Te Rūnanga o Arowhenua

Rā whānau

We’ve celebrated a number of birthdays recently.

Congratulations

Jill Stevenson is an 8-ball pool player of natural and consistent ability. She has won Canterbury titles as well as taking out national championships. In 2001 she was the number one 8-ball player in New Zealand, which is an outstanding achievement. Playing in the 2014 South Island 8-ball tournament held at the Timaru Town and Country Club recently, Jillian and Josie Seaton took out the ladies’ pairs’ event in convincing style. Jillian was runner-up in a tight-fought final in the ladies’ singles event. In 2003, Jillian won the South Island 8-ball singles title held at the Christchurch Woolston Club. In 2006 she partnered Hazel Kora to take the ladies’ pairs title in the South Island event at the Christchurch Richmond Club. Jillian is currently playing in 8-ball competitions for the Timaru South Cosmopolitan Club and is considered a valuable asset to the pool section of the club.

Introducing Mel Schauer

Mel Schauer has joined the Arowhenua office staff as facilitator for tangata whenua advice. Mel will be working from the rūnuka office two or three days a fortnight for a year. Her appointment is part of a partnership arrangement between Ngā Rūnanga and Environment Canterbury. The relationship programme is known as Tuia.

Mel will be assisting and supporting the Arowhenua Resource Management/Environment Committee on a number of initiatives. An initial focus for Mel and the committee will be the establishment of a process to assess and prioritise resource consent applications coming through the rūnuka office. Mel has been living in South Canterbury and working for Environment Canterbury for a number of years, in a variety of roles including zone facilitator for the Upper and Lower Waitaki Water Management Committees.  Mel originates from Taranaki and now lives in Te Manahuna Twizel.