Rūnanga Returns Up Despite Recession
Transcript of Rūnanga Returns Up Despite Recession
Ae Marika November 2010
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Ae MarikaTe Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-O-Ngāpuhi Magazine Issue 22: November 2010
Rūnanga Returns Up Despite Recession
• League Star’s Search for His Whakapapa
• The Internet Chef Joins Ae Marika
• Check Out the New Deputy Director at OTS
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Contents
CONTENTS
Rūnanga AGM
- Rūnanga Books Show Surplus.......................................................................................................... 3
Whanāu Ora
- Te Pū o Te Wheke Named as Whanāu Ora Provider .................................................................. 4
News In Brief ............................................................................................................................................. 5
New OTS Deputy Director .................................................................................................................... 6
- Treaty Settlements Update ................................................................................................................ 7
Tūhoronuku Media Campaign Begins ............................................................................................. 8
Te Putanga Mai o te Pēpi ki te Ao Marama - Kene Martin ......................................................... 9
Ngāpuhi People
- Ngati Manu’s World Famous Internet Chef ................................................................................10
- League Star’s Search for Roots .......................................................................................................12
Kaumatua and Kuia Integral to Ngāpuhi ......................................................................................14
Beauty on the Inside and Out: Hine Purotu .................................................................................15
New to Ae Marika
Letter from Overseas ............................................................................................................................16
Plea for More Time to the Waitangi Tribunal ...............................................................................17
Also New to Ae Marika
The Internet Chef’s Column. In this issue: Foraging ................................................................18
News Briefs: Baker Boys and Waitai Tau ........................................................................................20
News Briefs: Denis Hansen Representative on Tūhoronuku and Kipa Munro ................21
Profile
- Troy Packer: Winner of the Yellow Arts Award ..........................................................................22
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2010 ANNUAL HUI
Those were some of the highlights reported to this
year’s annual meeting at Parihaka Marae near Kaikohe
at the end of October.
Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-O-Ngāpuhi Chief Executive Teresa
Tepania Ashton said the financial result was fantastic
in the face of a global recession, and was the result of a
higher return in its shareholding in Te Ohu Kaimoana
and the sale of its Wihongi Street property in Kaikohe.
“We were actually budgeting for a loss, so to turn it
around is a tribute to our investment arm.”
She also made special mention of the turnaround in
fortunes of the Ngāpuhi Iwi Social Services .
“It’s been a hard couple of years for NISS, but through
hard work and dilligence they’ve managed to turn
the corner significantly and are meeting all their
contractual obligations,” she said.
A total of $332,000 was distributed to Ngāpuhi tribal
members in the past year through discretionary
grants ($20,885), sponsorship ($25,076), scholarships
($85,000), Takiwā and Taurahere representative
organisations ($60,000) and Hapū Development
funded projects ($160,000).
Rūnanga Chair Rāniera Tau said it had been a big
year for Ngāpuhi with the Waitangi Tribunal Hearings
beginning in May to consider Ngāpuhi’s claims, while
in the background Te Rōpū o Tūhoronuku pushed on
with efforts to position the iwi at the conclusion of
the hearings.
He announced at the annual meeting that
Tūhoronuku would continue to meet with Ngāpuhi
over the coming months to advance progress to
negotiate Crown breaches against Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Mr Tau encouraged hui participants if they had
questions or were seeking information about the
work of the Rūnanga, to contact the office.
“It is your right to request that information and our
pleasure to oblige,” he said.
The Runanga’s books show a surplus and the once troubled Ngāpuhi Iwi Social Services (NISS) has turned the
corner.
Rūnanga Books Show Surplus
Net Surplus. Ngāpuhi Distributed funds.
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WHĀNAU ORA Ae Marika November 2010
The Government has allocated over $134m for the
implementation of Whānau Ora – an integrated,
family-friendly social service to engage with families
in need of help and act as a single point of contact
between them and various government agencies.
The Minister Responsible for Whānau Ora, Hon Tariana
Turia, said: “Whānau Ora is about empowering
whānau to take control of their future.
“What we want for our whānau is to be self-
determining, to be living healthy lifestyles, to be
participating fully in society and to be economically
secure.”
The Government believes the Māori Party-led initiative
is a better way to use money for families in need.
The Runanga’s Iwi Development Manager, Allen
Wihongi, said Whānau Ora fits the organisation’s vision
and long term strategic plan.
“That’s why we believe in the kaupapa: it’s outcomes
focused for our people.”
Whānau Ora Governance Group Chairman Rob
Cooper said there were 130 proposals submitted –
representing 350 service providers nationwide – to be
a part of the first 25 collectives selected.
“Nearly 40% of all the Expressions of Interest were
submitted on behalf of provider collectives – several
with a national focus; many with support from iwi and
hapū within their region; and a number of collective
proposals from iwi-led collectives,” said Mr Cooper.
Mr Cooper said the selected 25 provider collectives,
or stand alone providers representing 158 provider
organisations, had emerged from a process which
involved funder checks, eligibility assessments and
assessment from leadership groups set up in each
region.
The next step is for each collective to provide a Plan
of Action (POA) to address infrastructure needs,
workforce training and development needs, a process
for integrating contracts, the development of an
outcomes framework and an agreed action research,
evaluation and monitoring plan.
“So there’s quite a lot of work to do to make this
initiative tangible for whānau, but we’re very excited
to be a part of it,” said Mr Wihongi.
Te Pu o Te Wheke (one of three collectives in Tai
Tokerau) includes: Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-O-Ngāpuhi,
Te Kotahitanga E Mahi Kaha Trust, Hauora Hokianga
Health Trust, Ngāpuhi Iwi Social Services, Te Hau Ora O
Kaikohe Charitable Trust, Whangaroa Health Services
Trust, Te Rūnanga o Whaingaroa.
Taitokerau Collective Wins Whānau Ora Bid: One of 25
A collective led by Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-O-Ngāpuhi has been successful in its bid to become one of the country’s
first service providers for Whānau Ora.
Māori Party Co-Leader Hon Tariana Turia
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The election results for the 2010 Takiwā elections
are as follows:
Ngāpuhi Hokianga ki te Raki
Paul Haddon Trustee
Bernadette Birch Proxy Trustee
Wiremu Williams Chairman
Elaine Brown Secretary
Margaret McCarthy Treasurer
Ngā Ngaru o Hokianga
Helene Leaf Trustee
David Sarich Proxy Trustee
Stephen Pikaahu Chairman
Lena Adams Secretary
Terehia Pikaahu Treasurer
Ngāpuhi ki te Hauāuru
Rāniera T Tau Trustee
Edith Tahere Proxy Trustee
Sid (Hirini) Tau Chairman
Standing for office is a way for Ngāpuhi to get
involved and have a say about what happens in
your Takiwā/Taurahere.
Elections are held triennally for each Takiwā and
Taurāhere.
“Certainly none of the other [mayoral] candidates
have been prepared to ingratiate themselves to
Māori, other than pay lip service.
“If you’re going to lead a district where 43% of the
population is Māori, then you’ve got to be counted
amongst them as well. It works both ways: you can
work with them, but you also expect them to play
their part in developing the district.”
Winners and Losers: 2010 Local Body Election Results
Northland Regional Council
Bronwyn Hunt (Far North)
Far North District Council
Tracy Dalton Kaikohe-Hokianga Ward
Leif Pakai (Kaikohe subdivision, Kaikohe-
Hokianga Community Board)
Harko Brown (Kerikeri subdivision, Bay of
Islands-Whangaroa Community Board)
*Hikurangi Cherrington (South Hokianga
subdivision, Kaikohe-Hokianga Community
Board) and Johnson Davis (Kawakawa-
Moerewa subdivision, Bay of Islands-
Whangaroa Community Board) were
elected unopposed.
August Registrations Competition Winners
Congratulations to Trudy Hau in Auckland, the first prize winner of our kakahu draw in the recent Registrations campaign run during August. Trudy won for herself $250 worth of Ngāpuhi gear. Congratulations also to Tracee Te Moananui and Trudy Hau the second and third prize winners. Our thanks to everyone who entered the competition and to Constable Penny Simona (pictured below) of the Kawakawa Police who made the draw for us.
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Takiwā ElectionsElection night for Ngā Ngaru o Hokianga whānau
NEWS IN BRIEF
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Lil, the youngest of 10 children, is of Ngāpuhi and Te
Rarawa descent. She began her
career with the New Zealand Māori Council in the
1990s. The next 10 years were spent at
the Crown Forestry Rental Trust working with iwi
throughout the country to help fund and
prepare their treaty claims for the Waitangi Tribunal
and settlement negotiation processes.
She joined the Office of Treaty Settlements in 2002,
handed over by Sir Graham Latimer
with the words “If you don’t look after her, I’m going to
come back for her.” She says the
variety and challenge of Treaty work is part of what’s
kept her with the Office. The other
factor is “that I’m hugely passionate about resolving
Treaty claims.”
“I relish the challenges of working through conflict
and coming to a common solution,
while being able to build strong, meaningful and
lasting relationships,” she says.
The root of her passion is “a combination of growing
up in a large family in a small community
that didn’t have very much but was strong
nonetheless, a proud Māori background, and a
desire to influence what both the Crown and Māori
achieve through settlements.”
“I bring to the role a real focus on the relationship
between iwi and the Crown and the
need for a simple, honest, open and clearly
communicated process which provides choice
Upbringing Key For New Deputy
NGĀPUHI WHĀNAU Ae Marika November 2010
New OTS Deputy Director Lil Anderson sings the office’s waiata during a powhiri.
Being born and raised in the smal Far North community of Panguru with a population of about 300 helps
fuel new Office of Treaty Settlements Deputy Director Lil Anderson with a passion for completing Treaty
Settlements.
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and flexibility for all parties,” she says.
She has seen firsthand the challenges that iwi face
and thinks that her two young children,
of Ngāti Porou and Ngāpuhi/Te Rarawa descent, “will
see the benefits of what we’ve
all done.”
Appointed as Deputy Director in July this year, Lil has
moved away from the hands-on
work of her previous senior policy analyst and
negotiations manager roles.
Her focus is now to stand back and direct strategy and
to provide some oversight when
the going gets tough “using the skills I’ve gained over
my career to reach a solution that
everyone can live with.”
Her territory covers Te Moana a Toi, Waikato, the
Central North Island and Te Arawa regions.
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These stories and images have been reproduced from Kōkiri Ngātahi Pānui, a publication of the Office of
Treaty Settlements, with permission.
The Current State of Play for Settlements in the North
SETTLEMENTS
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From April 2011 Tūhoronuku will be seeking
mandate from Ngāpuhi throughout Aotearoa-
New Zealand and into Australia to begin
negotiating a comprehensive Treaty settlement
with the Crown.
The awareness campaign will include advertising
on Maori Television (Native Affairs); online
advertising on the New Zealand Herald and
Northern Advocate websites, and print advertising
in community newspapers and magazines.
Tūhoronuku is hapu-driven, acts through
appointed representatives and includes Ngāpuhi
irrespective of where they reside.
Said Lorraine Toki, Tūhoronuku Project Manager:
“The purpose of the media awareness campaign
is to raise the profile of our website www.
Tūhoronuku.com where Ngāpuhi can find out
more about our settlement process and how
Ngāpuhi can participate.
“These are exciting and challenging times for
Ngāpuhi. We need to do it once, do it right and
move forward.”
Ngāpuhi leader Raniera (Sonny)Tau said
Tūhoronuku had given its commitment that
communications and advertising will be stepped
up for the important mandate process, so that all
Ngāpuhi – no matter where they live – have an
opportunity to participate in this historic event.”
Said Mr Tau: “Ngāpuhi was the first tribe to sign
the Treaty, and it is now time for us to settle and
benefit culturally, socially, economically and
politically. We want Ngāpuhi to be restored to its
rightful place of prominence in our nation”.
Tūhoronuku Media Campaign StartsA nation-wide media awareness campaign has begun to remind Ngāpuhi everywhere about Tūhoronuku.
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Te putanga mai o te pēpi ki te Ao Marama
I Omapere a Hineamaru me ana tohunga tiaki i a ia,
e noho ana i roto i tetahi whare. Ko nga tohunga
e awhina ana i te whaea ki te whanau i tana pēpi.
Ko te pēpi tuatahi tenei a Hineamaru. Ka mirimiritia
tana mamae, ka karakiatia, kia puta wawe mai te
pēpi engari e kore te pēpi e puta. E takoto huri
koaro ana i roto i te whare tangata o tana māmā.
Kua roa kē ratou e whakawhanau ana i a Hineamaru,
kua tino hemanawa kē nga tohunga, ka mea tetahi
ki ana hoa. “Me poka.” Ka urua atu nga karakia tino
tapu kia tiakihia te whaea me tana pēpi i te wa o
te pokanga. Kātahi ka pokahia te kēkē o te whaea
(ehara i te kōpu), ka kumeatia mai te pēpi ki waho,
ki te Ao Marama.
He tamaiti te pēpi engari, ka pa mai te aroha ki a
ia, kua raparapa kē nga waewae. Mohio tonu nga
tohunga i te kitenga atu i nga waewae raparapa
o te pēpi, e kore rawa a ia e tupu kaha pēra i nga
tamaiti toa o te iwi. E kore rawa a ia e tupu kaha
ki te whawhai hoa riri. E kore rawa a ia e kaha ki te
oma me te hii ika. “Moumou taima te whakatupu
ake i tenei pēpi, waihotia ki te taha,” hei ko ta ratou.
Ka kuhua te pēpi ki roto i tētahi korari nui, ka hoki
ratou ki te whare ki te tiaki ia Hineamaru. Tino kaha
tana mate.
Kua rongo kē te tungane o Hineamaru, kua whanau
pēpi kē tana tuahine, a, ka haere kia kite i te pēpi
hou. Tana taenga atu ki te whare, ko tana tuahine
me nga tohunga anake i roto. Horekau he pēpi.
Tino kaha tonu te mate o Hineamaru, kihai i korero
tahi ki tana tungane. I haere rapu tonu te tungane
i te pēpi i waho, ka kite aua manu nei e rērere ana.
Kātahi ka ruku ki roto i tetahi korari nui, kihai i roa ka
puta mai ano, ka rere atu. Ka hou atu wetahi atu ki
roto i taua korari nui ra, kihai ano i roa ka puta mai
ano. “Pai kare!” hei ko ta te tungane ra, “He manu
Tara, aua manu, he aha kē raini ana a ratou?” Ka
haere te tangata ki te tirotiro i te korari nui e rukuhia
ana e nga manu ra, ka kite i te pēpi i roto. Tino ora
te pēpi. E whangaitia ana e ngā manu ki te whe
(he momo mokoroa/he caterpillar ki te Pakeha).
Ka tangohia te pēpi. Ka whakahokia ki tana māmā
me te kōrero. “He tohu tenei. Tiakihia tenei pēpi.
Ahakoa raparapa ōna waewae, whakatupu akehia.
Ā te wa kua tu rangatira i roto i tana iwi. Ko tona
ingoa tuturu ko Whe.”
Mehemea kore a Whe, kua kore hoki te kaituhi i nga
kōrero nei. E wha nga tamaiti a Hineamaru. Ko Whe
te mātamua. I heke mai ahau i a Whe.
Kene Martin
Nanny, Mother, Author
TE REO MĀORI
Kene Martin.
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MINING
She was, she says, enarmored at an early age by the
goings-on in a kitchen.
“I always wanted to help, but was quickly shooed
away as I was getting in the way,” Bridget said.
Nowadays you can catch Bridget online via her
internet portal where she’s world-famous as The
Internet Chef, Facebook, or she also works as a
cooking coach, food demonstrator, consultant
marketing food and restaurants or running a
boutique catering company specializing in intimate
dinner parties at home.
The list sounds exhausting, but for a young woman
raised on the mean streets of South Auckland, she
wouldn’t have it any other way.
“Whether it be sharing a magnificent meal, cooking
for people who are grateful and appreciative,
foraging for berries or fresh shellfish, I appreciate
every opportunity I have had to immerse myself in
food. It’s never ordinary.”
Even as young as six, Bridget was dreaming about
food.
“The first food dream... I remember it completely
and can still recall the rush it gave me. I dreamt I
was tossing pizza dough into the air and catching it
before expertly tossing it back up until it nearly hit
the ceiling.
“Without realising it at the time, it was potentially
the start of my lifelong crusade to surround myself
with wonderful experiences through food.”
Nowadays you’ll find Bridget in Australia; Sydney’s
bohemian suburb of Newtown to be exact, famous
for its eclectic collection of people, cafes and
personalities.
She was drawn to Sydney by celebrity chef Bill
Granger, dubbed Australia’s answer to Jamie Oliver,
to be the head chef for his flagship Bills restaurant
in Sydney and spent 18 months working in the fast
paced kitchen before deciding to go it alone.
Introducing Ngati Manu’s World-Famous www.theinternetchef.bizAs a young girl, Bridget Davis recalls standing on her tippy toes peering over the bench top to get a
better view of her mum making takakau or rubbing puha.
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Bridget has also been head chef at Auckland’s iconic
Number Five restaurant in swanky Parnell, and
executive chef for one of New Zealand’s leading
events companies, Orange Productions among
other things.
“To work in a restaurant as a chef is not an
occupation, it’s a lifestyle choice as life as you once
knew it will cease to exist,” said Bridget.
“As a young Māori female working in these tough
environments it taught me to be uncompromising,
with the ability to give everything a go. I was taught
to own up to my mistakes straight away and always
listen to your head chef which was the key to
survival.”
On her father’s side, The Internet Chef’s hapu is
Ngati Manu and Te Ihu Tai. Her grandfather is Te
Pere Davis of Karetu Marae and her grandmother is
Mere Makene of Mangataipa Marae.
Her mum’s ancestry is Nordic where she descends
from the Gunn Clan of Northern Scotland.
Whānau have been a huge influence on her. But she
also makes mention of Meri Te Tai Mangakahia, the
Te Rarawa woman who asked the Māori Parliament
to let women participate in the selection of its
members.
“The first time I read about her I felt humbled and
inspired by this strong, powerful female figure that
wouldn’t take no for an answer... if someone tells
me no you can’t, and I believe strongly in my cause,
then I will find a way to do it anyway.”
Bridget is proud of her Ngāpuhi roots and said since
leaving Aotearoa her Māori connection is magnified
in everything she does.
“It took a disconnection to realise an unmovable
connection,” said Bridget. “I am proud to be Māori
and wear my heart on my sleeve by way of a Ta
Moko on my right hand.
“I purposely got the Ta Moko on my right hand
which is the one I use to hold my knife. So whether
I’m doing a live cooking show, cooking videos, or
speaking at a business seminar, my heritage is
proudly displayed.
“People from around the world are fascinated by
it and constantly ask me where I’m from and what
does the tatoo represent. It’s a nice segway into my
whakapapa.”
Talking about whānau, Bridget is in Ngati Manu
folklore for taking her well developed culinary skills
to Karetu Marae and cooking up a feast for the
whānau, which is a mean feat when you consider
the Davis’ number over 300.
She said cooking for them was a nerve racking
experience.
“There is always a part of me that’s shy and a little
insecure. Will they like it? Will it be okay? Will there
be enough?
“I wanted them to be proud of me and wanted to
give them a great feed.”
Bridget is 35, has three children, and shares her life
with Mahe’i Foliaki who she describes as her partner
in life and business.
Read her first column for Ae Marika on page 18.
Bridget with mentor Tetsuya Wakuda
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Ae Marika November 2010MININGNGĀPUHI WHĀNAU
Over half of the 2010 NZ Māori Rugby League team who played Great Britain had Ngāpuhi roots, including Tahu (far left), Captain Clinton Toopi(second from end) of NRL side Gold Coast Titans, and NZ Warriors hooker Aaron Heremaia (above).
“Most of the time when I come here [Aotearoa] I’m
playing football,” he said. “But playing in this team
[New Zealand Māori rugby league team] I’ve met
a few of the boys who are also from Ngāpuhi and
have offered to take me up North, introduce me to
a few of the rellies and show me around.”
That’s quite a concession for the 31-year-old
Parramatta centre who was born and raised in
Australia, moving to a little town called Bourke
780km North-West of Sydney on the edge of the
Red Desert when he was 12. Eventually settling
down in Newcastle.
“Playing for the Māori team is special and I rate it
up there with my Australian jumper because I’m
representing my people, my ancestors, and there’s
others who would give their right arm to be wearing
my jersey.”
Timana’s dad was Tom Tahu. His mother Linda is
aborigine.
Tom was one of 10 children to Whakarei (Fred) and
Totokarewa Barber from Mangamuka, but he was
raised in the heart of Te Arawa in Mamaku to a
cousin of his parents who had no children.
Timana said since his dad’s death in 2005 the heart
strings have been pulling him towards his Ngāpuhi
whanāu despite being raised with his Aboriginal
family.
“For me it’s about coming back to my grassroots,”
said Timana.
“I was raised around my aboriginal family, taught
the language and am very strong on that side of me
in that I know a lot about my history, culture and
the creational stories. So much so it’s a natural way
of life for me.
“But my dad’s death sparked a craving in me – even
my boy’s craving – and wants to know about his
League Star’s Search for RootsFor a man whose traveled the world extensively, Māori and NRL rugby league star Timana Tahu still
hasn’t ventured further North than Auckland. But he reckons that’s about to change.
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• TimanaTahu.BorninMelbourne,Australia,hasthreechildren11,8and7tohispartnerKasey
• Playedover160firstgradegamesintheNRL,11timesforNewSouthWalesintheStateofOriginseries,earnedfivecapsfortheKanga-roosandscored123triesplayingleague
• Inrugbyheplayed20gamesfortheNSWWar-ratahsandfourtimesforAustralia.
Over half of the 2010 NZ Māori Rugby League team who played Great Britain had Ngāpuhi roots, including Tahu (far left), Captain Clinton Toopi(second from end) of NRL side Gold Coast Titans, and NZ Warriors hooker Aaron Heremaia (above).
[Māori] culture... and I’m responsible for teaching
my kids that.”
The former union player saying part of his journey
to discover his Māori roots included toying with the
idea of playing rugby in New Zealand in the hope
of making an impression on the All Blacks coaches
prior to joining up with Super 14 side the New
South Wales Warratahs in 2007.
“Dad and I talked about that. My first choice was to
try out for the All Blacks, but it just didn’t turn out.”
Timana played two seasons with the Warratahs,
playing twice for Australia A and also making the
Wallabies squad for the 2008 Tri Nations series that
year playing just two games against the All Blacks
and South Africa, before returning to the NRL with
the Parramatta Eels in 2010.
He’s philosophical about his sporting achievements,
saying they’re individual goals. But he can’t shake
the call on his heart to come home.
The league star can’t wait to teach his three kids the
haka and waiata he learnt after spending a week in
camp with the Māori rugby league team.
Timana Tahu: “Playing for the Māori team is special.”
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Kaumatua and Kuia
Integral to Ngāpuhi:
Rūnanga Chair SaysKaumatua and Kuia are an integral part of the
Rūnanga’s governance machine, Te Rūnanga-Ā-
Iwi-O-Ngāpuhi Chair Rāniera Tau said.
Up to 60 Kaumatua and Kuia attended a hui
called by Te Rōpū Kaumatua-Kuia o Te Whare
Tapu o Ngāpuhi early October where discussion
was held regarding the Te Reo Strategy and the
upcoming Kaumatua Kuia Ball at the Kaikohe
Memorial Hall.
”Te Rōpū Kaumatua Kuia o Te Whare Tapu o
Ngāpuhi is an integral part of our governance
machine. The leadership that comes from
them is of great assistance to our board as we
try to balance tikanga with contemporary best
business practices,” said Mr Tau.
Te Rōpū o Tūhoronuku also gave a presentation
on the results of the recent Information Hui held
with Ngāpuhi throughout Aotearoa and Australia
concerning the settlement of Ngāpuhi Te Tiriti o
Waitangi grievances against the Crown.
Nau Epiha grabs the microphone at the hui.
Ae Marika November 2010KAUMATUA-KUIA
Pae Reihana (left) and Mori Pera (right).
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Beauty on the Inside and Out
Thirty kotiro took part in the week-long Hine Purotu programme held recently at Te Tii Marae, Waitangi.
Designed by the Social Workers in Schools (SWiS) team - one of the services provided by Ngāpuhi Iwi Social
Services - the programme provided an opportunity for the young girls to develop their self-confidence and
self-esteem. “This was achieved,” said (SWiS) worker Midge Palmer, “by promoting wellness in their wairua,
tinana, hinengaro and whanau.” On the final night whanāu were treated to dinner and an evening show
celebrating the learning and skills gained by the kotiro.
Providing a range of social services to Ngāpuhi regardless of where they live.
Pop into the office at 16 Mangakahia Rd, Kaikohe, or Ph 0800 4 NGĀPUHI.
Or go online: www.ngapuhi.iwi.nz
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tocatchupwithwhānau,gohometotheNorth–evenifitwasonlyforacoupleofdays–wasachancetorefreshandtakestockofwhoIamandwhatmakesmeunique.
LivingabroadhasgivenmeawiderperspectiveofissuesathomeandagreaterappreciationofbeingMāori.
Butthat’smefornow.I’llstayintouch.
Lovetothefamily
Kellee
Kellee Peita has lived in London for three years, working as a teacher. Up until seven she lived in Whangarei, but spent the majority of her life in Auckland where her parents currently reside. Her dad is Neville Peita and her mother Shirley is of the Davis whānau near Whangarei.
Editor’s Note: If you are interested in writing a let-ter from overseas for us that we can publish in Ae Marika, please contact us via email at [email protected] We welcome new contributors.
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Kia ora whānau from London,
With Christmas upon us it’s a time for reflection and when I look back on the year, what a year it was.
The memory that sticks out for me was Anzac Day at Westminster Abbey. There I was with Ngati Ranana singing Whakaria Mai in the middle of Westminster Abbey – the place where Kings and Queens are crowned; where Prime Ministers, poets and other famous people are buried; and where Elton John sang goodbye to England’s Rose.
The last thing this Māori girl expected to be doing in this place was singing waiata in the middle of central London. But there I was with our London Māori club tuning up for Anzac Day right next to the Westminster Boys Choir; them sounding pitch perfect, while we tuned up in the familiar way with the strum of our guitar. Mean Māori mean!
There’s something humbling but exciting about sharing your culture, your identity and whakapapa toaninternationalaudience.SomeofwhommightbeexperiencingMāorifortheveryfirsttimeintheirlives.
IalsolovedcominghomeinSeptember.Thechanceo Kellee getting ready for another Ngati Ranana gig.
Kellee at Westminster Abbey: Mean Maori Mean!
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ISSUE 22 WAITANGI TRIBUNAL
Auckland lawyer Gerald Sharrock says more time needs to be allocated to the Te Paparahi o Te Raki District Waitangi Tribunal hearings.
“It takes time to engage with the witness, it takes time to get these issues out and they are not just simple matters; they are complex constitutional issues,” said Mr Sharrock on the last day of week four of the initial hearings at Whitiora Marae, Te Tii, near Waitangi.
“The worst thing that has happened is evidence has not come out about the nature of constitutional structures in this country which was the entire purpose of this hearing,” he said.
Mr Sharrock will seek a judicial review of the Tribunal’s allocation of time. A timeframe has not been set for a decision. In the meantime closing submissions has been set aside for February 2011.
The number of hearing days allocated for each district inquiry is based on the Tribunal’s perception of the parties’ actual needs rather than their desires and depends upon several criteria, including
• The number of groups whose claims have been amalgamated for that hearing
• The number and complexity of the claim issues
• The degree to which these issues are unique to this district inquiry (as opposed to having been canvassed extensively by previous tribunals)
• The nature of the Crown’s response to the evidence and claim issues
• The amount of cross-examination anticipated to be required
Plea for More Time
Hone Sadler delivers his evidence during the May hearings at Te Tii Waitangi National Marae.
The Waitangi Tribunal gets ready to consider the evidence being presented on behalf of Ngāpuhi.
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Ae Marika November 2010NGĀPUHI WHĀNAU
Growing up, I sat in this category for all the above
reasons. Foraging for food was a natural part of
childhood, and has given me an appreciation of the
world we live in.
We foraged to eat the freshest, seasonal organic
produce out of love for the land and sea, love for
food, and for survival.
Not only were we taught
what to look for, but the
most important lesson
was respect for the
environment. Without
realizing it, I was learning
from a young age the importance of sustainable
harvesting.
A trip to the beach was not a leisurely pursuit when
we were kids. Buckets were used to collect Pipi and
Cockles, not for making sandcastles, and rock pool
exploration was for Kina. But how glorious these
memories are of being knee high in chilly water,
doubled over with fingers burrowing in the sand
searching for Pipi.
Kina is a highly prized
delicacy, eaten raw
straight from the shell.
The yellow roes that hug
the interior of the shell
should be fat with a
milky residue; sweet and
not bitter. Dependant on
where they are foraged
and what time of year
it is will determine how
sweet and fat they are:
words that are a symphony to Māori ears.
We were also taught
to forage for weeds.
Tasty weeds of Puha
and Dandelion Tops,
or cold water dips for
Watercress. Puha is
considered by most to
be a weed. We would pick our weeds, wash carefully through a few sinks
full of cold water to remove any bugs or grime and
Internet Chef Bridget Davis
Joins Ae Marika.
Some people do it because they want to; others because they can. I’m talking about foraging, the simple art
of collecting food which was once the foundation for sustaining human life.
In this issue she discusses the joys of
foraging.
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ISSUE 22 THE INTERNET CHEF
then lovingly rub to
release the essential
oils found naturally
occurring in the leaves.
The rubbing also helped
to get rid of the prickly
feeling of the leaves
and as my Auntie Daisy
would say, “It makes it
taste sweeter babe.”
The job of rubbing the
puha was not taken lightly as some rubbers were
better than others, producing sweeter Puha once it
was boiled with pork and potatoes.
Living now in an inner city apartment, far away
from home, I long to be able to take my children
into the backyard and teach them how to forage. To
give them the same understanding and respect for
nature that I learnt as a child.
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Baker Boys Take on the OzziesEarlierthisyearHakopaandMatiuBaker(pic-turedabove)wereselectedtobepartofthejuniordevelopmenttennistourtoAustralialedbyNorthlandprofessionalcoachPeteStenberg.
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Waitai(pictured)wontheTuHikitiatrophyintheseniorboyssectionofthecompetition.Hakopa Baker (left) and his brother Matiu (right).
NEWS IN BRIEF
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ISSUE 22
Our Latest World Champion
Auckland boxer Daniella Smith won the vacant
IBF women’s world welterweight title in Berlin on
November 13.
The 38-year-old, of Ngāpuhi descent, claimed the title
with a unanimous points decision in the 10-round
bout against Jennifer Retzke handing the 25-year-old
German her first defeat in 11 professional fights.
Daniella dropped Retzke in the ninth round on her
way to claiming every round of the contest.
It was also Daniella’s eleventh fight since turning
professional in 2005, taking her record to 10 wins and
one loss.
The boxer is coached by former rugby league player
and captain of the New Zealand Warriors, Monty
Betham.
Daniella is based in the Boxing Alley gym in Auckland
and is one of five children.
Her next fight is a rematch against the German early
in the new year.
Kipa Munro Joins the Tūhoronuku TeamKipaMunrohasjoinedtheTūhoronukuteamintheroleofHapuKaikoreroCoordinator.
HehasalonghistoryofservicetoNgāpuhi,throughhiscommitmenttoMaorihealth-particularlyintheHauoraWhānuiprogramme-alongwithhiscontributiontorangatahi,andsharinghisexpertiseinmaurākau.
Kipacanbecontactedon0275553852
NEWS IN BRIEF
Kipa Munro.
Denis Hansen One of the Auckland Reps Nominated to Te Rōpū O Tūhoronuku DenisHansenwasselectedasoneoftheAuckland-basedrepresentativestoTūhoronukuatTataiHonoMaraeonNovember3.
DenishasworkedtirelesslyforMāoriandtheWestAucklandcommunityforover30years,andinAugustwasawardedtheQueen’sServicemedalforservicestothecommunityandMāori.
IBF Women’s World Welterweight Champion Daniella Smith.
Ae Marika November 2010
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Who are the role models that have inspired you and
what important lessons have you learnt from them?
There have been plenty of people that have had
some impact on where I am today, from other artists
to teachers and friends, but the most influential
people without a doubt have been my family, not
only my parents and sister and wife and kids, but
also my uncles, aunties and cousins too. To know
that I have their support and encouragement is
huge. They have all played a part in who I am and
to list them all and what they have done for me
would take a lifetime. My accomplishments have a
lot to do with them especially the Yellow Art Awards
which I did for my wife and kids.
What led to your decision to enter the Yellow Art
Competition?
I actually caught it by chance. I had wanted to enter
for years but always missed it. I was told by one
of the ladies that I was exhibiting with at the time
that Yellow was calling for entries and that I should
enter. So that was it, I finally managed to catch the
entry date.
In your online bio you mention that you had a
group exhibition and sold 20 paintings – where was
the exhibition held?
That exhibition was at Williams House in Paihia. I
was invited to join a group of local artists to see how
it would go. I was quite nervous about it as I had
never done it before. I was pleasantly surprised by
the response; it was also during this exhibition that
I was told about the Yellow Art Awards.
Could you provide some background information?
I grew up on a small farm in Kawiti near Moerewa
in the Bay of Islands. I went to Otiria primary and
intermediate before going to Bay of Islands College.
I won the secondary school art competition while
I was in sixth form I think from memory it was
around 92 or 93. The competition I won in 2002
was a photography competition for Northland
landscapes called Contrasts of the North. When I
finished school I lived in Whangarei for a year then
went to work at Affco in Moerewa. I was there for
about seven years before moving to Auckland to
study 3D animation at Media Design School in 2003.
I graduated with distinction at the end of that year
and then worked as a freelance animator for a year
and a half before gaining full time employment with
La Luna Studios which was based at Kelly Park Film
Village in Silverdale. After a few years there and two
kids my wife and I decided it was time to move back
Little Taniwhas Wins Troy AwardTroy Packer was the winner of the overall prize for the 2010 Yellow Art Awards for his entry Little Taniwhas. His
winning artwork is featured on the cover of the Northland White Pages. He describes himself as a self taught
artist, but studied in 3D animation. Troy likes to work with acrylic paint on canvas and capture local scenes at
the golden hour when the sun is low in the sky. Here he talks to Ae Marika about his life and influences.
A view of Russell.
NGĀPUHI PEOPLE
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Troy and his boys at the Yellow Art Awards evening.
Portraiture picked up by Exotique 4, a digital magazine.
The winning entry on the cover of the 2010 phone book.
home. I still do the odd bit animation of animation
work but am trying to put more time into painting.
My interests apart from the art and animation
side would be the outdoors stuff, hunting, diving,
camping etc. When you spend most of your days in
front of a computer or canvas you can get a bit stir
crazy and being in the Bay you can’t go past that
sort of stuff.
What are some of your current/future work goals?
My goal now and for the future is just to keep going
with my art. It has served me so well so far that it is
hard to not give it a good go. The really good thing
about art is that it is does not have boundaries
or limitations, so it never becomes boring or
monotonous, the only limits are the ones set by
yourself.
What advice would you offer to someone who is
keen to become an artist - has a passion for visual
art?
I would give them an old but good cliché, if you have a passion for something then follow it, grab it with both hands and give it everything you have got. I can’t say it any better or clearer than that. You will have to work hard for it, extremely hard, but if you have a passion for it then that will just be part and parcel. There will be obstacles and hard times but in the end it is what you make it, in the end it is you who ultimately decides on whether you succeed or
not.
ARTS WINNER
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