Issue 21 March 2011

WAIRARAPA M OANA ISSUE TWENTY-ONE: RUA TEKAU MA TAHI MARCH 2011

Wairarapa Moana Descendant Meets Hillary Clinton Friday 5 November, 2010, saw US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, personally thank Paraparaumu resident and writer, Joan Ellis, for her work recording the oral histories of American service personnel who were stationed in New Zealand during World War II, following her laying a wreath at the National War Memorial.

Joan said that it was an honour to be selected to meet the Secretary of State and it made her efforts to produce the two books of stories from US Marines who were stationed in New Zealand during World War II all the more worthwhile.

The ceremony, conducted in the Hall of Memories, was solemn and serious and was a worthy tribute to our men who were there representing all the New Zealand servicemen who served overseas during World War I and World War II.

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The importance of water from the sky and ground can’t be underestimated Johnston Lawrence Wairarapa Moana – Scholarship in Law

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A Short History of Papawai

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Shareholder/Beneficiary Search

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A Walk Down Memory Lane

Photo provided by US Embassy photographer Ola Thorsen

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2011 Trade Training and Apprenticeship Scholarships Wairarapa Moana Exhibition

p10 Wairarapa in Brief p11 Hand of Blessing – Hariata Tahana p12 50 Unclaimed Dividends p12 Shareholder Bank Account Details

Also selected to meet the Secretary was Kapiti Coast Mayor, Jenny Rowan, who attended in her capacity as Chair of the Kapiti US Marines Trust, which aims to preserve the history of US Marines stationed on the Kapiti Coast.

Joan found Mrs Clinton to be a charming, friendly and attractive woman, worthy of the position she holds.

Story provided by Kapiti Observer and Joan Ellis

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The importance of water from the sky and ground can’t be underestimated.

The last AGM on the farm was a fantastic opportunity to update the shareholders and to be able to show firsthand the development and improvements that are currently underway and meet some of the staff that are working hard to manage your assets. On behalf of the Wairarapa team we would like to thank you for your interest and support as we continue to strive to be a leader in the industry and community at large.

Since the AGM the farms experienced extreme moisture levels with 20% of the normal rainfall in November and December causing a seriously alarming dry spell. Luckily this was followed by a significant rainfall period in January and as a result pasture levels today are reasonable compared to prior year averages. The season and weather patterns continue to be a challenge but this year’s production levels are trending above budget and we look set to achieve new records. As a result of the strong payout and production levels the Incorporation has a sound operational cash flow position for the year 2010 / 2011.

As a result of the dry spell, management fast-tracked the exit strategy of the ewes with 2,000 ewes and the majority of the lambs were sold in December. The implementation of the dairy support block is fully underway and the focus in this area now is primarily on improving the live weights of young stock and banking any surplus supplement to support the wintering of cows this coming June. We are also in the process of converting another 380 hectares of land into Dairy. This will mean that next year the total cows milked will be 10,000 which is a significant achievement and also ties into the investment strategy of the milk processing facility, Miraka.

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Miraka is progressing well with the building operation slightly ahead of schedule and the management team coming together. Interest to supply milk to Miraka has been strong from other Māori Trusts and non Māori farms and that is an encouraging result for this project to date. As planned, Wairarapa Moana Farms will be supplying to Miraka this coming season.

Other projects that continue on farm relate particularly to effluent management systems and water utilisation. The effluent projects are strategic improvements to ensure WMF are ahead of industry standards and the water utilisation project is key to improving the efficiency and protection of this valuable resource. We have also had a significant win for the Incorporation as we have been granted water consent to irrigate an additional 1,000 hectares of land which is exciting as our strategy to become self sufficient on farm in a sustainable manner will only be enhanced with this valuable water resource.

Outside of the pastoral land we have also started the process of filing for the Emissions Trading Scheme related to our forestry holdings and in the township have taken back the

Irrigation plant.

control of houses that were formerly used by the education board.

projects and placing the assets in a good position to enhance returns and generate wealth over an extended period of time.

At all levels the team is busy with plenty of opportunities in front of us. The farm staff is already planning ahead for next season while ensuring we maximise the benefits of strong commodity prices and production levels this season.

The management and executive teams are pushing strategic

On behalf of the team we look forward to continuing to work hard to ensure we are growing the Wairarapa Moana Incorporation into a strong, sustainable and productive asset that you can be extremely proud of.

JOHNSTON LAWRENCE WAIRARAPA MOANA

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LAW The directors of Johnston Lawrence Limited, Barristers and Solicitors, of Wellington, have established a Scholarship in Law for students from whānau 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.

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.

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

Andy MacLeod, General Manager

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 third-year 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 Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa owner of the Mangakino/ Pouakani lands and certification must be obtained of that descent from the Wairarapa Moana 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.

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.

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

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A Short History of Papawai The Arrival of Ngātimoe Rangitawhanga had been settled. It wasn’t long before Kauhi was accused of bewitching Te Rangitawhanga who subsequently died. A fight ensued just beyond Otaraia and the brothers and Tumai left the area for Greytown. Along the way Ngāti Moe was given land before finally settling at Papawai.

Tumai te Uru, of Rangitāne, owned a vast tract of land from the bottom of Moiki to the Waingawa River which was inclusive of Papawai. He was a contemporary of Te Rangitawhanga and both men lived for a period at Maikuku Pa on the Kahutara Block. It was here that the men quarrelled over a pa tuna and as a result of being slighted Tumai sent for his younger brothers who were living in Hawke’s Bay. Those men were the brothers Pateika, Kauhi, Kokohi and Kohupara of Ngāti Moe.

All four men, their wives and children lived together at Papawai until Kokohi was expelled from the land for an indiscretion. Tumai te Uru then went to live at Te Whare o Tumai te Uru on the Pukengaki Range just beyond Ahikouka and never returned.

Obviously Tumai was no fool. He was also of Ngāti Kahungunu descent and as this iwi had now taken over large areas of land in Southern Wairarapa it was an astute move on his part to send for his relatives from Ngāti Moe. Tumai belonged to Ngai Tamawahine a large and powerful hapū at Napier. A branch of this hapū became known as Ngāti Moe. However, by the time the brothers arrived, Kohupara had left the group and the argument between Tumai and

Stories from around Papawai 1. The flight of Te Raekaumoana.

2. The death of Te Rangitumomotu.

3. The adventures of Nukupewapewa.

Rongokako

Kahukurakotare Whaene Ruapani Tumaaroro Tamaraeroa Tawhao to mua Ruapututu Ruamateroa he Tuini Raahiri Ruahoea Tuini

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Ka aranga tenei ingoa Hapu kia Ngati Moe a Ngai Tamawahine Ruatekuri

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Tumai te Uru Tupurupuru

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Tupare

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Paheronui

Te Inuwai

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Kokohi

Pateika

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Whakapapa given by Te Whatahoro Jury to the Māori Komiti in 1895 at Papawai.

In the 1820s Pirika Po lived at Papawai with a very small number of Ngātimoe. His father Ahituiau had been a chief of great influence and had roamed the land. He died at Papawai and when buried in common ground his body was secreted away during the night and reburied in a nearby swamp as befitted a man of his status.

The Senior Whakapapa Line

Pateika = Wheura Hine te Arokura (m) Hinewhare (m) Waingawa (m) Te Ahituiau (m)

Papawai becomes a settlement The likelihood of Papawai becoming a settlement had been discussed between Pirika Po and the Anglican Bishop to New Zealand, George Augustus Selwyn, prior to the meeting at Kaikōkirikiri pa in Masterton, in 1853, and affirmed at this time. It was supported, apparently, by the majority of Ngāti Moe. 400 acres were sold to the Anglican Church on the 14th of June for a Church Settlement. Prior to this sale Manihera Rangitakaiwaho had arrived at Papawai. He set about surveying the land for a township which never came to fruition for a variety of reasons.

Te Warahi (m)

Matini Warahi (m)

Pirika Po (m) (no issue)

Maraea Kaiuku (f)

Hoani Rangitakaiwaho (m)

Matini te Ore (m) (line died out)

Saint Thomas College • 1856 the Reverend William Ronaldson brought his family to Greytown while a house was built for them on the College Land.

St Thomas College

• 1860 and Saint Thomas College was opened by Reverend Abraham the Bishop of Wellington.

• Within five years it was closed due to lack of support, money, residents, increasing poverty and hardship amongst Māori, and the unrest being experienced as a result of the Hauhau and King Movements let alone being unhappy with the Colonial Government and the state of their lands.

• 1886 and a school was opened with a much larger roll.

• 1924 the doors closed for the final time and by now had become a Public School.

• Today part of the Papawai-Kaikōkirikiri Lands Trust.

• While the school house stood it was used by various Papawai families as a home.

Courtesy: Alexander Turnbull Library: Wellington

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The Papawai Mill • 1855 Thomas Hooker employed to construct the mill for 900 pounds.

• Sited next to the Mangarara Stream.

• Hecklers Road was a track formed by Māori and went directly to the stream where canoes laden with wheat were unloaded.

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.

Dallas Ayden Wilson Kathleen Charmaine McKay Dennice Morgan Raymond Alexandra Douglas Gordon James Iharaira Thompson

• Built for both Māori and pakeha but became a bone of contention between two chiefs, namely, Manihera and Ngatuere. The latter had been living on Pukengaki with his son-in-law who had raised Matini te Ore. • Operated by the Millwrights Ballie and Ferry.

• Destroyed by fire in 1884.

The Whare Wānanga • Opened on the 5th of January 1865 at the whare of Te Rei te Kohitohi and Riwai te Kukutai which stood on the high banks of the Mangarara Stream and stood alone at Te Hautawa. [By Fabians Road corner] • Te Whatahoro Jury and Riwai were appointed scribes.

• The Tohunga were Moihi Matorohanga, Nepia Pohuhu and Paratene te Okawhare.

• The students included Te Whatahoro Jury, Riwai te Kukutai, Pene te Matohi, Matiaha te Ura o te Rangi, Ihaka te Moe and Te Rei te Kohitohi.

• These books were kept by Whatahoro for many years until given to the Dominion Museum.

Hikurangi • Opened on the 10th of January 1886. Manihera Rangitakaiwaho had previously built a Rūnanga House which had burnt down. This was the replacement. The original site was on the opposite side of the road from where it stands today. Hoani Rangitakaiwaho stated in the Native Land Court that he gave Manihera two options as to where the whare could be built and Manihera chose Hikurangi.

• The Totara was obtained from the Taratahi Sawmill.

• The carvers came from Whanganui and were under the supervision of Enoka Taitua.

Te Moa of Te Atiawa was amongst them.

• No elaborate adornments on the initial whare. Built as a Whare Wānanga although there was talk of using it as an Exhibition Hall.

• Why it was called Hikurangi is debateable.

Royd Noell Compton

• In later years the carvings were placed on the front of the house and were done by Whare and Bob Turei.

Aurther Graham Taueki

• The Kowhaiwhai were added in.

Tania Erenora Robinson

• The land belonged to Matini te Ore.

Wiremu Piriote Lucas

• Moved to stand beside Te Paremata Māori as the old people could not climb the stairwell in Aotea. Too steep.

Benson John Ashby Rosina McGregor Manaia Inia Rehu

• Moved again to its present site when the other buildings were demolished.

Te Morere • Stood in the western paddock next to the present day Marae towards the Mangarara Stream.

• Organised by Manihera Rangitakaiwaho and was probably the whare referred to as the Ohaki o Pirika as he lay on his deathbed.

• In later years it was commonly called Raukura’s Whare as this was the land left to her when Matini te Ore died.

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• During the time of Hector Manihera it was used as a Sunday School as he was the Ratana Minister. His daughters took Sunday School.

• Sold, and removed, to the Rifle Club in Greytown.

Aotea, Te Waipounamu, Potaka • Opened on the 14th of April, 1897, for the first sitting of Te Paremata Māori o Te Kotahitanga at Papawai.

• Organised and paid for by Tamahau Mahupuku of Ngāti Hikawera. Designed and supervised by Mr R Varnham and built by locals.

• A large piece of Pounamu, said to hold the mauri of Papawai, was presented to the people by Hone Tikao and Hore Taiaroa of Ngai Tahu.

• Aotea named for the people of Taranaki. Te Waipounamu for our South Island cousins and Potaka after the old pa in South Wairarapa.

• Amongst the carvers were Charlie Anaru, Piripi Ngatuere, Ropitini te Rito, Mr Fitzgerald, Ike Namana, Whare Turei, Bob Manihera, Hapi Manihera, Rangi Rito and Tauria Papanui.

• Destroyed in the huge gales of 1933. Local people both Māori and pakeha demolished the buildings saving what they could.

The opening of Aotea – Te Waipounamu Meeting House at Papawai April 1897.

A WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE In the past, the Wairarapa Moana Mailer has printed a number of stories submitted by shareholders.

Sometimes the stories are accompanied with photos that often refresh fond memories of an event and of people, which can sometimes stir up an emotional feeling of nostalgia.

The Wairarapa Moana Mailer is including, from the next issue of the Mailer (Issue 22), a photo segment titled: “A Walk Down Memory Lane”.

For those that would like to contribute a photo to this segment please provide a copy accompanied with a detailed description about the photo.

New Zealand Premier (Minister of Native Affairs) Richard John Seddon stands to the left of this group of Ngati Moe tipuna.

Butchers Shop

Courtesy: Alexander Turnbull Library: Wellington

• Located behind the Marae next to the Stream.

• Called Kuata and was pulled down about 1977.

Bakery • Built in the northwest corner of Papawai Road and Hecklers Road.

• Brick peel ovens that were wood fired.

We look forward to receiving these and sharing them with the wider whānau.

For further information contact Henare on henare@ wairarapamoana.org.nz or call and have a chat with him on 06 370 2608 or 0800 662 624.

• Wheat was readily available and milled nearby.

• Served the Papawai community.

• Once no longer in use it was used to store potatoes by Duki Rewi for the Papawai whānau.

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Bell • Came from the old school.

General Store • Part of the Marae complex during Papawai’s heyday.

Billiard Rooms • Built by Hoani Rangitakaiwaho.

Horse Stables

• All face inward except the corner sentries as a sign of the peace never broken in Wairarapa with pakeha. In 1986/7 Duncan Hemi noticed the figures succumbing to dry rot and sought assistance from the Historic Places Trust.

The expertise was provided by Jack Fry, Dean Whiting and Nick Tupara from the National Museum. A group of six young men of Ngātimoe, who were at the time unemployed, moved from the Hawke’s Bay to help repair the images.

• Unfortunately the problem is ongoing and the whakapakoko are again at risk and being looked at by Jack Fry.

• Built by Hoani Rangitakaiwaho.

Te Puke Ki Hikurangi

In 1904 it was reported in the Matuhi Press, on the 7th of September, that the Marae complex included:

• Tamahau Mahupuku and Niniwa i te Rangi funded the newspaper which replaced Hui Tangata Kotahi as the official paper of Te Kotahitanga. It was published under the authority of Te Paremata Māori o te Kotahitanga and the Treaty of Waitangi.

1 te Whare Hui called Hikurangi.

1 a whare paku with 2 cubicles 1 whare hui called Aotea and Te Waipounamu.

1 te Whare iringa miti 2 whare pakupaku moenga 1 te Whata 1 te Turuma 3 nga ruuma 1 te Whare moenga 8 nga ruuma 1 te Whare hui [This would have been Te Morere] 1 te turuma Some of the buildings succumbed to the earthquake of 1942 while others were taken to Hastwell.

Whakapakoko

• Ran from 1898 to1906 then returned for a short period from 1911 to 1913.

• Although not produced from Papawai it was certainly run under the guidance of several who lived there.

• Run by a committee of five: Tamahau Mahupuku, Niniwa i te Rangi, Raukura Mahupuku, Arete Mahupuku and Purakau Maika who was the Editor and Supervisor.

• Production Team: Rihara te Parera [Managing Director], Tawhiro Renata [Foreman], Tuari te Rangi [Chief Engineer], Haami Pere [Compositor], Reihana te Kahu o te Rangi [Compositor], Te Ewe Pahera [Compositor], and Kingi Hoani te Rangitakaiwaho [Sub Editor] who had learnt the art in Wellington.

• The huge Totara logs came from the Papawai College Land and that of Raukura Matini’s.

• Niniwa was Editor for Women’s Affairs and chose which foreign news items would be translated for the paper.

• Jobe Salisbury hauled the logs behind his bullocks to the Marae.

Tamahau Mahupuku Memorial

• Each Whakapakoko was carved from a single log.

• Carvers included: Rangi Rito [Wairoa], Ike Namana, Piripi Ngatuere, Whare and Bob Turei, Charlie Anaru, Tame Eramiha, Taituha Waitere, Karauria Namana and the supervisor was Tauria Papanui [Koriniti].

• Those who decided who the figures would represent included: Hoani Rangitakaiwaho, Whatahoro Jury, Tame Tauwhare, Kingi Ngatuere, Whare Turei, Sam Isaac, Bob and Hapi Manihera.

• Completed by 1906.

• All, but two, of the Whakapakoko were descendants of Rongokako who was elevated above them all as the tekoteko. The other two represented Captain Mein Smith and Te Wharepouri of Te Atiawa. The latter was carved by Te Moa a descendant of Wharepouri.

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• Unveiled in 1911.

• Erected by the Government and designed by Mr Nelson Illingworth. Made from Sicilian Marble and stood over four metres high. On top of the huge base stood four columns which supported the dome top. Three of the four sides of the monument held brass plates depicting a warrior guarding his family, Tamahau with a mat and the signing of the Lake Wairarapa Deed. The fourth side held an inscription which talked of the old era being replaced by the new which was for their children. Although a fourth bronze plate was made it depicted some of the living which could not be placed on the memorial. It was hoped with the passing of the living this would be corrected.

• Damaged in the 1942 earthquake and became unsafe.

WAIRARAPA MOANA TRUST

• The memorial which stands today was unveiled by the Honourable Ben Couch, Minister of Māori Affairs, on the 22nd of May, 1982.

Kaumātua Flats • Built by Acacia Homes Ltd, Masterton, under contract to the Housing Division of Māori Affairs. Initially three double units with the fourth being added later.

• The land for the flats was donated by Mr and Mrs Warren and Rachel Thompson. Rachel is a direct descendant of Hoani Rangitakaiwaho who originally lived on the land.

• Opened on the 6th of May, 1989 by the Honourable Koro Wetere, Minister of Māori Affairs, who unveiled the plaque ‘Kahui Tiaki.’

• Initially administered by Te Puni Kōkiri who passed it on to Māori Affairs before being taken over by a Whenua Topu Trust in 1995. The Trust had to raise a mortgage to purchase the property from Māori Affairs.

• A new Trust was formed following the 2008 AGM.

Rangiurunga Urupā • Land given by Hoani Rangitakaiwaho, one and a half acres, and Hemi Matiaha a half acre.

• Present on the 1867 map of part of the Papawai Block.

However burials have taken place in several locations on the land.

2011 TRADE TRAINING AND APPRENTICESHIP SCHOLARSHIPS The Future Leaders fund is to provide educational funding to assist the descendants of the original owners of the Wairarapa Moana.

Trade Training and Apprenticeship scholarships are available to students studying trade training courses and who meet the Trust’s criteria.

If this is you, or someone you know ... contact Tia on 06 3702608 or 0800 662 624 with any inquiries or to request application forms.

Closing date for applications 1 June 2011

• Mentioned in the 1888 Native Land Court case and had been used for Ngātimoe and the people living at Papawai.

• 2009 it was Gazetted as a Māori Reservation and Trustees appointed. The name was also formally registered.

Papawai Stream Restoration Project • Began in 2004 and now involves the Papawai Community, Marae Committee, Greater Wellington Regional Council, South Wairarapa District Council and the schools.

• 2006 the establishment of the Papawai Community Trust which was tasked with managing and overseeing the restoration project.

• Employed Peter Handford Ltd to access funding and assist in the management.

• Has gone from strength to strength and will eventually cover the entire length of the stream.

• “Ko Mangarara, ko Waiohine enei, he waiu tuku mai i Tararua maunga hei ora mo te iwi.” [These are the Mangarara and Waiohine waterways. They are the very milk of the land that derives from Tararuas. Sustenance for all of us that live here.] Te Whatahoro Jury.

Diane Rewi

REMINDER Wairarapa Moana Exhibition The Wairarapa Moana Exhibition – He pātaka kai, he pātaka kōrero closes at Aratoi on Saturday 7 May 2011 Workshops and events for anyone interested in learning more about Lake Wairarapa’s history and ecology can be sourced from

www.aratoi.org.nz Wairarapa Moana – He pātaka kai, he pātaka kōrero – proudly sponsored by Wairarapa Moana.

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A Rolling Stone concert in Australia is partly to blame for a lifechanging decision made by Te Arohanui ‘Bill’ Peneha. After 17 years at Waingawa Freezing Works (Masterton) and shearing here in NZ, Bill flew across the Tasman to see Mick and the boys.

While there, he discovered that you could shear all year round and decided to stay. Bill fitted into the Ozzy shearing culture with relative ease but in an outback shed in 2004, he suffered a serious accident to his hand. Unable to continue shearing, he decided on a complete career change and is now in his final year of study towards a degree in early childhood education at Charles Sturt University in Dubbo.

Ray was born in Raetihi, February 10, 1945 and spent most of his working life in the shearing shed. In 1966 he made the senior finals, taking out second place and quickly joined the top guns in the open class. He was not far away from the winner’s podium and took out the open plate in 1970.

From 1971 on, Ray made the finals nine times, runner-up in 1974, third in 1978 and runner-up again in 1979. 1981 was the last time Ray made the open finals with victory finally coming his way in 1983 when he and Rei Rangiawha won the Golden Shears Māori-Pakeha teams event.

and hardship are contributing factors which is one of the main reasons why Kahungunu ki Wairarapa and Family Works, a Presbyterian Support Initiative, have joined together to help combat some of these issues.

Ray continued shearing in the open heats until 1992 and being a strong advocate of the sport, he returned to the Golden Shears stage as a judge.

Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Chairman, Nelson Rangitakaiwaho, and Family Works representative, retired judge Sir Bruce Robinson, signed a Memorandum of Understanding at Te Rangimarie Marae, Masterton. Nelson described the signing as “a charter of relationship” because the two organisations will now be working together to deal with issues around at-risk youth and domestic violence.

Ray passed away 2nd February 2011 and with his service at the Taihape Shearing Pavilion, Ray took the stand for the last time. His casket, covered in the many ribbons he’d won signified an illustrious career.

Family Works representative, Lynne Te Maari-Whata was delighted that the agreement was a step towards bringing greater understanding and respect back into the community.

But the most coveted prize, winning the Golden Shears open, was the only ribbon that eluded him.

A modest man, he often said it would have been nice to have won the open but many world-class shearers never made the final and he was one of the lucky ones.

English is the predominant language and as a result, tribal dialect is on the verge of extinction. Yet Bill is seeing the effort being made to unite all the rural schools and is witnessing the emergence of language nests, similar to kohanga reo.

However, Bill’s mission to teach Aborigine children to read and write has been financially draining. Bill put himself through university because being a Kiwi meant he wasn’t entitled to any education grants and scholarships yet despite the financial hardship Bill considers it all worthwhile.

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slick back hair was camped at Mawley Park across the Waipoua River from the Masterton War Memorial Stadium. After a heavy night out with his older workmates, the young teen was up bright and early and headed off to what was about to become the world’s greatest shearing competition, the Golden Shears.

The young teen, Ray Alabaster, was to become one of the most respected shearers in the industry and would be a name that would remain as one of the true champions to grace the board at the Golden Shears.

Over the past two years Bill has worked at six outback schools, mainly with tribal Wiradjuri Aborigine children. He credits his own cultural background for helping him to relate easily to the children and more importantly, to the tribal community.

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“I’m still very much a Kiwi, very much Māori and whenever I hear an Aussie, Aussie, Aussie chant start up, I lay down a haka. I might be living over here but I know where I belong and that’s at home in Wairarapa.”

Youth offending and domestic violence is a growing problem throughout NZ. Tough economic times, unemployment

Both sides agreed that they may have differing views but were committed to combining their skills and resources for the betterment of the wider community.

Hand of Blessing: Hariata Tahana Archdeacon Hariata Tahana is generous to a fault.

The hardworking, ever-smiling Anglican minister, who seemingly appears at the opening of every Wairarapa building and every exhibition, is always on hand to bestow a blessing or help with a pōwhiri.

She said part of the reason for that, and by her own admission, was that she just can’t seem to be able to say ‘no’.

“Sometimes my own whānau say, ‘You need to say no’ but I say what if someone in our family needed [a blessing] and someone said they wouldn’t do it for us? The only time I’ll say no is when I’m not well.”

Known to many in the Wairarapa, Hariata, or Auntie Sally as she likes to be called, was born in Gladstone, the fourth of thirteen children, and was adopted out to a family “across the road”.

There she grew up with another adopted boy, with full knowledge that her family was living close by.

After attending Gladstone School, she didn’t go to college, instead becoming increasingly involved in the Anglican Church in Cole St, Masterton, while working diverse jobs including matron’s assistant at a home for troubled girls in Featherston and bus driver for Gladstone School.

After years as a lay reader there, she became a minister at the church in 1984, and since then has worked non-stop serving the spiritual needs of the Wairarapa.

She also sits on a host of boards including the Wairarapa Anglican Trust and Papawai-Kaikōkirikiri Lands Trust and is an adviser to the Wairarapa Hospital.

When asked about how she managed the countless weddings, taonga blessings and tangi she officiated at, she smiled.

“I’ll do (a blessing) for anyone that wants me,” she says.

“Sometimes other people from different faiths will ask me to do their tangis or weddings. And I say to them, the Catholics and Ratana and those, I say, you need to get in touch with your minister, but they say they want me, so I do it.

“But it’s amazing that some of these people say, ‘We don’t want that God stuff’. Then I say you’ve got the wrong person. Because with me you’ll always get the God stuff,” she laughed.

In 2005 she was made an archdeacon and to this day still ministers to her Cole St flock, although now with the help of three other women priests. It is a life she has enjoyed and it is

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“To be loving and kind to one another, that’s what I say.

Reach out to others and try and be a good person.” obvious she loves the people of Wairarapa and the region itself, where she has always lived.

Asked what has driven her for more than twenty-five years, she said she just liked to help people.

“To be loving and kind to one another, that’s what I say. Reach out to others and try and be a good person.”

Hariata has no plans to retire from the ministry.

“I love being with people and I always used to like being with kaumātua, and now I’m one of them. The people say to me when are you going to retire? And I don’t like that word. I’ll just keep going, one foot in front of the other. It’s just a slower pace now.”

And there, again, is that sparkling smile.

Article courtesy of Wairarapa Times-Age

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