A Monthly Newsletter of Kāi Tahu news, views and events.
We held an excellent Hāhi Wānanga at Tuahiwi Marae on 9-11 December.
Āpōtoro Takiwā Kereama Pene came from Tāmaki Makaurau to teach us about Tahu Pōtiki Wiremu Rātana and the Māramatanga. Āpōtoro Rehita Daniel Nehemia along with Te Whaea o te Katoa Reo members came as did the Heketari and Reo members from Rātana Pā. [Read more…]
I was fortunate to be nominated to attend this leadership programme, I guess someone sees something in me that I haven’t seen perhaps. I will participate in three wānaka that will be held in different locations around Te Waipounamu. Our first wānaka was held at Tuahiwi Marae while Christchurch was being ravished with fire. Initially we were unclear this hui would go ahead as Tuahiwi had put the tono out and was to be a safe place for any refugees evacuated from their homes. On the day the hui was to start, we received a text saying that fortunately no more evacuations had happened and we were to meet at Tuahiwi. [Read more…]
Three years and a sterling fundraising effort, after their former building was closed and condemned by the Westland District Council due to earthquake safety concerns the new Westland Hokitika RSA was officially opened and rededicated at a dawn ceremony held on Saturday 26 February led by RSA Chaplain and Upoko rūnanga Pīhopa Richard Wallace.
We have had a long relationship with the RSA who had been kaitiaki of a plaque honoring two brothers who left Mahitahi to fight in WWI, never to return. The plaque was returned to us and now features as part of our memorial window in our whare Kaipō, where we hold our Annual ANZAC Day Service. [Read more…]
It was a great privilege to host this hui in our takiwā. The majestic backdrop of the Tākitimu mountains coupled with the blistering sunshine made Te Kōawa Tūroa o Tākitimu sparkle like the jewel that it is. Having the meeting at a venue like this reinforces just how vast and diverse the landscapes and rohe of Ngāi Tahu whānau are.
This land has intrinsic values that no money can buy. It is sacrosanct, and as such, as kaitiaki we have a duty of care to ensure its continued wellbeing. The profits we gain from this are not measured in monetary terms but in the access whānau have to this special place and others similar to it. Te Kōawa Tūroa o Tākitimu is an example of Mō Tātau – for us and our children after us. [Read more…]
On the same day Oi Manawa was unveiled, a small rōpu of Poutini Kāi Tahu carried a precious taoka to the pōwhiri for Te Matatini. Our kaikōrero, Upoko rūnanga Pīhopa Richard Wallace, spoke first on behalf of Poutini and Waitaha. While Waitaha Kapa sang the waiata tautoko, they took a very long walk across McLean Park Stadium in Napier to present a brand new taoka for Te Kairangi o Te Reo ā Tuhi – Written Te Reo Excellence, jointly sponsored by Poutini Kāi Tahu –
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Waewae and Te Rūnanga o Makaawhio. [Read more…]
Te Rūnanga o Makaawhio sent a small rōpū to tautoko the unveiling of the Te Oi Manawa Canterbury Earthquake National Memorial. A beautiful ceremony, Kāti Māhaki were proud to witness the final resting place of the 270-kilogram kōhatu mauri pounamu that was specially chosen and extracted from a remote South Westland valley and gifted as an everlasting symbol of our aroha and to be a touchstone connecting visitors to the memorial, back to the whenua and those who have been before them. Nō reira, nei anō te mihi aroha ki a rātou kua hika i te rū whenua, haere, haere, haere atu rā. Moe mai rā i te rakimārie.
Whānau at the Christchurch Memorial.
Kia ora, my name is Jah-vana Lilley I am the co-ordinator for Hīkoi Waewae. For those of you that don’t know, we are a walking/tramping rōpū based on Te Tai Poutini. During our hīkoi we will be learning mātauranga Māori, whakapapa, tikanga, karakia, te reo, ngā hua o te ngahere and Māori place names. Our aim is to reconnect with our whenua by walking in the footsteps of our tūpuna to regain a sense of connection and belonging. Experience wellbeing through developing fitness and spending time in our natural environment, breathing clean fresh air and disconnecting from technology.
Every Monday we go walking, depending on the weather as we don’t want to put anyone at risk. We have completed over 20 hīkoi including one overnight tramp and we are planning a second. We have an amazing dedicated group that varies in numbers from week-to-week. If you would like more information or to join in on a hīkoi or two then add our Facebook page “Hīkoi Waewae” and flick me a message or email us at: Hī[email protected] we are always keen for new faces to join in on our awesome initiative.
Over 60 of the Crusaders 2017 squad, including coaching and management staff, attended a brief informal hui at Te Whatu Manawa o Rehua Marae. Joe Moody (Te Ngāi Tūāhuriri) spoke on behalf of the manuhiri at the pōwhiri, thanking those in attendance from Rehua Marae, and connecting back with his Ngāi Tahu whakapapa. [Read more…]
The He Toki Apprenticeship Trust, which has successfully recruited over 50 apprentices for the construction sector in a little over a year, is expanding into civil construction through a partnership with City Care in a joint venture partnership with JFC. These new agreements will allow He Toki to not only support Canterbury, but also the Kaikōura rebuild. [Read more…]
If you didn’t save into Whai Rawa during the 2016 calendar year, you will not receive a Matched Saving into your Whai Rawa account at the end of March. It’s not too late to make a New Year’s Resolution. [Read more…]
The Ngāi Tahu Funds team would like to wish you all a Happy New Year – we are now back at the tari of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu and looking forward to helping whānau who apply to the Ngāi Tahu Fund.
The next round of funding for the Ngāi Tahu Fund is now open. Also, if you, your whānau or hapū would like to contribute (i.e hold cultural workshops etc.) at Hui-ā-Iwi later this year, then please apply during this round as the next scheduled funding round in September will be too late. Applications for this current round will close on Friday 31 March. For fairness to others, we will not be accepting any late or incomplete applications. [Read more…]
A new project that explores what’s important to Māori with disabilities and their whānau has been supported by Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu, the Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency for the South Island.
Hei Whakapiki Mauri is free for all Māori with disabilities and their whānau in Christchurch and Canterbury. The concept is to bring together disabled Māori, whānau and support people to kōrero about what was important to them. Seven workshops will take place before the end of the first term in 2017. A larger hui will be held during the April school holidays, 14-30 April, to showcase what has been achieved. [Read more…]
We would like to thank and acknowledge Edward Ellison, Patty-Ann Oberst, Darnelle McLean Smith and Meri Jacobs for making contact with us.
Edward advised that the person ninth in the photo, from the left, is Te Iwi Herehere (Davy) Ellison from Ōtākou.
Patty-Ann Oberst called and is fairly sure that the gentleman second row standing, sixth from the left, is Harawira Wekepiri (Harry Wakefield). If the gentleman is Hararwira Wekepiri, then the little boy is most probably George Crawford (who is the mokopuna of Harawira Wekepiri and who travelled everywhere with him).
Darnelle McLean Smith advised that, when looking at Eruera Tirikatene (in the heavy overcoat), the gentleman behind him, to his right, is Joseph Heath from Waihao.
Thanks also to Meri Jacobs who identified her father in this photograph. Henare Te Ara Jacobs is third from the left in the front row.
If you have any further information to share about this, or any of the Whakaahua Tipuna/Whānau images we have published, please do not hesitate to contact either Tania Nutira or Robyn Walsh, Ngāi Tahu Archives Unit on 0800 Kāi Tahu (0800 524 8248).
Back cover image from the December 2016 issue.
Taku waka unua o rauraki e
Taupua tapatahi, te tāwai o raro e
Kei hea hoki rā kā rauawa i mau ai?
Arā te tuataka
E konā pae rā ia i te tai e
Tai pakaru ana, tai marakai e
Ko te kākau tonu ka mate
Ka pōkaikaha noa i konei
My double-hulled waka, memories of halcyon days
Now floats, a singly unadorned hull
Where are the gunnels once attached?
There yonder are the battens
Washed ashore on the tide
By a turbulent sea, a stormy sea
Alas my heart is also broken
Leaving me in a state of loss
KMK funding can be applied for by all registered Ngāi Tahu individuals, whānau and cluster groups wanting to develop their Māori language.
The next funding round closes on 24 February, 2017. For application forms or more information, check out our website www.kmk.maori.nz
If you have any questions or require further information about the Kā Manukura o Te Reo, Whānau Reo or
Kāika Reo funds – please contact:
Darren Solomon (Project Advisor)
Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu
15 Show Place, Christchurch
Phone 0800 KAITAHU
Email: [email protected]
For further information about the Papakāika Reo Fund – please contact:
Victoria Campbell (Project Advisor)
Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu
PO Box 799 Dunedin
Phone 0800 KAITAHU
Email: [email protected]
Marama: Kahuru (February), Kahuru-kai-paeka (March)
Kaupeka: Raumati (Summer)
Tāhaku kuru auhuka
My Darling
Tāhaku hei taramea
My beloved child
Nōku te korikori, kia kori mai hoki koe
Where I go, you follow
Kia mau ki tō tāua āhua Māori
Hold to your identity
(words of encouragement for our tamariki learning te reo Māori)
Ko te manu e kai i te miro nōna te ngahere, Ko te manu e kai i te mātauranga nōna te ao.
E rere ngā manu tātāriki, ngā manu mātārae.
Tīhoihoi ana te kōwetewete mai a mātiti.
Whakanui tonu ana ēnei manutaki o Kāi Tahu, Waitaha, Ngāti Māmoe.
Kākahutia e te kōpuni tauwhāinga hei tohu rangatira.
Tiaho mai i te uma o Ranginui.
Tau ana!
Māoridom gathered at Victoria University to celebrate the graduation of future academics and leaders. Ngāi Tahu, Waitaha, Ngāti Māmoe were well represented with the student speaker Nicola Grace sharing her experience and journey as a student and advocate of hauora. The Taurahere of the Wellington region congratulate you all.
Mā te pakiaka tū ai te rākau pou matua, huihui ai ngā manu.
Three generations of Ngāi Tahu joined in Te Hui Whakapūmau 2016, Victoria University Graduation. Dr Lynne Russell of Ngāi Tahu has worked for many years in suicide prevention and health.
A proud day indeed with the graduation of her daughter Mereana. Mereana’s tamariki played a special part in the graduation ceremony when her whānau joined Mum on the red carpet.
‘E hine, kāore e kore e tiaho mai te whetū i te rangi, hei tohu hākoa o tō pāpā, tiaho tonu mai e Kō.’
Kāti rā, kia kaha, kia māia koutou katoa kia piki ake i te poutama o te mātauranga.
Kia whakahā i te whai ao, kia pā atu ki te tāpuhipuhitanga o te Toi ahurewa.
Kia eke panuku
kia eke Tangaroa
Haumi e
Hui e
Tāiki e.
Back row, left to right: Te Rongomai Tipene-Matua, Rakaitemania Parata Gardiner. Front row, left to right: Taina Wilson, Mereana Pere, Nicola Grace, Rueben Radford, Shianne Ngerengere-Jones.
Back row, left to right : Dr Lynne Russell, Mereana Pere (mother and daughter).Front row: Mereana’s tamariki – Piwaiwaka, Mereana and Te Kaitiaki.
The second whānau hui will be held on Sunday 26 February at the 24d Marine Parade, Petone, Lower Hutt (the Wellington Tenths Trust offices). Following suggestions given by whānau last year, the programme will include te reo practise, waiata practise, kai and a session that will be covering some of the issues currently occurring for Ngāi Tahu, such as the election of the Kaiwhakahaere.
We hope to also have support from the office there. Dates planned for other whānau hui this yearare Sunday 28 May and Sunday 27 August. Whānau are encouraged to contact each other via our Facebook page. If you are not on the page, please join: Ngāi Tahu ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara; and feel free to invite the whānau to join you in activities. Contact Karen Coutts on 027 365 3993 or email [email protected]
We hope that you all had an enjoyable Christmas break and were able to spend time with whānau and friends over this period. Hopefully you are now feeling energised and ready to meet this year’s challenges.The first quarter of the year is shaping up to be busy on all fronts. A hardy group of volunteers and staff are presently labouring away completing maintenance and cleaning tasks at the venue.
The next scheduled trip for a volunteer group to head out to Rarotoka will be at Easter. We are also hosting a school group from the United States at the end of February. This is a bi-annual trip for them. The students are preparing a lesson on the native American influences in their area. They have offered to present this to whānau if there is enough interest. [Read more…]
Sol Somerville attended TOA Sports (Sports training and Indigenous culture) at Ara Institute of Canterbury and was awarded the top student for 2016. Sol is planning to complete a Certificate in Fitness this year at Ara. He is the grandson of the late Sue Somerville and the son of Niels Somerville and Kim Lowe. [Read more…]
The rūnaka re-opened on 16 January and it’s been a bit quiet in regards to marae hui, but no doubt the office has been busy. Waihōpai, Ōraka-Aparima and Hokonui had a hui on Sunday 29 January at Murihiku Marae celebrating Tā Mark Solomon’s farewell.
What a great leader – a very humble man – thank you very much Tā Mark for taking us all on a fantastic journey of growth for Kāi Tahu, Kāti-Māmoe and Waitaha. You have done your mahi with honour and integrity. You have upheld your mana and your whānau mana as well.
Waihōpai whānau wish you and Lady Maria all the best for the future arohanui to you both. [Read more…]
Hokonui Rūnanga invites applicants for the position of Hokonui Alternate Representative to
Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu.
Applications must be in writing and meet the application criteria of Hokonui Rūnanga Electoral Process.
Attention: Netta Mackintosh, Chairman – Appointment’s Komiti, PO Box 114 – Gore 9740 Email: [email protected]
Applications must be received by Friday 31 March 2017 5pm. Please contact the rūnanga office for a copy of the application criteria.
Health days have started for the new year. These run every third Wednesday and include health promotions and a range of different activities designed for kaumātua.
They will be held on 15 February, 8 March, 29 March, 19 April. For any further information please contact the office.
Housie at the last Kaumātua health day.
At the end of last year Hokonui Rūnanga held a function for staff and whānau. Here are a few images from the day.
From left: Terry Stott – John Rogerson – Percy Robinson.
From left: Corban Williams, Tau-tau Murchie – Pasty Murchie.
Hokonui Runanga Staff.
Nurse-led clinics can provide a range of services including tamariki and rangatahi ora checks, cervical smears, sexual health checks and contraception advice, pregnancy testing, weight monitoring, blood sugar and blood pressure checks, heart, diabetes and breathing checks to identify your risk of illness, access to a podiatrist or dietician – helping you know who and what is available to meet your health needs. These clinics are free of charge, strictly confidential and you can just turn up on the day – no appointment necessary.
There is a clinic held in Gore and Mataura on a monthly basis:
Gore clinics
Mon 13 Feb 10am-4pm
Mon 6 Mar 12pm-6pm
Mon 3 Apr 10am-4pm
Mon 1 May 12pm-6pm
Mon 12 Jun 10am-4pm
Mon 3 Jul 12pm-6pm
Mataura clinics
Mon 20 Feb 10am-4pm
Mon 13 Mar 12pm-6pm
Mon 10 Apr 10am-4pm
Mon 8 May 12pm-6pm
Mon 19 Jun 10am-4pm
Mon 10 Jul 12pm-6pm
Some of the lovely woman from E tū are holding their first Women in Leadership hui for the year at
Hokonui Rūnanga.
Women in leadership rōpū 2017.
These fantastic one-hour workshops for whānau will be delivered during the first term of school. Look out for dates in school newsletters.
They are designed to support learners and whānau to feel confident with their academic choices and will focus on planning and discussion of NCEA requirements and expectations of learners undertaking L1, L2, L3 qualifications. They are designed to empower whānau and schools with communication of aspirations and goals.
Contact Colleen for information and support regarding your tamariki/rangatahi education needs. We can explore the options together:
Colleen Te Au, Kaitoko Mātauranga, Community Development and Education Hokonui Rūnanga phone 03 208 7954 or 0278679129.
Colleen Te Au, Kaitoko Mātauranga.