Te Waiiti Marae Draft Strategic Plan

December 2011

Notes to the Draft Plan •  Purpose of the strategic plan is to provide focus

and direction for the marae trustees over the next 5 years

•  It attempts to build on the great mahi that you have already achieved over past years

•  This presentation provides key strategic objectives as identified from the workshop in July

•  This is a draft only and will need further refinement/ feedback

•  The final strategy will include a summary (like this presentation) along with full strategic plan document and supporting templates

STRONG IN OUR HINEKURATANGA

VIBRANT MARAE AND ENGAGED HAPU

SUSTAINABLE AND GROWING MARAE

Ngati Hinekura ki Te Waiiti… Proud , Vibrant and Growing

Te Mahi Ngatahi Nga Tikanga o Ngati Hinekura

Ahakoa he iti, he ngakau nui

OUR VISION

OUR STRATEGIC

OBJECTIVES

OUR VALUES

STRONG IN OUR HINEKURATANGA We will sustain and strengthen the traditions of our hapu as a source of identity, pride and protection for our Marae and hapu.

VIBRANT MARAE AND ENGAGED HAPU We will ensure our marae is vibrant and our hapu is engaged through relevant activities, engaging with our hapu and providing opportunities for people to be involved in the marae.

SUSTAINABLE AND GROWING MARAE We will ensure our marae is sustained for future generations through strong planning, strategic thinking, succession planning and building our capacity & capability.

OUR STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES

STRONG IN OUR HINEKURATANGA

Our Hinekuratanga is the essences of our marae and hapu. Our key foci for strengthening our hinekuratanga include: •  Sustaining and supporting our reo and tikanga o Ngati Hinekura •  Sustaining and practising our traditions as a marae and hapu •  Cherishing our history, stories and waiata

5 Year Strategic Goals •  WANANGA •  TE WAIITI ARCHIVE •  TE WAIITI KAPAHAKA

WANANGA The purpose of the wananaga are to strengthen our people’s understanding of te reo, whaikorero, karanga, waiata, hitori me nga tikanga e pa ana ki Ngati Hinekura. Key considerations for this strategic goal include: •  Providing 4 wananga per annum •  Utilising our people to deliver the wananga •  Providing sessions that cater to different levels of ability/

understanding •  Utilising technology to ensure more people can access this

matauranga (e.g. video, web based resources) •  Leveraging resources and funding from other stakeholders,

e.g. TPT hapu development officers, Te Wananga o Aotearoa/ Awanuiarangi, Te Taura Whiri, TPK etc

TE WAIITI ARCHIVE

The purpose of the archive is to collate and protect historical and current information about Te Waiti as a a resource for our hapu to learn about their marae. Key considerations for these wananga this strategic goal include: •  Engagning our whanau to provide their pictures and stories for

the archive •  Interviewing key people to share their knowledge about the

history of the marae •  Capturing current and future marae activities for the archive •  Providing a safe and secure location for the storage of archive

resources •  Accessing information stored by external organisations e.g.

Archives NZ, Libraries etc

KAPAHAKA The purpose of supporting Te Waiti Kapahaka is to build on the success of the existing roopu and utilise the roopu as a medium for engaging our hapu and teaching Ngati Hinekura waiata and korero. •  Assist the roopu to secure funding and raise funds through

events on the marae/ catering •  Supporting the roopu in communicating with our hapu •  Celebrate the success of the roopu •  Utilise knowledge from the archive and our people to support

the development of materials/ resources for the roopu

A VIBRANT MARAE AND ENGAGED HAPU

Our marae and people are strengthened when we are involved and active in the marae. Our key foci for creating a vibrant marae and engaged hapu include: •  Communicating with our people •  Creating activity on our marae that aligns with our kaupapa and is

relevant to our people •  Creating opportunities for our people to be involved in the marae

5 Year Strategic Goals •  COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY (building on existing mahi)

•  EVENTS & ENGAGEMENT KOMITI •  TE WAIITI DATABASE

COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY

The purpose of communications strategy is to keep our kapu informed and engaged in the marae. This strategic objective builds on the great mahi already established by the trustees and aims to strengthen and broaden the reach of communications with the hapu. Key considerations for this strategic goal include: •  Ensuring a clear plan is in place for ongoing comms •  Committing funding to ensure continuity of communications

with our hapu •  Ensuring there is capacity and capability to provide ongoing

communications •  Utilising communications to generate a two way conversation

i.e. getting whakaaro from our people about what they would like to see at the marae

•  Utilising our communications tools (e.g. website) as a means for disseminating information from the archive

•  Ensuring there are mechanisms in place to measure the effectiveness of our communications (e.g. how many people are following the facebook page

•  Utilising people within the hapu with skills in communications •  Leveraging resources and funding from external organisations •  Aqcuiring resources that will assist the marae in improving

comms, e.g. video camera, PC and broadband at marae

EVENTS & ENGAGEMENT

KOMITI

The purpose of the komiti is to generate and implement ideas for events/ activities that will engage our hapu in the marae. It is suggested that this komiti focus on two initial events 1) an event to engage our rangatahi in the marae and 2) establishing a working bee programme to involve whanau in the maintenance and development of the marae. Key considerations for this strategic goal include: •  Ensuring rangatahi and rangatakapu are represented on the

komiti •  Supporting the komiti to secure and raise funding •  Ensuring events align with other strategic objectives of the

marae

TE WAITI DATABASE The purpose of the database is to provide a record of who our

people are, where they are and what skills they may be able to offer to support the development of the marae. Key considerations for these wananga this strategic goal include: •  Utilising existing records/ registers (e.g. TA settlement entity

registers) to find and register people on the database •  Utilise existing online technologies to reduce the cost of

creating and maintaining the database •  Ensuring that the database is kept alive by communicating

members and providing opportunities for them

SUSTAINABLE & GROWING MARAE

Our marae is a central part of our history, our present and our future. It is essential that we ensure all aspects of our marae will be sustained into the future. Our key foci for a sustainable marae include: •  Continuing to build on the strong planning and development practises •  Ensuring we have a succession plan for trustees, committees & working

parties •  Ensuring we are building our capacity and capability to sustain and

develop our marae •  Ensuring we are in a strong financial position

5 Year Strategic Goals •  MASTER PLAN FOR MARAE DEVELOPMENT •  SUSTAINABLE FUNDING •  CAPACITY, CAPABILITY AND SUCCESSION DEVELOPMENT

MASTER PLAN FOR MARAE

DEVELOPMENT The purpose of the master plan is to provide a blueprint for the long term development of the marae environment including: the land, stream, buildings and amenities). This strategic objective builds on the great mahi already established by the trustees in terms of the completed wharenui upgrade, proposed kaumatua kainga and wharekai upgrade. Key considerations for this strategic goal include: •  Ensuring the plan provides long term direction so that

development can be strategically implemented •  Providing indicative timelines and costings •  Identifying projects that can be completed through working

bees and resources within the hapu •  How the built environment will encourage activity and use of

the marae •  Acquiring resources required to maintain the marae and

implement development initiatives •  Special projects that will improve use of the marae e.g.

computer hub and broadband access, conferencing/ meeting facilities

SUSTAINABLE FUNDING

The purpose of this goal is to ensure the marae has access to funding for the ongoing operation and development of the marae. Key considerations for this strategic goal include: •  Work with affiliated land trusts to secure a regular funding

regime •  Build on the existing mahi of the marae in accessing funding

by utilising the resources and relationships developed to secure longer term funding

•  Review rates for hireage/ catering etc particularly following the upgrades

•  Consider events and activities the marae could create to generate revenue

•  Ensure strong financial planning and systems are in place

CAPACITY, CAPABILITY AND

SUCCESSION DEVELOPMENT

The purpose of this strategic goal is to build the capacity, capability and succession of the marae to sustain development. In particular it focuses on ensuring we have strong systems and develop people to contribute to the marae’s development. Key considerations this strategic goal include: •  Identify people with skills that can contribute to the

development of the marae •  Develop a plan for ensuring people are trained up to become

trustees or project managers for the marae in the future •  Involving more rangatahi/ rangatakapu in the governance/

management of the marae •  Providing training for trustees and other key people working

for the marae

Where to from here?

•  Suggest another wananga in the early new year to confirm elements of the strategy

•  Provide a full strategy document, summary presentation and supporting documents to track the ongoing progress of the strategy

•  Present the strategy to the hapu