Pipiwharauroa - Kohitātea (January)2023

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Pipiwharauroa Kohitātea 2023

Pukapuka: Toru Tekau

He punenga, he hoa, he pononga, he pāpā

Ko Horouta te waka Ko Puketapu, ko Mātiti ngā maunga Ko Te Ārai te Uru, ko Maraetaha ngā awa Ko Rongowhakaata, ko Ngāi Tāmanuhiri ngā iwi Ko Ngāti Maru, ko Rangiwaho ngā hapū Ko Whakatō, ko Muriwai ngā marae.

Kātahi te tangata maha ngā tūmomo āhuatanga te kitea e te tangata, ko Fred.

He tangata pono ki tana whānau, ki tana iwi me te hapori whānui.

He tangata koi te hinengaro, ka rangona tōna waha e hāparangi, e katakata ana ahakoa kei whea. Ka menemene tonu te tangata ki ana kōrero hīanga, ki ana kupu hātakēhi. He tangata hūmārie, ngākaunui, he tangata mahi ngākau pono, me te mahi tikanga pono, ka whakanuia e te tini, e te rahi puta noa i Te Tairāwhiti whānui.

Ko ōna mātua ko Hiwi Rori Maynard Jnr rāua ko Rina (Lena) Waipare Wyllie. Nā rāua, ka whai pānga a Fred ki ngā iwi o Rongowhakaata, o Ngāi Tāmanuhiri, o Te Aitanga a-Māhaki, o Ngāti Kahungunu me Ngāti Porou. I te matenga ohorere o tana pāpā, ka moea a Jack Robin e tana māmā, ā, ka noho pūmau, ngākau pono tonu a Fred ki a Jack Robin.

I kuraina a Fred i te Te Kura o Manutūkē me Te Kura Tuarua o Tūranga Tane. I te mutunga o te kura, i haere ia ki Tāmaki Makarau ki te Akoranga Mahi (Trade Training). I te mutunga o ana whakamātautau, ka eke panuku ki te taumata o taua akoranga o Aotearoa huri noa, kātahi ka tūtaki ki a Kāwana-Tianara Tā Arthur Porritt i Tūranga.

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Panui: Tahi

I tana hokinga mai ki Tūranga, ko te putanga tērā o tana ihu - āe mārika, te whiwhinga o tana tiwhikete whakangungu, ana, ko tērā te urunga atu ki Poverty Bay Electrical Power Board, mau ana mō te toru tekau tau.

I noho a Fred hei heamana mō Te Reo Irirangi o Tūranganui ā Kiwa – Tūranga FM; nāwai, ka whakataungia a Fred hei kaiwhakahaere mō te teihana. Kātahi nei te tūnga tino pai rawa ki a Fred, ā, tino harikoa ko ia te kaiwhakahaere o Tūranga I te tau 1972, ka moe ia i a Sharon, ā, ka FM i te taonga i Te Pou Irirangi Toa o Te puta ā rāua tamariki tokowhā. Nāwai, ka Tau 2016. puta ngā mokopuna tokoono. E rua putanga he māhanga. Tino kaingākau tahi rāua a Fred E ai ki a Ronald Nepe, te Kaiwhakahaere me Sharon ki te taha mātauranga me te kaha Matua o Te Rūnanga o Tūranganui ā Kiwa, whakatō i taua whakaaro me taua āhuatanga tika tonu kia whakanuia a Fred, te kaipara ki ā rāua tamariki, mokopuna me te hapori i te huarahi o te nuinga o ngā kaupapa hoki puta noa i Te Tairāwhiti me ana mahi ki Te Whakaruruhau o Ngā Reo Irirangi Māori Pono mārika, kāre i tua atu, ko te whutupōro, me te mōhio hoki e whai pānga ngā iwi o ko YMP. Mai i te kaitākaro, ki te kaiako, pūmau Tūranga ki ngā take ā-motu, ā-tōrangapū. taketake, hei kaiwhakahaere, tau tonu ana pūkenga hei whakahaere tikanga. I te tau I te pō poroporoaki, ka whakapuaki ana 2015, i whakawhiwhia ia ki te Tohu Mema kaimahi i tō rātou arohanui me tana taha Toiora. He kaiwawao hoki ia mō Poverty Bay maroke, tana tikanga ‘kaua e pā mai’. Ki Rugby Referees mō te wā poto, ā, ka huri ki ngā whakaaro o Fred, he tangata ia nā ngā te āwhina i Te Kura o Manutūkē me ngā tīma tāngata, he tonotono. He tangata ngahau, whutupōro Māori o Tūranga. he tangata atawhai, he tangata tino pono ki tana whānau, ki tana iwi me te katoa i I taua wā, ahakoa he nui ngā piki me ngā tautoko i a ia i ngā tau kua pahure. I tua heke, i ārahi ia i Te Kura o Manutūkē ki te atu o ana hoa tata, ko Willie Te Aho tana whakatū i te Rūmaki Reo Māori, ā, i noho hoa i kōrero mō ana pūkenga ki te ārahi, ia hei mema kōmiti whakahaere mō ngā ki te tautoko, te tohu o te maire tū wao. mahi whakanui i te rua tekau mā rima tau o te kura. He tangata patu, whakaweto E kore te aroha ahi hoki i te Manutūkē Fire Brigade, ā, ka E maroke i te rā noho hoki hei mema komiti whakahaere o Maraetaha Incorporation; whai muri mai, i Mākūkū tonu noho hei heamana mō Rongowhakaata Ngāi I aku roimata e Tāmanuhiri Kōkiri.

I te tau 1986, ka noho ia hei kaitiaki, hei kaihautū mō Rongowhakaata i Te Rūnanga o Tūranganui ā-Kiwa, hei kaitohutohu i Cedenco, me te mahi mutunga kore i ngā komiti o te rūnanga i mua i te nohanga hei heamana. Pono tonu a Fred ki te wawata a Te Rūnanga mō te kaupapa o Te Tino Rangatiratanga

Tūranga Tangata-rite Tūranga Makaurau Tūranga Ararau Tūranga-a-Mua Tūranganui-ā-Kiwa

E ai ki a John Ruru, te heamana o mua, mā te tino tangata ka kitea te huarahi e puta ai te ihu i te raruraru, āe mārika, ko Fred tērā - te para huarahi e tau ai te puehu, e oti ai te mahi. He mema ia o te poari kaitiaki o Te Kura Tuarua o Tūranga Tane, he kaitautoko hoki i ngā kerēme a Tūranga ki Te Arawhiti.

Mai i te tīmatanga o Rongowhakaata Iwi Trust, hiaroa a Fred e pono tonu ana ki te kaupapa.

TĀMANUHIRI TŪTŪ POROPORO TRUST

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He Raumahara Rangi Moeke

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Tūranga Ararau 2023 Courses

Pages 12 & 13 He Kōrero

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Founded October 1898 Pukapuka: Toru Tekau Pānui: Tahi Te Marama: Kohitātea Te Tau: 2023 ISSN: 1176-4228 (Print) ISSN: 2357-187X (Online)

TĀMANUHIRI TŪTŪ POROPORO TRUST

NGĀ PAKEKE O TĀMANUHIRI

Our first Pakeke hui was held on Friday 27 January, it was great to see everyone after the Christmas and New Year break. The hui was transferred to Rangiwaho Marae at the Pīpīwharauroa takes its name from ‘He Kupu last minute and the Pakeke and Trust were Whakamārama Pīpīwharauroa’, which was grateful to our ringawera for hosting us. printed in October, 1899 by Te Rau Print and edited by the late Reverend Reweti Kohere. Uncle Nuna Wyllie shared with our Pīpīwharauroa was re-launched on 20 October, pakeke some video footage 1993. of Tāmanuhiri pakeke from the 1990s discussing our Mana Produced and edited by: Whenua and Mana Moana with Te Rūnanga o Tūranganui-ā-Kiwa regards to Te Kuri. This was great Tūranga Ararau as we got transported back 30 Printed by: The Gisborne Herald years and were able to see the Email: pipiwharauroa@ta.org.nz faces and hear the voices of our Phone: (06) 868 1081 pakeke who have been gone a long time.

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Kei Tūtū, Kei Poroporo, Hei Oranga o te Iwi, The prosperity of Tāmanuhiri is in our

whenua, moana and whānau

Parekura Brown Jr reciting a karakia to open the Pakeke hui at Rangiwaho Marae

TĀMANUHIRI TŪTŪ POROPORO TRUST TRUSTEES SETTING US UP FOR THE FUTURE Tāmanuhiri Tūtū Poroporo Trust Trustees held a two day wānanga at Rangiwaho Marae to prepare themselves for the 2023 year and begin to shape the future of Ngāi Tāmanuhiri whānau whanui.

Day One was focused governance training tailored to the skillsets and personalities of our board using Peter Allen of Business Torque Limited.

Day Two was a focus on financial literacy of the board and developing a social procurement strategy to create value for uri of Ngāi Tāmanuhiri. The two days were hugely beneficial as the trustees began to understand one another and how best to work as a team.

Tāmanuhiri Tutu Poroporo trustees engaged in governance training at Rangiwaho Marae

Uncle Nuna Wyllie sharing his mātauranga and video footage of pakeke from the early 1990s.

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Tairāwhiti Community Law Centre

Our Rights when Returning Goods and seeking Refunds or Replacements Here we are in 2023! Christmas is just a recent memory.

Now that we are over the seasonal gifting frenzy, we may realise that some of the things we have bought or received have not been fit for purpose. We either don’t like them, or they aren’t what we expected from the photos on the websites, or they came broken or were soon broken after we received them.

What if I no longer want it or I have just changed my mind?

We do not have the right to return goods just because we have changed our mind, or our circumstances have changed when there is no fault with the goods.

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Fred (Freddy) Renata Maynard

For example, we bought a smartphone. What if: • Our partner bought us one as a surprise on the same day. Can we take one of them back?

• We really wanted a purple one. Can we swap?

• The same phone is $100 cheaper in the shop next door. Can we get a refund?

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The answer to all these questions is “no”.

The retailer is under no legal obligation to exchange the product or give us our money back. However, some retailers will do so in the interests of good customer service, so it is worth asking.

Aroha mutunga kore Nā te whānau te mihi kau nei, te mihi nui Mai i te manawa

Some stores have a no-questions-asked exchange policy for customers who have changed their mind. This usually means we can swap for another item or a credit note.

Occasionally, a store returns policy lets us get a refund, but it is up to the store.

Fred’s whānau sincerely acknowledges all of you who supported him particularly so in more recent years including Gisborne Alzheimer’s, the Sherwood Club, his minder at Sherwood Wendy as well as his caring and dedicated carers.

Ask the retailer when you buy if it offers exchange cards or that you can get a refund.

If we purchased a product from a trader There are exceptions to this rule: (a retail shop or website such as Trade Me) that is faulty or not of acceptable Credit Contracts quality, the Consumer Guarantees Act gives us powerful aftersales rights.

For example, if we buy a washing machine The Act says products must match their through a store finance deal. We have five description, be of acceptable quality and working days to cancel the credit contract if fit for purpose. If a product has a minor we have second thoughts.

We also sincerely acknowledge and thank all of you who supported us throughout his tangihanga including our kaikōrero, kaikaranga, kaikarakia, kaiwaiata, our cooks and the many of you who gave so generously of your time and for your expressions of sympathy and your generous koha.

So, what can we do?

If we purchased an item from a private seller, either in person or online, we may have no guaranteed rights to seek a refund other than asking for one. When we buy privately, we are buying “as is”, the fact that we paid for it means we have agreed to accept it in its current state.

fault, the retailer can choose to repair the item, replace it or refund our money.

Door-to-door Sales

If the fault is major, we can choose whether to opt for a replacement or refund. A major fault means a reasonable consumer would not have bought the product had they known about the fault.

We also have five working days to cancel a door-to-door sale. We can cancel for any reason. The trader must give us a full refund if we cancel.

We have the right to take the item back to the shop and have it fix the problem.

The retailer cannot just fob us on to the manufacturer.

References: Returns and refunds - know your rights Consumer NZ Consumer Guarantees Act - know your rights - Consumer NZ

A sign put up by a retailer that says “No refunds or exchanges” is meaningless as Gillian Creach General Manager we have full rights under the Act.

Sadly we were not able to have all of you who wanted to be with Fred at his nehu at Hurimoana urupā due to safety concerns but know your thoughts were with us.

E kore e hekeheke, he kākano rangatira.

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Pipiwharauroa He Raumahara

Rangi Puano Moeke

rendered mutton fat to be preserved before being cooked and eaten up to three months later. Fishing was always an adventure catching herrings, kahawai and shark that we stripped, salted and hung out to dry to also be eaten at leisure.

I was born in 1947 at Waipiro Bay to Sam (Hamiora) Moeke and Wahinengaroroamatekitewhenua (Hine) Moeke, nee Houia of Reporua. In my early years we lived on Moeke whānau land just out of Ruatōria.

I’m the oldest in the family, my siblings are Kessie, the late Tau Korea and my two beautiful whangai sisters.

My mother and father were hard workers and frequently camped out to take on jobs like scrub cutting while our Nan, my mother’s mother Keriana nee Gerrard looked after us. Once a year she caught the Road Services bus to Gisborne and on arrival immediately headed off to the Barwick’s auction where she bought clothes and cut them down to fit us tamariki. She also cut down and refitted my father’s trousers for me and my brother. I usually only had two pairs, one for swimming and the other for wearing everywhere else, if the second pair got dirty playing rugby I was in real trouble.

I was the only one in my whānau to have a bicycle and we rode horses or walked to school some four kilometres away. I never once got boils even though we always rode bareback. I went to Manutahi and Huriharama Schools but schooling just didn’t interest me as I got the strap for speaking Māori, imagine the public outcry if that happened today. I always had the best of excuses for not doing my homework

Rangi and his moko Xaya

We made our own hinaki to catch eels, Mum gathered worms for bait shredding each one into long strips that we attached to six lengths of flax tied to a Mānuka pole before dipping them into the water. As soon as we felt the slightest of tugs we flicked the lines to the side while the helpers ran around excitedly yelling they had caught it in the bag. Quite often though we heard a plopping sound as they fell to the ground, boy did Dad get mad with them.

with the most creative ones being, “I lost my We had a house cow, a pretty wild thing pencil” or “My family cannot afford one.” that had to be chased into the corner of the For entertainment we had the local picture paddock and baled up by tying a rope from theatre, we could catch the bus for a shilling one fence to the other before she could be or ride one of the horses, that was if Edward milked. We also had a horse called Rising Keelan had not taken off with it. When we Fast that Mum broke in. It too was a wild hit town we took off its bridle and it turned thing that reared up and pranced from side around and trotted off back home. Once to side whenever anyone tried to mount there it grazed along the fenceline until we her. She was from an ambler we had and returned to let it back into the paddock. a stallion owned by the local headmaster.

Going to the beach was a favourite pastime.

We were taught by the old people to mimi When he was away one time Dad popped on the collection kete and, once in the sea, the ambler into the stallion’s paddock easily collected kaimoana from its abundant and couple of days late told me to sneak storehouse of kina, kutai, paua, koura and down and see if it had any markings on her back. I duly reported that her back was octopus. covered in mud and was left wondering From the shore we gathered pipi and bubu. why he immediately took off to retrieve We always only took enough kaimoana for our her. Perhaps, I thought to myself, it just needs. When we arrived home Nan shelled needed a wash. the paua then dropped them into a bucket of The paddocks around us were leased to local pākehā farmers and were an occasional source of mutton and my parents swapped firewood for a mutton with a Chinese man when he was in the district. We also enjoyed a reasonably regular supply of mutton during shearing time when my parents worked for a local pākehā by the name of McCosh, Mum was a fleeso and Dad a presser. Dad had been hit in the leg during World War 2 with machine gun fire as he dived for cover into a foxhole.

This is probably why he never became a shearer and refused to consider taking up the offer of having it amputated and replaced with a prosthetic leg despite the pain he suffered. From his war experiences Dad was pretty good at sneaking through the bush surrounding Ruatōria successfully hunting for wild game including wild pigs.

He was a master at skinning and preparing carcasses for the dinner table.

My parents had a connection to the Ringatū haahi on my mother’s father’s side. I have a vague memory of him baptising

Me as a baby

Young Rangi Puano and sister Kessie

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bread that had been spoiled by being cut crookedly. They only cost five pence each and were very filling.

From the boarding house we moved to live in a house nestled behind the Fish and Chip shop in Childers Road. Mum grew the potatoes for chips and washed the dishes for the owner of the shop. He was Dutch and when he decided to return to Holland he offered to sell her the house. Not trusting banks she had her savings hidden in the house and he accepted what she could find hidden away.

Nan Keriana also moved to Gisborne not long after us and lived in a bach with a washhouse behind it on a large section in Aberdeen Road opposite the Botanical Gardens. Later on, after many years working for the Holdsworths on Paringahou Station, her daughter and sister to Mum, Maraea Houia was helped by the Holdsworths to build a new home on the section where my wife and I now live.

My father, sister and mother

people. Marae played an important part in our lives. Dad’s father was affiliated to Huriharama Marae and Dad’s mother to Te Aowera Marae. Mum was affiliated to Tū Auau Marae at Reporua.

Our house was a converted bach and our kitchen chairs made from a plank on top of a couple of boxes. We did not have electricity and relied on kerosene for lighting, a wood stove and open fire for cooking and outside there was a large copper set up on steel bars and surrounded by large rocks for heating water and bathing in. Two to three of us could fit in the tub at a time and we bathed every couple of days.

When I was about ten years old Mum decided to move to Gisborne and sold our two horses and our cow to meet the cost.

Dad joined us three months later. This was the first time ever I travelled outside of my birthplace and where I spent my formative years. Our first place of residence was in a boarding house in Lowe Street around about where The Warehouse now stands, we all lived in the one small room. From there we watched the local pākehā boys jag for fish such as mullet that came in at low tide seeking the pea and corn waste dumped into the water by Watties Cannery.

Some of the workers from the GRC freezing works came over to swap ‘leftover’ meat from their job for fish. Findlay’s Bakery was just down the road and sold loaves of freshly baked

In earlier years we were frequent visitors to their place and spent much of our time gathering pipi and catching kahawai, flounder and eels from the Taruheru River that ran alongside the gardens. The current was quite strong and dangerous and we had to take care when swimming in it and one time built a boat out of scrap wood and attempted to sail across it.

Aunty Maraea Hollis and I at Tū Auau marae, Reporua 1980s

choruses of the waiata we knew. I joined its youth group led by Ian Tasker, the Renata and Baker whanau were also members and we all had an awesome time.

At about this time I made my first foray into rugby which was a real experience.

Whenever I received the ball I gapped it to the corner and easily scored a try. My coach had to point out to me that I should really head for between the goal posts making At times I would take off with my cousins for an easier conversion, all I wanted to do playing around town and over in Kaiti. Mum was get clear of the opposition players and was strict and really tough and made it avoid being tackled. clearly known that I was to be home by 4 in the afternoon otherwise there would be One time we travelled by bus to Napier hell to pay. If I did not reach her deadline and were told to take our gear and a gift she came after me on her bike. Spotting her as we were to be billeted by the family of my auntie would say, “Boy, I think you are our opposite in the home team, I thought in trouble.” That was me, while Mum was perhaps we would stay at a marae. Billeting greeting Auntie I took off, knowing she was was a term I had never heard of but soon to in close pursuit I fast-tracked it and beat her experience. Fish heads were certainly not home. One time, trying to protect me, my on the menu for tea, sitting down I noticed father hid her whacking stick but that only the knife and fork but wondered what the made matters worse and she grabbed an spoon was for as there were no such thing even heavier branch from the peach tree to as puddings at home. lay across my hands. That was lesson 3.

My father served and was injured in WW2

After a time in town we connected with the Apostolic Church, a group of the congregation were singing on the footpath so we stood and listened and eventually accepted an invitation to join them inside. Pastor Bert Robinson led the congregation and Charlie Nikora was one of his supporters who later took over the Pastor’s role. We sat at the back and joined in the

It was a real shock starting at Gisborne Intermediate, I had to wear a uniform and again speaking Māori was forbidden and the cane was in frequent use. It was just the same moving on to Gisborne Boys High School. All we were taught that I remember was English and history about Captain Cook. If I had bothered to remember when he arrived here I would have had much better marks in School Certificate.

To be continued next month

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Pipiwharauroa Pānui

tohu arā te Tohu Paetahi, Bachelor of Arts, me Te Pūkairua Mātauranga i te Whare Wānanga o Tāmaki Makaurau, ā, ka noho hei Kaiako Whakahaere mo Te Mātauranga Māori, hei Kaitohutohu ki te Kaiwhakahaere Matua o Unitec.

Nōu te tai ata He Maire tū wao Dr Haare Mahanga Te Wehinga Williams, te uri o Te Aitanga ā Māhaki, Rongowhakaata me Ngāi Tūhoe, ahakoa i whānau mai ki Te Karaka, he tangata i pakeke mai i te akau o Ōhiwa, tata ki Ōpotiki. Ko te reo Māori anake ki te iwa tau katahi anō te reo pākehā i te haerenga ki te kura. I kuraina i Pūha, i te kāreti o Ōpotiki, i Waikohu, i Whakatāne hoki.

Nō muri mai ka haere ki Ardmore Teachers' College, katahi ka haere hei pūkenga ki te Whare Wānanga o Waikato. I reira ka whai

Kua whakahuainga a ia ki ngā rārangi whakahōnore mo te tau 2023 arā Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit. E whai ake ana tēnei hōnore i te Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit mo ana mahi āwhina i te iwi Māori, te mahi toi, mātauranga hoki i te tau 2018 He hōnore nui ki a ia te takahi i ngā tapuwae o rātou te nuinga i whai mana, i eke ki ngā taumata o te ao ki ngā mahi pākihi, ture, mātauranga, te ao pāho me te reo hoki.

Ko ētahi mahi nāna te tuatahitanga ko te pāho Māori i a ia whakahaere ana i te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa ka tūhono atu ki ngā Kaiwhakaari Moutere o te Tonga me te kura Pouwhakaata ki te whakaako i te reo Māori ki ngā kaiwhakahaere me ngā kaimahi.

Ko ia tētahi i tīmata i te wāhi e mōhiotia nei ināianei ko Ngā Puna Waihanga. Ko ia te tiamana mo te iwa tau.

Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi Engari he toa takitini

E mihi kau ana a Reweti Ratu Ropiha ki tana kuia ki a Wikitoria me tana koroua a Ratu Ropiha. Nā rāua nei i whao te huarahi mōna. Nā ā rāua tohutohu, akoranga kua puta tana ihu. Nā tēra āhuatanga ka māheahea te huarahi hei whāinga māna ka puta he māramatanga, nā, kua whai hua.

He uri nō Rongowhakaata me Ngāi Tāmanuhiri. I haere ki te kura i Manutuke, katahi ki Rītana, mai i reira ki te Whare Wānanga o Waikato ka whai Tohu Paerua Whakahaere Pākihi, me whai tohu hoki i te tōrangapū. E mihi ana hoki a ia ki ana tama Reweti Jr, Inatiaus, a Te Awa me tana hoa rangatira a Di Akurangi mo te kaha tautoko, āwhina i a ia.

Kua pau te rua tekau ma rima tau i a Reweti i te tūnga Tumuaki i Tūranga Health. Kua tau te hōnore Member of Order of Merit for Services mo ana mahi hauora Māori i te

rārangi hōnore o te tau hou 2023, ana e mihi ana a ia ki te maha, ki te tini i mahi i Tūranga Health.

Whai tonu tēnei i te hōnore i ūhia e te Kaunihere o Tūranganuia-Kiwa me tā Kiwibank Local Hero mētara ki a Reweti.

Whai wāhi ana hoki ia ki te āwhina rawakore pēra i a Vanessa Lowndes Centre, Te Rūnanga o Turanganui ā Kiwa, Ngāi Tāmanuhiri Whanui Trust, Tūranganui Primary Health Organisation, C Company Memorial House, Sunrise Foundation, Mātai Medical Research Institute me Te Muriwai Marae.

Ko ia te kaumātua mo kōkiri Kotahi Rau Pukapuka, ā, te amorangi hoki I Te Whare Taonga o Tāmaki Makaurau, ā, mahi tahi ai ki ngā kerēme a-iwi i te hapori. He kaitohutohu tikanga hoki ki ngā Mea o Tāmaki.

Kei te rongo tonu a ia i ngā mamae o te Māori, taumaha tonu ana te ngarona.

He pakiwaitara, he pūrākau, he tikanga Māori, he momo tuhituhi ana āhuatanga whakaaturanga i te huarahi, ngā piki, ngā heke, te whiwhi, te kore kei ngā whakapapa. Nā te ngakaunui ki tana reo ka tuhia, ka tāngia tana pukapuka tuatahi arā ‘Words of a Kaumātua’ i te tau 2019, he whakaaturanga mo tana ao pakeke mai e pā ana ki ngā rite kore ki Aotearoa. Ka eke panuku i te wāhanga Te Reo Māori 2020 arā i te Society of Authors' Heritage Book Awards.

Tino waimarie a Tā Haare nā te pono ki tana ao Māori engari kaha ki te kapo i te matauranga pākeha arā, hāngai tonu ki te kii a tana Nan Waioeke : “Boy, don't let schooling get in the way of your learning.

Master both worlds and therefore become unimpeachable in each culture.”

I nāianei ka kite a ia i ngā ao e rua Māori mai, Pākehā mai e whao ana i te ao tēra pea mo te painga mo te katoa, mo te ao.

hapū, whānau hoki, kanohi ki te kanohi, tuku tūmomo āhuatanga whakaora wairua, tinana e hāngai ana ki te oranga o te tangata.

I whai hua ngā hōtaka nā te hāngai o ngā kaupapa ki ngā tūmomo āhuatanga e pā ana ki te oranga o hinengaro, te tinana, te wairua mo te hiaroa. Ko te kaupapa ngakaunuitia ko te kaupapa hangai ki ngā kaumātua. Ehara ki te tari anake, engari ka puta ki ngā kāinga, ki ngā marae, ki ngā wāhi mahi, ahakoa ki whea ka haeretia. I te panga o covid, kapi katoa ngā kokonga o te taone, tuawhenua, marae i ngā wāhi e taea ai te haere kia weroa. Ehara he Rongoa anake engari pūmau ana ki te whāngai i ngā whānau raka ki o rātou whare.

E whai hono ana ki ngā momo kāwanatanga me kanitaraki a-rohe me te mahi tahi ki Te Whare Wānanga o Otako me ētahi atu wāhi rangahau.

E mihi ana a Reweti ki ngā hapori o Tūranga Ahakoa i tīmatahia e Te Rūnanga o Tūranganui me ngā kaimahi pono o te rua tekau ma a-Kiwa, e mihi ana a Reweti ki te nuinga i rima tau. āwhina i te wehenga mai, ka para i te huarahi o Tūranga Health. I raro i ana parirau, ka “He ika ki te moana, rere te kamupene o Tūranga Health ki ngā ko Ngāti Maru ki uta” tōpito o Tūranganui a-Kiwa ki ngā iwi, ki ngā

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TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR OUR YOUTH PROGRAMMES YOU NEED TO BE 15½ (WITH A SCHOOL EXEMPTION) TO 24 YEARS OF AGE ALL PROGRAMMES ARE FEE FREE AND OFFER NATIONAL AND NEW ZEALAND QUALIFICATIONS TRANSPORT IS PROVIDED AND YOU CAN JOIN AT ANY TIME

SERVICE INDUSTRIES

TE KĀKANO

FOUNDATION LEARNING

• Literacy and Numeracy • Employment Skills • Career Planning

QUALIFICATIONS National Certificate in Educational Achievement - Level 1 New Zealand Certificate in Foundation Skills - Level 1

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Reo Māori Tikanga ā-Iwi Primary Industry Skills Sport and Recreation Hospitality and Tourism

Develop the foundation skills and knowledge you will need to progress to higher levels of study and employment by joining this programme. You will also be able to experience other learning opportunities including horticulture, farming, forestry, sport and recreation, hospitality, tourism and Reo Māori to help you decide your future career pathway.

Available in Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay.

MANAAKITANGA - HĀKINAKINA HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM SPORT AND RECREATION • • • •

Karakia and Waiata • Kaitiakitanga • Whakawhanaungatanga • Health Hygiene and Safety

Pūkengatanga Cooking Manaakitanga

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Tikanga ā-Iwi Sport and Fitness Outdoor Experiences

QUALIFICATIONS NCEA Services Industries (Hospitality) Vocational Pathways - Level 2 New Zealand Certificate in Manaaki Marae Te Kāuta - Te Wharekai Kaupae 2 New Zealand Certificate in Foundation Skills - Level 2 On successfully completing this programme you will have the basic industry skills to progress to higher learning or sustainable employment in the industry of your choice including hospitality, Māori tourism, retailing, sport and outdoor recreation.

Available in Gisborne and Hawke's Bay.

YOUTH SERVICE: TŪRANGA Check out our supportive team of enthusiastic people here at Youth Service - Tūranga.

They are here to help our young people find a programme that meets their needs and interests on their way to completing NCEA Level 2 and to help them move and support them into higher learning or employment.

Corner of Kahutia & Bright Streets PO Box 1342 GISBORNE - TŪRANGA Freephone 0508 38 38 38 Ph: +64-6-868 1081 Email: enquiries@ta.org.nz Website: www.ta.org.nz

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TAIRĀWHITI FARM CADETS

AHUWHENUA

If you are highly motivated and committed to work and advance in the farming industry our Tairāwhiti Farm Cadet scheme is an ideal step to help you get there.

Hostel accommodation is available for Level 3+ students at our Ruapani Station, Tiniroto and Waingake bases at no cost to you.

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Safe Work Practices Farm Equipment Farm Vehicles Shearing

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Fencing Animal Husbandry Stock Work Pest Control

NCEA with Primary Vocational Pathways and the New Zealand Certificate in Primary Industry Skills Level 2 will equip you with the foundation skills to progress to our higher level programmes covering a range of agriculture sectors.

QUALIFICATIONS NCEA with Primary Industries (Farming) Vocational Pathways - Level 2 New Zealand Certificate in Primary Industry Skills - Level 2

LEVEL 3 - First Year • Safe Work Practices • Farm Machinery and Equipment • Quads and LUVs • Fencing • Water Supply

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Tractors Technology Risk and Harm Sustainable Practices

QUALIFICATIONS New Zealand Certificate in Primary Industry Operational Skills - Level 3 New Zealand Certificate in Agriculture (Farming Systems) - Level 3 Complete our range of Level 3 qualifications and you will be better prepared to gain employment in the industry. Subject to your readiness, you will be helped to find work where you can continue to learn while you earn.

• Feed Demands • Feed Supply • Mating

LEVEL 3 - Second Year

QUALIFICATION New Zealand Certificate in Agriculture (Meat & Fibre) - Level 3 • • • • •

Communication Livestock Health Mating and Parturition Livestock Husbandry Feeding Plans

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Livestock Production Soil and Pastures Farm Working Animals Agribusiness Machinery Fencing

This is a programme that follows on from the New Zealand Certificate in Primary Industry Operational Skills Level 3 and New Zealand Certificate in Agriculture Farming Systems Level 3. It provides a sound basis of knowledge and skills for study at Level 4 and higher.

All Level 2 and Level 3 farming programmes are available in Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay.

• Parturition • Livestock Health • Rearing Young Stock

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TAIRĀWHITI FORESTRY CADETS

MARU A TĀNE

Our range of forestry programmes will provide you with the pre-entry skills and qualifications required to work in the forest industry. Once employed you can continue to learn and gain advanced qualifications through a New Zealand forest industry apprenticeship. To join you will need to be physically fit and prepared to be drug free.

FORESTRY SKILLS - LEVEL 2 • Production and Environmental Requirements • Basic Hazard Management • Emergency Procedures • Communication Systems • Māori Cultural Interests

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Teamwork Breaking Out Forest Establishment Landing Operations Planting and Pruning

QUALIFICATIONS NCEA Level 2 with Primary Industries (Forestry) Vocational Pathways - Level 2 New Zealand Certificate in Forest Industries Foundation Skills - Level 2

FOREST HARVESTING - LEVEL 3 QUALIFICATION • • • • • • •

Health and Safety Hazard Management Emergency Procedures Communication Systems Personal and Environmental Factors Historical and Cultural Sites Basic Machine Operation

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Tree Felling Breaking Out Manual Processing Log Scaling Poleman Quality Control

New Zealand Certificate in Harvesting Operations with Strands - Level 3

FOREST OPERATIONS - LEVEL 3 • • • • •

Health and Safety Hazard Management Emergency Procedures Communication Systems Personal and Environmental Factors

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Historical and Cultural Sites Mensuration Pruning Thin to Waste

QUALIFICATION New Zealand Certificate in Forest Operations with Strands - Level 3

FORESTRY MANAGEMENT - LEVEL 6 WHAKATIPUTANGA NGAHERE

Join many of our past graduates who are now holding management roles in the forest industry, locally and nationally. Having NCEA Level 2 or equivalent and/or experience in the forest industry is an advantage to successfully complete this programme but not essential as additional learning support is provided. This is a two year programme.

• Introduction to the forest industry • Leadership, Communication, and People Management • Forestry Science • Technical Forestry and Data Collection

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Forestry Operations Land Use and Sustainability Forestry Business Planning Costing, Planning and Contract Management • Forestry Management Systems • Research Projects

QUALIFICATION Whakatiputanga Ngahere - New Zealand Diploma in Forest Management - Level 6

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AHU WHENUA

RURAL PEST CONTROL • • • •

Health and Safety Communication Skills Tikanga ā-Iwi Agrichemicals

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Animal Plant Pest Control Monitoring Rural Pests Toxins Trapping

• GPS • Report Writing • First Aid

QUALIFICATION New Zealand Certificate in Pest Operations with Strands in Rural Pest Control and Rural Pest Monitoring Level 3 This very popular programme is desgined to meet growing employment opportunities in the rural pest control industry to achieve the goal of a Pest Free New Zealand 2050. Graduates of this programme can pathway to employment with whānau, hapū, iwi, local and regional bodies and agencies as rangers or similar roles and / or progress to the New Zealand Certificate in Pest Management Level 4.

AQUACULTURE • Paua, Tio, Hāmana and Kutai • Health and Safety • New Zealand Aquaculture Industry Farming • Land Based Fish Farming Structures • Employment Skills • Tikanga ā-Iwi • Water Quality and Testing • Farmed Fish Harvesting • Kaupapa Tangaroa • Customary Fishing QUALIFICATIONS NCEA in Primary Industries (Aquaculture) Vocational Pathways - Level 2 New Zealand Certificate in Foundation Skills - Level 2 Join a programme that offers an overview of the aquaculture industry in New Zealand, land based marine farming skills and knowledge, customary fish harvesting practices and much more. Graduates can progress to employment in the industry and / or the New Zealand Certificate in Aquaculture Level 3.

Available in Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay.

TE REO MĀORI

TE REO O TE TAIRĀWHITI • Kōrero • Pānui • Tuhituhi

• Whakarongo • Tikanga ā-Iwi • Mōteatea

QUALIFICATIONS New Zealand Certificate in Tikanga - Level 3 Te Pokaitahi Reo Māori (Rumaki, Reo Rua) - Te Kaupae 3 Whether you are a beginner or have some level of competency this programme will help you to extend your ability to speak conversational Reo Māori.

Career pathways include teaching, Māori media, tourism, researching, social and health services and much more.

TE ARA POUTAMA

HE POUTAMA RANGATAHI

This is a 12 week part-time programme followed by 40 weeks of continued support that focuses on our taiohi aged 16 – 24 years old.

By joining this programme you will be supported to gain relevant certificates and basic skills aligned to a variety of employment opportunities.

MĀORI TRADES AND TRAINING

ADULT COMMUNITY EDUCATION

This is an iwi developed programme for Māori delivered by Māori to support Māori businesses to recruit and retain Māori in sustanable employment. Our emphasis is on training in employment including industry licences and qualifications.

For adults and youth 2-10 hours a week

TAIRĀWHITI MAHI TŪ MAHI ORA

A vital component of the programme is the manaaki available to Māori employers and trainees.

ACE - Short Courses

HE HUARAHI ADULT & YOUTH PATHWAYS TE REO O TŪRANGA DIGITAL LITERACY ĀRA ORANGA - HEALTH AND WELLBEING ORA MAHI - EMPLOYMENT PATHWAYS

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Tūranga Ararau has recently been blessed with two beautiful new mokopuna. Both of their mums are valued kaimahi.

Gisborne Cosmopolitan Club 190 Derby Street Hokopu Ereatara Brown Born 22 December 2022, weighing in at 8lbs 14oz and height 55cm Named after the parents grandfathers.

Ihimaera Hokopu Brown and Ranginui Ereatara Hingston Dad - Zelton Brown White Mum - Iriesha Carrington-Hingston Grandparents Ingrid Brown and Patrick White Judy Carrington and Selwyn Hingston Iwi: Rongowhakaata

Kainoa Piuta Te Uranga Robert Pipi Pahuru Date of birth: 10 of August 2022 at 04:20am, weighing 7.1 pounds

Tuesday 21 February 7:10am –2:00pm Wednesday 22 February 7:10am – 2:00pm Thursday 23 February 7:10am – 2:00pm

Parents names: Cody Pahuru & Navana Pokoati Iwi: Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Te Aitanga-ā-Mahaki, Mauke About him: He’s a easy going baby who loves his whānau, the outdoors and going to work on the farm!

The Tairāwhiti Museum Education Team are excited to release our Education Booklet for 2023!

Our Booklet has over 25 Educational programmes to choose from with many aligning to the new Aotearoa New Zealand's Histories Curriculum.

Tairāwhiti Museum Education Kōhanga Reo Puna Reo Early Childhood Education PROGRAMMES ON OFFER: MUSEUM TOUR 45 min tour exploring the museum's taonga and works of art on display in our galleries. We can shape the theme of the tour to your learning focus.

NGĀ KĒMU (OUTREACH) Museum educators will come to your place and deliver our Ngā Kēmu programme where tamariki will learn through playing a variety of traditional Māori games.

*Programmes can be delivered in Te Reo Māori and English *We recommend groups of tamariki that are 4yrs and over Book in now: https://tairawhitimuseum.org.nz/education/bookings/ or email education@tairawhitimuseum.org.nz

You can view our Booklet via our website: https://tairawhitimuseum.org.nz/education/2023-educationprogramme-booklet/ Book in now: https://tairawhitimuseum.org.nz/education/bookings/ or email: education@tairawhitimuseum.org.nz

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28 (Māori) Battalion’s Battle Honours Memorial flag with Battle Honours fully displayed were recognised for the first time in 76 years at Muruika, Ohinemutu on Waitangi Day 2023 The 28 (Māori) Battalions Battle Honours Memorial flag with the Battalions 42 Campaign and Battle Honours were presented and recognised at Muruika, Ohinemutu on the 6 February 2023 for the first time in 76 years

by Tā Robert Gillies, 28 (Māori) Battalion's hōia mōrehu.

agrees.” In displaying 28 (Māori) Battalions Campaign and Battle Honours for the first time Tā Roberts desire is that New Zealand Defence Force 28 (Māori) Battalion flag and the 28 (Māori) Battalion Battle Honours Memorial flag stand side by side as pou maumahara that acknowledge the parallel sacrifices of Tangata Tiriti and Tangata The award of Campaign and Battle Honours is Tikanga Māori during World War II. an acknowledgement by the Sovereign which recognises the presence of a Battalion and Following the Kawe Mate Taonga Tūpāpaku allows the Battalion to display its battle and at Muruika Urupā Tā Bom will present the 28 military traditions but to date the 28 (Māori) (Māori) Battalion Battle Honours Memorial Battalion’s Campaign and Battle Honours Flag at Waitangi on the 18th February have never been publically displayed. and thereafter he will be leading a kawe mate to marae within the Kamupene C and “This is 70 years too late,” said Tā Robert. Kamupene D rohe prior to returning the Tā Robert Gillies Kamupene B, 28 (Māori) Battalion “We were volunteers not conscripts and we Taonga Tūpāpaku to Waitangi on ANZAC Day stands with Aake Ake Kia Kaha, The 28 (Māori) fought for six long years, the whole Battalion 2023.

Battalion Battle Honours Memorial Flag at St Faiths, Ohinemutu ©Harawira Craig Pearless, Kohitātea 2023.

Tāngata Humāria Charitable Trust aims to bridge the gap Tāngata Humāria Charitable Trust (THCT) aims to bridge the gap between the Government’s priorities and the aspirations of whānau, hapū and iwi in Te Tairāwhiti.

We have a central vision of thriving whānau in engaged communities.

Tāngata Humāria Charitable Trust has met with Minister Allan and had contact with Minister Wood regarding a bespoke by the people for the people Forestry Safety Campaign/Inquiry in Te Tairāwhiti, we requested support in 2021 and 2022.

Forestry in Te Tairāwhiti is prominent, but not always positive. One in four people in Tairāwhiti are dependent on a forestry income but we are paying the ultimate price of broken bodies, lost loved ones and environmental devastation.

The current forestry situation is bleak and lacks resilience. It indicates systemic issues from Government.

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Environmental destruction impacting our most vulnerable communities, irreversible damage to our whenua Abysmal death rates in forestry, Māori are 55% more likely to be injured or killed at work, that inequity has been growing consistently over successive years In Te Tairāwhiti Forestry has killed 13 local people in as many years Highly disengaged Workforce / Poor public

The policies and procedures, systems, arbitrary time frames, bureaucracy, technocracy and unanswered questions binds these whānau together through their • pain. We will not allow the perpetrators to pose as the saviours. Waiting in the industry to do the right thing has not worked, time Tāngata Humāria Charitable Trust have for whānau, hapū, iwi to step into the role regular contact with community/ whānau of Kaitiaki. Forestry’s social licence should across social, cultural, environmental and be revoked. economic challenges. We gather feedback and insights from our people. We aim to share Paper thin administrative controls and these real-life experiences with government worker blame is no longer acceptable, the agencies to help shape policy development impact on the whenua is effecting us all. We and initiatives that reach the core of the will no longer accept the forestry industry issues and facilitate meaningful change. receiving pitiful fines and tokenistic selfproclaimed “improvements” in practices.

The crisis the indigenous people warned the western world would happen, has arrived.

We have waited years for the urgent changes We are the Mokopuna they were trying to from the Independent Forestry Safety protect this from happening to. All the Review to be implemented. We have no indigenous practices of safely and sustainably more fingers to count the acronym entities cultivating the lands and seas that weren’t in place to foster forestry improvements adhered to, we are now paying the costs for, FOA, FISC, FICA, FSC, PEFC. as will future generations. The realisation is a sad "I Told you so" moment.

We have Forestry Strategic Plans from MBIE, Worksafe, Safetree, Eastland Wood Council, Māori need seats at decision making tables to Te Uru Rakau. None of these efforts are ensure we can nurture the People and Place, altering the outcome for Forestry whānau so she can sustain us all. The times we are and communities. It is time for some living in are proof the western way does not upstream accountability, safety in design work. The forestry owners see our tangata and meaningful change. and our whenua as a cheap commodity able to be exploited to syphon profits off shore.

Now more than ever, we need to let the experts be the experts. The experts in this Forestry is dangerous by design and must instance are kaimahi, whānau, hapū and stop severing our whakapapa lines. The pain iwi. Who better to establish, implement shared by many whānau at the hands of the and monitor said change than the ones with industry sends disturbing ripples impacting the most to lose, and we don’t mean money. the fabric of our communities in all facets of daily life.

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perception of Industry Unstable Boom Bust Industry, income instability (Port Storage / Swells / Weather Events / Overseas Markets / Resourcing) Te Tairāwhiti is isolated, has extreme terrain, the local infrastructure is not coping

Pipiwharauroa He Kōrero

Meka Whaitiri

Kia ora everyone and Happy New Year. I hope you were able to spend some valuable time with friends and whānau and that you now feel rested and ready for 2023.

It’s been a challenging start to the year for many on the East Coast as a result of the destruction and damage caused by Cyclone Hale in early January. Many parts of the region are still cut-off and the clean-up and recovery will take time.

I want to thank all those who stepped up to help in the immediate aftermath of the flooding including the fantastic Tāirawhiti Emergency Management team at the Gisborne District Council as well as the other first responders, roading and power crews, food suppliers and Defence Force

Mere Pōhatu Freedom I respect the Prime Minister. The PM position is the face of democracy. Prime Minister Ardern was brave, clever and beautiful, a tremendous asset for Aotearoa. Like most politicians, she was tuned in to the cut and thrust in the political trenches and parliamentary benches.

Our previous PM was, and is, a lovely human being. Besides all of that she had a deep love for Tūranganui ā Kiwa.

staff who were working around the clock the region including one-on-one mentoring in Gisborne and up the Coast in very trying support. conditions.

The Ministry for Social Development is I was grateful to be able to get out and spend also making up to $500,000 available to a couple of days up the Coast visiting a range employ job seekers to support the cleanof locals affected by the flooding and the up. Having seen the damage from Cyclone impact it has had on their farms, coastlines Hale up close it’s clear that the recovery and businesses. This is of course not the first will be ongoing but I can assure you all time farmers and growers in Tāirawhiti have that the government will continue to offer had to deal with major flooding and threats as much support as it can. to their livelihoods in recent years and it’s fair to say there is a sense of exhaustion from Finally, I would like to congratulate our many of the locals I’ve spoken to who, in a new Prime Minister, Chris Hipkins, and new short space of time, have gone from recovery Deputy Prime Minister, Carmel Sepuloni. to relief and then back into recovery.

They both live the Labour Party values, and put people and whānau at the heart While a full and final assessment of the of what they do. I look forward to working damage caused by Cyclone Hale is still alongside them as we countdown to the to be completed, the government has election in October. I’d also like to thank already announced significant financial Jacinda Ardern for the courage, empathy support to support the region’s recovery. and aroha she displayed in leading An initial contribution of $150,000 from the Aotearoa during a challenging five and a Mayoral Relief Fund was made available to half year period. I wish her, Clarke and ensure impacted communities can deliver Neve all the best for their future together immediate support to those in need, while and, if they need a beautiful location for the Ministry for Primary Industries has made their upcoming nuptials, Tāirawhiti would $100,000 available to farmers and growers in welcome you with open arms.

co-built the policy response with every one of us in mind. It was game on and defend at all costs. Almost immediately extremist opinions and thinking flowed in from the darkest international corners. Freedom.

Well, where I've come from and over the years I’ve heard some of the best insults between humans there ever has been. I’ve marvelled at the wit and sharp intellects of politicians towards one another. Downright clever.

Convoys and campsites were taking on a whole new meaning. Their intent turned into a strategy to demonise a clever and thoughtful young woman leader. I saw images so gross and akin to rape and pillage.

The thing is that bad behaviour is still here in Aotearoa. It's here in Tūranganui ā Kiwa.

That’s why Pīpīwharauroa and its reading community is so important. Pīpī content is How on earth did we turn into a nation of all about being humble, purposeful, Māori hate talkers? Not here, not in Aotearoa. thought leadership, real information and Surely not. encouragement.

Unlike previous political leadership in Aotearoa, she was dealt incredibly unusual circumstances and issues to deal to and steward through.

I’ve only ever known two politicians on a personal level. Enough to know they both received a few hate letters. Parekura got the Foreshore and Seabed. Hekia got the education unions and oil exploration letters.

Some were personally offensive. Gosh we can be a hard lot. Talking tikanga and values, then acting out like they don't exist. Let's talk about policy would be a typical Hekia response. Parekura, on the other hand, would say “that's paru talk” to people talking rubbish.

Unlike previous Prime Ministers, she experienced the most terrible act of terrorism and international viral disease pandemics, the likes of which we should never have on our whenua. She, the PM,

The previous PM, she was all class. At first, I thought it was funny that the people wanting more freedoms were getting together in convoys. Then I thought this is getting scary.

Frightening.

Unlike most politicians, she was she. Unlike most political leaders, she was also a new younger generation of leadership around the world.

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Pīpīwharauroa sees 2023 as the year to celebrate kids in Kura. We will all go down hard on any and all unacceptable insults, violations, and stuff that shatters our individual, personal, collective and public selves. All for freedom, with the greatest of respect.

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Relay For Life is about bringing our community together in order to not only fundraise vital money for the Cancer Society, but also to remember those who have passed and provide both hope and support to those individuals and their whānau who are affected by a Cancer diagnosis.

We know that a cancer diagnosis affects more than just the individual person. By helping us to raise funds during our Relay for Life campaign, you enable The Cancer Society to provide a variety of support and care specifically tailored to each whānau and their needs, deliver proactive community wide education such as our SunSmart programme and contribute to further research. These measures all work together with the goal being to lower the incidence and impact of Cancer in our community.

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JANUARY 2023

REWETI ROPIHA MNZM FOR SERVICES TO MĀORI HEALTH

Turanga Health chief executive Reweti Ropiha has been recognised in the 2023 New Year’s Honours list becoming a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) for services to Māori health. Image by Brennan Thomas, Strike Photography.

Reweti Ropiha has been recognised in the 2023 New Year’s Honours list becoming a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) for services to Māori health.

The 54-year-old was in his office at Turanga Health in Gisborne when he first learned the news in November 2022.

“At the time I thought the staff member was winding me up,” says Mr Ropiha, who kept the honour a secret until New Year’s Eve. Mr Ropiha, Rongowhakaata, Ngāi Tāmanuhiri, says he’s overwhelmed to have received recognition and feels humbled and blessed to be able to share it with whānau and colleagues.

“It is a great honour especially as there are so many faces and people who have gone before helping to shape what we do for the community.”

Mr Ropiha has been recognised for his dedication to improving the health and wellbeing of Māori living in the region, particularly in his role as chief executive of Turanga Health. The honour comes on the back of a Gisborne District Council Civic Award and a Kiwibanki Local Hero medal for Mr Ropiha.

Mr Ropiha is a champion for his people and their health.

He has been at the helm of the iwi health organisation for 25 years. He and his team worked hard during the Covid-19 pandemic to help the region get vaccinated.

With a kaupapa Māori approach that included hosting mass vaccination events around the rohe and face-toface kōrero, Turanga Health staff were driven to provide opportunities for people to engage with the science about vaccines in ways that suited them.

LOOKING BACK Today’s public demand for Turanga Health’s services and its highly regarded position in the region is in sharp contrast to its humble beginnings.

When a 28-year-old Reweti Ropiha bounded into Tūranga Health in 1997 he took over a shy fledging company with an opening cash balance of $300 and fewer than 10 clients.

Recently returned from four years of overseas travel and feeling enlightened, Mr Ropiha was ready to apply himself to new challenges. “I had a sense that there was an opportunity there, not just for myself, but for the rohe.”

Reweti grew up in Manutuke, a whāngai son of Wikitoria and Ratu Ropiha. He went to Manutuke School, Lytton High School, and has completed a double degree in politics and business and a Master of Business Administration through Waikato University.

He credits his parents with teaching him about the importance of living by Rongowhakaata and Ngāi Tāmanuhiri values and connections with whānau.

“It was a simple upbringing; you were there for others and we shared everything. We helped people we didn’t necessarily know, and we followed our elders’ approach to common sense. I craved that when I was overseas, and I wanted to help participate in, and restore that, when I came back to Gisborne and started at Tūranga Health.”

THE EVOLUTION OF TURANGA HEALTH Tūranga Health was created at a time of colossal change in the health sector - when community level organisations were playing a greater role in primary health care delivery.

Across the country Māori health providers were flourishing. In Gisborne, Te Runanga o Tūranganui-aKiwa created Tūranga Health as its health arm. It was a new kid on the block and very much in the shadow of neighbouring Māori health provider Ngati Porou Hauora.

“Everything was evolving, and we moved tentatively,” remembers Mr Ropiha. “The space was shifting from centralised power bases, to one of using other approaches in the delivery of health services.”

“Tūranga Health saw this as an opportunity not to replicate what was existing, but to embrace an approach of wellbeing that would include “kanohi ki te kanohi”, taking services to the whānau in whatever setting, and introducing a wider holistic lens.”

In 1998 Reweti and his small team took the cashstrapped Vanessa Lowndes Centre, where Reweti had once worked, under its wing. By now Tūranga Health had 150 people on its books.

Then it launched the extraordinarily successful Kaumātua Programme. “Our approach for health service delivery for older people was about keeping whānau in their home for as long as possible. We knew we were part of the jigsaw, and saw the need for a place for pākeke to congregate and thrive.”

Over the next four years Reweti oversaw Tūranga Health develop its unique approach and style of operating. In 2002 Tūranga Health took the first in a series of steps that would see it become the large-scale proficient business it is today. It teamed up with two general practice associations (Pinnacle and First Health) to form Tūranganui Primary Health Organisation. This model was unique in that the owners were independent practitioner associations and an iwi health provider.

TURANGA HEALTH TODAY Now, Tūranga Health boasts a general practice in Te Karaka with 1600 registered patients, over 20 onsite workplace wellness programmes, one GP, one nurse practitioner, one consulting primary care expert, 12 nurses, and an ever-growing group of vaccinator-trained kaiāwhina. It has 3,000 registered whānau on its books and community-wide acceptance after helping the region’s residents through the pandemic.

The company holds multiple Government and local contracts. It has moved into the mobile vaccination space and will soon increase its physical footprint in Elgin. For the past 10 years it has worked alongside the Otago University in numerous research projects.

“That’s been half of the attraction of this company, it doesn’t stand still. We’re always looking for new opportunities. I can tell you this is not a space of boredom. There have been countless efforts and contributions - not just my own. We can all stand proud of Tūranga Health.”

When asked about the future of Tūranga Health, the father of three boys, says the windscreen is bigger than the rear vision mirror.

“More than ever Tūranga Health continues to unlock responsive approaches to whānau demand, whereby staff can continue to provide real time care in the communities and homes of whānau.”

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