Issue 28 December 2012

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ISSUE TWENTY-EIGHT: RUA TEKAU ma wARU DECEMBER 2012

Five carved wooden panels symbolising the cultural heritage of Wairarapa Moana were unveiled at Wairarapa Moana House on Friday 9th November Ikatere 2012.

Punaweko

Mangotipi

Hurumanu

Parawhenuamea

TĀNE

Hinemoana

Tutewehiwehi

Mangotipi

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2013 Future Leaders Scholarships Wairarapa Moana Book Launch Pouākani Marae Tuwheratanga Highlights from 2012 AGMs Wairarapa Moana Trust Profiles Wairarapa in Brief A Walk Down Memory Lane Shareholder/Beneficiary Search 50 Unclaimed Dividends Shareholder Bank Account Details

The carvings were carved by Tohunga Whakairo, Dr Takirirangi Clarence Smith.

The totara was sourced from the Wairarapa and the panels carved over a period of three months in Wellington.

Carvings (from left to right)

Dr Smith’s work can be found throughout New Zealand and overseas, notably at the New Zealand Consulate in China, the St Louis Museum in the United States and at the Museum Volkenkunde in Holland.

2. Hurumanu is the guardian of all sea birds that inhabit the inland coastal areas and wide open seas.

The ceremony began with Paora Ammunson reciting a karakia whakato mauri (instill a mauri); karakia whakato kawa (instill/bestow appropriate protocols); and karakia waerea (open/clear for use); followed with karakia by the Reverend Mihi Namana.

1. Mangotipi kowhaiwhai represents strength and vitality. “Kia mate ururoa, kei mate wheke” (fight like a shark, not like a limp octopus).

3. Punaweko (top figure) is the guardian of all landbirds that inhabit all inland country areas and forests.

4. Parawhenuamea (bottom) is the guardian of fresh water streams, lakes and rivers that flow from inland to the sea.

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5. The central figure is Tāne-te-waiora, also known as Tāne Matua and Tāne-nui-a-Rangi and is the atua (god) of forests, plants and birds and as Tāne-te-waiora, is the personified form of light.

6. Ikatere (top figure) is the atua of all fish species that live in the sea.

7. The bottom figure is Hinemoana, the maiden of ocean waters. Tangaroa is the atua of the sea and Kiwa, also known as Te Moana-nui-a Kiwa, is the guardian of the sea. Hinemoana is the wife of Kiwa and their off-spring are those that dwell within the marine environment as shellfish, sea urchins and various species of fish and seaweed.

8. Tutewehiwehi is the atua of amphibious lizards and inland fish and is a brother to Ikatere. Tutewehiwehi and Ikatere are the mokopuna of Tangaroa.

9. Mangotipi kowhaiwhai.

LEADERS 2013 FUTURE SCHOLARSHIPS

Te Kete Kaiora Te Kete Kaiora embraces the food baskets from both Tāne and Tangaroa as one wholesome basket that nourished and sustained and provided an array of spiritual wealth from Wairarapa Moana and its environs. Maintaining the mauri and wairua of Tāne and Tangaroa is vital to maintaining the mauri and wairua of Wairarapa Māori.

The closing date for applications is 5pm, Thursday 28th February 2013.

Application forms are available from the office.

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

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Telephone 06 3702608 or 0800 662 624 with any inquiries or to request application forms.

Wairarapa Moana Book Launch The Wairarapa Archive’s publication, Wairarapa Moana: The Lake and Its People, was launched at Featherston’s ANZAC Hall on November 25 2012.

Metiria Turei

Arawhetu Gray

A collaborative project with considerable input from Wairarapa Moana Incorporation, the volume’s sixteen chapters were written by thirteen authors, including Haami Te Whaiti and Murray Hemi. After a welcome from Paora Ammunson, guests were addressed by the publishers Diane and Ian Grant; South Wairarapa Mayor, Adrienne Staples; Greater Wellington Regional Council Chair, Fran Wilde and former Wairarapa Moana Incorporation director Arawhetu Gray. The book was then blessed by Archdeacon May Croft and Reverend Mihi Keita Namana before being launched by co-leader of the Green Party, Metiria Turei.

Chapter Contributors Wairarapa Moana: The Lake and Its People tells the story of the North Island’s third largest lake complex from the mists of Māori myths to the realities of today’s environmental problems. Thirteen contributors, all authoritive in their fields, have written about Māori and Pākehā history, the area’s archeology and the moulding of its landscape, the control of water in Wairarapa Moana’s complex of lakes, rivers and wetlands, the diverse and sometimes rare fauna and flora, and the clashes between European farming and cultural values.

Most significantly, there is also the littleknown saga of the Māori gifting of Lake Wairarapa to the Crown in 1896, the subsequent trail of broken promises and deceit until, finally, the people of Wairarapa Moana triumphed with their successful development of the Pouākani lands in the Waikato. The book is in full colour, with hundreds of photographs, paintings and maps.

The book will be available for sale nationwide at all leading bookstores for the sum of $49.50. A set number of books are available for purchase through the Wairarapa Moana office at a cost of $35.00 a book, post free in New Zealand. Those wanting a copy of the book, Wairarapa Moana: The Lake and Its People can purchase a copy through the office: Phone: (06) 370 2608 or 0800 662 624 Fax: (06) 370 2609 Email: info@wairarapamoana.org.nz

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Pouākani Marae Tuwheratanga

Hundreds gathered for the dawn blessing of Pouākani Marae

After five years of fundraising and shedding blood, sweat and tears, the people of Mangakino now have a place to call home.

Pouākani Marae, particularly the Tamateapokaiwhenua wharenui, was a focal point for locals where they mourned their dead, celebrated their accomplishments and showcased their beautiful taonga. But on 29 May, 2007 the people of CONTINUED ... were woken by fire sirens, their Marae in ashes Mangakino and irreplaceable taonga gone forever in a brazen attack for which no-one has been brought to justice.

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ensured those who came from near or afar were well fed and entertained. As they welcomed close to 1000 people who gathered to celebrate their success, they weren’t about to let anyone know that the majority of them had had only five hours sleep during the week leading up to the grand opening.

Saturday the 17th of November was a day of celebration for the Pouākani Marae Committee, people of Mangakino and Ngāti Kahungunu. As the new dawn broke, a new era for the people of Mangakino began. Their Marae has been raised from the ashes and new memories can now be made.

Marae committee chairman, Whitu Karauna, told a full house on Saturday that the last-minute touches were being added right up until the first karanga went out. “Our last pou in the Marae went up at 4.15am this morning,” Mr Karauna said. He thanked the Marae committee, sponsors, everyone that made the Marae possible.

The people of Mangakino took their places, whether it was on the paepae, setting up the Marae, working in the kitchen or singing a few songs for the visitors. The Pouākani whānau

“I wish to acknowledge those that have worked on our Marae. The future of our Marae is to sustain and maintain it and keep it going for future generations. Sure, there were

Tamatea Pokai Whenua te Whare Tipuna, Pouākani te Marae.

disagreements during this process but we got there and I am very proud of the work we have all done,” Mr Karauna said.

The locals entertained guests with popular Māori waiata and Warren Pomana (Uncle Woggy) sang a few Elvis favourites while MC, New Zealand actor and Mangakino old boy, Hori Ahipene, had the crowd in stitches. As the day wound up and visitors began their journey home, the people of Mangakino are happy they have their Marae back, a place where they can stand strong, a place where the people of Mangakino can call home.

Like the old Māori proverb, “Ka mate te kainga tahi, ka ora te kainga rua-when one house dies, the second lives.”

Pouākani Marae Committee would like to thank and acknowledge the generous support from Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa whānau – Nau mai haere mai koutou! Your new whare tipuna Ko Tamatea Pokai Whenua is awesome!

Ka nui te mihi mahana ki te whānau whanui o Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa mō ōu tautoko kei roto i tēnei kaupapa, ara, ko te tuwheratanga o Pouākani Marae Acknowledgements: Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Ngai Tumapuhiarangi ki Motuwairaka Ngāti Hinewaka Te Whānau o Hurunui-o-rangi Marae Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Inc. Wairarapa Moana Incorporation Whitireia Polytechnic Fiordland Rock Lobster Co Miraka Ngā mihi, Pouākani Marae Whānau!

Article written by Florence Kerr courtesy of South Waikato.

Tuwheratanga photos courtesy of Noel Ferguson MegaCam Ltd, Tokoroa. News

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Highlights from

2012 Annual General Meetings

WAIRARAPA MOANA INCORPORATION The Incorporation AGM commenced at 9.30am with karakia by Archdeacon Hariata Tahana. Te Rangi Samuels followed with a mihi whakatau and a moment of silence to remember the dearly departed during the year.

The election to the Committee of Management was brought forward to item one on the agenda and the three candidates, Arawhetu Gray, Memory Te Whaiti and Paora Ammunson were given time to introduce themselves prior to final voting.

In the absence of Memory Te Whaiti, Diane Rewi volunteered to speak on her behalf. The highest polling candidate was announced during the meeting and Paora Ammunson was congratulated on his election to the Committee. Arawhetu Gray was acknowledged for her commitment and dedication during her terms with the Committee.

Te Horipo Karaitiana presented the financial accounts followed by an update on the strategic plan associated with the year’s activities.

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The proposed regular dividend of $400,000 to be paid tax free was put to the meeting and after discussions, was approved.

As is usual, the distribution will be made to shareholders during the first week of December.

Whitu Karauna, Trustee Chairman for Pouākani Marae thanked the shareholders and whānau for assistance during the rebuild and outlined the programme for the opening.

Discussion was also held regarding transport to the opening, the Marae kawa and the placement of photographs.

Next year’s Annual General Meetings are scheduled to be held in Mangakino on October 19, 2013.

The Committee of Management would like to thank all those involved with the preparation and support of the AGMs. To our shareholders and whānau who attended, your participation during the weekend is very much valued.

A special thank you to Mike Kawana and the whānau who welcomed Wairarapa Moana on to Te Ore Ore Marae on Friday, also to Martha and her team who supported the kaupapa by providing accommodation, meals and hospitality to our whānau and the registration team of Ngaere Webb, Dallas Gillies, Peter Ammunson, Debra Davidson and Lynette Wilson who make the job look easy, it’s great working with you all. A massive job well done!

WAIRARAPA MOANA TRUST Shareholders and whānau were provided with an update on the Trust’s activities over the past year.

The meeting commenced with a brief overview of the Marae Development portfolio delivered by Lynnette Whata. The strategic focus continues to concentrate on the delivery of funding within policy and to maintain contact with Marae.

Contestable funding is available for the current financial year with applications closing April 1, 2013.

Henare Manaena provided an in-depth explanation of the significance of the historical photograph of the Signing of the Wairarapa Moana in 1896; followed by an update on the activities under the Wairarapa Moanatanga portfolio. These included the annual sponsorship to the Golden Shears; the global reach of the Nau Mai Taku Kura Mokopuna compilation of waiata tāwhito, tauparapara and karakia; and the publication of the book Wairarapa Moana: The Lake and Its People.

Naomi Aporo reported on the activities associated with the Future Leaders Scholarships which is one of the components by which to grow our future generations of shareholders and their whānau. An additional highlight this year was the desire to establish an Alumni network – watch this space for development updates! There were questions highlighted at the meeting that the trustees will address and report back on at a later date.

The Trust is proud to recognise the achievements of many of our graduates and this was highlighted again when Justina Webster introduced past scholarship recipient Cherie Wyatt. Cherie has completed study towards a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and is about to commence her internship at Rotorua Hospital.

Mark Rutene reported that the Trust ended the year with a small surplus of $29,056 as recorded in the financial statements.

This year Henare Manaena and Naomi Aporo retired by rotation and were not available to re-stand and Tame Matiaha resigned with one year of his term to be completed.

The service and commitment of retiring trustees was acknowledged and applauded.

At the close of nominations for the three vacancies, nominations for Te Miha Ua-Cookson, Rutu Namana and Helen Morris had been received and duly confirmed at the AGM. Congratulations to Te Miha, Rutu and Helen and a special thank you for dedicating your time in support of the Trust.

Several items were raised under General Business to which the trustees will consider and respond to where appropriate.

This year there was an increased number of whānau who remained for the Trust AGM and were acknowledged for their support to the Trust’s business and activities.

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Wairarapa Moana Trust Profile Wairarapa Moana Trust Profile: Helen Morris Helen Morris

Te Miha Ua-Cookson Te Miha Ua-Cookson was born in Rotorua and attended Western Heights High School, Rotorua.

Career

WAIRARAPA MOANA OFFICE

Christmas Holidays – Office Closure The office will close at 2.00pm Thursday 20th December 2012 and will re-open 9.00am Wednesday 9th January, 2013

Merry Christmas and an enjoyable festive season

Service Manager:

Ministry of Health NZ

Manager Mental Health:

Auckland District Health Board

Manager Environmental Health:

Auckland Regional Public Health Service

Research Fellow:

University of Auckland

Senior Advisor Environmental and Border Health Protection Unit:

Ministry of Health NZ

Te Miha is the new Kaiwhakahaere Matua te Aroākapa at Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori: (General Manager Māori Language Commission) and is currently doing his Masters of Administration (MBA) at Victoria University, Wellington.

Wairarapa Whakapapa Hemi Te Miha

Iwi:

Ihipera Te Miha – Matiu Ahipene

Hapū: Rakaiwhakairi

Rakairangi

Hinewaka

Tama Ahipene

Ngāti Kahungunu Ngai Tahu

Marae: Kohunui

Ngaere Ahipene – Ua-Cookson (Fred) (Te Arawa) Te Miha Ua-Cookson

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Wairarapa Moana Trust Profiles

Helen Morris Helen Morris is of Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Toa iwi descent and her hapū is Ngai Tumapuhiaarangi.

Helen was born and bred in Wairarapa where she grew up out at Homewood, Okautete. She spent twenty-three years living in the Wellington region and over a period of twenty years she worked in the television and film industry where she held positions in production, wardrobe design to location management and later had her own TV, film production business.

Helen also held a corporate position as project co-ordinator to Telecom’s largest business system Y2K project, where she received an award for having been recognised as the teams’ highest achiever.

Through the years she continued to work in the creative industry holding appointments as Marketing and Promotions Manager for the South Waikato Arts Trust. She then returned home to Wairarapa and took up a position as the Manager for Ngā Kanohi Marae O Wairarapa and was instrumental in developing a successful Marae Based Trades Training Programme in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Development, Te Puni Kōkiri and other Government agencies and NGOs. During that time she was appointed iwi representative to the Wairarapa Primary Health Organisation Board for three years and was a committee member for six years on the Community Organisation Grants Scheme through the Department of Internal Affairs.

Helen’s most recent employment position was ‘Arts Co-ordinator’ for Toi Wairarapa and is currently studying for her Bachelor of Nursing degree at UCOL Wairarapa.

Rutu Rimini Namana Tēnā koutou katoa, My name is Rutu Rimini Namana and I am a Community Mental Health Support Worker with Te Hauora Rūnanga o Wairarapa Inc. I have recently returned to Wairarapa from Hawke’s Bay where I was employed by Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga for six years supporting and working with mental health consumers in a day programme that provided workshops and daily activities. I then moved into the community working with consumers who needed assistance when dealing with Government agencies like, WINZ, Housing NZ, Finance Institutions, Budget Advisors and other community service providers. I then worked with consumers in residential care, assisting with household management and daily living skills all under the korowai of the same service provider.

My education has been an exciting and rewarding journey having attained a Bachelor of Arts Māori Management, National Certificate in Māori Community Health and I am currently near the end of a Diploma in Mental Health. It is a privilege to work within Kaupapa Māori Mental Health which enables my skills to mature, which in turn leads to a better and improved service for clients.

Tihei Mauriora Rutu Namana

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On the eastern side of Wairarapa Moana a little piece of heritage is now protected after an open space covenant was put in place at Wairio Station. A 9ha covenant protects a wetland with harakeke (flax) plants up to 3m tall and a rare swamp nettle found in just a few places in Wairarapa. The wetlands are a small patch of what’s left of flax grown in the flax industry boom from the 1860s to 1930s. Over the last year a team has planted 3000 harakeke seeded from the original flaxlands and 1000 kōuka (cabbage) trees along with the removal of willows and other pest plants.

With the good old No. 8 wire attitude, Tui Brewery will be bringing the big game to the small town for the fourth year in a row. Two of Super Rugby’s most passionate franchises the Hurricanes and Super Rugby defending champions the Chiefs will return to Mangatainoka Rugby Grounds for what has already been billed as another sell-out game to be played on Saturday, February 16. Hurricanes coach, Mark Hammett, is keen to get his team ready for the pre-season match-up and those players that haven’t been to Mangatainoka before have heard so many good things about the grassroots ‘smell’ that they can’t wait to sniff the air.

Next time you stop at Queen Elizabeth Park to use the toilet; don’t be surprised to see a “pissoir” standing nearby. And what’s a pissoir? An old open-air cast-iron public urinal. The pissoir dates back to the early 1900s and such structures were a common sight in the main streets of many NZ towns. This particular pissoir was still standing at the rear of the park up until the late 1970s and was found dismantled and damaged behind an old council shed. The pissoir has been carefully restored back to full functional use with a few mod cons added like sensor lights, a hand basin and hand dryer and a soap dispenser. From the outside it looks old school and the period light pole at the entrance lends it back to that era.

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It was another disappointing whitebait season with catches down considerably on previous years but for tangata whenua and fresh water ecologists it’s a sign that our native fish species are on the verge of extinction. Whitebait are the young of five native fish species and have suffered considerably with the introduction of trout and other pest fish that now call Wairarapa Moana home. They have a voracious appetite for our native fish species and, in particular, the native short jaw kokopu which is found mainly in forested high-country streams now sits alongside the spotted kiwi as an endangered species. One of the ways to save our native fish species is to give up on whitebait and go after all the trout and pest fish.

Prosecution charges relating to excess and undersize paua have dropped but warnings and infringement notices have increased on last year’s figures. Considerable amounts of time spent educating people to the rules and regulations does pay off but there is a hardcore group of crims that don’t care and will do whatever it takes to get away with taking excessive amounts of undersize paua. This is the unfortunate truth about the Wairarapa coast that has plenty of sea food, which is why this coastline is always targeted, but the good thing is that the general public is not afraid to report any illegal activity.

A WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE ...

If anyone knows when and where the photo was taken, please call the office.

(Left to right) Mark Paku, Raukura Morris, Lil Akuira, Margaret (Akuira) Gilbert, Piki Morris and Phillip Paku.

Front: Muriel (Paku) Chamberlain, Roberta (Akuira) Paku.

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.

John Arthur Danger

Lanny Lewis Hunt

Tracey Lee Ludlow

Toni-Marie Randell

Eric Rangi

Wiki Elizabeth Ata

Gregory Charles Smith

Sarah Anihera Winitana Te Whaiti Whānau Trust

Josephine Kerry Te Rangi Taumata

Craig Kahu Tawhai

Tapine Whānau Trust

Murray Paul Tuhokairangi Te Huki

Patricia Rose Blair

Barry Trevor Thompson

Gary Ricardo Papanui

Maia King

Taleena Moana Tikao Amiria Te Whaiti Anthony John Duder Ivor Matakatea

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50 Unclaimed Dividends Shareholder Bank Account Details Payment of dividends to shareholders resident in New Zealand is made by way of Direct Credit to shareholders bank accounts. Shareholders resident in New Zealand no longer receive cheques.

Shareholders residing overseas will continue to be paid by cheque unless the shareholder holds a bank account in New Zealand and elects to have the dividend paid into the New Zealand bank account.

Bank account details are required to be verified by the bank.

The office cannot accept bank account numbers over the phone, fax, email or written by letter.

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

Contact Ngaere Webb for all shareholding inquiries with Wairarapa Moana Incorporation.

The following is a selection of Unclaimed Dividends. 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 on 06 3702608 or 0800 662 624 or ngaere@wairarapamoana.org.nz LEONIE ANNAMARIE EDWARDS IWINGARO GALLAGHER CAROLYN ANNE REEDY RAWINIA REEDY KERRY WIREMU TAURAU TOURERE NEPE APATU LORRAINE TAKI ABRAMS MICHAEL THOMAS VANCE DORNEY PIKI ROSE WINITANA MARTHA RUKUIA TAURAU MAUREEN BEATH NICKOLAS JOHN MCMEEKIN ROBERT ALLAN MCMEEKIN WAIRAU TAMIHANA RURU PEREIPA WATENE JACK RUDOLPH ROGER REWI KOHEA TAURAU HOANI NGARORI KINGI NAERA GREENLAND DAVID ROOSEVELT SAMUELS FRANCIS R TE MAARI CARTER LEIGHTON HALE II JOHN HEMI LEWIS HEMI ANN TORU FLIPP LOUISE GARTNER

TE REHUNGA TAURUA HANA NGARORI VERCOE WHANA REUBEN FLUTEY MARCIA BROUGHTON WINSON ROPATA MACDONALD GORDON MATANGIURU MACDONALD RAYLENE EMMA MACDONALD NIKORA SMITH MOREHU TE AUMARU HOKAMAU GILBERT AKUIRA WHĀNAU TRUST TEOHONGA PARAONE MACDONALD HOHEPA NEHE HETA APATU TAINA KINGI WILLIAM MASON CUSHLA ANNE SMITH TERRY MATENGA NICOL CURRY JUDITH REIRI NARCESSA JOANNE REIRI NOLA MARY PARRY GEORGINA OKE HUTANA PENE NEVILLE KERRY HESKETH JAMES HURUNUI AGNES MIKE JEPSEN

We are always interested in talking to you about news for the Mailer. If you would like to contribute an article or pānui or if you would like us to interview someone for a future edition, we would love to hear from you.

Closing Dates for Articles for the Mailer Closing Date Distribution Date Thursday, February 14, 2013 Wednesday, March 20, 2013 Thursday, May 16, 2013 Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Moana a p a r a r i a ing W t c a t n o C The team at the Wairarapa Moana office in Masterton is: Charmaine Kawana, Ngaere Webb, Dallas Gillies and Henare Manaena.

If you have any questions please contact us.

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