Editor’s Panui AWHI MAGAZINE Editor Mavis Mullins Deputy Editor Polly Catlin-Maybury Creative Director Sheree Anaru Photography Quentin Bedwell Graphic Design Dave Pope
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COVER PHOTO ISSUE 07
ĀTIHAU WHANGANUI INC. MAGAZINE
PIPIRI 2018
AWHI
RUKUTIA TE MANA Ngāti Rangi Settlement New consumer brand for AWHI TOITŪ TE MANA A successful year for AWHI
TOITŪ TE WHENUA Environmental efforts recognised
TOITŪ TE TANGATA Grant helps save Akerautangi
Kuia Jean Wilson and her daughter Michelle at Raketapauma Marae.
CONTRIBUTORS Polly Catlin-Maybury Renee Kiriona-Ritete Amokura Panoho
Tēnā koutou Each time we bring you an issue of AWHI Magazine, I am struck anew about how far we have come as a business and organisation, and this edition is no exception. The Māori economy in Aotearoa is coming into its own. Valued at more than $50 billion and growing, we are seeing a real step change in the way our people are doing business. In the past, we very much followed the commoditydriven model for the primary sector where we would grow it and someone would sell it on our behalf to someone we never knew. But at Ātihau-Whanganui Incorporation (also known as AWHI, which encapsulates not only our organisation and the name of our publication but also our tikanga) we are disrupting that supply chain and creating new ways to connect and understand our customers. The launch of our new brand and logo is part of this change in direction. What is particularly gratifying is that our key driver is not just about money. It’s about the manaaki we provide for the whenua, the animals, the environment and the people. It’s about delivering customer value. And it’s about bringing our tikanga into everything we do. Find out more on page 12-15. We also introduce you to four new additions to our governance team (see pages 4 and 5, 24 and 25). I am very proud of the diversity, skills and experience we have in the people for AWHI and Te Āti Hau Trust Board tables and the contribution they bring to the strategic direction for the incorporation. We saw a long-term board member leave us at the AGM and I would like to take the opportunity on behalf of us all to recognise the 12 years of commitment Toni Waho has given to AWHI. Instrumental in the establishment of Te Āti Hau Trust and the Awhiwhenua Training programme, his is a legacy that will stand for the benefit of future generations. We wish him well in his future endeavours. Hei konei rā Mavis Mullins Chairperson
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