Te Kotuku - Ngahuru May 2019 - Issue 14

Te Kōtuku Ngahuru May 2019 Issue 14

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New Kaimahi

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Taupō Waters Summer Monitoring

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New Joint Database for Tūwharetoa Entities

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Waitangi Day

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Summer Internship

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Tūwharetoa Marae Sports Challenge

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Chairman’s Service Acknowledged

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Mitigation Committee Updates

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Kate Mauriohooho

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Genesis Energy

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Tongariro Whio Survey

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Ironmāori

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Christmas in the Park

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Grants

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CE Korero Ko Tōngariro te maunga Ko Taupō-nui-a-Tia te moana Ko Ngāti Tūwharetoa te iwi Ko te Heuheu te Tangata Tihei Mauri Ora! Tēnā koutou e te whānau, nau mai ki o mātou kawerongo hiko Te Kōtuku Ngahuru 2019.

2018 was a very busy year for us and our team here certainly enjoyed their well-earned break over the Christmas/New Year period. The annual AGM was once again well attended by nearly 400 members and it’s always an opportunity where I look forward to meeting whānau ‘kanohi ki te kanohi’. The AGM gives whānau the opportunity to bring up any pātai and I was pleased with the acknowledgements from the floor for our achievements over the last year. Some of the key issues discussed were the Declaratory Judgment and our workplan toward realising a transfer of responsibilities from the Crown to ourselves.

I would like to highlight some of the happenings and goings on within Te Puku o te Ika a Māui. Enjoy!

Taupō Moana Our summer water monitoring programme continues to be successful over the hot summer season. We have continued working alongside the Waikato Regional Council to monitor several sites around the moana. The results have shown that our water quality is well within the levels recommended by the Ministry of Health.

Our declaratory judgment hearing has been now set for August 2019 in the High Court in Wellington. As a reminder, we are seeking a determination from the court on our property rights, specifically, our commercial rights insofar as our 2007 Deed with the Crown is concerned.

I continued to be buoyed by the level of support from Ngāti Tūwharetoa in this regard and we are looking forward to engaging in this process.

Tūwharetoa Collaboration The Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board (TMTB), Tūwharetoa Settlement Trust (TST) and the Ngāti Tūwharetoa Fisheries Charitable Trust (NTFCT) have signed a memorandum of understanding committing to working together in areas of leadership and governance, strategy, 4 – Te Kōtuku

co-investment and shared services. Operationally we continue to work well with our shared services and have been doing so for some time now.

A key project we have all jointly invested in is a new tribal (CRM) register database which combines our three previous and separate databases into one. The benefits of doing this are significant, for example, all of our registered whanau now have a single registration rather than three. Whilst there are obvious efficiencies by moving in this direction, rest assured that all unique registration requirements and confidentiality matters are governed by appropriate policies and processes which is audited regularly.

New Kaimahi Finally, a warm welcome to our new kaimahi Claire Northcroft, Adriana Fletcher and Gaye Stebbing that have recently started with us.

Claire Northcroft as appointed as our Executive Assistant for the three entities Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board, Tūwharetoa Settlement Trust and the Ngāti Tūwharetoa Fisheries Charitable Trust. Claire has a background in education. Gaye Stebbing has been appointed as our Administrator - Taupō, and joins us from Juice TV where she was a Programme Director and Producer. Adriana Fletcher joins us as the Project Coordinator to support and deliver the Marae, education, rangatahi and kaumātua initiatives.

It’s a busy year ahead and on behalf of your kaimahi, we look forward to contributing to successful outcomes for Ngāti Tūwharetoa.

Nō reira e te whānau, kia tau ngā manaakitanga o te runga rawa ki runga ki rawa ki runga ia koutou katoa, piki te kaha, piki te ora, piki te māramatanga Ngā mihi ki a koutou katoa.

Events JUNE

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Taupō Art Connection Queen’s Birthday Weekend Art Trail  31 May – 3 June 2019  Taupō

Sika Show  28 – 29 September 2019  Great Lake Centre, Taupō

The Ngāti Tūwharetoa Mercury Development Group - June Applications Close  Closing – Monday 27 May 2019 Hui - Wednesday 5 June 2019  Taupō The Ngāti Tūwharetoa Genesis Energy Committee - June Applications Closing and Hui Date  Closing – Monday 3 June 2019 Hui - Wednesday 12 June 2019  Taupō Craters Classic Mountain Bike Event  9 June 2019  Wairakei, Taupō Matariki Glow Show  10 – 11 June 2019  Great Lake Centre, Taupō Taupō Fashion Show  15 June 2019  Taupō

august Fly Fishing Tournament  29 – 31 August 2019  Huka Lodge, Taupō Renee Geyer  30 August 2019  Grandeur Thermal Spa Resort, Taupō The Ngāti Tūwharetoa Mercury Development Group - August Applications Closing and Hui Date  Closing – Monday 29 July 2019 Hui - Wednesday 7 August 2019  Taupō

The Ngāti Tūwharetoa Mercury Development Group October applications Closing and Hui Date  Closing – Monday 23 September Hui - Wednesday 2 October 2019  Taupō The Ngāti Tūwharetoa Genesis Energy Committee – October applications Closing and Hui Date  Closing – Monday 21 October Hui - Wednesday 30 October 2019  Taupō

october Kaumātua Dinner  12 October 2019  Great Lake Centre, Taupō

november River Wild 2019  9 – 10 November 2019

december Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board (TMTB) & Tūwharetoa Settlement Trust (TST) Annual General Meeting  7 December 2019  Wairakei Resort, Taupō The Ngāti Tūwharetoa Genesis Energy Committee – October applications Closing and Hui Date  Closing – Monday 2 December 2019 Hui - Wednesday 11 December 2019  Taupō

The Ngāti Tūwharetoa Genesis Energy Committee - August Applications Closing and Hui Date  Closing – Monday 19 August 2019 Hui - Wednesday 28 August 2019  Taupō

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OUR KAUPAPA

MAHI RANgātiRA KI TE IWI.

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New Kaimahi We would like to introduce our new Kaimahi to the Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board Adriana Fletcher Project Coordinator Adriana Fletcher joins the Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board as the new Project Coordinator to support and deliver the marae, education, rangatahi and kaumātua initiatives.

These projects align to Pou Tikanga and Pou Tangata of the Trust Board’s Mahere Rautaki 2018-2021.

Born and raised in Taupō with whakapapa connections to Ngāti Hinerau, Ngāti Rauhoto and Ngāti Hine. A former student of Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Whakarewa i te Reo ki Tūwharetoa, Adriana left the egion to continue the study of Te Reo Māori as a student of Te Tohu Paetahi at the University of Waikato.

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Adriana went on to teach at Te Kohanga Reo o Ngā Kuaka and then started her career in administration at Radio Tainui. After six years in Waikato, Adriana and her husband decided to move their whanau back to Tūwharetoa, to Tūrangi.

Adriana continued working in administration at Total Diversity Ltd where she had a diverse role connecting and working with our marae, hapū, tamariki, rangatahi and kaumātua, while helping with the implementation and facilitation of various programmes.

Before joining the Trust Board Adriana worked part-time at Literacy Turangi in a management support

administration role where she supported rangatahi, pakeke and kaumātua with various literacy initiatives.

Adriana looks forward to this new and exciting role assisting marae with various projects, facilitating the delivery of learning support activities, encouraging rangatahi wānanga on marae, and providing opportunities for our kaumātua to connect, engage and celebrate.

Life back home in Tūwharetoa for Adriana, her husband and three tamariki is great, and provides numerous opportunities to reconnect with their iwi, hapū and whānau.

Claire Northcroft Executive Assistant Claire Northcroft has been appoin ed to the position of Executive Assistant, providing executive administrative support to the CEO of the Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board, and the board. Supporting collaboration between the iwi trusts, Claire’s role also provides support to the general managers of the Tūwharetoa Settlement Trust and the Ngāti Tūwharetoa Fisheries Charitable Trust, along with their respective boards.

Claire comes to us from the education sector, having worked with secondary school teachers and various working groups and committees of the PPTA/ Te Wehengarua. She also worked as

Gaye Stebbing Administrator Taupō Gaye Stebbing joins the Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board as the new Offi e Administrator for the Taupō offi e.

Gaye is of Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Ngati Maniapoto descent with whakapapa connections to Ngāti Rauhoto, Ngāti Ruingarangi, Ngati Te Urunga, Ngāti Tutemohuta and Ngāti Tutetawha.

Gaye was born in Taupō but moved with her whanau to Auckland at the age of 8 where she lived for over 20 years completing Secondary School at Pakuranga College and then following on to complete a Certificate in Airport and Tourism at Manukau

an Executive Assistant for the CEO of a large local authority in Lower Hutt. For the past 10 years Claire has been co-managing an education centre for adults, facilitating and delivering education programmes, with a particular emphasis on literacy and numeracy development for adult learners. Claire holds a master’s degree in Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education. She also studied at Te Wānanga o Raukawa where she completed a bachelor’s degree in Māori Laws and Philosophy.

daughter, Māia. Claire has a particular passion for education and is looking forward to working with and for her iwi in her role. Claire’s hapū affilliations include N āti Tūtetawhā and Ngāti Tūtemohuta.

Claire grew up in Taupō and completed her early schooling years here. Having spent time travelling abroad, followed by a period of time working and living in Australia and Wellington, Claire returned home to be closer to whānau, and to raise her

Institute of Technology.

Gaye worked for Music Television Company Juice TV as the Programme Director/Producer for over 10 years which then changed to Garage TV (An Action, Adventure and Entertainment Channel) where she continued to work for two years.

Gaye is loving being back in Taupō to be with her whanau and is excited to be working for the Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board.

Gaye moved back to Taupō almost two years ago and worked for Taupō Tandem Skydiving for a short time before working at He Akina as the client administrator processing the grants and looking after the owners as well as general administration jobs.

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Taupō Waters Summer Monitoring Over the summer months the Natural Resource team here at the Trust Board and the Waikato Regional Council monitoring team have been working together to monitor five sites around the lake over the summer period. The driver of the Regional Council monitoring is to help identify and reduce health risks to recreational users. The sites monitored weekly were Kinloch, Acacia Bay, Taupō Foreshore, Mission Bay and Stump Bay. Monitoring tests for E.coli were completed in the water as well as visual assessments as to whether unusual algae was present.

All the monitoring results for this summer have come back showing that Taupō Waters are well under recommended Ministry of Health guidelines, with only one event of unusual algae that was tested and confirmed to be non-toxic.

Prior to this joint monitoring approach, summer water quality testing around lake Taupō was completed every second year at approximately 12 locations by Regional Council. This effectively

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meant that every other year there was no monitoring and reporting.

With this joint approach it will mean that Taupō Moana will now be monitored every year.

As the owner of Taupō Waters, it is important for the Trust Board to actively participate in the monitoring that is done so that we can see and understand the trends on our Lake.

The team are currently working with Regional Council to see how the summer monitoring can be extended, so watch this space.

You can keep up to date with this monitoring and other monitoring programs that the regional council undertakes on the LAWA (Land Air Water Aotearoa) website www.lawa.org.nz

Taupō Waters Tau Kōura Monitoring Alongside the joint (Trust Board and Regional Council) Recreational Summary Monitoring programme, the team are also working with some of our hapu to roll out a tau kōura monitoring programme. The purpose of using the tau kōura as a monitoring tool is to use kōura as our indicator species to monitor the holistic health of our moana.

Three monitoring rounds of tau kōura have been undertaken since beginning the monitoring in November. We have managed to collect valuable data on 1,500 kōura across 6 sites in the lake.

With the small amount of monitoring we have done so far, we have noticed some changes overtime. One being the reproduction cycle – the first two rounds of monitoring (October and November) we had a lot of female kōura bearing eggs (in berry) however

in January the females were still present but no longer carrying eggs.

This showed a definite spawning season over the summer months with the last of the young kōura leaving their mothers sometime between December and January.

We have come across a variety of sizes of kōura with the full body length, from the head to the tip of the tail, ranging from less than 3cm with the largest at 18cm (about the length of a pencil!).

So far, the water quality tests included in the monitoring hasn’t picked up anything out of the ordinary but is showing the changing seasons nicely.

A big mihi to our kaimahi from DOC, Korohe, Pakira, Nukuhau and Te Rangiita marae who have showed a massive interest in the project and have been an awesome helping hand.

John Ellis and Harry Marshall undertaking kōura monitoring

Taupō Moana The air is getting cooler but our moana is still feeling warm to the touch! Taupō moana has had the whole summer to warm up and is now at its warmest for the year – up to 23°C at the surface.

However, not far from the surface, the water feels crisp and is often a couple degrees cooler. This is called stratification and is expected for the summer season when the heat from the sun is beaming and the wind is relatively calm.

The lake will soon begin to cool with the cooler and windier weather on the way. The wind plays a big role in cooling the lake with it being the main driver of lake mixing. Wind over long periods of time can create ‘upwellings’ and bring up the cooler nutrient rich waters from the depths up to the surface. During lake mixing the temperature becomes constant throughout the depth and overtime drops from 23°C to around 10°C. Enjoy the warm water while you can whanau!

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New Joint Database for Tūwharetoa Entities The Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board (TMTB), Tūwharetoa Settlement Trust (TST) and Ngāti Tūwharetoa Fisheries (NTF) are collated in our Taupō offi e.

As part of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the three entities have committed to work towards the identification and implementation of operational strategies to ensure the success of Ngāti Tūwharetoa, and that we work together efficiently o minimise costs associated within our respective operations.

One of the key areas of cooperation and collaboration is shared services. We aim to try and consolidate “back-offi e” functions, including, administrative and offi e services, members register, finance,

Kim Alexander (Corporate Services Manager), Michelle Taiaroa, Raina Ferris-Bretherton

purchasing, information technology, grants, communications and professional services. We are already working together in many of these spaces.

Therefore, it made sense when TMTB was looking for a new Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Database that we explored this collectively.

An independent local contractor, Ashley Cho, was engaged to provide some independent advice to the project. Ashely Cho investigated the current membership databases of the three entities and recommended that new soft are solutions be explored to manage membership registrations for the three entities.

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The objective to finding a joint solution was to find a CRM that serviced the needs of the three

entities, making it easier for Tūwharetoa beneficiaries to register and to also update one entity with their information (reducing the turnaround time for registrations, applications and disbursements). It also had to meet the requirements of registration for each entity aligned to the Legislation, Trust Order or Constitution. It made sense to consolidate the administrative servicing of the register/database (reducing the risk and cost of multiple systems between entities that share similar business systems).

Ultimately, we wanted the new CRM platform to enable Tūwharetoa to be more customer focused. We wanted members to be able to utilise their web devices such as laptops or their phones to keep their information up to date and engage with our entities.

In particular, we wanted our grants and distribution process to enhance

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our members experience and for the applicant to upload applications and information themselves saving time and costs.

We went to market and the final recommendation was Salesforce.

Salesforce is the Worlds #1 CRM solution. It was identified as the quickest turnaround time for new database development and they could provide everything requested by our staff during the scoping sessions and had an excellent platform performance.

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member is only registered to the Trust or the Trusts that they wish to.

So, if you only want to be registered with one or two Trusts we can enable that to happen. The benefit of the joint database is when you amend your membership records such as your contact details you only need to do this once. Each entry in to the database is done through a joint

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to ensure each entities data is only available to each separate entity.

The membership registration for all entities went live in late 2018 and education grants were open for business in February 2019. As has been in the past Education Grants are financially supported by the three entities. Working from the one database has made it much easier for staff and membe s to apply for grants this year.

We are still in the process of finalising all the phases and hope to finish the project prior to the end of June.

During the sessions we thoroughly investigated, deliverables, platform, support, performance, maintenance, ownership and finally cost.

The Salesforce solution is provided

by Lavabox, a cloud-based system built upon the Salesforce platform.

Lavabox is a Salesforce consulting partner that has developed Iwi databases for Waikato-Tainui and Te Roroa. Together we have built an awesome solution for our members.

While it is a joint database each

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registration form which has been recently developed. You must meet all the requirements through the Trust Deeds of TST and NTF or in the case of TMTB be a blood descendant of an original land owner and affilia e to a land block within the Taupō catchment. We have security in place

I think some of the key aspects of the project is that we are able to better communicate with members on their current member registration process, note their whakapapa links for further generations, easy distribution of grants and give members more access to their own information.

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Waitangi Day Waitangi Day, the national day of New Zealand, commemorates the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840 which is regarded as New Zealand's founding document.

Ngāti Tūwharetoa celebrate Waitangi Day with a unique approach that proves popular within the iwi where hosting rights of our national day interchanges between Te Mātāpuna and Te Hikuwai o Ngāti Tūwharetoa. Te Mātāpuna, more specifically, Pukawa Marae and Ngāti Manunui hosted this years Waitangi Tūwharetoa ki Pukawa Festival on the shores of Lake Taupō. This isn’t the first time Pukawa Marae has hosted this event, the last time was when Waitangi Tūwharetoa ki Pukawa won Best Community Event back in 2017. It was a promising sign to again see hundreds turn out for a day of sunshine, entertainment and fun.

1814 take the stage

The Festival was held at the Pukawa lakefront reserve and the stage set up at the bottom of a small mound with Lake Taupō as the backdrop.

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entertainment with Mt Tauhara in clear view on the lakes horizon. The reserve was packed out with stands ranging from kai stalls to personal health and well being checks thanks to Tūwharetoa Health and Te Roopu Korowai Tautoko. Ngāti Manunui also provided a kaumatua tent with food, refreshments, shade and the best seats in the house.

The event started with a karakia and a kōrero around the significance of Ngāti Manunui as tāngata whenua and the roll Pukawa plays in the establishment of the Māori King Movement. Everyone’s attention was diverted to the big screen where a promotional video of Hinana ki uta, hinana ki tai showcased the 160 year celebration of the Māori King Movement which was held in Pukawa in late 2018. The korero was then followed by an absolutely stunning performance from Te Roopu Pakeke o Ngāti Tūwharetoa, a collection of our koroua and kuia who have, in recent times, rekindled their connection with Māori performing arts or Kapa Haka.

Local country and western group Five Nine entertained the masses with their upbeat approach to country music. Five Nine had a great mixture of young and experienced performers who relished in the opportunity to perform for their whānau and friends. Jackson and Georgia Owen’s exceptional talent was on full display again with a young and vibrant backing band. We also got to see these talented siblings sing the popular Academy Award winning original song ‘Shallow’. The Beatgirls were back with a vibrant no holds bar approach to popular 70's and 80's tunes, their high energy performance had the crowd dancing which set a new tone for the rest of the afternoon. The Brown Brothers took to the stage with soulful renditions of

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mo town classic’s while also paying homage to some of New Zealand’s best singers. The final act to take the stage was 1814, a reggae band based in the far north who shot to notoriety after the release of their debut album Jah Rydem. 1814 had the crowd singing along to some of their classic tracks including Morning Star, Insomnia and their rendition of the classic Johnny Cash track Ring of Fire.

Lake Taupō not only provided an amazing backdrop for the day but also assisted in keeping our whānau cool while groups were performing.

There were boat and waka ama rides and a play area including a bouncy castle for the tamariki, with at least a dozen boats parked up enjoying the entertainment Pukawa had to provide. The organising committee would like to thank all who attended with a special mention to all the sponsors for without their support this event would not take place.

Kaumātua enjoying their day

Summer Internship Te Herenga Williams Ngāti Manunui Ngāti Turumakina

Natural Resource Team: Rachael, Te Herenga, Nicole, Maria (Natural Resource Manager), Lauren Fletcher and Cher Mohi

Over the Summer, I was fortunate enough to have received the opportunity to be a Natural Resource

Intern here at the Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board during my break from my studies.

The internship has allowed me to gain work experience that is relevant to what I am currently studying at Waikato University while also doing mahi that contributes to Ngāti Tūwharetoa. I am studying towards a Bachelor of Science majoring in Earth Science and Maori and indigenous studies at University.

Te Herenga Williams water testing at Hipapatua Reserve.

As part of the Natural Resources team a large part of my time was spent on the Trust Boards Geographical Information Systems project which included data capture and mapping mahi focusing on Taupō Waters. I also got to go out into the field to GPS and plot structures to help with building up the GIS system with more

accurate data.

The other project I worked on was the joint summer monitoring programme with Waikato Regional Council Also on Lake Taupō and the surrounding tributaries. This consisted of weekly sampling at monitoring at sites around the lake with all tests coming back showing good results. Over the summer holidays there have been some successful community events that I was able to be a part of on behalf of for the trust board, these included Christmas in the Park, Marae Sports Challenge and most recently the Waitangi ki Pukawa festival. Overall my time here has been enjoyable, and I am grateful for the experience and the opportunity the Trust Board has given me with this internship.

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Tūwharetoa Marae Sports Challenge 2019

OTUKOU MARAE REIGNS SUPREME! Tribal pride, unity and kotahitanga were on full display as Ngāti Tūwharetoa celebrate the first big cultural event of the New Year. The Tūwharetoa Marae Sports Challenge 2019 again proved the competitive spirit of our people is still alive and well.

Clear skies were forecast this year, a far cry from 2018’s extreme weather conditions which had whānau scrambling for shelter due to torrential rain, so with two days of sunshine, all that was left o make this event a success was the attendance of ngā uri whakatipu ō Ngāti Tūwharetoa.

This year saw over three thousand participants representing 18 Marae across Ngāti Tūwharetoa. The pride and joy of the people is best displayed through the first event to mark the opening of the Tūwharetoa Marae Sports Challenge, the Hīkoi or March around Turangitukua Park.

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demonstrate unity, whakawhanaungatanga and embody what it means to be Tūwharetoa. Music from Maimoa and DJ snake echoed through the park as the hīkoi began. It showcased everything from dancing to singing, haka to chanting, the kids showing off the la est fortnite dance moves while our kuia showed their mokopuna they’ve still got the stuff, using a more traditional form of dance called the ‘Kopikopi’. It was no easy task for our judges from New World Turangi to select a winner, but due to their exceptional display of unity, Korohe Marae victorious in the hīkoi, earning their marae 200 points, while Te Kapa o Te Rangiita ki Oruanui taking out best banner.

Traditionally speaking, the whānau relay is usually the final event of the Tūwharetoa Marae Sports Challenge but this year saw a change as organisers decided to bring the event forward to make it one of the first sporting events for the day. The organising committee explain, “We had a lot of feedback from whanau who wanted to see this event run at the start, hoping to eliminate injuries, as well as keeping the momentum created from the March going. We wanted the whanau relay to have as many participants and supporters as possible”, the plan coming to fruition with 16 of the 18 Marae registered and ready to run. Touch co-ordinator George Jahnke took all racers through a warm up to prepare the body for the one and done race. 16 lanes, 16 Marae, 4 racers per Marae, 64 racers in total, winner takes all.

Rongomai marae came away with the victory due to a disqualification, officials urther emphasising the importance of following all instructions making sure your runners are of the correct age.

With the hīkoi and whānau relay setting the tone, day one of the Marae sports challenge was well and truly underway. Marae banners were returned to the marae marquees and gazebos situated around the outskirts of Turangitukua Park, participants huddled in their respective areas with the marae co-ordinators orchestrating the masses providing an overview of whose playing what and where.

For day one, Pā Pōro (Touch) is the most participated event, but one would argue not the most competitive with petanque engaging an older and at times more spirited generation. Volleyball always attracts a variety of players of all ages while

only the brave dare venture on to the stage to showcase their talent with Marae Idol. Iwi quiz provides an outlet for those who feel their mental capacity exceeds their physical attributes. Day one also saw two events being held offsi e with squash at the Turangi Squash Club and Iwi fit being held at Peak Fitness Gym. If all the sports and onstage entertainment wasn’t enough to keep the rangatahi engaged, there were also bouncy castles and kids rides available throughout the two-day event and a tent with activities for our younger tamariki and pepi. A big mihi going out to the Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board who sponsor this area. Thanks also to our Kaimahi Piata Murray and Mere Ham. Our Kaumātua were well looked after again with the “Koru Lounge” proving a “hit” for our kuia and koroua. Nga mihi to our Kaimahi from Te Whare Aronui.

The Tūwharetoa Marae Sports Challenge 2019, showing why it truly is an event for everyone.

Marae Idol this year had over 100 performers singing an array of songs

from Maisey Rika to the popular children’s song baby shark. To stand in front of an audience is an achievement, but then to also perform shows tremendous courage, especially for some performers who were younger than five years old.

After a tough day of competition, Hīrangi marae had secured three of the nine finalist positions with Tama Curipa, Willie Ormsby and the Kumara Boys all making it through to the finals. Awhi Wanikau of Otukou Marae wowed the audience to secure a spot in the final. As did Maisey Elizabeth from Rongomai Marae, Dylan Rogers from Te Rangiita Marae, Kiwa Goddard from Te Tikanga Marae and Tokaanu Marae secured the final two positions, one going to Taane Payne and the other to Tamaiti, Teina and Tamatoa. Meanwhile, across town at Peak Fitness Gym, one of the newer events, Iwi Fit, attracted a healthy amount of both inexperienced and seasoned participants. Coordinator Ian Coles says despite it being a hotly contested competition, it was also about participation, “A big mihi to all our participants, even though we had our winners, the day was based on giving it a go, learning from the Te Kōtuku – 19

experienced people and whakawhanaungatanga, definitely what the kaupapa of the Tūwharetoa Marae Sports is all about”.

Congratulations to the 2019 Champions Hollie Gabrielsen from Moawhango who was faultless, winning all her workouts and Damon Pitiroi representing Te Rangiita Marae.

As day one drew to a close, we saw Waipahihi Marae taking out Touch, Ngāti Rongomai victorious in Petanque and Ngāti Manunui winning volleyball for 2019. A special mention also to Rawiri McKenzie winning squash on behalf of his hapu Ngāti Kurauia and Tokaanu Marae.

A delay to start times on the Saturday due to the vandalism caused overnight to the Tongariro Rugby Club which meant a change in venue for Chess. The change of venue provided no distraction for these masters of the game, with Matt Howell of Papakai Marae walking away victorious, meanwhile Te Kapa o Te Rangiita ki Oruanui took out Table Tennis. There were fewer people at Turangitukua park on day two, due to some of the more popular sports of Netball and Basketball being played in the Turangi town centre. This year saw Tokaanu Marae take out Netball while Otukou Marae were victorious in basketball.

Meanwhile back at Turangitukua Park the stage was in full swing with sweet sound of waiata Māori reverberating through the air. Fifteen Marae 20 – Te Kōtuku

registered for Kapa Haka with the expectation that marae perform three waiata each, popular songs for participating marae include “Tūwharetoa, maranga rā”, “Te Iwi e” and the haka “Wairangi”. Hīrangi marae had the most haka participants filling up every corner of the stage. Later that afternoon, the finalist for Marae Idol took to the stage with some spectators calling it one of the best finals they had ever seen. Marae Idol coordinator and MC Karam Fletcher was blown away with all of the talented finalists, “Seeing Awhi Wanikau is always a treat, she is no stranger to the Marae Idol finals, her rendition of the popular Lady Gaga song ‘Shallow’ was simply outstanding. We had Maisey singing an original, Taane Payne an exceptional young talent but our winner Dylan Rogers from Te Rangiita had an emotional connection with the audience singing the beautiful Luther Vandross song ‘Dance with my father’, which is why I think he came away on top”. On the sports field Waipahihi showed their dominance on the rugby field taking out both the junior and womens division. Korohe took out Ripper while Te Rangiita and their reign at the top continued winning the mens division for 2019.

Meanwhile the finals for Ki-o-Rahi had gathered quite a crowd with defending champions Waihi facing off a ainst Hīrangi Marae but Waihi again proving too classy winning comfortably against a struggling Hīrangi defence.

As the day end became closer, Turangitukua park began to change with marae packing down their marques and moving their gazebos closer to the stage in anticipation of prizegiving and the revelation of which marae came away victorious for 2019. The trophies are taken onstage and placed on a table in order of presentation, seats have been arranged to allow kaumātua the opportunity to sit on stage and to present trophy to the winning marae.

One by one the winning marae are announced for each event across the two-day period with a handful of

Marae representatives coming up on stage to accept the awards. The final tally has been calculated and it’s time to announce how all 18 marae faired after the completion of this outstanding two day event. It was announced that third place went to Te Rangiita Marae, with second place going to Hirangi Marae who missed out on the top spot by less than 100 points. Then the announcement was made, “and the winners of the Tūwharetoa Marae Sports Challenge 2019 is... “Otukou Marae” there was pandemonium and jubilation as Otukou Marae descendants stormed the stage in celebration grasping the trophy for the first time in this events history. The crowd continued their acknowledgment of Otukou Marae with applause and haka, a fitting way to end an extraordinary two-day event. The organising committee took time to thank everyone involved for the Tūwharetoa Marae Sports Challenge would not be possible without the financial contribution from our Iwi entities, the Ngāti Tūwharetoa Genesis Energy Committee, the Ngāti Tūwharetoa Mercury Development Group and the Ngāti Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board as well as the Taupō District Council Community Grant. In-kind acknowledgement also goes to Ngāti Turangitukua, Turangi New World, Ngāti Tūwharetoa Fisheries, Te Kura o Hirangi, and a huge thank you to all of the volunteers from the marae coordinators to the sporting coordinators, administrators and the committee. Ngā mihi nui whakaharahara ki a koutou katoa.

Results Winner

marae placings

IWI QUIZ Pakeke

Moawhango

1. OTUKOU - 3749

Rangatahi

Korohe

2. HIRANGI - 3686

TOUCH

Waipahihi

3. TE RANGIITA - 2779

VOLLEYBALL

Pukawa

4. KOROHE - 2717

PETANQUE

Rongomai

5. PAPAKAI - 2686 6. TOKAANU - 2050

IWI FIT Male

Damon Pitiroi - Te Rangiita

7. RONGOMAI - 2040

Female

Hollie Gabrielsen – Moawhango

8. TE MAUNGA - 1939

SQUASH

Rawiri Mckenzie – Tokaanu

9. MANANUI - 1376

MARAE IDOL

Dylan - Te Rangiita

10. TE TIKANGA MARAE KI TOKORANGI - 1346 11. WAIHI - 1016

RUGBY Mens

Te Rangiita

12. WAIPAHIHI - 1004

Womens

Waipahihi

13. TE KAPA O TE RANGIITA KI ORUANUI - 755

Junior

Waipahihi

14. HIKAIRO KI TE RENA - 260

Ripper

Korohe

15. TUTETAWHA - 233

CHESS

Matt Howell – Papakai

16. NUKUHAU - 185

TABLE TENNIS

Te Kapa o Te Rangiita ki Oruanui 17. MOAWHANGO - 154

NETBALL

Tokaanu

BASKETBALL

Otukou

KI-O-RAHI

Waihi

WHANAU RELAY

Rongomai

KAPA HAKA

Hirangi

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TAMARIKI He Whakamārama The Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board is again pleased to announce the Tamariki Hī Ika kaupapa aimed at encouraging our tamariki into fishing and mahinga kai on Taupō Moana and in our many awa. As part of the kaupapa, we will be providing free season fishing licences to our tamariki who are 18 years of age and under on 1st July.

Te Tono • A complimentary child’s season fishing licence for the Taupō Fishing District.

• An option to purchase an Air Flow 9 foot, 8 weight fly rod with wide arobur reel, backing and floating fly line.

• A package normally worth $150.00 in-store but a special deal for our tamariki for only $45.00.

Note: There are limited rods remaining for the special deal.

Ngā Whakaritenga To redeem a season fishing licence tamariki must be: • 18 years and under from 1 July of each season.

• registered with the Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board.

• accompanied by a parent/guardian and present themselves to either the Tūrangi or Taupō offices of the Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board.

To redeem the ‘Tamariki Hī Ika’ offer: • Tamariki must present themselves to Hunting and Fishing Taupō with their $45.00.

• Tamariki must also be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Note: ‘Tamariki Hī Ika’ package applies only to tamariki who did not recieve this opportunity in the previous year and stock is limited.

Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board Tūrangi Office Tūrangi Town Centre Taupō Office 81 Horomatangi Street 22 – Te Kōtuku

For more information, please contact our Tari on (07) 386 8832

In partnership with Fly & Gun Hunting & Fishing 27 Gascoigne Street

Chairman’s service acknowledged Ngāti Tūwharetoa Fisheries Charitable Trust acknowledges Te Kanawa Pitiroi.

The board of Ngāti Tūwharetoa Fisheries would like to thank Te Kanawa Pitiroi for his service over the last 12 years as the former chairperson of the Ngāti Tūwharetoa Fisheries Charitable Trust and his prior role on the Ngāti Tūwharetoa Fisheries Committee that established the Trust in 2007. Te Kanawa did not stand in the 2018 election. In the chairperson’s report, contained in the 2018 Annual Report, he noted that

“It has been an honour and privilege to lead this organisation and I have been humbled to be appointed by the new trustees as Pou Tikanga, a cultural advisor to the trust, so that we maintain the important relationships we built over this time with other Iwi”.

The establishment of the Ngāti Tūwharetoa Fisheries Charitable Trust has been a long journey which began with a series of hui-ā-iwi during the mid-1990’s, chaired by the late John Takakopiri Asher. Those hui-ā-iwi provided early direction and leadership based on Ngāti Tūwharetoa values to resolve the issues regarding the representation of Ngāti Tūwharetoa with regard to Fisheries.

The transitional trustees during 2006-2009: (pictured from left o right) Anthony Olsen, Te Kanawa Pitiroi, Emily Rameka, Howard Kahura, and Arapiu Seymour.

With the support of the iwi, in 1998, the Ngāti Tūwharetoa Marine Fisheries Committee formed and separated from Te Kotahitanga o Te Arawa Waka Fisheries Trust Board in preparation to receive Ngāti Tūwharetoa’s rightful share of the Fisheries Settlement. The board acknowledges the Ngāti Tūwharetoa Marine Fisheries Committee members of that time, Te Kanawa Pitiroi, Mahlon Nepia, Dean Stebbing, Arapiu Seymour, Howard Kahura and Arapeta Te Rire. Emily Rameka provided secretarial work and Arapeta Te Rire was later replaced

by Anthony Olsen. Some of these trustees became the transitional trustees for the Ngāti Tūwharetoa Fisheries Charitable Trust.

2018 elected trustees and General Manager at Marae Totara: (pictured from left o right) Shaneen Simpson-Almond, Tuirirangi te Heuheu, Heemi James Biddle, Judy Ngapera Harris, Danny Loughlin (General Manager), Karilyn Te Riini, Tangonui Kingi

“This would have been a difficult journ y had the Ngāti Tūwharetoa Fisheries Charitable Trust not had the support and leadership of our Ariki in all aspects of the trust’s work. The support of the Ariki has been pivotal in securing a more equitable allocation methodology for Ngāti Tūwharetoa. On behalf of Ngāti Tūwharetoa and the generations to come. The chairman and the trust acknowledged and thanked the Ariki for his commitment and leadership.”

The trust looks forward to continuing its work with Uncle Te Kanawa in his new role of Pou Tikanga, while continuing to do important mahi for Ngāti Tūwharetoa.

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Mitigation Committee Updates: Ngāti Tūwharetoa – Genesis Energy Committee Ngāti Tūwharetoa – Mercury Development Group This year the Ngāti Tūwharetoa – Genesis Energy Committee and the Ngāti Tūwharetoa – Mercury Development Group collaborated and held a joint Annual General Meeting at Hirangi Marae on the 14th of November 2018. This is where the mitigation committee’s report back to Ngāti Tūwharetoa on the activities of the previous financial year as well as provide a forecast for the up and coming year.

Thank you to the whanau who made time to come and provided some great feedback for the committee members to look into before our next Annual General Meeting in 2019.

Some of the significant projects which were supported by both committee’s last year were: Tūwharetoa Marae Sports 2018, Te Taiopenga o Tūwharetoa Kapa Haka, Te Rau O Ahorangi Rangatahi Waananga and Hao o te Rangatahi Waananga.

During the reporting period we saw an increase in applications for Rangatahi initiatives great to see programs out there enhancing and growing our Rangatahi.

General Meeting on the outcomes.

The committee is also looking forward to seeing the progress made by Ngāti Turangitukua and Whanganui Bay on their respective environmental projects.

All outcomes from the previous year are in our Annual Reports which you can upload from our website: www.tuwharetoa.co.nz/fundinginitiatives.

On Thursday the 2nd of May 2019 the mitigation committees held their annual environmental workshop at Korohe Marae. This is an opportunity for whanau who would like assistance in understanding the application form and process, as well as hearing from current projects on how they are tracking.

This year we had a great line up of presenters with Tredegar Hall from Poipoia talking about the detail required in a Project Plan and Budget.

Moira Loach gave an overview of the health and safety regulations and also provided guidance on how to complete a Health and Safety plan for your project.

Mandie Brown - E Tu Rongo Ma Tane Project and Tom Loughlin – Kai Waho Rangatahi Program both presented on their current projects and the outcomes achieved so far.

Nick Singers who is working alongside Ngāti Rongomai on the Mataapuna restoration project gave an insight into some of the key learnings from this project.

If you were unable to make the workshop and would like a copy of the presentations or more information, please feel free to contact our Project Coordinator Lauren Fletcher or Administrator Rachael Reihana.

As indicated at the Annual General Meeting the Ngāti Tūwharetoa – Genesis Energy Committee are trialling a new criteria to allow for Marae support for infrastructure that specifically supports an environmental outcome. The committee will make an assessment from the applications received and report back at our next Annual Tina Porou and Mandie Brown assessing the Hirangi Stream.

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Kate Mauriohooho Ko Tainui, Te Arawa nga waka I te taha o toku Māmā, nō Maniapoto me te hikuwai o Tūwharetoa ahau Ko Ngāti Wairangi, Ngāti Haa ōku hapū Ko Mokai te marae Ko Henare Ngahuia Tai rāua ko Maria Te Kawa Te Huia ōku tupuna Tihei mauri ora!

Tēnā koutou katoa e rau rangātira mā Ko Kate Mauriohooho taku ingoa. Ko kaimātai aronuku, ā, kaimātai puia ahau You may be wondering, how does one become a geologist/ volcanologist? As a kid I had dreams of being a palaeontologist (watched Jurassic Park multiple times, ankylosaurs are my favourite dinosaur) and then after climbing Rangitoto when I was six, I tried to turn scoria back into lava using mum’s oven (didn’t work) and fell in love with volcanoes as well. I was the kid who instead of going for a swim at the beach, would rather explore rock pools. I collected rocks and shells, marvelled at my kui’s fossil collection and dad took me and my sisters on whānau tramps. I learned guitar, played netball and touch even though I was average at sports. I worked a variety of jobs, from milking cows on the neighbour’s farm,

Kate Mauriohooho

babysitting, to usher/projectionist at a cinema while at high school. I also got my first taste of rock climbing as a sport. After high school I worked as an Autocad Technician at Hamilton City Council for a few years until the restructure where I was made redundant enabled me to put myself through University. Having this break between high school and University enabled me to: 1. Get to know myself, what I like and dislike, gain some life experience 2. Be sure about what I wanted to accomplish at University and not waste my savings I knew I wanted to do something I naturally enjoyed and was curious about which led me to volcanoes, dinosaurs, earth science and geology.

I completed my BSc and MSc (Bachelor of Science 2013, Master of Science 2015) in Earth Science at Waikato University and am now in the latter half of my PhD in Geology at Victoria University. I love rocks, I don’t discriminate, I appreciate!

Consequently, my interests in geology are broad. I am interested in the sub-surface evolution of magma, pyroclastic flows, mineralogy, geochemistry and fluid circulation in geothermal fields, volcano slope failures and fossils. This week I was granted permission by the TMTB

to sample two sites on the western side of Lake Taupō as part of my PhD research into the older eruption history of Taupō. I want to know what happened in between two super eruptions, the Whakamaru eruption that occurred approximately 349,000 years ago, and the Oruanui eruption 25,400 years ago. How do magma systems talk to one another and behave in between two super eruptions and when did Taupō volcano breathe into existence?

I credit the foundation laid by my parents, grandparents and those before me, the support and love of whānau, iwi and friends, hard work, passion and focus is the reason why I am where I am today. Pieces of advice I have received along the way: “You may not realize what you want to do, but you will always know what you don’t want to do”, “If you’re gonna do something, do it properly – go hard” “Make good choices” and “Know your why and who you are”

Geology teaches us that the past informs the present. This is a deep concept Māori have always known. Ka mua, Ka muri, we walk into the future, with our eyes on the past.

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John Morgan releasing tuna

Genesis Energy Tuna Restoration

Genesis Energy has been working with members of the Ngāti Hikairo ki Tongariro Hapū since 2012 on a tuna restoration programme on the western diversion of the Tongariro Power Scheme (TPS). Water diversion structures associated with the TPS can stop some adult tuna from returning to the sea to spawn and are a barrier to elvers (young eel) returning to restock the rivers, lakes and wetlands upstream of intakes.

The project involves salvaging stranded migrating adults from TPS structures and releasing them into the Upper Whanganui River so they can continue on their downstream migration.

Since 2014, an elver ‘trap & transfer’ system has been in place to ensure tuna populations can recover upstream of structures. Numbers of elvers vary naturally from year to year due to weather patterns and water

UPPER WHANGANUI (elvers only) 6000 2014-15

5000

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

4000 3000 2000 1000 0 Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

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Figure 1 John Morgan releasing elvers as part of a collaborative Genesis/Iwi Trap & Transfer programme.

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temperature. So far, the 2018/19 season has been better than average even with a few weeks left in the season, as indicated by the attached graph. Plans are in place to add new elver passes to further intakes structures as part of the programme.

The programme will ensure that Tuna stocks can remain sustainable, providing an important cultural resource for Ngāti Hikairo.

Tongariro Whio Survey Genesis Energy is required to undertake a catchment-wide survey of Whio every 10 years as part of resource consent associated with the Tongariro Power Scheme. The results of the 2018 Census, as reported by Enviro Research Ltd and the Blue Duck Project Charitable Trust are very promising.

The Whio is an endangered species endemic to New Zealand. Whio are classified as Nationally Vulnerable under the New Zealand Threat Classification System. The ducks thrive in fast flowing rivers and are considered to be an indicator of the general health of a river system because for whio to thrive, their invertebrate food source needs to be reliable and introduced predator species must be very well controlled.

There were concerns prior to the 1983 commissioning of the Rangipo Power Station about the affect it would have on the flow of the river downstream.

This led to the first survey of whio on the Tongariro.

Since 1983, surveys have been held in the catchment by Genesis as part of its Tongariro River monitoring.

Some of the most telling results have come from the 10-yearly censuses conducted throughout the Tongariro mainstem and tributaries since 1998. These involve ecologists and volunteers traveling throughout the catchment on the water and counting the whio they spot, taking care not to disturb the birds too much and not push them out of their strict territories along the river. The birds are generally found in pairs with ducklings during summer months.

The results of the 2018 census show that current whio numbers at a similar level as the first survey in 1983. The number of pairs downstream of the Poutu Intake have increased 900% from two to 20 since 2008. The total numbers of ducks throughout the Tongariro catchment have increased from 21 in 1998, to 33 in 2008, to 150 in 2018, which gives a 600% increase in duck numbers over the last 20 years.

Enhanced pest control supported by community trapping initiatives throughout the catchment have been key in boosting the whio population. Genesis is thrilled that whio are thriving in the vicinity of our operations. Currently, there are 37 breeding pairs in the Tongariro River catchment. This is now at a level to be classed as a ‘recovery site’ under the criteria of the Department of Conservation’s blue duck recovery plan.

March is Whio Awareness Month!

Please visit www.whioforever.co.nz

District Plan Review Taupō District Council Over the next three years the Taupō District Council will be undertaking a rolling review of the District Plan. The District Plan is important as it is one of the key documents that sets out the framework for managing land use and development within our rohe.

Councils are required to review the District Plan every 10 years. The Trust Board is looking to work with the Council to help support and facilitate Tūwharetoa input into the District Plan Review – watch this space.

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IRONMĀORI Karam Fletcher of Ngāti Tūwharetoa created an online facebook page called #OnKaupapa, a space where he shares his health goals and aspirations for the year, the first goal on his list was to compete and complete his first Iron Māori Taupō Nui a Tia event.

Here is how the race went in his words.

1 Day out from Iron Māori: I’ve been in knots all week, the training went well but could have gone better and I was still terrified of swimming in open water, there were times through the week where I would wake up in the middle of the night worrying about Iron Māori asking myself questions like, did I do

Karam Fletcher at the finish line

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enough to prepare? What if the swim is longer than anticipated? How will my body hold up doing all three disciplines back to back? I awoke Friday morning and went about my daily routine, I worked hard to keep myself distracted so that my mind wouldn’t wonder. It's Friday afternoon and my sister and I shoot over to Taupō to register, again I’m not sure what to expect as this was my first Iron Māori experience. We arrive and the lakefront by the Taupō yacht club looks great, the bike stands or ‘transition zone’ already had bikes mounted, at least 50 people were there to register, Māori music was playing, and everyone was smiling, so far so good. The registration tent was already up with the kaumātua tent being put up as I stand in line to register. I’m first greeted by a couple of lovely ladies

who begin to ask me questions about the swimsuit I was using and explained the importance of a clean wetsuit, clear of the harmful didymo. After my wetsuit was given the greenlight, I proceeded to the registration tent where I received an Iron Māori bag. Inside was a tracking device used to monitor my progress during the race, my race number, a swimming cap and an awesome Iron Māori t-shirt. After I racked my bike, I decided to mingle, talk with friends, have a laugh and soak in as much advice as possible from those of my friends who had Iron Māori experience. Everyone was super supportive, especially when I told them I was doing it as an individual. I had time to look out at the lake to see where the buoy were for the swimming leg of the race, it didn’t seem that far out but having practiced in open water in the lead up to the event I was mindful that ‘looks can be deceiving’. I was tempted to jump in and have a practice before the big day but I forgot my swimming attire, a mistake I will not make next time.

Registration was done and it was home time, back to Turangi to get my gears ready for tomorrow. But before we leave Taupō, it was time for my favorite part of the whole event, it was time to carb load, pasta or rice-based dishes are best but I decided to go with McDonalds.

On our way home we were hit with some bad news, we were shocked to hear of the tragic mosque shootings that took place in Christchurch, we couldn’t believe that such a tragic event could happen in our own backyard. Needless to say it was a sombre ride back to Turangi reading through the details of what transpired, once I arrived home. I couldn’t shake the sadness I felt for the victims and their families, it really did put things in to perspective for me so I decided to dedicate tomorrows race to them. I was no longer anxious, I was overcome with a sense of relief and purpose ready to smash out one of my first major hauora goals of the year.

Race Day: I had all my gear ready, I double checked my equipment and gave my wife the nod, “that's us babe, lets go". I felt well rested and ready to attack the day running, the nerves had all but disappeared and the only thing left as focus and the desire to get the day over and done with. We reached Motuoapa and I slapped my own head, my wife looked at me and knew straight away what to ask, “What did you forget?”, “My goggles” I replied, amateur move, not making sure you have everything ready from your head to your toes, I quickly text my brother-in-law who hadn’t left urangi, to ask if he had some spare goggles, I was in luck, he had a

couple of spares and brought them over with him. When we arrived at the lakefront in Taupō, my wife leaves me as she is in work mode helping out with marshalling duties, so I’m left o psych myself up, or so I think. What I didn’t realise is that most of the people at the event were first timers too. I spoke with a couple of ladies as I was grabbing my gear out of the car, they had come over from Palmerston North and looked more nervous than I felt. It seems that they too were worried about the swim but thankfully it was a nice day and lake Taupō was calm and clear, something we all drew confidence from. I get all my gears to the transition zone where I meet another bunch of new competitors, oddly enough, the more people I find who like me have never done this event before, the more confident

and comfortable I feel, it was just cool knowing there were others out there like me. Everyone was in such a good mood and the positive vibes were infectious. I was smiling, laughing, having a great time, and because of that, for the first time ever, I hopped in the lake feeling calm, focussed and ready to roll. We all huddled together for the morning Karakia and had a moments silence for those who had lost their lives in Ōtautahi. Not long after that we had a race briefing and then before I knew it we were about ready to start. I had to take a quick photo for the ‘gram’ (Instagram) and share it on my #OnKaupapa facebook page before lining up for the swim. I was told to hang around the back and let all the competitive people go first, so I did. In fact when I started my swim, there were a few competitors who

Rangatahi swim transition into run

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were already on their second and final lap. The parting advice given was to take your time and find your rhythm so off I wen . Oddly enough I was feeling fine and was slowly making progress before I started feeling myself being pulled away from the first buoy, it was almost as if I was caught in a mini sea-like rip. That’s impossible I thought as we were swimming in a lake, it wasn’t long before I realised that it was the current of the Waikato river pulling towards its river mouth. All of a sudden the slow and steady approach was no longer working as I realised that after 40 odd strokes I would look up discouraged as I was no closer to the first buoy. I decided mid swim to change my tactic, swim hard to the buoy and rest there, so I did and it worked. Panic started to set in with the other racers who weren’t making progress. Thankfully there were heaps of support personnel on jet ski's and kayaks that were helping people either rest or stay calm. After finally exiting the water, I got to the transition zone where I began to get changed for my bike ride. I believe in hindsight I may have been too relaxed as it took me 20 to 25 minutes to get changed where as other competitors

Ngati Pikiao in the whare

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Anamata Café Team

were out of the water and on the bike in under 5 minutes, something I noted for next time. Something else I learnt was to make sure I had a road bike as I was one of only a handful of people who were riding mountain bikes. We were told in the race briefing that it was common courtesy to say “on your right” when passing someone on the bike, I lost count of how many people said that to me but I wasn’t discouraged as I wanted to do this race at my own pace. I was racing myself, no one else. The first 10km felt good but the legs felt heavy after that second lap, in fact when I dismounted my bike, I showed everyone my favorite Elvis Presley dance moves, (can I just say, it's impossible to walk cool after sitting on a bike for so long). It was runtime so I put on a brave face and

started running past the spectators, once out of sight I started walking and I kept that pace for most of the 5km. Another sign that potentially I was a little too relaxed was that I pulled over to chat with my brother when maybe I should have told him to walk and talk buddy. It was safe to say my legs gave out long before my ticker did, in fact my legs were cramping so bad I had to pull over several times to stretch which highlighted the importance of training all three disciplines one after the other, another lesson locked in the memory bank for next time. Despite my legs being sore and wanting to catch a ride with every car that passed, the overall vibe and wairua of the event never changed, so much encouragement and positive energy, I would high five people as I walked, talk while people were walking next to me, smile and laugh with marshals and volunteers, I even had a friend who after his run came back to hang and talk until I got to the finish line, a perfect example of what this event was all about. It was that time again, time to put on my game face as I run past the spectators and over that finish line. My beautiful wife greeted me with a smile, a hug and a medal to boot, was it worth it? Hell yes! And would I do it again? In a heartbeat.

Whanau supporting each other over the finish line

Oranga Tamariki team

Rahera and her kuri

Selfies after a hard day at Ironmāori

TMTB Staff member Ni ole congratulating Haven Tihi as she crosses the finishline.

Betty crosses the finish line

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Che fu rocking in Turangi

christmas in the park Aotearoa prepares for Christmas with bright sparkling lights, decorated trees and red and green everywhere, but somewhere in a small town of Aotearoa stages are going up, stalls are getting set and floats are being created for one of New Zealand’s Best Events of the year.

Christmas in the Park Turangi was back for 2018 with an extraordinary two day event. Christmas in the Park Turangi always has its own unique take on the festive season and this year was no different with things kicking off on riday night with a Tumeke talent showcase and a family friendly Christmas movie night. The executive decision was made late Friday afternoon to move the Tumeke talent show indoors to the Tongariro school hall for fear of rain, a decision that proved to pay off with it buc eting down only moments before the Talent Show was scheduled to start.

Tumeke Talent kicked off with Tiaho McKenzie Morgan who wowed the audience with her amazing dance moves proving age means nothing when it comes to talent, being the youngest performer of the evening.

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also played the piano with her partner in crime Waiapapakura Bailey laying down the vocals in a stellar performance which took out third place. Lucy Foote impressed the audience with her musicality both singing and playing guitar while Te Arareo Rehua sang a beautiful original song in Te Reo Māori securing second place. However it was the Kapa Haka group of Flavian Kingi and Brooke George that took out first place with an energetic, well rehearsed medley style performance.

The top three performers were offered the opportunity to perform again on the big stage with the headline acts of the Christmas in the Park Turangi concert. The evening finished off with the sc eening of the family friendly movie The Jungle Bunch on the big screen.

In a quintessential New Zealand summer Christmas story, the next day saw a complete shift in w ather conditions with the sun beaming

down for the Turangi Christmas Parade. The Parade had everything from the walking floats of the local cafes, to miniature kapahaka on a trailer. You might even find a float on conservation wildlife, right through to Hana Koko being towed by a Holden SUV. Andy Williams had it right, it truly is the most wonderful time of the year, Christmas was in the air and thousands were in attendance to celebrate the festive season. Those performing at this year’s event include legendary NZ singer Che Fu and New Zealand's got talent finalists J Geeks, plus our own Turangi sensation from Ngāti Rongomai Jackson Owen. The Beat Girlz were back again to entertain the whānau and Lost Tribes Aotearoa made their debut at Christmas in the Park in 2018. Jackson Owens never disappoints, this year was no different as he performed with his sister Georgia and laced together some beautiful harmonies. We also got to see Jackson perform his new

music for the first time including songs like The Weekend, Selfish and Touch.

Covers band The Beatgirls, (Wellington ladies sensation), were out to entertain. Their high impact, high energy style of performance switched up the vibe and mood pushing out some great classics.

Ranging from the Andrew sisters to the Jackson 5, incorporating big dance, big costumes and even bigger hair. Lost Tribes Aotearoa were out to impress, their full sound and reggae rhythm had heads nodding, an appreciation of whakapapa as members shared their connections to Ngāti Tūwharetoa. Che Fu showcased his experience, originally hitting the airwaves with kiwi group Supergroove in the early 1990s, Che Fu has Māori and Niuean whakapapa and incorporates both cultures into his music. Che pulled on anthems from most of his popular albums including 2.b Pacific which celebrated its 20th year anniversary with hits like Waka, Chains and Misty Frequencies.

His freestyle had audience members impressed pulling on two of the four elements of hiphop, also showing off his turntable skills.

Tongariro Kapa Haka Group

JGeeks were the final performance for the day and proved popular with the Tūwharetoa Rangatahi. First coming to stardom after becoming finalist at New Zealand’s Got Talent 2012, J Geeks have since been all over the world and although faces have changed within the group, the athleticism, humour, dance skills and flat out entertainment value that first thrusted them to stardom hadn’t diminished, in fact one would argue it has grown as the group have.

The night was capped off with a spectacular fireworks display which had audience members glued to the heavens with the light show ending an amazing two day event.

The annual Christmas in the Park in Turangi event is a large coordinated effort, managing timetables arranging travel for performers, directing traffic and people, (the stage alone takes a whole day to build). It is one of the biggest events to mark on your calendar in Turangi as organisers always try to make this event appeal to our community and to give them a no cost Christmas celebration. One visitor to the event who had travelled from Hamilton said “this event is as good as

anything that Auckland can put on, in fact there is nothing of this nature in Hamilton, I love travelling to Turangi for the Christmas event, it's safe and there is always such a local whanau spirit”

Hana koko on his sleigh

The Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board is proud to support an event that harnesses and promotes the values of Whanaungatanga, Kotahitanga and Aroha within our community and we can’t wait to see what is to come in 2019. Nga mihi to all those involved in the mammoth task of pulling this all together.

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grants Currently open

Ngāti Tūwharetoa - Mercury Development Group The Ngāti Tūwharetoa – Mercury Development Group was established as a result of a partnership agreement between Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Mighty River Power in October 2002. The Development Group is charged with the task of supporting Ngāti Tūwharetoa in cultural, educational and economic development Leadership & Sports Key Objective: 1. Undertaking activities and promoting projects to improve the education, employment opportunities, health and well-being of nga hapu o Ngāti Tūwharetoa.

Projects Key Objectives: 2. Enhancing the spiritual and cultural relationship of Ngāti Tūwharetoa with Lake Taupō and the Waikato River and related taonga, and including supporting programmes intended to address loss and erosion of mana, historical knowledge, tikanga, kawa and identity, including identifying, preserving and protecting (where appropriate) wahi tapu.

3. Conducting environmental enhancement projects, remedial works and scientific studies in and around Lake Taupō, the Waikato River and adjacent lands.

4. Facilitating the exercise by Ngāti Tūwharetoa of their kaitiakitanga by supporting activities and projects that have that effect.

Apply online: www.tuwharetoa.co.nz/funding-initiatives

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2019 Education Grants & Scholarship The Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board, Tūwharetoa Settlement Trust and the Ngāti Tūwharetoa Fisheries are strongly committed to supporting the learning and educational achievements of our people. We value education as a critical tool in our on-going tribal development. Our education grants and scholarships provide support to our whānau to unlock their individual potential and grow our leaders of tomorrow. Close Friday, 31 May 2019 Apply online: www.tuwharetoa.co.nz/education

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Ngāti Tūwharetoa – Genesis Energy Committee Genesis Energy and Ngāti Tūwharetoa, in 2000 the Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board (on behalf of nga hapū o Ngāti Tūwharetoa) and Genesis Energy signed an agreement to mitigate the on-going impacts of the Tongariro Power Scheme on Ngāti Tūwharetoa.

An outcome of this agreement is the establishment of Ngāti Tūwharetoa – Genesis Energy Committee. The primary purpose of the committee is to distribute the mitigation funds on behalf of Ngāti Tūwharetoa as per the objectives.

Education, Health & Wellbeing The key objective of the group that relates specifically to education, health & wellbeing is: 1. To promote projects to facilitate the education, health and well-being of Ngāti Tūwharetoa youth.

Explanation: to facilitate educational development of Ngāti Tūwharetoa (especially Tūwharetoa youth) and promote their health and well-being, including educational, sports and recreational activities. The outcomes of these initiatives shall be communicated to wider Ngāti Tūwharetoa where applicable.

Project The two key objectives of the group that relate specifically to project funding are: 1. To facilitate environmental/cultural projects and scientific studies involving waterways influenced by the TPD and adjacent lands.

Explanation: projects or studies that contribute to a better understanding of or enhance an aspect of the environment and/or culture that is of significance to Ngāti Tūwharetoa and is in respect to waterways of the TPD and/or adjacent land.

2. To undertake activities and promote projects to support the kaitiaki role of Ngāti Tūwharetoa generally.

Explanation: projects that facilitate the exercising of kaitiakitanga by Ngāti Tūwharetoa, for example providing environmental education and wānanga, recording and promoting cultural heritage, improving the understanding of environmental legislation, developing resources to monitor and report on the environment.

Apply online: www.tuwharetoa.co.nz/funding-initiatives

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Kaumātua Medical Grant

Tamariki Hii Ika

Our kaumātua grant scheme assists kaumātua aged 60 years and over who are registered with the Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board. The grant can be used to purchase medical items and services that help with maintaining or improving the health and wellbeing of our kaumatua in the following categories: Travel, Eye treatment, Dental treatment & Hearing treatment.

Fishing Licence for Tūwharetoa tamariki aged under 18 years of age at 1st July who are registered with the Trust Board.

Apply online: www.tuwharetoa.co.nz/tamariki-hi-ika

Apply online: www.tuwharetoa.co.nz/kaumatua

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS What do we do?

We are committed to maintaining and enhancing the health and wellbeing of Taupō Waters, and enabling Ngāti Tūwharetoa to achieve our social, cultural, environmental and economic aspirations.

Where can you find us?

We have two offices located in Tūrangi and Taupō. If you want to know more about what we do visit us at our offices, call us on the numbers below, email us at info@tuwharetoa.co.nz or check out our website www.tuwharetoa.co.nz.

TŪRANGI OFFICE

POSTAL ADDRESS

TAUPŌ OFFICE

Tūrangi Town Centre Tūrangi 3334 +64 7 386 8832

PO Box 87 Turangi 3353

81 Horomatangi St Taupō 3330 +64 7 376 5086

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Who can register with the Trust Board?

To be registered as a member you must be a natural descendant of an original owner of a Tūwharetoa land block surrounding Lake Taupō and its tributaries.

You are not eligible to register with the Trust Board if you are: 1 Not a natural descendant of an orginal owner but obtained an interest in land adjoining Lake Taupō and its tributaries.

2 An adopted person who is not a natural descendant of an orginal owner.

How do I register?

You need to complete a registration form and attach a copy of:

How do I apply for a grant, scholarship or funding?

Every year we support members by providing grants and scholarships.

We also support intitiatives and projects through the Ngāti Tūwharetoa Mercury Development Group (NTMDG) and the Ngāti Tūwharetoa Genesis Energy Committee (NTGEC). You can download an application form or apply online at: tuwharetoa.co.nz/education for education grants and scholarships. tuwharetoa.co.nz/kaumatua for kaumātua medical grants. tuwharetoa.co.nz/funding-initiatives for NTMDG and NTGEC funding.

1 Your birth certificate; and 2 Supporting land documentation.

You can download a registration form or register online at : www.tuwharetoa.co.nz/register

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Stay up-to-date with marae, whānau, pānui, events and news from around Ngāti Tūwharetoa.

Of our 21,000 registered whānau, we only have email addresses for just over 4,500.

Help us to keep you informed - contact us today to register and update your email address!  info@tuwharetoa.co.nz  (07) 386 8832 Or visit us during business hours

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Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board PO Box 87, Town Centre, Tūrangi 81 Horomatangi Street, Taupō Tel: +64 7 386 8832 (Tūrangi) or +64 7 376 5086 (Taupō) Email: info@tuwharetoa.co.nz Website: www.tuwharetoa.co.nz

Tūwharetoa Settlement Trust 81 Horomatangi Street, Taupō Tel: 0800 889 427 (within NZ) or +64 7 378 6793 (from outside NZ) Email: info@tst.maori.nz Website: www.tst.maori.nz

Ngāti Tūwharetoa Fisheries Charitable Trust 81 Horomatangi Street, Taupō Tel: +64 7 377 3176 Email: info@ntf.maori.nz Website: www.ntf.maori.nz

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