AVC Māori Portfolio

Would you like to play an integral role in the delivery of UC’s innovative vision for Māori Development, Rautaki Whakawhanake Kaupapa Māori?

  • Full-time at 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
  • Two continuing (i.e. permanent) positions

UC’s Strategy for Māori Development is one of the key initiatives of our UC Futures Programme with a vision to become a vibrant contributor to indigenous knowledge economies regionally, nationally and internationally. We are committed to developing graduates and staff that can live and work in a bicultural Aotearoa and a multi-cultural world as well as delivering leading edge Māori student recruitment, retention and achievement strategies. We are now seeking to appoint a key position within the Office of the AVC Māori that will be critical to achieving the outcomes described in UC’s Rautaki Whakawhanake Kaupapa Māori. Reporting to the Kaiarahi Tuakana, you will be responsible in collaborating to achieve strategic development outcomes across the Colleges. You will also work with specific colleges to lead and support their Māori and bicultural strategy and assist academic and general staff in meeting Māori educational aspirations. A key part of this role is leading, collaborating with and supporting the process of embedding Māori knowledge and experience across academic programmes and enhancing the College relationships with Ngāi Tahu and Māori communities. [Read more…]

Congratulations Amy Beran

Mahaanui Kurataiao Ltd would like to congratulate Amy Beran from Te Ngāi Tūāhuriri on receiving her master’s degree in resource management. Amy graduated on Friday 8 April at Lincoln University. Amy is the first Ngāi Tahu planner with a master’s degree to be employed with Mahaanui Kurataiao.

Amy Beran’s mother is Maia Beran (Mokomoko). Her tāua is Isobel Mokomoko and her great tāua is Rau Whakahinu Mokomoko.

Amy was very grateful to Aunty Joan Burgman for contacting Aunty Aroha Reriti-Crofts, who organised a korowai for her to wear on her special day. Well done Amy on your marvellous achievements, which will help benefit our future natural resources. [Read more…]

In 2015, Janelle Wilson was awarded the annual Ngāi Tahu Property Pūmanawa Scholarship for students demonstrating natural talent or leadership qualities. In order to receive the scholarship Janelle had to demonstrate a strong academic ability, a well-rounded community connection and strong personal qualities. As a Pūmanawa scholar, Janelle will be able to work at Ngāi Tahu Property and contribute to the future development of Ngāi Tahu as an iwi. Janelle is currently studying Law and Psychology and is in her fifth and final year of study at the University of Otago. [Read more…]

In early February the nomination of Te Aroha Parata for the 2016 TUIA Mayoral Rangatahi Mentoring Programme was accepted. The programme is “an intentional, long-term, inter-generational approach to develop the leadership capacity of young Māori in communities throughout New Zealand. It is believed that with the right support and right opportunities these young leaders could become drivers of social and economic change in their respective communities.” [Read more…]

Study centre classes have just re-commenced on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 3-4.30pm. This is available to year 1-6 tauira. The kaiako are Elena Leask and Nanny Fran Wilson. Art classes are held on Monday and Wednesday afternoons at the same times and the kaiako are Rachel Jenkins and Nanny Fran Wilson.

The venue for both is Tarere ki Whenua Uta at 8 Bradshaw Street Bluff. The year culminates with a pool party at the Bluff swimming pool funded by Awarua Rūnanga. [Read more…]

This pānui features Ranui Ellison-Collins (Ōtākou) and Liam Stoneley (Waihao).

Ranui and Liam are the third recipients of the 2016 Agria Hōaka Scholarship. This opportunity will enable them to spend 12 months studying the Chinese language at Fudan University, in Shanghai. The scholarship is a partnership between Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu and Agria Corporation Limited. [Read more…]

Our congratulations go to all those who have passed their exams and to those who have graduated from university, polytechnic or wānaka including: Ranui Ellison-Collins – Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Arts, University of Otago; Meremoana Potiki – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Victoria University; Rachel Wesley – Post Graduate Diploma in the Arts (with distinction) in Anthropology, University of Otago. [Read more…]

Annual general meeting

Te Rūnanga o Moeraki held its AGM on Sunday 29 November and we are pleased to advise of the election of a new executive committee. Congratulations to Patrick Tipa (re-elected chairperson), Sandra Hampstead-Tipene (deputy chair), Robyn Maguigan (re-elected as secretary), Karen Coutts (treasurer), Joe Taurima and Stacey Reynolds (executive members).

Rūnanga educational grants

Te Rūnanga o Moeraki educational grants for 2016 are now open and applications close on Thursday 31 March.

The purpose of these grants is  to support whānau who whakapapa to Moeraki, in furthering their studies at a recognised tertiary institution. [Read more…]

Kia ora whānau, I am happy and proud to announce that my daughter Hirapeka Nicholas has graduated from Waiariki Institute with a Bachelor of Nursing. She has received her degree and passed her nursing registration exam.

Hirapeka has secured a position at the Tauranga Emergency Department commencing in March, and this will be followed by her graduation in April. We are proud of you Hirapeka. [Read more…]

Kāti Māhaki were privileged to tautoko and to celebrate the appointment of our Makaawhio Princess, Kara Edwards into her dream role as general manager, Te Ao Tūroa with Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, at a pōwhiri welcoming a cohort of new staff held at Rāpaki on 26 January.

More than 20 Māhaki travelled across from Poutini for the pōwhiri and enjoyed the opportunity to tautoko Kara and to meet all of the other new staff. Nei rā anō te mihi aroha o tōu hapū e Kara. Kia kaha ake i tōu huarahi hou. [Read more…]

Tahua Taunaki Akonga – Learner Support Fund

Funding is available through Tahua Taunaki Akonga (formerly known as Out of School Tuition) to enable you to access personalised tuition to support your tamariki and further their progress at school.

Funding is available to registered Ngāi Tahu students aged between five and 18 years- of-age.
One term of funding is available per financial year (up to a maximum of $450).

Applications are to be submitted at least two weeks prior to term commencement in which the tuition is to be undertaken. Provision is also available on a case by case basis for tamariki with special learning needs. [Read more…]

As councils and Crown research institutes aim to fulfil their Treaty of Waitangi obligations to engage with iwi in decision-making processes, many are looking to refine how they engage with Māori.

Environment Canterbury Resource Management Officer, Katherine Hill has spent the last six years investigating Mātauranga Māori in science,  to develop effective strategies that will merge traditional Māori knowledge with western science.

“Two-way information sharing is vital for collaboration and effective management, and as part of my research, I have tried to pinpoint what our organisation needs to be doing to develop successful iwi partnerships,” she says. [Read more…]

University of Canterbury Council

The university council is the governing body of the university and is responsible for the governance of the university. Its powers are set out in the Education Act (1989) and include the oversight of the institution’s policy, degree, financial and capital matters.

Council members must have the necessary skills, knowledge and experience to make a meaningful and constructive contribution to the effective governance of a major New Zealand university. It is not expected, necessarily, that every council member will be an expert in all areas but rather that different individuals may bring different strengths and perspectives. What is important is that collectively the members of the council bring the necessary skills, experience and knowledge to govern the university. [Read more…]

Kura Reo Kāi Tahu (10-15 January)

Tēnā koutou kā toa horopū o te reo kua rēhita mai mō te Kura Reo Kāi Tahu 2016. Kua kī rawa nei tēnei Kura Reo, ka mutu kua aukati kā rēhitataka i tēnei wā.

Kura Reo Kāi Tahu 2016 is now full – awesome whānau. This means that registrations are now closed. Just in case some spaces become free, you can still register for the waiting list; to do this, contact Darren Solomon directly, [email protected]

For more information check out our website www.kmk.maori.nz or contact [email protected]; or call 0800 KAI TAHU (0800 524 8248). [Read more…]

Whānau and kaimahi at our early childhood centre, Te Rourou, received an excellent boost to morale after what has been a challenging year of restructuring staff and reorganising management systems, when they received a very positive ERO report.

The centre provides a local curriculum that is based on te ao Māori and affirms ngā tamariki heritage and language.

Some of the highlights of the review include: [Read more…]

This scholarship covers tuition fees for up to three years of a student’s chosen programme of study at Otago Polytechnic. The purpose of the rūnaka scholarship is to encourage Kāi Tahu students to succeed in tertiary education by removing financial barriers to study. The scholarships also acknowledge the contribution students can make to their rūnaka and local community. [Read more…]

Kia ora tātou, my name is Vanessa Cameron and I have been invited to write a profile for Te Rūnanga o Arowhenua.

I am in my final year as an Otago Polytechnic nursing student and I am due to graduate in December with a Bachelor of Nursing degree. I feel excited after four years of intense study.

I am currently on my final placement in my chosen elective. In the last nine weeks, I have received plenty of support from the wonderful and knowledgeable team of registered nurses at the Arowhenua Whānau Services Primary Health Clinic. I am thoroughly enjoying my learning experience here alongside the great team at the King Street office. [Read more…]

I wish to dispose of my shares that I have in this block of land by way of sale.

Nick Hurst sale of land

My family and I are located in Brisbane and we can be contacted on the business number 0061 732820806, during the hours of 7am-7pm (Australia time). Nā Nick Hurst.

Kia ora koutou, my name is Abraham Mains. My mother is Victoria Taylor of Taupō and my father is Ariki Mains. Dad’s mother (my tāua) is Ann Aitken and her mother was Hine Ellison. My great-great grandparents were Te Iwi and Horiwia and my third-great grandparents were Raniera Ellison and Nani Weller, and Timoti Karetai, and Hariata Robertson.

I was home-schooled by my mother in my early years. I later attended Dilworth College in Auckland where I became dux before attending Victoria University.
In 2013, I gained a first-class honours degree at Victoria University majoring in human genetics and was then selected for a Rutherford Scholarship to start a PhD at Cambridge University in 2014.

While completing my honours, I had become fascinated with the field of ageing. Why can a house dog, who shares the same lifestyle and much of its biology with humans, live for only 10-15 years and yet a human can live for over 100? [Read more…]

Belated congratulations to Mariana Pagan, daughter of Elaine and Bruce Pagan (formerly of Bluff), who graduated from the University of Otago with a Bachelor of Surveying with credit. Mariana is currently employed as a graduate surveyor with CKL Hamilton.

The photo supplied by Mariana shows her wearing the Awarua korowai that she wore to the Māori pre-graduation and the official graduation ceremonies. [Read more…]