Issue 50 June 2018

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Growing up at Pouākani My name is Gary Parker and I was born in Carterton to my parents Alfred and Thelma Parker. My sister Beverly was the eldest and she passed away in 1997 and the baby of the family is my younger brother, Colin.

From L–R: Gary, Beverly and Colin; Map dated 1953; Alfred Parker receiving Māori Farmer Award; Gary (centre) at Ngāruawāhia Camp.

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Wa¯hine Ma¯ia, Wa¯hine Whenua A Walk Down Memory Lane Waitangi Tribunal Grants Urgent Hearing Te Rangimārie Marae – Te Hepara Pai Whare Karakia Hurunui-o-Rangi Marae Papawai Marae Contact Details PK Trusts Scholarship Recipient Shareholder/Beneficiary Search Wairarapa Moana Merchandise 2018 Annual General Meetings Farm Report Mailer Closing Dates 50 Unclaimed Dividends Shareholder Bank Account Details

Since I began receiving the Mailer, I’ve only read a few articles about the early days of Pouākani and thought one day I would like to add my little piece on the time we spent on the farm at Mitchell Road.

The first house I remember living in was in Clifton Avenue, Carterton and from there we moved out to Maungarake where my dad was the roadman for Wairarapa South County Council. The year was 1952 and it was while dad was working there that he was informed he was successful in a ballot for a farm in Mangakino. “Manga! Where’s that?”

So dad and my sister went to have a look at this place and when I think back now, I

wonder how they got there and back in dads Ford Model A car. It must have been a very slow journey just to find the place because we had never heard of Mangakino, but I can remember how excited dad was because he was going to be the farmer he had always wanted to be and my brother and I, we were pretty excited about moving to a place we had never heard of. So, it seemed like a bit of an adventure for us.

A very lovely gentleman by the name of Ian Shallcrass was helping us to shift our furniture in his truck to Mangakino. The day arrived, all the furniture was loaded and we had to be at the carriers by 4.30am. We

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were late departing because Mr Shallcrass couldn’t find the keys to the truck and eventually gave up looking for them and used the spare set of keys. The most amazing thing is, Mr Shallcrass stopped on the Desert Road to check the load and my brother Colin walked to the rear of the truck and there sitting on the tray were the missing truck keys.

We arrived at Mitchell Road, Mangakino at the farm allotted to dad but were told that the Herangi family (I think the father’s name was Masha) were still in the house waiting for their home to be completed. We were then directed to Tom Haeata’s farm where we were to bunk down until our place became vacant. It was late July and the cows started to calve and wouldn’t you know it, the power wasn’t connected to the shed.

When we lived at Clifton Avenue in Carterton, dad had five cows and I was only seven years old when I was taught how to milk cows by hand. Well, all those that knew how to milk by hand, grabbed a bucket and something to sit on and started pumping. The big problem was most of the herd was made up of heifers and they didn’t like it at all. As you can imagine, there were cows and calves all over the place, including us. It wasn’t laughable then but we can look back now and have a good chuckle about it.

Three weeks later, we eventually moved into our own home and for the first time in my life, we had a home with electricity. The farms were around 150 acres with very large paddocks that were eventually cut up into smaller paddocks.

Water troughs had to be put in and all galvanised piping connected. By now it was winter and it was very cold laying

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the pipes into the trench. But we did keep ourselves warm digging the trenches.

Our neighbour was Ted Rewi and back in those early days, we had to share a tractor. Due to the nature of farming, it wasn’t a good system because most times we both wanted the tractor. The Fordson Major was a beast of a machine and just writing about it brings back memories of just how hard it was to get the beast started. The only way to get it going was to crank it and if you weren’t careful, it would back fire and the crank handle would wrap itself around your hand or some other part of your anatomy.

It was a thirsty monster and drank petrol as if it was coca cola. It had a top speed of 5 - 10 mph, wow! As you can imagine it did not last very long and neither did the system.

For the first two years, each of the farmers had to prove they could manage a dairy farm and were paid a weekly wage of five pound ten shillings and two pence that was paid out every fortnight. Things were very hard financially and I still wonder how my mother managed to care for us, with two kids at high school and one at primary. During that time, I cannot remember ever being without food or basic needs.

At the end of the two-year apprentice, a lease agreement was signed by those that had made it and from memory, I cannot remember anyone not making it. From then on, living became more manageable as the farmers started to receive returns on the sale of bobby calves and pigs.

Bloat was our main problem with new pasture and heaps of clover. We had to keep a good eye on the cows and when we weren’t at school, Colin and I had to keep watch on the cows, so there were no free weekends because it was all about the L-R: Sonya Rimene, Director, WMI; Carter, Director, WMI Lisa Te Heu, AWDT Course Facilitator; Anne

Wairarapa Moana Incorporation Committee of Management members Sonya Rimene and Anne Carter recently successfully completed the AgriWomen’s Development Trust (AWDT) course Wāhine Māia, Wāhine Whenua. They participated in the Masterton course, held between February and May this year.

Wāhine Māia, Wāhine Whenua is about engaging wāhine as critical farming partners by building business knowledge, skills and confidence. The course is run by the AgriWomen’s Development Trust and funded by Red Meat Profit Partnership.

“The programme has contributed to my development and will help me fulfil my role, on behalf of shareholders and whānau of Wairarapa Moana, as kaitiaki of our whenua,

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nurturing our taonga and striving for excellence” said Sonya Rimene.

“The course facilitators and tutors are outstanding. I would recommend this course for any wāhine working on farm, or in governance roles on our Māori Land Trusts” said Anne Carter.

Photo courtesy of Tiraumaera Te Tau.

farm and it was hard for both of us, especially when it was a nice warm sunny day because it was easy to nod off to sleep but we both knew what the consequences would be and knowing that, we were too scared to fall off to sleep.

Even at night we had to go out on cow patrol and when dad was satisfied, it was only then that we were allowed to go to bed. We were very tired but I remember one farmer lost seventeen cows in one night and you couldn’t help but feel sorry for him and his family.

The other problem was ragwort and thistles, maybe it still is today. Cutting and grubbing and pulling them out were the methods used to get rid of them. Sometime later, dad purchased a spray unit that certainly was very helpful even though the Tordon solution was considered very toxic.

My dad insisted on stripping when he thought any of the cows had not given all the milk and no matter what, that was how it was done and nobody could convince him he was wrong. Having to do that made the milking so much longer and depending on other work, a late start time had us going to bed late. This affected our school work because we were always very tired and I remember that I was never able to do any homework and got the strap from one teacher that would not listen to the reason why.

Many years later, I attended a school reunion and of all the teachers I met that day, he was there. I reminded him of the strapping incident and that he did not listen to me. He apologised for that after which we had a good discussion about those days.

There was one job that I certainly did not like having to do and that was hay-making. I can remember the first year where the hay was made with a grab tied at the top with a long rope connected to the front axle which pulled the grab up as the stack got higher. On completion the stack was then covered with a wire netting and posts tied on to hold it down and each stack had a fence around it to stop the stock from getting at it. We then graduated to the press and for all of us, it was very hard and hot and dusty work. The bales were tied with string which after a while, was very tough on the hands but back then, there was no other way. If the weather was unsettled, it was whomever was available to help, which meant working well into the night to get the job done.

The other job that had to get done was making silage. We used the buck rake on the back of the tractor connected to the hydraulics and backed up to the rows of cut grass until we had a load and then back to the stack to unload. I will

always remember my dad and Hoppy Halberg with a pitch fork in hand teasing out the knotted grass. I tried it a few times and found it tough going but those two guys did it day after day during the harvest.

On one occasion when we had done away with the walkthrough bails and converted to a herringbone milking shed, a first-time heifer jumped down into the pit and every effort to get her up the steps, failed. So, I gathered up some timber and built a ramp for her to walk up. We were late finishing that night and being a Friday, any plans I had, quickly went out the window.

One time my mother was driving the tractor feeding out and was going from one side of the paddock to the other. On the first run she approached the fence and asked dad if she should turn now. With a bit of dry wit, dad replied, “No drive through the fence you fool”. And she did exactly that.

Dad asked her why she did that and mum simply replied, “Because you told me to”.

After about three years, I developed a dislike for farming and by the age of 14 years, I grew very afraid of my father because he was so driven to be successful that he took his frustrations out on the family. I’d had enough and decided to run away from home and wrote a letter to Norm Dunstan in Carterton asking if I could work for him. He accepted me and away I went to become a jockey. I enjoyed working with horses but inevitably my weight became a problem so I returned home to try and work for my dad again. However, we couldn’t get along and so I moved to Auckland for the exciting life. After a few years there, I became restless and saw a sign that read, “Join the Army and see the world”, so I signed up and returned home to wait for my orders to come through.

My orders arrived and off I went to Papakura camp. From there I went down to Burnham and it was there that the fascination for the army quickly faded. I started calling out to mum to get me out of here! But it was too late, you’re in the army and here you will remain for the next three years.

During the first six months I was humiliated, talked down to and when they said jump, one asked how high but the time I spent in the army was good for me. They educated me, taught me how to follow orders and to have respect. They were characteristics that I did not have but ones that I quickly learnt. The message was plain and clear, that there was only one way and it certainly wasn’t my way. As for seeing the world? That part was right but it was on my own two feet. I

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saw the jungles of Malaya, was on leave in Penang, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.

As always, there were some very amusing times and we tend to remember the hard times we endured and forgot about the rest. My brother and I were only 12 and 13 years old and remember having to deal with resentment for our father who expected us to do the work of grown men. Due to the fear and the expectations of my father wanting to succeed, I found it very hard to forgive him but many years later, we talked openly about it and put our differences to the side and as it should have been, we became father and son and good mates to boot.

But those early years were tough and I’m not saying that farming is not hard work now, but as one gets older one realises that there have been many changes in farming since those early days.

About 2003 my wife and I were temporarily renting a farm cottage in Katikati and the owner employed a man to run the farm. The permanent man was given a long weekend off at the end of each month and a relief milker was employed to cover those weekends. One day the owner asked me if I could do a relief weekend as the usual worker was no longer available. Well, it’s been some time, a very long time since I’ve stood in a milking shed and thought back to Mangakino and quietly said to myself, ‘I’ll never be able to milk 239 cows’. Well, I was wrong and took up the challenge and became the permanent relief worker.

is today. The wives of all the farmers back then and today must be praised and thanked for the effort they put into the success of every hard-working man because I certainly saw that in my mother. She was a wonderful mum and a very courageous wife and truly believe in the fact that behind every successful man, there is a great woman. Mum passed away at the age of 64 and the hard work she put in on the farm and taking care of the family, I believe contributed to her early demise. I want to thank all the ladies, you play a very important role running the household and being the necessary support for your husband or partner. I thank you all.

Here are some of those that I fondly remember so very well during those early years at Pouākani: Tui Hemi, Major Mason, George Ahipene, Teddy Rewi, Tom Haeata, Tui Te Maari, Hoppy Halberg, Barlow Karaitiana, Bob Ahipene, Harry Te Whaiti, Bernie Parker and of cause my dad Alf Parker.

Just to mention, dad finished second one year in the Māori Farmer of the Year. He was also on a TV programme, I’m not quite sure but it may have been Country Calendar. Dad was sitting on his Harley Davidson motor bike talking to Tui Te Maari.

Those mentioned and many others worked so hard to make Pouākani what it is today. I thank them all for their commitment back then and to those who have settled on Pouākani for having made it the success it is today. My apologies to those families from those early days whom I may not have mentioned but have not forgotten.

About three weekends later, the owner asked me if I was adding water to the milk because every time on my shift, milk production figures went up. I abruptly told him “definitely not”. The following weekend he came to me and said, “I know how you do it. You can’t sing for shit and the cows love it”.

Although I did not spend many years in Mangakino, there is one thing for sure and that is; as small as it was, though some would say as big as it was, early Mangakino was a vibrant place with every type of sport and entertainment provided by different organisations. Despite the passing years, Mangakino still holds many memories for me.

Summing up and reflecting on my time in Mangakino / Pouākani, at the time, we were all pioneers of what Pouākani

God bless you all.

A Walk Down Memory Lane Kahutara School abt 1905

Back Row (L-R): Gordan Tait;

Te Aho Thompson; James Coe; Welby Tait; Waaka Enoka; Douglas Stewart.

Middle Row: Molly Rapira; Nellie Ashton; Annie Manihera; Annie Matenga; Polly Rapira; Maerere.... .

Front Row: Abraham Matenga; Alice Mitchell; Christie Tait; Thirza Cole; George Brickell; Luka Ruka; Niki...; George Enoka; Leslie Tait; Miss Fellingham (teacher).

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Gary Parker.

Waitangi Tribunal grants urgent hearing On 2 May 2018 Chief Judge Isaac, Chairperson of the Waitangi Tribunal, granted Wairarapa Moana Incorporation an urgent hearing. This means our application lodged in February 2017 for resumption of lands around the Maraetai Dam in the south Waikato will now be heard by the Waitangi Tribunal.

Wai85 Hui

In his decision Chief Judge Isaac noted: • the Waitangi Tribunal has previously determined that our claim of breaches under the Treaty of Waitangi at Pouākani were well founded; • Wairarapa Moana Incorporation are a significant group of Māori landowners; • the Committee of Management have demonstrated the support of owners for the resumption application; and • Wairarapa Moana owners will be disadvantaged if the matter is not set down for an urgent hearing.

To Ratify or not – that is the question?

In March 2018 Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki Nui Ā Rua Settlement Trust (Settlement Trust) and the Crown initialled the Deed of Settlement. The Settlement Trust have indicated that they will be seeking ratification of the Deed of Settlement in June - July 2018.

Wairarapa Moana Incorporation will be asking the Crown to delay ratification of the Deed of Settlement until the Waitangi Tribunal has heard our application.

Wai85 – Pouākani lands is a significant claim. The Committee of Management have decided that we need to bring this matter back to shareholders and whānau to consider our collective position on the Deed of Settlement.

We will be holding a series of hui throughout the country to meet with shareholders and whānau to discuss the Deed of Settlement, what it means for Wai85, our application to the Waitangi Tribunal, and the impact of ratification. We will also take the opportunity to provide you with a brief update on the farms, and Miraka.

More detailed information about the history of Wai85, and our analysis of the Deed of Settlement will be set out in a special edition of the Wairarapa Moana Mailer which will be distributed mid-June 2018.

Hui dates are as follows.

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GISBORNE Quality Hotel Emerald 13 Gladstone Road, Gisborne

Saturday 23rd June 10.00am – 1.00pm

HASTINGS Te Taiwhenua O Heretaunga 821 Orchard Road, Hastings

Sunday 24th June 10.00am – 1.00pm

ROTORUA Millennium Rotorua Cnr Eruera & Hinemaru Streets, Rotorua

Saturday 23rd June 10.00am – 1.00pm

AUCKLAND Waipuna Hotel & Conference Centre 58 Waipuna Rd, Mt Wellington, Auckland

Sunday 24th June 10.00am – 1.00pm

WELLINGTON Quality Hotel Angus Inn Cnr Waterloo Road & Cornwall Street, Lower Hutt

Sunday 24th June 10.00am – 1.00pm

WAIRARAPA Carterton Events Centre 50 Holloway Street, Carterton

Saturday 30th June 10.00am – 1.00pm

CHRISTCHURCH Copthorne Hotel Commodore 449 Memorial Ave, Burnside, Christchurch

Sunday, 1st July 10.00am – 1.00pm

The Committee of Management are looking forward to meeting as many of you as possible to discuss this important kaupapa.

Please contact the office 0800 662 624 or 06 370 2608 with numbers wanting to attend.

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Te Kohatu M aum aha ratanga

Te Rangimārie Marae – Te Hepara Pai Whare Karakia Kia ora tātou. Well winter is fast approaching, though here in the Wairarapa you’d be hard pressed to know it! Weather has been gorgeous and our beautiful Marae has been looking wonderful, we’ve got some good gardeners!

We had a lovely service to remember the fallen soldiers of WW1 and WW2 and other conflicts around the world.

About fifty people attended church and a service at the kohatu maumahara followed. The weather was lovely and Robin Potangaroa reminded us of the stories written on the stone. It was a lovely ANZAC time.

Sadly, we lost our dear church kaumātua, Roena Louise Cook (Lou) in April and we will miss her greatly. Her faith has been an important aspect of her life and it is with great sadness that we leave her in God’s keeping but thank Him for the life she shared with us, the memories she made with us, and the knowledge she shared with us. Lou, you were dearly loved, and to her whānau, our deepest sympathy. I want to say how well the group of ladies did with the karanga over the time of Lou’s tangi. It was a big commitment of time and love to her and she would have said to you “beginners” well done. You encouraged each other to step forward and to be the best you can be and we at Te Rangimārie are proud of you all.

Archdeacon Waitohiariki Quayle led the service for aunty Lou at the Carterton Events Centre and it was a great tribute to the life of this amazing Christian woman.

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Whaiora continues to run Te Mauri programme, a cancer support group for whānau Māori that has been launched in the Wairarapa. This programme will run fortnightly on a Tuesday 10am-12pm from February through to October 2018 at Te Rangimārie Marae and is supported by the Health Research Council, Mana Wāhine, of which Whaiora is a member, and Massey University.

Our Marae has been well used recently but it does quieten down as winter approaches and we hunker down to ride out the cold weather that has not come!

Te Mauri has been developed as part of a research study and looking at the effectiveness of cancer support programmes.

It is for everyone including whānau who are currently living with cancer as well as those who have had cancer in the past.

This information is a repeat of last time but thought it important to repeat it once more so that those that need care and support know about it.

Trained facilitators Dany Haira, Andrea Rutene and Waitohiariki Quayle invite you to join with them and are more than pleased to provide further help and information.

Shareholder Search – Can you help?

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We would like your help to trace descendants of shareholder Karen Kingi Any information you may be able to share with us will be most appreciated.

Call Ngaere on 0800 662 624 or email ngaere@wairarapamoana.org.nz

Waitohiariki Quayle is our Marae booking officer, please call her for all Marae bookings on 027 2409261.

Please remember every Sunday church service commences at 9am and everyone is welcome. Also, there is a Sunday school for the kids.

See you there. Ngā mihi Robin Irwin

Marae Update

From L–R: CDC gift to commemorate the signing of the MOU; Claudia Boyo explaining her landscape designs.

Hurunui-o-Rangi Marae Agreement for Partnership

Wānanga

On 21st February 2018 a milestone was reached when the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Carterton District Council (CDC) and Hurunui-o-Rangi marae Trustees was signed in the Hurunui-o-Rangi meeting room at the Carterton Events Centre. The MOU acknowledges the relationship and the mana whenua status of the marae with the CDC and outlines the responsibilities of both parties.

Whānau from Hurunui-o-Rangi marae met on Saturday 24th February to discuss the landscape designs for the marae reserve with a specific focus on the papakainga development. Due to the development work at the marae they met in the Hurunui-o-Rangi meeting room at the Carterton Events Centre. It was great to see different whānau being represented in the discussions. A big shout out to the Pouākani whānau that came down to support the kaupapa.

Mayor John Booth in his speech said:

“Today we acknowledge the partnership of council and marae coming together to formalise our working relationship and to recognise the marae as having mana whenua. This partnership is reflected by the ‘Unity’ sculpture which sits pride-of-place in the front of the Events Centre.”

At the conclusion of speeches and the signing of the MOU the CDC presented marae Chairman Ra Smith with a beautiful pen set fashioned from a totara fence paling from the old Gladstone Store. Everyone then departed to the newest meeting room for refreshments, aptly named by the marae, The Maungarake Room.

The sessions during the day focused on tikanga, purākau, history and group workshops on landscape design. It is intended that these designs and types of plantings will reflect ‘our stories’.

Claudia Boyo, a student at the School of Architecture at Victoria University, received an award last year for her landscape designs for the marae and papakainga. These designs have been displayed at several exhibitions and Claudia was in attendance at the wānanga to present and discuss the designs with whānau.

The marae intends to hold regular wānanga and welcomes all whānau and friends to attend.

PAPAWAI PA TRUSTEES NAME

POSITION EMAIL

Pikitia Tuuta

Chairperson tiatuuta@gmail.com

Kahura Watene

Deputy Chair

watenekahura@gmail.com

Michele Elliott

Secretary

romi1@xtra.co.nz

John Cunningham Treasurer

johnngairo@yahoo.com

Amiria Te Whaiti Trustee

jacquiamiria@hotmail.com

Liz Watson

Trustee

watenekahura@gmail.com

Elizabeth Hemi

Trustee

Nil email

BOOKINGS OFFICER

CONTACT

Amiria Te Whaiti

027 300 0141 papawai.marae@gmail.com Papawai Pa Trust, PO Box 518, MASTERTON 5840

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PAPAWAI & KAIKŌKIRIKIRI TRUSTS 2018 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT Kia Ora, my name’s Keden Wichman, I am fifteen years old and I live in Taupo.

I am the youngest (4th son) of Peter and Michelle and have three older brothers: Jerem, Kade and Terrell. I go to Rotorua Boys’ High School (RBHS) where I am in Year 11 and a boarder at RBHS Tai Mitchell Hostel.

In my two years at boarding school I have accomplished many achievements academically, culturally and in sport.

In 2016 (Year 9), I was selected to be a part of the 9A Class – our school’s top academic class. I found myself flourishing in maths and being extended into the 10A maths class where I achieved all excellences in this class throughout the year.

Unexpectedly, I was selected to represent our school at the Rotorua inter-school Chinese speech competition. This was a real challenge for me as speaking in public is definitely not one of my strengths but sometimes you just have to back yourself, go outside your comfort zone and give it a go. Well that’s what I did and with a lot of encouragement from students in our senior Chinese class was lucky enough to come away with 3rd equal. I worked hard throughout the year and was “happy as” to receive some great results.

At our Junior Prizegiving I got awards in Chinese / Digital Technology / English / Mathematics / Science / Social Studies / Design and Visual Communication & Leadership.

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First in Class 9A Top Māori Scholar Year 9 Junior Certificate with Excellence Dux Litterarum Year 9

Basketball I was selected to be in the RBHS Junior A basketball team which was coached by Douglas Courtney (current NZ age groups assistant coach) and making the starting five was a highlight. Due to the strength of this team it was decided that we would be entered into the Hamilton Junior High School competition where we finished the season in 3rd place. A great achievement for our team’s first year together. Then, being called in to finish the year off with several games for the RBHS Senior A team (What a buzz!). Our under-15 3x3 Basketball team won three competitions based in different places around the North Island: Rotorua, Tauranga and Auckland.

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Keden with Shaquille O’Neal.

2017 and Year 10 I kicked the year off with making the Junior A Basketball team while also being in our school’s 10A class. I made the starting five and for the second year in a row we played in the Hamilton basketball league where we eventually came 3rd. Then our Junior A team went to the Basketball NZ zone 1 and 2 premierships (which covers from the top of the North Island down to Taupo) where we placed 3rd , RBHS’s best placing in years. Due to how well we performed, two of my teammates and I were then selected to be part of the NZ U17 talent identification programme.

In July I went to Las Vegas with the New Zealand Basketball Academy (coached by Terry Stallworth) where we played in tournaments against some of the best players in America in our age group. We were lucky enough to meet NBA players like Russell Westbrook, Aaron Gordon, Victor Oladipo, Thon Maker and even the Hall of Famer, Shaquille O’Neal.

I learnt so much on this trip and have come back with a list of things to work on to improve my basketball. It was such a great experience both on and off the court.

Academically I had already completed Year 10 Maths so the next step for me was Year 11 Maths – NCEA Level 1. As well as all my Year 10 subjects this was another full-on year.

At our Junior Prizegiving I got awards in Basketball Academy / Digital Technology / English / Physical Education / Science / Social Studies.

Shareholder/ Beneficiary Search The Incorporation has had mail returned to the office for the following shareholders or trustees.

Charles Rangi Taurau

If you are able to provide any relevant information or contact details, please call Ngaere Webb on 06 3702608 or 0800 662 624.

Nikera-O’Donnell Whānau Trust

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Blair Koia Tracey Ward Shea Ryan Taueki Whānau Trust Joy Irene Ngatuere Tawhao Retiti Tautari Roseanne Eloise Kingi Lavina Agness Orlowski Gary Ricardo Papanui Sharon Lynette Taurua

Top Pasifika Scholar Ahipene Memorial Award for Top Junior Student in Science Year 10 Junior Certificate with Excellence Proxime Accessit Year 10

Due to me doing NCEA level 1 maths, I sat the external maths exam and attained an Excellence endorsement. Also, my whole 10A class sat an NCEA level 1 History and Geography external exam paper. I got an Excellence in History and a Merit in Geography.

2018 – Year 11 Doing Year 12 Maths with Calculus, English, Biology / Earth Science, Chemistry / Physics & History.

I have been lucky enough to be chosen to attend the Puhoro STEM academy run by Massey University. This programme is set up to enable the participants to extend and apply scientific knowledge which will help with external science examinations. This is a three-year commitment and one I am looking forward to.

Between school and sport there is not a lot of free time. I like to set myself some pretty hefty goals and the only way I have any chance of achieving them is to be organised and have a great support network. Without the support of my family, friends, teachers, coaches and iwi my goals would be so much harder to attain.

A special thanks to the Papawai & Kaikōkirikiri Trusts for allowing me to be one of your secondary school scholarship recipients.

WAIRARAPA MOANA MERCHANDISE The office has a selection of Wairarapa Moana books and clothing available for purchase.

NAU MAI TAKU KURA MOKOPUNA A collection of customary waiata, karakia and tauparapara from Wairarapa.

Book with CD $10 each WAIRARAPA MOANA: THE LAKE AND ITS PEOPLE The story of the North Island’s third largest lake complex from history to environmental problems. $35.00 each Men’s and Women’s Polo Shirts Colours: Black or White Sizes: S – M – L – XL – 2XL – 3 XL $28.00 each Men’s and Women’s Sleeveless Vests Colours: Black or Navy Blue Sizes: S – M – L – XL – 2XL – 3 XL $56.00 each

Caps and Beanies Colour: Black One size fits all $12.00 each

Keden Wichman Marlene Horton (nee Hunt) — Graham Buckland (Ngati Moe – Papawai) Michelle Wichman (nee Buckland)

Umbrella Colour: Green/White $20.00 each

Keden Cole Wichman

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NOMINATION TO THE BOARD OF WAIRARAPA MOANA TRUST Tiraumaera Te Tau and Anaru Smiler will retire by rotation at this year’s Annual General Meeting to be held at Masterton on October 27.

Tiraumaera and Anaru have confirmed they will seek re-election to the Trust.

Nomination forms for the two vacancies will be available from the Trust Secretary at the Wairarapa Moana Office in Masterton from Wednesday September 19, 2018 and will close Friday October 12, 2018 at 1.00pm. Late nominations will not be considered.

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NOMINATION TO THE COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT WAIRARAPA MOANA INCORPORATION Murray Hemi will retire by rotation at the Annual General Meeting to be held at Masterton on October 27. Murray has confirmed that he will seek re-election to the Committee of Management.

Nomination forms are available from the Incorporation Secretary, Wairarapa Moana office in Masterton from Wednesday August 22, 2018. Nominations will close 1.00pm on Thursday September 13, 2018. Late nominations will not be considered.

Voting information and candidate profiles will be posted to shareholders with a current address on the share register by Friday September 28, 2018.

2018 DATES TO REMEMBER WAIRARAPA MOANA INCORPORATION August 22

Nomination papers for election to Committee of Management available from WMI Secretary, Masterton.

September 3

Notification of resolutions for the Wairarapa Moana Incorporation Notice of Meeting close at 1.00pm.

Resolutions must be received by the WMI Secretary at the Wairarapa Moana office 4 Park Ave Masterton or PO Box 2019 Kuripuni Masterton 5842 by closing date. Resolutions received after 1.00pm September 3 will not be considered.

Notification of resolutions for the Wairarapa Moana Trust Notice of Meeting close at 1.00pm.

Resolutions must be received by the WMT Secretary at the Wairarapa Moana office 4 Park Ave Masterton or PO Box 2019 Kuripuni 5842 Masterton by closing date. Resolutions received after 1.00pm September 3 will not be considered.

September 13

Nominations for Committee of Management election close at 1.00pm.

September 25

Notice of Meetings, Annual Reports and Proxy Forms will be posted to shareholders.

September 28

Voting papers and candidate profiles for election to Committee of Management and AGM Resolutions will be posted to shareholders.

Nomination papers for election to the Trust are available from Trust Secretary, Masterton.

October 23

Proxy voting closes at 9.00am.

October 25

Postal & electronic voting closes at 1.00pm.

September 25

Notice of Meeting and Annual Report will be posted to shareholders.

October 27

October 12

Nominations for election to the Trust close at 1.00pm.

Voting at Annual General Meeting by shareholders that did not postal or electronic vote.

October 27

Voting at Annual General Meeting.

Voting will take place at the Annual General Meeting in Masterton on October 27, 2018.

2018 DATES TO REMEMBER WAIRARAPA MOANA TRUST September 3

September 19

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Kaharoa Stockyards

Kaharoa, a new direction Kaharoa, the WMI dairy support farm on the north side of Rotorua, has seen some impressive changes since it was purchased nearly four years ago.

Originally a 370 hectare dry stock unit, Kaharoa is now completely used for raising young dairy stock. Farm manager Scott Lloyd has been running Kaharoa since its purchase and has made major changes. It’s been lots of work says Scott and presented some interesting challenges.

We now run 1400 animals, says Scott, predominantly young stock which we bring in as 3-4-month-old 100kg calves. We mature them on-farm and, after putting them to the bulls at 15 months, we send them back to the WMI dairy farms at around 22 months of age and around 470kg, to be part of the milking herds.

Developing the support unit has been an interesting project, says Scott. Not only have we seen a huge increase in productivity but we have done this at the same time as we have retired some 25 hectares from active use. The retired land, around streams, springs and wetlands and the steeper adjoining land has mostly been fenced off and is now being planted in natives.

We will be planting about 5000 plants in early spring this year, says Scott. We’ve been working with the Bay of Plenty Regional Council and we have a 3 to 4-year planting programme. We intend to have around 35 hectares in riparian planting, which, excluding the adjacent 200-hectare forestry block, will give us around 340 hectares of productive land, Scott continues. There’s still weed control going on and we’re intent on getting rid of the pockets of Barbary on the farm. Horrible stuff, he says wryly.

Our relationship with the BOP Regional Council is excellent and they are incredibly supportive of what we are doing, says Scott. The neighbouring farms are also impressed with the development of Kaharoa and they’re blown away by the improvements. We have good relationships with them, adds Scott, which makes the work we’ve done even more satisfying.

When Scott came to Kaharoa there were fewer than 50 paddocks. There are now 90, says Scott, and he’s aiming for 100. It gives us far greater control of the pasture, he says, and the rotational grazing has seen a massive improvement in pasture quality. We’ve put in new yards with concrete surfaces and a sump and the effluent run-off is then pumped back onto the pasture, he says, so our environmental footprint is being continually reduced despite the increased stock holding.

Kaharoa only had around 30% of unreliable water reticulation; the balance was from natural streams and waterways. Now we have 100% reticulated water which also helps to reduce the environmental footprint of the farm, says Scott. From what was, at times, marginal land Kaharoa is now a highly-efficient dairy support unit.

WMI CEO Nick Hume says that what Scott has achieved in 3½ years is simply incredible. Scott is an outstanding member of the WMI team, says Nick. He’s increased the value of the property, he’s developed first-class relationships with the regional council and the neighbouring farms, he’s reduced the environmental footprint and simultaneously increased production and he is continually working to develop the property to beyond what we thought the potential was, says Nick.

Purchasing Kaharoa was part of the WMI long-term strategy of reducing volatility and exposure and Scott’s work has already achieved that, says Nick. Value for the shareholders and an excellent return on investment.

Kaharoa Farm

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50 Unclaimed Dividends Shareholder Bank Account Details Payment of dividends to shareholders living in New Zealand is made by way of Direct Credit to shareholders’ bank accounts.

A Direct Credit Account Form is aavailable from the office if you need to provide new bank account details because you have changed your bank or your account has been closed.

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.

Shareholders living overseas will be paid by cheque unless the shareholder holds a New Zealand bank account and elects to have the dividend paid into the New Zealand bank account.. Cheques must be presented at the bank within six months of the date of issue.

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

If you are able to provide any information that can help us to make contact with these shareholders or their descendants please contact Ngaere on 06 370 2608 or 0800 662 624 or email ngaere@wairarapamoana.org.nz.

LATIMER PERA MATENGA RIKI KUINI HINEPA WATENE CHRISTOPHER IAN PAPANUI LYDIA PERAWHITI ESTATE TAMATI O’DONNELL PATRICK MANAHI MEIHANA RUATOTARA PETUHA RAWINIA HANCY NGA URI A PIRIPI MATENGA RAUA TINI MATENGA WHĀNAU TRUST HEMI MATENGA WHĀNAU TRUST CELINA CARLSON TAURU TE UMUARIKI TAURUA ARAPERE TAMIHANA HORIWIA BRADBROOK (TAMIHANA) WHĀNAU TRUST HOHEPA TE WHAITI JOHN JOSEPH REWI SARAH HARAWIRA HADFIELD ESTATE CAROLYN ANNE REEDY RAWINIA REEDY FIONA ILENE ANDREWS PANIA PIWARI DAMIEN TAITOKO TE HUNA ANDRE PHILLIPE TE HUNA FRANZ JOSEF TREIBLMAYR ALICE JANE CRAWFORD

MARY JANE CRAWFORD ROBERT RANGI CRAWFORD JANE PIATA CAIRNS MERE NEPE ELAINE FORTUNE HIMONA KELLY LILLIAN MANIHERA KAY MICHELLE TANDY WHANA REUBEN FLUTEY SUE KARAITIANA WILLIAM THOMAS WORKMAN FRED WORKMAN JOSEPHINE WILSON AND PETER WELLS WHĀNAU TRUST HIKITOIA MATENGA TE KOWHAI MCGLYNN HINERANGI HAEATA JAMES MIKAERA TIARI NGARORI KINGI MAMA MIKAERA SYDNEY MANAENA KINGI PHILLIP NGATUERE CONNIE KAHU EDWARD WORKMAN GEORGE VERCOE TE AROHA KUITI SANDRA KING

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If you have any questions please contact Charmaine Kawana, Ngaere Webb, Dallas Gillies or Henare Manaena at the Wairarapa Moana office in Masterton.

Freepost 158415 PO Box 2019 Kuripuni Masterton 5842

Wairarapa Moana House 4 Park Avenue Masterton 5810

Ph: 06 370 2608 Fax: 06 370 2609

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