Issue 9 March 2008

WAIRARAPA M OANA ISSUE NINE: TUAIWA MARCH 2008

From Teen Parent To Graduate

IN THIS ISSUE: Wairarapa Moana Trust Looks To The Future p2 Nau Mai Taku Kura Mokopuna

Megan, Dan and Kaylin on New Year’s Eve

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Scholarship Recipient Traceyanne Herewini p4 Maori Land Court Clinics, Workshops And Courts

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New Office For Wairarapa Moana

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Johnston Lawrence Scholarship In Law

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Tennis Is In The Blood p8 Shareholder/ Beneficiary Search Wairarapa Moana Farms Update Tiki Tour

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Wairarapa Moana Trust Marae Development Grants p11 Shareholder Bank Account Details

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50 Unclaimed Dividends

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He uri ahau no te iwi o Ngati Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Ko Parekauiti te maunga Ko Ruamahanga te awa Ko Takitimu te waka Ko Ngai Taneroa te hapu Ko Hurunui-o-rangi te marae Ko Megan Reiri toku ingoa Tena koutou Two weeks before her sixteenth birthday Megan Reiri gave birth to her daughter Kaylin. Six years on she has graduated with a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Te Reo Maori and Maori Studies, is studying a Diploma in Teaching and is also being encouraged to do some Masters papers in Maori; and that’s not all ... Megan and Dan, amongst friends and family, recently married in Masterton.

Megan is the first student to graduate from the Wairarapa Teen Parent Unit with a university degree after spending two years at the unit in 2002 and 2003. The unit began operating in 2002 and continues to support teen parents.

Megan says she has no regrets about her decisions over the past six years and in many ways Kaylin’s birth has been a “really positive thing for my education”.

“The only thing I ever thought about doing was becoming a photographer and I may still do that. Having a child probably pushed me towards primary teaching because I love reading to Kaylin and helping with her development.”

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Megan says she knows she wouldn’t have graduated if she had not been part of the Teen Parent Unit. “They gave me back my education and if I hadn’t found out about it I

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“For the first couple of months Kaylin stayed with me while I did work and then she went into the crèche.”

would have just sat at home and done nothing.”

Megan completed Levels 1 and 2 NCEA through the unit and received a scholarship to go to Wellington College of Education to complete a bridging course, which would allow her to enrol at university.

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“I made some really good friends there that I have kept because we all went through the same challenges, pain, happiness and glory.”

“My husband, who manages a courier company in Wellington, moved over first to Johnsonville and Kaylin and I followed soon after.”

Megan did a course, Parents As First Teachers (PAFT), when she first had Kaylin and through a woman there she heard about the Teen Parent Unit.

Both Megan and her husband Dan are from Masterton and were married at Rathkeale College on New Year’s Eve.

Megan had been attending Wairarapa College before she left in her fifth form year to prepare for the birth of Kaylin in October 2001.

Now twenty-two, Megan has graduated with her BA and has lined up a note-taking job for summer helping Maori students with disabilities who are studying over the summer semester.

“I decided to go along to the unit for a visit one day and a girl I went to school with was there and she was really welcoming.”

At eighteen years old Megan was full-time studying at Victoria University for her BA and Kaylin spent her days at the Teachers College crèche in Karori.

The Diploma of Teaching course is one-year, full-time study and will qualify Megan to teach at primary school level.

The lecturers at university were really supportive of Megan studying and made allowances around Kaylin, she said.

Wairarapa Moana Trust Looks To The Future Ma te tokomaha ka ka te ahi By the many the fire will be kept burning Each year the Wairarapa Moana trustees spend a day together to discuss and plan their initiatives for the year.

“The end of 2007 was a time of significant change for the Wairarapa Moana Trust, so it was important for trustees to spend some time together to discuss and agree our future initiatives,” said Anne Carter, Chairman.

“At the beginning of 2008 we went through a process of transferring our responsibilities for servicing Kahungunu ki Wairarapa, Papawai and Kaikokirikiri Trusts and the Wairarapa Moana Trust office to the management of the Wairarapa Moana Incorporation.

“Trustees will now focus their efforts exclusively on delivering initiatives that will benefit shareholders and descendants of Wairarapa Moana.”

The Planning Day in February reconfirmed that the priorities for the next three years for the Trust will be:

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Left to Right – Trustees Nelson Rangi, Anne Carter, Tame Matiaha and Sonya Rimene

“When your kid’s sick you have to take them with you and as long as I told my lecturers what was going on they were really good about it. “Once everyone found out that I had a young child they were really comfortable about it and would even offer to babysit.”

Megan says university life is often oriented around looking out for yourself “but that’s a little bit difficult when you have a baby in your life as well”.

With older twin sisters, and her mother, who recently moved to Wellington, she said her family support network is huge “You hear a lot about young mothers who don’t have family support and really struggle but that’s just not true in my case.

“Masterton is known for having a lot of young mothers and it’s good to know there are some accomplishments being made out there and the Teen Parent Unit is still going strong,” she said.

“I love that I’m doing well for myself because it proves people wrong about what they thought I would become.”

Megan says she often used to say ‘this is so hard I can’t do it anymore” but now she has been back to school, got a degree and “every day I get to go home to my beautiful girl”.

Kaylin and her mother have a very close relationship and sometimes she is more like a little sister but with the added responsibility of being her mother as well, she said.

“My husband and I are planning to have more children once I’ve got the academic stuff out of the way. Maybe at the end of 2008 we will think about it and at least by then I will have had six years with Kaylin and giving her all my attention.”

Megan hasn’t been back to the Teen Parent Unit recently but has spoken with the co-ordinator Rae McKenzie and is planning to talk to the girls about her success and try and inspire them to be whatever they want to be.

“Rae has done so much for me and I always said to her if I ever graduate you will be at the ceremony.”

Looking back Megan said she has no regrets about life whatsoever. “I can look at myself and what I’ve achieved and compare that to what some people my age have done without a child to bring up and in some cases I’ve done better for myself”.

“That’s really satisfying.” .... Te awa Tauweru, te awa Makahakaha Rere atu ki roto i a Ruamahanga Haere atu ra ki Wairarapa Moana ....

The Mailer acknowledges Wairarapa Times-Age for information used in this article.

• Wairarapa Moanatanga – supporting initiatives that assist whanau to know who we are, where we come from and what it means to be a descendant of Wairarapa Moana.

Wananga will be one way in which we will achieve this goal.

The CD of customary Wairarapa waiata, tauparapara and karakia is a vital cultural resource for all Wairarapa tangata whenua.

• Supporting the development of Wairarapa marae.

• Supporting the development of our future leaders through the provision of scholarships.

“Our over-riding goal is to support our whanau to be capable, confident and strong within their own identity, culture and heritage as descendants of the original rangatira of the hapu and whanau of the Wairarapa Moana.

“This means we need to do more to strengthen our whakapapa connections and revive our waiata and tikanga. This is what makes us who we are as a people. This will be an important focus for the Wairarapa Moana Trust going forward.”

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

Available for purchase at $10 each (courier extra).

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Contact the office on 06 370 2608 or 0800 662 624.

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Traceyanne Herewini Meanwhile, after thirteen years of part-time study I finally completed my BA, double major in Psychology and Maori in November 2006 and graduated in April 2007, no mean feat given some of the barriers along the way of feeling ‘dumb and stupid’; changing papers on a whim; other work-related study along the way; work and location changes and finally the mortgage and bills!

Some of the highlights along the way have been the whanau support and scholarships. Yes, frozen meals and convenient excuses of not doing lawns and gardens have helped too.

Traceyanne Herewini Bachelor of Arts – Maori & Psychology 2007 Massey University Albany graduation

Ko Ohautieke, Rangitumau nga maunga Ko Towai me Ruamahanga nga awa Ko Karangahape me Nga Tau E Waru nga marae Ko Kaitangata me Ngati Hamua nga hapu Ko Ngati Kahu ki Whangaroa, Rangitane me Ngati Kahungunu nga iwi Ko Mataatua, Ngatokimatawharoa, Kurahaupo, Takitimu nga waka Ko Tupe raua ko Potangaroa oku rangatira Ko Kevin Herewini raua ko Helen Herewini (nee Thorby) oku matua Ko Traceyanne Herewini ahau My working career has been as a primary teacher for ten years both mainstream and Maori education. Then I decided I wanted a less stressful job and ‘stumbled’ into working in mental health since 1998. No, it is not less stressful, however, it has moments of being exceedingly rewarding. I have worked culturally, clinically and both in mainstream Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Psychosis Early Intervention and an adult Maori Mental Health Service known as Moko Services. I am currently working as a Keyworker in a Maori Mental Health Service, Auckland District Health Board (ADHB) in Point Chevalier, Auckland.

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I am fortunate to have been a recipient of various scholarships within the Trust since college and at different times while doing my undergraduate study and hope to again when I become a full-time student in the future. I am proud to say I have learned and grown so much. Over the last three years I gained some mastery of changing C’s into A’s, completed my undergraduate degree, did some co-author work in a MOH guideline and currently have a chapter contribution that is being published into a psychotherapies textbook in Melbourne. I did find my voice and gained confidence in the land of academia.

I can recommend attending graduation, the highlight was my nieces and listening to them planning their academic pathways and which hat they wanted to earn (not just for the fashion, also what they meant)!!!

My future plan is typically the long way of Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology, Masters and Doctorate. While I contemplate whether Clinical Psychology is me or not I am certainly looking forward to earning an eclectic Doctorate.

Last year was filled with lots of highs and lows, all goals were achieved but not necessarily to the extent I had become accustomed to. Ultimately, one of the many things that makes my heart sing is working with people, especially in the areas of education and health.

This year I am doing two university papers closer to my heart, Maori mental health and neuropsychology. So, here’s putting it out there – hard work and determination will reap rewards.

I am also aiming for a balanced life of work, home and study and all of the domains of te whare tapa wha (Durie, 2000).

I am sure this will not be the last time I will be in touch and look forward to future partnerships with the Trust. Ka tika hoki mou tou awhina, tautoko ki ahau. Tenei te mihi ki oku tipuna, whanau, hapu, iwi – kia kaha, kia toa, kia maia, kia manawanui. No reira, Ki mai ki ahau e aha te mea nui o tenei ao If you asked me what is the greatest thing of this world Maku e ki atu – He tangata, he tangata, he tangata I reply it is people, it is people, it is people

Dates, Venues And Times For Maori Land Court Clinics, Workshops And Courts For The Wairarapa Region For 2008 DAY:

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Tuesday 25 March Wednesday 26th March Thursday 27th March Friday 28th March Wednesday 9th April Monday 21st April Tuesday 22nd April Wednesday 23rd April Thursday 24th April Wednesday 14th May Tuesday 27th May Wednesday 28th May Thursday 29th May Friday 30th May Wednesday 11th June Thursday 19th June Tuesday 24th June Wednesday 25th June Thursday 26th June Friday 27th June Wednesday 9th July Wednesday 23rd July Thursday 24th July Friday 25th July Wednesday 13th August Thursday 21st August

Wednesday 27th August Thursday 28th August Friday 29th August Wednesday 10th September Wednesday 24th September Thursday 25th September Friday 26th September Wednesday 15th October Tuesday 28th October Wednesday 29th October Thursday 30th October

Friday 31st October Wednesday 12th November Wednesday 26th November Thursday 27th November

Frank Cody Lounge Workshop – Trusts Frank Cody Lounge Clinic Featherston Community Centre Clinic Heartlands Building Pahiatua Clinic Frank Cody Lounge Clinic Frank Cody Lounge Clinic Featherston Community Centre Clinic Heartlands Building Pahiatua Clinic Frank Cody Lounge Court Frank Cody Lounge Clinic Committee Room M.D.C. Workshop – Trusts Frank Cody Lounge Clinic Featherston Community Centre Clinic Heartlands Building Pahiatua – Clinic Frank Cody Lounge Clinic Frank Cody Lounge Court Frank Cody Lounge Work Shop – Trusts Frank Cody Lounge Clinic Featherston Community Centre Clinic Heartland Building Pahiatua – Clinic Frank Cody Lounge Clinic Frank Cody Lounge Clinic Featherston Community Centre Clinic Heartlands Building Pahiatua – Clinic Frank Cody Lounge Clinic Committee Room Court (Venue subject to change) Frank Cody Lounge Clinic Featherston Community Centre Clinic Heartlands Building Pahiatua – Clinic Frank Cody Lounge Clinic Frank Cody Lounge Clinic Featherston Community Centre Clinic Heartlands Building Pahiatua – Clinic Frank Cody Lounge Clinic Frank Cody Lounge Featherston Community Centre Clinic Committee Room Court: M.D.C

11.00 – 4.00 10.30 – 2.30 10.00 – 2.30 10.00 – 2.30 10.30 – 2.30 10.30 – 2.30 10.00 – 2.30 10.00 – 2.30 10.00 – 4.00 10.30 – 2.30 11.00 – 4pm 10.30 – 2.30 10.00 – 2.30 10.00 – 2.30 10.30 – 2.30 10.00 – 4.00 11.00 – 4.00 10.30 – 2.30 10.00 – 2.30 10.00 – 2.30 10.30 – 2.30 10.30 – 2.30 10.00 – 2.30 10.00 – 2.30 10.30 – 2.30

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Heartlands Building Pahiatua – Clinic Frank Cody Lounge Clinic Frank Cody Lounge Clinic Featherston Community Centre Clinic

10.00 – 4.00 10.00 – 2.30 10.30 – 2.30 10.30 – 2.30 10.00 – 2.30

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28th November

Heartlands Building Pahiatua – Clinic

10.00 – 2.30

Tuesday

9 December

Frank Cody Lounge Court

10.00 – 4.00

Wednesday

10 December

Frank Cody Lounge Clinic

10.30 – 2.30

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11 December

Featherston Community Centre Clinic

10.00 – 2.30

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Heartlands Building Pahiatua – Clinic

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Huia Harrison District Advisory Services Officer Takitimu District Office

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

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

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.

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

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

We Have Moved After relocating from 245 Queen Street to Arden House in Bannister Street, the Wairarapa Moana office has now moved to Wairarapa Moana House in Park Avenue Masterton.

The office, under the management of Wairarapa Moana Incorporation, continues to provide administration and management services to Papawai & Kaikokirikiri Trusts, Kahungunu ki Wairarapa, Whaiora Whanui Trust, as well as servicing our own Trust and Incorporation.

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

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.

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

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Young Sade Atkinson is a tennis champion in the making. In 2007 at the grand old age of eleven she won the year six Wellington Championship held in Wellington’s Renouf Tennis Centre. She also won the Under 12’s Trev’s Wairarapa tournament and went on to further success in Wanganui beating the Hawke’s Bay and Hutt Valley contestants in the Wairarapa reps under 12’s tournament.

Sade (of Ngati Kahungunu descent on her mother’s side), has the strong support of her parents, Helen and Luke Atkinson, who accompany her to the various tournaments.

Sade’s mum suggests that her daughter’s tennis ability may well have come from her husband who is a strong tennis player and is ranked number four in Wairarapa.

She insists that the tennis genes do not come from her. Little sister, Georgia, who is only seven, also shows promise and is always keen to hit a ball around in the back yard with her sister. However, Helen says their enthusiasm has resulted in a couple of broken windows!

Sade, who for her age is physically strong, says she first picked up a tennis racquet just over a year ago and her skill was quickly noted by her dad. Her interest was further sparked by her success in last year’s under 12’s tournament in Wairarapa.

“I’m sure my success is largely due to my dad’s encouragement,” Sade suggests.

“This is backed up by my attending a development course held by a professional coach in Masterton. I attend once a week so I have ongoing tuition.” Sade is modest when she says her coach thinks she is a good tennis player for her age.

She is currently looking forward to the “Trev’s”, a local tournament supported by the Masterton sports retailer, Trev’s Sports, to be held, at the time of writing, at the end of February.

Tennis Is In The Blood Story/pictures Philippa Novak

Sade attends Gladstone Primary school. A year seven pupil, she says she enjoys all sports offered by the school and particularly enjoys English, writing in particular.

However, her favourite subject may not have a strong enough pull for a possible future in, for example, journalism or other forms of writing. It therefore comes as no surprise to learn that her chief desire is to be a professional tennis player when she grows up.

This young lady certainly knows her mind – so watch this space!

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.

Adrian Gillies Ashley Karaitiana Ruru Otene Barcello Whanau Trust Betty Elizabeth Olive Winitana Camelia Rimene Caroline Elizabeth Mita Colin Phillip Jessup Donald Te Whaiwhaia Matiaha Elaine Harawira Ernest Ninihi K L Naera Frederica Panapa

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Gail Annette Tuari Genevieve Ann Wright Gloria Josephine Namana Graham Nahona Graham Ngatuere Hine R Verran James Karauria James Teowai Karaitiana Janine Teo Aroha O’Brien Jennifer Ruth Karaitiana John Te Rupe John Thoms

Josephine Georgina Tiapa Raston Josephine Renata Justin Raymond Te Miha Kapua Oterangi Pitama Kathleen Mihiata Tapusoa Leon Lane Otene Madge Thorby Maehe Wills Maikara McArdell Marianne Bernice Papanui Matthew Edward Chase

Wairarapa Moana Farms Update In the December update I reported the dairy farms had got off to a very good start to the 2007/08 season and at that stage also noted that due to the cooler spring period, pasture growth rates were below budget meaning less pasture silage was able to be harvested.

Since mid December through to the end of February there has been virtually no rain which has created a drought situation throughout the Waikato, the first for one hundred years. All farms including the sheep and beef but excluding Farm 1 which has the irrigation are critically short of feed and strategies for managing the position have been under way since the beginning of January.

These have included: • Regular monitoring • Conference calls with managers and sharemilkers of each farm • Strategic drying off of some cows, an action that has been delayed for as long as practical • Evaluating the early selling of stock on the sheep farm • The purchase of a large quantity of maize • Seeking out grazing opportunities in the Hawke’s Bay In managing a drought consideration must be given to the current season and the next season so stock health and condition is paramount to this.

Our forecast is that milk production will be down approximately 25%, this similar to all farms throughout central Waikato. The small positive since the last update is that milk payout has increased further to $6.90/kgms.

The additional increase in the milk payout will be a small saviour for the dairy business. However budget predictions are still significantly revised downwards.

Some of our herds have been dried off already with many of the others very close to decision day. Similarly, as the sheep and beef farm moves to support the dairy business their returns have also been eroded and expected to be well down on budget.

Maura Matenga Memory Arihia Artermisia Hamon Mereana Te Maari Whanau Trust Micheal Denton Tuari Ngarangi Topetopea E E Murphy Orleans Pohatu Pamela Tania Tanerau-Love Pamela Te Purei Patricia Hemi Patricia Puanani Edwards Patricia Rose Blair Rangi Akuira Te Rangi Rehu Rangituhia Poutu Ranui Ricardo Parahi Riarna Marees Tuari Ruth Anamia Pike Trust

Ruth Renata Samantha Alicia Nepe Stephen Henry Toki Tanara Areta Mangai Whanau Trust Te Reo Hanita Tekiato Fitzgerald Terrance Thomas Tuari Theresa Nellie Panapa Thomas Hutana Tikao Taungaroa Emile Toatokawaru MacDonald Trudy Helen Timi Ahipene Vaine Taungaroa Emile Violet Priscilla Waata Waverney Stephens

Drought conditions 2008 Grass under irrigator Farm 1 Grass from non-irrigated area Farm 1 From the Top:

Fortunately the development of the new block from forestry has progressed well and is growing new grass which is available for young calves from the dairy business.

The other projects on farm include the developments of the new dairy farms 12 and 14 and the installation of a new underpass on Farm 1. The continued fine weather has been ideal for building the new sheds, developing the tracks and races and installation of the water systems.

The continuation of this 2008 drought is involving all those directly associated with the management of the farms. We are fortunate to have good strategies in place and I am pleased to report the impact on stock is minimal at this stage.

We are ever hopeful that the rains will come soon which I am sure will happen and pasture growth rates return to normal levels.

John Hall

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Tiki Tour

by Kelly Haeata (Continued from Mailer Issue 7, September 2007)

Europe – England 1967 We boarded the P & O shipping liner, Southern Cross, in Wellington, during August, 1967, having formed a new Maori Hi-Liners group.

The line-up was Barry Erickson from Taupo, on drums; Ben Moeva, on xylophone and saxophone; Pinky Paa, Auckland, lead guitar; Dennis Taiaroa, Wanganui, bass and Kelly Haeata, Masterton, on rhythm guitar.

We completely revised a new musical cabaret and dance show. We would practice often to perfect it for passengers and crew on the ship, doing morning matinee and evening dance music. The cruise took approximately five weeks calling at Sydney, Perth, Durban and Cape Town, our destination, Southampton, England.

The passengers really enjoyed our music. Captain Moulder was to give us a ‘very high recommend’.

Derek Rawdon, whom we had met on our previous visit to England and who was to become our manager, met us off the ship. He had arranged accommodation in London, not too far away from the OVC (Overseas Visitors Club). The club was happy to see us back and put on a ‘welcome back’ party for us. We thought that was really neat. We stayed in London for a week and did our normal ‘gig’ for extra pocket money.

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Derek had also arranged a new drummer. His name was Tony Blackburn. He was part-Ceylonese and part-English.

Tony was to become a major asset to our team, not only for his drumming skills but for the five languages he could speak. Tony joined us on our last performance at the OVC with all his baggage of drum kits set up on the stage and did a two-minute solo. ‘Wow!’ he blew us all away and received a standing ovation. We thought ‘jeez, that’s our man’.

We boarded the train at Waterloo Station the following morning for Manchester where Derek met us and ferried us by taxi to the Musicians Hotel. That was to become our home for the next six months.

There were other ‘musso’s’ there, an American negro group called The Platters, whom we got to know very well. They were on the third floor, a great bunch of guys who were to become the ‘Fabulous Platters’ and a household name in the years to come. We learned a lot from them, especially harmonising and stage presentation. We went on to become a very professional show group.

All the entertainers at the hotel had their own times for practice in the lounge so there would be no clash and it was during the second week that Derek came to tell us of our ‘big break’. It was a thirty-minute spot at a bingo hall. The theme was ‘Searching for Talent’.

We were about to go on stage. The first two groups were young guys, just starting out. This was to be our big break and we certainly made the most of it. We were called for an encore and would you believe it, the club manager let us go for a further twenty minutes. Felt sorry for the three remaining groups but from that night it was the start of something big for the Maori Hi-Liners.

Derek’s phone was running red-hot the next day and people were asking for the ‘Meeoowry’ to perform in a range of clubs around Manchester. By the way, we got ten pounds each for our performance that night and it was off to the local steak shop for a fat juicy steak and chips and ciggies.

We were to have a crash course on promotional photos and then it was our first big break at working in nightclubs. We worked our butts off the first night and received a standing ovation. The Maori Hi-Liners had finally arrived and all the Kelly, Tony, Pinky Ben, Judy, Barry Marilyn, Dennis Back Row L–R:

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Taken at Casino Estoril, Portugal.

WAIRARAPA MOANA TRUST venues we worked were packed out. Sometimes, we would do two shows a night within a two-mile radius and the people just followed us around which was very common. We had a very strong support base.

The Maori Volcanics arrived on the scene and started doing ‘gigs’ on the same circuit. They were also a very polished group. The line-up comprised Nuki Waaka on bass and sax; his wife, Mahora, vocalist; John Nelson, lead guitar; Gilly Gilbert on drums; Tui Teka, vocalist, comedian, sax and trumpet and Hector Epae, vocalist, comedian and sax player. They were also to become popular with the locals around Manchester.

It was July – August, 1967, that Derek booked us in to the Blackpool Opera House with the ‘Bachelor Boys’, Dame Margot, the operatic singer and our very own John Rowles. It was great to catch up with John again, since back in the Tiki Village, Australia days. He was promoting his number one hit song ‘Hush Not A Word To Mary’ and ‘If I Only Had Time’ and, as we know, John went on to become a recording star and a very ‘kiwi’ household name.

Glasgow, Scotland, was our next stop and it was here we auditioned a female singer. She was a young eighteen-yearold Scottish lass, Marilyn, with a jazzy voice. We put her on show to the public in the last week. There was standing room only, the place was bursting at the seams. The Scots wanted a piece of their Scottish bonnie lassie. Marilyn was very talented and became a big part of our line-up.

We were booked back in Manchester and Derek was very happy with our Scots girl and he asked Barry, who had his Australian girlfriend, Judy, travelling with us to England, if she could join the show also. There was a bit of ‘humming and haaaring’ because Judy didn’t have a singing voice but she was quite attractive and with both girls dressed up and looking good on stage they certainly created good vibes and gave the band a huge lift. It was my job to work on their stage presentation and dance routines and they became very professional.

It was also in Manchester that another Maori group called ‘The Maori Castaways’ arrived and it was then that I met up with my old mate, ‘Hap’ Tenana, with lots of drinks after their show and catch-up.

The English fans just loved the Maori groups and it was in Birmingham that this shy little ‘pommie’ girl was on the same ‘billing’ as us. Her name was Cilla Black and with a very heavy ‘pommie’ accent she belted out a song that was to become a number one hit ‘Step Inside Love’ and as we all know she also became a very popular recording artist and hosted her own television shows in the 80s.

As we only had a six-month working visa, Derek would book us in Europe, Germany, working the American military bases and we made a big impression on the ‘Yanks’. Money was no problem to them. They were certainly not frightened to

MARAE AND FACILITY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS Marae Trustees and committees are reminded that the closing date for this year’s funding applications is 30 April 2008. There is only one funding round per annum.

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

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

spend big-time, especially across the bar and hand out ‘fat’ cigars.

We would be in Europe for two months, then it was back to the United Kingdom working in Wales – Cardiff and Newport – where the ‘hip swinging’ Tom Jones came from (never got to meet him). He was entertaining the girls at the London Palladium where he was mainly based.

Shirley Bassey was also from Wales and was a number one hit star in England. Unfortunately, we never crossed paths or met her. She was too busy ‘raunching’ out her hit songs ‘Hey Big Spender’ etc. and we were just trying to hit the ‘big time’.

We performed on stage with the English comedian, Bruce Forsythe, Dusty Springfield and Petula Clark for three weeks and that was very full-on and because we were unique with our comedy show, Polynesian and Maori show, we just blew the crowds away. In between all this I did my impersonation of Nat King Cole, Billy Enstine, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Junior, with the song titled ‘What Kind Of Fool Am I’.

Our show would usually go on for two hours and then we would pack up our gear and move on to another club if we were doing two shows a night. ‘Jeez it was blooming hard work!’ but on pay-day it was worth it!

It was when back in Wiesbaden, Germany, back on the American army circuit and the Maori Volcanics were working other parts of Germany, that I had a talk with the incomparable Tui Teka. I wanted to buy a saxophone so off we went to Frankfurt, about one hundred kilometers away and we bought my first sax. He taught me ‘scales’ and taught me how to play. I practiced at every opportunity until I became competent enough to play on-stage. I would go off to see Tui to get more tuition and within a week he would say, ‘Hey boy, I’d better not teach you too much, you’ll be better than me! Ha ha!’. That was just typical of Tui. He was a master teacher. This instrument was to become a major part of my life.

I pay tribute to the incomparable Prince Tui Teka in the next issue of the Mailer…

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WAIRARAPA MOANA

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

Cheques are no longer sent out to shareholders resident in New Zealand. This is the current policy of the Incorporation.

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

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

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

New Zealand IRD Number If we hold your IRD number you will pay 19.5% in dividend tax. If we do not hold your IRD number your dividend will be taxed at the rate of 39%.

Shareholders – you will only receive the lower rate of taxation if you have provided the Incorporation with your New Zealand Inland Revenue Department number.

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50 Unclaimed Dividends The following is a selection of Unclaimed Dividends that are held in the office. If you are able to provide any information that may enable the office to make contact with these shareholders or their descendants please contact Ngaere Webb on 06 3702608 or 0800 662 624.

RIPEKA KAIWARAKIHI IHIPERA WHANA WHANA LUCY RIWAI NGAHINA TE IHI UTUHANGAITERANGI TE MAARI TE AORURU RANGITAUIRA REUPANA PAWHARA KOPU ERUERA RANGITIKAIWAHO TUREI WHANAU TRUST TAMAIHOTUA KINGI RAHERA TE IRIHINAHINA RUMATIKI KINGI PAHERO H MAAKA PUINGA JURY TAINA KOHAI RENATA ESTATE IRAIPA HEHE JANICE TUI ROSS TIRIA HADFIELD TAIRUA TUREI EDWARD RUSSELL S ROSS ROSS TAMARAUKURA MATENGA ESTATE HURIA JEANETTE MILLER ROBERT CONRAD MATENGA HUIA HIMONA MAY AGNES FLUTEY NINIWA KINGI

EMILY LAURA OWEN JOYCE OPIE OHORERE TUREI RETA CARLSON IRENE MARIA TUTAKI ARIKI MANIHERA HENARE HARE GEORGE MANIHERA ESTATE MANGA RENATA BROWN FRED SMITH PAREHUIA KOHAI WHITE HORI OHORERE TUREI MEIHANA HEKENUI NGATUERE HARIATA MARIA TAHAU GEORGE WHETU KARAITIANA BeVERLEY MARGARET OHIA JAMES HIMONA ESTATE WIREMU MAAKA ESTATE GEORGE TAIPIHA RIPEKA VAIOULU RIHIPETI BESSIE ENOKA RAKAI WHAKAIRI FRANCIS MANIHERA MIHI TE MIHA WHANAU TRUST JOHN PHILLIP NEVILLE HAUMIHIA TE WHAITI ESTATE

We are always interested in talking to you about news for the Mailer.

Please let us know if you would like to contribute an article or panui or if you would like us to interview someone for future editions.

Closing Dates for Articles for the Mailer Closing Dates Friday, May 9, 2008 Friday, August 22, 2008

Distribution Dates Saturday, June 7, 2008 Saturday, September 20, 2008

06 3702608 or 0800 662 624 with any inquiries relating to shareholding in Wairarapa Moana Incorporation.

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

The team at Wairarapa Moana office in Masterton is: Charmaine Kawana, Cheryl Wilmshurst, Ngaere Webb, Henare Manaena.

If you have any questions please give us a call or send a fax, email or letter.

Freepost 158415 PO Box 2019 Kuripuni Masterton 5842

Wairarapa Moana House 4 Park Avenue Masterton

Ph: 06 370 2608 Fax: 06 370 2609

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