Hui-ā-Iwi 2015
On Friday 20 November, Hui-ā-Iwi began. It was time for all the whānau to get in their waka and take the long drive down to Ōtepoti to meet and gather with the rest of Ngāi Tahu. We hope everyone is back home safely and well rested after their fun-filled weekend. It was beautiful to see the whānau on stage during their kapa haka performances.
Waewae whānau backstage before Te Atakura.
He pēpi
Announcing the arrival of another South Westland lad, Beau Jack Ian Condon, who made a hasty entrance on 5 August. Beau is the son of Nikki-Leigh Wilson-Beazley (daughter of Kara Edwards and Terrance Beazley) and Hayden Condon, who both hail from the Mahitahi Valley in South Westland. He is also welcomed by his big brother, Nixon-Paitoto, many aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, great-grand parents and one great-great kuia.
Baby Beau.
Congratulations also to Joshua Mahuika and Grace Stephen, who welcomed a new addition to their whānau earlier this month. Ryder David Mahuika, pictured here with big brother Kylin was born on 12 November.
Kylin holding baby Ryder.
Congratulations
Congratulations to Maaka Mahuika, (son of Nicole Wilson and Brent Mahuika, both of Makaawhio descent) who was awarded sportsman of the year at Nelson Boys College. E tama, ka mau te wehi.
He wrote, “I won the award because I have succeeded in the majority of my sports. My biggest accomplishment was in rugby league where I was made the captain of the regional team and also trialling for the South Island rugby league team. I also played other sports like touch and rugby union. I am looking forward to more sporting opportunities next year.”
Congratulations also to our Upoko Rūnaka, Richard Wallace whose contribution to te reo here on Te Tai o Poutini over a long period of time, was finally recognised at the KMK Reo Māori Awards in Dunedin. Nei rā te mihi ki a koe, e te pōua.
Maaka with his special award.
Makaawhio picnic and sports day
After our open day we will head back to Hokitika on 7 February to prepare for our annual picnic day and sports day held at Woodstock Domain, Rimu on 8 February. Make a note of this in your calendar now whānau and save the date.
Whānau at our last Makaawhio picnic and sports day.
Te Atakura at Hui-ā-Iwi 2015
Once again, the stage was full as Taumutu together with Rāpaki and members of Te Ahikaaroa stood together at this year’s Hui-ā-Iwi. Looking resplendent as always, their combined performance was awe inspiring. Thanks to Puamiria Parata-Goodall for once again pulling everyone together each Sunday for practices and to our performers for your continued involvement in this annual event.
Our wonderful combined group who took to the stage for Te Atakura.
Rā whānau
Happy belated birthday to our grounds man Ross, pictured here with our keen and energetic moko, Kace Katerama Palmer Kean, the ‘assistant.’ Kace has been in training with Ross since he was four. Thank you Kace, love your proud tāua and whānau.
Also, happy birthday to all those celebrating their special day this month.
Kace and Ross.
Te Atakura 2015
As a first time participant of Te Atakura we were thrilled to have so many performers and supporters on stage at Hui-ā-Iwi. It was a bit nerve wracking being first up but we managed to surprise ourselves. Waiariki did a fantastic job designing the t-shirts and everyone really enjoyed both performing and watching the other groups throughout the morning.
Our performers on stage at Araiteuru, Dunedin Town Hall on 20 November.
Whānau images from Hui-ā-Iwi 2015
Wiremu Sullivan, Takiwai Russell-Camp, with their first-born, Tamaraukura Russell-Sullivan – the first tribal member to receive a pēpi pack from Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu.
First time performer, Kahukura Ruckstuhl-Spence (3)
Hui-ā-Iwi 2015
Wow, what an impressive event this year. All our whānau from Hokonui who went along had a great time. We could tell that a great deal of detail and planning had gone into putting the event together for whānau. What an awesome job done by all those responsible.
Once again whānau, Merry Christmas and have a happy New Year. See you all next year.
Poppy and Corban having fun at the Hui-ā-Iwi Whai Rawa stand.
Poppy with her stencil tā moko art from Hui-ā-Iwi.
Corban enjoying the tamariki programme at Hui-ā-Iwi.
Hokonui whānau at Hui-ā-Iwi with guest performer, Beau Monga (centre).
Mōhua transfer
Mōhua (yellowhead) in the Eglinton Valley, Fiordland received a boost with the release of 80 birds transferred from Anchor Island in Dusky Sound.
The Mōhua Charitable Trust supported the transfer, working in partnership with the Department of Conservation (DoC) and Ōraka Aparima Rūnaka. On this trip, Ōraka Aparima whānau, John Roberts and his son, Jarden travelled as iwi representatives.
Lindsay Wilson, DoC principal ranger, said that in the early 2000s there were just 18 mōhua left in the Eglinton Valley area.
“Mōhua would once have numbered in the hundreds but plummeted due to stoat and rat predation. DOC now undertakes intensive pest control in the Eglinton Valley to keep pest numbers low and species like mōhua alive and well.”
In 2010, 69 mōhua were moved from Chalky Island to the Eglinton Valley in an effort to re-establish the species. Of these, 34 birds stayed and settled in the valley, with 62 chicks fledging that year. Since then the population has remained relatively stable, with the survival of young birds staying high (74-81%).
Intensive pest management in the Eglinton Valley – a combination of traps, bait stations, and last year, aerial 1080 – has allowed the area to become a mainland stronghold for a variety of endangered native species including mōhua, long and short-tailed bats, kākā and kākāriki.
The Eglinton Valley is one of the few road-accessible valleys in Fiordland National Park and is a popular stop-off point for visitors to Milford Sound.
Mōhua are particularly vulnerable to predation from rats and stoats because they tend to nest in holes and cavities in trees, making it difficult to escape if a predator visits the nest. Several rats have been filmed eating eggs and adult mōhua on the nest during the large pest plague in 2005.
Mōhua were once widespread throughout the South Island, but their numbers have dwindled on the mainland due to predation from introduced animals and habitat loss. Secure populations of mōhua exist on a number of predator-free islands now, allowing reintroductions to take place back to protected mainland sites.
The Anchor Island mōhua population were translocated from Breaksea Island in 2003. Since then this island population has grown and is thought to be at or near carrying capacity.
Releasing mōhua into the Eglinton Valley.
Kapa haka at Hui-ā-Iwi 2015
This is a picture of the kapa haka rōpū that represented Ōraka Aparima Rūnaka at Hui-ā-Iwi on Saturday 21 November in Ōtepoti. The tamariki went hard and made us all immensely proud with their performance. What an awesome group you are – your dedication and commitment is inspirational. Tumeke tauira mā. We love you.
Riverton Primary kapa haka
On Friday 30 October, students from Riverton Primary’s kapa haka rōpū, Te Manawa Tītī, performed at the Southland Kapa Haka competition. They placed first in the novice section taking home the Samuel Neill Encouragement Award.
The boys during the haka.
Kyren Tohiariki and Rose Winders holding the group’s award.
Congratulations
Congratulations to Rata Dimond’s mokopuna, Alice Dimond, who has just completed her bachelor’s degree at Otago University in Māori studies, sociology and management.
During her time at university, Alice worked as a tutor for the first year Māori papers and was the kaituhi of the Humanities Māori Students Association.
Alice will be graduating in May 2016 and is hoping to join the workforce in an area that utilises her degree.
Alice Dimond.
Ngāi Tahu ki Tāmaki Makaurau
Waitangi celebrations
On Saturday 6 February at 9.30am, we will be holding our annual Waitangi Day celebrations at Schlaepfer Park Scout Camp, 41c Ostrich Farm Road, Paerata, Pukekohe (this venue is used every year).
Please note the driveway is on Ostrich Farm Road (first on the left from Paerata. Turn right onto Heights Road then onto Ostrich Farm Road. There is no access to Schlaepfer Park from Heights Road).
Come along to our celebrations and learn how to make pūrerehua with Bones, taonga with Maha, taste a hāngī, learn how to make fry bread (or eat them instead), ride the carriage pulled by a Shetland pony, or ride down the waterslide on a haka board.
It will be a lot of fun. All are welcome to attend this hui – nau mai, haere mai.
Hui-ā-Iwi 2015
It was a last minute decision to go to the Hui-ā-Iwi 2015. On Thursday 20 November we booked our tickets and the next day we flew out. We were glad that we made the flight.
On the morning of Friday 21 November, after throwing some clothes into a suitcase, the four of us, Tāua Amiria Whiterod, myself (Emma Whiterod) and the tamariki, Manawanui and Kiritiaho, boarded the plane bound for Dunedin. Another whanauka from Ōtaki, Alistair Murchie, had already landed in Te Waipounamu.
What a privilege it was to be a part of this hui – the kai, the kōnohete, the kapa haka. Highlights included seeing whānau we hadn’t seen in a while and meeting new whānau – whakapapa and whanaukataka at its best.
It was the first time my tamariki and I had travelled to Dunedin and the manaakitaka of the three hosting hapū and the iwi whānui was exceptional – from the pōwhiri to the poroporoaki.
The guided bus tour that took trips regularly to some of Dunedin’s hotspots was great for us ‘newbies.’ The tour included the Otago Museum where Hākui, an exhibition celebrating the mana wahine of our iwi is on. Also, the Shotover Jet rides on the Taieri River were a complete thrill.
The concert on Saturday night with some of the best Māori performers – Maisey Rika, Ria Hall, Troy Kingi, Rob Ruha, the Modern Māori Quintet and Beau Monga & Crew was supreme. An awesome whānau affair, with tamariki dominating the dance floor and kaumātua in prime seating in the mezzanine.
The many wānaka held throughout the hui nurtured Kāi Tahutaka and were informative and uplifting. Ka tika me mihi ki kā kaikōrero o aua wānaka.
Manawanui and Emma ready for their Shotover Jet ride.
Kiritiaho in front of the Hākui exhibition sign.
Whānau at the airport about to head home, and reminiscing about the fantastic hui.
Tāua Amiria and Manawanui outside the Dunedin Town Hall.
Lucky winner of toy tractor
A surprise package was waiting for Ngaru O’Reilly when he got home from school on Tuesday 24 November.
Ngaru had the winning ticket in the draw for the tractor and baler that was donated by Drummond & Etheridge, Rolleston, for the Ngāi Tahu Farming Ltd stand at Hui-ā-Iwi.
His mum Shannon, said Ngaru had spent all night playing with it. “He loved the surprise package.”
Ngāi Tahu Farming and Whenua Kura really enjoyed meeting so many whānau at their joint stand.
“It was great to get so much interest in our operations,” said Ngāi Tahu Farming Chief Executive, Andrew Priest.
He said people had shown keen interest in the new names for the farms and Whenua Kura staff had also been very busy assisting people with information about the agricultural training courses and scholarships available in 2016.
If you missed the stall and wish to know more about Ngāi Tahu Farming Ltd please visit their website: www.ngaitahufarming.co.nz and Whenua Kura: www.whenuakura.co.nz
Ngaru with his awesome prize.
Maraka Maraka
Hui-ā-iwi 2015
Kei ngā mana o te iwi naia te whakamiha ki a koutou. I ora katoa mātou i a koutou. Nā koutou, nā te iwi whānui mātou i whakarangatira ai. E kore rawa te puna o aroha, o mihi e mahiti. Tēnā rā koutou katoa.
As hosts of Hui ā Iwi 2015 – Te Rūnanga o Moeraki, Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki and Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou, wish to give many thanks to all our generous Hui-ā-Iwi supporters and contributors:
Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, Ngāi Tahu Holdings, Ngāi Tahu Tourism, Ngāi Tahu Farming, Ngāi Tahu Property, Ngāi Tahu Seafood, The Ngāi Tahu Fund, Tahu FM, E Tū Whānau and Māui Studios.
We wish to give many thanks to all our generous Hui-ā-Iwi partners and collaborators:
Tuari Potiki and the University of Otago, Kay Mercer at the Dunedin City Library, Rebecca Williams and Marilyn Anderson and the team at the Dunedin City Council (DCC), Trevor James and St. Pauls Cathedral, Āraiteuru Marae, Lynda Cullen and the Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Rua McCallum and Toitū, Migoto Eria, Jamie Metzger and Craig Scott at the Otago Museum, Brendan Flack and his mana moana crew and Hoturoa Barclay-Kerr, Jeanette Wikaira at the Hocken Library, Michelle Branford and all the team at DVML, Alishea Dench, Mike Morrison, David Agnew, Dave Taylor and the amazing team at Te Papa Atawhai Ōtākou and Murihiku, Lawrence Wharerau and Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, Antony Deaker at the Artists Development Agency, Daphne Griffen and the team at DCC car parking, the Otago University Students Association, Josh Thomas at the Dunedin Fringe, Michelle Brett and St. Johns, Michelle Taiaroa and the awesome Ōtākou Māori Wātene, Toni Wall and the Otago/Southland Police, Gordon, Helen at Tinch, Jon at the Print Room, Alex, Dave and the team at Strawberry Sound, Peter and Zac and traffic management and control, Graeme Mc Arthur, Arapata Rueben (thanks for driving that truck cuz), Portobello Playgroup, Te Manaaki Kōhanga Reo, Marie Rakete and Tim from Tansley, Ian from Sinclair Wetlands, Carisbrook School, John Snowball, and Lana and chef.
We wish to give grateful thanks to a seemingly endless list of talented programme contributors:
Janine Karetai, Ephraim Russell, Louise Potiki Bryant, Jess Massey, Donelle Manihera and KUPE, Che Wilson, Melanie Fortuin and Chloe McKenzie, Rachel Wesley and Shar Briden, David Tikao and the team at Whai Rawa, Heni Turner, Darin Haimona and E Tū Whānau, Kelly Tikao, Justin Tipa, Arapata Reuben and Darin Bach, Chantal Tumahai, Phylis Smith, Amber Bridgeman and James York, Doug Ditford and Ewan Duff, Rongo mai and Waiariki, Priscilla Cowie, Roslyn Nijenhuis, Takerei Norton, Esme Dawson, Atholl Anderson, Hoturoa Barclay-Kerr, Tahu Potiki, Seniorita Awesumo-Fiona Clemens, Areta Wilkinson and Mark Adams, Brendan Flack, Matthew Hayde, Paemanu Charitable Trust, all the talented artists who contributed in so many cool ways, Alex Whittaker, Jessica Latton, Janet Pereira, Darin and Virginia, Tahu McKenzie, Kaitrin Mcmullan, Heritage NZ, Paul Pope, He Waka Kōtuia, Komene Cassidy, students from all over Dunedin and whānau who performed at the pōwhiri, Queens High School and Otago Girls’, The Modern Māori Quintet, Beau Monga & Crew, Maisey Rika, Rob Ruha, Troy Kingi and Ria Hall, John Broughton, Cindy Diver, Frances Diver, Rihari Taritoa Bannister, The Dunedin Returned Services Association Choir, Puamiria Parata-Goodall and Te Atakura team – especially the performers from all the Papatipu Rūnanga, Mana Kore Rickus-King, Sianne Dougherty, the Buzz Cuts Barber Shop, Te Pao a Tahu, Ripeka Potiki, Saelyn Guyton, Timua Brennan, Kiri Fraser and the Ngāi Tahu Ukulele Orchestra, all our multi-talented M.C’s, kaikarakia, whaikōrero and kaikaranga.
And of course all of our generous and open-hearted volunteers without whom none of it would have been possible. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
We wish to give many thanks to our amazing, talented and tireless Hui-ā-Iwi team leaders and steering group members:
Melissa Stojanovich, Megan Potiki, Talia Ellison, Natalie Karaitiana, Donna Matahaere, Tracy Cameron and Winnie Matahaere, Paulette Tamati-Elliffe, Matapura Ellison, Ron Bull, Suzanne Ellison and Janine Kapa-Blair, Blade Jones, Dee Henry, Rachel Wesley, Simon Kaan, Victoria Campbell, Nola Tipa, Nic Hedley, Koa Whitau-Kean and Moana Tipa.
Kia tau te rangimārie, kia tau hoki ngā manaakitanga o te wāhi ngaro ki runga i a koutou. Maraka, maraka.
Congratulations
On 31 October, Hayden Pohio married Talei Presland at Lakes Lodge, Lake Ōkataina. Hayden (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Pikiao and Ngāti Kahungunu) and Talei have two tamariki, Sophie and Tama.
Hayden completed Aoraki Bound in March, 2008. The wedding was extra special as Fern Whitau (fellow member of Kupe) was their wedding celebrant and other members of their Aoraki Bound rōpū were also present – Jodie Denton, Ann Martin and Tracey Wemyss.
The group photo was taken at Punawhakareia Marae, located on the southern shores of Lake Rotoiti at Punawhakareia Bay. The primary hapū is Ngāti Te Rangiunuora of Ngāti Pikiao. The whare tipuna is named, Uenuku mai Rarotonga, and the marae connects ancestrally to the Arawa waka and the maunga, Matawhaura.
The happy couple with their two tamariki.