When reporting on the organisation’s activities, I usually take a well-structured approach that focuses on our intended outcomes, priority matters and critical issues of importance for Ngāi Tahu.

It is usually a time to celebrate the achievements of the past two months and to draw attention to any roadblocks preventing us from meeting our iwi goals. It has been somewhat difficult to remain focused on ‘business as usual’ as we continue to live the horror of Friday 15 March at the Masjid Al Noor Mosque in Riccarton and the Linwood Islamic Centre. That one hate-filled human being could single-handedly massacre 50 innocent people who were peacefully carrying out their spiritual rituals in the safety of their own religious space – and that it happened in Ōtautahi, our country - is hard to comprehend.

Our offices immediately went into lockdown, as did the rest of the city, until the police confirmed it was safe to return home. We have become well versed in safety and wellbeing protocols in times of crisis, and once again this was evidenced in our actions.

In the following two weeks we closely supported Te Ngāi Tūāhuriri to work with the Christchurch City Council, the Prime Minister’s office, Police and

other community leaders to develop a co-ordinated response to our Muslim community. Mana whenua (at the request of Muslim community leaders) undertook a significant role across all aspects to enable the best support possible to grieving families with burying their loved ones in the most dignified way possible.

Ngāi Tahu kawa was both requested and welcomed throughout the many ceremonial processes alongside the Muslim spiritual practices. Following on from the Call to Prayer held in Christchurch on Friday 22 March, Te Ngāi Tūāhuriri are partnering with the Christchurch Mayor and the Prime Minister to support the Muslim community in a National Remembrance Service to be held on Friday 29 March to honour the victims.

As we bring ourselves back to some sense of normality in the weeks to come, I am taking both a watchful and responsive approach to ensure that our own staff, whānau and communities are supported during this difficult period. Once again, we are reminded of extraordinary trauma and that each person deals with this differently. There is no “one size fits all” approach and pastoral supports have been made available to assist our people, especially our Muslim staff who have lost whānau and close friends.

He poroporoākī tēnei ki a koutou kūa whakatākina atu i ō koutou tini kārangaranga i te mate. Te hunga nā rātou i whakatō iho ngā rākau nei a Puna

Te Aroha, a Māturu Roimata, me Te Rangimārie, ki runga ki nga iwi mahuetanga iho. He ohaaki ka hora ki runga ki ngā iwi i mau ai te rongotaketake,

haere nga mate! Tātou e pōkai pani tonu nei, Tihewā, Tihewā!

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AROHA KI TE TANGATA

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Archives and Cultural MappingThe Archives team continue to focus on creating full records in Kareao (the Ngāi Tahu Archive Database). The database will be launched at Hui-a-Iwi in November 2019. To date 2,700 records have been completed with another 2,300 requiring further research.

Work has begun on incorporating place names from Kā Huru Manu into the New Zealand Gazetteer. It is expected that this work will be completed in October 2019.

Ngāi Tahu FundsFunding rounds closed for the Ngāi Tahu and Mahinga Kai Enhancement Funds on 29 March. The Funds committee will meet in May to make decisions on applications received.

HAEA TE AWA Momentum is gathering as we begin to share the messaging and vision of Haea Te Awa with whānau and Papatipu Rūnanga, particularly the intention to build regional development. Three Papatipu Rūnanga presentations have been supported across Koukourarata, Puketeraki and Moeraki. A number of Te Rūnanga representatives are also taking the lead and presenting to their own whānau at planned meetings.

Overall, the response has been positive with great two-way conversations as whānau get excited about potential opportunities, while being very mindful of the risks and the concerns as to whether they are ready and how much help will be on offer. Other key concerns have been where

the money is coming from and how we achieve equity among the rūnanga. The plan is to consult with as many of the Papatipu Rūnanga as possible before the end of June.

We are working closely with Ngāi Tahu Holdings to ensure clarity across the Te Rūnanga Group on the direction and expectations of Te Rūnanga regarding the changes that are needed going forward.

The article on Takiwā Tourism featured in the latest issue of Te Karaka is a great example of tribal economies in action - a collective of Ngāi Tahu whānau owned tourism businesses successfully operating in their local communities and supporting our long-term vision for Haea Te Awa.

TE KURA TAKA PINIWork has begun on our draft strategic plan for freshwater following Te Rūnanga approval to establish Te Kura Taka Pīni, our freshwater advisory group. The plan is focused on water science, environmental economics, and natural resource law and policy. Individual strategies have been developed, and defined areas of information required for the strategic plan identified.Te Kura Taka Pīni, with the support of its project team, will undertake further work to collate the individual strategies and information gathered to finalise a comprehensive freshwater strategy for Te Rūnanga to consider in the coming months.

POUNgāi TahutangaCulture and Identity

Marae Development/Pūtea Aumakea Resilience sustainability scoping assessments to determine the best approach to installing solar panels and generators, have now been completed at six marae:• Ngāti Waewae• Waihōpai• Rāpaki• Wairewa• Waihao• Arowhenua

Takiwā Tourism - Karitāne Māori Tours

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POUOrangaHealth & Wellbeing

Aoraki BoundAoraki Bound 2019 saw 26 participants complete the journey over two courses. There have been a number of changes to the course content, including the addition of more cultural content delivered by our haukāinga, and facilitators. These changes are reflective of our focus on succession planning and upskilling whānau working in our rohe.

$5.8m + of distributions and matched savings will be deposited into Whai Rawa members accounts at the end of March 2019.

$10m + has been withdrawn from members accounts to date.

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Te Pou HereWhānau are continuing to sign up to Te Pou Here and we expect this will continue as Haea Te Awa comes to life. This database will become increasingly valuable as a tangible vehicle for connecting whānau and/or their skills to papatipu rūnanga across the takiwā.

605 Te Pou Here Takata (keeping connected with your iwi)

202 Te Pou Here Kaupapa (connecting your business with the iwi)

156 Te Pou Here Pūreirei (connecting you with a career mentor)

WHĀNAU ATTENDED THE RECENT KOTAHI MANO KĀIKA KIA

KŪRAPA AT ŌNUKU

69KIA KŪRAPA KI ŌNUKU Whakapapa

In a bid to enhance the experience of whānau wishing to register, the team are undertaking a project to ensure the whakapapa website is the best it can be for those researching their Ngāi Tahu whakapapa and history. A Whakapapa registration booklet will also be produced to assist whānau with the process, including how to deal with difficult registrations, such as those involving adoptions and IVF.

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NZ Geographic BoardThe New Zealand Geographic Board is integrating Kā Huru Manu data and references into the New Zealand Gazetteer (the official place name register) following its decision last year to recognise Kā Huru Manu as an authoritative source. In effect this means:

• Tūturu names will be reinstatedin the government record and onofficial maps.

• Formal recognition will be given toKā Huru Manu as the preeminentdatabase for Ngāi Tahu tūturu placenames.

• Acknowledgment of the academicrigor, quality research andauthenticity of Kā Huru Manu whichidentifies the original informationsources and the Ngāi Tahuinformants where possible.

National Parks UpdateIn response to the Ngāi Tai Supreme Court ruling, DOC has agreed to pause the processes for the draft Aoraki and Tai Poutini National Park Management Plans. We will work with DOC to assess the impact of the Supreme Court’s ruling on these plans and other conservation mahi.

Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage recently announced the largest addition of land to an existing national park in NZ history. As of 11 April, a total of 64,400 hectares of conservation land in the Mokihinui River catchment on the West Coast north of Westport will be added to the Kahurangi National Park. National Park status ensures stronger protection of the Mokihinui area’s significant cultural, ecological, historic and recreational values.

Environment Court Appeals Rangitata RiverThe irrigation company has maintained its need for 100 percent of the new 10m3/s take from the Rangitata River, which was granted consent by Environment Canterbury in 2018. Therefore, the appeal by Papatipu Rūnanga/Te Rūnanga is now likely to proceed to a Court hearing later in the year and is likely to create relationship tensions with Environment Canterbury.

Akaroa Waste Water DischargeThe Christchurch City Council has indicated that 100 percent beneficial reuse of waste water is a potentially viable alternative to discharge to the harbour, and therefore further technical feasibility investigation is now being progressed. It is unknown at this stage whether councillors will support alternatives to harbour discharge.

POUTe Ao TūroaNatural EnvironmentOur post-settlement rights and interests continue to gather momentum in our ongoing statutory relationships with the Crown and its agencies. Examples such as the NZ Geographic Board decision to recognise Kā Huru Manu as an authoritative source and our strengthened relationship with the Department of Conservation (DOC), enable us to ensure our kaitiaki status is recognised.

Vocational Education ReformOn 13 February the Minister of Education launched a six-week public consultation on the Government’s proposals on the Reform of Vocational Education. Over the past month we have met with interested whānau and educationalists to seek feedback to inform our Ngāi Tahu response to the Crown’s:• 10-year Early Childhood Strategic

Plan• Tomorrow’s Schools• Proposal for the Vocational

Education System Reform

We have formulated a response to all the recommendations and proposals, with three key themes emerging:• The Treaty of Waitangi must be

honoured• The role of iwi must be made

more explicit in any proposedchanges

• Te reo Māori must be includedacross all the sectors

POUMātaurangaKnowledge

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POUTe WhakaarikiStrategy & Influence

Relativity MechanismThe fourth arbitration with the Crown regarding our Relativity Mechanism was held from 26 February - 8 March 2019. We were fortunate to have a number of kaumātua and governors in attendance, and proceedings served as a useful opportunity to strengthen our relationship with Waikato Tainui. A decision from the arbitrator is expected this year in May.

Relationship with DOCA meeting of the Kahui Governance group was held on 13 March to discuss the recent Supreme Court decision, updated priorities and ongoing workstreams between Ngāi Tahu and DOC.

There was plenty of robust discussion with DOC Director-General Lou Sanson positive about the decision and its importance. Te Rūnanga and DOC have agreed to work together to

explore the opportunities created by the Supreme Court decision and find appropriate test cases.

Te Rūnanga and DOC remain committed to working together to progress interim but high priority matters.

DOC Biodiversity StrategySeveral hui were held with DOC in late February to provide advice for the development of a new national Biodiversity Strategy. The strategy is part of New Zealand’s commitments under the UN Convention on Biological Diversity and sets the country’s priorities for the next 20 years.

LINZHon Eugenie Sage, the Minister for Land Information, has launched a proposal for the reform of the Crown Pastoral Leases regime in the high country.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYAs we look to the future and the important role of innovation and technology, it is important as an organisation that we remain abreast of the latest technological developments, that our systems are current and that we are using technology to our best advantage. Te Rou (BIS) are focused on building greater organisation insight through business intelligence/analytics and introducing effective customer-facing technology.

IT SurveyA recent IT survey across the group for Chief Executives and General Managers showed 75 percent overall customer satisfaction and 70 percent value offered. This is a great start for Te Rou to measure its performance who have set a goal to ‘move the needle’ up to 80 percent or more for both.

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Arihia Bennett MNZM Chief Executive Officer

CybersecurityKPMG recently completed a phishing test exercise in which a faux café email was sent to 803 staff – 343 opened the email and 154 clicked on the link inside the email. KPMG has provided a number of recommendations that Te Rou is currently working through, the most significant being around the need to educate and create greater awareness of phishing across the organisation to prevent data theft and fraud. Initial training has already been done in the Office and further work is underway for a video and training for the wider group.

Māori Media Sector Review Tahu FM has participated in the Māori Media sector survey as part of the review announced by the Minister of Māori Development in October 2018. They are also a party to the submission from Te Whakaruruhau o Ngā Reo Irirangi Māori. The purpose of the review is to ensure all Māori media entities are future-proofed with regards the rapidly developing digital platforms. It is likely to bring major changes to the sector that will have impacts for Tahu FM.

Haere rā We were further saddened by the news that Aunty Jane Davis passed away in the early hours of 16 March. ‘Wahine toa’ is the first thing that springs to my mind when thinking of this gentle, passionate and incredibly strong woman who spent her lifetime protecting the interests of the iwi, the environment and tītī. It was this undying commitment that saw her made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 1999. Jane’s passing is a very sad day for Ngāi Tahu – her wise counsel will be sadly missed by all those who had the privilege of knowing her.

Electric Bus TrialGo Bus is currently trialling two different electric buses on their 380 Airporter service in Auckland.  In partnership with Auckland Transport (AT), an ADL electric bus and a Yutong electric bus are running on Route 380 services between Onehunga, the Airport and Manukau City Centre. The trial will give Go Bus a significant experience in the operation of electric buses and will help AT develop a Zero Emissions Bus Roadmap for Auckland. They will be trialled for between 6-12 months to see how they perform on this busy route, which operates every 15 minutes from 4.30am in the morning right through to 1.30am the next day, seven days a week.  The long operating day and large number of kilometres travelled on the 380 will be a very good test of this evolving technology.