Issue 12 November 2008

WAIRARAPA M OANA ISSUE TWELVE: TEKAU MA RUA NOVEMBER 2008

Cereace Paddles to Bronze SPRINT MEDAL: Waka ama paddler, Cereace Wallace, with the bronze medal she won at the World Championships in California.

She’s pictured with her aunt and coach Charmaine, a dedicated paddler for the last 11 years, who was pipped to fourth place in her race at the USA event.

IN THIS ISSUE: Shareholder/Beneficiary Search

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High Level Immersion Course for Director of Wairarapa Moana

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Christmas Holidays – Office Closure Details

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Wairarapa Moana Incorporation – Highlights from the 2008 AGM p6 Wairarapa Moana Trust – Highlights from the 2008 AGM

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Future Leaders Scholarships 2009

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Restoration of Urupa at Papawai

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Wairarapa Moana Farms Update

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Shareholder Bank Account Details

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Tararua te Maunga Takitimu te Waka Ruamahanga te Awa Ngati Kahungunu te Iwi Papawai te Marae Waata Tame Matiaha tōku matua Ko Charmaine Matiaha taku ingoa At the height of the Olympics in Beijing, Wainuiomata waka ama paddler, Cereace Wallace, was fighting for her own medal in an international competition.

Cereace, 14, paddling with the W12 (12women) crew from East Coast, claimed a bronze medal in the 500 metre race at the International Va’a Federation 13th biannual world sprint outrigger canoe championships on Lake Natoma, near Sacramento, California.

For paddlers who think nothing of hauling through choppy oceans over marathon distances of 20-40km or more, a 500m race on flat water is indeed a sprint, and Cereace says it requires an explosive start. A team from Tahiti won the W12 race, with a combined Porirua and Far North crew taking the silver.

She was also in a crew that came fourth in an Under-16s 1000m event.

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paddlers from a number of Pacific countries, as well as the east coast of the USA, England, Italy, Australia, Guam, France and other nations.

While the lake water was flat, Cereace and her aunty and coach Charmaine – the only two competitors at the event from the Hutt Valley – found the heat hard going.

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“Your throat just dries up; it was hard to race in it,” Charmaine says.

racing; “one waka flipped right at the start after clipping us”.

That’s very different conditions from the sleet, hail and occasional lightning that both have experienced paddling in seas off the East Coast during training here over winter.

The two Hutt paddlers spent around $20,000 to attend the worlds, including money raised from hangis and raffles.

No sponsors stepped up. But they both feel it was worth it, including taking a look at Santa Cruz, Los Angeles, San Jose and Disneyland after the competition wound up.

Charmaine, who has been coaching her niece since Cereace was a five-year-old, came fourth in a W12 masters women 500m event. She says she now knows how those Olympians just pipped in the medal hunt feel. “It was a breath away from third; we lost by half a second.”

The whole experience was “awesome”, says Cereace, who is now looking forward to the club nationals in January, the secondary school championships in March – and longerterm the 2010 worlds in New Caledonia, for which she’ll still be eligible to paddle for the Under-16s.

However, in the popular ‘short marathon’ 8 mile (12km) race around San Francisco’s ‘Alcatraz Rock’ (not part of the worlds), Charmaine’s masters women crew claimed the silver. With around 50 waka ama competing it was rugged

Source: Simon Edwards – Hutt News – September 2008

Shareholder/Beneficiary Search The Incorporation has had mail returned to the office for the following shareholders or trustees. If you are able to provide any relevant information or contact details, please call Ngaere Webb on 06 3702608 or 0800 662 624.

Edward K T Riwai

Lavina Agness Orlowski

Horiana Mere Patuwai Pirere

Maria Waikawhia Munro

Pine Tibble

Brian Ngatuere

Ramai Anne Southon

Agnes Smiler

Colin Nepe Apatu

Tiari Ngarori Kingi

Te Kama Phillip Paewai

Sheena Pele-Toalepai

Erepi Te Hau II Whanau Trust

Kelly Lewis Reti

Daphne Hikinoa Kingi

Jason Graham

Cecelia Piki Gardiner

Marilyn Waata Kumeroa

Jamie Lee Sherry

Tanya Jane Pollett

Duane Eddy Cole

Hapai Rewiti

Agnes Smiler

Michael John Sciascia

George Hokio Smiler

Maraea Tanerau

Ian Thomas Watson

Doreen Beverly Durkovic

Alexander Grant

Brent Thompson

Richard Muretu Hamuera Estate

Tatu Raki Pineaha Raki

Michael John Roera

Marlene Horton

Stefan John Scott

Joanne Maramatanga Lawrence Daryn Karaitiana

Shareholders – Are You Missing Some Clothing?

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Two items of clothing were left at the AGM on 1 November at Featherston. A pair of sports trousers and a pair of gloves.

Please contact the office if you think they may belong to you.

High Level Immersion Course For Director of Wairarapa Moana Every two years three leading New Zealand universities, Otago, Lincoln and Massey, with the support of the Agricultural and Marketing Research and Development Trust and ASB Rural Banking, become major partners offering a unique professional opportunity for emerging business leaders in the agribusiness or food industries. Known as the Food and Marketing Experience, or FAME for short, the course is offered every two years for around twenty people at a time.

This intensive course includes an initial module which reviews key concepts of marketing and supply-chain management, common themes and areas of difference across sectors. Key academics in these areas are presenters, along with invited experts from industry, who introduce firsthand exposure to best practices in a wide range of countries.

Last August, joining twenty-four other attendees who came from many parts of the country for the FAME course, was Te Horipo Karaitiana, who has for seven years been a Director of the Wairarapa Moana Incorporation (WMI). Whakaue Farming Ltd director Glenn Hawkins (Ngati Maniapoto) was also selected.

WMI is one of Aotearoa’s leading agribusinesses with assets in excess of $200m and was recently awarded the Taupo Business Enterprise Award as well as being involved in the Maori Farmer of the Year award.

Over the past twenty years Te Horipo has had senior management and governance roles for Maori organisations, commercial incorporations and businesses. He holds an MBA, a post graduate Diploma in Corporate Management and is a member of the Institute of Directors. He has also attended many forums on Maori Economic Development across the spectrum in the primary sector.

Te Horipo (Ngati Kahungunu, Kurakura Kai Tahu, Kati Mamoe, Waitaha, Rapuwai Hawea) is originally from Tawera, northwest of Christchurch, is self-employed as a consultant, his major client being Te

Wananga o Aotearoa. He was selected by his peers to attend the FAME course which commenced late August last year.

“Maori are part of the global economy,” he said. “We have a key contribution to make in the transformation and wellbeing of Aotearoa through the sectors in which Maori hold a strategic position, in particular, within the primary industries.”

Te Horipo went on to say that the aims of the course were to enable participants to use their own field of work as case studies in their learning and to apply their learning to their work.

The participants were encouraged to develop their knowledge of overseas markets and customer needs through contact with international markets and international executives, along with visits to production, processing and retail sites while observing competitor offerings and supply chain best practice. Part of the course involved a travel module to the United States and Europe and China and Japan.

The National Experience – Module One The introductory part of this programme, which dealt with New Zealand food and agri-business, was held in the Clearwater Resort in Christchurch. The aims of the first module were to introduce course-goers to some of the key concepts of marketing and supply chain management with an emphasis on New Zealand’s global excellence in its

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Wairarapa Moana director, Te Horipo Karaitiana, takes a break while on a recent visit to Greytown.

“We have a key contribution to make in the transformation and wellbeing of Aotearoa through the sectors in which Maori hold a strategic position, in particular, within the primary industries.”

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food and agri-business. A further aim here was to identify knowledge gaps to be filled as exploration of global markets was carried out along with the FAME international partners.

Te Horipo saw excellent benefits resulting from attending the FAME programme. “We were able to gain an increased indepth understanding of the global food industry, supply and value chains and were able to experience the culture and practices of some key markets,” he said.

He added that his prime interest was in Maori and First Nations development. “I have a particular interest in the governance and leadership of inter-generational organisational constructs to achieve cultural, social and economic transformation of the collective interests and assets of Maori,” he said.

The International Experience – Module Two – Markets in USA and Europe USA On the 4-18 of November 2007, markets in the USA and Europe were studied. For the international part of the programme Te Horipo and his fellow course members were required to travel to the United States and attend courses, initially the Food and Agri-business Institute at Santa Clara University in California. This institute offers educational training through the MBA degree and an executive training programme to prepare students for management positions in the food and agriculture industries. The focal point of this five-day programme was the study of consumer trends and changes in the food distribution channel, strategic marketing activities, retail procurement patterns and trends and last, but not least, food safety concerns.

While in California they were acquainted with the largest franchise for the KFC chain, the Harman Group. The founder, Peter Harman, worked with Colonel Sanders in the 1950s and tells the story of KFC starting out in Salt Lake City with a small café. The rest is history with KFC having over 8 million customers a day in 11,000 restaurants in 80 countries.

On visiting Corn Products International based in Chicago the group learnt that as a leading supplier of starches, sweeteners and other ingredients, they are the world’s largest supplier of dextrose and a leading regional manufacturer of starches, syrups and glucose. The company provides a wide variety of ingredients to customers in more than sixty industries, including the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, animal feed and textile sectors. With net sales of $US3.39 billion in 2007 the company operates plants in fifteen countries, including company-owned operations, joint ventures, alliances and technical agreements. Corn Products International was one of the original Dow Jones companies – one of their philosophies is `Global with a local face.’

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This was followed by a visit to the Centre For Food and Agriculture Economics at Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana in the American mid-west. The centre develops and delivers state-of-the-art managerial development programmes for professionals in food and agricultural businesses.

While in the USA a number of different food retailers were visited, including Wal-Mart and Whole Foods. Wal-Mart is the world’s largest retailer with a turnover in excess of $US365 billion. It is said that if Wal-Mart was a country it would be the largest importer from China.

Whole Foods provided a fresh format with in-store food service, quality presentation, also in-store presentation and information about the produce and its source.

The group’s key impression of the USA was one of scale, for example, fields of lettuces reaching as far as the eye could see. Key issues in California were not uncommon, ones of water, labour, environment, infrastructure and competing land use.

While in the USA Te Horipo said he obtained an appreciation for the trade power of the USA and became aware of the fact that food is inadvertently linked to national security. He also noted that subsidies are embedded in the USA within the $US67 billion food bill. He said two-thirds of that budget is `welfare’ orientated and he thinks that there is limited political willingness to change.

Te Horipo reflected that after having travelled in many countries the big issue as he sees it will be water. This, he suggested, will be the strategic important issue in the near future. “Perhaps wars will be fought over water,” he added.

One of his last impressions of the scale of the agricultural industry was when he was in the mid-west where: “as far as the eye could see the land was growing soy beans and wheat.”

Denmark From the United States the group flew to Europe to attend the Aarbus School of Business in Denmark. This is a centre for research on customer relations in the food sector, its work being to make Danish food companies more market oriented.

While in Denmark the group visited Europe’s largest pig processing business – Danish Crown. As Europe’s largest meat processing company and the world’s largest meat exporter, with a turnover in excess $6.5 billion Euros, 15,000 members, 21.1 million pigs, twenty-four distribution centres (Pork Division), 25,000 employees and 85% pork meat exported out of Denmark, the scale of the industry was overwhelming for the group.

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Wageningen University in Holland was next on the agenda.

The aim was for the course members to meet up with the Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy Group. This group’s main focus was on the functioning of the agriculture sector and rural areas in developed countries. One of the presenters explained that the greatest Dutch export was the Dutch people themselves – the `middlemen’ of global commerce.

The office will close at 12:00 noon Tuesday, 23rd December, 2008 and will re-open 9:00am Wednesday 7th January, 2009.

A particular highlight of the Dutch experience was visiting the world’s largest flower auction centre – Flora Holland.

The largest and oldest flower auction house in the world is now facing new challenges they were told. Suppliers from African-dominated online competition and Middle Eastern competitors were seen as new challenges.

Towards the end of the European experience the travellers met with the Professor of Agri-business and Food Marketing, David Hughes, in Denmark. Professor Hughes is Emeritus Professor of Food Marketing at Imperial College, London and visiting Professor at the University of Kent Business School and at the Royal Agricultural College in the UK. He has responsibility for undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes, managing the research programme on the food industry and liaising with senior representatives of the agribusiness and food industries in Europe.

Italy The FAME travellers also visited the region of Parma in Italy. Parma has always been a natural and fertile crossroads for Italian arts, culture and gastronomy. There have been countless musicians and artists from Parma in the past who are both nationally and internationally known. Among them were the well known Farnese family of Rome, the Bourbons of Spain and France and Austrian Marie-Louise, Napoleon’s wife, Verdi, Puccini and Parmigianino.

The group was fascinated to observe that there were many similarities between Italian and Maori cultures. These included: • Food being an integral part of the Italian cultural experience.

• Families occupying a central place in the everyday life of Italians.

• A love of, and an affinity with, music of all kinds.

• Considerable artistic flair.

• Innovative design ability.

• An old and proud history.

A great highlight of the Italian leg of the trip was to be hosted

by Academia Barilla. Their mission is to protect, develop and promote the art of Italian gastronomy and culture around the world. Their aim is to develop the Italian culinary art by celebrating traditions, nourishing innovation and promoting the knowledge and enjoyment of Italian regional cuisines.

Merry Christmas and an enjoyable festive season

Academia Barilla teaches chefs of high-end restaurants, caterers and the elite from throughout the world how to cook and enjoy traditional Italian food.

Prevalent in Italy was the artesan approach to food making versus mass production in Italy `food is culture.’ Visits were made to producers of parma ham (Prosciutto di Parma) and parmesan cheese (Parmigiano-Reggiano). To produce parma cheese cows not only had to come from a specific region in Italy but had to have a similar diet and the processing technique had to be precise and prescribed.

Te Horipo firmly believes there are opportunities to build food businesses targeted at Italy drawing on the cultural similarities and the Italian’s interest and affinity with the Maori Battalion and rugby.

Module Three – Markets in China and Japan China From the 15-29 March 2008 the FAME group travelled to Hong Kong having had an informative brief from Professor Michael Enright of the University of Hong Kong. Back in the 1990s Professor Enright co-authored with Michael Porter a book entitled `Upgrading New Zealand’s Competitive Advantage.’

The impact of his brief was to make us aware of the size of the country of China and the rate of change that the country was undergoing. The population, he said, was between 1.3 and 1.6 billion people, with a growing middle class

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Highlights from 2008 AGM There was a very good turnout of shareholders and whanau for the pohiri at Papawai Marae on Friday 31 October.

Following this, dinner was served and we were privileged to be entertained by our Wairarapa Taikura. What a wonderful experience!

The Taikura have recently entertained at the Matariki celebrations at Te Papa in Wellington and are also entertaining at the Takitimu Festival in Hastings.

For those wanting to stay at the marae our Papawai whanau provided accommodation, meals and hospitality on both Friday and Saturday nights.

On the morning of the AGMs, four buses left the ANZAC Hall for the trip to Lakes Wairarapa and Onoke. It was an experience that unleashed memories of yesteryear for some and new-found knowledge for others. Our thanks to the tour leaders, Henare Manaena, Nelson Rangi, Aunty Niniwa Munro, Haami Te Whaiti and Alex Webster, for their preparation which culminated in wellprepared commentaries on the day and a handout that will remain a valuable resource. It was especially pleasing to see the amount of children in attendance for this trip.

The Incorporation AGM commenced at 1.00pm with an introduction to the management team of Andy MacLeod, Chris Berry, Phil Tither, Michael Allan and Brett Bennett. This was followed by the financial statements and an update of the long-term strategy presented by Te Horipo Karaitiana.

The proposed regular dividend of $500,000 and the special dividend of $250,000 were approved. This distribution will be made to shareholders during the first week of December.

The re-appointment of Ron Mark and Te Horipo Karaitiana to the Committee of Management was confirmed.

Matters received for General Business were: an update of the current situation of the Papawai urupa (refer to article in this issue of the mailer); and an update on the land Treaty claims.

Sincere thanks are extended to all those involved with the preparation and support of the AGMs. A special mention to the Lakes commentary team; Ngaere and the registration team; Wairarapa Taikura; Papawai Marae committee and whanau; Kere and the technicians; Martha and the Hiona netball girls for preparation of the meeting venue and support to our kaumatua; Jane Quinn and the Spitfire crew who ensured we enjoyed another quality lunch; and to our shareholders and whanau who took time out of their busy schedules to attend the AGMs. Your participation and contribution during the weekend is much appreciated, thank you.

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Next year’s Annual General Meetings will be held in Masterton on November 7, 2009.

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The Annual General Meeting of the Wairarapa Moana Trust was held at the ANZAC Hall, Featherston on 1 November 2008.

Attendees heard about the Trust’s activities over the 2007-08 year and its plans for the future.

“2007-08 has been a year of significant change for the Wairarapa Moana Trust,” Anne Carter, Chair of the Trust, informed the AGM. “Most significantly all the service contracts and the office transferred from the Trust to the responsibility of the Wairarapa Moana Incorporation and these changes took effect on 1 January 2008.”

These changes have meant the Trust is now able to focus on its core business. Trustees have identified the following priorities going forward: • Whanaungatanga; • Leadership; • Pride in our Marae; and • Cultural Development.

The Trust reported on its achievements over the past year which included: • Funding to six groups totalling $30,000 under the Wairarapa Moanatanga initiative; • Thirty-six scholarships to our Future Leaders; • $30,000 to Kohunui Marae to assist with the upgrading of kitchen and ablutions.

The Trust also held for the first time in April 2008 a leadership wananga. The Trust plans to hold a further wananga for Future Leader scholarship recipients in May 2009.

Trustees fielded a number of questions about Trust activities.

“Generally, the Pre-AGM Roadshows and the AGM were well attended and I have been heartened by the level of interest in our work by our whanau and the positive feedback that we have received,” said Anne Carter.

Nelson Rangi and Paora Ammunson stepped down as trustees. The trustees for the coming year are Anne Carter, Sonya Rimene, Tame Matiaha, Lynnette Te Maari – Whata and Pani Himona.

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of around 300 million people. Some of the statistics are staggering; for example, by 2020 China will be the world’s dominant economy with over 100 cities populated with over one million people and some cities with up to 25 million! It is estimated that by 2012 China will be consuming oil at the equivalent of the entire Saudi Arabia oil production.

More information revealed that with 8% of the world’s arable land, China will consume 20% of the entire global food production.

Te Horipo said he was amazed at the investment on infrastructure in China, with over 1800 new airports in 2003 and 40 airports in 2008. The PuDong Airport in Shanghai, with a second terminal, is designed for a monthly capacity of 5 million people.

He said he was interested in the influence of the Government which controls the way things are done in China. It has what he refers to as a `Hybrid’ command of the economy, 75% of which is in the private sector.

The environmental impact was also noted with China having sixteen out of the twenty world’s most polluted cities!

With this background information the group travelled by bus from Hong Kong to Dongguan in Southern China. From there they travelled to Guangzhou and visited the country’s largest fish market, the Huangsha Live Seafood Wholesale Market.

From Guangzhou the group flew to Wuhan in Central China. Here they met up with Professor Zhilong Tian from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology and Me Ping Qing, Agricultural Economist at the Huazhong Agricultural University.

Future Leaders Scholarships 2009 Wairarapa Moana Trust scholarships are available to students who are studying diploma, degree and trade training courses at a tertiary level.

Application forms are available from the office.

You may telephone Ngaere Webb on 06 3702608 or 0800 662 624 with any inquiries or to request application forms.

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In Wuhan the travellers attended a state dinner with Hubei Local Government officials. Te Horipo said the formalities experienced in China were similar to the formalities and rituals experienced within the Maori community at home.

Fonterra also gave the group insights into what the company’s strategy was for development in both China and Japan.

While in Hong Kong, a briefing was given on intellectual property protection. Te Horipo concluded that protection is challenging with examples in China where there had been blatant `copying’ of the brand concepts of, for example, Starbucks, Teletubbies and Zespri, to name a few.

A presentation by global market research firm A C Nielson suggested a tiered approach in China with developed cities such as Quangzou, Shanghai, Beijing (termed Tier 1 and little developed rural regions termed Tier 2). Any business, he said, looking to do business in China needed to be clear on what, where and why they wanted to do business in China.

From Wuhan the group travelled to Shanghai. On the third Friday of each month in this city there is what is known as a `kiwi night’ at O’Malley’s Bar. On this night around one hundred Kiwis, mostly based in Shanghai, gather to chat and network.

Guest speakers in Shanghai included Ben Shipley (son of ex Prime Minister Jenny Shipley) who gave a presentation on networking and marketing in China. He has been responsible for successfully promoting 42 Below vodka in Shanghai.

Gary Mollard talked about the success of his engineering company from Aotearoa called NDA Ltd. This company fabricates stainless steel plant for fertiliser and pharmaceutical multi-national companies.

The closing date for applications is 5pm, Saturday, 28th February, 2009.

The group then visited the Aetna School of management in Shanghai at the Jiao Tong University. The school has support from the University of British Columbia in Canada and the University of Pennsylvania in the USA. It has also established long-term co-operative relationships with them. The school has exchange programmes and further co-operation with many universities and research institutes in North America, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Hong Kong.

The programme ranged from an overview of the Chinese economy and food industry to the changing consumer and consumption patterns in the food sector in China to food safety and market access issues in Shanghai.

Another of the highlights experienced in Japan was a visit to the Tsukiji Wholesale Fish Market where the group enjoyed a sushi breakfast at Umai Sushikan. Te Horipo said he was already aware of the scale of this market’s operation because this country exports to Japan around $1.2 billion worth of fish each year. Tsukiji auctions off over $US2 billion of produce from this single site each year.

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The group was also interested to learn that the Japanese market offers scale and a sophisticated mass of consumers who appreciate value. Japan is proactively seeking to secure a stable food supply as the nation only produces 39% of its own needs. Aotearoa can offer safety, sustainability and security through its trade.

In Japan the FAME group were introduced to New Zealand Trade and Enterprise staff and the trade commissioner and his staff. Other presenters included Professor Honma from Tokyo University who is Professor of Agriculture and resource economics. Masayoshi Honma has been a visiting professor at the Australian National University and professional staff member at the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations.

The programme, which ran from 24-30 March, ranged from an economic overview of the Japanese economy to internationalisation of the Japanese economy and its impact on the food industry, to the changing face of food retailing and a study of food safety and quality and the implications for New Zealand exporters and their competitors.

To sum up the group’s experiences Te Horipo said the FAME programme was a high-level immersion course. “I feel honoured to have been selected. FAME has made possible visits to some of the most innovative businesses in the world”, he added.

Further appreciation was gained through being acquainted with the global retailer Seven & I Holdings company that operates and franchises the 7/11 convenience stores globally. When their franchises are included they are one of the world’s largest retailers.

The FAME group travelled about an hour out of Tokyo to visit a dairy farm which held around 2000 cows on a feedlot system which was subsidised by the Government.

Te Horipo said that through the Japanese experience he had gained an insight into different levels in the value chain in that country. These included the central role of wholesalers and wholesale markets and the dominance and influence of the Japanese agricultural co-operatives.

He also noted that in recent years there has been the evolution of the general trading companies into diversified conglomerates – one such example is Nissui, the partner in Sealords.

An impressive New Zealand operation in Japan they found was ANZCO Group, a billion dollar meat processing, marketing and exporting business. The FAME group had dinner at Tengu Restaurant where the sole supplier of meat was ANZCO.

On reporting back to his board in Aotearoa Te Horipo’s key messages for directors and trustees of the Primary Industry sector, based on entities, was that directors core competencies should include knowledge of global trends and the value chain which included `plate to paddock’, from ‘producer to consumer’. He explained at this point that consumer and customer may not be the same concept.

Te Horipo also posed the question `what is Maori’s place in the global world?’ His own reflections on this question are that theorists should discuss the two advantages and competitive and comparative advantage. He said they noted evidence of a third potential advantage, one of cultural advantage. Although there are recent studies that take a contrary view, Te Horipo suggested that cultural advantage is about being who we are as a Maori nation within a global world. “Acknowledge our indigenous heartbeat, our pulse and our expansive psyche – inclusive of all and exclusive of none,” were the words that came from the heart.

Te Horipo said that Maori were conscious of the present and the future and that they thought inter-generationally. “It is for us and our children,” he explains. “Cultural advantage is the `x-factor’, it cannot be duplicated by other cultures, it is our only point of difference!”

Before closing TeHoipo said he would like to acknowledge the support of WMI, Agmardt and Poutama Trust for supporting his FAME experience. He ended on a slightly philosophical note by saying: “In a fast-changing world, not unlike our ancestors, we acknowledge our past but create our future – that is – our tomorrow is not anything like our yesterday.”

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Restoration of Urupa at Papawai fences, plaques for the gateway naming and dating the urupa, locating all the unmarked graves, create a sextant plan and set up a whanau register of all those who are buried in Rangiurunga.

One of the major problems that we are facing is the amount of available land left for burial because of the large number of unmarked graves within the urupa. Probably about eighty per cent of all the graves are unmarked and we must have the area GPR surveyed [Ground Penetrating Radar] to ascertain the areas of fallow land.

The methods of maintenance over the years are many and varied, stories of men with scythes toiling in the hot sun, Photo courtesy of Jim Bicknell petrol, matches, fire engines, bulldozers and graders. But whatever means that Early this year a hui was held at the Copthorne were used it was difficult to keep under control and tidy and I have heard a story of one interment placing as it was the Hotel in Masterton to address the state of Papawai only plot that was not completely overgrown with broom Urupa. The urupa had never been gazetted and and fennel.

as such its title with ownership was totally out of date. The hui decided that the urupa needed to be set up as a trust and trustees elected.

Over the years the urupa has had a number of committees but none of these seemed to be successful over recent years.

The trustees elected at the meeting were: Lloyd Jordan (Chair), Peter Rewi (Treasurer), Ngaire Statham (Secretary), Heather Marunui, Te Rina [Puti] Smith, Marama Tuuta and Rex Hemi. These were put forward to the Maori Land Court for vesting, along with applications to gazette the urupa as a Reserve and to name the urupa “Rangiurunga�. These matters are all now in their final stages of gazetting.

The name Rangiurunga is the name of the urupa as stated

by Whatahoro Jury in June 1888 during the Papawai Land Hearings.

At the first meeting of the trust priorities were set for the urupa, these were to get the whole area under control to a lawn mowing standard (our thanks to local farmer Jim Bicknell for the initial slashing of all the tall broom, grass and fennel with his tractor), renovate the gateway, repair boundary posts and

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Over the years markers on graves have been lost, moved, rotted, burned etc. The urupa also contains a mass grave of people who died during the 1918 flu epidemic and at this point of time the trust has no records of who these people are.

Within the urupa a number of people of note are buried.

They include: Hoani Rangitakaiwaho, Whatahoro Jury, Te Heke Boyd, Bugler Walker, Jack Hemi, Taraipine Manihera [wife of R H Manihera also known as Klondike], Tuta Niho Niho [Ngati Porou rangatira] to name but a few.

The oldest marked grave is Rutu Manihera 1894 but the urupa pre-dates 1867 as shown on William Skeet’s (plan of native village at Papawai) dated 1867, so there are most probably earlier unmarked burials pre 1894.

We would like all whanau who whakapapa back to anybody buried in Rangiurunga to register with us so we can enter them on our register and send out notices and newsletters, no matter wherever you are in the world we can send you emails.

You may contact the Trust on ngairaimajordan@hotmail.com Attn: Lloyd in the subject line.

Wairarapa Moana Farms UPDATE “What a difference six months makes.�

It only seems like yesterday that I started in the position of Operations Manager. It was the end of April, the drought had broken two weeks previous and the farms had a tinge of green but that was all.

At present grass growth is exceeding demand and silage has been harvested to replenish reserves. To date half of the required silage has been made, with the next crops of grass due to be mowed this week. Half of the silage already made has come off the Sheep and Beef unit and the rest has been surplus to requirements on the dairy units.

The concerted effort made to ensure the dairy herd was back up to the desired condition for calving has paid dividends, in that budgeted production is being exceeded at present and cows are in great condition. Focus remains on maintaining feed quality leading into summer as a key driver to minimising the decline from peak production.

Summer crops of turnips have been sown and winter crops of swedes and kale will be sown by the end of November.

Are you interested in a career in the Dairy industry?

Wairarapa Moana Farms has vacancies at entry level that could lead to a Cadetship with the Incorporation.

Age no barrier, experience not necessary. Casual and permanent positions available to the right applicants.Open to 3-month trial or permanent positions from day one.

Looking for keen, reliable, logical individuals who are willing to work in a team environment, can start tomorrow and join the existing team.

We are three weeks into mating on the dairy farms and most farms are meeting targeted submission rates. The first weaned calves have been trucked to Ford Road and it is envisaged that all calves will be off the dairy units by mid December.

Extensive and ongoing training and career development opportunities are available within Wairarapa Moana Farms.

Recreational activities such as hunting, fishing and boating on your doorstep! Come and work on your farms in the Southern Waikato.

The final fencing, races and water supply have been completed on farms 12 and 14. Also, the Parry block realignment to farms 2 and 3 is complete. The upgrading of farm water supply is ongoing, with some major improvements already achieved.

Chris Berry, Operations Manager Wairarapa Moana Farms

On the Sheep and Beef unit, the lambs have been docked and calving is almost finished. Summer crops of triticale and rape are growing well as a result of above average rainfall and winter crops will also be sown before the end of November. The triticale will be harvested for silage in the New Year and the rape will supply high-quality feed for lambs in January.

Clearing of piles on Consol Road is progressing with one block planned to be sown into swedes and kale for winter cow grazing. The second set of yards is under construction and this will finish this major project.

If you are up to the challenge contact

M.021 876 513 E. chris.wairarapa@gmail.com

There was limited response to the advertisement in the last Mailer seeking staff so, if you know of any whanau interested in a career in agriculture ask them to contact me.

It has been a busy six months but the time and effort put in to ensure the basics have been done correctly will lay the foundation for the future.

Chris Berry

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WAIRARAPA MOANA

Shareholder Bank Account Details Payment of dividends to shareholders resident in New Zealand is now made by way of Direct Credit to shareholders bank accounts only.

Shareholders resident in New Zealand no longer receive cheques.

This is the current policy of the Incorporation.

Shareholders residing overseas will continue to be paid by cheque. If, however, the shareholder living overseas holds a bank account in New Zealand you may elect to have your dividend paid into this account.

Bank account details are required to be verified by the bank. The office does not accept bank account numbers over the phone.

Please be reminded that if you are required to provide new bank account details because you have changed your banking facility or your account has been closed, please call the office to request a Direct Credit account form.

New Zealand IRD Number If we hold your IRD number you will pay 19.5% in dividend tax. If we do not hold your IRD number your dividend will be taxed at the rate of 39%. Shareholders will only receive the lower rate of taxation if you have provided the Incorporation with your New Zealand Inland Revenue Department number.

Contact Ngaere Webb with any inquiries relating to shareholding in Wairarapa Moana Incorporation.

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50 Unclaimed Dividends The following is a selection of Unclaimed Dividends that are held in the office. If you are able to provide any information that may enable the office to make contact with these shareholders or their descendants please contact Ngaere Webb on 06 3702608 or 0800 662 624 or ngaere@wairarapamoana.org.nz TE IKA A TE TINA MAJOR GILLIES REKO TE KANI ASHLEY DAR TE TAU TIMI TE AROHA HARAWIRA KATHLEEN EMMA PAEWAI TANIA MANIHERA EDNA BROWN MARJORIE ELIZABETH GREEN RERENUI WAENGA LEO KAWANA BARNETT HENDERSON LUCILLE MANAENA DICK REIRI EILEEN SMITH HOANI MATENGA GORDON JOHN TE MIHA MILLER TE WHAKAHAWEA MATENGA MARY TE HUINGA POTANGAROA KALVARNE EDWARDS STEVE REIRI BOBBIE RIKI LEONIE RIMENE ROPOAMA MAAKA ROSE MARIE CARR GEORGE LOVE WHANAU TRUST TERESA WALKER

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We are always interested in talking to you about news for the Mailer. Please let us know if you would like to contribute an article or panui or if you would like us to interview someone for future editions.

Closing Dates for Articles for the Mailer Closing Dates Friday, February 20, 2009 Friday, May 8, 2009

Distribution Dates Saturday, March 21, 2009 Saturday, June 6, 2009

Moana a p a r a r i a ing W Contact

The team at the Wairarapa Moana office in Masterton is: Charmaine Kawana, Ngaere Webb, Angela Evans, Annette Pile and Henare Manaena. If you have any questions please give us a call or send a fax, email or letter.

Freepost 158415 PO Box 2019 Kuripuni Masterton 5842

Wairarapa Moana House 4 Park Avenue Masterton

Ph: 06 370 2608 Fax: 06 370 2609

Freephone: 0800 662 624 Email: info@wairarapamoana.org.nz