Te Hookioi Issue 53

2015 | HE PAANUITANGA WAIKATO-TAINUI | ISSN 2382-0578

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Super Size Regatta Stands Test of Time Rekindling the Art of Weaving Celebrating 20 years since Settlement

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Raupatu is more than a word for confiscation.

To the people of Waikato-Tainui it has meant loss, injustice, grievance and the notion of what might have been.

On 21 December 1994 a Heads of Agreement was signed between Waikato-Tainui and the Crown. For Waikato-Tainui, the Heads of Agreement was the first major milestone to achieving settlement with the Crown and ensuring the tribe's fight for redress and justice for raupatu would be recognised.

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In this

issue #53

07 | Small Team, Big Job, Great Contribution

Shane Solomon looks back on the tribe’s settlement journey

12 | Regatta Stands Test of Time

Turangawaewae Regatta marks 120 years of rich culture, history and tradition

13 | Super Size

Rangiheua O’Malley is succeeding in the sport of bodybuilding

19 | Rekindling the Art of Weaving

Avid weaver Maata McManus is behind a new era of korowai making

21 | Rules Changes Proposed for TKN

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Gov & Rep Review nearing completion

23 | Representatives for Te Kauhanganui Te Reo Taiohi o Waikato-Tainui

New staff join

WAIKATO-TAINUI Our iwi is growing with Ka’iulani Mareikura Forbes becoming our 67,000th registered tribal member!

Here she is with her parents Manihera and Moana.

Our people are our legacy. Register or update your details now at waikatotainui.com/tribalregister

The Waikato-Tainui whaanau is growing with the appointment of new staff. Wayne Knox and Karleen Turner-Puriri have joined our Tribal Development Unit. Wayne (Waahi, Horahora and Purekireki marae) is the new Capital Works Advisor while Karleen (Te Awamaarahi, Tauhei and Hukanui marae) joins the team as a Business Development Analyst.

The Waikato Raupatu River Trust has also welcomed Science Research Adviser Yvonne Taura (Rukumoana and Kai-a-te-Mata marae) and Anna Glassie, who is the Project Manager overseeing the Conservation Accord Implementation Strategy.

Kiingi Wetere joins Tainui Group Holdings as their Employment Opportunities Manager – a new role designed to create meaningful career and training opportunities for the people of Waikato-Tainui, especially within TGH-owned businesses and investments. Also joining TGH is Maria Huata (Purekireki Marae) as Stakeholder Relationships Manager, and Dean Shields as General Manager - Property.

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Maana te kupu Mana te kupu

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E whakaae ana Te Karauna ko oona reo ko oona mana i hara ki nga tikanga o Te Tiriti o Waitangi i taa raatou whakawhiunga i te Kiingitanga me Waikato ki ngaa hooia i Mangataawhiri i te marama o Hongongoi 1863 i raro i ta raatou tohu whakaingoa. ‘He iwi whakakeke a Waikato’.

E whakaatu ana Te Karauna i toona pouri tino hoohonu, aa, kaaore he mutunga o

taana tuku whakapaa mo ngaa taangata i mate i ngaa parekura whakaeke o aana hooia, aa, mo te taaorotanga hoki o ngaa whenua tae atu ki te whakararurarutanga o te nohoanga o ngaa Iwi.

E whakaae ana Te Karauna teeraa ko ngaa raupatutanga o ngaa whenua me ngaa

rawa i whakamanahia e te Ture Mo Te Whakanoho i Te Hunga Maarie, ara, te Iwi Paakeha 1863, a Te Paaremata o Niu Tireni he mahi tino hee, e peehi kino nei i a Waikato mai raano. E noho pani tonu nei raatou i roto i te rawakoretanga me to hauwareatanga o ngaa mahi toko i te ora, o ngaa mahi whanaketanga mo ngaa Iwi o Waikato.

E maarama pai ana Te Karauna teeraa ko teenei pouritanga tino toimaha, kaaore

nei anoo kia whakatikaina i raro i te Tiriti o Waitangi kei te whakataairi i eenei puutake e rua a Waikato: ‘i riro whenua atu, me hoki whenua mai’ te tuatahi; ‘ko te moni hei utu mo te hara’ te tuarua. Hei whakatutuki, e whakaae ana Te Karauna ki te whakahoki ki te iwi ngaa whenua e taea ai i roto i teenei whakaaetanga kei raro i toona mana i Waikato.

E whakaae ana Te Karauna teeraa anoo ngaa whenua raupatu o Waikato te tino

taakoha nui ki te rangatiratanga me te whanaketanga o Niu Tireni ahakoa kei te noho rawakore tonu te Iwi o Waikato i oona whenua me ngaa hua o aua whenua.

Nooreira ka kimi Te Karauna, mo te taha ki ngaa Iwi Katoa o Niu Tireni, i

te huarahi e whakamaarie ai i eenei tuukinotanga, araa, mo te waahanga e taea ai, aa, i teenei whakatutukitanga o teenei take whakamau o Te Raupatu. He whakaotinga teenei i raro i ngaa take raarangi o Te Pukapuka Whakaaetanga i hainatia i te 22 o ngaa raa o Haratua 1995, maana hei arahi atu ki te ao hoou o te mahi tahi ki Te Kiingitanga me Waikato.

Source: The Crown’s formal apology to Waikato-Tainui as part of our Deed of Settlement.

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In 1994 there was optimism and always in the background, relentlessly, there was a presence of Kiingitanga which gave a real momentum towards achieving our settlement says Shane Solomon. te hookioi | 53

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hane was a part of the tribe’s legal team who, under the formidable leadership of the late Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu and Sir Robert Te Kotahi Mahuta, achieved a milestone like no other – our Deed of Settlement.

Their team at that time was only small. “There was Bob as the lead negotiator, John Te Maru and his wife Myrtle, Barbara Harrison, Beau Pohatu and of course, Denise Henare.” All of whom had the tough job of not only reaching a settlement, but determining what that settlement could or would look like for Waikato-Tainui descendants.

“That was the scary thing, we were the first iwi to lead settlement discussions with the Crown, so for us there were two tensions that we were constantly aware of. The first was is the settlement going to be good enough and is it sustainable, and the other tension was how are we going to affect other iwi,” says Shane.

“If you put your principles as a stake in the ground and don’t divert from those then you’re not compromising too much.

For us we maintained the principle ‘I riro whenua atu me hoki whenua mai’ and it was towards 1994 when Doug Graham, the minister at the time, finally clicked to the land for land principle. From that point on, both sides knew there was going to be a settlement, but what it looked like, we still weren’t sure.”

But during this time the Crown had also begun introducing policies that could impact iwi settlements, including the privatisation of Crown property and the creation of the fiscal envelope policy which saw a financial cap placed on all future treaty settlements.

“I thought it was unfair because we had been working towards settlement mode and then they introduced this new policy which could prejudice other iwi,” says Shane. “We made it clear that we don’t accept the fiscal envelope and our settlement shouldn’t prejudice any other iwi claim. On that basis we were comfortable to proceed.”

Waikato-Tainui and Crown Negotiating Teams and Advisers

On 21 December 1994 a hui-a-iwi was called at Turangawaewae Marae to inform the people of the progress being made towards our settlement. “The mood of the hui was such that we thought we’d test it and see what the willingness was to settle. The result of that hui was that they endorsed Bob to continue the negotiations and left him to decide what the settlement package would look like.”

The following year on 22 May 1995, Waikato-Tainui signed their Deed of Settlement with the Crown at Turangawaewae Marae. The settlement included $170 million in compensation, the procurement of various Crown-owned properties and more importantly, an apology from the Crown acknowledging that the confiscation of our tribal lands was wrong and completely unjust.

Shane acknowledges that there were also a lot of protests from iwi members who were against a settlement. “We took the position that the view of the protestors is just as valid as our view,” says Shane. “At the end of the day a choice had to be made and it wasn’t to invalidate the position of the protestors, it was just that this was the opportunity so we had to take it.”

“What was really important to the old people, more so than anything else, was the apology from the Crown and we took counsel from them,” says Shane. “That’s also why the river wasn’t included.” The other areas that were excluded from the settlement were the West Coast harbours and the Maioro and Wairau land blocks.

Later that day, Doug Graham and his team were summoned to Hopuhopu. “I don’t think Doug expected us to do that, but we called him back to Hopuhopu and again, both teams were toing and froing around,” says Shane. “There was an end of year party happening for the Trust Board at the same time so while they were partying in the gym, we were busy negotiating the settlement and where Bob and Doug went for their famous walk and cigar.”

Shane recalls the Crown officials being terrified. “When they came back, Bob had got Doug to agree to two things if he wanted us to sign that night – the interest payment of $20-30million on top and the relativity mechanism. Doug had to run it passed Bill Birch (Finance Minister) and Jim Bolger (Prime Minister), and Bolger just said if it’s going to get them to sign, then we’ll agree to it.”

So on the night of 21 December 1994, Waikato-Tainui made history becoming the first iwi to sign a Heads of Agreement with the Crown. “We were fortunate that that was what that walk with the cigar achieved for us – relativity. From then we knew the settlement had been achieved in the Heads of Agreement and it was just a matter of refining what that would look like in our Deed of Settlement.”

Being the first iwi to reach a settlement with the Crown was a huge risk. “That’s what I admired about Bob and Doug was their courage. It wasn’t a perfect settlement, but you don’t get perfect settlements.”

He says for every milestone they achieved or setback they faced there was always a strong presence of Kiingitanga. “Bob always reported to her (Te Arikinui Te Atairangikaahu) and would never do anything without her agreement. She was the ceremonial leader and Bob was the doer leader. We always knew, and the old people knew too, that the Kiingitanga were behind us, and that’s the reason we do it.”

Looking ahead, Shane says, “A challenge that Bob put to the team after we settled was that each generation should double the tribal estate so I think we’re doing well with that.

My challenge after 20 years since settlement is that we don’t become complacent, that we’re always being innovative and don’t take the settlement for granted.

“We all agreed back then that our settlement was not going to benefit our generation; that it’s for our future generations.

Like Bob, we need to keep looking and planning five generations ahead and continue to build on what he and the old people achieved for us 20 years ago so we truly become sovereign and re-establish ourselves with the same status we had in the 1850s.”

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The first marae treasurers workshop aimed to equip marae and their committees with the basic tools required to manage marae finances was held in November. The workshop was received well with a positive attendance of 40 participants representing 25 Waikato-Tainui marae.

Charles Willison of Maketu Marae says, “It was very informative as the session provided respective, concise and specific koorero covering accounts processing, banking reconciliation, preparation of annual accounts and auditing.

A series of workshops targeted at gaining better financial and money management skills are now available to tribal members.

“The workshop provided an opportunity for marae to discuss their similar situations and provided an opportunity to consider concession planning for upcoming treasurers. I strongly recommend the workshop to whaanau and marae committee members.”

Waikato-Tainui Business Development Analyst Karleen Turner-Puriri says we will be offering a range of financial workshops that are beneficial to all our whaanau. The Good with Money workshop, which focuses on building financial goals, budgeting, dealing with debt and preparing a savings plan, and the next Marae Treasurers Workshop is scheduled for April.

Secure your place and enrol now at waikatotainui.com or call 0800 TAINUI.

Tainui Group Holdings (TGH) Chief Executive Mike Pohio has resigned from his position to pursue governance opportunities.

TGH Chairman Sir Henry van der Heyden says Mike’s eight years at the helm has been instrumental in building confidence in TGH as well as strong foundations for the company. “Under Mike’s leadership, the assets of TGH have grown by $500 million to over $840 million,” says Sir Henry.

Maxine Moana-Tuwhangai, Chair of Te Kauhanganui, thanked Mike for his strategic leadership. “Mike Pohio has positioned TGH to grow returns for Waikato-Tainui and helped us start our journey to diversify our investments. He has built a highly capable team at TGH and brought the tribe’s values into the business.”

Her appreciation for Mike was echoed by Te Arataura Chairman Rahui Papa, who says the tribe is proud of the commercial progress made during the past eight years.

“Quality developments and investments led by Mike have helped establish an overall billion dollar platform of assets for Waikato-Tainui, built respect for TGH and promised a future with more opportunities for our Waikato-Tainui people,” says Rahui.

The TGH Board will conduct a comprehensive search for a CEO to succeed Mike who leaves TGH in mid-April this year.

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Regatta stands

test of time

A permanent fixture on the tribal events calendar, the Turangawaewae Regatta celebrates 120 years of rich culture, history and tradition.

This historic event had its beginnings back in 1896 when the community of Ngaaruawaahia came together to hold a regatta at the delta of where the Waikato and Waipa rivers meet, making it the second oldest regatta in Aotearoa. Just as it was then, its purpose is to promote aquatic river activities and preserve iwi culture and traditions.

Delwyn Abraham, Chair of the Turangwaewae Regatta Committee, says the regatta has evolved over time, but remains a unique event.

“From its inception Maaori have held a key role and so much so that the preservation of Maaori aquatic and cultural activities was written into the first constitution of the original Ngaaruawaahia Regatta Committee. Today, it remains as that one event where people can experience a variety of different cultural activities on the banks of the Waikato River.”

She says in recent years the number of non-Maaori attending the regatta has increased immensely. “They want to have a genuine Maaori experience and the regatta is an event where they get to see everything. It’s not just focussed on waka racing or kapa haka, it’s both but with so much more,” says Delwyn. “Now we have established historical exhibitions and we have found people want to learn more about our history.

More importantly, they are asking why it’s not a part of mainstream education.”

This eagerness to learn is also noticeable among our own people too. Delwyn says, “We have been running surveys over the years to gauge what the audience is like and what they

want to see. We know there has been a significant increase in Maaori from other iwi attending the regatta and treating the event as an opportunity to make a connection with their Maaoritanga.”

“We’re also seeing a lot of our own Waikato-Tainui whaanau who have moved away, coming back and using regatta as their way to reconnect or seeing it as an opportunity to relive their childhood memories with their own whaanau.

“These are all positive outcomes we can be happy with,” says Delwyn. “Te Puea’s vision was to ensure that future generations experience what past generations have had and it’s our job as today’s generation to ensure that that happens.”

Delwyn admits that there are challenges, “Some initiatives are all about timing and although we can’t deliver all of the people’s needs at once, we do have a plan and I am very excited at what the future holds for the regatta.”

The Turangawaewae Regatta will begin on 20 March with primary and secondary school waka kopapa races followed by the main event on 21 March, featuring kapa haka performances, live entertainment, a regatta exhibition, adventure activities, kai and craft stalls, and the grand ceremonial parade of waka taua.

Gates open at 9am and entry fee is $5 per adult with a gold coin donation for children aged 5-12 years, under5s and over-65s are free. For more information, see turangawaewaeregatta.co.nz

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Photo: Teina and Rangiheua O’Malley

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odybuilding is a sport unlike any other. It commands a discipline that goes beyond a typical sports training programme; it requires discipline that endures all day, every day, all year round.

Rangiheua O’Malley, of Ngaati Raukawa, is a tribal member who embodies this discipline by becoming one of only two Maaori world-ranked professional bodybuilders – the other is his younger brother Teina.

“I got into bodybuilding by accident,” says the 31-year-old. “I left high school in fifth form because I got a scholarship to attend a sports high school in Australia. I initially got in for rugby league and athletics, but I got injured and as part of my rehabilitation I started doing more and more weights, and I found my body responded well and I grew really fast.”

A couple of bodybuilding competitions later and Rangiheua found himself hooked on a sport that required constant mental and physical strength. “Bodybuilding is the most disciplined sport I’ve ever had to do. You pretty much train every day, we’re always watching what we’re eating and even sleep plays a big part. Bodybuilding is 24/7.”

He says it’s the food that distinguishes bodybuilding apart from every other sport. “It’s so focussed on nutrition and that’s the hard part, especially being Maaori because we love our food.” A typical bodybuilder’s meal consists of high protein foods with moderate carbohydrates which can change throughout the year.

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“When it gets closer to competition time we cut right back on the carbs,” explains Rangiheua. “Carbs are energy, but it’s also something where if you don’t use up all that energy it stores as fat. So when we get ready for a show we go real high protein and pull the carbs back week by week until we’re having one carb feed a day. It’s real tiring because you’re still trying to work your arse off and train while trying your best to have a normal life.”

But food is not the only struggle Rangiheua has had to face in pursuit of becoming the best in his sport. “I got injured and that was meant to be the end of everything. I had pulled my medial ligament and crushed all the cartilage in my left knee cap so it was pretty bad and I went through some pretty tough times mentally,” says Rangiheua.

“When you have something that you’ve always wanted get taken away from you it sucks. I was really down, but fortunately my partner was there and she helped me a lot to get back on my feet again.” So with his whaanau behind him, Rangiheua was determined to work harder than ever to claim back his dream and passion.

After years of constant training, his hard work and dedication was rewarded as he came out on top at both the regional and

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“Bodybuilding has become a big part of our whaanau. My brother and I are both bodybuilding so we’re really doing this whole thing together” national bodybuilding competitions, earning him a spot on the New Zealand team competing at the 2013 Arnold Classic Competition in Ohio – the epitome of bodybuilding success.

“I was up against the worlds best so as you can imagine it was tough,” says Rangiheua. “I definitely went there looking the best I’ve ever been so I thought I was in with a good chance, but when I got there I was like wow this is next level stuff. A lot of people go there, spend 45 seconds on stage and then go home, but I was determined to get as far as I could.” He placed seventh in his division, beating 32 other competitors who were representing countries from all over the world.

The opportunity to compete at the Arnold Classic, Rangiheua says, was an awesome, but humbling experience. “Coming back to Aotearoa after competing at that level definitely pushed me to another level mentally. I then went on to win the Mr New Zealand title and that’s when I turned professional.”

He says, “People think that winning my pro card and the Mr New Zealand title is the pinnacle of my success, but for me, coming back from an injury where I was told I would never be able to do bodybuilding and that I’d be lucky to even squat or run again, that for me was probably the most special and biggest highlight or success in my career so far.”

The father of one credits this success to the unwavering

support he gets from his whaanau. “Bodybuilding has become a big part of our whaanau. My brother and I are both bodybuilding so we’re really doing this whole thing together.

I guess you could say we’re a bit of a tag team because we push each other, but don’t get too competitive because we want what’s best for one another, and now my sister does it and my partner does too so it’s been really infectious on our whaanau.”

Not only is the sport infectious on his whaanau, but it’s proving to be popular among our rangatahi too. Rangiheua says, “I think if rangatahi see people like us doing well, they’re able to see themselves doing well too. That’s what’s cool about our people; we celebrate each other’s successes.”

So his advice to rangatahi who are keen to get involved in bodybuilding, “That’s easy – eat all your veges,” he laughs. “I see a lot of peoples diets go off track right from a young age because they don’t want to eat their veges. So learn to eat them now and create good eating habits because it will help you later in life. And don’t be afraid of hard work; training and having discipline is important.”

To follow Rangiheua and his bodybuilding journey go to facebook.com/omalleyprogramme as he has his sights set on competing alongside his brother Teina at the Night of Champions event being held in Texas later this year.

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Rekindling the art of

weaving

Avid weaver Maata McManus is behind a new era of korowai making which is capturing the interest of women and men from all around the motu.

Each month Maata has around 30 or so people come together to learn from her the art of weaving a korowai. “I was taught how to weave by my tupuna and I’m just carrying on where they left off,” says Maata, who learnt the fine art from her aunty after initially failing with a sewing machine.

“I had this dream on how to sew a korowai so I sewed two and we used one for my uncles unveiling. Aunty Iti Rawiri saw the korowai and said ‘oh this is lovely’ until a feather fell out! She knew straight away it hadn’t been weaved and she said to me I needed to come and learn.” So learn she did.

Maata says with help from Hera Haunui and Ratau Turner, Aunty Iti held korowai waananga at a few different marae.

“Aunty had a unique teaching style; she didn’t sit down with us. We had to stand behind her and watch; that’s how she showed us. I’m more of a hands-on person anyway so I watched her and it wasn’t long before I asked if I could have a go. I did and away I went.”

Since then Maata has gone on to teach hundreds of both men and women how to weave. “You don’t have to be a particular type of person to be able to make a korowai. You just have to be willing to give it a go and be determined to stick with it.”

She says her tauira start by crafting a small cloak then go on to making their bigger, whaanau korowai. “They make all their mistakes on the little one and from there they go on to their whaanau korowai. Some people catch on just like that and

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some people are a little slower and I just let them go at their own pace because it’s not a race,” says Maata.

Around 4000 feathers are used; a lot of string, and countless hours of work are put in to create a korowai. She says korowai tell a story and the use of different feathers often represent a whaanau whakapapa.

“When you’re weaving, the wairua is there and I’ve felt with a lot of women their tupuna are there with them, encouraging them to keep going, it’s something really remarkable to see and feel.”

In December, Maata celebrated 40 of her tauira by holding a korowai ball in their honour at Turangwaewae Marae. “The korowai ball is an opportunity to acknowledge the hard work they’ve put in over the last couple of years.”

She says she’s now looking for whaanau who are keen to make korowai to give back to their marae. “For me it’s about whaanau and giving something back so if you want to have one for your whaanau come along and learn. It’s a commitment, but once you’ve got something like a korowai, you’ve got it for your whaanau to use how they want, for whatever occasion.”

If you’re interested in making a korowai with Maata, check out her Facebook page at facebook.com/KorowaiOMaata or email korowaiomaata@gmail.com

Supporting Health &

wellbeing

Kaumaatua Grants are open to registered tribal members aged 60 years and over to assist with certain medical and health and wellbeing purposes.

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Rule changes proposed for

TE Kauhanganui

Governance & Representation Review nears completion as rule changes to give effect to a new governance structure for Waikato-Tainui are considered.

Te Kauhanganui has confirmed the Marae Model as the new governance structure for Waikato-Tainui and rule changes to give effect to the model are now proposed.

Review Team co-Chair Nanaia Mahuta says these latest developments are a further step in the process to completely review the way in which our tribal authority is structured and governed.

Initiated by Kiingi Tuheitia in 2013, the review is aimed at identifying a model that will support and enable WaikatoTainui to achieve its goals for iwi prosperity and success.

The Marae Model, which was endorsed by a tribal-wide indicative preference vote in October last year, is the result of the review and will be implemented when changes to the rules for Te Kauhanganui are approved.

Six consultation workshops with marae/trust committee members, Te Kauhanganui representatives, and tribal members have been held since December 2014 along with briefings to incoming Te Kauhanganui members at four induction hui.

Nanaia says three specific areas have attracted most discussion during workshops: separation of roles and responsibilities, a reduction in the number of members on Te Kauhanganui and its executive committee Te Arataura, and the Hohou te Rongo internal process to resolve disputes.

Separation of Roles and Responsibilities “An important goal of the review has been to develop a structure that will achieve a suitable separation of authority between Te Kauhanganui and Te Arataura. We believe that clarifying this separation will significantly enhance their ability to more effectively govern the authority and run our tribal entities to advance tribal success” says Nanaia.

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“As a consequence of this separation of powers, the current Rules need to be adapted to separate out where authority and responsibility lies. Te Kauhanganui must be enabled to provide high level vision and direction and to monitor performance, while Te Arataura must be able to implement the vision of Te Kauhanganui, execute strategy and oversee delivery of outcomes,” says Nanaia.

Changes to roles and responsibilities apply to Rule 16 and Schedule 4 of the current Rules for Te Kauhanganui. Both the current Rules and proposed Rules documents are available to view on the tribal website at waikatotainui.com/governancereview.

Reduced Numbers “Feedback received throughout the initial exploration phase of the review consistently pointed to a preference from tribal members for a reduction in the size of Te Kauhanganui. It was evident that members had concerns about how effective a group as large as 205 people could realistically be and the costs involved in resourcing a group of that size,” says Nanaia.

The Marae Model reduces Te Kauhanganui representatives to 137, comprising two representatives per marae instead of three, and Te Arataura drops from 11 to nine. Feedback indicates that a staged transition to 137 over this next Te Kauhanganui term may be required to enable a smooth change-over of representatives.

Hohou te Rongo “Hohou te Rongo is the innovation within the Marae Model.

It is a tikanga-based resolution process that is designed to ensure all issues are settled in a fair and proper manner.”

The recommendation to introduce an internal disputes resolution process like this has been well received, with strong support for the requirement that any disputes taken to Hohou te Rongo must first have the endorsement of the member’s marae.

“The Marae Model modernises our approach to iwi governance and itsimplementation will ensure we continueto drive forward as a progressive, successful, health and wealth-building Maaori organisation” A mediation panel of three independent people with expertise in dispute resolution will be appointed to seek a solution.

Should the dispute not be resolved, the matter will be referred to an independent tribal arbitration panel for a binding decision.

Nanaia says while these are the three key areas of change, there are a range of other changes relating to administrative and technical matters to improve operations, efficiency and function. These changes also correct current inconsistencies.

A summary of all the proposed changes is available on

the Governance Review section of the tribal website. Te Kauhanganui is expected to consider all rule changes at its hui in May 2015.

“This year marks the 20th anniversary of the settlement of our Treaty of Waitangi claim. It is a year of remembrance, reflection and celebration, and I hope will also be a time of renewal. The Marae Model modernises our approach to iwi governance and its implementation will ensure we continue to drive forward as a progressive, successful, health and wealthbuilding Maaori organisation,” says Nanaia.

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The Marae Model has been confirmed as the new governance structure for Waikato-Tainui.

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Representatives of

te kauhanganui MARAE Aotearoa Hiiona Horahora Hukanui Kahotea Kai-a-te-Mata Kaitumutumu Makaurau Maketuu Mangatangi Matahuru Maungatautari Maurea Mookai Kainga Mootakotako Ngaa Hau e Whaa Ngaataierua Ngaatira Ookarea Oomaero Ooraeroa Oowairaka Paaraawera Poihaakena Poohara Pukerewa Puukaki Puurekireki Raakaunui Raungaiti Rereteewhioi Rukumoana Taniwha Tauhei Taupiri Tauranganui Te Aakau Te Awamaarahi Te Hoe o Tainui Te Kaharoa Te Kauri Te Kooraha Te Kotahitanga Te Ohaaki Te Papa o Rotu Te Papatapu Te Puea Te Tihi o Moerangi Tikirahi Tuurangawaewae Umupuia Waahi Waikare Waikeri Waimakariri Waingaro Waipapa Waiti Whaataapaka

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KAUMAATUA REP Motunau Katene-Kopa Eddie Whanga Katipa Charles Tumai Les Sunnex Tawhiri Tanirau Te Ao Marama Maaka Ratapu Hori Te Awa Edwina Pirihi Maea Marshall David Graham Anna (Anne) Haenga Taiapa Kara Vincent Hapi Clint Rickards Morgan Kingi Kiri Wilson Kawiti Tupaea David Rawiri Thompson Elsie Davis Panekuhukuhu Anderson Sally Koia Beverley Henderson Ripeka Springer Marleina Te Kanawa Norma Taute Mary Thompson Brownie Rauwhero Thomas Roa Jackson Takiari Rangiparea King Murray-Craige McQuinn John Te Maru Samuel Toka Ratauhinga Turner Joseph Barton Wiremu Kihi Juliana Matenga Shirley Tuahana Clark Mick Wilson Sharon Enoka William Takerei George Kana-Te Puhi Denis Holland Tokoroa Waikato Hemi Rauwhero Te Whanaupani Moke Albert Watchman Rivers Sonny Maihi Te Atairangikaahu Te Ao Piritata Kirkwood Sandra Turei Tukaroto Mahuta Robert Tukiri James Moke Jennifer Heta Sonny Matenga Meto Hopa Rangi Hemopo Ted Ngataki

Te Kauhanganui is the tribal authority representing the people of Waikato-Tainui iwi. The following members have been elected by their respective Marae as representatives for the 2014-2017 term of office.

MARAE REP Kurairangi Katene-Kopa Tania Martin Taipu Moana Jeffery Wilson George Kimura Wano Wilson Rore Pouaka Chas Paki Chris Whaanga Tania Bidois Warahi Paki Kathleen May Nikau Pera Bella Kara Brad Totorewa Maxine Moana-Tuwhangai Claudine Waitere Sonny Parata Rangiamohia Brown Rachel O’Connor Kay Davis Pare Kokiri Maungarongo Tito Nyra Marshall Warren McGrath Vicki Moke-Gharbal Rahui Papa Ngapaki Whare Karen Takaanini-Wilson Rua Taniwha Stacey Kerapa Rangitionga Kaukau Miki-Tae Tapara Rukumoana Schaafhausen Kuratomairangi Toka Te Karahau Te Amo Christopher George Patience Te Ao Ruhe Matenga Paki Rawiri Mike Wilson Makereta Turinui Leon Wharekura Sandra Grant Hemimatenga Rau Taitimu Maipi Robert Hamiora Leeanna Shortland Luke Tai Rakena Macky Horotini Timi Tahapehi Marae Tukere Lucy Steel Tipa Mahuta Vivienne de Thierry Tahi Roberts Linda Raupita Jeffrey Green Roger Pikia Arlin Randell Vinny Kingi

RANGATAHI REP John Kopa NA Okeroa McRae Ihipera Sweet Petula Teaurima Teri Whaiapu Norman Hill NA William Kerr Tamara Taka Tawera Nikau Katrina Middlemiss-Vano Raymond Kumar Glenn Tootill Tahi-o-Hurae Rangiawaha Rosemarie Walker Tania Savage Kyle James Amopiu Dawn Horomona Morris Rua Rosalie Ellis Raeha Taingahue Puhi Mauriohooho Aubrey Te Kanawa Leon Matehuirua Eruera Whare David Wilson-Takaanini Sharlene Henry Paula McQueen Amanda Emery Hoki-Mai Chong Amiria Wikaira Jacqueline Colliar Raewyn Hopa Donald Turner Steven Lewis Rangiwhangai Rupapere Kandi Ngataki Mania Clarke Teina Hakaraia Jocelyn Berryman Thea King Robert Clark Joyce Maipi Milton Ngaruhe Rewiri Waaka John Heta Ngawaitangirua Horotini Aroha Wara Marrin Haggie NA Te Whakahawea Rapana June Herewini Mere Roberts Warren Raupita Rangimarie Tahana-King Michele Barker Erana Thompson Te Awamaarahi Kingi

Te Kauhanganui

Officers

Te Kauhanganui representatives have appointed their officers for the 2015 - 2017 term.

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Maxine Moana-Tuwhangai (Mookai Kainga) is Chairman for a second term Te Whakahawea Rapana (Waahi Paa) is Deputy Chairman Glenn Tootill (Mookia Kainga) is Secretary

Te Arataura

Elections were also held to appoint members of Te Arataura and they are: • • • • • • • • • •

Hoki-Mai Chong (Reretewhioi) Tipa Mahuta (Waahi) Rahui Papa (Poohara) Hemi Rau (Te Kotahitanga) Paki Rawiri (Te Awamarahi) Tom Roa (Purekireki) Rukumoana Schaafhausen (Rukumoana) Turangawaewae Marae Tukere (Turangwaewae) Patience Te Ao (Tauranganui) Tahi o Hurae Rangiawha (Mootakotako)

Rahui Papa has been appointed Te Arataura Chairman for a second term. Rukumoana Schaafhausen has been appointed Deputy Chair.

Waikato-Tainui

Negotiator

Tom Roa has been reconfirmed as Negotiator, a role with responsibility for leading the settlement of outstanding claims on behalf of Waikato-Tainui.

2015

poukai Poutuu-te-rangi 07 Poutuu 09 Paaraawera 10 Owairaka 11 Raakaunui 12 Waipapa 13 Maketuu 14 Ookapu 18 Tuurangawaewae 28 Marokopa 29 Te Tokanganuianoho

PAENGA-WHAAWHAA 04 Huria 10 Te Papaorotu 19 Ngataierua 25 Tanuiawhiro HARATUA 23 Ngaati Pikiao PIPIRI 14 Poohara

20 year Raupatu

celebrations

Waikato-Tainui are celebrating 20 years since reaching our settlement with the Crown and will be commemorating this milestone with a series of events being held over the year.

Visit our website waikatotainui.com for details on the latest events and activities being planned near you.

Financial Literacy

Workshops

Waikato-Tainui and BNZ are running workshops that are designed to assist people of all levels with money management.

The following workshops are available to tribal members:

Know your

REPRESENTATIVES We’re giving you the opportunity to ask your representatives the hard questions! In the next issue of Te Hookioi we will be profiling our Te Kauhanganui officers and Te Arataura members so tell us what you want to know and we will put your paatai to them.

Email us with your paatai to info@tainui.co.nz or via our tribal Facebook page at facebook.com/Waikato.Te.Iwi and keep a look out for their responses in our next issue. Mauri ora!

Be Good with Money - Hamilton Thursday Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Thursday

9 April, 9am – 12noon 21 April, 1pm – 4pm 5 May, 5pm – 8pm 19 May, 9am – 12noon 9 June, 5pm – 8pm 25 June, 1pm – 4pm

Marae Treasurers Workshop Saturday

18 April 2015

To register your interest for any of these workshops, email banking@tainui.co.nz

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Ciao Aotearoa, Kia Ora Italy Partnership Proves Good Value Kura-aa-iwi ki te Ao Pakeha

He uri whakaheke au o Toroa, o Mataatua waka. He paapaka o Rangataua. Ahakoa e rere ana te toto o Ngaati Puukenga ki eenei iaia, kua noho puumau au ki ngaa whenua haumako o te riu o Waikato mo te katoa o taku oranga, e aru ana i ngaa tikanga o te Kiingitanga, tipu ake ana i te ao o Waikato-Tainui.

Ahakoa e whaatoro atu ana taku whakapapa ki ngaa moka o Aotearoa, e pono ana te korero, ko Waikato-Tainui hoki ahau.

I whaanau mai au ki ngaa rekereke o te Kiingitanga, ki Rahui Pookeka. Ki reira haere ai au ki Te Koohanga Reo o Puketapu ki Te Ohaaki Marae, i mua i taku haere ki Raakaumangamanga. Taaria te waa i huunuku taku whaanau ki te taaone nui o Kirikiriroa. Ki reira haere ai au ki ngaa kura ruumaki i mua i taku haere ki Ngā Taiatea Wharekura. Ko Waikato-Tainui hoki ahau.

Ki teenei o ngaa kura, he aronga nui ki ngaa puumanawa me ngaa manako o teena, o teena o ngaa tauira o te kura ,aa, ka tino akiaki, ka tino tautoko te kura nei ki a aru taua tauira i oona puumanawa.

Ka toko ake te pakireehua, ‘he aha ooku puumanawa, ooku manako, ooku wawata?’

Kaaore e kore ko te whakaapa i ngaa tangata whenua o te ao ahakoa ko wai, ahakoa he aha te mahi. I au e aata wetewete ana i teenei wawata me taku whakaaro, ko te ara e tino haangai ana ki teenei moemoea, e tino puta ai te ihu, ko te ara o te kaipaakihi.

Na wai, na wai ka tuwhera teetahi tatau tono karahipi mo teetahi kamupene rahi, a Pricewaterhouse Cooper (PwC), kei te marea o ngaa whenua puta noa i te ao. I taku tirohanga ki

ngaa kaimahi o te kamupene nei, he koi te aahua, aa, e tuu pakari, e tuu huumarie hoki ana. Koia nei he huatau e rata He piiki kamupene teenei, ahakoa he tuuonotanga pakupaku noa taku tono mo teenei karahipi nui, i whakaaro ahau kaaore he aha o te ngana.

Naa whai anoo i ea taua manako. I au mai te humaarie ki runga i ahau, naa runga anoo i te kitenga atu o ngaa toki kaipaakihi i te pitomata ki roto i ahau. Koia nei te orokohanga o te raurangi e tiirama mai ana i mua i te aro.

Ka hipa te toru tau, kua tata mutu taku tohu mo te ao pakihi.

I rere te waa ki hea? Ku a tae rawa atu ki te waa ki a whai tuuraga mahi au ki te kamupene o PwC mo te roanga ake o te raumati, i mua i taku hokinga atu ki te whare waananga mo taku tau whakamutunga.

He ao hou teenei. I te wharekura, ku a tino karapotia koe e tea o Maaori. Hunuku ki te whare waananga, ka aata memeha taua ao. Hunuku mai ki te ao kaipaakihi, he uaua ake te kite i ngaa wheako Maaori. Erangi ahakoa he uaua ake ki te kite, kei reira tonu ngaa huatau Maaori e whanawhana ana. I tino okite ana au I eetahi o ngaa kaimahi e tino hiakai ana ki te tautoko I ngaa aahuatanga o te iwi o Waikato-Tainui, otiraa te iwi Maaori.

Ko te whaangai i oo raatou moohiotanga ki a taatou too raatou tino hiahia, ki a aahei te iwi te whakawhanake, te tautoko hoki i a raatou anoo. He huatau whakamahana i te ngakau ki te moohio ahakoa ngaa aupeehitanga o te ao kaipaakihi, he aronga tonu ki te ao o te Maaori. Koia nei teetahi wheeako e koingo ana e au ki a whakapakari hei te raurangi. Koia nei teetahi manuka e kawea ake ana e au.

Naa Hana-Te Kowhai Ohia te koorero nei.

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Ciao Aotearoa,

kia ora ITALY

Ngaati Maahanga rangatahi Te Uranga Royal is embarking on a journey of a lifetime as she travels to Italy to study abroad.

Through AFS New Zealand’s student exchange programme Te Uranga will be away from home for six months and will be based in Maleo, a small town located southeast of Milan.

AFS is an international exchange organisation for students that operates in more than 50 countries, and organises intercultural learning experiences.

same time. “Being away and on the other side of the world will change a lot of my perspectives on things. I think it will mature me more and give me a whole different life experience that I wouldn’t normally get to experience here [Aotearoa].”

Te Uranga first heard about the programme after attending a presentation about it at school. The 16-year-old says, “It [the programme] sounded really interesting and I’ve done a bit of travel in the past, but I thought an exchange would be a cool way to experience travel by myself.”

To prepare for her stay in Italy Te Uranga has been learning a lot about how to deal with culture shock and homesickness.

“This will be the longest I’ve been away from my whaanau.

I think it would be hard at times, but I’ve got to expect it [homesickness], it’s gonna happen,” she says. “But keeping in touch is a lot easier now with things like Skype and Facebook.”

Instantly hooked on the opportunity to travel solo, she says, “I applied straight away and they came back to me pretty quickly saying there was a spot available and if I wanted it, I could have it,” says Te Uranga. “From there I had to fill out a bigger application, include my academic transcripts and a letter of endorsement from the principal, and I also got to choose a few preference countries.”

For now though she’s looking forward to getting to Italy and being immersed in the culture. “I’m looking forward to meeting new people that aren’t like the people I surround myself with every day. I really want to see new things, learn and experience their culture, and learn the language too,” says Te Uranga. “Coming home and being able to speak Italian will be pretty cool.”

Italy was Te Uranga’s first choice. “I’ve never been to Italy, but it’s somewhere I’ve always wanted to go and Europe has always appealed to me. My Dad has also said that Italy is a place he loved travelling to so I wanted to experience that for myself too.”

Her advice to rangatahi who are still at school, but are keen to travel, Te Uranga says, “Just do it. Find out more about AFS and what they offer, and utilise all the scholarships that are available too. It’ll be a worthwhile experience that you won’t get over here [Aotearoa] and the experience will grow you as a person.”

For Te Uranga the idea of traveling so far from home – 18,527km to be exact – is both scary and exciting at the

Te Uranga left for Italy in January and will return in July 2015.

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Partnership proves

good value

Getting a job at a world-leading organisation is pretty tough so for Paula Rewi and Kumeroa Pihama the tribe’s recent partnership with BNZ is proving to be valuable.

Waikato-Tainui and BNZ joined forces last year to deliver a series of tribal member focused initiatives, including a cadetship programme. Paula and Kumeroa are the first of our rangatahi to take on the six-month cadetship and eight weeks on, both agree it’s an awesome opportunity.

“I applied for banking roles in the past but was never successful because of my lack of banking experience even though I had worked in customer service roles before, so this cadetship was an opportunity too good to pass up,” says Kumeroa of Ngaati Maahanga.

His sentiment was shared by Paula. “I studied accounting at uni and tried unsuccessfully to get graduate positions,” she says. “There are hundreds of graduates and very few jobs so the cadetship is perfect for Maaori business students who need experience to set themselves apart from the rest.”

To be successful the pair had to go through a rigorous recruitment process which they say was a mean experience.

“The recruitment process involved a panel interview with representatives from both Waikato-Tainui and BNZ. They were looking for cadets who possessed qualities that would suit working in both a corporate and Maaori environment,” explains Paula of Ngaati Mahuta.

The cadetship programme gives a holistic experience of the banking sector. Kumeroa says, “Originally there was meant to be one cadet in retail and one cadet in partners, but they wanted us to have a more wholesome experience of the company, and it would be hard to get a real grasp of what we’re going to excel in if we’re only experiencing half the company so this approach is really good.”

Paula says, “BNZ is a well-recognised company and it’s nice to see that they’re willing to take us on and teach us, and that

Waikato-Tainui have gone out of their way to establish these kinds of partnerships so we can have opportunities like this.”

Looking ahead, both Paula and Kumeroa are keen to give back to the tribe and BNZ for giving them this opportunity.

“I would like to stay with BNZ because of their connection with the tribe. Any role you take on with them will give back to the tribe because the skills you develop can be applied anywhere,” says Kumeroa.

For Paula, she says, “If you want to help or contribute to the tribe in regards to business I think it’s a good idea to get as much experience as possible and build good technical skills, then come back and work for the tribe or apply those at home or at your marae.”

Waikato-Tainui Employment Broker Kawena Jones says it is the aspiration of Waikato-Tainui to build the capacity of our iwi. “We’re hopeful the Waikato-Tainui BNZ Cadetship Programme will provide a pathway for our rangatahi into gaining employment and assisting them into a career in the banking sector.”

“BNZ is a well-recognised company and it’s nice to see…

Waikato-Tainui have gone out of their way to establish these kinds of partnerships so we can have opportunities like this”

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