Te Reo Kākāriki ISSUE 06
Q U A R T E R LY N E W S L E T T E R MARCH 2020
Tēnā koutou Message from the Chair Ko te Reo Kākāriki tēnei e mihi ana ki a koutou e noho whānui ana ki te ao. Tēnei te tuku pānui atu kia mōhio koutou mā ngā mahi e kawea nei ki muri, ki mua rānei mō te tupu rākau ki runga i o tātou whenua. Nō reira ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa. Ki a rātou kua whetūrangitia, e kemokemo mai rā i te rangi, kei te tika ngā kupu e kīia nei ‘He tātai tangata ki te whenua, ka ngaro. He tātai whetū ki te rangi, mau tonu, mau tonu’ Nō reira moe mai koutou, okioki atu. Ka hoki mai ki a tātou e noho nei i te ao mārama me te kī, tēnā koutou, tēnā rā tātou katoa.
COVID-19 – ALERT LEVEL 4 We are now at Alert Level 4. The directive from Government is lockdown. Stay home, be safe, be kind. It is up to us to do our part. If we don’t, the consequences are dire and we risk the lives of many, including our own whānau. We also risk the continuation of the lockdown for much longer. Our forests are closed and will remain closed until the alert level reduces. Several of our Tūwharetoa entities, including the Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board, Te Kotahitanga and Tūwharetoa Fisheries, and many hapū and marae are working behind the scenes to ensure support is available to whānau. How that looks and how that will be delivered is work in progress and will be subject to strict controls to ensure compliance with the current COVID-19 Alert Level 4. We are also asking that whānau not take matters into their own hands by doing things that may compromise their own health and those of others or may put unnecessary pressure on our health and
MARLENE CLEMAS ASKS A QUESTION AT THE 2020 LTFT AGM, WAITETOKO MARAE.
emergency services. That means no hunting and no fishing. We have many whānau out there working hard to continue essential services – doctors, nurses, ambulance staff, police, checkout operators and other supermarket staff. So let’s spare a thought for them and keep each other safe by staying home as much as possible. While this is all going on, we do have some good stories we want to share with you. Life in forestry has evolved over the past 50 years, and we share some of these stories in this newsletter. We follow Flight Logging workers Rau and Hapeta Flight, daughter and son to owner contractor Dave Flight. We also have an update from our recent forestry graduates Matiu, Reihana, and Maria and learn about the work they are now doing following the completion of their recent studies. We profile new Trustee Ngahere Wall and get his perspectives on what it means to be a Trustee in Lake Taupō
Forest Trust. We provide an update on our foresty operations and markets. If you know anyone in the ‘Do you know these people or their uri?’ section, please contact our owners services team. In February, the Trustees approved a 2019/20 distribution of $5 million, and this will be paid in April, as is explained in the newsletter. Lastly, I want to thank you, the owners, for your continued support of the Trustees and staff over this unprecedented time. Please be safe, take care, and be kind. Our whānau are the most important, and we can only keep them safe if we do our bit. Kia kaha, kia māia, kia manaaki i a tātou katoa. Mā Ihoa o ngā Mano e manaaki.
Binky Ellis Chairperson