Post on 12-Feb-2022
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!
Ko te k a Mangawhero, ko Whangaehu, ko Turakina, ko
ko Oroua, ka tauherengia .
identity has principally been maintained and driven by the inland people of
have been identity. Looking beyond these Iwi names, we find people of similar circumstances and geographic location, and of shared whakapapa through ancient origins and strategic marriage. Today these people are inseparable as iwi, never
and fostering unity. This is an ongoing discussion, but the will of the people is guiding this issue, and matters have developed to a stage where the iwi tohu has been updated to reflect this commitment
This is an ongoing process of change and adaptation as we get our
Puanga
. For several Iwi on the west coast of the North Island, it is the appearance of Puanga which symbolises the start of the new year. One reason that these Iwi refer to Puanga is because the Matariki constellation sits lower on the eastern horizon and is not easily seen on the west coast. year of 1 July 30 June coincides with the
New Year, so Puanga is used by the
year, and commencement of a new year.
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Kaupapa
The home-‐ burning fiercely.
Strategic Themes I To Kunenga Mai i Hawaiiki The springing forth from Hawaiiki, retracing the lines of descent of our ancestors, back to Hawaiiki, acknowledging and embracing our ancient origins and traditions.
I Te Whakaringaringa The formation of arms, growing and maintaining the ability to grasp and hold onto our people, our lands, our waterways and ocean, our collective wealth and our traditions.
I Te Whakawaewae The formation of legs, moving forward, making progress, enjoying success.
Te Whakakanohitanga The formation of facial features, Developing the
strong leadership across multiple dimensions and evidence based improvement and success based on robust socio-‐economic demographic indicators.
Values Kotahitanga unity Whakaiti -‐ humility Hiringa -‐ determination and vitality
Pukenga skills and expertise Rangimarie peace and calm Manaakitanga caring
Aspirations
autonomous, ambitious and progressive, healthy and united.
Our identities, reo, whakapapa, traditions and tikanga
Wairiki and Rangitikei.
where housing is of a high standard
secure and enjoying healthy lifestyles.
occasions and events at Marae and
traditional mahinga kai, and these food sources are available and natural stocks are healthy.
abroad or simply make contact find it easy to access information and key people, and are warmly received.
We have strong leadership at all levels of activity, and new leaders are systematically and consistently being identified, developed and mentored.
identities achieve and maintain a national profile by leaders participating in national movements and promoting these identities amongst other Iwi.
Relationships with related Iwi on the basis of whakapapa and waka are vibrant and living, based on real cross-‐sectorial collaboration and ventures across all socio-‐economic domains.
hold significant land and water interests and authority within the traditional rohe, and these areas are managed in accordance with our own tikanga values.
-‐ are the same as, or better than, population wide statistics in all socio-‐economic indicators.
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Mai i te Tumu Whaka
The highlight of this year has been the Iwi event named Apa Rising, which was held on 16 March 2013 at the Whangaehu School. This event together for a day of fun and entertainment. It was the first event of its Apa, and was pulled together by a organisation of this event was top class, and the weather contributed to make this an amazing experience for over 400 Iwi members who participated in this action packed day. This event, and other events held throughout the year including the Christmas hakari for our elders and the Graduates Evening, have served to spark or at least contribute to ongoing processes of w ith their
been substantial investment of time and resources in planning and growing capacity. Strategies developed throughout the year through to Puanga 2013 have set the foundation for a number of new cultural and whanaungatanga focused programmes including the new education planning project which has just been launched. Getting the asset base right remains a major focus, but more and more is happening in the social and cultural domain to ensure that the programme of activities is balanced between wealth creation and investment in our people. This is the fundamental challenge faced by all Iwi groups after Treaty Settlements. In the early years following Treaty Settlement, it is probably quite hard for Iwi members in general to see this balance in action, however we believe we have the direction and
inancially independent and is a significant growth and development. For the coming year, the strategic framework has been reviewed and enhanced, and members can see this in the current Annual Plan through to Puanga associated Paiaka values and principles has strengthened the kaupapa of the organisation, and the themes of Te Kunenga Mai I Hawaiiki, Te Whakaringaringa, Te Whakawaewae and Te Whakakanohitanga have been refined to apply to development project and programme cycles. Getting this kaupapa set down correctly is an important body of work, and we are now able to drive programmes and projects directly from the Paiaka value base, which is giving our organisation a greater sense of purpose and a higher degree of cultural integrity as we move forward. These are exciting times, and our people involved in the Governance, Management and Operations of our Iwi organisations are working hard. It is therefore our pleasure to introduce this annual report within a context of genuine pride in what we have achieved, and excitement about what the future holds.
Pahia Turia Grant Huwyler Tumu Whakarae Chairperson Group Chief Executive Officer
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2010 2011 2012 2013 Total Assets $ 2,681,557 $ 30,080,592 $ 30,700,669 31,002,777
2011 2012 2013 Profit $ -‐173,554 $ 337,479 $ 405,082
This is made up of
Cash
41%
Forestry Land
33 %
9%
Equities & Bonds 3%
Fisheries 5%
Other 2%
Property 7%
Asset Base
$31,002,777
This is what we
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-‐ -‐ Apa 16 March 2013 was an amazing experience. Hundreds of our people attended
and enjoyed an awesome day of fun and whanaungatanga. Check out the photos on http://www.flickr.com/photos/ngati-‐apa
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Apa Rising was the flagship event for the Iwi in this year, however it was supported a number of other initiatives and events, including;
Merchadise a range of branded t-‐shirts and hats.
held at Whangaehu Marae in December
Graduates Dinner held in Whanganui on 22 January 2013
Merchandise for Sale During Apa Rising
Graduates Dinner Kaumatua Celebration The year to Puanga 2013 was the first year within which Iwi events have been organised by our people, for our people, and the results have been outstanding, and they provide a taste of what the future holds. The Apa Rising type festival will be held every two years, but a full programme of events will still be delivered in between times.
Initial efforts were undertaken to convene a group of Iwi members who can lead the implementation of an Iwi research programme, including the publication of a historical book and other cultural and historical resources to help revitalise the traditions and knowledge
Archives in Wellington and Auckland contain a wealth of information about our people, and any effort to write an authoritative Iwi publication will require a thorough exploration of available historical information from these archives and other sources.
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materiel and taonga held by the Whanganui Regional Museum. High profile taonga such as this Lindauer
-‐ Matuku are generally well known locally, however there are historical texts and a multitude of lower profile
scan was completed by Iwi member Justin Gush and his
feed into future cultural revitalisation research and development projects. Matene Te Matuku, Ng
We Remained
either established a legal entity or are in the process of doing so, and will soon draw down their
constitution.
AFL income shares. For the 12 month period to Puanga 2013; this annual distribution was: Income Aotearoa Fisheries Ltd 24,563 Annual Catch Entitlement (ACE) Trading 59,470 Total Income 84,033 Expenses Deepwater Group 210 Fishserve 46 Ministry of Fisheries 7,478 Seafood Industry Council 143 SupremeLink 600 Total Expenses 8,477 Net Fisheries Income 75,556
18,889
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We Made Significant Steps Forward Towards Our Iwi & Education Programme
strengths and weaknesses of throughout the rest of the year there has been ongoing discussions with the Ministry of Education about a way forward for our Iwi. With support from the Ministry, plans were set down for the recruitment of two kaimahi to drive
ar contract. The annual plan for 2013-‐2014 provides an overview of these two positions and the important work that they will be doing to
Apa is playing a key role in a Health Research
and Iwi, and to explore options and strategies for getting access to better socio-‐demographic information about our own people. This information could be highly valuable for providing the argument for prioritising programmes for maximum benefit, and to measure real progress over time. The name of this project is Te Kete Tuatea, and this is scheduled for completion in Puanga (June) 2014.
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Karere We increased our efforts to communicate in multiple ways to reach our people
web presence has grown significantly in this year, and as programmes
book site, the Twitter site and the Flickr gallery site. As well as this online presence, the R publish the bi-‐annual newsletter Te Tapikitanga, as well as an electronic newsletter, providing updates to the people on a regular basis.
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We consolidated our structure and organisation
In this year, a focus has been consolidation of the post Treaty settlement structure, and the movement of assets to appropriate places within the structure. Forestry lands are now sitting with
Developments Ltd, and the health and social services have been fully transitioned into Te Puanga (June) 2013, there were 15 employees within this structure.
Of these 15 employees, 10 employees work in the operations or operational management of Te
to a defined area . Two further staff are dedicated to the group administration
ice. One position is dedicated to Iwi communications and events, and two positions are senior management positions dedicated to working with Trustees and Directors to set and implement
s Ltd
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We Strengthened our Kaupapa Also during the year, a great deal of effort was spent refining the strategic framework with Trustees and Management putting in place an enhanced cultural model to overlay the existing framework, to provide a set of clear principles and values to guide developments and operations. This is a work in progress, with progress is consistently being made to the strategic framework and systems designed to give effect to these values and principles. These are outlined clearly in the Annual Plan 2013-‐2014.
We Expanded our Office Base With a growing Iwi workforce, office space had become an issue.
January 2013, these parts of the group moved to 161 Bridge Street, Te Ara Taumaihi (Bulls). Because
office.
-‐hold offices in Marto
New Office at 161 Bridge Street, Te Ara Taumaihi (Bulls)
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We Continued to Provide Health and Social Services throughout Southern Rangitikei
i Apa Group is the community health and social service team, operating
continues to assist hundreds of members in the community each year, as well as providing positive messages in the communities of
approach will continue to be strengthened in coming years.
Also this year, District Council formed a joint initiative to address
contribution to this project, and he came up with the
networks, Brendon Pongia became an ambassador for this project, which was launched in May 2013. This work in ongoing with innovative initiatives such as a mobile application being created as a tool to help keep young people safe in the community. Hawea has been to
awareness around bullying.
Hawea Mason with Brendon Pongia
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We Are Developing the Iwi Asset Base Our commercial arm has worked energetically in the commercial investment space to find ways to
Apa Asset Base. Strategies to develop the asset base are being led
Tony Gray, Kevin Were and Andrew French.
Trafalgar Share Mall in Whanganui. This investment was made in the previous
owns over 17% of this property.
Photo of the Trafalgar Square Complex Extensive work was undertaken throughout the year to evaluate options for conversion of forestry land to farming. This initiative promises to create significant value to boost Iwi equity. Projects planned through the year covered by this report, are now being implemented with initial conversion commencing at the Harakeke Forest, and on a part of the Santoft Forest.
Photo of developed farm land next to Santoft Forest
Throughout the last half of the year, NADL implemented an extensive due diligence process on a commercial property located at 210 Rangittenanted by Harvey Normans, Dick Smith Electronics and Uncle Bills. Since the end of the financial year, this acquisition has gone through. This was the largest commercial property transaction to go through in Palmerston North this year and represents a significant investment for Ng Ng Apa. This property was purchased at below the market valuation, and will provide a cash return that equates to 10% of the Iwi capital invested. Photos of the Harvey Normans and DSE Stores
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We have Continued to Look After These are the hap
Kauangaroa School, 1.8123 hectares, including the former school residence and classrooms. Mangamahu Reserve, 19.848 hectares. Lake Ngaruru site, 1.5456 hectares
Whangaehu Motu Karaka Reserve, 28.70 hectares Ruatangata Land, 8.4354 hectares
Koitiata Lake and Land, 41.46 hectares. Marton Golf Course, 50.826 hectares Waimahora Stream site, 19.2142 hectares Lake William & Land, 10.15 hectares
administration buildings. Pukepuke Land & House, .3036 hectares.
Pakapakatea Reserve, 14.9526 hectares Waitapu Reserve, 11.0474 hectares Lake Hickson & Land, 5.32 hectares
The R emains committed to transferring these properties to Hap