Te Puurongo aa Tau a Te Ahiwaru 2024 by TeAhiwaru

Kiingi Tuuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero te tuawhitu ki te rangi

Kua taangia te kupenga o Taramainuku ki te hao i te mate.

Kua haongia te tau o Te Whare Ariki hei ika tatangi, maa te tini, maa te mano.

Kua riro atu raa koe Kiingi Tuuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero te tuawhitu ki te maakohakoha o te poo, ki te maarirerire o te poo.

Kua kotahi atu ki a nunui maa, ki a roroa maa i te tau o Paengarau.

E te Kiingi, pikitia te pane o Te Mata o Tuutonga, pikitia ngaa tihi o Taupiri Kuao.

Tirohia ngaa maunga whakahii o te Motu. Purea too hau ki te maarakiraki, horea too hau ki te maatongatonga. Maiangitia too hau ki te raawhiti, whiuwhiua too hau ki te uru.

Pareparea too hauhunga ki Te Kaahui Maunga, kia ia rere mai ki te take o Taupiri e tuu raa.

Whoatu e te Kiingi ki ngoo Waka, ki ngoo Iwi, ki ngoo Hapuu paarangaranga o te Motu.

Houhia too huarahi ki te poo, mana o te poo, tini o te poo.

Te poo taiopeope i te tangata, te poo oopeti i te iwi nui tonu.

Rukutia te paringa rua o Mooriaanuku, kauria te moana o aake aake kia tau koe ki te taahuna o Rongomaawhitiwhiti, ki te aakau o Hawaiki whakariterite.

Rire Rire Hau! Paimaarie

E wehi ana ki ngaa atua

Ko Kiingi Tuuheitia ki te rangi

Ko Te Arikinui Kuini Ngaa wai hono i te poo Pootatau Te Wherowhero te tuawaru ki te whenua

E noho ake raa i runga i te Ahurewa tapu e nohongia raa e toona matua e ngoona tuupuna hei mauri moo te motu.

Hei pupuru i te whenua,

Hei puru i te toto, Hei pupuru i te mana Maaori motuhake

Paimaarire ki te whare ariki nui tonu.

Paimaarire ki a taatou.

Kumete Tukapea

Tonga Kokiri Kahui

Te Orokohanga o Te Ahiwaru

1300s

Hape arrives in Aotearoa, settles at Puketaapapa-Ihumaatao.

1350

Te Waka Tainui arrives in Aotearoa, travels through the Manukau and a number of rangatira remain in Puketaapapa-Ihumaatao.

8 June 1849

the headstone of tupuna Hone Pihama Piharoa of Ngaati Rori is desecrated by fire. To mark the incident, rangatira Mohi Te Ahi a Te Ngu, of Ngaati Rori and Te Aakitai whakapapa, brought together the hapuu Ngaati Rori, Ngaati Kaiaua, Ngaati Peehi and Ngaati Tangiaro under the name Te Ahiwaru. The rangatira of whom these four hapuu were named after, trace their whakapapa back to Rakataura and Hape. The ingoa Te Ahiwaru became a commemoration of the ahi (fire) that was lit on the 8th (waru).

Tukapea Tukapea

Tohukore

Te Paea

Te Ruaiti

Ngahuia Mohi

Herekotukutuku

Te Kirihorea

Wi Putini Kahui

Te Rangitawaea Kahui

Taruke Kahui

Hurihia Rawiri

Nuku Kahui

25 March 1858

in Puketaapapa Hohepa Otene, Erueti Hingawai, Tamati Ngapora and 21 others consented to make over to Te Ahiwaru the land called Puketaapapa (known today as Ihumaatao), “to be a permanent possession for themselves and their children after them, for ever.”

The notice that was published in the newspaper of the day also said: “It has also been assented to by the Runanga of the Ahiwaru, that this land shall be given as a permanent possession.”

Te Huia Rapata

Hera Rapata

Kapene Matenga

Te Kiriwera Heemi

Rangiaahu

Pinikera Heemi

Te Owai Heemi

Ngaparaki Heemi

Hemoauta Heemi

Eruera Marepa

Mata Marepa

Harihari Totaea

Tangiaro Totaea

Matehaere Totorewa

Hairini Totaea

1863

the New Zealand government issued a proclamation, delivered by Govenor Grey, to the tribes of the Manukau to sign an Oath of Allegence to her majesty Queen Victoria or be ejected to Waikato. Mohi and his people were quick to make the decision to go to Waikato in support of Kiingi Pootatau, to make a stand against the NZ government for the retention of their lands. The Puketaapapa-Ihumaatao lands were then confiscated by the government and gifted to settler families.

Kapereti Hohepa

Hemanawa Toone

Te Huia Toone

Te Aumihi Toone

Tangitemapu Toone

Te Arawaru Toone

Tinihuia Toone

Te Ahiwaru petitioned the Crown for a place to live (following confiscation of their lands) and the Native Affairs Office made an offer of resettlement to Te Ahiwaru. It fell through. 1882

the Crown acknowledged Te Ahiwaru were the original owners of the whenua at Puketaapapa. 1886

the Crown allowed the resettlement of a 40-acre reserve for the “Ahiwaru Landless”. 1887

1921

two land lots, 196 and 197, were established and the titles given to 37 adults of Te Ahiwaru whakapapa.

It is the uri of these 37 tuupuna who make up the beneficiaries of Te Ahiwaru Trust, today.

Ko Mataoho te tupua

Ko Hape te tohunga

Ko Kaiwhare te taniwha

Ko Tainui te waka

Ko Te Maanukanuka oo Hoturoa te moana

Ko Manukau te whanga

Ko Te Wai oo Ruarangi te awa

Ko Te Puketaapapatanga aa Hape te maunga

Ko Puketaapapa-Ihumaatao te papakaainga

Ko Makaurau te marae

Ko Te Ahiwaru te hapuu

Our tohu

The tohu used in our logo is a toki that represents the strength and determination of Te Ahiwaru. It is representative of a tool, rather than a taonga, carving new pathways for our people.

As a hononga to our past, it speaks of our tuupuna who were gardeners and ahi kaa of one of the most fruitful areas in Taamaki Makaurau.

The koru is a reflection of our commitment to supporting our people, our whaanau to thrive. Koru are symbolic of whaanau and the circular pattern in it is also representative of the lava that carves through the whenua in both Ihumaatao and across Taamaki, a hononga to our whenua and our whakapapa in this volcanic landscape.

The woven threads represent the coming together of Ngaati Rori, Ngaati Taangiaro, Ngaati Peehi and Ngaati Kaiaua as Te Ahiwaru.

The indents on the toki connect us to maunga and landscapes across our region and across our whakapapa.

The grey colour of the toki is representative of volcanic rock and the strength of this element in our taiao.

Te Ahiwaru Whakatupuranga 2050

Te Ahiwaru Ka Puta Ka Ora Strategic Plan

Mission statement:

Te Ahiwaru Ihumaatao Ahikaa

Strategic goals:

1. MANA MOTUHAKE

Strategic goals: MANA

2. HONONGA

3. ORANGATONUTANGA

Priority areas:

Te Mana Motuhake o Te Ahiwaru

Te Ahiwaru is being realised, with a strong economy, cultural identity and self-determination embedded in all aspects of life. Waahi

Waahi Tapu Waahi Taonga

Te Ahiwaru is being realised, with a strong economy, cultural identity and self-determination embedded in all aspects of life.

Hoki Whenua Mai

Land ownership is significantlyincreased. Facilitate the return of land to our whaanau and iwi, focusing on land acquisition – future proofing for future generations.

Oranga Whaanau

Whaanau enjoy a high quality of life with success in education, accessible healthcare, and cultural services.

Waahi tapu and waahi taonga sites are fully cultural landmarks.

Waahi tapu and waahi taonga sites are fully protected and thriving, serving as living cultural landmarks.

Toitu Te Taiao

The natural environment is restored and resilient with thriving eco systems and sustainable practices in place.

trustees

Te Mamairangi Tuaiti

Ngaati Tahinga Wilson

Anya Tahere Dr Jenny Lee-Morgan

Natalie Martin

Tiria Flavell

Kylie Tawha

Report from the co-chairs

Anya Tahere and Ngaati Tahinga Wilson

Mehemea ka moemoeaa ahau, ko ahau anake. Mehemea ka moemoeaa taatou, ka taea e taatou. If I dream, I dream alone. If we dream together, we shall achieve.”

— Naa Te Puea Herangi

E wehi ana ki ngaa atua

Ko Kiingi Tuuheitia ki te rangi

Ko Te Arikinui Kuini Ngaa wai hono i te poo Pootatau Te Wherowhero te tuawaru ki te whenua. Paimaarire!

Ngaa whakaaronui ki ngaa mate nui o te tau, o te marama, o te wiki, o te rangi tonu nei. Takahia atu raa ki te ara kuuiti ki a Hinenuitepoo, haere, haere, whakangaro atu raa. E Whiti e Tohu takato, rapua te mea ngaro, hoki atu au ki te Riu o Waikato, ki taa Rawiri, he roimata taku kai i te ao i te poo. Raatou ki a raatou, taatou ki a tatou, Paimaarire ki a taatou katoa.

Kua eke aa Te Ahiwaru ki teetehi taumata ki te whai ao ki te ao maarama.

Koia ‘ka puta, ka ora’, kua puta aa Te Ahiwaru ki te ao, ka ora aa Te Ahiwaru ki roto i teenei ao.

Kua ara ake ahau i te papa o te whenua, e kite ana au i ngaa whetuu e tuu takitahi ana. Ko Matariki te Kairuuri, ko Atutahi kei te taumata o te Mangoroa. Paimaarire!

E poho kaahu pookere ana maatou o te poari mo te nui o ngaa mahi kua tutuki i roto i teenei Matariki. He miharo ki te rongo, ki te kite i te puukauri o ngaa mahi o ngaa haapaioo ki muri e whakapau kaha ana, e whakapau werawera ana mo too taatou hapuu aa Te Ahiwaru te take. Noo reira e tika ana te au oo mihi ki a koutou, otira taatou katoa.

This past 12 months has been another exciting year for the whaanau whaanui of Te Ahiwaru. We’ve experienced another year of continued development and growth with lots of learning in between. Those learnings are designed to ensure that we are a Trust driven by tuupuna aspirations, manifested by our whaanau of today and entrusted to those of the future.

We are pleased to report the following progress and highlights for the year

1. Election of new trustees for the term 2023-2026: We welcomed in a new board of existing and new trustees for the term 2023-2026. The inclusion of Te Mamairangi Tuaiti, Tiria Flavell and Kylie Tawha provides new skills, knowledge and connections that strengthen the offerings of returning trustees Jenny Lee-Morgan, Ngaati Tahinga Wilson, Natalie Martin and Anya Tahere.

2. Increased workforce: We continue to drive our commitment to providing more employment opportunities for our whaanau and are happy to report an increased workforce across the Education and Taiao teams. This brings our current numbers to 32 staff (including part time and project-based kaimahi). We are grateful for the commitment of all our kaimahi who turn aspiration into reality.

3. Matariki celebrations/ Te Orokohanga o Te Ahiwaru: This past year was particularly significant to the reclamation of our tuakiri Te Ahiwaru and maatauranga Maaori. Te Orokohanga oTe Ahiwaru commemorations held nearby at the site of Te Tiki Paa in Ihumaatao on June 8 were particularly special as the calls of karakia, karanga and waerea flowed over our tupuna whenua, which had not heard the voice of our people for so long. This ceremony was further strengthened by our Matariki hautapu, the first for Te Ahiwaru, that heralded the arrival of a new year. These ceremonial expressions of our Te Ahiwarutanga and mana motuhake echoed throughout our taiao, sending hopes to our atua and tuupuna for a fruitful year ahead.

4. Launch of new resources and books: This year will be remembered as the one we told our stories, our way. The production of resources including the pukapuka Maki the Tuurehu and Te Ahiwaru pepeha pukawhakakara made long-held knowledge easily accessible to our people. Tamariki-centric resources means we are embedding maatauranga Te Ahiwaru early and grounding our tamariki in their identity as Te Ahiwaru. We are also excited to launch a new resource collating waiata and haka anthems.

5. Te Ahiwaru Kewa Kore: This year saw the continued growth of our many kaupapa designed to strengthen our resilience, identity and pride in our hapuu. From our rangatahi initiatives like Te Ara a Hape and Kura Whanau Reo o Te Ahiwaru, to operational engagements and the mahi of the board, it is important to acknowledge and understand that each bit of mahi big or small contributes to who we are as Te Ahiwaru.

In closing Matariki 2023-Matariki 2024 was a year of celebrations but it was also a year of great loss. We wish to acknowledge those whaanau no longer with us in body but who continue to be with us in spirit. The faces of tuupuna are seen in the descendants they leave behind and we are reminded that our responsibility transcends across generations.

Ngaa manaakitanga

Anya Tahere and Ngaati Tahinga Wilson Co-chairs, Te Ahiwaru Trust

naa Ngaati Tahinga Wilson

General Manager’s Report Stephanie Tawha

Tahuna Te Ahi

Teenaa koutou,

The General Manager’s report is an opportunity to reflect on the challenges and successes of the past 12 months and talk about what lies before us.

The past 12 months have been focussed on building capacity across Te Ahiwaru Trust and putting plans and strategy into action, growing our economic base, ensuring our Taiao is protected, growing our knowledge around climate resilience and rongoaa, ensuring te reo Maaori is alive and thriving in our homes and papakaainga and, supporting our mokopuna in engaging with education. We continued to develop and foster strategic partnerships across all our projects.

Some of the highlights have been finalising and launching our Housing Strategy Te Taa a Maki along with our Education Strategy Aupiki ki Te Tihi, and beginning the exciting work of implementing these plans.

We launched Te Ihu o Mataoho Tours (TIOM) our Te Ahiwaru-led social enterprise, giving our history a voice and our culture a future. Our histories team developed quality books and resources for our whaanau and our mokopuna to be able to talk about and learn our Te Ahiwaru histories and stories in their homes and schools. Our Taiao team continued their kaitiakinga across the whenua as well as expanding into water monitoring. We take pride in the work of our research projects Matike Mai Te Hiaroa, Rongoaa and Climate Resilience which are creating exciting opportunities for our whaanau in the coming years.

I am happy to announce that our financial health continues to improve.

In a year impacted by government reforms and funding uncertainty we are in an increasingly stable position as an organisation through the hard work of our project leads securing new funding agreements to ensure our important kaupapa mahi can continue.

The financial year ending 31 March resulted in a net operating surplus of $402,555 against last years surplus of $202,159. We continue to proceed with caution as we progress towards a goal of iwi sustainablity.

The Trust’s revenue comes from a mixture of grants, including capacity funding from Auckland Council, engagement with the Auckland Regional Leadership Group, some modest income streams from our Whare Manaaki Laundry venture with Ghella, the RMA space and, contracts to deliver projects and services. In particular we have a number of contracts with the Ministry of Education to provide our Kura Whaanau Reo programme, Whaanau Engagement Project supporting mokopuna attendance at kura, grants to support the implementation of our Aupiki ki Te Tihi Education Strategy, Te Ahiwaru Histories and Ngaa Oho Ake.

We acknowledge the many relationships across Taamaki Makaurau, central and local government, community groups, private enterprise, kura, education and environmental organisations. These external relationships are vital, and I acknowledge Auckland Council, The Auckland Regional Leadership Group, Maangere-Ootaahuhu Local Board, Kainga Ora, Auckland University and Watercare. Important relationships are also in place with central government departments including Ministry of Education, Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment, Ministry of Social Development, Te Puni Kokiri, NIWA, The Department of Internal Affairs, and grants from Foundation North and Toimata.

Te Ahiwaru Trust has a strong focus on Education, Ahikaaroa, investing in our leaders of tomorrow. We have developed working relationships with local kura, the Maangere Principals Association, Te Iti Kahurangi Kaahui Ako, New Zealand Pasfika Principals Association, Akatea, Auckland University, Massey University, Puurangakura, Auckland Museum Education team, South Auckland Tech Hub, The Cause Collective, and TafaEd. These connections enable us to access knowledge, experience and services as we work towards meeting the goals of our Aupiki ki Te Tihi strategy.

At an operational level, significant changes have taken place in 2023-24.

We have recently moved to professional financial services with Chester Grey Chartered Accountants who provide sound financial and business management advice.

The Trust now employs 32 staff and 78 percent of our employees are Te Ahiwaru uri.

We continue to work hard to build the foundation of our organisation to ensure we have robust operational systems and financial systems to support our continued growth and development. We have appointed an Executive Officer, Nihia Tuki-Selwyn, and Projects Manager, Alcyone Baker, who have brought a broad range of skills and experience which is vital to our operations.

Our Ahikaaroa (Education team) have appointed the expertise of Dale Munro, a highly regarded and experienced educator who is developing our education support and mentoring programme Taku Ahi Tutata, along with Te Atakura Savage as administrator for Ngaa Oho Ake, our mokopuna school support programme.

Our Ahi Taiao team has added 3 new members, Honey Olsen and Tane Feary our Kaiawhina wai, who are training as storm water inspectors, and Junior Ielu, Kaiawhina Whenua. It has been great to grow our team focused on the wellbeing of our taiao.

Our Whare Manaaki laundromat also welcomed to the team Penny Roberts. And lastly, but very importantly, we have Donna Tawha-Allen doing a great job keeping our tari in top condition.

We continue to maintain our presence at our tari in Ruaiti road in the heart of the Ihumaatao papakaainga and are soon to take on a lease agreement to establish a second office at the Rennie homestead on the corner of Oruarangi and Ihumatao roads to accommodate our growing team and the many projects we work across. Having extra space for our kaimahi and whaanau to meet that is situated so closely to Te Tiki Paa and Maungataketake is something we look forward to in the coming months.

Our number one priority for Te Ahiwaru Trust is strengthening our ‘Te Ahiwaru identity’ and this focus continues to be at the forefront of our mahi. Our goal is that all our beneficiaries are knowledgeable in our whakapapa and our stories, have a strong connection to their Te Ahiwarutanga and, celebrate it strongly.

Launched Aupiki ki Te Tihi Strategy

Launched Te Taa a Maki Strategy

Launched New Te Ahiwaru Trust Website

1104 followers on Facebook

Launched TIOM tours and webisite

32 employees

78% of employees are Te Ahiwaru uri

Meet the team

Supporting a vibrant, thriving whaanau! Through our broad range of projects Te Ahiwaru provides assistance, support and general benefit to all registered members of Te Ahiwaru Trust. We promote the broad aspirations of Te Ahiwaru Trust and ensure successful inter-generational outcomes for all uri now and, into the future. Meet our kaimahi.

Stephanie Tawha General Manager

Nihia Tuki-Selwyn Executive Officer

Alcyone Baker Projects Manager

Ngaati Tahinga Wilson Pou Reo/ Pou Tikanga

Stacey Bishop Rangahau Lead

Kowhai Olsen Taiao/Resource Management Lead

Davika Wilson Engagement Lead

Qiane Matata-Sipu Histories Lead

Pania Newton Housing/Rangahau Lead

Leilani Tawha

Te Ihu o Mataoho Tours Lead

Moana Waa

Beneficiary Registrar Here Ko Tukutuku Lead

Tiria Flavell Ahi Ora Lead

Candace Nicolson IT Officer

Dale Munro Education Team

Rihari Wilson Education Team

Te Atakura Savage Education Team

Anita Roberts Whare Manaaki Laundromat Sheakanah Matapelu Whare Manaaki Laundromat

Penny Roberts Whare Manaaki Laundromat

Junior Ielu Taiao Team

Honey Olsen Taiao Team

Tāne Feary Taiao Team

Emma Ah Loe Taiao Team

Donna Tawha-Allan Kaihaapai

Aroha Baker Te Ihu o Mataoho Tours

Layna Tawha-King Te Ihu o Mataoho Tours

Elleshia Aiono Te Ihu o Mataoho Tours

Melody Huia Te Ihu o Mataoho Tours

Haki Wilson Kura Whaanau Reo Kaiako

Tepeamouroa Wilson Kura Whaanau Reo Kaiako

Sophia Olo-Whaanga Taiao Kaitiaki

Te Ahiwaru Kaiwaka

In this diagram you can see how Te Ahiwaru projects work together to support a vibrant, thriving whaanau. This represents a taapaapaa, it is reflective of the way our tuupuna grew their kuumara. Here the kuumara reflects whaanau. The Ahi Koomau, our language, history and identity is the soil that keeps our whaanau warm, providing key nutrients for whaanau to grow and prosper.

Ahi Taiao is a kohatu puia that sits at the top because we, taangata, are the pootiki of our world. Without our taiao, we cannot survive. Below this is Ahi Rangahau (research) and Ahi Kaaroa (education) reflecting the programmes that support and enable whaanau to thrive. The foundational rocks are those that feed the plant; Ahi Toutou, feeding the finances through business, Ahi Ora, feeding the whaanau with kai, housing and social services, and Ahi Kauwhanga, feeding the team with administration support and ensuring kaimahi are equipped to deliver everything they need.

Ahi Taiao

He Pae Rangatira

Ooruarangi Maatauranga

Storm Water Inspection

Digital Twin Water Systems

Maara kai Ka Puta Ka Ora

Ahi Kaaroa

Aupiki ki Te Tihi

Taku Ahi Tuutata

Here Ko Tukutuku

Whaanau engagement

Ahi Toutou

Whare Manaaki

Te Ihu o Mataoho Tours

Restoration services

Taapapa LTD

Engagements

Te Ahiwaru Histories

Kura Whaanau Reo

Ngaa Oho Ake

Ahi Koomau

Hapuu Registry

Te Tuakiri o Te Ahiwaru

Te Reo, Kawa, Tikanga

Histories

Treaty Claims

Ahi Rangahau

Marsden

Matike Mai Te Hiaroa

NIWA Climate Adaption Deep South Rongoaa Operations Finance

Te Taa a Maki Housing Strategy

Ahi Ora

Ahi Kauwhanga

Communications IT / Databases Ahi Ora

Navigation Service

Training / Employment

Where are our whaanau living?

We have 106 registered whaanau living across the Tasman Sea in Te Paapaka-a-Maaui (Australia).

Registered whaanau residing in Te Paapakaa-Maaui

Registered whaanau residing in Aotearoa

Based on our information, there are 731 registered whaanau living in Aotearoa, with the majority (607) based throughout the Taamaki Region. Of the 607 registered whaanau in Tamaaki, 124 have listed Ihumaatao as their main residence or postal address.

607

1 WAIKATO 61

TASMAN 2

RUAITI ROAD 73 837 whaanau currently registered with Te Ahiwaru Trust

Looking back at our growth: Matariki 2022 716 registered Matariki 2023 793 registered Registered whaanau residing in Ihumaatao

2 41 45 17

ORUARANGI ROAD 36

WAIPOURI ROAD 15

Te Ahiwaru hapuu population by age group

Our tamariki, aged 0-18, make up the largest percentage of our hapuu population at 47%. These figures predict a healthier future population size for our hapuu. Meanwhile, our pakeke (elders), those 50 and older, make up 16% of the hapuu population.

0 to 4 33

5 to 18 361

19 to 29 137

30 to 39 113

40 to 49 54

50 to 59 84

60 to 64 25

65+ 30

Are all members of your whaanau registered with Te Ahiwaru?

Having a centralised place, such as a hapuu register, that safely stores the accurate and upto-date information of our whaanau enables us to:

• understand the make-up of our whaanau and hapuu;

• better connect with our whaanau;

• provide support and opportunities for our whaanau.

Who can register?

Whaanau who are descendants of at least one of the 37 tuupuna listed on the Certificate of Title Vol 247 Folio 113 Parish of Manurewa Lots 196 and 197, known as Ihumaatao-Puketaapapa Lands.

Why is it important to register?

Registering with Te Ahiwaru and keeping your contact details up to date is essential. This information gives us an idea of where our whaanau is and how we can connect with them.

The information you provide enables the Trust to access funding and other opportunities to better support and serve our whaanau.

By being registered with Te Ahiwaru, you can:

• Connect or reconnect with whaanau;

• Receive our updates and hear about events and opportunities relevant to registered whaanau;

• Participate in special events and private kaupapa to shape the direction and future of our whaanau, our hapuu, our taiao, and

• Receive assistance and support as per the Trust Deed.

How to register or update your contact details:

Our Registration forms and our Update Personal & Contact Information Form are available on our website (www.teahiwaru.co.nz) for online completion. For those who prefer physical copies, you can pick up at our Tari (24 Ruaiti Road, Ihumaatao) or we can post them to you. Soft copies of all forms and documents can also be emailed upon request.

Throughout the year, kaimahi of Te Ahiwaru Trust attempted to contact our whaanau via post, bulk text messages, emails, phone calls, home visits and social media platforms. Hopefully, we managed to reach you. If not, that could mean you need to register or update your details.

Contact our team now, to check:

• If you and your whaanau are registered or

• That we have your most up-to-date contact details.

Alternatively, our ‘Update Personal & Contact Information’ and ‘Registration’ forms are on our website.

E: register@teahiwaru.co.nz

T: 09 242 2068 (extn 2) www.teahiwaru.co.nz

Tiriti Claims

As Te Ahiwaru we are intimately familiar with the historical and ongoing breaches of Te Tiriti o Waitangi concerning our whenua, taiao, hauora, reo, tikanga, kawa, and more.

We recognise that pursuing a Treaty Claim through the Waitangi Tribunal is one means through which we can exercise our rights to tino rangatiratanga and express our mana motuhake. However, we also acknowledge that this is not the sole avenue available to us. This truth is evident in our daily life within our papakaainga, the work we undertake in our tari, and in witnessing our whaanau thriving within their unique ao Maaori environments.

We are currently involved in two active Te Ahiwaru Treaty of Waitangi claims:

1. WAI 2401: Originally initiated by Te Warena Taua to address breaches of Te Tiriti o Waitangi regarding Te Ahiwaru, our trust has sought to replace the claimant with current trustees Jenny Lee-Morgan, Anya Tahere, Ngaati Tahinga Wilson and Natalie Martin through an application to the Waitangi Tribunal. Unfortunately Mr Taua has declined to relinquish the claim. Subsequently, we have been compelled to seek legal advice.

In addition, WAI 2401 has been included in the WAI 30 Waikato remaining claims.

Consequently, we are actively engaged with the Waikato-Tainui negotiations team to ascertain the best strategies for advancing our claim.

2. WAI 2750: This claim is spearheaded by Qiane Matata-Sipu and Pania Newton and centers on the Kaupapa Inquiry into claims from Maaori who have been affected by housing policy and services. Many of the claims raise issues brought on behalf of whaanau, hapuu and iwi from across the motu with four broad themes identified, including; housing policy, practice and regulation of the housing market; social housing; use and development of Maaori land for housing and; the relationship between poor physical and mental health (and other socio-economic factors) and housing. Te Ahiwaru Trust is diligently working to advance this claim, as of now, there have been no notable impediments.

Our Tiriti sub-committee is dedicated to advancing our claims. If you’re interested in learning more about their work, please feel free to reach out to us by emailing teahiwaru@teahiwaru.co.nz, we’d be happy to provide further information.

Whenua update

Since the Crown’s purchase of the Puketaapapa-Ihumaatao whenua from Fletcher Residential, a Roopu Whakahaere was established to work together to determine the future of the whenua previously known as the ‘Wallace Block’. To date, the Makaurau Marae whaanau representatives have attended 100 percent of the hui on behalf of our whaanau to support the progress of this matter.

A number of research projects led by Te Ahiwaru Trust have enabled further engagement and involvement with the whenua and its future.

In 2023 Kiingitanga and the Roopu Whakahaere called a hui for whaanau to give direction and help inform decisions moving forward. At that hui whaanau of Te Aakitai, Te Kawerau a Maki and Makaurau Marae agreed to the following motion:

“That the whenua at Puketaapapa –Ihumaatao at 545 Oruarangi Road, Mangere (Lot 1-2 on Deposited Plan 481169 and recorded of title 674557 (whenua) and associated rights be returned to Makaurau Marae under the jurisdiction of Te Ahiwaru Trust for the benefit of Te Aakitai, Te Kawerau a Maki and Te Ahiwaru.”

As was decided at the hui, the resolution was presented to Kiingi Tuheitia Potatau Te Wherohero VII and to Minister Jackson. The outcome of those discussions was that Kiingitanga were advised to meet separately with each of the other two ahikaa groups as their elected representatives were not present at the hui.

Following attempts, Kiingitanga were unable to meet with the elected representatives individually. The motion was not progressed further.

In May 2024 a Roopu Whakahaere hui was arranged to both reconvene the roopu and meet with the new Crown representatives to present ahikaa aspirations for the whenua. Our representatives, Pania Newton, Qiane Matata-Sipu and Jenny Lee-Morgan presented ‘He Whakakitenga moo te Whenua’, a map based on the aspirations of whaanau collected in the 50-plus waananga that have been held since 2015.

The plan shows restoration of the whenua back to what it once was, with native tree plantings, repo, puna, and a paa whenua for the placentas of our babies. It includes large areas for a kai nursery and maara kai, as well as opportunities for sustainability with a solar farm. The plan highlights more appropriate locations to extend the papakaainga for housing needs and includes a kura taiao, whare waananga and whare tiaki.

Overall this plan reflects the values of kaainga, and that to have a vibrant, thriving kaainga we need connection to history and cultural identity, we need ceremonial spaces and restored taiao. We also need tools for sustainability, kai and soil sovereignty and opportunities for ongoing education and enterprise.

The Roopu Whakahaere are now considering this plan alongside any other suggestions that may be put forward by the other ahikaa groups. There are two more years remaining under the He Puumautanga agreement that the Roopu Whakahaere operates under. We will continue to be active kaitiaki on the whenua as we work towards an outcome that brings kotahitanga and rongoaa to this piece of land.

Te Motu a Hiaroa Trust

The hononga between Te Ahiwaru and Te Motu a Hiaroa (also known as Puketutu Island and Te Kauae o Mataoho) has spanned generations. When the Te Motu a Hiaroa Trust was formed in 2011 it brought together three iwi groups to manage the island; Te Ahiwaru, Te Kawerau a Maki and Waikato-Tainui. Currently there are six active trustees representing these groups. Te Ahiwaru Trust has three representatives; Kowhai Olsen, Natalie Martin and Jenny Lee-Morgan. We play an important part in the management of Te Motu a Hiaroa by representing our whaanau voice in a space we have not had a voice for far too long.

Our focus over the past 12 months has been in several areas but mainly around strategic goal setting, operations and management sustainability and, re-engaging our whaanau with the island. There is a view from Te Ahiwaru representatives to grow a stronger relationship with whaanau and foster opportunities for whaanau to be better connected to the motu through employment, living, cultural engagement and recreation.

This past 12 months Te Motu a Hiaroa Charitable Trust has made significant progress to restore the cultural and customary essence of Te Motu a Hiaroa after having suffered years of cultural and environmental degradation by quarrying activities, heavy farming activities, and the historic oxidation ponds, to name a few. With the Masterplan 2020, the mana of the island is carefully considered, as well as ensuring our people play key roles in kaitiakitanga into the future. Our goal is to forge a renewed connection with this sacred taonga and our Masterplan 2020 serves as a blueprint for this restoration journey, with whaanau and uri involvement at its heart.

Key projects include plans to rebuild the traditional whare waananga, which will serve as the heart of our renewed relationship with Te Motu a Hiaroa. The whare waananga development project has completed its preliminary design in order to achieve consent. TMHCT is currently working through consenting stages and hopes to uplift its consent and proceed to developed design, to building consent, followed by construction readiness in 2025/2026.

Additionally, we’re working to establish a physical presence of our whaanau/uri on the island through the construction of new whare for our people who will support the whare waananga and the many kaupapa on Te motu a Hiaroa. The Te Motu a Hiaroa Trust has made allowances for 15 new whare. The papakaainga will likely also follow the same pathway in terms of construction readiness, anticipated to begin in late 2025early 2026.

Another focus for the trust is working with Council to renew aging infrastructure to meet current and future needs, ensuring sustainability and resilience. The Island suffered years of neglect which has been made clear by the state of water and power supply infrastructure as well as the state of some of the buildings.

Collaboration with different leaseholders on the Island such as Living Earth, Watercare, and the Auckland Council is essential in upholding the environmental and cultural integrity of the island as well as ensuring we maintain clear expectations of their respective operations on Te Motu a Hiaroa.

As we progress, we recognise the need for more hands to realise our vision. Excitingly there will be a number of upcoming employment opportunities for whaanau, offering meaningful roles in helping the Trust to reclaim the future of Te Motu a Hiaroa. Ensure you are registered to receive Te Ahiwaru paanui and are following our social media and communication channels to see these opportunities as they arise.

Te Ahiwaru Histories Me tiro whakamuri, kia anga whakamua

The Te Ahiwaru Histories project was started in 2023 to support both our whaanau and our local education providers with multi-media resources that share important information, maatauranga, puurakau and hiitori about our marae, whenua and hapuu.

Led by Qiane Matata-Sipu, our resources to date have been developed with Te Ahiwaru and Makaurau Marae tamariki and their whaanau at the forefront. With each new rauemi we look at ways in which we can support our whaanau to better understand our whakapapa, to connect with our tuutohu whenua, and to be immersed in the stories of our taiao.

From narratives about our tuupuna, to diagrams of our wharenui, and karakia to grow our confidence in learning and speaking te reo Maaori, everything we create is to empower and equip our whaanau to walk stronger in the world knowing intimately, who we are and where we come from.

When combined with maatauranga around climate, maramataka, social justice and rongoaa currently being researched through the Te Ahiwaru Rangahau team, and paired with the educational tours provided by Te Ihu o Mataoho, some resources have also become key learning tools for our kura of Maangere.

With the broad range of projects delivered by Te Ahiwaru Trust, our histories resources are now also expanding to support and draw together the learnings and knowledge from across the team.

Achievements

Since 2023 we have produced 10 multi-media resources with more in the works.

1. We published our first tamariki pukapuka Maki the Tuurehu sharing the story of how our tuupuna whare Taamaki Makaurau got its name (reo Paakehaa and reo Maaori)

2. We recorded the stories behind our kapa haka anthems, with waiata and action video tutorials to support whaanau learning both here and abroad

3. We produced a series of karakia kaari which include karakia whakatuuwhera, karakia whakakapi, whakawhetai moo te kai and karakia Paimaarire.

4. We printed a diagram poster of our whare tuupuna Taamaki Makaurau to share the names of each part of the whare and the stories they connect to.

5. We created a Te Ahiwaru Pepeha colouring book to support language and learning, and printed large A1 canvas posters for tamariki to draw/ design and display at our whaanau days.

6. We developed a pukapuka ngohe (activity book) sharing koorero about our taiao, tuupuna and wider rohe area through word find, storytelling, drawing, maps and other activities.

7. We developed 3 large boards to display at Kaitiaki Village supporting Te Ihu o Mataoho tour guides in sharing puurakau about our tuutohu whenua, our pepeha and traditional tools used in the vast maara that were once present right across Ihumaatao.

resources developed 200 10 8 50 100 more resources currently in development school leaders engaged with our resources in 2023 whaanau attended the launch of Maki te Tuurehu book whaanau attended Paati Raumati launch of Te Ahiwaru Pepeha puka whakakara.

The resources developed by Te Ahiwaru Histories have been made possible with the support of the Ministry of Education and Waikato-Tainui Huinga Taniwha funds.

Aupiki ki te

tihi Education Strategy

Vision:

Every whare is adorned with maatauranga.

Mission:

Weave together the voices of our whaanau.

To carve futures of greatness.

Values

• Manaakitanga

• Whanaungatanga

• Kotahitanga

• Rangatiratanga

Tuumatakahuki #1 Goals

Weaving a sustainable papakaainga way of living.

Tihi #1

Priority

Create pathways to teach, learn and pass on Te Ahiwaru maatauranga, stories, tikanga, kawa and te reo Maaori.

Tihi #2

Priority

Influence quality relationships between our whaanau/ hapuu and schools.

Ngaa Whenu Outcomes Ngaa Whenu Outcomes

Our paepae will have at least 15 kaikoorero and 15 kaikaranga.

We will have a puna of Te Ahiwaru maatauranga.

Our whaanau will have the knowledge to operate confidently in all areas of the marae and urupaa.

Our whaanau are confident speakers of te reo o Te Ahiwaru.

Our whaanau can confidently engage with schools to support and better understand the learning of their tamariki mokopuna.

Our whaanau have representation on local school Boards of Trustees.

Te Ahiwaru Trust has meaningful relationships with schools.

Development of Te Ahiwaru histories and leaders of local curriculum for Maangere schools.

Tuumatakahuki #2 Goals

Carving quality education pathways.

Tihi #3

Priority

Influence quality teaching approaches in schools for our whaanau.

Ngaa Whenu Outcomes

Our tamariki mokopuna are successful at school.

We provide professional development for schools that ensure our tamariki mokopuna reach their fullest potential.

We provide educational advice and authentic outdoor experiences that share our Te Ahiwaru histories and stories.

Tihi #4 Priority

Provide mentoring and support for education and learning navigation.

Ngaa Whenu Outcomes

Mentoring to navigate successful schooling (study skills, stress, anxiety, time management, peer relationships, impacts of social media).

Career paths are visible from a young age and whaanau are an active part of it.

Build support systems for learners with special learning needs and their whaanau.

Tihi #5 Priority

Create sustainable education, training career pathways and employment opportunities.

Ngaa Whenu Outcomes

We have strong support structures and partnerships for whaanau to access lifelong learning and career opportunities.

Increased whaanau achievement in higher education, training, employment & business.

Develop a Te Ahiwaru digital hub to provide innovative and modern learning opportunities.

Provide educational opportunities that builds financial literacy.

Kura Whaanau Reo

“Maaku anoo hei hanga tooku nei whare”

– Naa Kiingi Taawhiao

Te Ahiwaru Kura Whaanau Reo is one of the ways we work to bring the goals and aspirations of our hapuu to life. By providing a reo learning opportunity, the programme strengthens our whaanau reo Maaori capabilities, making te reo Maaori the prominent nurturing language at home. Kura Whaanau Reo also supports our aspirations to grow the capacity and capabilities of our pae koorero and pae karanga within our hapuu.

Te Reo Uukaipoo is a 30-week programme open to registered learners of all abilities. Whaanau develop a language plan for their home, learn karakia and waiata of Te Ahiwaru and Waikato, and through different contexts, our language learning enables the use of simple, everyday words and phrases in all areas of the home.

Te Reo Kaakaho is a 30-week programme open to learners who have completed Te Reo Uukaipoo. Whaanau grow and develop their language skills and knowledge of tikanga Maaori. This programme is delivered in a total immersion te reo Maaori setting.

The units in this programme have been designed for those who have started their journey of learning te reo Maaori. However, it will also be beneficial to those who have a good understanding or those wanting to be involved in an immersion programme to strengthen language skills. It's for elders, adults and young adults.

There are 14 units in 1 year of Te Reo Kaakaho. At the completion of a unit, aakonga receive the part of the meeting house that goes with that unit. Most of the units are focused on reo, with two units at the end focused on tikanga.

Te Ahiwaru Kura Whaanau Reo he kaupapa whakarauora i te reo Maaori me ngoona tikanga mo nga uri o Te Ahiwaru, ngaa kongakonga oo Makaurau Marae me ngaa whaanau o te papakaainga. He kaupapa whakamana i te haapori, he kaupapa ora. I timata teenei kaupapa Te Ahiwaru Kura Whaanau Reo i te tau 2023.

He kaupapa ora, e hake i te mea ka ako i te reo me ngoona tikanga anahe, engari ka ako i ngaa koorero tuku iho, mai te tupua a Mataoho me Maki te Turehu, te taenga mai aa Hape raaua ko Kaiwhare, te hekenga mai o ngaa waka me ngaa tuutohu whenua haangai ki a Te Ahiwaru. Meenaa ki te kore taatou e whakaora i te reo me ngoona tikanga, ka ngaro.

Tuu ai ngaa kura poo ki runga o Makaurau marae. I teenei tau kua kimi kaainga rua maatou ki Te Maanukanuka o Hoturoa marae. Kia mutu ngaa mahi whakapaipai o too tatou wharenui, ka hoki anoo te kaupapa ki reira.

I teenei tau i timata i te marama o Maehe i te raa tuaono. Tata ki te toru tekau ngaa whaanga kua hono mai i teenei tau.

Achievements

1. Takahi whenua ki te tuku i ngaa koorero tuku iho ki te whaanau o Te Ahiwaru.

2. Tuu ana ngaa mema o Te Ahiwaru Kura Whaanau Reo ki te tuku waerea, karanga mo te kaupapa o Matariki

3. 12 ngaa pakeke i tuu ki te kawe i teetahi whakaaturanga poto i te reo Maaori.

Naa te Taahuhu o te maatauranga ngaa puutea i whoomai ki te tutuki i teenei kaupapa.

Noo maatou hoki te whiwhinga nui ki te whakamahi i ngaa rauemi o Waikato-Tainui, ko te ingoa o ngaa rauemi ko te Reo Uukaipoo.

2023 – Ko Ngaati-Tahinga Wilson raaua ko Davika Wilson ngaa Pouako Matua / ngaa kaiwhakarite me ngaa ringa wera. Eetehi waa ka tono atu ki ngaa maatanga o te reo kia kuhu mai hei pouako anoo hoki.

2024 – Ko Davika Wilson te Pouako mo Te Ahiwaru Te Reo Kaakaho (Rangapuu tuatahi)

Ko Haki Wilson raaua ko Te Peamouroa Wilson ngaa Pouako mo Te Ahiwaru Te Reo Uukaipo (Rangapuu tuarua)

Ko Ngaati-Tahinga Wilson te Pouako moo ngaa Tamariki

Ko Te Atakura Savage te ringa haapai i te kaupapa me te ringawera o te kaupapa

I teeraa tau tekau maa rua ngaa whaanau i tutuki i te kaupapa, noo reira koia te rangapuu tuatahi.

Participants

37 ngaa whaanau i reehita

2023

45 ngaa whaanau i reehita

Graduates

ngaa whaanau i puta aa ihu

2023

Taane - Waahine

2023 – 12 ngaa taane

2023 – 28 ngaa waahine

– 15 ngaa taane

– 31 ngaa waahine

Whaanau Engagement

Te Ahiwaru whaanau engagement team has supported Te Ahiwaru whaanau since July 2022. We are committed to promoting active involvement and collaboration among kura, whaanau, Te Ahiwaru and the community to enhance outcomes for tamariki and mokopuna.

Whaanau Engagement was established to help our learners and their families reconnect with education services after the COVID-19 pandemic. We provide backto-school support funding to help our families prepare for the new academic year. Additionally, we assist our whaanau and community in overcoming any educational obstacles they may be facing. We want to ensure that our whaanau are aware of the available services and resources that can assist them to be successful in all education pathways.

Achievements

1. We hold Te Ahiwaru fun and informative events to share current and upcoming projects with whaanau. Our rangatahi programme Te Ara a Hape champions Te Ahiwaru histories and ways of being. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2. We are leading projects across Taamaki to support sucessful education engagement for whaanau in schools.

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3. We are building a positive rapport within the education community. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4. We are developing strategic relationships with businesses and organisations across multiple industries to expose our rangatahi to careers options available to them.

5. Te Ahiwaru in collaboration with Drowning Prevention New Zealand supported 13 Te Ahiwaru rangatahi to achieve their certificate in Free Diving.

6. 18 rangatahi spent 4 days learning industry entry skills at the South Auckland Creative & Tech Hub hosted by The Cause Collective. This experience saw students build computer hardware, learn graphic and 3D design, and receive gaming tips from experts. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

7.7. Four youth got a rare opportunity to experience Air Traffic Control Management at Airways, one of two major centres in Aotearoa.

8. Four rangatahi contributed to a large public artwork with other youth from across the Te Waiohua collective as part of the Tumanako Hope project under the guidance of renowned muralist Graham Hoete aka Mr G.

The back-to-school support has been made possible with funding support from the Ministry of Education.

We currently have 349 tamariki aged 0–18 registered on our Te Ahiwaru roll.

112 Year 1–8 tama

We offer various types of support that include purchasing essential items such as uniforms, stationery, and devices for children. Additionally, we assist families in navigating difficult situations, should whaanau require support communicating with school. For example, when their child is in a sticky situation and a whaanau needs to meet with school senior management and would like support communicating with the school – we can come along with you. We act as advocates for families in any situation. If this is something you feel you may require support with, please email us at: educationsupport@teahiwaru.co.nz or contact Davika Wilson on 021 245 6654 or Te Atakura Savage on 021 284 9699

101 Year 1–8 kootiro

133 Year 9–13 akonga total

70 Year 9–13 tama

63 Year 9–13 kootiro

Of the 349 registered mokopuna in the past year we have supported 135 with back-to-school needs.

Year 1 aakonga 82

Year 9 aakonga 53 41

Taku Ahi Tuutata

The Learning Programme Development project started in February 2024. The purpose of this kaupapa is to develop an innovative and future-focussed iwi education support programme grounded in Te Ahiwarutanga that aims to close the gap of inequity for our tamariki mokopuna and enable them to thrive throughout their education journey. Their success in education is a priority as we believe this is the pathway to a thriving future for our hapuu.

During the beginning stage of this project, we conducted research on the plethora of learning support programmes, interventions and providers that are currently available for school-aged tamariki in Aotearoa. Those researched include other iwi education initiatives, Pacific initiatives and English-medium providers such as tutoring programmes. Alongside this research, the Ahi Kaaroa team have developed an extensive ‘Education and Schooling’ survey which has recently been distributed amongst Te Ahiwaru whaanau. The purpose of this survey is to gain insights into the educational experiences of our tamariki mokopuna and provide us with the information we need to develop meaningful and targeted learning and mentoring programmes for Te Ahiwaru learners.

The Ahi Kaaroa team are working towards developing individual learning plans that will support our tamariki mokopuna to achieve academic success as well as prioritise and strengthen their Te Ahiwaru identity. These plans are based on work that has been done through the University of Waikato as well as Ngaati Toa Rangatira, but they will be unique and specific to Te Ahiwaru. Alongside developing and trialling these individual learning plans, we will be

designing and creating a pilot learning and mentoring programme to launch with a target cohort of tamariki mokopuna.

60 whaanau completed the survey, which represents

139 tamariki mokopuna

Of those:

23 are in early childhood

68 are in primary/ intermediate school/kura

41 are in secondary school/ wharekura

1 is undertaking tertiary level education

6 are currently not on education pathways

Ngaa Oho Ake

Te Ahiwaru Trust is a member of the Taumata Koorero CE Collective. A key project within Taumata Koorero is Ngaa Oho Ake, comprising a network of kaihautuu spanning nine Maaori organisations including; Makaurau Marae/ Te Ahiwaru Trust, Turuki Healthcare, Papakura Marae, Ruapotaka Marae, Ira dot, Te Mahurehure Marae, Hoani Waititi Marae, Kohanga Reo ki Tamaki and, Te Puea Memorial Marae. These roopu stretch across the wider Auckland region, from Torbay to Pukekohe.

Over the past 12 months considerable efforts have been made throughout Taamaki Makaurau to tackle attendance and engagement challenges within education.

Te Ahiwaru Trust Ahikaaroa (Education) Team has the lead role in the development of Ngaa Oho Ake, providing ongoing support, training, evaluation and administration.

Our team of Kaihautuu collaborate closely with tamariki and their whaanau to overcome obstacles hindering educational re-engagement. Operating from marae facilities or within Maaori-focused organisations, we offer a range of social and educational services alongside culturally relevant activities.

We operate on a whaanau-centric model. Kaihautuu empower families to identify their needs and guide them through the journey from referral to re-engagement. Most of our referrals are self-initiated, while other referrals come directly from schools. This service is inclusive, supporting tamariki and whaanau from

diverse family backgrounds, across all school deciles and educational settings.

Kaihautuu work in a whaanau way to ensure whanaungatanga and manaakitanga to maintain respectful relationships, enabling effective problem solving within these trusted connections. Our primary goal is working together for swift and efficient resolution, to ensure children return to school promptly and attend regularly.

From 24 April 2023 to 31 March 2024, Ngaa Oho Ake Kaihautuu supported 977 direct referrals to support tamariki to re-engage in education across Taamaki Makaurau.

In addition to this, they also supported 1,705 mokopuna and whaanau.

Kaihautuu have identified several key barriers to attendance based on their interactions with individuals, including:

• Whaanau support

• Mental health

• Housing instability

• Grief, loss, and trauma

• Interactions with government agencies

• School-related issues

Below are consistent areas of immediate assistance that Kaihautuu provides to families.

• Provision of uniforms and shoes

• Supplying devices and stationery

• Assisting with transportation

• Fostering motivation

• Ensuring access to adequate food

Barriers (groups)

Financial Hardship

Other

Unstable housing

Dis-engaged from learning

Health issues

Lack of home support

Need to support whanau

Health issues

To continue needs

No vehicle

These findings included manaaki and whaanau support, financial relief, tino rangatiratanga and confidence, positive educational impact, ongoing benefits, access and, awareness. These findings underscore the critical role that the service plays in providing financial relief, boosting whaanau confidence, and positively influencing the education of tamariki.

Immediate needs

Uniform / shoes

Device / stationary

Other

Transport

Motivation

Food

Dis-engaged from learning

Here Ko Tukutuku

From 2021, through projects such as He Pae Rangatira oo Ooruarangi, Marae Ora, Kaainga Ora (MOKO), and the writing of the Aupiki ki te Tihi education strategy, we have had the privilege of sitting and documenting koorero with a few of our kuia and aunties, some of the very hands that wove the tukutuku in Taamaki Makaurau whare tuupuna.

Interest in the artform has since grown and in early 2024 we developed the Here Ko Tukutuku Project to rebirth, restore, and revive our stories and the art of tukutuku amongst our whaanau, hapuu, and marae.

The kaupapa is designed with our whaanau in mind. The project team will learn the maatauranga around tukutuku and it will then be their responsibility to share the skills and stories with broader whaanau to equip generations, ensuring this intricate and traditional art form continues to thrive moo aake tonu atu.

Tukutuku engages our oral traditions and shares our tribal histories. In our whare tuupuna Taamaki Makaurau there are 29 tukutuku panels representing the stories of Ooruarangi, Kaiwhare, biblical stories, and stories significant to our whaanau.

This kaupapa is designed to keep our customs, culture and stories alive. It will provide educational opportunities such as:A

• Educational resources including information boards/brochures, videos, and a journal that records the experiences, learnings and encounters.

• Hands-on tikanga-based waananga that focus on:

Delving into the history and the stories our tukutuku tell. This will deepen our understanding of our cultural heritage and foster a sense of pride and connection to our roots.

The planting, maintenance and harvesting of the natural resources used to make traditional tukutuku, such as Kaakaho, Piingao, Kiekie and Harakeke.

The designing and making of both contemporary and traditional panels.

The restoration of the 29 tukutuku that have and continue to embellish our whare tuupuna.

Achievements

1. Makaurau Marae Reservation Trust and Te Ahiwaru Trust formally endorsed this project at their respective meetings held in April 2024. There is also a strong, positive response from the wider whaanau.

2. The project team have attended (and continue to attend) waananga tukutuku with skilled weavers from NorthTec, Ooraakei, and Reweti Marae. These weaving groups have been incredibly generous with their time, resources, and maatauranga providing a wealth of learning and networking opportunities.

This project has recevied support from the Ministry of Social Development and Lottery Community Funding for Change from the Department of Internal Affairs.

The Here Ko Tukutuku project will operate from Te Kupenga, the arts-focused hub at 13 Waipouri Road, Ihumaatao.

Toi Tuu Ihumaatao –Climate Resilience

To ensure that our mokopuna are provided with a safe, healthy, and thriving taiao within the aahuru moowai of their kaainga our rangahau team has been hard at work exploring solutions to address climate change, food insecurity and investigating innovative ways to integrate maramataka into our daily lives.

We recognise the pressing environmental challenges that affect our papakaainga and are turning to tuupuna koorero to guide us in mitigating issues such as rising sea levels, coastal erosion and the impacts of industrialisation and urbanisation.

By harnessing traditional wisdom and modern innovation, our research aims to create a sustainable and resilient environment for generations to come.

Through this research, we aimed to:

• Develop our ancient and modern practices as sources of resilience

• Rebuild and enhance our knowledge of connection to and care of te taiao

• Position ourselves to respond as kaitiaki to the threats of climate change

• Develop papakaainga capabilities for adapting, in mana-enhancing ways

• Identify, lead and undertake community projects as evidence-based action research

• Determine initiatives to address the growing climate challenges we face.

Some successful examples of the initiatives we held and were part of include: Marae-based learning opportunities

Through waananga we learnt from experts like Jared Hikitia who talked about creating a food forest, Piripi Lambert who guided whaanau to make a wind compass using modern and traditional knowledge, and Maree Sheehan who offered us insight into environmental observations and measuring mauri through sound. We were also privileged to be invited to kaupapa like waananga, symposiums and workshops which contribute to building research capacity and capability for Te Ahiwaru.

Rangatahi leadership

In April 2024 our Te Ahiwaru rangatahi Kaharau Gilbert and Kalani Mataora successfully completed their 6-month climate leadership programme with the Deep South Challenge kaupapa Toi RitoToi Rangatira alongside 12 of their peers from across the country.

Toi Rito - Toi Rangatira equips rangatahi Maaori by nurturing cultural identity, fostering connections to taiao, supporting pathways of kaitiakitanga, activating

Indigenous methodologies, navigating the climate sector and, promoting personal growth to ready rangatahi with skills and support to become leaders and advocates in their communities.

Maangere/Ootaahuhu climate action workshops

Te Ahiwaru kairangahau and ME Family Services partnered on community-driven climate workshops. Locals in Maangere and Ootaahuhu, motivated by our community’s wellbeing, were actively involved, providing valuable insights into their local knowledge and the work they do.

This collaboration is ongoing and aims to address climate challenges like flooding and environmental degradation while leveraging community strengths and cultural heritage. The success of this project centres on empowering locals who drive change and foster resilience to ensure a sustainable future for Maangere.

Heemi Tui Urupa - Researcher Training

From October 2023 to February 2024 Raechal Tuitupou and Summer Beazley joined our team as Hapuu Researchers. Raechal and Summer acquired skills in navigating online archives, sourcing and requesting documents from the Māori Land Courts, and most importantly, planning, preparing, and facilitating workshops aimed at gathering the collective aspirations of our whaanau for Heemi Tui Urupaa. Together we analysed the gathered koorero to develop a strategic plan for Heemi Tui urupaa. This plan addresses issues of erosion around the urupaa and outlines the future of the urupa and our tangihanga practices as a hapuu.

Through the programme I learnt about unique ways of how our hapuu, can be more climate resilient as we experience the climate changes around where we live”

– Kaharau Gilbert

(Te Ahiwaru Toi Rito rangatahi participant)

Rongoaa Maaori

Through whaanau research our kairangahau identified multiple modes of rongoaa practiced amongst whaanau, and modes of rongoaa whaanau are interested in learning more about. Through this mahi Stacey Bishop developed a rongoaa model specifically for Te Ahiwaru whaanau.

Makaurau Marae mokopapa

In July 2023 our whaanau came together for the first collective mokopapa held at Makaurau Marae. More than 200 whaanau gathered to offer their support and manaaki to the eight recipients of taa moko. Each taa moko received was not only a symbol of personal significance but also a testament to the resilience and strength of our collective whakapapa.

It’s just so nice to see waahine wearing moko kauae. It makes them stronger, it’s a lot of wairua coming out. This experience has opened up a whole new journey, not only for myself, but for my whaanau.”

Graham (Grayza) Tipene (Ngaati Whaatua), Rawiri Horne (Ngaati Porou) and Korotangi Paki (Waikato). These sessions delved into the cultural significance of moko kanohi , exploring its historical context, traditional techniques and, contemporary relevance. Through these gatherings, our whaanau had the opportunity to deepen their understanding of moko kanohi as not just a form of art but as a powerful expression of identity, mana and whakapapa.

— Debbie Tupaea Kaiwhiwhi moko kanohi moko kauae

Inspired by whaanau aspirations to reaffirm connection to marae, whenua and whaanau, our kairangahau endeavoured to support taa moko as a form of rongoaa. Recognising the importance of grounding oneself in identity, we organised a series of waananga, guided by esteemed taa moko knowledge holders and kaitaa such as Tūī Matira RanapiriRansfield (Ngaati Ohomairangi),

1 mataora

4 waananga

2 storytelling resources: - short film - pukapuka

Rangahau achievements

• Climate Resilience Plan

• Presented at the Healing our Spirit Worldwide Conference in Toronto (Canada)

• Planted more than 3500 native raakau in collaboration with Te Ihu o Mataoho Tours

• Attended 5 waananga/conferences/ symposium across Aotearoa

• Participated in the MaangereOotaahuhu Climate Action Network

• Successful continuation of the Repo Restoration Project

• Supported the Taiao pest and plant monitoring programmes on the whenua

• Development of the draft masterplan for the whenua: He Whakakitenga Moo Te Whenua

Rongoaa Framework

• Maramataka as rongoaa will look like nurturing our relationship with our taiao. What do we see? What do we want to see? and how do we ensure our mokopuna inherit a taiao that heals?

Te Ahiwaru Maramataka will be grounded in our tupuna puurakau and guide us into the future.

• Te reo as rongoaa looks like language reclamation within our homes and on our marae, it can also be the utilisation of te reo o ngaa atua (Taiao, Ihirangaranga) and reviving taonga puoro within our hapuu using sound and frequency for its healing benefits.

• Tuakiritanga as rongoaa speaks to the relationships we have with ourselves, amongst our whaanau, within our hapuu, and on our marae. Who are we? Who do we want to be? What makes me feel like I can stand strong in this world as an uri o Te Ahiwaru?

• Rongoaa for our tinana helps us identify places in and around our papakaainga to harvest/grow/prepare medicines provided by our ngahere.

• Ko Tu Ko Rongo methods of rongoaa to help us navigate our way through our emotions, thoughts, conflict within ourselves and with others.

Whakapakiri Tinana Noho maarie

Kai Maori

Te Ha o Tu Te Ha o Rongo

Tinana Whakaora Hauora Panipani Wai rakau

Taa Moko Whanaungatanga

Mana O Mana I Whakapapa

Hononga ki te marae Tuakiritanga

Karakia/ Waerea

Ko Tu Ko Rongo

Observation

Kararehe Whenua Moana Whetu

Prediction

Foundation

Huarere / Kapua Puurakau

Te Taiao

Tangata

Te Reo Ao Turoa Ihirangaranga

Whaikorero/ Karanga Waiata/ Moteatea

Taonga Puoro

Matike Mai Te Hiaroa: #ProtectIhumātao!

Our three-year Marsden research project draws inspiration from the Matike Mai Aotearoa Maaori-led, constitutional transformation movement. Our project sits within the long history and cultural narratives of Ihumaatao, Te Ahiwaru and Waikato.

This research looks at the history of Tiriti injustice and the story of resistance at Ihumaatao. What happened at Ihumaatao, why does it matter, and to whom? The fight for Tiriti justice in our country is not over, including at Ihumaatao, and the future of whenua remains unsettled.

The research aims to:

• Support the regeneration underway at Ihumaatao led by Te Ahiwaru Trust

• Resource hapuu aspirations to tell our stories our way

• Increase understanding of Ihumaatao

• Develop ideas and strategies to support just relationships between hapuu/iwi/Maaori and the Crown and, ensure better protection for at-risk Maaori heritage, and guide other Indigenous-led movements

• Demonstrate good working relationships between hapuu and university researchers.

The project was born out of the SOUL Protect Ihumaatao campaign and the relationships developed within it. Our

current team includes whaanau (Jenny LeeMorgan, Qiane Matata-Sipu, Pania Newton), campaign supporters (Tim Mc Creanor, Nicola Short, Frances Hancock) and Tiriti scholar and Maaori philosopher Carwyn Jones (Ngaai Te Apatu, Ngaati Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa). Moana Waa contributed in the first year and Archaeologist Dave Veart, Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith and Te Ahiwaru General Manager Stephanie Tawha are advisory members.

Achievements

In February 2024 we completed our second year of the research and our work continues.

Doing the work

• Archival and whakapapa research on Ihumaatao

• 50+ interviews (including marae whaanau, SOUL whaanau and various experts)

• A doctoral study on heritage law and planning that is well underway

Sharing our research

• 64 presentations to community groups and other researchers

• 4 book chapters (completed

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or nearing completion) on: the campaign pou; tiriti relationships; kai sovereignty; and heritage law and planning in Aotearoa.

• 3 academic papers (underway) on: what happened at Ihumaatao, kai sovereignty, SOUL whaanau engagement with the campaign.

• A book proposal now being developed

• A media comment on the research Curriculum development

• A case study on Ihumaatao for our national Year 10 Social Sciences Curriculum

• Ideas for maatauranga Maaori courses on Indigenous-led political movements for a new Bachelor of Social Justice at University of Auckland

Resource development

• An archive with 530+ documents, 1800+ photos and a collection of short videos from the campaign. This archive is being developed under the mana and kaitiakitanga of Te Ahiwaru Trust, which will decide its future. The idea is that other researchers, teachers, policymakers and activists will be able to access its resources in the future but only within agreed protocols. Some archival material will only be accessible by Te Ahiwaru. More work is required –it’s a huge but exciting project and has national significance, as well as significance within our own narratives and documenting our history for generations to come.

• Resources for Te Ahiwaru tiriti claims and education/media initiatives e.g. Historical timelines, campaign stories, an overview/explainer on what happened at Ihumaatao.

Te Ahi Taiao

Our environmental team is dedicated to protecting and restoring the natural environment. We are more than a natural resource management department, we have a deep connection to the whenua and a strong understanding of traditional ecological knowledge. We work independently, as well as collaboratively with other Taamaki Makaurau iwi, local and central government, NGOs, like-minded organisations and the wider community to achieve a balance between Te Ahiwaru tikanga, environmental sustainability, social enterprise and business aspirations.

He Pae Rangatira

‘He Pae Rangatira o te Taiao, te Taumata’ is the platform our team aspire to.

Founded on capacity and capability building through Tuakana ki Teina development programs, it elevates awareness and consciousness of the entire ecological balancing that is involved in taiao tiakitanga. This mahi is vital to our growth and a great achievement this past year has been increasing the capacity of our team.

Through support and service agreements with Auckland Council (Pest Free Ihumaatao and Stormwater Inspections Pilot), we have added three new employees, expanding our team to include two kaiaawhina wai (water specialisation) and an additional kaiaawhina whenua (landcare preservation and restoration).

Resource Management and Consents

Te Ahi Taiao Resource Management operations consist of one Resource Management Officer and one Environmental Sciences consultant. Our key role is identifying land use, sub-division and discharge and build consents within NGO, privatised and Auckland Council listings that may cause impact to our Te Ahiwaru tikanga, customary practices, cultural presence and environmental sustainability goals.

This past year our unit has;

Reviewed 26 Lodged Resource consents

Responded to 92 Lodged Resource consents

Engaged with 37 Lodged Resource consents

Mitigated 8 Resource consents

We have developed an Environmental Plan to initiate our engagement priorities, and paired with the Te Ahiwaru Ahikaa Framework we now have some of the best supportive documents added to our engagement toolkit.

Our key areas of focus include:

Kaitiakitanga: Upholding our responsibility as Kaitiaki of our land, water and taonga tuku iho (including the wider rohe of interest to Te Ahiwaru).

• Rerenga rauropi: Conserving and enhancing our Indigenous biodiversity through our matauranga and Western science.

• Whakahaere rauemi: Promoting generational practices that ensure the long-term use of our natural resources.

• Mana motuhake: Protecting and restoring areas within our cultural landscape, ensuring the survival of our heritage for future generations.

• Whakamana te taiao: Raising awareness about environmental issues and advocating for policies that safeguard our taiao.

Acknowledgements

We’d like to thank these programs and partners for the collaborative successes this year:

HPR Stormwater Inspectors Pilot Programme

Auckland Council Healthy Waters, WaikatoTainui and Ngaati Tamaoho

HPR SIP is the 2023/24 remaster of a Two in a Ute program concept. Redesigned by mana whenua iwi and Auckland Council the procurement procedures recognise the independence of Rangatiratanga of Iwi Authorities and their iwi, from liability, kaitiakitanga responsibility to interdependent operations manuals, this program tops our achievement list for this annum. It has enabled us to add two kaiaawhina wai; Honey Olsen and Tane Feary to Te Ahi Taiao team and a $72,000 outcome delivery budget

Pest Free Ihumaatao Programme

Mangere-Otahuhu Local Board and Auckland Council Biodiversity

PFI continues to support the Pest Plant and Animal Management necessities for Ooruarangi Awa and Ihumaatao Papakaainga. This year contributing toward the in-work training and development of our new Te Ahi Taiao Kaiaawhina whenua; Hartmut Junior Iesu and a $60,000 outcome delivery budget.

Auckland Council Waste Minimisation and Management Plan Review

Auckland Council Wastewise, Charmaine Baile and L’Rey Karaitiana

Auckland Council’s Wastewise team need to be commended for their overall effort to combat the waste streams of Auckland. A high-density document refined is the successful step of any team of experts and reshaping a fit-for-purpose plan for Taamaki Makaurau will be the achievement.

Manukau Shoreline Adaptation Planning

Auckland Council Resilient Land & Coast

Important to the Manukau Claim WAI08 is acknowledging and addressing the necessity of climate adaptability now.

Mana o te Wai statements have been developed to support all mana whenua priority area interests, this plan sought to capture Te Ahiwaru mana over Te Awa Ooruarangi, Te Kauae a Mataoho and Te Manukanuka o Hoturoa.

Watercare PS23 Ecological Enhancement for Te Manukanuka o Hoturoa

Watercare Services and GAJV

Te Manukanuka o Hoturoa requires manaakitanga where we can secure it, the PS23 project is adding value opportunity

arising from the Central Interceptor development. Our aim is to restore the necessary ecology of salt marsh area for ‘Manu Kau’ supporting the tuuturiwhatu (dotterel) migration patterns that accentuate Te Ara aa Hape resilience.

Te Puu a Ngaa Maara Kuumara Award Winner 2024

Te Puu a Ngaa Maara

E taatai ana aa Te Puu a Ngaa Maara kaupapa o maatou whaanau ki rangatahi auahatanga, maatauranga Maaori me te whakaoranga o te Puhinui. Kia whiwhia a TPNM teenei maanawatia mo te kaitiakitanga o te Awa Puhinui. Maanawatia ki a Paul Olsen, Nikki Pihema, Rhythm Awheto raatou ko Keri Olsen moo a koutou mahi.

Above: Aerial view of Ihumaatao.

Right-hand side, centre: Maungataketake Quarry

Digital Twin

This kaupapa Maaori research project, in collaboration with Puurangakura, investigates the potential of digital twin technology to support the growth of a papakaainga development at Ihumaatao.

The focus of the research is to better understand the state of the natural waterways and the current water infrastructure systems to better service and progress desperately needed housing development. Critically, any papakaainga development is informed by Te Ahiwaru’s aspirations for traditional and regenerative design practices and the expression of our mana motuhake in relation to our whenua and wai. The technology provides a virtual representation and mapping tool of our rohe and specifically our papakaainga, that is enabled by data acquisition using geospatial, geomatic and information technology.

The system has been built by us for us, in collaboration with NextSpace, enabling our own data sovereignty and mana motuhake over what information is captured and stored. Through drawing together a variety of information via the digital twin, we will be able to access knowledge, reducing our reliance on government agencies and limiting the impact of institutional gatekeeping.

Although the research has a clear housing and development focus, this tool has taken a holistic approach of all things important and significant to Te Ahiwaru.

The building of this system allows whaanau members to be trained in importing data and building the tool from the ground up, and how the information and data is presented. The platform is an important tool for our whaanau, as it hosts all information relevant to the hapuu, historical documents, data that pertains to the taiao, housing, infrastructure and sites of significance and, ensures that this information does not get lost to time.

Digital Twin offers up data and solutions that can aid in the way we operate. The tool will be applied for any future planning, design and policy of Te Ahiwaru and our area of interest, and to acknowledge any historical information, to ensure our decisions are made with the best information at hand –our own.

This research started in May 2023 and has been made possible with funding by National Science Challenge - Building Better Homes, Towns and Cities BBHTC.

Housing: Te Taa a Maki

In 2023 Te Ahiwaru completed the development of Te Taa a Maki, a whaanauled kaainga strategy aimed at collectivising our voices, stories, experiences and vision for kaainga. This strategy serves as a blueprint for housing initiatives driven by our whaanau, marae, and hapuu over the next five years. By prioritising the development of the kaainga strategy, Te Ahiwaru Trust reaffirms its commitment to assisting Te Ahiwaru whaanau in attaining mana-enhancing kaainga, thereby reversing the lasting impacts of colonisation and advancing our path to enacting our mana motuhake.

Throughout the past year, the Te Ahiwaru Housing Team has diligently pursued the goals outlined in the Te Ahiwaru Kaainga Strategy. As a result, the team are proud to report significant achievements over the past 12 months:

1. Completion of five whaanau feasibility studies.

2. Organisation and hosting of workshops covering Maaori land, budgeting, and home ownership.

3. Substantial progress made towards registering Taapapa Limited as a Community Housing Provider.

4. Securing funding exceeding $2M for whaanau papakaainga projects.

5. Development of Te Ahiwaru design principles/guidelines and land acquisition plan.

6. Development of the Te Ahiwaru Digitial Twin Platform.

7. Collaborative efforts in creating the Te Ahiwaru Digital Twin platform and Ahi Kaa framework.

8. Sustained positive engagement with stakeholders.

9. Contribution to informing relevant legislative changes.

10. Advocacy efforts to address infrastructure challenges within our papakaainga of Ihumaatao.

11. Substantial strides towards achieving the goals set in the Te Ahiwaru Kaainga Strategy.

Looking ahead, the Te Ahiwaru Housing Team aims to explore avenues for expanding housing opportunities for Te Ahiwaru whaanau within our rohe and organise additional workshops to help whaanau realise their kaainga aspirations.

This mahi was achievable through the support of Te Puni Kokiri, Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga, Te Matapihi.

Whaanau feasibility studies houses to be built within the next 2 years 9 3

whaanau going through building consent process

$2M dollars in funding

waananga related to housing, trusts and whenua Maaori limited liability company established

What is a feasibility study?

A feasibility study researches and examines all of the critical aspects of a building project to determine the whether the project will be successful and/or what barriers might get in the way of its completion.

Ahi Ora

“Whakatupu, Whakamana, Kia Puawai, Kia Ora”

The primary focus for Ahi Ora is to provide services that respond to the social issues that impact our whaanau in their everyday lives, whilst enhancing the overall whaanau oranga - social health and wellbeing.

Priority is servicing the needs of ngaa peruperu oo Te Ahiwaru as well as the community that surrounds the Ihumaatao papakaainga.

Our mahi focuses on allowing whaanau to be the decision-makers who determine their goals and aspirations in a mana-enhancing way. The impact is building strength and capabilities of whaanau while wrapping necessary services, support and resource around them to get better outcomes and create positive change. This approach champions mana motuhake, further enabling whaanau to realise the confidence, mana and belief in self, whaanau, hapuu and iwi.

Ahi Ora provides three services:

Kaiwhakatere

A whaanau-centric wrap-around advocacy support service

Kaiwhakanoa

A kai distribution support service

Kaihautuu

A driver’s license programme enhancing and improving overall whaanau wellbeing.

Ahi Ora services operate from the Te Ahiwaru Trust Tari.

Achievements:

Kaiwhakaora Whaanau Hauora Day

On 10 September 2023 we hosted our first Hauora Day at Makaurau Marae

• 200+ Te Ahiwaru beneficiaries in attendance

• 18 Te Ahiwaru whaanau food/retail stall holders

• 8 Te Ahiwaru whaanau service vendors

This mahi was delivered in collaboration with Makaurau Marae Reservation Trust with support from Te Whatu Ora Health NZ and Turuki Healthcare

Te Ahiwaru Kirihimete Kai Manaaki

19-20 December 2023 saw our second annual kai distribution to support

Te Ahiwaru beneficiaries living within Taamaki Makaurau.

Kaiwhakatere

Kaihautuu

Learners licences passed 511

Kia ora Whaanau engagements in advocacy supports 7134 Peruperu o Te Ahiwaru

Restricted licences passed

37 Haapori (community)

Kaiwhakanoa

This mahi was made possible by Ngaa Hiahia Kai – the Maaori food network Taumata Koorero.

Wellbeing calls to whaanau 300200

Kai parcels delivered to whaanau including kai box and meat vouchers

11 Full licences passed

Te Ahiwaru whaanau volunteers on calls and distribution

376

Whaanau kai packs distributed

Ahi Ora ServicesKaiwhakanoa, Kaiwhakatere, Kaihautuu

Since establishing Ahi Ora in 2022 we continue to contribute towards the mana motuhake of whaanau and the oranga goals and aspirations whaanau set for themselves to be a thriving paa harakeke of Te Ahiwarutanga.

Needs of Manaaki:

Housing supports 11 23

Standards of living supports

Education supports

Employment supports Standards 3 24

Health supports 3

Justice supports

The work of Ahi Ora is made possible through the support of Ngaa Oho Ake and Taumata Koorero.

Te Ihu o Mataoho Tours

Te Ihu o Mataoho Tours is a Te Ahiwaru-led whaanau enterprise that seeks to re-establish and strengthen the connection we as ahi kaa have with our whenua, while sharing aspects of our rich and intimate history with visitors to Ihumaatao.

Using Indigenous creativity, storytelling and experiential design, we offer a host of unique experiences for all ages and abilities. Through interactive and engaging educational tours and workshops our offering aligns to the Aotearoa curriculum while also encouraging communities to better understand our unique and endemic landscapes.

Te Ihu o Mataoho tours was launched on 11 July 2023. While this was the official launch of the social enterprise, we acknowledge our whaanau have been sharing the hiitori and whakapapa of our whenua for generations.

The off-grid hub for Te Ihu o Mataoho Tours is Kaitiaki village, situated alongside the Ootuataua Stonefields Historic Reserve entrance in Ihumaatao.

In the past year we have hosted roopu from right across Aotearoa. Many come only knowing the hiitori of Ihumaatao from 2019, but the the hiikoi led by our guides takes them on a journey right from the creation of the whenua by Mataoho, through to the stories of patupaiarehe and tuurehu before sharing Hape’s journey and the hononga to Te Waka Tainui, bringing us to the injustices our tuupuna felt 160 years ago through

Govenor Grey’s proclamation, raupatu, desecration and pollution of our taiao, and recent stories of injustice.

Currently we have 5 kaimahi employed through Te Ihu o Mataoho Tours, and an advisory committee oversees the operations and strategic direction of the organisation.

Te Ihu o Mataoho Tours has received financial support from The Department of Interal Affairs, Foundation North, Te Aho Tū Roa, Auckland Council, Haapai Te Hauora, Māngere-Otāhuhu Local Board, and For the Love of Bees, enabling us to achieve our mission and goals.

Te Ahiwaru values cross-project collaboration. Over the year we have worked closely with the Education, Taiao, Climate Resilience and Rongoaa Rangahau teams on several projects. These include:

• Planting 3,200+ native raakau (largely sourced from Makaurau Marae nursery)

• Raising 1200+ seedlings in our kai nursery

• The restoration of our puna wai

• Maramataka, kai, and taiao observations/waananga

• Soundscaping

• Pest and plant management

Manuwhiri in 2023

manuwhiri through Te Ihu o Mataoho tours since launch in 2023 3017

Adults: 256

Secondary school: 220

Primary School: 140

Manuwhiri in first 6 months of 2024

Kaumaatua: 40

Pakeke: 1065

Tamariki: 1350

Whare Manaaki

He kura tangihia, he maimai aroha

Teeraa te uira e hihiko ki runga o Maungataketake, o Te Puketaapapatanga aa Hape

Teeraa te whaititiri e ngunguru ana ki te Maanukanuka a Hoturoa

Teeraa te ua e heke ana ki roto i te wai oo Ruarangi

Teeraa te kapua poouri i runga o Te Ahiwaru

Teeraa te Taarai aa Kaiwhare me he koowhao o te ngaakau

Teeraa te pooharatanga o ngoo hoa mahi

Teeraa te wehe o te Ao

Teeraa te riro o te Poo

On 21 October 2023, Fiona Tumai-Totorewa, our beloved whanaunga, friend and colleague, Manager of Operations at Whare Manaaki, tragically passed away. Fiona was a strong, hardworking and humble leader. She was unfailingly eager to lend a hand to anyone in need of assistance and was a great listener. Fiona has been sorely missed. Sheakanah Matapelu , Anita Roberts and Penny Roberts continue to run the laundry with the same passion and aroha that Fiona had, they were well trained by the best.

We are into our third year of our Joint Venture with the central interceptor project by Ghella Abergeldie Ltd and Watercare Services Ltd. This joint venture provides employment and business opportunity for whaanau of Te Ahiwaru.

The Central Interceptor is a massive tunnel project designed to protect our waterways from overflows. Te Ahiwaru Whare Manaaki staff operate the laundry service, including mending and repairs, to reduce the risk of exposing Central Interceptor staff and their whaanau to any hazardous substances transmitted through PPE garments worn onsite. The staff use the laundry service instead of taking clothing home and mixing with family washing.

The temporary laundry where all this work occurs is constructed of two 40-foot high cube containers positioned parallel to each other and connected by a breezeway/ smart shelter that allows for operations to continue even during inclement weather.

Located at 75 Greenwood Rd, Maangere our laundry team provide services across 18 current interceptor sites, with 2 new sites set to opened soon in Pt Erin and on the North Shore.

We are soon to launch a new specially developed QR Code labelling system,

together with software usable on smartphones, that will save our staff from manually recording numbers of laundered items. This new system will record everything that is picked up, washed, dried, and then delivered back to the sites improving efficiency, data tracking and reporting on laundry production.

18,119

laundered items in 12 months

Photographer: Simon Runting

Taapapa Limited

He kaainga hei ahuru moowai moo taatou”

Te Ahiwaru Trust established Taapapa Limited to manage and deliver housing opportunities on behalf of Te Ahiwaru Trust. Taapapa has applied to the Community Housing Regulatory Authority to register as a Community Housing Provider (CHP). The purpose of Taapapa is to:

1. Support our whaanau into adequate housing that meet their needs within Ihumaatao and the wider Taamaki area;

2. Realise the housing aspirations of our hapuu and whaanau;

3. Increase affordable, environmentally, culturally appropriate housing stock that enhance whaanau wellbeing that is sustainable for future generations.

For Te Ahiwaru, housing is not merely a matter of materials and buildings; housing is about our relationships with each other; with communities; and with the surrounding environment. Our situation is unique because of the circumstances and context of Ihumaatao. As one of the oldest continuously occupied settlements in Aotearoa, our work is critical to ensure our distinct papakaainga (encroached by the urbanisation pressures of Auckland)

remains, and indeed has an opportunity to flourish and thrive. The papakaainga at Ihumaatao is at the heart of Taapapa; the land, the environment, the buildings and the people.

Vision Statement:

Our whaanau living in kaainga that enhance their sense of mana motuhake and rangatiratanga.

Mission Statement:

We aim to build a papakaainga that: fosters thriving living environments; increases whaanau capabilities; and builds intergenerational wealth.

Our Values:

Our foundational pou are inspired by the eight burning fires of Te Ahiwaru:

• Tumanako

• Mana motuhake

• Rangimaarie

• Manaakitanga

• Tuakiritanga

• Kotahitanga

• Whanaungatanga

• Kaitiakitanga

Roles:

John Whaanga - Director

Edwina Pirihi - Director (Chairperson)

Ngaati Tahinga Wilson - Director

Stephanie Tawha – Director

Pania Newton – Manager

Strategic Engagements

Over the past 12 months Te Ahiwaru Trust has engaged with a number of community stakeholders to further strengthen relationships across sectors and support our collective ambitions.

These engagements have included co-hosting symposiums, contributing to strategies within working groups, supporting cultural competency, facilitating ‘give back’ and planting days around our whenua and, connecting across shared aspirations.

Here are some of the organisations we have engaged with:

• NextSpace

• Pūrangakura

• Tuputoa

• Green Fleet

• Praxis Group

Watercare

Te Ahiwaru engages with Watercare in various capacities, in November 2023 we hosted Watercare and Ghella Abergeldie environmental teams in a ‘Give Back’ coastal planting day at Te Puna Wai aa Hape, bordering Te Maanukanuka o Hoturoa.

Significant to our hapuu, this waahi tapu is where Hape first arrived to Aotearoa atop Kaiwhare and enacted an uruuru whenua. Te Puna Wai aa Hape has become vulnerable due to anthropogenic activities. However, as kaitiaki we have undertaken weed control and native planting in this area to support the restoration of this whenua and aquifer, both environmentally and spiritually.

Many of the participants in our give back day focus their work on environmental protection planning and policy building, so it was refreshing to spend time away from the office and connect to our taiao.

Mehemea ka piirangi koe ki te hiikina ngou wairua, hono ki a Papatuuaanuku.

Kia oho mauri, kia piki wairua, kia waatea hinengaro! Mauri ora e te iwi!

AIAL – Auckland International Airport Ltd Design Team

For the past few years our hapuu representatives Katz Maihi and Qiane Matata-Sipu have been working with Auckland Airport, and architectural firms Isthmus and Jasmax, on the huge airport re-design project, incorporating our Te Ahiwaru voice in the new terminal layouts and exterior landscape designs. Working alongside our whaanau of Te Aakitai on the project, we collectively chose Marcia Matata-Hohaia, who has whakapapa to both hapuu, to incorporate her weaving knowledge, skill and talent into a central piece that will eventually connect the entire airport complex.

The whaariki is a reflection of our collective hononga to Te Whanga o Manukau and the stories of its history, the role it played in helping our tuupuna travel from one place to another, as well as its abundance, having once been a dominant kai source for our people. Its layout follows the direction of the harbour and speaks to the journey of Hape and Kaiwhare.

Te Ahiwaru Trustees and kaimahi supported the opening of the very first section of whaariki in January 2024 with karanga, waerea and karakia to honour the stories it holds, to acknowledge those who have designed it, laid it and brought it to fruition, and to lay a cloak of manaakitanga to all manuhiri from around the world who will walk across it.

The entire whaariki will take a few years to complete, and we will return at the completion to share in a final blessing. In the meantime our team are still working on other elements that will feature across the airport, that will be unveiled in time.

Next time you walk between the carpark and international terminal, stop and take in the mahi. Ahakoa he iti, he pounamu, even though it is only in its early stages of being laid in small pieces, it is precious in its meaning.

MOKO (Moko Ora, Kaainga Ora) Symposium

Youth Attendance and Engagement Working Group

New Zealand Police

NZ Police graduates

NZ Police Kaitakawaenga Māori Police Liaisons

Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board

Villa Maria

He Taonga Te Wai Drowning Prevention

Auckland

To commemorate World Drowning Prevention Day in July 2023, Te Ahiwaru joined Drowning Prevention Auckland and Safekids Aotearoa in hosting a morning ceremony at the wa ha of Ooruarangi Awa, remembering all those whaanau who have been lost to drowning accidents.

Kia hora te marino, kia whakapapa pounamu te moana, kia tere te kaarohirohi i mua i too huarahi.

As part of our language reclaimation strategy, Ngaati Tahinga and Davika Wilson organised a waiata waananga with Hakopa Ngapo and Kiki Kihi. The two waiata composed at the waananga include our action song Te Ahiwaru Kewa Kore which pays tribute to the ancestors who came together to form Te Ahiwaru after the desecration of Hone Piharoa’s gravestone. It reflects on how we, as descendants, should always strive to honour our ancestors by maintaining reo and tikanga on our marae and in our papakaainga. To keep the home fires burning so Te Ahiwaru will never be extinguished.

Our waiata aroha Taamaki Aroharau is an acknowledgement to our tuupuna whare. We used the casting of Maki's net as a metaphor to cast out words of acknowledgement to those we are looking after on our marae, or to those that may manaaki us elsewhere.

Te Papa Atawhai / Department of Conservation National Operations Team

Mangere Principals Association

Te Motu a Hiaroa Trust

University of Hawaii Manoa Education and Language revitalisation Group

Isthmus Group

Deep South Challenge

Fonterra

Auckland Museum Mātauranga Māori team

University of Waikato Indigenous studies students

Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories

Mana Mokopuna - Children and Young People's Commission

Ministry of Education Tāmaki Herenga

Waka South West team

Ambury Farm

Te Haa Oranga

Ihumatao Quarries Ltd

HOST IWI

Ulearn Conference 2023

Moana Connect Pacific Society of Reproductive Health Conference 2023

Te Ahiwaru Ahi Kaa Framework

The Ahi Kaa Visual Framework is a plan for Te Ahiwaru, developed across the multiple teams of the Trust in collaboration with The Urbanist, and funded solely by us.

Te Ahiwaru Trustees saw need for a clear plan outlining the future vision of our Rohe Rangatira (area of interest). The aim of the Ahi Kaa Framework is to focus goals and aspirations so they are realised, allow for succession planning and ensure the longevity of our people and land. The plan also ensures those engaging with Te Ahiwaru understand our long-term aspirations mai raanoo going into the future.

We took an approach of looking into the future for the next 600 years, driven by the hopes, goals, and plans of our tuupuna right through to our present-day tamariki and mokopuna.

Within the different ahi/ pou working

for the trust, we sought feedback from whaanau, project leads and Trustees to combine within the plan and prioritise focus areas. It visually represents our aspirations for our rohe, encompassing aspects like environment (taiao), education, employment, health (oranga), housing, development, and our Te Ahiwaru cultural identity (tuakiritanga, including tikanga and traditional practices).

This framework is a living document that can evolve and adapt over time to serve future generations. It will be updated every 3 years based on the priorities set by the Trust.

The top 5 priorities that were developed for the plan includes:

Toituu te Taiao Waahi Tapu, Waahi Taonga

Hoki whenua mai

Oranga Whaanau

Mana Motuhake o Te Ahiwaru

EntityInformation

TeAhiwaruTrust

Fortheyearended31March2024

LegalNameofEntity

TeAhiwaruTrust(formerlyMakaurauMaraeMaoriTrust)

EntityTypeandLegalBasis

CharitableTrustandRegisteredCharity

RegistrationNumber

CharitableTrustIncorporationNumber:1533187

CharitiesServicesNumber:CC41877

Entity'sPurposeorMission

OURVISION - “tosustainandenhancethemauriofourWaiohua,TeAhiwarupeople”-(MMMTStrategicPlan2019-2029)

OURMISSIONSTATEMENT - "Whakatupu,Whakamana,KiaPuawai,KiaOra" -(togrow;toencourageandempower,tobloom, toprosper)

OURPURPOSE

ThepurposeoftheTrustis“toprovideassistance,support,developmentalcoordinationandgeneralbenefitforallmembersof NgātiTeAhiwaru”(MMMTDeed,2020).

NgātiTeAhiwaruisoneofthe19hapū/iwirecognisedasmanawhenuaofTāmakiMakaurau.Wehaveanincreasingnumberof whānauregisteredtoNgātiTeAhiwaru.Ourcorefocusistoprogressinitiativesforourhapūandcommunity,atthecenterofall ofthis,areoureducational,housing,healthandtaiaoaspirations.

EntityStructure

GOVERNANCE

TheentityisgovernedbyaBoardofTrusteesthatconsistsofsixtrusteeselectedbyregisteredbeneficiariesofTeAhiwaruTrust. TheBoardhastwoco-Chairpersons.

OUREMPLOYEES

Management-TheTrustemployeesaGeneralManager,OperationsManagerandProjectLeads. Wecurrentlyhave13fulland15part-time/casualstaff-Total28.

MainSourcesofEntity'sCashandResources

•StakeholderEngagements,CulturalMonitoring,andServiceContractswithLocalandCentralGovernment

•TradingActivities-Laundromat/CleaningContract

•FundingforCharitablePurposes/Objectives

MainMethodsUsedbyEntitytoRaiseFunds TeAhiwaruTrustisnotanactivefundraiser

Entity'sRelianceonVolunteersandDonatedGoodsorServices

Thereissomerelianceonvolunteers,donatedgoodsorservicestosupportevents,orprogramsinitiatedbytheTrust

PhysicalAddress

24RuaitiRoad,Mangere,Auckland,NewZealand,2022

PostalAddress

POBox53100,AucklandAiport,Auckland,NewZealand,2150

ApprovalofFinancialReport

TeAhiwaruTrust Fortheyearended31March2024

TheTrustees arepleasedtopresenttheapprovedfinancialreportincludingthehistoricalfinancialstatementsofTeAhiwaru Trustforyearended31March2024.

APPROVED AnyaTahere Trustee/Co-Chair

Date.....................................

NgatiTahingaWilson Trustee/CoChair

StatementofServicePerformance

TeAhiwaruTrust

Fortheyearended31March2024

DescriptionofEntity'sOutcomes

OUTCOMES-refertotheattachedAnnualReport

1.EducationEngagement/NgaaOhoAke

2.UrgentandImmediateneedsforEducation

3.EducationResource:ToikuranuiProject

4.AotearoaHistoriesProject:

5.WhanauKuraReo

6.TaiaoandResourceManagement

7. AhiOraServiceDelivery

8.AhiOra-Kaiwhakatereservices

9.AhiOra-KaihautuuServices

10.Hapuuregistry

11.Researchprojects/Ngaakaupaparangahau:

12.Housing

13.Laundromat

DescriptionandQuantificationoftheEntity'sOutputs

Education-supportforstudents(mokopuna)fromnewentrantstoyear13

DescriptionandQuantificationoftheEntity'sOutputs

Output1

Education(Engagement):WhanauEngagement-supportforlearnersandtheirwhānauineducation.Wefocusonidentifying andre-engagingMāorilearnerswhohavebecomedisconnectedandguidethemtowardpositiveeducationservicesand pathways.FY2024-Backtoschoolcare590intotal(135TeAhiwarudescendants)

Output2

•AhiOrakai/carepacksdistributedacrossAucklandandotherregionsinUpperandCentralNorthIsland.

StatementofFinancialPerformance

Thisstatementhasbeenpreparedwithoutconductinganauditorreviewengagement,andshouldbereadinconjunctionwiththeattached CompilationReport.

402,687202,159

Thisstatementhasbeenpreparedwithoutconductinganauditorreviewengagement,andshouldbereadinconjunctionwiththeattached CompilationReport.

StatementofFinancialPosition

TeAhiwaruTrust Asat31March2024

1,867,2571,736,893

52,128,8162,131,508

2,128,8162,131,508

3,996,0733,868,402

645,834971,408

941,9451,216,960 TotalAssetslessTotalLiabilities(NetAssets) 3,054,1282,651,441

3,054,1282,651,441

Thisstatementhasbeenpreparedwithoutconductinganauditorreviewengagement,andshouldbereadinconjunctionwiththeattached CompilationReport.

StatementofCashFlows

233,525360,763

1,649,8141,416,290

Thisstatementhasbeenpreparedwithoutconductinganauditorreviewengagement,andshouldbereadinconjunctionwiththeattached CompilationReport.

StatementofAccountingPolicies

TeAhiwaruTrust

Fortheyearended31March2024

'Howdidwedoouraccounting?'

BasisofPreparation

TeAhiwaruTrusthaselectedtoapplyPBESFR-A(NFP)PublicBenefitEntitySimpleFormatReporting-Accrual(Not-For-Profit) onthebasisthatitdoesnothavepublicaccountabilityandhastotalannualexpensesequaltoorlessthan$2,000,000.All transactionsinthePerformanceReportarereportedusingtheaccrualbasisofaccounting.ThePerformanceReportisprepared undertheassumptionthattheentitywillcontinuetooperateintheforeseeablefuture.

TeAhiwaruTrustwasknownasMakaurauMaraeMaoriTrustuntil22August2022whenitformallychangeditsname.

GoodsandServicesTax(GST)

TeAhiwaruTrustisregisteredforGST.Allamountsarestatedexclusiveofgoodsandservicestax(GST)exceptforaccounts payableandaccountsreceivablewhicharestatedinclusiveofGST.

IncomeTax

TeAhiwaruTrust iswhollyexemptfromNewZealandincometaxhavingfullycompliedwithallstatutoryconditionsforthese exemptions.

BankAccountsandCash

BankaccountsandcashintheStatementofCashFlowscomprisecashbalancesandbankbalances(includingshortterm deposits)withoriginalmaturitiesof90daysorless.

Debtors

Debtorsarevaluedatexpectedrealisablevalues,afterwritingoffanydebtsconsideredtobeuncollectable.

Property,PlantandEquipment

Property,plantandequipmentisstatedathistoricalcostlessanyaccumulateddepreciationandimpairmentlossesexceptfor landandbuildingswhicharerecordedatratingvaluationasdetailedbelow. Historicalcostincludesexpendituredirectly attributabletotheacquisitionofassetsandincludesthecostofreplacementsthatareeligibleforcapitalisationwhentheseare incurred.Allotherrepairsandmaintenanceexpenditureisrecognisedinprofitorlosswhenitisincurred.

Depreciationiscalculatedonstraight-linebasisovertheestimatedusefullifeoftheasset. Thefollowingestimateddepreciation rateshavebeenused.

•Land-NotApplicable

•ComputerEquipment-3years

•KitchenAppliances(Office)-6.5years

•OutdoorEquipment-5years

•StorageContainer-20years

•MotorVehicles-5years

Anitemofproperty,plantandequipmentisde-recognisedupondisposalorwhennofurthereconomicbenefitsareexpected fromitsuseordisposal. Anygainorlossarisingonde-recognitionoftheasset(calculatedasthedifferencebetweenthenet disposalproceedsandthecarryingamountoftheasset)isincludedinprofitorlossitheyeartheassetisderecognised.

Revaluation

Landandbuildingsarerevaluedonacyclicalbasiseverythreeyearstothecurrentratingvaluation. Revaluationgainsare transferredtotheassetrevaluationreserveforthatclassofassets. Ifanyrevaluationreservehasadeficit,thatdeficitis recognisedinprofitorlossintheperioditarises. Anyrevaluationsurplusthatreversespreviousrevaluationdeficitsin subsequentperiodsisrecognisedasrevenueinprofitorloss.

Creditors

Creditsareobligationsonthebasisofnormalcredittermsanddonotbearinterest.

EmployeeCostsPayable

Aliabilityforemployeecostspayableisrecognisedwhenanemployeehasearnedtheentitlement. Theseincludesalariesand wagesaccrueduptobalancedate,annualleaveearnedbutnotyettakenatbalancedateandanyemploymenttaxesand deductionsduetotheInlandRevenueatbalancedate.

FinancialLiabilities

FinancialLiabilities,includingborrowingsandbankoverdrafts,areinitiallymeasuredatfairvaluenetoftransactionscostsand aresubsequentlymeasuredatamortisedcostusingtheeffectiveinterestmethod.Interestexpensesarerecognisedinprofitor lossonaneffectiveyieldbasis.

NotestothePerformanceReport

2.AnalysisofExpenses

3.AnalysisofAssets

2,080,0002,080,000

750,000750,000

Landisvaluedinaccordancewiththelatestratingvaluationdated1July2021.Thelandat13WaipouriRoad,Mangerewas revaluedto$1,675,000.(2017$1,525,000).ThepropertyisjointlyownedwithTeKawerauIwiTribalAuthorityandtherefore, recognisedat50%oftherateablevalue.

Thelandat16RuaitiRoad,Mangereisvaluedinaccordancewiththelatestratingvaluationdated1July2021.Thelandwas revaluedto$405,000.(2017$350,000).TheTrustholdsthispropertyfortheMakaurauMaraeReservationTrustandisin negotiationwiththemtotransferthelandtotheirownership.

6.AccumulatedFunds

2,651,4412,449,282

3,054,1282,651,441

7.BreakdownofReserves

1,330,0001,330,000

LandRevaluationReservehasincreasedinaccordancewiththelatestratingvaluationdated1July2021.

8.Commitments

Therearenocommitmentsasat 31March2024(Lastyear-nil).

9.ContingentLiabilitiesandGuarantees

Therearenocontingentliabilitiesorguaranteesasat31March2024Lastyear-nil).

10.SignificantGrantsandDonationswithConditionsRecordedasaLiability Grantsand/orFundingunderServiceContractsarerecordedasIncomeReceivedinAdvanceasthefundsarereceived-a liabilityontheBalanceSheet.

Project

EcoTourism

WhanauEngagement

PestFreeIhumaatao-Tuakana/TeinaAucklandCouncil/LocalBoard

HeTaupua-Research&Strategic Development

HeTaupae-Research&Strategic Development

Toikuranui-EducationResource Development

Toikuranui-EducationResource Development-#2

RegionalEnvironment&NaturalHeritage Grant

NgaTaumataKorero-OhoAke

ServiceContracts

Research- Rongoaa