Issue 13 March 2009

WAIRARAPA M OANA ISSUE THIRTEEN: TEKAU MA TORU MARCH 2009

Farmers Get Tips On Effluent

IN THIS ISSUE: Johnston Lawrence Wairarapa Moana – Scholarship in Law

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2008 Wairarapa Maori Sports Awards

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Wairarapa Moana Trust Confirms Priorities for 2009

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Wairarapa Moana Trust – New Trustees

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Successful Scholarship Presentation Ceremony in Masterton

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Trades are for Rangatahi – Wahine Hoki!

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Dates, Venues and Times for Maori Land Court Clinics

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Shareholder/Beneficiary Search

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An Open Letter and News From Pouakani Marae p10 Rangiurunga Urupa

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Shareholder Bank Account Details

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50 Unclaimed Dividends p12

Mangakino was the location for the final in a series of effluent field days held on Wairarapa Moana Farms, Farm 4.

There was a good turnout of farmers, managers and staff members at the field day during January.

said Federated Farmers was often frustrated by the few (dairy farmers) letting the majority of dairy farmers down.

DairyNZ, Environment Waikato, Federated Farmers and Fonterra teamed up last year to provide Waikato farmers with practical advice and solutions for managing dairy effluent.

“We need to get this right. We want New Zealand to be the best in the world. We must get effluent disposal right as we go forward to more intensive farming.

Wairarapa Moana Farms director, Jim Cotman, said in the introduction for the day that the “community is always going to challenge dairy farmers ... we need to ensure what we do is ‘kosher’ and this day will help get it right”.

Federated Farmers Waikato president, Stew Wadey, who also spoke at the start of the day,

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“You gauge the success of a day by the people who are participating in it and the farmers were asking good questions on technical aspects of managing effluent systems,” Mr Wadey said after the event.

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“With some of the largerscale farm developments happening in this area of the Waikato it’s likely their effluent system queries and issues will be different so it’s important that all people involved in managing farm effluent systems attend to get this information.”

Environment Waikato’s sustainable agriculture coordinator, Gabriele Kaufler, said with belts tightening now was a good time to learn how to turn effluent into savings on a farm’s bottom line.

Printed Courtesy: South Waikato News 28 January 2009

JOHNSTON LAWRENCE WAIRARAPA MOANA

Scholarship in Law The partners of Johnston Lawrence, Barristers and Solicitors, of Wellington, have established a Scholarship in Law for students from whanau associated with the Mangakino/Pouakani land.

Johnston Lawrence has a long association with the Wairarapa Moana ki Pouakani Incorporation and previously the Mangakino Township Incorporation and Pouakani 2 Trust.

5. If, for any reason, the Scholarship is not awarded in any one year, the funding may be available for an additional award the following year.

The Scholarship in Law was established in 1997. Holders of the Scholarship, both past and present, may be given priority in consideration for summer clerk positions in the Johnston Lawrence law offices.

6. Application forms are available from the office of the Dean of Law. Award of the Scholarship will be decided by a committee of three, being a nominee of the Dean of Law, a representative from Johnston Lawrence and a representative from the Wairarapa Moana ki Pouakani Incorporation Committee of Management.

1. The Scholarship will be known as the Johnston Lawrence Wairarapa Moana Scholarship in Law. 2. The value of the Scholarship is $1,000 per annum.

3. The Scholarship is generally awarded to a thirdyear student of law studying at Victoria University of Wellington. Both academic ability and financial need will be taken into account when awarding the Scholarship.

4. Applicants must be descended from an original Ngati Kahungunu ki Wairarapa owner of the Mangakino/ Pouakani lands and certification must be obtained of that descent from the Wairarapa Moana Trust.

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7. Applications for the Scholarship close on 31 May each year.

If you would like more information about this Scholarship, please contact the Dean of the Law Faculty, Victoria University, Wellington.

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Wairarapa Maori Sports Awards On December 4th, 2008, Whaiora Whanui Trust hosted the Wairarapa Maori Sports Awards, a very successful event which saw over two hundred and fifty people walk through the doors of the Masterton Town Hall to promote, encourage and celebrate Wairarapa Maori sporting excellence.

The Wairarapa Maori Sports Awards was first established in 2007 by Jeff Workman, a Masterton District Councillor and a kaimahi at Whaiora, who developed the awards to acknowledge and encourage the community to get in behind sport within Wairarapa.

Once again Whaiora was honoured to host the 2008 awards and this year the event was led by Perri Tatana, currently the health promoter at Whaiora and the committee Hone Hurihanganui, Dayle Clarkson and Libby Patterson.

The 2008 event was packed with entertainment by Nik Carlson, runner-up of the pop show NZ Idol, guest speaker, Shalto Taylor, Captain of the New Zealand Para-Olympian Wheel Blacks Team and thirty-two sporting nominees from all over Wairarapa covering various sports such as swimming, netball, rugby, softball and shearing.

The eight categories and winners of the 2008 Wairarapa Maori Sports Awards were: Male Tai Tamariki – Kendall Peterson Female Tai Tamariki – Sade Atkinson Junior Male – Neil Van Wijk Junior Female – Te Ata Phillips Senior Male – Justin Karaitiana

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.

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.

If you are up to the challenge contact Chris Berry, Operations Manager Wairarapa Moana Farms M.021 876 513

E. chris.wairarapa@gmail.com

Whaiora received a lot of positive feedback from those who attended and would like to send out a big thank you to all the sponsors who helped make the event happen, especially to the Wairarapa community for getting in behind it all and making the night such a success. The level of sporting excellence throughout Wairarapa is immense and a lot of it goes under acknowledged. As in the past two years, Whaiora hopes to continue to promote, encourage and celebrate Wairarapa Maori Sporting excellence.

The awards

Senior Female – Ana May Playle Coach – Jack Waru Service to Sport – Russell Thompson Sports Personality for 2008 – Neil Van Wijk Sports Personality for 2008 – Neil Van Wijk

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Wairarapa Moana Trust Confirms Priorities For February 2009 – well it was Valentine’s Day for many but for Wairarapa Moana 2009 14 trustees it was spent doing professional development and planning the Trust activities for the year.

Back Row from left: Trustees – Pani Himona, Sonya Rimene, Anne Carter and Tame Matiaha Middle Row from left: WMI Director, Arawhetu Peretini and WMT Secretary, Ngaere Webb Front Row from left: Trustee Lynne Whata and WM Office Manager Charmaine Kawana

“This year we decided to focus on up-skilling ourselves as trustees,” said Chair, Sonya Rimene.

• Marae Development; and

“We were very privileged to have Arawhetu Peretini, a member of the Wairarapa Moana Incorporation Committee of Management, present to us on the roles and responsibilities of trustees.”

This year the Trust looks forward to delivering the following initiatives to our whanau:

“We were also briefed by Office Manager Charmaine Kawana on what we need to do to ensure we meet all of our statutory responsibilities.”

• $40,000 for “Future Leaders” scholarships.

Trustees also took time to consider our priorities for the next 2 – 3 years. We confirmed the following four areas as our priorities: • Whanaungatanga; • Leadership;

Farming As A Career WAIRARAPA MOANA FARMS – CADET PROGRAMME Readers are reminded of the Cadetship programme available to shareholders and their descendants. For further information contact Ngaere at the office.

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Wairarapa Moana Trust trustees – Planning Session

• Cultural Development.

• A “Leadership Wananga” in April for the recipients of the Wairarapa Moana Trust scholarships.

• $30,000 for Marae Development, and meeting annually with Kohunui, Papawai, Hurunuiorangi, Te Ore Ore and Pouakani Marae.

“We will also continue to work with Aratoi and other partners to develop an exhibition to promote the history of Wairarapa Moana. This is a huge project which we expect to come to fruition in 2010.”

“We also discussed the likely increase in unemployment over the coming year, and in the hope that we may be able to assist some of our young people into employment, we decided to increase the number of trade training scholarships from 7 to 12 for 2009,” said Sonya Rimene.

If you have inquiries about the services of the Wairarapa Moana Trust please contact Ngaere Webb at the Wairarapa Moana office on 06 370 2608 or 0800 662 624 or visit the Wairarapa Moana website on www.wairarapamoana.org.nz

WMT Trustee Profile

WMT Trustee Profile

LYNNE TE MAARI – WHATA

PANI ALBERT HIMONA

Lynne Te Maari–Whata is the elder daughter of South Wairarapa identities Hune (June) and Rose Te Maari.

Ko Rangitumau te Maunga, Ko Ruamahanga te Awa, Ko Wairarapa te Moana, Ko Te Ore Ore te Marae, Ko Ngati Hamua te Hapu, Ko Ngati Kahungunu, Rangitane me Ngai Tahu nga Iwi. Tihei mauriora.

She spent her early working life at the Featherston County Council offices and the Ministry of Transport, Wellington, then it was back to Martinborough to own and operate Kerrs Butchery.

In 1980 Lynne moved to Rotorua and worked in a variety of occupations before deciding to study law at Victoria University.

Lynne met and married Brian Whata who gave Lynne a new perspective on life. Work experience in the probation office and associated positions led to a change in direction and Lynne transferred her studies from law to social work and psychology.

After completing her studies Lynne worked for Mana Social Services and Rotorua Hospital.

Lynne has long been an advocate for the Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW) becoming national vice president.

In 2006, Lynne commenced the position of team leader, social work department, Wairarapa Hospital in Masterton. During this time Lynne completed extra-mural studies and graduated Bachelor of Social Work then commenced studying for a Masters degree.

Due to on-going health problems, Lynne reluctantly relinquished her job at the hospital. Lynne is still sought by ANZASW to take a leading role in Wairarapa.

Lynne is also an executive member of the South Wairarapa Maori Women’s Welfare League, she was recently elected to the board of the Wairarapa Moana Trust and is currently looking to establish a comprehensive social service for Maori in Wairarapa Lynne, Brian and grandson Levi, who has just started at Rathkeale College, are enjoying life in Wairarapa although Lynne complains that she can do without the cold winds that sweep through the region.

I was born in 1938 at Te Ore Ore, the eighth child of James Rupuha Elers and Whanaupani Himona. My mother died at my birth and I became a whangai of her brother Dick Tahuora Himona and his wife Riria Fowler of Arowhenua, Temuka.

Educated at Te Ore Ore School then Hato Paora College in Feilding.

Employed by Thos Borthwick & Sons (Aásia) Ltd. Waingawa; Cannings Whakatane Ltd; Whakatane District Council; Masterton District Council and the Wairarapa Maori Executive Taiwhenua.

I have been involved in many local organisations providing accounting and administrative services.

I am married to June Patricia Robinson and we have five children and ten grandchildren.

WAIRARAPA MOANA TRUST

MARAE AND FACILITY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS Marae Trustees and committees are reminded that the closing date for this year’s funding applications is 30 April 2009.

There is only one funding round per annum.

All shareholder marae have received a booklet on policies and guidelines.

If you require further copies of this booklet or any assistance regarding the application please contact Ngaere Webb on 06 370 2608 or 0800 662 624

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Some of the secondary school scholarship recipients.

Successful Scholarship Presentation Ceremony in Masterton The Papawai and Kaikokirikiri Trusts Board administers scholarships to secondary school students who affiliate to Ngati Kahungunu ki Wairarapa and Rangitane O Wairarapa.

On the 24th January the 2008 scholarship recipients and their whanau were invited to a Scholarship Presentation Ceremony, held at Te Rangimarie Marae in Masterton. This was a great success says trustee Wai Quayle who worked with the Papawai and Kaikokirikiri Trusts Board secretarymanager Charmaine Kawana to see that events leading up to the presentation and the day itself ran smoothly.

Wai Quayle (Ngati Kahungunu) is a community health worker for Whaiora Whanui and is also the Maori Outreach Liaison officer working with three general practises to help get those Maori patients who may be high risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes or other specific health problems. This requires the patient to re-engage with their practise nurse or doctor and be checked on a regular basis.

In the past we have held our scholarship ceremonies at Papawai Marae in Greytown. Over the years the attendance by scholarship recipients and whanau diminished and it was a little disheartening when we had to cancel the 2008 hui scheduled for January due to insufficient responses. We looked at what changes could be made and decided to hold the hui at a Masterton venue and this proved very successful.

This year we had a good turnout with nineteen students and well over forty-five whanau attending.

In the past we usually receive between 160 and 200 applications a year, this year, 2008, we received 170 applications and of these only 150 were successful. Those

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unsuccessful are not considered for various reasons, mainly application forms are not completed – no principal’s report, forms not signed, no whakapapa. Our criteria is that all this information is required so that the application is successful.

Our office staff work hard to get applicants to complete their application forms correctly and to get them in on time, so please take the time to get them filled in correctly, otherwise you risk disappointment.

The application forms are available from the 20th of September each year. They are also sent out to the local colleges or you can contact the office directly at 4 Park Avenue in Masterton, telephone 06 3702608 and our staff will forward one to you. Our office here at the Wairarapa Moana Incorporation has an excellent record of networking and informs all those that come to use the facilities for their hui, or through Ngati Kahungunu office of the availability and the requirements of the scholarships. We make sure that the strictly enforced cut off date for the applications is known and this is the last Friday in November. No late applications will be accepted for consideration, so application forms must be back in our office on or before this date.

The recent ceremony saw around 70 people attending.

Our day started with karakia once inside the wharenui Nukutaimemeha by Archdeacon Hariata Tahana and then Kaumatua Pani Himona welcomed everyone to the Marae and to our special day.

Scholarship recipients with their whanau.

The trustees present were then introduced to the recipients and at this stage we were able to inform these young people of the background of the Trusts and the work the trustees do. After our introduction our secretary-manager Charmaine Kawana was introduced and she informed every one of the agenda for the morning.

Next the 2008 Scholarship Certificates were presented to the recipients by trustees Archdeacon Hariata Tahana and Reomoana Walker and words of encouragement were given and that if they continued to work hard the Papawai and Kaikokirikiri Trusts would continue to support them with future scholarships.

Each year the board sets aside from its net income an amount towards the scholarship fund. These funds are then appropriated to two-thirds to Church of England schools and one-third to ‘Other’ schools, as set down by the Papawai and Kaikokirikiri Trusts Act 1943. At present the board is processing a Repeal of this Act through Parliament.

Following the awards ceremony, photos were taken of the recipients and their whanau and everyone was invited to enjoy a bus trip around all the Papawai and Kaikokirikiri lands. On a bus trip they enjoyed not only the history of the Trust but also local history and landmarks. This was planned as an enjoyable day out for both the young people and their whanau but it also had an important underlying purpose, to have the history of the Trust told so that the recipients have a sense of belonging and to know where the revenue for the scholarships comes from.

We left Masterton via Akura Road and Ngaumutawa Road, to show them our farming properties of 57 hectares and industrial lands of 13 hectares adjacent to these roads. We then proceeded south to Greytown, then out to Papawai to see one of our dairy farms of 160 hectares, leased to B & C Scott, the college site of St Thomas’s, then a visit to Papawai Marae, the home of the Maori Parliament in the early 1900s.

We then returned northwards to Clareville, via Parkvale (mushroom factory) just east of Carterton, to Dorset Road and Francis Line which is another historic site for us. This was where Hikurangi Maori Boys College was built by the Papawai and Kaikokirikiri Trusts Board and opened in 1903 but unfortunately it burnt down in 1932. Now the land of 60 hectares is farmed and leased to J & J Rose as a dairy unit.

It is from these leased farms and industrial lands that the revenue for the Trust and scholarships comes.

All those present thoroughly enjoyed their day which was capped off by an excellent luncheon held at Te Rangimarie Marae. It was at this luncheon that the young recipients individually thanked the trustees for organising such an informative and thought-provoking day and showed their appreciation by performing waiata and haka.

Many parents and grandparents who were present on the bus tour explained that prior to the tour they did not know the history of the Trust or where the particular lands were and they were very grateful to be part of an excellent learning experience.

Five years ago the Trust Board only sent out letters of notification to successful recipients. They, the recipients, never got to see the lands or hear the history. This scholarship presentation ceremony is one way the Papawai and Kaikokirikiri Trusts Board can share their story.

Returning from the site visits to PK Trusts properties

It is our hope that recipients will take an interest in this land so that when they get older they will want to come back and possibly become Board members, thus supporting and continuing the work being carried out by the Board. It is vital that these lands are maintained for future generations.

The future looks bright for the Papawai and Kaikokirikiri Trusts Board.

Story: Philippa Novak

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Trades Are For Rangatahi

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Wahine Hoki!

The Wairarapa Moana Trust (WMT) would like to see our rangatahi, young Maori women and men, consider a wider range of career options and to contemplate trade occupations.

Research released by the Ministry of Women’s Affairs (MWA) in September 2008 found that young women can feel limited in their options when choosing a career and those limits are reinforced by factors such as peer pressure, parental opposition, media portrayal of some jobs and school systems. The research was commissioned because the MWA wanted to know the factors that influence young people when they are deciding on a career and, in particular, why so few young women enter the trades, where there are good career opportunities and where there can be an opportunity to earn-while-you-learn.

The research report Trading Choices: young people’s career decisions and gender segregation in the trades includes examples of the reactions some young women encountered when they expressed an interest in learning a trade.

One young woman talked about the response she received when she said she wanted to work with her hands. “My Dean asked what I wanted to do in the long-run, what am I good at and I said ‘something with my hands’. She said ‘so you want to do sewing?’ I said ‘no, fixing things like metals and things,’ she said ‘What! There’s woodwork but there’s lots of guys in it’.”

Another young woman talked about the reaction she got from her peers when she attended woodwork classes. “The boys thought we were there as a joke.” Another said, “The first time we showed up to class it was pretty crazy. All the boys were going ‘What is she doing here?’.”

One young woman, however, talked about her work experience, saying ‘it was really valuable to realise that the way you might be thinking could be too narrow. Broaden your horizons and give things a go, you won’t know until you try’.

WMT Chair, Sonya Rimene, said it was important for our rangatahi, young Maori women and young Maori men to consider a wide range of career options in particular farming and agriculture.

While women have entered many jobs that were once dominated by men, such as law or medicine, many jobs remain dominated by either men or women. For example, 99 percent of builders, electricians and motor mechanics are men. Women make up over 90 percent of people working as caregivers, registered nurses and secretaries.

“The fact that men and women continue to do different types of jobs is one of the factors in the gender pay gap.

Currently, when comparing men’s and women’s median hourly earnings, women earn 12.5 percent less than men.

“The young women who were interviewed said there are challenges to seeking a job in occupations such as engineering or building. These included how the trades are portrayed in the media, what friends say when they mention they might be considering working in a trade and the extent to which schools encourage young people to consider a variety of career options.”

Once at work, however, girls often found ways to fit in and adapt the work around their strengths.

“I hope that this research will be useful information to our rangatahi. I’d like to encourage our rangatahi to consider a career as farmers of our own land.”

The MWA commissioned the New Zealand Council for Educational Research to carry out the research which involved focus groups and interviews with eighty-six young women and men, ranging in age from junior secondary students to trainees and recent graduates in trades-related occupations.

Research commissioned by MWA in 2006 showed hourly pay rates on the completion of training were: Male-dominated occupations: Builder Mechanic Electrician Plumber

$21.15 $19.50 $20.40 $23.20

Female-dominated occupations: Caregiver Hairdresser Sales Assistant Administrator

$12.36 $14.21 $13.34 $15.65

Trading Choices can be viewed on the MWA website at www.mwa.govt.nz/news-and-pubs/publications/tradingchoices

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Huia Harrison Manager Land Registry & Advisory Services Team Takitimu District Office

DATES, VENUES AND TIMES FOR MAORI LAND COURT CLINICS FOR THE WAIRARAPA REGION FOR 2009

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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.

Anareta Enita Netatoria Matiaha Campbell Camelia Rimene Caroline Elizabeth Mita Cherie Antonella Tauri Christina Joan Mita Dorothy Leteta Chown Elaine Harawira Frederica Panapa Gloria Josephine Namana Hine R Verran Jeanette Heni Mason Thompson Josephine Georgina Tiapa Raston Linda Kay Karaitiana Maikara McArdell Maisie Frances Riria King Matthew Edward Chase Maura Matenga Memory Arihia Artermisia Hamon Ngarangi Topetopea E E Murphy Rangituhia Poutu Te Reo Hanita Sheena Pele-Toalepai

Shree Horn Tekiato Fitzgerald Theresa Nellie Panapa Marianne Bernice Papanui Ruth Anamia Pike Trust Graham Nahona Maehe Wills Cecelia Piki Gardiner Jacqueline Anne Maria Porou Josephine Renata Samantha Alicia Nepe Graham Ngatuere Brian Ngatuere Rene Taukura Eunice Cooper Agnes Smiler Thomas Hutana Daphne Hikinoa Kingi Tanara Areta Mangai Whanau Trust Stephen Henry Toki Reuben Tuari Gail Annette Tuari Riarna Marees Tuari Micheal Denton Tuari

Terrance Thomas Tuari Lavina Agness Orlowski Betty Elizabeth Olive Winitana Marlene Horton Mereana Te Maari Whanau Trust Genevieve Ann Wright Duane Eddy Cole Monica Flutey Danger Ruamano Whanau Trust Mamari Namana-Lee Ngaio Kingi Troy Hanita Paki Tahu Brown Parata Whanau Trust Janine Love He Whenua Tapu Whanau Trust Te Kama Phillip Paewai Francis Paewai Norman Pendue Rangi Jason Patrick Allanson Adrienne Denise Hesketh Ian Francis Waaka Pania Waaka Colleen Margaret Hiri Jamie Lee Sherry

Keita Logan Riki William Karauria Namana Merle Pohorama Tunuiarangi Rupuha Margaret Donna Clarke Peter Williams Te Reremoana Nepe Hikatoa Nepe Hamuera Nepe James Teowai Karaitiana Maraea Tanerau Erepi Te Hau II Whanau Trust Patricia Billy Bissett Ian Thomas Watson Ngaroma Darling Watson Allen Francis Karipa William Isaac Edward Watson Violet Rosena Kawana Whanau Trust Nora Haumaiterangi Connelly Corin Christine Martin Tangi Haeata

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POUAKANI MARAE Kia ora koutou,

My name is Lesley Pedersen. My husband, James Wairukuruku Murray Pedersen, is a shareholder and Trustee Treasurer of Pouakani Marae in Mangakino.

Pouakani Marae has a new website through www.naumaiplace.com and I am the new Content Manager. My job is to put any information relevant to Pouakani Marae on to the website.

I would like to ask if any of the whanau have items of interest and/or photographs that relate to the Marae and would like to have them put on to the website.

This can be done either by going into the website www.naumaiplace. com and locating Pouakani Marae and submitting it through the website or by emailing me at lesley11@xtra. co.nz Everything is still new and I am going to be putting in photographs and any news and events relating to the loss of our Marae when destroyed by fire.

I would be grateful for any correspondence by mail or email.

This website will help us keep in touch with whanau both at home and overseas and perhaps someone from overseas may like to have some input.

We have whanau in Perth that have been fundraising towards helping us with the re-build and as they were here for Christmas gave us a very generous cash donation. They have assured us that mahi is on-going so we are very grateful indeed to the whanau.

I look forward to hearing from anyone and excited as this is something new both for myself and our Marae and being on the worldwide web can open up many doors.

Na Leslie

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More News From Pouakani Marae On Saturday 24 January, Auckland Anniversary weekend, a karakia (blessing) for our Marae site was held by Apotoro Rehita Maatai Ariki Rawiri Kauae Te Toki.

The blessing is in readiness to watch over and pave the way for haukainga (home people), manuhiri (visitors) that may come and go and all the workers that will be involved in the rebuild from start to completion.

Excavation of the wharenui commenced the following Tuesday, 27 January.

We are now ready to use Te Awhina (old bowling club) for tangihanga, as has not been the case previously, with whanau having to make alternative arrangements.

The cost of meeting council requirements is too expensive and because it is only for temporary use, we are concentrating all our efforts towards the rebuild of our Marae, hence, we have managed to bypass the requirements by purchasing a marquee.

Fundraising by having Housie every Thursday night, selling hangi and raffles has given our Marae putea a little boost. We are looking at other ways to fundraise plus we have Marae teeshirts of which we have sold a good number to whanau both here and overseas. If any whanau are interested in purchasing teeshirts I will have all the information on our website or I can be contacted by phone 07 882 8481 or email lesley11@xtra.co.nz Unfortunately, there are no small sizes left. The sizes are XL up to 4XL.

Kua oti taku korero o tenei Marae, tena koutou, tena koutou, tena tatou katoa

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Rangiurunga Urupa

Kia ora everyone, At time of writing the urupa is looking as good as it has been for many a year. Our thanks go out to local farmer Jim Bicknell for the initial slashing of the long grass, fennel and broom.

A massive thanks to Wiremu Kingi-Brightwell and his whanau for getting the area down to lawn mowing standard, an awesome job by a dozen or so people over a wet couple of days and also for the second mow a couple of weeks later.

An aerial photo of the urupa area has been taken just after the first mowing by the Kingi-Brightwell whanau. The photo is courtesy of Jim Bicknell taken from his glider.

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Jim Bicknell

A big thanks also to JR of JR’s Orchard for spraying the fennel and scrub all along the northern fence line and the area in the north west corner. There are a number of old formed graves that at the moment are unable to be mowed around until all the foliage is removed and we can expose the outline of the graves. This will have to be done manually.

I am at the moment creating a new garden along the western fence line as well as small gardens in between graves that have gaps too narrow for the mower to fit. All the plants have been grown from seed, from cuttings or donations.

The cleaning up of formed unmarked, unknown graves is an on-going project that I have undertaken to do and is both satisfying and time consuming. It involves re-shaping the outline of the graves where needed, weeding, newspaper and rock mulching to stop weeds reappearing and then planting out to enhance the area.

If you intend visiting a loved one why not bring a plant or ten to plant, remember it gets really hot here in summer and heavy frosts from March – November. Live plants are so much better than plastic as the plastic deteriorates to a dirty bleached state in quite a quick time and they also create a problem for mowing because they tend to get blown all over the urupa in strong winds.

We still need plenty of tools, materials, time and koha to get to the next stage of the refurbishment of the urupa.

The GPR survey is going to be one of the big cost items now costing approximately $6000. There is only so much that

can be done by volunteers and this is one of those things that has to be done by the professionals.

The urupa date has now been confirmed as being pre-1867 as shown on William Skeet’s plan of native village at Papawai dated 1867. A copy of this plan is held at the Masterton District Council Library Archives.

If you have any history or stories about the urupa or those buried here we would love to hear from you so we can publish such interesting facts and stories in upcoming newsletters. I have heard a number of stories told of plums and puha being picked and many a clip over the ear.

We still need, from you and your whanau, names and addresses of people that you know who relate to anyone buried at Papawai for our register. It’s getting bigger by the day but is far from complete.

Lloyd Jordan ngaraimajordan@hotmail.com

Obituary: Jim Rewi passed away on the 6th of November in Carterton. His tangi and burial at Papawai Rangiurunga Urupa was on 13th November.

Jim is survived by his son Julian, daughters Lelani and Chantal and grand-daughter Montana Jewel.

11 REMEMBER: IF EVERYONE DOES A LITTLE EXTRA SOON THERE WILL BE NO EXTRA TO BE DONE.

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 MICHAEL LISTER HOPLEY RUTU NGAIRO RANGI HIKITIA JURY ELENA ERINA MOMO JAMES ROSS JAMES CARROLL NGATOTO WIRIHANA KINO MATENGA JOHN RIWAI JURY NGAWAITA TAUEKI KINO WINIFRED JURY COLIN JAMES TUI MATENGA SANDRA RAKI JOHN PIRIKA NGAWAI SHARNA MAREE JURY MARU IHAIA TAMIHANA IAN REIRI JOSEPHINE WELLS NGAWAI MOKE MEMORY MURPHY MALCOLM MANAHI MEIHANA WILLIAM GEORGE POUHIKI PALMER JIMMY PAKU TAUEKI BARCELLO WHANAU TRUST HINE HEMI MURI HAWEA HEMI

RONA MARAMA NATHAN RIRIA PATRICIA JEPSEN MIHI BROUGHTON RORA NGARORI KINGI EREURA NGARORI KINGI STEVEN NGAIRO WHAKATATARA-O-TE-RANGI NAMANA TAMIHANA TUHUA TUHI PAORA R SMILER WAIORIKI PAEWAI NGAHINA TAUEKI HERA TAUEKI DENNIS HOHAIA MCCLELAND TAMAIRANGI O.A. WILTSHIRE HERA NGARORI KINGI STEPHEN MURRAY DUDER HEKENUI CARTER ERUETI HANITA HANITA BERNADETTE PAPANUI MITA PAEWAI MARGARET WATENE JOHN MITA NELLIE HIKA TAPAIRU ANGELL PAKIRI HAEATA TE RITO HAEATA

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, May 8, 2009 Friday, August 21, 2009

Distribution Dates Saturday, June 6, 2009 Saturday, September 19, 2009

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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.

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Ph: 06 370 2608 Fax: 06 370 2609

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