Pipiwharauroa 'He Hau Ki Tūranga - He Tīmatanga Hou'
ā Biggs. Ko te whakapae hoki ā Biggs i whoatu e ia taua moni. Ko te whakautu a te hiamana, ‘tēra pea i whoatu kē pea te moni ki tētahi kē’, engari ko te kōrero whakamutunga ā Fairchild ki te Komiti Whakahaere Tikanga a Iwi,kāre tonu i mārama ki a rāua ko Biggs, ko wai ngā tāngata nō rātou ake taua whare.
Ko te whakapae anō hoki a Richmond i tana inoitanga atu kia haria e ia te whare ki Whanganui ā Tara ki te whakatikatika, ki te whakahou, ka kii atu a Rukupō ki a ia, ‘kua hemo kē Te Hau ki Tūranga ki a ia’ kua kore i a ia engari i tonoa e ia a Richmond ki a Tariha, nō Heretaunga. Ko ia hoki te tangata nāna i tuku atu te whare. E ai ki a Richmond koira tana kōrero whakamutunga kanohi ki te kanohi ki a Rukupo, engari nō te huitanga i te rā o muri mai, neke atu i te toru rau tangata i whakarauika, i tū a Richmond ki te whakapuaki i tana hiahia ki te hari i te whare kia tiakina- engari kotahi anake te tangata i whakahē. Ki te tika tā Richmond, kāre i murua te whare, engari kāre tonu i te mārama mēna i whakaaetia e ngā tāngata nō rātou ake te whare kia nukuhia, ā tēra pea kāre noa i whakaae. E whakapono ana a Fowler, o te toru rau-whā rau tangata i reira, tata ko te katoa i whakaae ki tā Richmond, engari ko te nuinga anō ko ngā hōia nō Ngāti Porou i reira e noho ana i raro i te mana whakahaere ō Biggs. I te rangahautanga i ngā rātaka, me te kapokapo kōrero haere ō aua hui mai i ngā uri whakaheke ō Rukupo, ka kitea e Leo Fowler Ehara te nuinga i taua hui nō te iwi ake. I whakatakotohia e Rukupo me ētahi atu te petihana tuatahi ki te aroaro ō te ‘Public Petitions Committee’ i te marama o Hongongoi, te tau 1867 arā ‘He taonga nui Te Hau ki Tūranga, kua riro i te kāwanatanga, ā, kāre mātou i whakaae kia nukuhia” Ko te mutunga,”He pono ēnei kōrero e pā ana ki te haritanga ō te whare. I a Richmond i konei, i tono ia kia tuku te whare , kāre ahau i whakaae, engari i kii atu ahau, ‘Kāo mā te iwi e whakaaro” Kāre ahau i whakaae. Kātahi ka pātai mai ia ,nō rātou katoa te whare? Ka kii atu, Kāo, nōku te whare nei, engari nā te katoa i hanga”. Ko te whakautu ā Richmond ki tēnei,’Ā,Kua mutu i konei’. Ahakoa ngā whakataunga i te hui ki te Iwi ō Tūranga, ao ake, ka whakahaungia e Richmond a Kāpene Fairchild kia piki i te awa ō Waipāoa i runga i tana waka, ko’Sturt’ ki te wāwāhi i te whare, ka uta ki runga i te taua waka. Ahakoa rā te kii atu a Richmond kua whakaae kētia e te iwi,he nui tonu o te iwi i tū ki te whakahē i te pā ō Ōrākaiapu i te taenga atu o Richmond. Nā rāua ko Biggs i utu te rau taara ($100) hai whakaratarata i te hunga whakahē, engari i muri mai ka whakaaro ake, tēra pea kāre i utua te moni ki ngā tāngata e tika ana hai whakatau i tēnei āhuatanga. I muri i te rironga o te moni, ka tae mai ētahi atu, tino kaha te whakahē ki te w6wāhitanga o Te Hau ki Tūranga. Huri rawa ake kua kore a Biggs, ā, te kore hoki ō Richmond e matatau ki te reo, kāre noa ia i aro ake ki ngā whakahē ā te Iwi. Ahakoa rā te kaha ō te whakahē, ka takahia te mana ō te iwi ka mahi tonu a Fairchild. I te pō ka mutu te mahi a ngā kaimahi a Fairchild, ka tae atu ngā Māori o te rohe me te kōneke, he ōkiha hai kume, engari ko te whakaaro kē ki te kawe i ngā wāhanga ō te whare i mahue ki te ngahere penapena ai. I kaha rawa te whakamanamana a ngā tāngata a Fairchild, ā, ao ake ka mutu te wāwāhi i te whare ka utaina ki te tō rātou waka “Sturt” ka mauria ki Whanganui ā Tara. I tino pākaha te mahi a Biggs ki Te Hau Ki Tūranga, arā i tua atu ō tana āwhina ki te wāwāhi i te whare. Tekau wiki i muri mai i tana tuhinga i te hītori ō te Whare mā te Kōmihana, ka hemo i wā e pakanga ana a Te Kooti i Matawhero, tēra pea he utu mō te kōhurutanga o te pia a Raharuhi Rukupō, arā a Pita Tamaturi. E ai ki a Judith Binney i whakamatea a Biggs ma te kuru, “Tawatahi” i whakairotia, i whoatu ki a Te Kooti mō tēnei kaupapa, arā te ‘utu’ Ko te mate kē, ko te tangata nāna i hiki te taonga a Rongowhakaata, i whakamatea mā te taonga i hangaia e tētahi o ngā taonga whakairo a Rongowhakaata.
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Nikki Kennedy Joins The Team At Youth Services Tūranga Last year I took a huge step to journey with eight other Māori rangatahi travelling the width, length and depth of Aotearoa for a whole year and now I’m back home. I am currently working with the Youth Services: Tūranga team at Tūranga Ararau to deliver and support rangatahi through a budgeting programme. Being on the road last year taught me how to look after my money and I came away with some tips to save that I have implemented into the programme.
Ko Nikki Kennedy tēnei He uri au nō Ngāti Porou, Te Aitanga ā Māhaki me Whakatōhea E tipu ake au ki Tūranga Tēnā koutou katoa! I’m Nikki, born and raised in Gisborne. For the past six years I have worked with rangatahi organising and administrating youth events, programmes and youth groups here in Gisborne. I am passionate about igniting the potential in young people and once I unlocked my passion it gave me a real goal to work towards.
Kōrero Time with Mātai Smith Heading back to where I came from … A very belated Happy New Year to you all whānau! Hope the year is going well for you thus far and well, hello, it’s already almost March and before you know it, it will be December again! Since we last spoke, it’s been a pretty hectic few weeks for me. Towards the end of last year I resigned from my position as programme commissioner at Māori Television and returned to a role I had some five or six years ago to produce the show I was a part of for almost a decade – Pūkana! So why the decision to go back? It actually was a no brainer. It was time for me to have a bit of a change and returning to Pūkana takes me back into the realm of ‘creativity’ and also provides me with the opportunity to work with a young vibrant team currently on the show. They’re all like sponges, soaking up information and keen as to rejuvenate a show that has been part of many people’s lives for the past fifteen years, hence when I was approached about the opportunity I thought, “Yeah, why not”. For those familiar with the show, you’ll know that cuzzie Te Hāmua Nikora and I were both a part of the first original team that was known as ‘Tūmeke’ when it was first launched on TV4 back in 1999. In 2000, we changed our name and channel, switching to TV3. The show became known as ‘Pūkana’ and has become an iconic show for many of our tamariki throughout Aotearoa over the past fifteen years. Hopefully we will continue for at least another fifteen years … however I don’t intend to still be here then! It’s been interesting, because I know a lot of people have said, “Pūkana has never been the same as when you guys first started,” which is true, it’s definitely not! But over the years, Pūkana has had to evolve and move with the times at the same time face many challenges, like the drop in numbers of Kōhanga Reo and Kura Kaupapa students and the advent of technology and its impact on television viewers across the board.
This work has been very satisfying and I believe that the rangatahi have enjoyed the vibrant, interactive ‘non-boring’ content. It works well and we hope to work with many more rangatahi before I leave for university at the end of the month. I believe it’s important for our rangatahi to understand how to spend wisely and to set in place a budget so that they are in control of their spending and accountable for where their money is spent. Budgeting to me is a key life skill for rangatahi to learn and it’s a pleasure for me to teach them. Nā Nikki Kennedy Social media wasn’t around back in our day, so the kids only really had Pūkana to watch to get their weekly ‘Reo’ fix. Now we’re up against other shows like those on Māori Television plus, of course, Facebook and the likes. We’re now adjusting to suit the changing needs and wants of our tamariki within the Pūkana format and timeslot, things are very different to back in the day when I was previously here as a host. For me, yes, this is a challenge, but one I’m ready for! And I do intend to put my stamp on the show again bringing back aspects of the show that I think, for whatever reason, has been ‘lacking’ or needs resurrecting in order to lure back those viewers who have switched off or maybe just flick in and out every now and then to see what’s on Pūkana. My big challenge is to once again make it ‘appointment viewing’ for everyone like it was back in 1999 and early 2000. Big challenge, but I think I’ve got a few ideas on how I can do this, one of them being bringing my former colleague and host of Homai Te Pakipaki, Pikiteora Mura Hita into the mix this year. Her charismatic nature, warped sense of humour and not to mention silky velvet dulcet tones she possesses has which dazzled audiences when she won Māori Television’s hit live karaoke show ‘Homai te Pakipaki’ back in 2009, will all be an absolute asset to the new look show. We are totally over the moon to be able to have her in the mix. She is absolutely adored by so many people throughout the motu. When I approached her at the beginning of this year to be a part of the team, she couldn’t believe it, in fact she was elated! So whānau, I look forward to your feedback on Pūkana. You can feel free to throw me constructive criticism and whatever, I’m always receptive to it because, at the end of the day, we want our viewers to be satisfied with what they are watching and, if you’re not watching, then I need to know why. Email me – mataismith@gmail.com Speaking of watching, I hope you’re all tuning into ‘The Kapa’ on Māori Television on Thursdays at 7:30pm. There are a couple of Gisborne peeps in there and it will soon start to heat up in the weeks ahead! Tears and triumph always make good television, so next month I’ll be talking to some of the participants to give us some insight into their journey on ‘The Kapa.’ Until then, take care and don’t forget Pūkana starts on 3 March at 4:30pm on Māori Television, look forward to receiving all of your bricks and bouquets! Nā Mātai