNI KÖKIRI | KÖKIRI | KÖANGA / SPRING 201247

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