tu iho ake nei newsletter july 2013

Celebrating the Achievements of

‘taurikura’at Rainbow Springs

July 2013

Ngati Ranginui Rangatahi

‘Waka Tapu’ voyageA Special Journey

Ngati Ranginui Education Grants Recipients

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He hōnore he korōria he maungārongo ki te whenua he whakaaro pai ki ngā tangata katoa. Ka mihi ki te Atua ko ia to tātou piringa ka puta ka ora. Ka tae ngā mihi ki runga to tātou Kīngi Māori a Tuheitia ki tana hoa rangatira Te Atawhai tā rāua tamariki ki tona whare kāhui ariki whānui tonu. He tangi mōteatea apakura mō a tātou mate huhua o rōtō te Moana a puta atu ki waho. Ko

wai a mātou e taea te whakahuahua a rātou ingoa katoa me hikina ake te ingoa o tērā kuia o tātou a Ringahora Gotz hei ingoa mō rātou katoa. E nga mate haere haere haere atu ra.

One of the most important factors in maintaining and indeed strengthening any relationship is the quality and integrity of communication.

Tu Iho Ake Nei was launched as a form of communication to keep our Iwi informed of events and articles that we deemed to be of interest.

We planned to have four issues per year however getting them published by due date has proved to be a challenge. One of those challenges is lack of communications in meeting publishing deadlines by those responsible for articles. Communications between our rūnanga and our hapū are dependent on each of us all taking responsibility to make sure we are all on the same page.Within our wider Iwi entities communications is also a challenge, we are common beneficiaries to all those entities and we should be committed to ensuring that whatever our role and responsibility is within our Iwi we discharge our communications obligations openly and transparently.

Communication can only work effectively and efficiently when it is two way and between the appropriate parties.Ka ora pea i a koe, ka ora koe i au - I will survive because of you and you will survive because of me. Each member of our tribe is essential to the successful and prosperous survival of all the others. In any group of people the actions of each member is important to the group’s success.

I am sure many of us can relate that to our own important personal relationships. Noho ora mai Na Huikakahu Kawe

Mihi from the Chairs

Ngati Ranginui Fisheries Trust

Whakataka te hau ki te uru Whakataka te hau ki te tonga Kia mākinakina ki uta Kia mātaratara ki tai E hī ake ana te atakura He tio, he huka, he hau hū Tīhei mauri ora!The Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Ranginui Settlement Trust (NHoNRST) was established following the signing of our Deed of Settlement on 21 June 2012.

The key PURPOSE of the NHoNRST is to receive, manage, distribute, administer and apply the Trust’s Assets on behalf of and for the benefit of the present and future members of ngā hapū o Ngāti Ranginui.The VISION for NHoNRST is to empower ngā hapū o Ngāti Ranginui to be culturally and spiritually strong and economically prosperous. The MISSION for NHoNRST is to facilitate the growth and development of our Ngāti Ranginui people, resources and our culture. Noho ora koutou katoa i nga kainga maha o te Motu, Na Te Pio Kawe

Nga Hapu o Ngati Ranginui Settlement Trust

Te Runanga o Ngati Ranginui Iwi

Inside this issue

Board / Staff ProfilesNga Purakau o Tauranga Moana- Te Motutere o TuhuaNHoNRST / Nga HuiTangi te Titi Tangi te KakaWahine ForumIRD Marae WorkshopsRangatahi Achievements- Tamati Nicholas- Abbey & Belle UrwinWaka Tapu VoyageTaurikura descendent at Rainbow SpringsNgati Ranginui Education GrantsHealth & Education Strategy UpdateNRI VacanciesNga Panui

Karanga te muri hau i tutu ai nga ngaru o te moanaI whakairia ai te kapua o tu ki runga i te AwanuiI hikuhiku ai te uira ki runga te Iwi o Ngati RanginuiI papa ai te whatitiri ki runga nga hapu o RanginuiKi tai wiwi ki tai wawa ki te whaiao ki te wai Ao Marama Tihei Mauriora!Nga mana, nga reo tenei te mihi atu ki a koutou, tena koutou katoaTena koutou katoa i runga i nga tini aitua e pehi nei ia tatou i te poRatou i wheturangitiia i takaia ki te korowai o te korero, i horoia ki te punawai o tearoha tukua kia haere ki te po uriuri te po e oti atu ai ratou, tatou te waahi orakia tatou, tena tatou katoa.Na Ngawa Hall

Te Runanga o Ngati Ranginui Iwi

Board ProfilesNgati Ranginui Iwi Society Inc.

Staff Profiles

Piripi ParaeanaTuapiro Marae

Erena RirinuiWaimapuMarae

Marama SmithSenior Administrator

Franklin RirinuiSocial Worker

Hapu

Ngati Hangarau/Ngai Tukairangi

Marae

Hangarau/Hungahungatoroa

What’s your favourite activity/hobby to do in your spare time?I enjoy anything to do with the outdoors from camping to fishing, gardening, going for a bike ride or just getting outside and doing some form of mahi.What do you enjoy most about working with the Iwi?The things I enjoy most about working with our Iwi is a better understanding of who I am, where I’m from, building relationships with whanau and being involved in the growth of our people.

What’s your favourite activity/hobby to do in your spare time?Whenever I find spare time I like to read books from any genre and write short stories. I am currently active with Te Kohanga Reo o Hairini, because I love the Kohanga kaupapa and the potential the movement has in ensuring the future of our unique language. But above all things my favourite activity is spending valuable time with my whanau and friends.

What do you enjoy most about working with the Iwi?Ki mai te Kingi Tawhiao Potatau Te Wherowhero “Ki te kahore he whakakitenga ka ngaro te Iwi”. With 10 marae representatives of Ngati Ranginui one could say that’s a great feat for all of us; to sit around the table and discuss, share and advise in matters regarding our Iwi. To me that illustrates a strong sense of unification which in turn leads to strong leadership. I am proud of the services provided by Ngati Ranginui that not only helps our people but all people in general. This wouldn’t be possible without all staff, managers, social workers, CEO and my fellow board members.Kia tu te mana o Ngati Ranginui is our vision therefore our People, our Iwi will never be lost.

What’s your favourite activity/hobby to do in your spare time?I enjoy spending time with my whanau, whether it be watching sport, riding bikes or fishing. It’s always an enjoyable time.

What do you enjoy most about working with the Iwi?Being new to the team here, I believe working with our people, for our people is such a positive vibe and I feel very privileged to be part of the Ngati Ranginui team.

I am enjoying working within a dynamic and energetic team that are contributing positively for the betterment and growth of Ngati Ranginui. Mauri Ora!

What’s your favourite activity/hobby to do in your spare time?Sitting in the middle of the harbour fishing.What do you enjoy most about working with the Iwi?The team I work with here are great to work with. The personal rewards you receive from helping friends, whanau and clients is what I enjoy mostly.

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Marae

Waimapu

Disclaimer: The articles contained herein do not necessarily reflect the views of Ngati Ranginui Iwi and its entities e.g. Society Inc, Fish Trust, Asset Holding Co, & Nga Hapu o Ngati Ranginui Settlement Trust. Ngati Ranginui Iwi and its entities does not accept any responsibility whatsoever for any loss or damage that may result from reliance on or the use of information contained herein.

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TE Motutere-o-TUHUATE TAUKUMEKUME I WAENGA I A TUHUA RAUA KO POUNAMU

Ko Tuhua te ingoa o ngā matā tuhua, he kohatu māro pango, piataata, rite tonu nei tōna ahua ki nga pae matapihi e kiia nei he matā puia. Mehemea ka pākarukaru kia tiwhatiwha, he koikoi tonu ngā maramara, ara i whakamahia e nga tupuna hei taonga tapatapahi. He māripi tonu te āhua.

Ko Tuhua te ingoa o te moutere kei waho atu i ngā pai tahataha o tua whenua o te Moana-a-Toi ki te raki ā tapainga ki te ingoa Pakeha ki ā Mayor Island na kei rewa te matā tuhua nei.Ko te paki nei e korero mai ana mo te tangata whenua tuturu o nehe ra, ara ko Tuhua na te mea i ahu mai ratou i te hōhonutanga o Papatuanuku, Pango tonu o rātou kiri.

Rite tonu atu ki ngā kohatu, me ta ratou noho ki te waha o tēnei moutere puia.

I tetahi po marangai ka ara ake mai i ngā wai karekare o te moana ētahi tāngata e kiia nei ko Pounamu. I urutomohia e ratou te kinga Puia nei o Tuhua hei kainga nohonga mo ratou engari tera tētahi pakanga aritarita me te pakaru mai te toto i ngā ra i pahemo. Ko nga tāngata Pounamu nei i rite tonu ki nga wai kakariki i ahu mai ra rātou, ara ko ngā toto o ngā tūpapaku i rere tika ki roto i te puia na te maha o rātou i matemate. Ki ēnei ra ko ngā wai o te roto nei, pouri tonu tōna tae ki kakāriki, a, ka tapainga te ingoa “Te Toto o Puonamu”.

Ahakoa i toa a Tuhua i te patunga o Pounamu i tahuri tonu rātou kia kauā a Pounamu mā e tukino anō i ngā ra e haere ake ana, ma te aruaru atu i ā ratou kia ngaro atu i te rohe. Kā whāia atu e Tuhua kia puta atu i ngā tahatai o te Ika-a-Maui, katahi ka tipoka tu ki tetahi wahi pātata ki Taupo.Ka inoi atu a Pounamu ki ngā toa o Tuhua kia waihotia ratou ki reira.

Engari auare ake. i whakahau tonu a Tuhua mā ki te pana ātu i a Pounamu ki te tonga o te Waka-a-Maui kia tae rawa atu ki te uru ki raro i ngā tihi pokai hukarere o Aorangi.

Katahi ka araitia atu ngā toenga o Pounamu mā ki ngā hikuwai o te awa e rere mai ana i ngā pai tahataha o Aorangi. Na te ritenga o to ratou hiahia koia ra te kitenga whakamutunga i ā Pounamu mā ka waihotia atu ki to ratou tukunga iho, ka tapainga te awa ra ko Arahura.Na tēra, koia anake i kitea ai te kohatu Pounamu i Arahura, i tua atu i nga whāruarua o Te Waipounamu.

I te hokinga mai o Tuhua ki te kainga ka mahue atu ētahi o ratou ki te uru o Taupo, ki nga whenua o te iwi o Ngati Rereahu ki te whakapumau kia kore rawa a Pounamu e hoki mai ki te rapu atu.

Ko Tuhua hoki te ingoa o taua wāhi ra na tēra ka kitea nga kohatu matā tuhua i reira engari ko tōna ake kainga ko te Moutere puia o Tuhua, e noho mai ra i te Moana-a-Toi.

Inaianei, koia nei te kainga tuturu o te Whanau-a-Tauwhao, he hapu no Ngai-te-rangi o te waka Mataatua. I nohia e ratou mai ra ano i te pakanga a Tuhua me Pounamu.

Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Ranginui Settlement Trust

Strategic Initiatives1. Complete the Ngāti Ranginui Deed of Settlement legislation

2. Complete the TMIC Deed of Settlement and legislation

3. Develop high quality reporting and communication processes

4. Build a governance culture that is responsive, innovative and that attracts the highest quality people

5. Ensure that the Trust’s business is based on sound management and governance principles… and effectively manages business risk

6. Maintain relationships with other Iwi, hapū and other key stakeholders, service providers

7. Provide value add opportunities for Hapū Settlement entities

Hapū PSGE’s developmentHapū Approved Hapu

PSGE MandateDeed of Release

$1 Million + Interest

Ngāi Te Ahi 5 Sep 12 Oct 19 Oct

Ngāti Taka 20 Sep 19 Oct 19 Oct

Ngāti Hangarau 20 Sep 19 Oct 13 Nov

Ngāi Tamarāwaho 5 Sep 19 Nov 23 Nov

Ngāti Ruahine 3 Dec 6 Dec 7 Dec

Wairoa Hapū Assessment in progress

Pirirākau Assessment in progress

Ngāti Te Wai Assessment documents received 05/07/13

Who is the PSGE?Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Ranginui Settlement Trust (NHoNRST)

Trustee: Hapu:Te Pio Kawe Ngāi Te AhiRob Urwin Ngāi Tamarāwaho

Shadrach Rolleston PirirakauStephanie Taiapa Ngāti Taka

Lance Waaka Ngāti RuahineMikere Wairua Ngāti Te Wai

Te Ruruanga Te Keeti Wairoa HapuKimiora Rawiri Ngāti Hangarau

Board of Trustees(Te Pio - Chairman)

Tauranga Moana Iwi Collective (TMIC)

Te Ruruanga (Chairman)Shadrach &

Kimiora

Finance, Risk & Audit (FRAC)

Rob (Chairman)Te Pio & Kimiora

Te Kahui Kaumatua

Te Ruruanga & Lance

SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING

Ngati Ranginui Fisheries Trust Tuesday 6th August 2013, 5.30pm

Ngati Ranginui Iwi Office Boardroom 51 Willow St, Tauranga

AGENDA

Karakia / Mihimihi

1. Apologies

2. Report Update from previous Special General Meeting held March 2013

3. General Business HUI WHAKAMUTUNGA

For all queries contact Chairperson Ngawa Hall – Ph: 0274893927

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Ngati Ranginui Iwi Society &

Nga Hapu o Ngati Ranginui Settlement Trust

&Ngati Ranginui Fisheries Trust

Sunday 20th October 2013, 9.30am

Waimapu Marae Waimapu Pa Rd, Tauranga

AGENDA ‐ TBC

For all queries contact the Iwi office Ph: (07) 571 0934

Committees

Ka Tangi Te Titi Ka Tangi Te Kaka

This kaupapa now has a strong committed core group of twenty taane at least. There is a growing confidence within the attendees to stand and speak ahakoa he iti noiho to ratou ake reo – ma te korero me te whakatinana nga whakaaro ka piki te whakapakaritanga o te tangata.

Our format has been totally endorsed by all attendees to hold our hui on as many marae as possible to encourage their menfolk. The men from participating marae seek endorsement from their marae committee to allow us the use utu kore. We cater for ourselves by way of pot luck ko te putanga ake he kai hakari ke. Engari ko te kai matua i kainga e matou ko te korero ara te kai a te rangatira.

The range of topics is wide and varied and the responses put forward likewise is the same ko te mea nui kaore i takahia te whakaaro korero i puta mai i tena i tena o matou engari me whiriwhihia– me tautoko atu tautoko mai.

The kaupapa is not just about standing to korero included are the wider issues of responsibility and accountability in our roles as brothers, husbands fathers and grandparents. It is about talking seriously about what our contribution might be to help stem the negative statistics across the board that we as Maori feature so highly in. We realise it starts with each one of us taking responsibility for our own situations and the people close to us that we influence for better or for worse.

With the rising costs of tangihanga and many of our whanau living overseas the topic of cremation has been vigorously discussed. Initially there was a general aversion to it with some stating that it was a Pakeha tikanga not Maori. However we were able to identify through our korero tuku

iho where tupapaku were cremated however it was certainly not for economic reasons. Our tupuna did it to maintain the mana of the tupapaku and avoid desecration by the enemy. To help broaden our minds and thinking we invited a whanaunga from one of the local funeral homes who gave some very good reasons why cremation was a consideration we as Maori should consider.

Because of costs again some whanau choose to have their tupapaku at home and perhaps bring them to the marae for one night. There was a cross section of responses - ignorance to the tikanga kawa of their marae and a feeling that many just take advantage take for granted their right to use the marae without any real commitment and overall support to their marae .

We were presented with some notes from Tikanga wananga held in the seventies and we were encouraged in a sense to see that tikanga and kawa issues that they were grappling with were the same as what we face today. Some of the attendees at those hui were Maihi Taikato Taari Moiri, Tuta Ririnui, Sid Ngatai, John(Hone) Ohia, Ted Rolleston, Moulder Karehana, Bob Wharekawa Hone Tangitu, Anaru Kohu, Alex Tata, Manu Te Pere, Riini Paraire me era atu o taua reanga.

Looking ahead we are in discussions with Te Wananga o Aotearoa in how they might best help us to achieve our aspirations. One of our goals is to have an assessment programme to monitor our achievement progress. Ahakoa ki etahi o matou he whakaaro pakeha tera kei te pai we will also be able to access resources through them.

Our hui are held monthly if you have any men at your marae you want to send along tukuna mai.

For further information re this kaupapa contact Pam Bidois at our Ranginui office Ph: 571 0934

kuia & Wahine forum

Ki nga Kuia o Tauranga Moana.....Karanga Mai! Karanga Mai!

Ka tangi te tui i tōna waiata ataahua ki tena hapu, ki tena hapu ki te moana o Tauranga Mōana mai ngā kuia o Tauranga Mōana

Kei te hāere tonu ngā hui mo tenei roopu ka miharo ngā whakaaro i wharikitia hei whakakīkī te kete mātauranga, ko nga kaupapa hei āta tirohia e mātou ko nga tikanga kei runga i a tātou marae maha o Tauranga Mōana.

Kua timata ki te piki ake ngā manu tioriori i tae mai, me etahi atu o ngā wahine o tena mārae o tena marae e tikānga kia tae mai ratou na te mea ko rātou te reo tuatahi mo apōpo.

Ka hui matou a te toru Mane o ia marama 10.00am mo ngā hāora e toru. Ka kapu tī ka hoki ki te kāinga, ko ngā ra kei te tu mai ra 15th a Hōngoingoi [Hurae] ki Maungatapu 19th a Here Turi Koka [Akuhata] ki Whareroa.

No reira maranga mai maranga mai ngā kuia kei a kōutou nga mohiotanga hei awhi te kaupapa ma te wa ka tutaki tatou i a tatou no reira he korero whakamutunga kei runga te korero nōna te timatanga me te mutunga. Paimarire. na Te Iria Whiu

IRD TRUSTEE WORKSHOPSYour Iwi have been hosting a series of workshops run by our Maori Liaison staff from the Inland Revenue Department. These workshops are promoted toward current trustees and potential trustees who sit on our various Maori trust boards.

These have been very informative and all attendees to date have recognised and endorse that anyone currently sitting on particularly our marae trusts would be wise to attend.

We are been called to be more responsible and accountable to our legal obligations as trustees, if you are unaware of what those are then you could possibly be in for a shock when you find out.

As Chairman of our Iwi I would urge you to attend our next workshop or contact the Maori Liaison officers at IRD and arrange for them to visit you at your marae.

Topics discussed are not restricted to tax, we have had staff from the Maori Land Court and presenters of alternative heating power sources insulation.

We will be having someone from the Fire Service to talk about sprinkler systems in our marae and identifying fire risks.

Insurance is a big issue for us all with the Christchurch earthquake being used as an excuse to increase premiums across the board.

Without being presumptuous I would urge once more to all our whanau who have put their hands up to be trustees to seriously consider attending our future hui or as above contact our Maori Liaison Officers.

We need to engage more frequently with our Maori Liaison Officers to demonstrate to their

department that they are valued by us in terms of our relationship that gives us the comfort and ease to discuss matters.

It also hopefully demonstrates to IRD that this is a section that needs to be retained long term and give some long term job security to those members.

This whakaaro I am sure would be endorsed by our other whanaunga iwi in Te Waiariki district.

na Huikakahu Kawe

(See next workshop date overleaf)

To register your attendance, please contact either:

Josie Ririnui – Te Rūnanga ō Ngāti Ranginui – 07 571 0934 Simmone Hoete – Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Te Rangi – 07 575 3765 Whare Ngatai - Inland Revenue - 07 927 5396

Tauranga Moana Marae Workshop Old Tauranga Post Office Building

51 Willow Street, Tauranga 9.30am to 2.00pm

Wednesday, 7 August 2013

FREE Marae Workshop

This is an invitation for Marae trustees and administrators to attend a FREE workshop. Workshop Three Charities Services, Western Bay of Plenty District Council and Tauranga City Council. Learn about income tax obligations and exemptions, registering for charitable tax status, advantages for charities and the role of Charities Services. Also discover the Hapū/Iwi Management Plan funding and other funding streams available through WBOP and TCC. These workshops are for Marae registered as Māori reservations with the Māori Land Court and are facilitated by Kaitakawaenga Māori of Inland Revenue.

Ngati Ranginui kaumatua, kuia and board members visited Te Wharekura o Tauranga Moana in late June to honour Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Kura Kokiri student Tamati Nicholas.Tamati of Pirirakau descent, received the highest mark nationally for the NZQA Te Reo Maori Scholarship exam in 2012.He was presented with two taonga by Huikakahu Kawe, Chairman of Ngati Ranginui Runanga, on behalf of the Iwi in recognition of his outstanding achievement and as an acknowledgement of the efforts of his parents, whanau and kura in supporting him to this point.

Mark Nicholas, Tumuaki of Te Kura Kokiri and Tamati’s father, spoke of the history and vision of the kura to members of the Iwi, emphasizing the kura was educating and raising our tamariki to be raukura mo apopo, leaders for tomorrow for their whanau, marae, hapu, and iwi.Tamati lives in Auckland and is studying fulltime towards a Bachelor of Maori Performing Arts through Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi, while writing his

thesis at nights in the hope of graduating with a masters in matauranga Maori through Te Wananga o Raukawa at the end of the year.His father relayed with pride how he had achieved a degree in matauranga Maori, which he started as a Year 9 student, a diploma in literary performing arts, diploma in Maori administration, and a diploma in laws and philosophy, while at the kura. He is one of 18 students to achieve degree qualifications while still studying at Te Kura Kokiri.Tamati said his whanau and kura had always encouraged him to strive for excellence.

“Naku noa te waewae, na te kaupapa tonu i peipei ki te whenua, a, no te Iwi te tapuwae “I am only a foot that the kaupapa pushed into the ground.

The footprint left is that of the kura and the Iwi.”Ngati Ranginui Iwi Chairman Huikakahu Kawe expressed his admiration for Tamati’s achievement and the role that Te Kura Kokiri kaiako and whanau played in nurturing him through to this point.

“Young people like Tamati are the future for Ngati Ranginui; we wanted to take the opportunity of this outstanding achievement to highlight our pride in him and our hope for all of our youth.”

OUTSTANDING SCHOLAR HONOURED BY IWI

Tamati receiving the National Top Scholar Award for Te Reo Maori from the Governor General Jerry Mateparae

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Waka Tapu VoyageThis is a brief on the involvement of Kaihoe o Tauranga Moana in the Voyage Waka Tapu. It is the voyage of two traditionally built Waka Hourua from Aotearoa to Rapanui.

The kaupapa WakaTapu is significant to the resurgence over the past four decades in Traditional Polynesian Voyaging, where Aotearoa has been involved in this affirmation of our ancestral heritage for three of those decades through the work of Hekenukumai Puhipi (Busby) of Te Tai Tokerau.

In those forty years Heke has built over 35 Waka, from small waka tiwai to waka tete and waka taua and he has built two waka hourua from Kauri logs taken out of the Herekino Forest in the Far North. Te Aurere raua ko Nga Hiraka mai Tawhiti are the two waka that sail under the kaupapa WakaTapu. Heke has also trained young men to assist in the building of waka and has founded our own (Aotearoa) voyaging whanau.

Te Aurere in twenty one years has sailed to all parts of Polynesia and WakaTapu has allowed Te Aurere to close the Polynesian triangle (Aotearoa - Hawaii - Rapanui) for Heke.

At 80 years of age Heke can now be satisfied with his achievements in following in the footsteps of our ancestors.

The Waka Tapu voyage to Rapanui was done in three legs Aotearoa to Tubuai in the Austral Islands was an epic journey of 2400nm which should have taken no more than 23-28 days, but three storms of a reasonable intensity creating 6 – 10 metre swells and 45 – 50 knot winds plus be calming’s and broken steering hoe added almost three extra weeks to this leg making it the longest voyage of its kind in modern times.

That leg was about hardship but was also about moulding a very green crew into seasoned voyagers. Hawaiian Navigator Nainoa Thompson expressed his awe at the achievements of our crew by saying “After that first leg it would have been so easy for some to just give up that they did not do this shows

amazing courage”. That leg took 43 days to complete rationing of food and water became of primary importance and needless to say we would have won Biggest Losers easily.

The two other legs proved to be easy in comparison and would have seemed to be straight forward except for the fact that we were sailing eastward into prevailing easterly winds something that historians over the ages have been theorising about with much disbelief in terms of Polynesian sailing ability in that direction. The way to Rapanui should have been the most difficult of voyages for Waka Hourua and for navigation. This did not prove to be the case as a narrow corridor of favourable conditions seemed to open up for us all the way to Rapanui. Finding Rapanui should have been more difficult as looking for a small island in the pacific could almost be compared to finding a needle in a haystack but our graduating new navigator Piripi Smith from Ngati Kahungunu unerringly guided us to that very amazing Island.

The day we came ashore onto Rapanui I am sure will rank with many of our crew as a lifetime highlight. Seeing the Moai on the hill side, hearing the drums and seeing the beautiful dancers on the beach at Hangarau, Anakena beach was amazing and the ceremony of placing our Mauri Stones on their Tuahu was very moving but for most of us it was the placing of the Mata back into the Moai bringing it back to life, that was an honour that we would find hard to reciprocate. And the honours placed on the crew by our cousins was breathtaking almost every day of the month that we spent with them.

Waka Tapu Voyage

continued.....

Tauranga Moana can be proud of the involvement that we have had in this kaupapa with the largest single group of voyagers coming from here.

• Jack Thatcher, (NgaPotiki, Ngati He, Ngai Te Ahi), being Lead Navigator and Sail Master for the Voyage Captaining Nga Hiraka Mai Tawhiti to Rapanui.

• Kiharoa Nuku, (Patuwai), who has been involved with Te Aurere since 1996 as a student at Tauranga Boys College. Kiharoa graduating as a trainee skipper of Te Aurere from Aotearoa to Rapanui and taking sole charge of Te Aurere from Rapanui to Tahiti and home in March to May 2013.

• Mahara Nicholas, (Pirirakau, Ngati Hangarau) who has been involved with Te Aurere from age 16 where he trained in Hawaii on the Hawaiian Waka, Hokule’a and Makali’I in 2003. Mahara was a Watch Leader from Aotearoa to Rapanui and has also graduated to Captain of Nga Hiraka mai Tawhiti from Rapanui to Tahiti and also brought the waka home to Aotearoa.

• Ani Black mother of five of Ngati Pukenga proved to be He Wahine Toa revelling in all the challenges that the ocean had to offer. Ani was made a watch leader for the Rapanui to Tahiti Leg of the Voyage home and she was one of a handful who completed the entire voyage.

• Kushla Allen, (Ngai Tamarawaho), went through a baptism of fire on the 43 day leg from Aotearoa to Tubuai with early seasickness making the first week or so very difficult but she came through that stronger and more determined. Kush was our communications officer on Nga Hiraka Mai tawhiti.

• KukaTukaokao, (Ngai Tamarawaho) Joined WakaTapu in Rapanui to assist with the sail to Tahiti. In Rapanui Kukz led our cultural performing group, basically all of our crew.

• Tamahau Tangitu, (Pirirakau), our young warrior who has been a long serving member of our Takitimu Crew although only 22 years of age, he has represented Aotearoa Waka at the Queens Regatta on the Thames, London, England. Now Tamahau has become a true voyager joining the crew of WakaTapu in Rapanui and he assisted to bring the waka home.

• Parewhati Taikato, (Ngati He, Ngai Te Ahi, Ngai Tukairangi), joined the crew in Rapanui and assisted in sailing Te Aurere to Tahiti. Like all of the wahine who have stood on our waka they are expected to perform all duties; me kiia ra “Kia Whakatane au i ahau” tena he whaka tauki tika mo nga wahine tu te atamira o WakaTapu. Na reira kati ra kua oti, engari ka mihi atu ki a koutou Tauranga Moana Tauranga Tangata Ko Rauru Ki tahi e...hui e ...Taiki... e

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EDUCATION-IMPORTANCE OF WHAKAPAPAKey Survey Findings

The survey supported the importance of whakapapa. When individuals know the qualities or knowledge valued by their Iwi, they are more likely to strive toward acquiring and demonstrating them.

Whakapapa was the main reason why respondents were proud of being Ngati Ranginui. Participants were proud that Ngati Ranginui was assertive and fought for what they believed in.

Whakapapa determines where you fit in Ngati Ranginui. Who you are today, is determined by those who have come before you, and who is coming after you. Many felt an affinity to their Ngati Ranginui tupuna. Whakapapa is the rope that binds Iwi members to a certain place, marae or family, locating them within the broader network of kin relations of whanau, hapu and Iwi and in closer networks of brothers, sisters and cousins. This allows the Ngati Ranginui Iwi member to know their position in the tribe. Whether it be a Matamua, potiki, tuakana or teina, of this whanau that belongs to this hapu of Ngati Ranginui. This in turn creates a sense of turangawaewae or belonging. Na Patrick Nicholas

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nga panui

August

6th – Ngati Ranginui Fisheries Trust Special General Meeting

18th – 22nd Koroneihana

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September

26th – NRI Runanga Hui

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