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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
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