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Pipiwharauroa Huitānguru 2018
Pukapuka: Rua Te Kau Ma Rima
Panui: Rua
Te Taunga o Te Kāhui! I tau mai te Kāhui Māngai o Te Whare Miere ki Tūranganui i natahira ki te whakatakoto kaupapa hei whakapiki ake i te pākihi tāpoi me ngā hua ka puta ki ngā ngahere. E hia miriona tāra I whakahuanga mo tēnei rohe a Tūranganui a Kiwa. E ai ki a Shane Jones Te Minita Whakawhanake Ohaoha a Rohe, ka tukuna te rima miriona tāra ki KiwiRail kia whakatuwheratia mai I Wairoa ki Ahuriri hei kawe rākau a te mutunga o te tau. Ki a ia anō hoki, kei konei kei Tūranga nei te pūmanawa ki te tuku mahi hei hiki ake kia puta he hua. Tēra anō hoki te whakahuahua i te manomano tāra hei tīmata wāhi mahi kia whai mahi te hunga kore mahi. Ki te raki o Te Wairoa, ka rūmakina he mānuka hei tātari i te wai ki te waru tekau hekitea i Whakakii.
Te Pirimia Jacinda Ardern Photo courtesy of Phillip Tarawa
Ko ngā kaitautoko
Photo courtesy of Phillip Tarawa
Ko tētahi kaupapa hoki ko te whakatikatika i ngā rori, te hora o te whenua, o te tāone, me te wāpu, te tūnga kaipuke. Ko te wawata kia tere te whakahaere i ēnei kaupapa kia kitea ai mehemea ka puta he hua kia whakamahia ai ngā rākau o te rohe me te titiro whakamua ki te manomano rākau a ngā tau e heke iho nei. Ki te tīmata tēnei kaupapa ka noho hei tuku āwhina ki te hanga whare, me te hanga mahi hoki e rangatira ake ai a Tūranganui. Ka taea te whakamahi ngā wāhanga katoa o te rākau. Ko ngā maramara hei whakapuru ki ngā pakitara me te tuanui hei whakamahana i te whare. Ka whai mahi te nuinga o te kore mahi. Anō ko te whakakore i ngā taraka i ngā rori. Mā te ara tereina mai i Ahuriri ki Kahunungu. I tēnei wā, kua puta mai ngā herenga i ngā māngai ki ngā taringa. Waiho ma muri a muri e whai mai.
Te Kāhui of Te Whare Mīere, Paramata
Photo courtesy of Josh Wharehinga
He tika tonu ma tētahi o ngā kaihoe rongonui Rob Waddell i whiwhi mētara koura i ngā taumāhekeheke i te tau 2000 i Poihākena e tuku te taonga ki a Lisa Carrington.
He Māreikura Nō Tūranganui
I te whiwhinga o Lisa i te Taonga o te Ao- Te Ō Pango, i reira te Pirimia a Bill English i te tau 2015 engari, nā tētahi raru, kāre i eke te roopu ki taua taumata- te tohu pimia.
He kōtiro rongonui a Lisa Carrington i te ao hoe waka. E hia kē ana tohu toanga mo tēnei momo tākaro. Ono marama ki muri o te rironga mai o ngā mētara e rua i ngā whakataetae i ngā Taumāhekeheke i Rio, ka huanga tana ingoa i ngā mētara whakahōnore o te motu, o Aotearoa mo te Tohu Halberg Awards.
I ngā tau ki muri, i toa a Lisa i ngā whakataetae K1 200 koura me te parāhi, K1 500 he parāhi i Brazil, ka riro i a ia te tūranga tuatahi o Aotearoa mo Te Wahine Tākaro mai i a Lydia Ko mai i te tau 2011.
I tūngia e ia te ahurewa i te tau 2016 i te ūhiatanga te hōnore o Te Halberg Award mo te Wahine Tākaro o te tau. E ai ki a ia ko te wāhanga whakahirahira katoa o tēnei whakanuinga i a ia ko te kite I te nui o ngā tāngata me te tū i waenga i ngā tāngata tākaro rongonui o Aotearoa.
Inside this month...
Ko ētahi hoki i whakaingoatia ko Luuka Jones me Dame Valerie Adams.
Lisa Carrington wahine toa
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Ki ōna whakaaro, kāre te katoa i te mārama ki ngā whakawhiu, te uauatanga o ā rātou mahi, engari ngā ēnei tūmomo āhuatanga ka ea katoa te heke o te mōtuhi o te katoa e whai pānga, ngā tāngata tākaro o te motu. Pages 7-10
Rongowhakaata
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Kopuawhara
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Ngā Tipu Gallery
Founded October 1898 Pukapuka: Rua Te Kau Ma Rima Pānui: Rua Te Marama: Huitānguru Te Tau: 2018 ISSN: 1176-4228 (Print) ISSN: 2357-187X (Online)
Take time to visit Ngā Tipu Gallery which can be found at 46 Gladstone Road on the corner of Gladstone Road and Lowe Street. Predominantly it sells Māori Art however other products on offer include canvas paintings, ceramics, weaving, punga, plants, revamped cushions, quilted items and preloved clothing and furniture.
Pīpīwharauroa takes its name from ‘He Kupu Whakamārama Pīpīwharauroa’, which was printed in October, 1899 by Te Rau Print and edited by the late Reverend Reweti Kohere. Pīpīwharauroa was re-launched on 20 October, 1993. Produced and edited by: Te Rūnanga o Tūranganui-ā-Kiwa Tūranga Ararau Printed by: The Gisborne Herald Email: pipiwharauroa@ta.org.nz Phone: (06) 868 1081
All those involved with Ngā Tipu Gallery share a common goal of sourcing environmentally friendly materials and products from within New Zealand. “Our goal is to grow our business by getting more people on board,” Fiona Bryant says. “To achieve this we are planning for a series of workshops and wānanga in the future.”
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Tuituinga urunga
Whakapaipai
Hanga kākahu
He Whare Whakaāturanga Taonga
Kua whakatuwheratia he Whare Whakaāturanga kei te kokonga o Gladstone me Lowe nama 46. Ko te nuinga o ngā taonga ka kitea he toi Māori me ētahi atu. Arā anō hoki ngā taonga i hangaia mai i te uku, he taonga raranga, he taputapu mo te whare, he kākahu, he papanarua, he kuira, he ponga kua tāreia, arā atu. I whakaaronuitia tēnei whare e ngā tāngata e ngakaunui ana ki te āhua o te taiao o Aotearoa, ā, he koha nā te hapori. Ko te whakaaronui ko te whakaratarata tangata hei hoe i tēnei waka kia aro mai hoki ki te kaupapa. Ko te wawata kia whakahaeretia he akoranga hanga, he wānanga hoki ā ngā rā e heke mai nei.
Ātaahua!
Raranga - Whakapaipai
Uku - Ngā tūmomo taonga
Tūranga Ararau Top Agriculture student heads to Lincoln University Tūranga Ararau and Lincoln University have been working together to create a pathway for students to engage in higher learning and continue their studies within the agriculture industry. It is an obvious choice for the organisations as they both have a strong focus on learning in the primary industries. While completing her New Zealand Certificate in Agriculture Level 4 on the Tūranga Ararau Ruapani Training Farm in Tiniroto Teeshay Harrison was encouraged to explore higher level learning opportunities and chose the Diploma in Agriculture at Lincoln University as her next step. On completing the diploma she can gain direct entry into the second year of their Bachelor of Agriculture in 2019. From there Teeshay hopes to fulfill her personal aspirations to one day manage her own farm, she
sees the additional cultural and academic support that Tūranga Ararau and Lincoln offer as a key to her success and for young Māori wanting to engage in the agriculture especially on their own whenua. As an added bonus Teeshay was awarded the Māori and Pasifika Accommodation Scholarship. She will be the first of her immediate whānau to attend this type of tertiary studies and hopes that it will encourage not only her whānau but also other rangatahi studying agriculture at Tūranga Ararau to realise that anything is possible and to believe in themselves.
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It’s time for us people in Tairāwhiti and Hawke's Bay to crack open the champagne with the announcement of the Tuawhenua Provincial Growth Fund last week. What a great week with everything from money for Inner Harbour development in Gisborne to funds to reopen the Napier- Wairoa railway line for logging trains. This fund will be spending a billion dollars a year over the next three years across the country. This is a great chance for our people to get involved as driving a lot of the new growth will be forestry and the Billion trees programme. Māori land owners whose land is too small for forestry blocks must consider the other opportunities such as planting nurseries for the native trees that are going to be needed. The opportunities for us in this space are huge. Millions of the 55 million trees that will be planted this year will be natives. These are exciting times. Minister Shane Jones has said 49 per cent of Tairāwhiti’s population is Māori and this is a great chance to enhance Māori development. He was right when he said the other day that the East Coast has been in the doldrums of economic exile for the past 9 years. So I am really delighted to see that we are going to put $200,000 into kick-starting the creation of a $20 million Wood Processing Centre of Excellence in Gisborne. What we are doing is bold and ambitious. This initiative alone will create 167 jobs in the region. The fund will also be used to plant manuka trees to support a wetland near Whakakī Lake in Wairoa and other money has been earmarked for the Makauri Managed Aquifer Recharge trial. This is to combat declining water levels in the aquifer. On the tourism front we are going to put $1 million into a programme that commemorates the first encounters between Māori and Pākehā in the region. Tairāwhiti has been chosen as the first stop on the PGF express with more investment following in other priority regions across the country. Half of New Zealand’s population lives in the countryside and if New Zealand is to do well our regions have to do well.
Tairāwhiti Community Law Centre
Now that the holiday period is over and we are well into the swing of things again it is timely for me to give an update on our free community legal services.
We do simple Wills on Friday mornings only. Appointments can be made through the front desk either by calling in or by phoning us on 06 8683392 or 0800 452 956 but no appointments are made beyond any two week period. We also provide a free over-the-phone legal advice service Monday to Friday between 2pm and 4pm.
What are these services and who can access these services?
On Wednesday morning each week our Māori Land Advisor, Diane Carter, a volunteer with over 20 years of experience working in the Māori Land Court, will take face to face appointments or people can ring in to speak with her between 9am and 12pm.
Tairāwhiti Community Law Centre is an independent and autonomous Charitable Trust governed by a Board of Trustees. Our kaupapa is to provide free legal services in our geographic boundary which extends from Potaka to Wharerata to Tuai.
Gisborne staff take responsibility for service to the East Coast and we attend the Heartlands Clinic on the 3rd Wednesday of each month held at the Ruatōria Courthouse. Appointments can be made through the Gisborne office.
We provide free legal information and law related education to everyone and free legal advice, assistance and limited representation to those people who cannot afford to pay for a lawyer, who do not qualify for legal aid or who otherwise cannot get access to justice.
Wairoa Office is located in Paul Street Wairoa.
In November last year one of our lawyers, Raewyn Tretheway left our employment to take up another position. This means we are now operating with one fulltime lawyer instead of two. Our capacity to meet the demand from the community for free community legal services is limited by the resources we have available. Below is an outline of the services we currently provide: Gisborne Office situated at 11 Derby Street
The Wairoa office is open Monday to Friday between 9am and 4pm and operated by Marie Tuahine who has over 18 years experience in her role. Face to face appointments with our lawyer are made through Marie and these are scheduled on the 2nd Wednesday each month. All other legal queries are dealt with by Marie in Wairoa. Our services are free. We are funded by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and have had no increase in core funding since 2008. Community Law Centres are currently under review and we hope to be better funded once this process is completed so that we can continue to provide access to justice for our community. Gillian Creach General Manager
We provide free face to face appointments with our Senior Lawyer Louis Leung on Monday and Thursday mornings.
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PREPARATION FOR POLICE PROGRAMME FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TIME: 5:30pm - 7:00pm DATE: Wednesday 28th February 2018 VENUE: Top Floor Gisborne Police Station * Come along, meet and hear from local staff who have recently been through the Police CFIT Recruitment Programme
The first Tuawhenua projects that we are announcing will create 700 jobs and turn our initial $60 million invested into $340 million of public and private investment across New Zealand.
* Become more familiar with the Recruitment process
This is just the beginning. As Minister Jones has said, our region has been extremely active in drumming up proposals for the Growth Fund. With billions still to spend over the next two years I want us to identify more projects that will boost this region.
* Find out more about the Preperation for Police Programme offered by Tūranga Ararau
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* Meet some of our new staff - hear about their work experiences
* Take the opportunity to ask questions Ngā mihi Sergeant Chris Bunyan - New Zealand Police Sharon Maynard - Tūranga Ararau For more information call 06 8681081
Tairāwhiti Māori Netball 2018 Hosting the 31st Aotearoa Māori Netball Oranga Healthy Lifestyles National Tournament 30th March to 1st April 2018
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Solomon Pōhatu Ko Ngā Kōrero me ngā Āhuatanga o te Ao –
Ko Mātiti te maunga Ko Maraetaha te awa Ko Rangiwaho Matua te hapū Ko Rangiwaho, me Te Muriwai ngā marae Ko Ngāi Tāmanuhiri te iwi Ko Mataiata Bartlett tōku pāpā Ko Rata Saunders (Wyllie) Pōhatu tōku māmā. Ko Te Huauri Pōhatu te tipuna pāpā. Ko Takotohiwi (Bartlett) Wellington Rugby Days Pōhatu te Tipuna kuia Ko Tutekawa Wyllie te tipuna ki te taha ki tōku whāea Ko Harata (Matenga) Wyllie te tipuna te taha ki tōku whāea Ko Horomana (Solly) Te HeuHeu Pohatu tēnei. Nō te 15 – 2-19 40 ka puta mai tēnei uri ki te ao. Ko au te mātāmua ō tēnei whānau. Me hoki atu tātou ki taua wā, taku tīmatanga ki te hīkoi ā waewae. Ko tēra taku hīkoi, tipihaere, ko tēra te timatatanga o te ao e kite nei au, nō te mea i te wā kai, ka titiro tēnei ki ngā kai i puta mai i te kāenga, me kāhore au e pīrangi ki ēra kai, ka neke atu ki tēra taha o te taiapa ki te kāenga o Aunty Kate Tehau, me kāhore, ka neke atu tēnei ki tēra taha o te taiapa, nā, ko Aunty Pāea me tō mātou Tipuna pāpā a Tūtekawa Wyllie. Anō, ka titiro ki ngā kai, me kāhore, ka haere au ki te kāenga o Aunty Connie, me kāore i reira ngā kai e hiahiatia ana e ahau, ka neke atu ki te kāenga ō tōku Big Nan, a Takotohiwi me te tipuna, a Te Huauri Pōhatu. I te nuinga o aua wā ko ahau tēna e moe ana i ō rāua waewae. Ko tēra te āhuatanga ō taku whakatipuranga tae noa ki te whā pea ōku tau, ka kii mai tōku tipuna a Te Huauri, he nui te wā e moe ana koe i roto i tēnei whare, me haere koe ki te tiki i ō kākahu, me neke mai koe ki konei, ka whakaae ahau ki tenei, ka hoki ahau ki te tiki i ōku kakahu, nā ka hūnuku.
Te Pakanga Tuarua o te Ao (WWII) Kua mutu te whawhai i rāwahi, kua hoki mai ngā hōia, engari i mate mai ētahi o ō mātou whānau, pērā i te tuakana ō tōku whāea, a Joe Wyllie, me ēra atu o ō mātou whanaunga, ka patua mai te wāea, e hoki mai ana ā mātou hōia, engari kāhore kē rātou i te heke mai i Muriwai, ka haere tōtika tonu taua waka rino, nā, ka pōwhiritia rātou ki te Poho ō Rāwiri i Kaiti. I taua ata i huihui mai tōku iwi ki te marae, ka mutu te parakuihi, ka tohu mai ngā kaumātua, “Koutou ngā tamariki me noho mai koutou ki mua o te wharenui mo tēnei wā” Ka haere au ki te wharepaku i muri o te wharenui, ka whakaaro ahau mō tōku pāpā e hoki mai ana i runga i taua waka rino. nā, ka peke i te taiapa, ka oma ki rō kānga, ka haere au ki te kite i tōku pāpā, ka rongo i ētahi e karanga ana kia hoki mai ahau, engari, kāhore, ka oma tonu ahau, nā, ka rongo ahau i te pahū mai o te waka rino, tino tere tonu te haere, engari ka tū mai tētahi o ō mātou kuia ki waenganui o te rori waka rino, e pupuri ana i tō mātou haki. Kei te pahupahu mai te waka rino, ka tū pakari tonu taua kuia, na, ka ata haere te waka rino, ka makaia mai ngā pēke a
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ō mātou hōia, ka tae atu au ki te taha o te taiapa, ka heke mai ngā hōia, e hika he maha i haparangi, engari, kua āhua wareware i au te āhua ō tōku pāpā, nā, ka neke te kuia me te haki, ka kohikohia ngā peke e ngā rangatahi ka makaaia ki runga i nga waka. I te awhi i te karanga rātou o te kaēnga, ki ngā hoia, engari kahore ahau i tino mōhio ki te āhua ō tōku pāpā. I karangatia ngā hōia kia whakararangi, e hika i te wiriwiri ahau. He pēhea te āhua ō tōku papa? Ka mutu atu, ka whai atu mātou i a rātou e haere rārangi ana ki te marae. Nō muri i te pōwhiri ka kite au i tōku pāpā e awhi ana i tōku whāea, nā ka haere whakamā atu ahau, oti rā, kua hoki mai, kua mutu tēna āhuatanga.
Engari, he maha ngā whakaaro i puta mo taua pakanga. Ko te taha i waiho, arā ko ō tātou mate ki rāwahi, nā, ko ō ngā whakaaro, ka hoki tonu ki te manaaki i a rātou i whara mai i aua whenua o rāwāhi. Kāhore i roa i muri mai ka tīmata ngā hōia ki te rapa mahi, ka hoki atu ki nga akoranga, te maha o ngā hōia i uru atu ki nga mahi kaamura, nā te mea he nui i raro tonu i ngā whakawhiu o te pakanga, ka pā tonu te weriweri i puta mai o taua pakanga, kahore tatou i kite atu ki ngā kino i kite ratou, engari ko te taha weriweri ko te patu wahine, me era atu kino o taua pakanga, heoi ano, kei hea te rerenga o te kōtuku, te tangi o ā tātou manu o te po, me tiaki tātou i ā tātou mokopuna pepi hoki. Ka tīmata ahau i te kura o Muriwai. I ētahi wā, ka hīkoi, i ētahi wā, ka hopu i a Darkie te hoiho, ka piki atu mātou tokowhā ki runga i tēnei hoiho, ana, ka haere mai te Kuia ō Ngāti Porou a Tuini Ngawai ki te whakaako i ngā waiata nāna i tito mo te haerenga mai o Kingi Hori ki ngā kura me te whakaako ki te tito, me te kōrero pākehā, nā te mea ko te reo e kōrerotia ana e matou ia wa ia wa i te kaenga ko te reo Māori. Ko te mea nui ko ngā kōrero mai I te marae o te kāenga, he rerekē ngā tikanga ā tōku iwi i taua wā. Kāhore kē he paepae. Ka tae mai te ope mo te tangi, mo te hui rānei, ka hangaia he papa noho tae atu ki te rori, ka puta atu ngā kōrero, ara, ka kite ki ngā āhuatanga ō ia kai kōrero, ō ia kai korero. I ētahi wā ka huria tōna pōtae, ka mōhio mātou he āhua rūpahu ngā kōrero ā tēra tangata. I mua koinei te āhuatanga o te pae. Nō muri kē ka puta mai tēnei āhua o te paepae o nāianei, ka ohorere ahau i taku hokinga mai ki te kāenga i te kitenga i tēnei āhuatanga. I te wā ka mutu ngā kōrero ka tīmata te rūrū i te taha matau ō te wharenui. I te maha o ngā marae ka tīmata i te taha maui, arā ki te paepae i te tuatahi. Nō reira ko tēna mātou ō Ngāi Tāmanuhiri. He nui ngā kōrero ō neherā, me aua tikanga. Ko Maungarongo te whare kai. He maha ngā taonga me aua whakaaro tawhito o mua, tae noa ki te whakapai
Māori Hi Five were the supporting act for the Beatles in 1964
Hi Five in action
i ngā tēpu ā ia whānau, ā ia whānau, ā, ko tēwhea te tepu ka tū atu i mua o ēra atu tepu. Mai i aua mahi, ka puta ngā āhuatanga o ngā hākari, ngā rā whānau me ēra atu mahi o te kāenga. Ko tōku tipuna pāpā a Thomas Bartlett, ko tōna hoa rangatira ko Hera Kete. Kāhore au i tūtaki ki tēra tipuna. I noho mai tēna tipuna i Tawatapu i ēra atu whānau, i a Ra Bartlett, i ngā Cracknell, Tamati, Hemohaere, Pohatu, me ngā Ehau. He maha ngā whānau i reira e mahi ana i te hanga rino mō ngā waka rerewhenua me ngā mahi o ngā paamu, o te whenua rānei. Ka tono atu ahau i runga i te pahi i ngā Paraire, engari ko te mate o tēna kāhore au i rata atu ki tēna haerenga. Kāhore i roa ka ruaki, engari ka tono tonu tenei ki tēra kāenga. I taua wā he hoa rangatira e noho mai ana i tōna whare, ā, ko Ani Brooking tōna ingoa. I ētahi wā ka haere mai a ia ki te kura ki te pātai ki te kura māhita kia haere au i tōna taha hei kaikōrero pākehā māna, nā, ka haere au ki te tāone, engari i ētahi wā ka rongo au i a ia e kōrero pākehā pakupaku ana. I tahatai, ka haere māua ko pāpā Tāmati ki te one, ki Ori, ki te kohi pāua. He rawe tēra wāhi tahatai. He maha ngā pāua. Ko te āhua o tēra wāhi, he wāhi hua mai ngā pāua pakupaku, engari kua horo atu te whenua ki tēna kāpata kai ināianei. Ko ēra atu kai he nanekoti. I ētahi wā ka hoko ‘ mince’. He nui ngā hua rakau. I ētahi wā ka hopu tuna, he kānga kōpiro hoki. I taua wā kāhore he marae o tēna kāenga, engari he kanikani, he wahi whakangahau ko te whare kutikuti. Nō reira, ko tēra kāenga o ōku tipuna kua neke atu te maha o rātou, engari e tū ana te Marae o Rangiwaho. Ko Te Muriwai, i ngā wā o mua, haere ai te rori ki Wherowhero, ka huri atu ki te tāhatai ki Manutuke, engari, i noho mai tōku iwi i tahatai, mai i Papa-teWhai. He maha ngā whare i te taha o te Kuri, Ko nga kaipuke te kaiwhakakino i ō mātou puna wai, ana, ka hūnuku, ka neke atu ki uta ki tō mātou whare tipuna i te tau 1919. Ko Hemi Wirihana te kāmura whakahaere, no reira ka neke mai te iwi ki uta. Ko te āhuatanga ō te rori. I kite matou i tā ratou mahi, te hanga rori i tahatai. I whakatakotohia he manuka, ki runga ake, ka whakapiri haeretia ngā pōhatu paku. Kua puta mai aua ahuatanga i Te Wherowhero. I te wā o muri atu, anō tētahi kaipuke o muri o tera wa, 1947, ko māua ko Hun Wyllie e kohikohi ika ana ma te whānau. Ko te hoiho ko Captain, te kaitō i te paki (buggy). Nō reira he maha ōku whakaaro mo tāua wā. He maha hoki ōku whakaaro mo te marae o te kāenga. Ka pakeke ahau ka rere ahau ki te ao ki te whakatinana i aku wawata, arā te whakangahau, te waiata, te whakatangitangi. Kei te reo ingarihi ngā whakamārama o taku hīkoi me aku mahi i te ao, me ngā tāngata rongonui o te ao waiata, whakangahau I tūtaki ahau.
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Horomana Te HeuHeu Pohatu
I was born on 15th of February 1940 and duly named Horomana Te HeuHeu Pohatu however my nickname is ‘Solly.’ I was the first of my generation. Once I started to walk I would go from house to house because I loved to eat. Arriving at the house of my Auntie Kate Te Hau I’d check out what they had in the way of food and if I didn’t like the look of it I’d jump the fence to my Aunt Paea Wyllie’s house then on to Aunt Connie Nepe’s before ending up at the home of my Big Nan Takotohiwi and Huauri Pōhatu and there I would stay. I slept at their feet, that was just how it was in my young days. Becoming tired of my casual visits they told me to go home, pack my swag and move in with them. I was so happy and that was exactly what I did staying there until I became a teenager. I was staying at my Nan’s when my father and uncles went away to the Second World War. At the time I didn’t really understand much about it but I do remember the day they returned. It was great news in the village, the soldiers were coming home on the train. Everyone was so excited but at the same time sad. Excited for those who had survived and returning and sad for those who had died and were left behind buried in foreign lands. The news was they were going straight to Gisborne City to then march in a victory parade down Gladstone Road to Te Poho o Rāwiri Marae where they were to be formally welcomed home. Tāmanuhiri was not having any of that. Early morning they all met at the Marae, had a hui and agreed on a plan of action. They started preparing the Marae, as far as they were concerned no way was that train going past Muriwai with their men folk on board. They were to alight at Muriwai to have their own welcome home celebrations. Us children gathered there were trying to figure out what was going on but were told to stay in the front of the whare and wait. I pretended that I needed to go to the toilet and snuck through the corn and headed towards the railway track. As I was running through the rows of corn I could hear someone calling to me to come back but I just kept on going. I was thinking of my father because I hadn’t seen him for a long time and I was wondering what he looked like. I had sort of forgotten especially as I had been living with my grandparents even before he went away. As I neared the station I could hear the train whistling and when I finally broke out of the corn there was Nanny standing on the tracks. As the train advanced she didn’t move, she just stood continuing to wail and call. Thankfully the train stopped, bags were thrown out followed by the men who were weeping. It was a very emotional time and still I looked for the man who was my Dad then I spotted my mother moving towards a man who she hugged and kissed and it clicked, there was my DAD.
opportunities to upskill themselves. However some were left shell-shocked and traumatised by their war experiences and carried this on through the rest of their lives. I started my education at Muriwai School. Sometimes I walked and other times I caught my horse ‘Darkie’ and rode him to school. At times he carried four of us. Tuini Ngawai used to come down to our school from the coast to teach us waiata. She spoke beautiful English and taught us to compose music and prepared us for the upcoming visit of King George. Our first language at home was Māori so we had to learn English at school. There was this lady called Ann Brooking who turned up at our school and she asked if I would like to teach her English. She used to take me to her house where she made a real effort to speak short sentences in English. I remember a time when our Marae did not have a pae. If there was a tangi or a gathering the men grabbed some timber and built forms that stretched from the meeting house just about to the road. The men who sat there were all fluent speakers of reo Māori. There was no format to their kōrero, they were straight talkers and included a bit of tomfoolery like turning their hats back to front and have everyone in fits of laughter. Tales were shared and yarns with no end told, and that was how it used to be. In the setting of tables in our dining room Te Maungarongo everything had to be just so and each family had their own tables. During our hakari everyone automatically knew where they would sit.
As the train carried on to Gisborne our men were called to form a line, I stood there shaking as they marched to the Marae where they were called on. It too was very emotional as the thoughts of everyone turned to those who had been left behind buried in foreign soil so far from home. There was lots of wailing and angry outbursts, it was very scary for us kids who did not really understand what was going on.
I didn’t know my grandparents Thomas and Hera Kete Bartlett. They lived at Tawatapu with the Rā Bartlett, Cracknell, Tamati, Hemohaere, Pohatu and Ehau whānau and most of them worked on the railways and nearby farms. I used to ride on the bus to town on Fridays but I always ended up being sick and vomited on just about every trip. My Pāpā Tamati and I used to go to the beach, to a special place called Ori to collect pāua. They were small but delicious however a landslide wiped them all out, it was a tragic loss of our very own seafood cupboard. Goats were another food source as were our orchards and eels and rotten corn were always great supplements to our diet. Sometimes we used to have dances and other forms of entertainment in our local woolsheds. There used to be a road from Muriwai to Te Wherowhero that followed the beach to Manutuke. Most of our people lived beside the beach from Papa-te-whai and there were homes right through to Te Kuri. Because the ships polluted our waters we moved inland. I actually watched the workers make the road besides the beach. They laid out Manuka trees and covered them with gravel. Evidence of this procedure was seen in later years. Hun Wyllie and I sometimes collected fish for the whānau using a horse called ‘Captain’ to tow our buggy between home and the beach. I have great memories of my earlier life especially my nannies and pāpā, all of them. There were great people who influenced me in my youth but I left home when I turned eighteen and embarked on my life as an entertainer. More to come next month.
After the welcoming ceremony I saw my Dad with my Mum and approached them feeling shy and apprehensive but when he saw me he came over and wrapped his arms around me and swung me around. I was so happy. Many of the returned servicemen including my Dad found jobs as carpenters or took up educational
Māori Hi Five preforming in Singapore
Māori Hi Five in Las Vegas
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Pilgrimage From Mangatū to Jerusalem
in the morning lead by the early risers, it was an everyday experience. Even my room mates were up early praying and reciting verses from the bible and I believed in my heart that ‘He’ was always there with us. On our first day we had Prayer and Worship sessions at Ramat Rachel in Bethlehem. We were shuttled everywhere and I enjoyed visiting the historical sites despite the young boys wielding guns. To overcome my fears I decided to chat with them and found them to be really friendly. I made an effort to speak with most of the people we met and they could all answer even if it was in broken English which was great.
No one was more surprised than herself when Tangiwai Tomoana volunteered to represent the Ringatū faith on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. She had previously planned to go on an Island cruise following her eightieth birthday which she celebrated with whānau and friends at the White House towards the end of last year but decided to take up the opportunity of the pilgrimage instead. She did wonder how people would react but she had made her decision and was going to stick with it.
On our second day we journeyed east across to the land to a place called Ashdod on the Mediterranean coast. Baptisms were being performed and, even though I was already baptised, I decided that I wanted to experience this ritual in such a special place. It was a great experience and the right thing to do. It was about being positive, taking the opportunity and living for the moment.
Tangiwai continues her story; I was really positive about the trip and enjoyed the meetings we had in Whakatane to prepare us. Prior to our date of departure we were required to fast for three days as can be found in the Old testament of Exodus known as the ‘Three Days of Separation’ in God’s word, “Separation- consecration begets revelation.” The trip from Auckland to Hong Kong was great but landing in Hong Kong was another matter. It was so crowded, people were everywhere and what made the experience even worse was the lady at the airport was so unhelpful to a point of being annoying. Putting that aside there was a really positive feeling throughout the rest of the trip. We flew directly from Hong Kong to Tel Aviv landing there on Sunday the 8th October. It was warm and dry, really dry and no greenery but still pleasant. At the airport we were ushered into a shuttle bus and headed off to our destination, Jerusalem. The rooms we were allocated in the hotel where we stayed were really nice and, after we had settled in, we had free time
Tangiwai Tomoana & friend
to explore. Of course we went everywhere. In the evening as we rested we were treated to the sound of prayers echoing through the buildings, it was really peaceful. The views from our hotel windows were fabulous. I did have to remind myself at times to keep an open mind and not let the experience be spoilt by being afraid like some other members of the group were. We told ourselves that if we all believe, He would watch over us. Although the hotel supplied coffee we bought our own milk. Some of the people of other nationalities at the conference came to our room to use our milk, although we tried we were not very successful in striking up a conversation with them. Everything came to a standstill whenever prayers echoed through the city streets starting first thing
Although we were only a stone’s throw away from the Dead Sea. I didn’t put my toes in even though I had been assured that I would just float. My concern was that we had been told that it would be hard to put our feet back on the sea floor so I didn’t go there. What I did do though was sail on a replica of the boat Jesus fished from. That was really great! We also journeyed to the town of Haifa which was an experience in itself. Talk about stairways! There were always stairways to climb, once I got to the top I felt really good still pumping at eighty! Wow! Our guides marvelled at how well I kept up. Chur! The memorable parts of our journey were sitting under the olive tree in the Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus prayed knowing that one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot would betray him. Later we walked ‘His’ walk with ‘His’ cross to Calvary and the tomb ‘He’ laid in before ‘His’ resurrection and ascension to heaven. Truly memorable! Another place we visited was where Mary Magdalene washed His feet. On a day tour we visited Galilee, Nazareth, Capernaum and Mt Beatitudes, the Baptismal site and Mount Sinai, that was full on. Going on this trip was a privilege and one that I can say ,”I’ve been there” to my grand, and great grand children. When people refer to places in the bible, I can say,”Been there”. And what a beautiful journey. It was worth it! But home will always be home and its good to be home.
'He' has risen
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TĀTAURANGA AOTEAROA 2018 Ki te katoa o Tūranganui ā Kiwa Haere mai ki Tūranga Ararau Ki te whakakii i ngā Tatauranga Kei te Kokonga o Kahutia me Bright A te 6 o Paengawhawha 3 o te ahiahi - 8 o te pō Mauria mai to nama whakauru. Access Code. Tangata Whakapa: Joelene Takai Nama waea; 8681081
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Ko Maru i Tauira, Ko Maru i Taura, Ko Maru i Tāwai, Ko Maru i Torohanga, Ko Maru i Taketake, Ko Maruwhakatipua. Ka ea ki runga rā ko te Tūmoremore, ko te Tūhāhā, Ko Ruakapanga ē, Ko te Manunui ē, Ko Ruatehōhonu, ko Ūwawe ki Uta, Ko Manawapau ē, Ko Kōuri nā rā, Ko Tūmaurirere me ko Rongowhakaata.
Kei ngā tini aitua o ngā rā, ngā marama me te tau kua hipa, hāere atu rā ki taiwhetu ngaro atu ai. Kia tatou o te tai awatea, mauriora kia tatou katoa. He karanga tēnei ki ngā whānau me ngā hapū o tō tātou iwi o Rongowhakaata i raro i te whakaaro kia whai tūranga ki runga i tō tātou tarati a te Rongowhakaata Iwi Trust This year we will be implementing for the first time a new election process that will provide eligible Rongowhakaata members with the opportunity to elect one trustee to represent each of the five recognised Marae of Rongowhakaata (“Marae Elected Trustees”) and elect three trustees to represent Rongowhakaata on an Iwi-wide basis (“Iwi Elected Trustees”). The new election process is a requirement of the amended Rongowhakaata Iwi Trust Deed arising from the Rongowhakaata Iwi Trust Deed Review conducted in 2017. Nominations opened on 10 January and by the close of nominations on 2 February we received six nominations for the three Marae Elected Trustee positions and ten nominations for the Iwi Elected Trustee positions. As only the required number of nominations were received for the Marae Trustee vacancies for Te Kuri-a-Tuatai Marae and the Manutuke Marae, Lisa Taylor is declared elected unopposed as the trustee for Te Kuri-a-Tuatai Marae and Staci Hare is declared elected unopposed as the trustee for Manutuke Marae.
Trustee elections will be held for Pahou, Whakatō and Ohako Marae representatives. Below are the Candidates standing for election: Ohako Marae Candidates Phil Hokianga LeRoy Pardoe
election helpline on 0800 666 042 or email elections@ electionz.com. Further enquiries can be directed to Rongowhakaata Iwi Trust on 0800 766 469 or email trust@rongowhakaata.iwi.nz.
Te Pahou Marae Candidates Trish Parekura Clyne Te Aturangi Nepia-Clamp
Waahi Pooti A waahi pooti (Voting Booth) will be available at Te Rūnanga o Tūranganui a Kiwa offices, Level 3 - Ngā Wai e Rua Building, Cnr Lowe Street & Reads Quay, Gisborne between the hours of 9.00am and 5.00pm on Thursday 29 March 2018.
Whakatō Marae Candidates Moera Brown Alex Lewis Jones
A ballot box for voting papers will be placed at Te Rūnanga o Tūranganui a Kiwa offices from Monday 26 March to Thursday 29 March from 9.00am to 5.00pm.
Iwi Elected Candidates Betty Hauraki Bobby Howard Thelma Karaitiana Adam Maynard John Rapiata Moetara Sacha Krishna Nepe Nicola Wheturangi Panapa Pareaute Panapa-Solomon David Matiu Pardoe Marsha Wyllie
Invitation to register as a member The Trust invites any Rongowhakaata uri who have not already enrolled and are 18 years or older to apply to be included on the Trust’s register. Application forms for registration may be obtained from the Rongowhakaata website (www.rongowhakaata.iwi. nz) or from the Trust office - ph (0800) 766 469. If you have whānau members over 18 years who have not registered or updated their contact details please encourage them to register and/or update their existing details as soon as possible via the above options.
Election Process The Trust has appointed Anthony Morton from electionz.com as the Chief Returning Officer. Voting papers will be posted on Monday 26 February 2018 with voting closing at 5.00pm on Thursday 29 March 2018 and results being made available as soon as special voting papers have been checked. Elections will be carried out by postal and internet voting and by waahi pooti. All members are encouraged to vote. If you have any questions about the election process please ring the
Key Dates • 26 February 2018- Voting process begins with papers being posted to verified Iwi registered members • Thursday 29 March 2018 - Voting closes at 5.00pm • Tuesday 3 April 2018 -Election results will be released • Saturday 14 April 2018 Trustees will be announced at Rongowhakaata Iwi Trust Annual General Meeting
Iwi Elected Candidates Betty Hauraki Tēnā koutou, I am of Rongowhakaata and Ngāti Porou descent and raised in Manutuke by my grandparents Kuiti and Pani Nepia in Tuaraki Road. My parents Rihara Sam and Rawinia Lovey Moeau lived very close by. Although I have lived in Wellington for most of my life I have always been proud of my affiliation to Rongowhakaata. I have, had and will always have, a strong connection with Manutuke, it is my home.
I recently worked with Rongowhakaata Iwi Trust in hosting the Iwi Leaders Forum held at Te Papa, Wellington from 29 November to 01 December 2017.
feel that there is more to do. After being away for some time coming back home has been a new experience.
My personal interests are;
My time on the Trust has been an eye opener. Has it deterred me, no, not at all.
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Whānau Increasing use of te reo Māori Supporting Māori, community and iwi development Travel and sports
Ngā mihi Betty Bobby Howard
If selected as a trustee, I will do my utmost to contribute and support the progress and betterment of Rongowhakaata. Supporting our kaumātua, rangatahi and future generations is also important to me.
My passion is around PEOPLE. Through my parents their values of helping others has been core in my life and therefore has been the rationale behind the mahi I do today.
My experience, skills and background in the public, banking, private and business sectors as well as community/iwi work will determine the choices I make. I also have a more than average understanding of te reo Māori me ōna tikanga. I have served on several committees and my governance experience has held me steadfast in the area of Governance.
My current employment is in the realm of youth development. I look after a digital platform that was launched in Rotorua around connecting young people with what is in their community.
I am currently a Board member on the following; • •
Te Reo Irirangi o Tūranganui-ā-kiwa; and Māori Media Network
I was also a Governance member on the Tūranga Manu Whiriwhiri Claims Group.
I advocate and look for opportunities of development within the area of employment, leadership and skill building for youth. Part of my mahi is collaborating with key stakeholders such as businesses, local government, education/training and social services, looking at new ways to get young people in roles of leadership. I am currently on the Trust for Rongowhakaata and wish to stand again as I have only had 18 months and
Thelma Karaitiana Ko Horouta te waka Ko Papatū te maunga Ko Te Ārai te awa Ko Ruapani te tangata Ko Rongowhakaata te iwi Ko Ngāi Tawhiri me Ngāi Te Kete ngā hapū Ko Raina Waipara rāua ko John Karaitiana ōku matua Ko Thelma Karaitiana taku ingoa. While pepeha may provide a real-time connection to the iwi of Rongowhakaata, living as hapū and whānau is more than pepeha. Connection is comprised of knowledge, understanding and active experience of the people, the stories, the places and spaces of hapu and whānau. I am the ninth child of Raina Waipara of the Ngāi Tawhiri and Ngāi te Kete hapū. Therefore, my connection to Rongowhakaata involves generations of whānau, whenua, marae and stories. Along with my fifteen siblings, six tamariki and nine mokopuna, I have shared in the growth and development of the community of Manutuke and the iwi of Rongowhakaata. (continued on pg8)
Some Experience:
• Kaiāwhina i rot i Te Kōhanga Reo o Rongowhakaata • Secretary to the Rongowhakaata Combined Marae • Kaiāwhina i te reo i Te Kura ō Manutuke • Researcher/Scribe to Te Kahui Kaumātua o Rongowhakaata since 2004 • Waikato University studying B. Ed Rumaki Reo • Project Manager, Te Reo o Tūranganui ā Kiwa Māori Language Revitalisation Strategy, Te Rūnanga o Tūranganui ā Kiwa • National Facilitator of Tikanga Training with Group Māori, Ministry of Education • Ngāi Tawhiri representative to the Rongowhakaata Claims Committee Trustee to the Te Ana Aroha Whānau Trust • Trustee to Te Ōhako Marae. Diploma in Māori Governance and Leadership • Relieving Teacher, Te Kura o Manutuke Adam Maynard Kia ora tātau ngā whānau o Rongowhakaata When I was young I spent a lot of time at Whakatō Marae while mum was managing a PEP scheme there. I was really privileged to hear the stories of our Rongowhakaata tūpuna from our kaumātua of the Marae. Thinking back I realise just how privileged I was to have such a great experience but now I am concerned that these kind of connections between our Marae, Iwi, Hapū and Whānau are not as strong as they once were.
Iwi Elected Candidates (Cont)
That is just one of the reasons I am standing for the Rongowhakaata Iwi Trust, I see the trust as an ideal vehicle to support the continued development of our Iwi, Hapū and whānau. The success of us working together is demonstrated through the recent Rongowhakaata exhibitions culminating with Ko Rongowhakaata at Te Papa. If elected I will contribute my skills in project management, public policy and communications as well as my wealth of experience in governance from my time as a Massey University Council Member, President of the Massey Students’ Association and working on the Rongowhakaata claims as the Claims Coordinator.
I whakapapa through the Hokianga Waipara and Kouka whānau from Manutuke. My Dad Paddy has passed and my Mum Nelly still lives in Manutuke. I also whakapapa to Pahou Marae through my Kouka whānau. I am 55 years old with four children. My eldest son Jayden is attending Toihoukura and this year will be his second year. My three daughters currently reside with my wife and me in Hamilton. I am one of the many Ex New Zealand Defence Force personal from Rongowhaakata and I acknowledge those who are still serving, retired or have passed. Currently I am a Director within a Private Training Establishment, I hold a Bachelor of Administrative Leadership and a member of the NZ Institute of Directors. I sit as a Board member for Vertical Horizonz New Zealand Ltd. I have a strong work ethic, honesty, integrity and a commitment with good business management, good understanding of governance and achieving realistic business and strategic outcomes. Attending the Rongowhakaata exhibition powhiri in Gisborne and Wellington, I was so proud to see what our hapū and Iwi can achieve. I would like to become more involved with the growth and future proofing of our marae, assets, culture and wellbeing. The Marae Trustee must be able to negotiate and achieve key milestones for the betterment of each Marae and, in turn, for the hapū and Iwi. Kia Ora Phil Hokianga
our success and we must always consider our marae and every-day iwi members. I seek a place at the decision-making table to: • be fully informed and provide transparency for us all • be part of the strategic thinking for the legacy we are caretakers of • be at the forefront to discuss better relationships (personal, professional and inter Hapū/Iwi) to provide a positive working platform for growth. Whakapapa and whānaungatanga gives us a positive long-term connection • administer affairs and assets of our trust while ensuring our initiatives also result in cultural and social benefits that can reach every iwi member • feed into decisions about our rich artistic histories: restoration, re-creation, relocation, repatriation of our taonga lost and found worldwide
I am committed to working towards the cultural, social and economic advancement of us as Rongowhakaata people. Together we need to maximise what we have received from our Treaty settlements through sustainable business ventures for the cultural and economic prosperity of us as an Iwi, now and for our My grandparents and parents instilled many values in me including a sense of duty. I’ve rolled my sleeves future generations. up and worked with and for our people - improving Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi engari, he toa takitini our well-being through representation on the Trust Board is a natural extension of my passion and pride in developing our Iwi. John Rapiata Moetara It’s my heritage and active connections to our people and lands that keep me grounded and fuel my soul.
I offer my service and humbly seek your vote for me join our Rongowhakaata Iwi Trust. I bring innovation, practical thinking and commitment to seeing us progress forward.
Alongside a strong economic future Mauri Ora! we must ensure our cultural integrity and wellbeing. Governance and leadership is key for
Ohako Marae Candidates Phil Hokianga Grandparents: Peneamene Hokianga and Matuakore Waipara, Wiremu Kouka and Ani Taiapa Occupation: Director Vertical Horizonz New Zealand Limited.
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LeRoy Pardoe I have absorbed a lifetime of Rongowhakaata affairs and acknowledge those who have come before us. My great Grandmother Wairakau Waipara was the catalyst who instilled a sense of belonging to this whenua and responsibility to our people and I, in turn, seek support to continue with responsibility for this task on our behalf. A background in Senior Management in Agriculture, Seafood and Food Processing Operations. I see the utilisation of our people in the development, restoration and protection of our resources as essential and achievable. The opportunity to introduce some fresh thinking on how we might realise some of our aspirations is a key part of what I would like to accomplish. I currently hold elected governance roles with several trusts and incorporations, including being the current Chair of Arai Matāwai Inc. I am a respectful and considerate member, a clear accurate communicator, and I am relentless in my advocacy for those whose interests I have been elected to represent. I am confident I can make a positive contribution. My initial year as a trustee has been revealing and frustrating. However I am determined to be part of a team that moves Rongowhakaata forward from the problems and challenges that have stalled us. This will not be easy, nor is it a challenge that is unique to Rongowhakaata as an Iwi. It is however a challenge that must be faced in good faith with courage and humility.
Sacha Krishna Nepe Ko Puketapu te maunga Ko Te Arai te awa Ko Ngāti Maru te hapū Ko Rongowhakaata te iwi Heni Sunderland tōku whāea tipuna
I was born and raised in Gisborne, my mother is of Ngāti Porou descent and my father is from Rongowhakaata. He is the son of Huhana Nepe (nee Paraone) and Hori Peka Nepe. Through my whakapapa I link to many Rongowhakaata whānau including but not limited to the Brown, Maynard, Te Hau, Whaitiri, Tapunga, Ruatapu and Nepe-Apatu whānau. To the trust I bring my analytical skills, skills that come from working as a lawyer for almost twenty years. As a lawyer and mediator, I am required to work with different groups of people and assist them in understanding and working through various legal frameworks. I represent children in court as well as Rangatahi. I also work in the criminal jurisdiction including undertaking jury trial work. I have worked for a year on a trust in Hamilton and prior to that I was the student representative on our High School Board of Trustees at Lytton High School. Therefore I do have some experience and knowledge of how trusts work and the responsibilities of a trustee. Along with my skills and experience, as a person I think I offer a fresh enthusiasm and perspective. I have a genuine interest and passion for our people with a desire to see our Iwi move forward into the future in a positive way.
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Iwi Elected Candidates (Cont) Nicola Wheturangi Panapa
Ngāi Tawhiri, Ōhako and Manutukē Marae, Manutuke always makes me think of my grandmother Kahui Pani Waipara (nee Ria) playing euchre, hanging out at the swing bridge and listening to my aunties’ laughter. All of these memories makes me proud Manutuke and Rongowhakaata. Living Tūranganui-a-Kiwa I’m thankful to be a Taura Here whānau who provide that home while being in the city.
to be from outside of part of the connection
After completing my undergraduate degree at Waikato University in Anthropology and Māori Development I moved to Wellington for mahi where I have predominantly worked within the tertiary sector. What I love about my mahi is seeing students develop their potential and achieve their dreams. This is also what I want for our iwi, to develop our potential and achieve our dreams. “Ko te manu e kai ana i te miro, nōna te ngahere, ko te manu e kai ana i te maatauranga, nōna te ao.” To the bird that eats of the miro berry belongs the forest, to the bird that eats of knowledge belongs the world. As a candidate for an Iwi-Elected Trustee position I have: • a willingness to learn, share and contribute • experience in coordinating and managing programmes, creating pathways for rangatahi into tertiary education • engaged with community, government entities and other iwi • the ability to think creatively with outside the box thinking, I am solution focused • a keen interest in utilising resources to improve the status of Rongowhakaata and fostering entrepreneurial initiatives
Te Pahou Marae Candidates
I am honoured to be nominated to run for trustee of Te Pāhou marae 2018 and I am driven to see our people and assets flourish. Alongside my husband Darryn, we set up The Gisborne Deli on Gladstone Rd and ran a very popular café and catering business from 2004 - 2016. I also set up T&D Espresso coffee shop at Pak n Save Gisborne in 2008, operating it for 6 years. Through these ventures I learnt much in regards to planning, budgeting, financials, marketing, employment and customer relations and services. I understand the dedication, commitment and hardwork that goes into running a business and it is these business skills that I hope to bring to the trust if elected as Te Pāhou representative. I was on the board for Papawhāriki Project at Waikirikiri Park researching and advocating for the development of a multi-million dollar sports and recreation hub in Kaiti. I have been involved with organisations such as Te Ora Hou Youth Development and Equippers Church. I attend and support marae and iwi meetings, workshops and events. In 2017 I successfully completed a Diploma in Māori Governance and Leadership gaining more knowledge and insight in kaitiakitanga, communication, financial analysis and strategic planning, amongst other things. I am currently employed by Air New Zealand at Gisborne Airport.
Pareaute Panapa-Solomon He uri ahau mai Ruapani, Ngāi te kete me Ngāi tawhiri Ko te whānau Ria me te whānau Waipara ōku whānau Tēnā tātou katoa What has been achieved for Rongowhakaata since settlement, what have been the gains, what have been the losses and, more importantly, what lessons can we implement? Communication and consultation are critical tools in developing our people – these have been lacking since Rongowhakaata settled. If elected as a trustee I want to work on the following areas: a) Review of all activities of RIT since settlement, identifying gaps, gains, losses b) Review and ratification of RIT strategic plan c) Defining portfolios for trustees and setting performance measures d) Revamping all communication tools including social and print media, panui, hui ā iwi and Marae to better inform and engage our people As a candidate for an iwi wide elected position I bring with me a kete of experiences: (continued on pg8)
Te Aturangi Nepia-Clamp
Trish Parekura Clyne My dad is Pat Riki aka Pokia Smith from Whakaki and my mother is Lena Kouka, daughter of the late Wiremu Kouka and Ani Taiapa of Rongowhakaata and Ngāti Porou descent.
Occupation: Founding CEO Tairāwhiti Voyaging Trust Ko Puketapu te maunga Ko Te Ārai te awa Ko Rongowhakaata te iwi Te Aturangi is a motivated self-starter with a proven track record in management, has specific interests in cultural projects and community development. Has managed highly complex projects over 20 plus years and has continually and consistently completed projects within agreed timeframes and budgets of up to 10 million. Has worked in government departments, non-government organisations and in private sector management roles locally, nationally and internationally. Holds a Bachelor of Health Studies Degree (BHS) is a Winston Churchill Fellowship Award recipient and has received various art awards, commissions and grants as a carver/ sculptor. Proven track record in governance roles. Currently: Trustee: Tairawhiti Voyaging Trust. Trustee: Te Ha Sestercentennial Trust, chairman of the Voyaging subcommittee. Trustee: Arts Access Aotearoa. Member: Public Health committee. Member: Creative Communities committee. Te Aturangi is of Rongowhakaata, Ngāti Maru, Ngāti Ruapani, Ngāti Porou, Kahungunu and English descent. Son of Rahera Rachael Stewart and Frederick Clamp, Grandson of Nepia Te Aturangi Stewart (Te Pāhou Marae) and Merepapapa Tamihana (Whakatō Marae). He is very proud of his Rongowhakaata whakapapa and engages with Te Pahou Marae meetings and activities. Consistently attends RIT Hui ā Iwi and Te Hau Ki Tūranga hui and endeavours to offer constructive comments. If I am successful in being appointed to RIT, I will use my cultural, community, social, economic development, management and governance knowledge to assist our Rongowhakaata Iwi. Thank you for your consideration.
Whakato Marae Candidates Moera Brown Kia Ora, Ngā mihi nui ki ngā whanaunga o Rongowhakaata. My name is Moera Brown and I am the mokopuna of Eruera and Erena BROWN and the daughter of Maude and Ihi Brown. I have put my name forward as a trustee representative for Whakato Marae. I am a current trustee and hold the position of Chair. It has been a challenging and busy role and I have put my name forward again as I believe we will be able to progress a lot of development for our tribal members and get some positive things going for our people. We have cemented our place in Tūranganui-ā-kiwa and have been the lone voice on many critical issues that affect us as people. We are being show cased at Te Papa nationally and internationally. We are also in a space of thinking about economic development for our whānau. I am passionate about working for our people to create some equity for us in our piece of paradise. The settlement process provides us with resourcing to be self-determining and exercise our own Rangitiratanga on our whenua and beyond. I believe I can bring skills and abilities to help in this space. Noho ora mai.
Alex Lewis Jones I was born and bred in Manutuke on our family farm. I was involved in the construction of our wharekai from start to completion. In more recent times I was involved in the wharenui conservation and restoration at Whakatō, Manutuke and Pahou marae; and the Toko Toru Tapu Church. I have experienced and still practice our Rongowhakaata tikanga and kawa handed down from our tupuna in the past. I have over 40 years in the Aviation and Engineering industry from an Apprentice to Operations level. Being a team player I will work strategically with the other trustees to improve the mana motuhake of Rongowhakaata which also includes our financial position. Kia ora
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• Member of Rongowhakaata PSGE Advisory group • Served 3 terms on Waikato – Tainui Governance Entity, Te Kauhanganui o Waikato – Tainui INC • Member of Social Development Advisory committee • Co-authored tribal development framework • Established tribal development arm of WaikatoTainui Appointed to and served on ministerial reference groups and boards e.g. Whānau Advisory committee, SUPERU, Norht Health Regional Board • Chair and member of family land trusts based in the Waikato • Served 3 terms on Auckland University Student Association and 3 terms on University of Auckand council committes • Chair and Member of Turangawaewae Māori Womens Welfare League • Director Lazarus Group INC Mauriora David Matiu Pardoe I was born and raised in Manutuke, Gisborne and lived in Papatū Road and Taurau Valley Road. My Tipuna were Whareherehere TE OTA and Anaru TIKITIKI. My parents were Mereana Kuari TIKITIKI and Carlyle PARDOE,
through whom I whakapapa to Ōhako MARAE and RUAPANI. I attended Manutuke Primary School and Lytton High School in Gisborne.
My working career began as a Clerk with the Ministry of Māori Affairs but the majority of my working life has been in the Forest Industry . I have held Management Positions with The NEW ZEALAND FOREST SERVICE; The FORESTRY CORPORATION; an overseas Development Project with the Asian Development Bank in Samoa. For the last twenty years, I have been actively involved in the Transport Industry. I have experience in Development and Implementation of Procedures for Health and Safety; Training; Stock Control and Logistics. I am a Registered TRAINER/ASSESSOR for the MOTOR INDUSTRY TRAINING ORGANISATION and the FOREST INDUSTRY and I have served on the NZQA Standard Setting Committees for MITO and THE LOG TRANSPORT SAFETY COUNCIL. I am very familiar with Governance and Infrastructure concerns. At the moment I am serving as the Chair for the Ōhako Marae Trustees and I am a member of the Manutuke Residents' Group. If elected, I will actively assist the development of Iwi and Cultural values and increase and strengthen our asset base and improve our Marae Facilities for our future Generations. Nō reira, tēna koutou, tēna koutou, tēna tātau katoa.
RONGOWHAKAATA RAUTAKI REO Nō tata ake nei hui tahi ai ngā whānau me ngā uri maha o Rongowhakaata ki te marae o Whakatō i Manutūkē hei wānanga i te reo me ōna tikanga ki roto i tō rātou ake iwi. Ka mutu he waihanga i tētahi rautaki reo te whāinga nui hei painga mō rātou ki tua atu o āpōpō. Nā Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori tēnei kaupapa i tautoko ā huruhuru e rere ai te kaupapa nei, ā ko Mātai Smith rāua ko Bub Te Kurapa kei te kōkiri i te kaupapa nui whakaharahara nei me tētahi rōpū whāiti. Ko ētahi o ngā pūkōrero i tae atu ki te āwhina, ko Marsha Wyllie nāna hoki tētahi huarahi ā rautaki nei i whakaatu ki tana iwi hei whakaarotanga ake mā rātou. Hei ngā wiki e tū mai nei whakakīkī haere ai, whakanikoniko haere ai. Ko David Jones hoki i tae atu, me te hora i tāna i tutuki ai mō tērā atu iwi ōna, arā mō Hineuru i tērā tau, ōna piki me ōna heke. Whai muri i a ia ko Charlotte Gibson i tae atu me te kī atu “Tukuna a tātou tamariki ki ngā Kōhanga Reo, kāore he wāhi i kō atu!” me te hokingā mahara ki te wā i tīmataria ai ngā kōhanga reo ki Manutūkē.
Ko Mōrehu Nikora hoki i tae atu ki te kōrero mō āna mahi rangahau e pā ana ki ngā “Kīnga a te tuaiho” kua oti i a ia i ngā tau. He tiki atu i ngā kōrero me ngā whakatakoranga kupu kua tuhia ki ētahi o ngā reta nō nehe. Ko tā Pētera Hakiwai, nānā ētahi whakatauki, whakatauākī rānei i tuku ki te hunga pikoko, ka mutu he haerenga ki ngā wāhi tino whakahirahira o Manutūkē i arahina e Jody Wyllie me te whakaputa kōrero mō te wāhi tūturu o Te Hau ki Tūranga i tōna orokohanga mai me ētahi atu kōrero hītoria. I reira hoki te mema paremata a Meka Whaitiri hei kōrero i ōna mōhiotanga e pā ana ki ngā tini kaupapa o te wā, arā mō te reo rangatira me tā Reipa taunaki i a ia, ture whenua māori, mātauranga māori me te maha noa atu o ngā kaupapa e ngākaunuitia ana e tāua te Māori. Hei whakakapi ake i whakahaerehia ai tētahi taupatupatu whakakataka i te marea me te kaupapa “Me noho te reo Māori hei kaupapa matua ki roto i ngā kura katoa!” He pukukata i rāngona i te hui, ka mutu he ngākaunui ki te reo i tino kitea! Ka tū te hui tuangahuru mā tahi ā te 31 o Maehe ki Manutūkē.
Marsha Wyllie
Living in Tūranga means you see and feel the impacts of our people being almost invisible in our own backyard. While a few get ahead the many make do which is why I think accountability is something we should be demanding of ourselves in these Iwi roles. We need to change the way we do things and why we do them. I am standing in one of the Iwi seats because I think our new representation model is still being tested. Irrespective of how we exercise our vote, at this time we need to develop an approach to leading that is informed by collective thought and action. In this regard, Trustee performance and planning critically informs our progress and I am keen to apply my energy to this area. I whakapapa to the Ria, Whaitiri and Halbert whānau of Rongowhakaata. My mother’s parents are Tirakaurere Ria Te Ota and Te Waimatao Whaitiri. My father’s parents are Tutekawa Wyllie and Hariata Matenga. I live next to Manutuke Post Office on the Kotaniwha block where I was raised and my children go to Manutuke School. My whānau nurtured me around the pā in Manutuke development and for Tūranga iwi politics. I went to Victoria and Waikato Universities and completed BA and Post Graduate Diploma in Communication. I worked for Tūranga iwi in the presettlement era and have since worked in the public service for the last 16 years. Follow me on social media.
Pipiwharauroa He Kitenga, He Hokinga Whakaaro
Kaurori ana ngā Kare a Roto He Kitenga, He Hokinga Whakaaro
I whakaekea te marae o Rangiwaho e te marea i ngā rā whakatā kua taha ake ki te whiriwhiri āhuatanga mo te ara tereina me te takahi hoki ki Kopuāwhara. I te tīmatanga o te rā, i takahia te ātea tapu o te marae o Rangiwaho e ngā whānau o rātou i aituatia i Kopuāwhara me te Minita Meka Whaitiri, te kaikōrero mo te Minita Phil Twyford, ki te tautoko i te ngākaunui a te kāwana o Reipa ki te kaupapa o te rā. E rima ngā waka kawe i haere mai i Rangiwaho ki Paritū, ka mātakitaki i te hora o te whenua, te ātaahuatanga o te moana me te ara tereina mai i Tūranganui ki Papaioea.
I raro iho i ngā ingoa e kii ana,” Nā rātou i hanga, ka kitea tonu ā rātou mahi hei whakamaumaharatanga ki a rātou”.
Ko ētahi i heke ki te tūnga o te papa noho, ana i reira tonu ētahi maramara o te piriti me ētahi taonga e putu haere ana. Tēra pea nā te parekuratanga ka noho tonu ā rātou mahi arā te ara tereina hei whakamaumaharatanga ahakoa kāre i te aro e ahu pēhea ana I haere mai tawhiti, i haere mai tata, i haere mai tāwāhi. Ono tekau ma whā. Tungāne, tuahine a Milenko rāua ko Rosita Boric i haere mai i Tāmaki Makaurau ki te whakanui i te waru tekau tau o te parekuratanga i Kopuāwhara. I toremi tō rāua tipuna a George Barbaric i Kopuāwhara. Ko tana wahine a Marija me ā rāua tamariki e toru i Croatia e noho ana, ā e tatari ana ki te haere mai ki konei noho ai. Kore rawa ia i haere mai engari ko ngā tamariki a tā rāua tamāhine i tae mai ki te whakanui i te rā.
Mai i reira ka takahi i te huarahi ki te Whakamaumaharatanga kei te taha o te ara tereina kāre i te whakamahia, katahi ka heke whakararo i te ara tereina ki te kōawa o Waiau. Ka tū mai te Whakamaumaharatanga i tēra taha o te kōawa o Waiau i te papa kāinga o ngā tāngata i noho ki konei mahi ai. I hangaia i te tau 1942, kāre i tawhiti atu, ki tētahi wāhi teitei kia kitea atu ai e ngā tāngata eke tereina. Kāre i whakatūngia ki te wāhi o te parekura ake.Rua tekau ma rua i mate, ana rite tonu te nui o ngā rōhi I whakatakotoria e ngā whanau me te kamupene KiwiRail. He kaurori kare a roto, he roimata, he hūpe te heke mo rātou mā. He kōrero hoki ā tēna, ā tēna e maumahara ana, he korero tuku iho, he whakaaro noa nei. He whakakotahitanga.
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I haere hoki a Marion Glover nō Te Awamutu, me Glenda Smith, teina, tuakana ki te whakahōnore i tō rāua koroua. Ko ia hoki tētahi i oma ki te tō mai, ki te āwhina i te hunga i raru i te waipuke engari tae rawa atu auare ake. Kua toremi katoa, ana ko te tō noa mai i ngā tūpāpaku ki rahaki.
Kay Robin and John Kape calling on the spirits of the departed railway workers after the large group of visitors had left the Kopuawhara monument
Ko Henare Clarke rāua ko tana hoa rangatira i haere mai i Tāmaki Makaurau te Kaiwhakatau mo te CEO Peter Reidy o KiwiRail. He hīkoi whakahirahira, tau kē.
Carolyn Clarke (Henare’s wife) holding the colourful wreath from KiwiRail
I reira hoki a Tony Robinson rāua ko Vicki Kelly i te whakahōnore i te matenga o tō rāua tipuna a William Robinson i te whārua o Wharerāta ao ake i te parekura. Ko Janet Brooker i puta mo tana koroua a George Davis tētahi o te rua tekau ma rua.
Ko Waaka anake te tangata whenua i mate I taua rā. Nō Mōhaka ia. E rua kāre I kitea. Ngaro tonu atu. Kāre hoki tētahi i tāpukenga Whakamaumaharatanga.
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Plaque on the monument with wreaths from KiwiRail, Historic Places Tairāwhiti, George Davis’ descendants and William Robinson’s descendants.
The group were hosted at Rangiwaho Marae before departure
Māori in the First World War
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1–28 February 7 2 73 (incl.12 while The main departures from the battalion on leave) during this period were the 49 Pacific 10 1 100 Islanders (40 of whom were Cook Islanders) 1–31 March who left for Marseilles. The farewell was a sad event, as most of these men had been in PART 1 the Pioneers since the unit was formed and they had The others boarded HT Hydaspes en route to the Nā DR MONTY SOUTAR been through so much together. Rarotongan Company in Egypt. This left fourteen Pacific Islanders in various hospitals who would embark at Marseilles as they recovered. The group 16/135 Sgt Leger B. (Tongan) MAINTAINING THE WINTER were being sent to a warmer climate because ‘they 16/1321 Cpl Apa J.T. LINE do not appear to stand the European winter,’ wrote 20752 Cpl Hughes E.A. Godley. ‘If they are returned to the front, they will 16/1330 Cpl Taliauli J. The Maori Pioneer Battalion spent the first three almost certainly go sick again.’ 16/1195 L/Cpl Pita months of 1918 based at Ypres and continuing with 16/1194 L/Cpl Ropu J. its fatigues on the Corps’ winter line. When the New 16/2711 Cpl Mose T. Pte Ahmu R. Zealand Division went into reserve at Staple at the 16/1405 16/1374a L/Cpl Boyer W. 16/1183 Pte Aiaia end of February, the Pioneers remained at work 15568 L/Cpl Marsters W. Pte Andrews P. around Ypres. Their day normally started at 4 a.m. 20798 16/1206 Pte Ataataiva 19460 Pte Andrews W. (Fijian) with reveille and by 5.30 a.m. the platoons were 20849 Pte Evans C. 16/1205 Pte Angene A. off to work, returning at midday. During their long 30138 Pte Jackson C. 16/1384 Pte Duffey E. stay at Ypres, names like Ouderdom, Zonnebeke, 16/1376a Pte Meredith F. 19458 Pte Grant E.L. Lille Gate, Birr Dump, Idiot Corner, Shrapnel 16/1209 Pte Mou 20618 Pte Harper J. (Tongan) Corner, Dickebusch, Hooge, Menin Gate, Hell-fire 16/1541 Pte Silva J. (Tongan) 16/1184 Pte Inga Corner, Wattle Dump, The Butte and Crucifix Dump 16/1206 Pte Takaroka O. 16/1033 Pte Issacs S. became part of the Pioneers’ vernacular. ‘During 16/1201 Pte Taneao 16/1185 Pte Kamate that period,’ wrote Lance-Corporal Rangi Halbert, 16/1209 Pte Tuaine G. 16/1208 Pte Kavae J. ‘the work allotted to us consisted principally of 20802 Pte Williams J. D. (Fijian) 16/1336 Pte Leger F. road repairing, laying light railways and digging and 20803 Pte Wise B. (Fijian) 20669 Pte Loma D. (Tongan) repairing communication trenches in and about the 16/1214 Pte Makiroa front line. Casualties were light in proportion to the On 17 January, Major Buck transferred to the New 16/1187 Pte Mataio field of danger that we always hugged. Zealand Medical Corps. After two years on a lower 16/1211 Pte Mataira T. salary as the battalion’s second-in-command, he 16/1441 Pte Mate T. had resolved to resume his role as a doctor. Buck’s 16/1375 Pte Meredith O. INTEGRITY departure allowed Captain Roger Dansey, who was 16/1191 Pte Metua P. ‘Mo te tika mo te rangatira o te Maori i still with the NZ Light Railway Operating Company, 16/1210 Pte Metua S. whakahuatia e Kapene Porotene a Te Ruakirikiri, to be promoted to major. Captain Tahiwi replaced 16/1190 Pte Moeau iramutu o Takuta Wi Repa o Te Araroa. Nana i Buck as D Company’s OC until 20 March, when the 27933 Pte Mohenoa D. kite tetahi pouaka moni a tetahi Wiwi i raro i Ngati Raukawa officer left for England to take charge 16/1538 Pte Muller A. (Tongan) te whare, i huna ai a kei kitea e te Tiamani. of the reinforcements. Captain Cedric Salmon, 16/1192 Pte Nena E 40,000 paranaki (francs) nga moni i roto. I DCM, transferred from the Engineers as Tahiwi’s 16/1227 Pte Ngapo R. kitea te tangata nana tenei moni, a i tae mai te replacement. Second Lieutenant Dufaur left the 16/1215 Pte Patu pukapuka a te Mea o te taone he whakamihi ki a Battalion after receiving a serious wound to the arm 16/1216 Pte Pori J. Te Ruakirikiri, me te aroha e 200 francs.’ and face when he and his men were bombed while 16/1218 Pte Remuera working in a communication trench. The casualties 16/1385a Pte Shearman P. (Pakeha) Regarding the integrity and dignity of the Maori, during the first three months of the year were: 19419 Pte Simpson S. Captain Broughton referred to [the actions of] Te 16/1439 Pte Skeen P. (Tongan) Ruakirikiri [CSM Pakura], nephew of Dr Wi Repa Lieutenant Horo Karauti wrote about some of D 16/1218 Pte Skudder G.A. of Te Araroa. He uncovered a safe belonging to a Company’s casualties, particularly Sergeant-Major 16/1517 Pte Stevens W. (Tongan) Frenchman in a cellar, hidden lest the Germans Herewini Whakarua and Private Joe McMillan, who 16/1416 Pte Stowers R. find it. It contained 40,000 francs. The owner had been injured near his dugout on 3 January: 19882 Pte Swanki A. was found and the treasure restored [to him]. Te 16/1224 Pte Tanga Ruakirikiri was rewarded with a letter of thanks Kaore i 5 iari te mataara atu i te timeera o to 16/1223 Pte Tauarua from the Mayor of the village and also a present matou cookhouse. Ko to matou kuki (he Nue) e 20890 Pte Timothy F.E. of 200 francs. taka kai ana i taua wa. Heoi, kaore rawa a ia e 16/1221 Pte Tipoki pangia e tetahi aha ranei. Heoi ko Tio raua ko 16/1222 Pte Tutavake Wakarua kia 30 iari pea e taki tutu ana ka whara 19461 Pte Underwood G. ko raua. Naku a Tio i tiki atu i waha mai ki roto 16/1364 Pte Vuiyasawa T. i to maua dug out ko Pirimi. Ka whakatakotoria 16/1229 Pte Westbrook E. (Samoan) e ahau ki runga i taku peeti takoto ai. Ko te hoa i haria ki to te Meiha ara Te Rangihiroa dug out. I tu te maramara o te hera, i tu tonu ki te wahi The conducting officer was whakarunga o tona waewae, puta tonu atu, hou Second Lieutenant Fred Wilson, tonu atu hoki i rua tetahi ona waewae. … ko tana an Otago Mounted Rifles NCO who hoa i hemo ki te hohipera, engari ia kei te pai. had been with the Pioneers since the formation of the battalion. It wouldn’t have been five yards distance from the Another Pakeha, medical chimney of our cookhouse. Our cook (a Niuean) orderly Private Percy Shearman, was preparing food at the time. However, he accompanied the group as escaped unscathed. But Joe and Wakarua, who interpreter. Shearman had been were standing together about 30 yards away an island trader before the war were both injured. I got Joe and carried him to and spoke the local language. Pirimi’s and my dugout. I laid him on my bed. Private John Harper, a Tongan, His mate was taken to the Major’s, that is, Te had to stay at Marseilles to give Rangihiroa’s dugout. The shrapnel from the shell evidence at a court of inquiry into had hit him in the top of his leg, came out, and the death of 31-year-old Fijian Photo 16.2 also entered his other leg.… his mate [Whakarua] Private William Andrews in a In Egypt the Pacific Island soldiers joined the New Zealand Rarotongan Company, which died in hospital, though he [Joe] is fine. comprised Cook Islanders of the 11th Maori Reinforcements who had been based there for tramway accident on 19 January.
100 YEARS AGO: WAR IN FRANCE 1918
the past year. During the British advance through Sinai and Palestine against the Ottoman Turks, this company served as ammunition handlers for 97 Heavy Battery, Royal Regiment of Artillery. Photo ref: F-66834-1/2, ATL
Pipiwharauroa NgĀ Tama Toa
Sergeant-Major Whakarua of Waitotara died ten days after reaching hospital. In addition to his thigh wounds he had also been hit in the neck. Karauti also mentioned Private James Harmon (Jimmy Hammond), who died of his wounds on 18 March after a shell exploded beside him:
Ka tu tao a Jimmy Hammond (a Timi Hamene) tungane o Ani Hamene me etahi atu tokorua no Kawhia ahu atu ki Te Kuiti. I tau tonu te hera ki o matau taha. Tokowaru matou e taki tutu ana, ara e mahi ana etahi…. Heoi te taunga mai o taua hera ka whara ko te hunga tokotoru. Ka waimaria matou. Ko Timi Hamene te mea i kino te tunga. Jimmy Hammond, (known as Timi Hamene) brother of Ani Hamene, and two others from the Kawhia and Te Kuiti region were wounded. The shell landed beside us. Eight of us were standing up, some were working…. However, when that shell landed, it was the three alone who were wounded. We were fortunate. Jimmy Hammond was the one who was seriously wounded. Thirty-five-year-old Private Harmon of Oparau was a widower with two children. He was carried to No. 99 Field Ambulance, where he succumbed to his injuries. Twenty-one-year-old Private William Martin of Te Kuiti, who had been hit in the head, hand and leg, and 30-year-old Private Thomas Tutt of Kawhia, struck in the right shoulder, were hospitalised but eventually recovered. The casualties were replaced by 158 reinforcements who arrived in batches between January and March.
ALL EYES ON THE WESTERN FRONT Following the collapse of Russia in 1917, the Allies anticipated that the Germans would mount a spring offensive on the Western Front after transferring most of their forces from the east. As early as December 1917, Haig had indicated that defence would be the British priority in the New Year. The French Army had only just regained its fighting fitness and the Americans were still readying themselves to fight. The British and French political leaders resolved to wait until the United States Army was fully organised before taking the offensive. General Erich Ludendorff, who was now effectively directing the German campaign in the west, was not delaying. His plan was to concentrate his best troops along the Western Front and then attack and defeat the British and French before the Americans could join them in strength. ‘This decision would bring the war to a frightful crescendo of violence and destruction, and lead to the most … unexpected of outcomes.’
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TE HIKOI KOTAHI RAU MAERO
Ko tēnei kōrero e pā ana ki te pukapuka rongonui nei, ara Ngā Tama Toa: The Price of Citizenship. Kei te whakamāoritia ngā kōrero, ā, ko Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Porou kei te whakahaere i te kaupapa nei, i raro anō o te mana i tukua mai e ngā mōrehu o C Company o Ngā Taonga a Ngā Tama Toa Trust. Nā Wiremu and Jossie Kaa i whakamāori tēnei wāhanga.
MA ENEI E WHAKATUTUKI TE MAHI KI UTA KI ITARIA (Continued from last month)
NGA ROOPU HOIA HOU I te marama o Hurae 1943, 250 nga tangata o te 9th Reinforcements, i u atu ki Ihipa, i nga rima wiki i mua atu i te whakaemitanga atu i a ratou ki roto ki te 28th Maori Battalion. Koianei te timatatanga o nga kaupapa whakapakarikari, me nga mahi tereina i nga roopu hoia o te 28th Maori Battalion. Na konei i tau ai te mauri o Padre Rangi, a, kua kii atu a ia ki a Ta Apirana Ngata: Kia whakawatea atu hoki wenei nga mea e tika mo te hoki ki te wa kaenga na, ma enei e whakatutuki te mahi ki uta. Neke atu ite rima tekau paiheneti nga hoia o te 9th Reinforcements no Te Tairawhiti kua u mai i raro i a Lt Everard Jackson o Te Araroa, me 2nd Lt George Tamahori o Rangitukia. I whakaurua atu nga apiha tokorua nei, me te nuinga o wa raua hoia ki roto o C Company. 350 nga tangata o te 10th Reinforcements, a, 100 o wenei no te Tairawhiti, i tae atu ki Port Said i nga ra tuatahi o te marama o Akuhata. I Mena Camp, ka timata nga kaupapa tereina i nga hoia nei, i raro i a Capt Rangi Logan, me nga NCO tawhito o te Battalion. Ki nga korero o 2/Lt Nepia Mahuika o Tikitiki, 'kua tae mai matau ki te whakakiki i nga wharuarua i mahue mai i wera o te 28th Maori Battalion, i aitua ki te mura o te ahi. Ahakoa i tereina tahitia nga roopu e rua nei i Ohaeawai, kua noho marama nga hoia o te 10th Reinforcements kei te whakataetae ratau inaianei me wo ratou tuakana o te 9th Reinforcements, ko ratau nei e whakakiki ana i nga tunga e tu tahanga ana ki roto i te 28th Maori Battalion. Otiia, he whakataetae hangarau noa iho ta raua ki a raua ano. Ka mea atu nga hoia o te 9th ki nga hoia o te 10th Reinforcements: 'I hea ke koutou e kotiti haere ana? I te haerere ke pea koutou ki nga topito o Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa?'
Anei te tima i wikitoria ite tauronarona i te wa o te whakataetae ko wai ka toa, i whakahaeretia e te Second New Zealand Division i Cairo, i te 11 o nga ra o Akuhata 1943. Kei te rarangi o muri mai i te taha maui ki te taha katau: ko W. Kio, ko W. Phillips, ko Steve Urlich, ko Charlie Norris, ko D. Lazarus, ko Tom Noble, ko T. Titi. Kei te rarangi kei mua: ko Tui Crawford, ko K. Allen, ko Capt Peta Awatere (kaiako), ko J. Epiha, ko R. Arena.
Ko te whakautu a te 10th Reinforcements ko tenei: 'Kei te pai. A taihoa ake nei te kitea ko wai nga toa'.
Ko Albert 'Chappie' Wanoa tetahi o nga hoia tuatahi o te Battalion. Ko tana mahi he kawe i nga hoia hou o Te Tairāwhiti ki te hikoi. He tino kaha wana whakahau ki nga hoia nei hei painga tonu mo ratau, a, hei whakapakari hoki i wo ratau tinana. E aro mai ai nga hoia nei ki wana whakahau, ka korero tonu atu a ia mo te putanga o Te Battalion i te pakanga o Greece me Crete. Ki a Wanoa, i puta ai, na te whiti me te pakari o wo ratau tinana. He whakapakari ake i nga hoia mo te wa o te makariri, ka whakarite te Second NZ Division mo te hikoi ki Burg el Arab, kei te taha uru o Alexandria. No te 19th o Hepetema ka wehe atu te roopu hoia nei, a ka whakarere mai te 10th Reinforcements ki te puni o Maadi. Hei te whakawhitinga ki Te Mediterranean te mutunga o te hikoi. Otiia kei te harikoa nga hoia, i a rātau e wananga ana, ka tau ratau ki hea - 'E mea ana nga tama nei tena pea ka tau ratau ki Italy, ki Greece, ki Crete, a, ki te kore mai wenei, tena pea ki Niu Tireni?' No to ratau eke rawatanga atu ki te moana o Te Mediterranean, katahi ano ratau ka mohio kei te haere ratau ki Italy. Ko wetahi o te 10th Reinforcements i tonoa atu ki Italy hei whakakiki i nga tunga kua noho watea mai i roto i te Battalion. Ko Mahuika i tonoa atu ki te Headquarters Company 1 raro i a Capt Peter Awatere: I tukuna ketia au ki Headquarters hei mea, hei anti-tank gun commander. Kare au e mohio i tera mahi. I reira oku whanaunga a Wi Ta iapa raua ko Ian Kohere. Ko raua nga seargeants o nga pu and they're veterans. Ki mai raua ki au, 'Kaua koe e maharahara. Heoi ano, haere ki te whakarongo ki nga ota ka kawe mai ki a maua. Ma maua e whakatutu nga pu, ki nga wahi e tika ana'. Ka pai ki au tena. Kei te hohipera wetahi o nga hoia o te 9th Reinforcements. He mate tororere te mate. Ka rongo wetahi o nga hoia nei e wehe atu ana te Battalion i a ratau, ka mahitihiti te noho, a, kare hoki i ata tau wo ratau mauri. Ko Tama Gage tetahi i aua hoia, kare i rata kia whakarerea a ia e te C. Company. Ona tau i te timatatanga o te Pakanga, tekau ma waru noaiho. I tana hainatanga, ka mea atu tana pakeke a Te Ara Ngamoki, te recruiting officer o Omaio, ki a ia, kia hoki atu ki te kaenga, no te mea he tamariki rawa a ia. Otiia, kua rua tau a 1a e terema ana hei hoia, na reira kare rawa atu a ia e rata kia hapa tana haere me te Battalion ki te mura o te ahi. Ko taku ahua tupuhipuhi ake i te mate. Ka oma au, ka tae atu ki te camp. Ko to matau haihana i reira, no konei tonu, ko Rongo Peters. Ko to matou company commander, ko Tutu Wirepa. Ka ki mai (a Tutu), 'E hoa, i oma ke mai koe i te hohipera? Kei te waihotia nga mea e mate ana ki konei. Kei te pirangingia mai koe kia hoki atu'. Ka ki atu au, 'Kare au e hoki'. 'Me hoki koe. He tangata mate koe: 'Kare au e hoki. Kei te haere au.' Whakatenetene ana.
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Whānau physio All Annette Ransley ( far right) wanted was for the pain to go away - but she got more than that! The osteoarthritis sufferer has now thrown away her walking stick and the prospect of hip surgery is increasingly remote thanks to a Hauora Tairāwhiti programme at Tūranga Health.
ANNETTE is one of more than 140 people to have so far taken part in a Tūranga Health-hosted outreach programme to do just what Annette has achieved: manage their osteoarthritis to the point where hip or knee surgery may be avoided. Funded by the Ministry of Health and run by Hauora Tairāwhiti, the two-year pilot programme – started in January, 2017 - saw physiotherapist Samantha Henderson-Genefaas run classes at both Gisborne Hospital and Tūranga Health for clients referred by their GPs. And this year it all continues with senior therapist Paula Bruce taking the reins while Sam is on maternity leave. “The programme is aimed at people with mild/ moderate hip or knee osteoarthritis with the intent of reducing pain and improving function and to prevent or delay the need for surgery,” Paula says. “Though many clients are reluctant to go to the doctor, letting the GP know about pain or stiffness in your hip or knee means we can get started with treatment early. The programme runs in six weeks blocks and consists of weekly exercise classes, sessions about how best to manage osteoarthritis, and an education component with input from a dietitian, pharmacist, and a diabetes and gout educator. “Times are flexible with options during the day and after hours and Tūranga Health kaiāwhina can offer transport to and from classes,” saus Paula.
NO PAIN IS THE AIM: Before she went on maternity leave, physiotherapist Samantha HendersonGenefaas worked at the Tūranga Health gym with clients like Dawn Wihongi and Annette Ransley, developing programmes suited to each client's needs. Senior physiotherapist Paula Bruce has now picked up the mantle to work with Tūranga Health on the two-year pilot programme
Once the six-week period is over clients are often referred to other Tūranga Health programmes or given green prescriptions so they can build on the good work they’ve done. “The goal is to find the types of activity people enjoy so they can make long-term lifestyle changes.” The pilot programme will continue until the end of 2018 with the aim of seeing 288 people. For her part, Annette says that after putting up with a painful hip for years, the six-week programme gave her an exercise regime tailored just for her . . . and it's working. “Six weeks is a big commitment but I managed to stick to it because I thought it was important,” she says. “Before, if my hip gave out I would fall but now I have the strength in my legs to avoid that. The help we have had is awesome and I’m so grateful for that.” And her classmate and line-dancing buddy, Dawn Wihongi, has made similar progress, ditching the walking frame she used when an osteoarthritic hip stole her mobility. Dawn loves being in an environment with so much support and encouragement and is stoked to have delayed a planned hip operation. “My family thinks I am doing wonders so I'm really proud of myself,” she says.
Dawn Wihongi: “If anyone else has the opportunity to join the programme I would say get in there. It's good for you and good for your body. It's all good!”
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