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ISSUE THREE: TUATORU SEPTEMBER 2006
Tane Mahuta – An Imposing Guardian for Children’s Playground Children at Wellington’s botanical gardens playground have a guardian to watch over them. Tane Mahuta, a magnificent carved figure that emerges from a majestic stump, faces down on the children’s playground below. The stump, once the base of one of Wellington’s older pine trees, was planted from original stock brought to the region many years ago. Creative woodcarvers Darcy and Linda Tilyard from Bideford, just north of Masterton, in the Wairarapa, were commissioned by the Wellington City Council to produce the carving.
IN THIS ISSUE: 2007 Scholarship Applications p2 Te Pouakani Farm Cadet Programme p3 Te Pouakani Farm Update p3 Hikurangi Anglican Maori College Days Remembered p4 Celebrating Maori Musicianship p4 2006 AGM Meetings p6 Wairarapa Moana – Being the People of the Lake p6 2006 Pre-AGM Meetings p7 Trustee Retirements and Nominations p7 Introducing Te Pouakani Farm Managers p8 Wairarapa in the News p8 Surfing Doctor on Ride for Life p9 Shareholder/Beneficiary Search p10 Unclaimed Dividends p12 Shareholders – Bank/ p12 IRD Details
Linda said several large pines in the gardens were cut down but two five-metre stumps were left, one of which was to become the future Tane Mahuta. The council, keen to utilise the talents of a carver in the Wellington region, approached the Tilyards and asked them to submit a proposal which would present ideas for a creative wood-carving on the large stump. Linda says she and Darcy worked on proposal drawings and the council liked their idea. The couple was more than qualified for the work. English born, Linda is a graduate of Ilam Art School in Canterbury and Darcy, true to his Maori heritage, is a traditional Maori carver. He says much of his learning comes from Ngati Hinewaka, his coastal hapu at Matakitaki a Kupe (Cape Palliser). “Because the base of the pine tree was so imposing we decided that a Tane Mahuta or Male Spirit of the Forest theme was most appropriate,” Linda says. “The council had originally suggested that a Peter Pan theme be considered but later agreed with us that this concept would not suit the majesty of the wood.” Once the Tilyards got the
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go-ahead to start their project the couple said it was not just a matter of commencing the actual carving straight away – there were the logistics of the task to consider, and, of course, the safety factors.
Darcy and Linda Tilyard
“To begin with we had to get all our safety gear organised – hard hats, fluorescent vests –
and we had to organise an appropriately-sized chainsaw to do the basic carving. We also had to build tailor-made scaffolding because the work area was on a slope. The top of the stump had been cut across and as we wanted a round top we had to call upon some of our whanau who had skill with extra large chainsaws and they did that part of the work for us. After that task was completed our work commenced using an eighteen inch bar.”
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Scholarship Applications The Trust office currently administers the scholarship and grants portfolios on behalf of Wairarapa Moana Trust and Papawai and Kaikokirikiri Trusts. Papawai and Kaikokirikiri Trusts scholarships are available to students attending secondary school. The closing date for applications is 5pm, Friday, 24th November, 2006. Wairarapa Moana Trust scholarships and grants are available to students post secondary school, who are studying diploma, degree and trade training courses.The closing date for applications is 5pm, Wednesday, 28th February, 2007.
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Application forms are available from the Trust office. You may telephone Cheryl Wilmshurst on 06 3702608 or 0800 662 624 with any inquiries or to request application forms.
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They found the wood ‘extra sappy’ and this was hard on the cutting edge of the chainsaw. Linda said they wrecked one or two cutting bars and chains along the way but the learning curve became less of a problem as they became more familiar with the job in hand. Says Linda: “The wood with its various shapes and textures tended to control the overall design. Having decided on the main theme for the front of the pine stump, we felt the shapes at the rear of the carving, particularly the impressive root system, suggested two lizards. We went along with this idea and carved them in to the wood so that they looked as though they were climbing up the tree. “We knew we had to preserve the carving so we used natural wood stain and added two separate colours so that the shapes of the lizards would show up well. We chose rimu red and the children we met in the playground said they really liked the colour and loved the fatherly figure watching over them. We also applied a silicon cap on the top of the carving. We hope it will have a good life span.” Darcy said the basic shape was created using two chainsaws – Linda on one side of the stump and Darcy on the other. He adds: “The actual finishing of the carving was done by hand, using adzes, mallets and chisels”. The project took five weekends and the emerging God of the Forest was created through the Tilyards’ combined talents of woodcarving and Linda’s creativity as an artist. Darcy said he first met Linda at the King Street Artworks in Masterton where they were both tutors. “Linda still teaches art there and is also currently lecturing at UCOL (Universal College of Learning) in Masterton. She has been carving since age fourteen and was self-taught at that age – we both share a love of carving. “Since those early days we’ve married, had children and finally set up what we call Toi Te Hikoi (journey of the arts). It’s a Development Trust that allows us freedom to work in the social services area and so far we’ve worked with a wide range of people. We’ve held carving wananga (learning seminars) on our property and have worked with school children teaching sculpture and painting. We’ve also completed a number of commissioned works.” Darcy sums up their combined talents as a merging of skills. “As we are working in a multi-cultural environment we are keen to show people that what we do as a married couple and a family (we have six children) is made possible not only by our individual skills as artists but also by the caring teamwork of our extended family.” There’s no doubt that Linda and Darcy are a strong creative support for one another. Darcy bests sums up their marital and creative energies as “Singly, we are good but together, we are powerful.”
STORY: Philippa Novak PHOTOS: Courtesy of Tilyard family
Te Pouakani Farm Cadet Programme Teina is a descendant of Muretu, Mōkai Matiaha and Hemi Te Oka Matiaha.
In February 2006, Teina Matiaha, son of shareholder Tame Matiaha, arrived at Pouakani to start as the first cadet in the Te Pouakani Farm Cadet programme. Teina received his secondary education at Wainuiomata High School, Wellington, where he was Head Boy, captain of the school’s First XV, Gridiron captain and Waka Ama captain. Away from the sporting field Teina found time to complete NCEA Levels 1 and 2, gain a Level 2 Certificate in welding and complete Year 13. Having just left school, Teina was keen to find out what it was like to be a farmer and through an association with Nelson Rangi who helped start the programme, he was placed on Farm One. At this time there was a lot of activity on this farm with the installation of the new irrigation system, a cropping programme and some land development. In addition, the dayto-day activities of milking cows, attending to fencing and water maintenance areas, Teina soon became actively involved in all of these. He worked alongside the manager and two other farm assistants and through the assistance of the Agricultural Training Organisation he gained a scholarship to commence an agricultural training programme. The basis of this is to cover introductory aspects about farming and this was followed up by small tasks that he has to complete on farm and have checked with his manager. To date, Teina has done extremely well with all of this and has progressed to a stage where he is now considered a very capable young farm assistant. When opportunities arise more responsibilities will be given to him to ensure his progress is on-going.
Outside the farm gate he has become actively involved in a local rugby club and Young Farmers Club, which he has enjoyed. He freely admits that when he started he was a green city slicker, however, now his proud and cheerful smile highlights his new-found interest in farming at Pouakani. His aim is to gain some tertiary qualifications after two years on farm. The cadetship comprises on-farm training in conjunction with study through the Agriculture Industry Training Organisation (Agriculture ITO). To qualify for a Modern Apprenticeship you must be a farm employee, enrolled in an Agriculture ITO course and aged between 16 and 21 years. A training pathway for a career in agriculture could commence at college with Agriculture Unit Standards that can be taken in year 10, 11 and 12 programmes. Any inquiries with regard to cadetship training should be directed through the Wairarapa Moana Trust office.
Te Pouakani Farm Update The 2007 year is now well underway. Already 600-700 cows have calved, milk is going to the factory and feed supplies are very good. It has been a cold, wet, winter with a lot more frosts than last year. On the owner /operator farms we have 1730 cows managed by ten staff. On the sheep farm there are now four staff and they are ready for the busy spring period. Our farm cadet, Teina Matiaha, has grown in confidence and is now an integral member of the team on Farm 1. Recently two strategic planning sessions on farm with AgResearch and Dexcel were held with the key outcome being to commence a project focussing on our pastures for future productivity.
The second stage of the irrigation project has commenced and this should be completed by October. On the industry front, dairy payout forecasts are mixed at $4$4.20 per kgms. However, with the lower exchange rate returns from sheep and cattle are expected to improve, on the 20% decrease in last season. As we go forward, current plans in this financial year will be to extend the owner / operator model with a continued focus on productivity and profit. Your management team is proud to be associated with Te Pouakani and look forward to the AGM in October. John Hall – Management Team Manager
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Hikurangi Anglican Maori College Days Remembered A multi-media sign commemorating the site of the first and only Maori boys’ college to be established in Wairarapa has been unveiled by the Papawai and Kaikokirikiri Trusts Board. The school was opened on Francis Line, near Carterton, in 1903 and burned to the ground in 1932. The school was not re-built following the fire. Shareholder, Tikitikiorangi (Dick) Te Whaiti, is one of the few surviving pupils of the school and he shares his memories of his days at the college with us. It was March 4 1932 and Mr Te Whaiti (then aged 13) was attending classes that day and cannot remember what he was studying at the time but the fire he has never forgotten. “As we watched it burn we knew we were all going home that day. We were happy about that. It was a boarding school and we all lived in the dorms upstairs. Sometimes it was more like a prison than a school. So, yes, we were happy we were going home.”
Mr Te Whaiti The blaze started at lunchtime in an oven flue in the school kitchen situated at one end of the grand, two-storey building. “I was one of the youngest ones at the school. When the fire started we just got out of there. At first, it just looked like some smoke but it wasn’t long before it was really going up. There was nothing anybody could do to stop it.” Pupils and staff were rushed outside and efforts made to save furniture. A wind change sparked surrounding dry grass and
Celebrating Maori Musicianship Research is underway on a major exhibition about Maori showbands, focusing on the Kahungunu connections to the showbands era. The exhibition is being mounted by the Hawke’s Bay Museum and Art Gallery and is scheduled to open in Hastings in October 2007. The story of how Maori performers took their unique entertainment to the world in the 1950s and 60s is a fabulous and inspirational tale. Bands such as the Maori Hi Five, the Maori Hi Quins, the Quin Tikis, the Maori Premiers, the Maori Volcanics, and the Howard Morrison Quartet enjoyed substantial international success with a sensational combination of musical styles, light entertainment and Maori culture. The Kahungunu exhibition will also include material on the evolution of Maori music. This broader story will probably include traditional instruments, famous Kahungunu compositions, early international tours by Maori musicians (1910), the impact of the two world wars, the influence of the Ratana brass bands and through to the heyday of the showbands.
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Hawke’s Bay Exhibitions Centre exhibitions manager Margaret Cranwell is in charge of the project. She has employed two Wellington-based curators who are sourcing material from Te Papa and around New Zealand and a Napier-based writer, Neill Gordon, who is researching Ngati Kahungunu’s involvement with the Maori showband movement. “As well as interviewing people to gather information and stories for the exhibition, a large part of my job is to locate any memorabilia from the time – it will be objects, not words, that will form the basis of the exhibition,” Neill said. “We have a completely open mind about what objects people might have that will help tell the full story. It could be costumes, just a hat, or a pair of boots, instruments, ball gowns, - maybe just some tiny thing that is a link to memories of the time.” As you might imagine, there is a formal process for the collection and care, including insurance, of any items loaned to the museum.
reduced most of the articles to ashes but for a single chair and a piano. Mr Te Whaiti learned to play the piano at Hikurangi as the first pupil of college prefect, Pango Munro. Later in life he was to play in a band with fellow Hikurangi pupil, Mita Carter. Hikurangi accepted all cultures and many Wairarapa families sent their boys to the college, including the Parkers and Cadwalladers, the Marunui family and the Chinese Moi family. There were also pupils taken from outside the region. Mr Te Whaiti had lived his early days at Pirinoa with his grandmother, Hera Brown. He was one of a family of nine children and the only child of them all to attend Hikurangi. After the school burned down he returned home to Pirinoa to work tending cows. His memories of Hikurangi are of a severe and thorough curriculum made all the more harder for him as his uncle, Pat Kokiri, was the then Church of England Minister for South Wairarapa and Hikurangi was a Church of England school.
Back Row From Left: Turoa Royal, Paora Ammunson with son Matai, Henare Manaena,
Owen Perry, Michael Moore, Shaun Rose, Gary McPhee, John Hayes, Barry Bradley. Front Row From Left: Charmaine Kawana, Wai Quayle, Reo Walker,
Archdeacon Hariata Tahana, Heather Marunui.
“I remember the eeling. We all did it and it was an enjoyable way to forget your lessons and get something to eat. We never had enough to eat there, or at least, that’s how it felt.” Now aged 87, Mr Te Whaiti remembers the school motto “Labor Omnia Vincit” – “Work Conquers All”. He has carried these words and ethics through his life and remembers what he learned at Hikurangi.
Today, Tikitikiorangi (Dick) Te Whaiti is back living at Pirinoa. Source: Wairarapa Times-Age
Neill’s experience from interviewing people so far is that the telling and recording of the stories is long overdue. The story of the showbands is an amazingly rich one – because not only is there the story of bands touring the world, playing with the Beatles and so forth but the musical tradition they grew out of. It also takes you back to a time when every rural settlement seemed to support its own band: the Blue Moon Orchestra from Mohaka and the Whakaki Jazz Band for example. And while some Maori entertainers were working long residencies in Australia, Europe, Las Vegas and the Bahamas, others were playing weddings, twenty-firsts, marae fundraisers and at venues like the Mayfair Hotel in Hastings. It’s a huge story to tell but hopefully the exhibition will be able to do justice to the performers of the time, their forebears who prepared the path and the younger generation who have followed in their footsteps. One of the reasons the Museum has decided to mount the exhibition is that Te Papa is currently showing an Internet exhibition about Maori showbands. See the Te Papa exhibition on the internet: http://www.tepapa.govt.nz/TePapa/English/WhatsOn/Short TermExhibitions/MaoriShowbandsLaunch.htm
Shareholder Rob Hemi – Te Miha (Maori Hi Five) with Paul McCartney – taken 1964 in Hong Kong – supporting act to the Beatles Anyone wanting information about the project or who might be able to help bring the exhibition to life with stories or objects can contact Neill Gordon at 61 Vigor Brown Street, Napier. Phone 06 8353361. Email mrbongo@clear.net.nz
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WAIRARAPA MOANA INCORPORATION WAIRARAPA MOANA TRUST
2006 Annual General Meetings
AGENDA October 27, 2006 (Friday) Te Ore Ore Marae, Masterton 1. Powhiri (Arrival of travelling shareholders)
5.00pm
October 28, 2006 (Saturday) Rathkeale College, Willow Park Drive, Masterton 1. Registration
7.00am
2. Wairarapa Moana Incorporation AGM
9.00am – 10.35am
3. Morning Tea
10.35am – 11.00am
4. Wairarapa Moana Incorporation (continues)
11.00am – 1.00pm
5. Hakari
1.00pm – 2.00pm
6. Wairarapa Moana Trust AGM
2.00pm – 4.00pm
Wairarapa Moana – Being the People of the Lake Focussing on promoting Wairarapa Moana identity and whakapapa will be a new strategic priority for the Wairarapa Moana Trust over the next few years. Trust Chairman, Nelson Rangi, says the Trust made this commitment at a recent planning session. “Our existing high-level strategies talk about establishing a generation of shareholders who are capable, confident and strong within their own identity, culture and heritage. So far, we have been doing this through contributions to things like marae and education grants. We are now keen to broaden this approach.”
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Nelson says the Trust’s key objective is to put a range of new initiatives in place that will enable whanau to increase their knowledge and understanding of what it means to come from Wairarapa and Wairarapa Moana. “This will mean making a contribution to things like revival of our waiata and tikanga, helping where we can to create
2006 Pre-AGM Meetings The business of the AGM is to review the 2006 Annual Reports and update shareholders and whanau on the Wairarapa Moana Trust activities. If you would like to attend any of the pre-AGM meetings, please call Cheryl at the office on 0800 662 624 and let her know the numbers attending so catering can be arranged. If you get the voice mail, please leave the details of the venue, numbers attending and a contact phone number.
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Saturday 30 September
11.30am–1.30pm
Sunday 1 October
10.30am–12.30pm
Saturday 7 October
10.30am–12.30pm
Nominations must be in the hands of the Secretary at the Wairarapa Moana Trust office no later than 13th October 2006.
Sunday 8 October
10.00am–12.00pm
Nominations will not be accepted from the floor of the meeting.
Please Note:
ROTORUA Quality Hotel Regal Geyserland 424 Fenton Street
AUCKLAND Kingsgate Hotel 187 Campbell Road Greenlane
CHRISTCHURCH Buick Room Copthorne Hotel Durham St Cnr Durham & Kilmore Streets
This year Rangi Johnson and Sonya Rimene retire by rotation from the Wairarapa Moana Trust Board from the date of the Annual General Meeting. Rangi Johnson is not seeking re-election and Sonya Rimene will be available for re-election. Nominations are being called for two trustee positions.
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HASTINGS The Angus Inn Railway Road
Trustee Retirements and Nominations
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GISBORNE Gisborne Hotel Cnr Tindell & Huxley Roads
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11.00am–1.00pm
depth in our paepae across our marae and strengthening whakapapa connections. It’s about being the descendants of the original rangatira of the hapu and whanau of the lake area.” “These sorts of things can’t be done by Government agencies – they only belong to us. Promoting Wairarapa Moanatanga could also be a good niche area for working alongside other Maori trusts and tangata whenua groups in Wairarapa.” Nelson says there are lots of good ideas. “By way of example, we are talking to Whaiora Whanui about producing a CD of Wairarapa oriori (customary songs) and
All nominations for trustees must be in writing, signed by the nominator and seconder and with the nominee’s acceptance signature.
Nomination forms can be obtained from the Trust office by phoning 0800 662 624.
their explanations. This will be distributed by Whaiora’s WellChild nurses and community health workers to every single one of our mums with a new Wairarapa baby. Our old people used to chant to their babies so they would know who they were – we can do the same sorts of things using the new technology.” Nelson says the Trust wants all whanau and future generations to feel really proud to be people from the lake and from Wairarapa. “We are the people of the lake – the people of the eye of Maui’s fish. Te iwi o Wairarapa Moana – te karu o te ika a Maui.”
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Introducing Te Pouakani Farm Managers
Gerald
Sheep and Beef
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Gerald and Ana Wiseman now manage the sheep and beef farm together with three other staff. Gerald and Ana have a young daughter Tyler and have come from Hawkes Bay.
Farm 1 – Our manager is Sam Duder who is now in his second
Gerald has previously worked on several large and intense sheep farms in Hawkes Bay and in Wales and is well qualified to manage our farm following the large scale investment in fencing and water over the last two years.
season at Te Pouakani. Sam’s high level of enthusiasm and a passion to be successful has been a major factor in the improved performance on this farm. He is a well organised manager and his assistance during the June 1st changeover has been invaluable to the business
Teina, Sam and Kevin
Wairarapa in the News Appointment to Distribution Committee Wairarapa Moana descendants Paora Ammunson and Mihi Namana have been appointed to the national Lottery Marae Heritage and Facilities Distribution committee. The committee sits three times a year and its purpose is to consider applications for the restoration and development of Marae facilities. Priority is generally given to projects that have already raised at least a third of their costs and that comply with local building, health and safety standards. Paora has been a trainer, facilitator and adviser to many community groups and Government agencies on Maori issues and has published and contributed to research on the Treaty of Waitangi and Maori strategic development. Mihi has a background in teaching and is currently the Maori Health Co-ordinator for the Wairarapa District Health Board. She was also appointed to the Criminal Justice Advisory Board for six years and is a member and chairwoman of several Maori community groups in Wairarapa. The newly-appointed members join Koro Wetere, a former Minister of Maori Affairs and incumbent members Ngaire Te Hira and Haare Williams on the committee. Applications to the fund close every March, August and December.
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Source: Wairarapa Times-Age 14.07.2006
Farm 9 – We welcome Colin and Wendy Pirie. They have two sons Max and Caleb and have also come from Hawkes Bay but originally were Waikato based. Colin has recently managed a team of agricultural workers but sought to return to doing farming to enhance his career. He brings some very good people-skills to our business and has a strong desire to succeed.
Wendy, Carlos, Colin, Gairn
Farm 11 – Des and Amber Lockley are our new managers. As they had previously worked for the contract milker they have an excellent understanding of the farm and stock they manage. Amber is very good at rearing quality calves and in addition to the dairy replacement will rear some calves for the sheep and beef farm. Des and Amber
Surfing Doctor on Ride for Life Excerpts from a report written by Doctor Kent Johnston: I guess the best place to start is Boxing day, 2004. For myself and many others around the world, it was a day of relaxation and recovery from the festivities of the Christmas season. I had no idea that in less than two months I would be half-way around the planet in a world so different from the one I know, playing my part in the biggest humanitarian response ever seen. The continual stream of photo’s, video images and escalating death tolls broadcast over the airwaves held me hypnotized and bewildered. The running commentary on such an event that showed the real and raw emotion of these human beings suffering on such scale called out to all who listened for help. It was loud and clear, universal. Help in whatever way you can – dig in to your pockets, clean out your cupboards, open your wallets and open your hearts. The call was answered from all corners and in every language. The wave that had extinguished hundreds of thousands of lives without mercy was closely followed by another wave – the wave of humanity. I wanted to be a part of it. My opportunity came when one of my best friends from med. school called in early January to see if I was interested in volunteering to go and help. There wasn’t much of an explanation about what it involved or how it was going to happen but I didn’t need one. I was in! I began contacting anyone I could who would contribute to the cause. People and companies had already given so much and they didn’t stop when I asked them for more. Pharmaceutical companies gave medicines, medical supply companies gave bandages and equipment, airlines reduced their fares and travel apparel businesses pitched in. I was going to work alongside the Surf Aid International (SAI) team who had already responded. SAI had been formed a few years ago by a Kiwi doctor, Dr Dave Jenkins and they had been operating in the Mentawai Island region, three hundred kilometers south of Banda Aceh for four years. Their programme in the Mentawai’s was essentially malaria prevention and education, financially supported by the international corporate surfing industry. When the tsunami hit, they scaled up their operation immediately and set out north to the islands of Nias and Simeulu off the western coast of Sumatra in the province of Aceh. The population of Nias was 600,000 and Simeulu’s was 300,000. It made complete sense, they had the resource
Dr Kent Johnston to be able to get into these remote islands where little focus had been placed. Most of the aid had rightly been targeted in the worst-hit district of Banda Aceh where the death toll would settle around the 130,000 mark. They also had a staff who could speak the language, understand the culture and navigate the subtle Indonesian ‘way of life’ (bureaucratic red tape and corruption). With the help of local surf charter vessels the SAI team set out with little knowledge of what lay ahead. There was little information, if any, about the situation on these islands. So, they prepared for the worst. Working for five weeks straight without rest they distributed food, survival kits and malaria nets, immunised children and administered medical treatments to hundreds of families. To their surprise, they found that most of the people had escaped the deathly touch of the tsunami. In 1907, a large underwater earthquake had produced an equally devastating tsunami. Local folklore had ensured that the people would be better prepared next time. They knew if there was a large earthquake then they had to run in to the hills to seek higher ground. And that is exactly what they did! The island of Simeulu suffered only seven deaths from a total population of 2530,000. That’s not to say the tsunami – or ‘smong’ in the local tongue – didn’t leave its mark. I left New Zealand on 14 February and headed for the island of Simeulu, 40 kilometers from the epicentre of the tsunamiproducing earthquake. I joined up in Sydney with Australian Emergency Nurse, Steve Burret, a super experienced, multiskilled nurse who was also volunteering for the Surf Aid work in Simeulu.
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We arrived in Simeulu on a flight with SMAC airlines, the only airline operating in the region. The aircraft was the equivalent of a Bedford truck, it lumbered through the sky, water leaked in to the cabin, no-one wore their seatbelts, there was an axe attached to the wall immediately behind the pilot and smoke billowed from the cockpit – thank goodness it was only the pilots smoking. My nerves had settled somewhat by landing but I had the feeling things worked a little differently in Simeulu. We were met by Jason Brown at the airport, Surf Aid’s Project Manager in Simeulu. He was catching the plane out that we had just come on. Introductions were brief and he wished us the best and said he’d be back in a week. He had been going non-stop since the tsunami and was heading home to Bali for a week’s rest and relaxation. SAI’s initial focus was to get to the areas where the people needed help the most and to distribute food, survival kits, malaria nets and to administer medical aid. That focus had altered on our arrival. The initial goals remained but, in addition, the programme needed to focus on prevention of further loss of life from the tsunami’s potential ‘second wave’. The second wave was one of disease. Conditions had been disrupted on a major scale creating a high-risk environment for outbreaks of measles, cholera, malaria and other deadly diseases. The tsunami had mixed saltwater with the freshwater drinking wells, destroyed homes displacing families into environments which were highly crowded and open to malaria and wiped out rice crops and fishing boats, severely restricting food resources.
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to go out fishing and even the fish that were caught weren’t being eaten because of the rumour that the fish had been feeding on the flesh of those washed out to sea from Banda Aceh. Those without homes had no materials to rebuild with and the pre-existing poverty meant that rebuilding was more of a dream than a reality. Running any operation in Simeulu (and I suspect Indonesia generally) was a logistical nightmare. The resources, to begin with, were scarce, literally everything had to be shipped or flown in – computers, faxes, communications systems, medicines, building materials etc. There was no e:mail on the island. Local Military, Police intelligence and government officials were requesting almost daily updates on personnel in the area and operational data. SMAC airlines officials were demanding bribes to ensure that pre-booked staff travel plans remained in place. If local officials or ‘paparazzi’ suddenly needed flights, our staff would be bumped off the list, delaying field plans by days. The coalface of the programme was our SAI mobile clinics. This was where we had the opportunity to intervene and make a real difference. Our focus was on the children aged between six months and fifteen years. Upon entering the clinic their names and relevant data were recorded for audit purposes. The next stop was the vaccination station where they received a measles vaccination, then vitamin A syrup and a de-worming syrup, then a medical check on the children who looked unwell or attended with their mothers requesting a doctor’s attention. Then they congregated outside the clinic where they were educated on malaria and received family malaria nets.
The 9.0 magnitude earthquake that triggered the tsunami had raised reefs up out of the water by metres – extending distances from the coastline villages to the ocean by hundreds of feet and also levelled buildings and bridges onshore.
The sizes of the villages varied from 100 people through to 3,000 and often people from other villages would attend when they heard we were close by. We usually prepared the villages by meeting with the kapala desa (village head) and he would spread the word, often over the loudspeaker system in the local mosque.
Even six weeks after the tsunami, whole villages were living in the hills for fear of another event. Fishermen were reluctant
Poverty in Indonesia is widespread. A small percentage of Indonesians have most of the wealth. Social ethics don’t exist.
Shareholder/Beneficiary Search The Incorporation is seeking the addresses of the following shareholders or trustees as mail has been returned to the office.
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Pamela Haami
5957
Terry Shortcliffe
4051
John David Johnson
2455
Ashley Dar Te Tau
6886
Marlene Joy Paewai
4422
Meihana O’Donnell
5399
Waipuarangi Jean K Taueki
3975
Ivor Matakatea
If you are able to provide any relevant information or contact details, please call Ngaere Webb on 06 3702608 or 0800 662 624.
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Phillip Benedict Matenga
4124
Kahura James Watson
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Jeoffrey Conrad Kawana
6329
Reuben Tuari
5565
Janis MacDonald
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Aroha Rimene
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Elaine Harawira
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Martha Petricevich
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The poor stay poor and the rich get richer. So, if you are sick in Indonesia and you are also poor, then things usually aren’t pretty. Even the ‘free’ local health system demands a fee at all levels of service. The sick are seen by nurses first who charge a fee and then the doctor if they need it (and only if they can afford his fee). If you need an ambulance – which there aren’t many of – you need to be able to pay for it before it will come to pick you up. Should you need to see a specialist then you really are in trouble – it means going to the mainland which can cost families years worth of savings – or years worth of debts. There is no hospice care or rest-homes for the elderly, no volunteer care organisations. Most families that we saw were living in dirt floored single-roomed wooden shacks, occasionally with electricity and never with running water or sewerage systems. They ate mostly rice, eggs and chilli with chicken on special occasions. For a lot of the children, it was the first time they had ever seen a doctor, let alone a westerntrained one.
a tree and hadn’t moved for three days. It sounded pretty serious. As we approached the home, family members greeted us and ushered us in to their humble home. On the dirt floor in front of us lay a boy no older than ten, his name was Rotonadi. He was conscious but looked in pain. One of his arms was covered in mud – a traditional paste the family had been applying. They couldn’t afford to see a doctor and he hadn’t walked or sat up in three days. After examining him it became clear he had suffered a broken wrist and, thankfully, no other injuries. I gave him painkillers, sat him up, splinted his wrist and put his arm in a sling. The locals had never seen a sling before and I taught his mother how to make them and put them on someone with an injured arm so that she could do it in future for her village people. We left the boy and went back to the clinic. He attended the clinic later for his vaccination and vitamin supplements and was seen playing with friends shortly after. One wonders how long he would have lay on the floor in his home had we not dropped by.
We conducted close to twenty clinics during the time I was in Simeulu. Our daily routine was to get on-shore by 8:00am and have the clinic set up ready to start by 9:00am. Due to the damage of the infra-structure, our clinics were often held under makeshift tarpaulins and in large tents that the government had erected for temporary schooling facilities. Sometimes, we were lucky enough to use the local village hall if it was undamaged in the earthquake or tsunami.
Despite the poverty and poor living conditions, the children were amongst the happiest I had ever seen. They were quietly excited to see these foreign people visiting in their villages and they held their distance initially. Once we began interacting with them (handing out the age-old glove balloons) they became infected with joy and, at times, the laughter and energy was deafening. I took some time to speak directly with some of the children about their experiences with the earthquake and tsunami. The older ones claimed not to be afraid at all, whilst the younger ones had no hesitation in coming forward with the fear they felt at the time. The same message came through with all of them, however, and that was the village tale from the turn of the century to run to the hills if there was an earthquake.
The common conditions that I saw and treated were respiratory tract infections, pneumonias, anaemia, skin infections and abscesses, ear infections and gastroenteritis. There were occasional cases of malaria, dengue and tuberculosis. There were also cases of spina bifida, facial tumours and epilepsy. It was particularly difficult when dealing with the facial tumour cases because I knew the prognosis was poor and I knew that there was no hospice-type care available. The likelihood was that the disease would take its natural course with little intervention by local health authorities – so I stocked up the parents as much as I could with painkillers and antibiotics. My work wasn’t restricted to the children. When we had time to spare I would see the adults who needed assessment. One man hobbled in with the assistance of a crutch he had made from a tree branch. He had fallen from a coconut tree fifteen years ago and had had trouble walking ever since. It wasn’t surprising as he had bi-lateral ankle fractures that hadn’t been treated. His left foot was actually strapped to the side of his leg and he was walking on the bottom of his tibia (lower leg bone). This was pretty typical of the complaints that presented – old injuries and illnesses that could have been managed easily and cured if there was a functional health system there. I also did a few home visits to see people who couldn’t make it to the clinics. My first visit was in the village of Lalla Bahagia. A story had come through of a young boy who had fallen from
One night when most of us were on the boat, there was an earthquake. We found out later that it was 6.2 on the Richter scale. We actually felt it on the boat and two of our group who were on land fell to the ground because of it. Immediately after the quake finished (2 minutes later) lights began popping up all along the coastline – people were checking to see if the water was receding, in case it had triggered another tsunami. That night, all the village people who had returned to the coast ran back in to the hills. It really brought home the fear that these people were living on a daily basis. My experience in Simeulu was one that I will never forget. I was able to play a small role in one of humanity’s largest responses in history to a natural disaster that is unlikely to occur again in my lifetime. I returned home with a stronger respect for the life we Kiwis have in New Zealand and for our health system in comparison with Indonesia.
Kent Johnston was awarded a Wairarapa Moana tertiary scholarship in 2002.
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