Ngā Wai Heke Rangatira
On the 29th June 2024, as the nation commemorated Matariki, we, the people of Wairarapa, witnessed history unfold as Wairarapa Moana was returned from the Crown back to our iwi, Kahungunu and Rangitāne
Over 300 whanau congregated at Papawai Marae to celebrate this significant occasion.
The return of Wairarapa Moana to the iwi was the result of a century-long dispute between the Crown, settlers, and Wairarapa Māori.
In 1896, Wairarapa Māori gifted Wairarapa Moana and its surrounding reserves to the Crown through chiefly gifting. However, the Crown failed to provide suitable nearby land as promised. Instead, they offered distant land years later.
This event holds profound significance, particularly for our mokopuna, our descendants. It represents the culmination of over 148 years and nearly seven generations of peaceful resistance, tireless advocacy, and unwavering dedication to reclaiming our wai tapu and our whenua taurikura, our sacred waters and ancestral lands.
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Despite centuries of disruption by the Crown, on this day we proudly received our taonga and reaffirmed our responsibility as kaitiaki, guardians of our sacred waters and lands.
History with the Crown traces back to the coercive land acquisition tactics of the 1850s, followed by the establishment of the Native Land Court in the 1860s. These actions, now acknowledged as violations of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ultimately laid the pathway to the unjust transfer of Wairarapa Moana to the Crown in 1896.
Despite assurances of nearby reserves, delays and inadequate land allocation inflicted prolonged harm on our community. Yet, in the middle of adversity, the documentation by the Native Land Court preserved our whakapapa, cultural lineage, and ancestral stories, ensuring our heritage endured.
We honour the legacy of leaders like Piripi Te Maari-ote-rangi and Hamuera Tamahau Mahupuku, who valiantly fought against injustice. Their steadfast commitment in protecting our taonga inspires us to uphold their legacy and never falter in the face of adversity.
For three decades, Piripi led a peaceful resistance until his passing, resisting the Crown's attempts to seize Wairarapa Moana. We honour his memory, knowing that his struggle paved the way for the return of this taonga.
Our ancestors were the first to recognise the significance of this area. The lake provided vital resources, sustaining whānau with tuna (eels), pātiki (flounders), kōaro (whitebait), and kōkopu from December to May. Seasonal closures for tuna fishing were crucial, not only for sustainability but also for respecting the taiao rhythms. Large quantities of eels were dried and stored, showcasing their foresight and stewardship to ensure future generations would benefit from these resources.
Despite the Crown's pressure, our reluctance to sell the lake and its fishing rights stemmed from the deep value we placed on these resources.
The once abundant waters teemed with life. Today, a fragile and unique ecology remains. The current degradation of the Moana and Awa and its resources over the past centuryand-a-half has had a detrimental impact on the ecology and natural fauna.
Despite changes to the natural environment, it’s still a hot spot and migratory pathway for many important and threatened species. It is the largest wetland complex in the southern North Island, supporting native plants and animals of national and international importance.
For Wairarapa Moana shareholders and whānau, the failure of the Crown to provide reserves nearby, and our journey to the Pouākani lands, and the resulting Te Tiriti o Waitangi breaches, is still a matter which requires resolution with the Crown.
This significant historical event, however, reaffirms our identity, values, and tikanga. It calls us to protect and preserve our cultural heritage and natural resources with unwavering dedication.
As we begin this new journey, let us heed the wisdom of our tīpuna, guiding us towards a future filled with promise, respect, and harmony with the land and waters that sustain us.
Ki te ora te wai, ka ora te whenua, ka ora te tangata.
If the water is healthy, the land and the people will be nourished.
Ahuwhenua Trophies Centre Stage at Annual Staff Awards Dinner
Our annual Wairarapa Moana Incorporation Staff Awards was held on 6th July 2024 at the Great Lake Centre in Taupo. This was an opportunity to celebrate a successful year with all of the Wairarapa Moana team.
At centre stage, and pride of place, were the two trophies that stand for excellence in Māori farming. The Ahuwhenua Trophy for Sheep and Beef won by WMI in 2005, and the Ahuwhenua Trophy for Dairy won in 1958, and 2024.
We welcomed back into the Master of Ceremonies role our own Tamati Rimene-Sproat. Tamati is a mokopuna of Hemi Te Miha, a descendant of one of the 139 original tīpuna of Wairarapa Moana. Tamati kept us entertained and on task, to time, as a grand total of 19 awards were handed out.
The list of awards is diverse. It is not all about farming. The “Best Whare Award” recognises the family who has the cleanest, tidiest, and takes the most pride in their whare. The “Extra Mile Award” recognises a member of the team who constantly steps up and is always lending a hand and supporting others.
This year we introduced “Te Aka Totara Award” in recognition of an individual’s commitment to shareholders and whānau while embracing the Wairarapa Moana vision of our people, our place, our future. Ngaere Webb was the much deserved first recipient of this award.
We were honoured to have Dame Farah Palmer as our afterdinner speaker. Dame Farah is one of Aotearoa’s outstanding rugby players, captaining the Black Ferns through three successful World Cup campaigns, retiring in 2006. She is a Deputy Chair of the New Zealand Rugby Board. She knows all about leadership and being the absolute best version of yourself.
Of Ngāti Maniapoto, Waikato descent, born in Te Kuiti, farming heartland, she reflected on her entrée into rugby which was more by chance than design. She talked about the importance of being open to opportunities when they arise. She reflected on some of the Black Ferns gruelling World Cup campaigns, and the importance of focussing on the ultimate goal, getting there one game, one win, at a time. Faced at one time in her rugby career with the possibility of being “dropped” from the team, she shared with us how she motivated herself to step up and put in the hard mahi. Dame Farah is truly an inspirational wahine toa.
Saturday 6th July was the first encounter between the All Blacks and England. In the breaks for kai and refreshments we did see a few mobile phones out watching the action. We finished the evening with Tamati asking Dame Farah if she could make sure in future, that the All Blacks game schedule didn’t clash with the Annual Wairarapa Moana Staff Awards dinner!
Finally, a big mihi to all our partners, suppliers, sponsors of our annual staff awards event. They support with funding and turn up to tautoko and recognise the achievements of the whole Wairarapa Moana team.
Our success is their success
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Staff Awards 2024
Congratulations to all the 2024 WMI Staff Award Winning managers / teams and individuals:
WAIRARAPA MOANA INCORPORATION STAFF AWARD 2024 WINNERS
Dairy Support Unit Best Stock Management Award
Kaharoa DSU – Manager, Scott Lloyd
Best Calf Rearing Award
Farm 14 – Manager, Arik Asmedi
DSU Reproduction Award
Kaharoa DSU – Manager, Scott Lloyd
Dairy Reproduction Award
Farm 4 – Manager, Kim Turner
Best Whare Award
Raquel Abasto da Silva & Glauton Valdez
Dairy Financial Management Award
Farm 14 – Manager, Arik Asmedi
Farm Dairy Hygiene & Management Award
Farm 6 – 2IC Quintin Skudder
Farm Pride Award
Farm 8 – Manager, Peter Borges
Health & Safety Award
Farm 12 – Manager, Chaise Thompson
Pasture & Feed Management Award
Farm 4 – Manager, Kim Turner
The Extra Mile Award
Karol Good
Mahi Kapa Nui Award (Great Team Work)
Farm 14 – Manager, Arik Asmedi
Farm Environment (Te Taiao) Award
Farm 4 – Manager, Kim Turner
Nga Tangata Award
Mereana Aranga, Karol Good, Mark Glasgow & Pieter Nortje
Te Ara Miraka Award
Farm 8 – Manager, Peter Borges
Dairy Support Unit of the Year Award
Kaharoa DSU – Manager, Scott Lloyd
Dairy Unit of the Year Award
Farm 14 – Manager, Arik Asmedi
Te Aka Totara Award
Ngaere Webb
Wairarapa Moana Incorporation Values Award
Brett Bennett
Te Aka Totara Award – Ngaere Webb
If you know of any shareholder who has passed away please inform the office.
This will enable us to keep our records up to date, and we can also provide assistance on succeeding to the Wairarapa Moana Incorporation shares and any other Māori land interests.
Ma runga i te aroha, kia mau ki tō whanau me ngā whakapapa ka ora ai te tamaiti.
From a place of love, hold fast to your family and your connection to your ancestors for the wellbeing of future generations
This whakataukī encourages people to nurture, love and care for whānau members, the idea of collective responsibility which emphasises the importance of whānau and their connection to each other.
Shareholder Search –Can you help?
We would like your help to trace descendants of TAKA RIKI ESTATE
Any information you may be able to share with us will be most appreciated.
Call Amethyst on 0800 662 624 or email wmoffice@wairarapamoana.org.nz
Contact Amethyst on 0800 662 624 or wmoffice@wairarapamoana.org.nz
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Wairarapa Moana Incorporation Values Award – Brett Bennett; Dame Farah Palmer; Tamati Rimene-Sproat.
MATARIKI ART DISPLAY GIFTED TO WAIRARAPA MOANA
Wairarapa Moana descendant and artist, Wyvern Brightwell, recently gifted a full set of wall canvas paintings illustrated with the Matariki cluster of stars to Wairarapa Moana
Wyvern was born in Masterton to Ian and Ketia (nee Te Maari) Brightwell and moved to Mangakino in his younger years where he grew up. The whanau lived on Scott Road for many years.
Wyvern has many happy memories of growing up in Mangakino. He and his brother used to ride their horses to Dillon Road, let the horses loose in the paddock then catch the bus to school. On their return from school they would catch their horses and ride home. In later years, the bus continued up Scott Road, turning at Ropiha Road. They all went to school in Mangakino, played lots of sport and joined in many community events. They were raised in the Morman church with many others of their whanau.
As a young student, Wyvern always had an interest in art but didn’t develop his artistic skills until later in life. His creativity evolved after he experienced his first Ta Moko (tattoo) given to him by his cousin, Kim Brightwell. The seven-hour session changed Wyvern forever.
For many years, Wyvern honed his artistic skills, researched his whakapapa and studied Māori myths and legends, all of this leading to a huge portfolio of contemporary Māori designs. Many designs are inspired from traditional design as many people globally are interested in Māori and multicultural contemporary art.
Wyvern specialises in contemporary artworks which represent his personal creativity and allows him to experiment using bright, vivid colours in his designs. His research of the myths and legends plays a big part in his creations and he uses that knowledge frequently.
His creativity is projected often through wairua connections which he finds very inspiring. Creating art is relaxing and is very self-satisfying for Wyvern.
All of Wyvern’s designs are original, hand-drawn not AI generated, then utilising CorelDRAW software. Wyvern can produce many Māori contemporary designs in his home studio and enables him to make items of kakahu; cups;
stickers; and giftware using his own designs. All of Wyvern’s art works are very special to him with many taking hours/weeks of dedication committed for completion.
During June and July, Wyvern displayed his Matariki artworks in the Matamata-Piako Library, appreciating the opportunity to share his work with the community. Wyvern was also invited by the clinical staff, Burwood Hospital, to paint a mural for his younger brother, Michael to celebrate his 57th birthday. Wyvern chose to create Uenuku. Sadly, Michael passed away and he was taken back to Mangakino to be buried next to his parents.
Wyvern’s aspirations for the future include: becoming an illustrator for Māori literature; forming closer collaborative relationships with other artists; and printing his designs directly to garment, with the aid of a special printer.
If you wish to view the display of the Matariki cluster, please call in to the Wairarapa Moana Masterton office where they are on permanent display. Also, you may wish to view more of Wyvern’s work on Facebook under W&E Designs.
Can you help?
JOAN MYRA ELLIS
The office is holding unclaimed dividends for Joan, and we are attempting to locate any descendants or rightful beneficiaries and would appreciate any information that may bring a successful result. This is the information we have about Joan: Joan passed away on 11 November 2020. Joan was also known as Joan Myra Love and Joan Myra Charman.
Joan was the mother and mother-in-law of Larry and Caroline, Lindsay and Anja, Trudy Charman and Deborah Randall-Cutler.
Joan’s last known address on the Share Register was 6 Arundel Avenue, Kapiti Village, Paraparaumu, Wellington 5032.
Any information you can share with us would be greatly appreciated. Call Amethyst on 370 2608 or 0800 662 624 or email: wmoffice@wairarapamoana.org.nz
Where are you?
The office is seeking the whereabouts of these shareholders, descendants, or trustees.
Iwa
Iwa Holmes
Thomas Tomairangi Smith
Hokowhitu McGregor
Dion Michael Paul
If you are able to provide any relevant information or contact details, please contact Amethyst on 06 370 2608 or 0800 662 624 or wmoffice@wairarapamoana.org.nz
Wairarapa Moana Incorporation
Pre-AGM Roadshow Meetings 2024
Wairarapa Moana Incorporation invites shareholders and whanau to attend the Pre-AGM Roadshows at the venues listed below.
An update on the business and activities of the past year will be provided. All meetings start at 10.00am followed by a light lunch.
To help us with venue and catering arrangements please register your whanau numbers attending by contacting the Masterton office on 0800 662 624 or 06 370 2608 or email info@wairarapamoana.org.nz
2024 AGM –What you need to know
AGM INFORMATION
The Wairarapa Moana Incorporation meeting is outlined in the Annual General Meeting booklet. Please contact staff at the Masterton office if you have any queries.
If you have any questions for the Committee of Management, we would like to receive these by Monday September 30th 2024 so responses can be covered at the AGM.
For those that are unable to attend the meeting you will be able to view the livestream on our website at www.wairarapamoana.org.nz
The AGM will commence at 9.30am on Saturday October 12th, 2024, and will be completed by 1.00pm followed by lunch.
AGM MAIL-OUT
James Cook Hotel 147 The Terrace
Ellwood Function Centre 15 Otene Road, Waipatu
Included in the AGM mail-out to shareholders will be the Information Sheet; the Expression of Attendance Form; the Proxy Form; Issue 75 of the Mailer; the 2024 Annual Report; and the 2024 Annual General Meeting Book.
EXPRESSION OF ATTENDANCE FORM
Please return this form to the Masterton office by Monday September 30th so you can be catered for.
PROXY FORM
If you are voting by proxy, the form must be returned by 12.00pm, October 8th to the Masterton office.
VOTING PAPERS
Voting papers and supporting information will be posted to shareholders from electionz.com by September 12th 2024. You have the choice to vote electronically or by post.
If you vote by post, you must send your vote to Christchurch in the envelope provided by electionz.com DO NOT send your postal vote to the Masterton office.
Roadshows and Annual General Meeting 2024
Annual General Meeting 2024
Moana Incorporation
TRAVEL TO THE AGM
A travel subsidy will be available to each shareholder who lives further than 50km from the venue. The subsidy form will be available at the AGM. Completed travel forms and bank details must be received by Tuesday October 22nd and payment will be by direct credit.
TE RANGIMARIE MARAE
There will be a pōwhiri at 6.00pm on Friday 11th October. Accommodation and meals are available for those who would like to stay at the marae Friday evening. Please fill in the Expression of Attendance form so our marae whānau can accommodate and cater for those wanting to stay Friday evening.
OUR WELLBEING
We can all help to keep our whānau and community safe and well. Please do not attend the AGM meeting if you are sick or feeling unwell.
Nomination to the Committee of Management
WAIRARAPA MOANA INCORPORATION
TeHoripo Karaitiana will retire by rotation at the Annual General Meeting to be held on October 12, 2024. There is one vacancy for election to the Committee of Management. Nomination forms were available between August 8 and August 30, 2024.
Voting information and candidate profiles will be posted to shareholders with a current address on the share register by Thursday September 12, 2024
2024 (Saturday)
September 12 Voting papers and candidate profiles for election to Committee of Management and AGM Resolutions will be posted to shareholders from electionz.com
September 13 Notice of General Meetings and Annual Reports will be posted to shareholders.
October 8 All proxy voting closes at 12.00pm. October 10 All postal & electronic voting closes at 12.00pm.
Wairarapa Moana would like to congratulate the following successful recipients of scholarships for 2024.
TERTIARY RECIPIENTS
Kiri MacDonald-Nepe Apatu
Leeana Herewini
Charles Budd
Rawiri Blundell
Ariana Mataki-Wilson
Kauri Turangi-Joseph
Alaina Ferreira
Hinei Schafer
Amiria Koopu
Lauren Perry
Lucy Schofield
Materia Hutana
Reece Wilson-Te Miha
Tutaawa Pewhairangi
Wiremu Maxwell
Shardey Remnant
Kereana Naera-Sims
Raven Mason-Noone
TRADE RECIPIENTS
Rihari Tulagi
PROGRAMME OF STUDY
PhD – Doctor of Philosophy
PhD – Doctor of Education
Bachelor of Te Reo Māori
Bachelor of Education
Bachelor of Applied Counselling
Bachelor of Dental Surgery
Health Sciences First Year (HSFY) (BSc)
Bachelor of Nursing
Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours)
Bachelor of Radiation Therapy
Bachelor of Business Studies
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Biomedical Science
Bachelor of Environmental Management
New Zealand Diploma in Health Science
TRADE AND APPRENTICESHIP
NZ Certificate in Construction Trade Skills
Scholarship recipients 2024
This financial year saw 19 successful recipients in the following categories:
Ngā Kete o Te Wānanga, Tertiary – 18; Ngā Mahi Ā-Rehe, Trades & Apprenticeships – 1;
Of the 13 female and 6 male recipients, two are undertaking doctorates; one an Honours degree; and one studying a diploma.
Reflected in the graph are the fields of study being undertaken along with the full list of 2024 scholarship recipients.
EDUCATION UPDATE
Wairarapa Moana –Taihonoa Partnership
Tertiary education scholarships awarded by Wairarapa Moana are matched dollar-for-dollar by Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington through the Taihonoa partnership programme.
Since the inception of the Wairarapa Moana and Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University partnership in 2019, a total of 26 Wairarapa Moana scholarship recipients have received a total $36,750.
Our congratulations go out to Tutaawa Pewhairangi and Shardey Remnant, two of our Wairarapa Moana scholars this year, who received matched funding from the Taihonoa partnership.
Since 2012 the Taihonoa programme has successfully provided match-funded scholarships, grants and internships to Māori students enrolled at Victoria. Over the years, the Taihonoa partnerships have increased to 138 organisations and the Taihonoa budget has grown to match.
The volume of match-funding requests that have been received this year is unprecedented. Already, the combined Taihonoa spend to support tauira Māori is at $1.136m. This is an indicator of the programme’s success.
Unfortunately for the Taihonoa programme, despite stretching to its largest budget in the history of the programme, as of 29 July, it had exhausted its annual Taihonoa scholarships and grants funding.
For our tauira Māori, it means more than ever have received financial support to continue their studies. It also means that the Taihonoa funding has been expended much earlier in the year than ever before, however, the Taihonoa programme’s matchfunding will re-open from 1 January 2025, once the new budget becomes available.
Whaiwhia te kete mātauranga Fill the basket of knowledge
A Walk Down Memory Lane
Te Heke-rangatira-ki-Nukutaurua Boyd
Te Heke-rangatira-ki-Nukutaurua Boyd, commonly known as Heke Boyd, and also as Agnes Boyd, was a woman of high rank and great mana.
Her name, which she shared with a great grand-parent, means “the migration of chiefs to Nukutaurua”, and commemorated the exodus in the 1830s of Wairarapa’s chiefs to the Māhia peninsula to take refuge from invasion by Taranaki tribes.
Heke was born at Papawai or Greytown about 1885 or 1886, the eldest of five children of Pikihuia Rangitakaiwaho (Pikihuia Mānihera) and her husband, Hokotoki (Toki) Pāora. She was a direct descendant of the chief Pirika Pō of Ngāti Moe, the early nineteenth century owner of the land on which Papawai Marae stands. Heke probably attended Papawai Native School, but was also taught in the house of Paratene Ngata, the father of Apirana, in the Waiapu Valley. On 26 August 1911, at Napier, Heke, who then gave her name as Aggie Toki Pāora, married Ernest Boyd, a farmer, and son of George Gillespie Boyd and Rīria Kawhena (or Te Matakino); he had been born at Port Awanui, Waiapu. They were to have eleven children, five of whom died in infancy; they may have adopted another daughter.
When Heke was born, the leadership at Papawai was shared between her maternal grandfather, Hoani Te Rangitakaiwaho, who had made available the land on which the marae stood, and the new young political leader, Tamahau Mahupuku. Heke grew up during the development of Papawai into a great Māori political centre; she would have been approaching her teens when the Māori parliaments of the Te Kotahitanga movement sat there in 1897 and 1898. By the time Tamahau Mahupuku died, in 1904, to be succeeded by his niece and Heke’s kinswoman, Niniwa Heremaia, Heke had been part of the expansion of the settlement and marae to a population sometimes estimated at 3,000.
However, the affluence of Heke’s Mahupuku and Rangitakaiwaho relatives was largely dissipated. Niniwa maintained a hugely extravagant lifestyle and the family’s land interests had been so divided among each generation that the income from any of them amounted to only a few pence or shillings a year. Many of the younger people left, looking for work in the towns, or following Niniwa to Wellington.
Memorial Stone for Te Heke Rangatira Boyd
By 1919 Heke had settled in Carterton, where she was to live for the rest of her life.
When Niniwa died (without issue) in 1929, her onceflourishing estate was encumbered with debt. Heke considered herself the proper heir to Niniwa and her authority, and especially to tribal heirlooms, some of which were on loan from chiefly families from the West Coast; Niniwa had pawned them. She was making continued efforts, during Niniwa’s lifetime and after, in unsuccessful litigation to recover this estate.
From at least the 1930s Heke worked as a second-class interpreter, translating wills and land documents for various legal firms. This work sometimes involved trips to Wellington, and many appearances in the Native Land Court and some in civil courts in the various towns of Wairarapa. She also made appearances concerning her own land interests; on 13 November 1935 she successfully applied to the court to be appointed a Papawai trustee.
Papawai Marae had been decaying for years, and land on which the settlement depended was gradually being sold. As a trustee of the marae, Heke was without resources to improve it. In 1950, she successfully applied to the Māori Land Court to have the marae’s land converted from private ownership to a marae reservation. She gave permission to a group of young Māori to improve the meeting house and grounds and donated money for paint. The grounds were cleared, the meeting house painted and a roadway established. The tekoteko (carved figures) surrounding the marae were taken down to be more securely re-erected on concrete pedestals, but work ended before this could be done and they were left rotting on the ground. Papawai was to remain in this state until after Heke’s death, when the Papawai Pā Restoration Committee raised funds and voluntary labour in the 1960s.
When important visitors came to the local marae or Wairarapa Māori visited other areas, Te Heke-rangatira excercised her right to be among the speakers. She sometimes represented Ngāti Moe, Ngāti Hikawera and Ngāti Mahu, and once spoke for Wairarapa during a presentation to Apirana Ngata in Wellington. On these occasions she wielded a silver-headed cane, which had been a gift from the Duke of Gloucester during his visit of 193435. Her rank ensured that Heke was presented at royal visits: in 1901, to the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and of York; and in 1920, to the Prince of Wales. On 2 January 1954, at Rotorua, she is said to have broken protocol by engaging Queen Elizabeth II in an animated conversation about the cane for several minutes.
Heke was elected inaugural vice president of the Carterton branch of the Māori Women’s Welfare League in 1951. It is likely that she was also involved with the Papawai and Kaikōkirikiri Trusts Board, which administered a scheme to provide educational grants to young Wairarapa Māori.
In 1944, Heke and her siblings and cousins succeeded to the family interest in the Pouākani block, situated between the Waikato River and the Mangakino Stream north of Taupō. About 1912 it had been given to Wairarapa Māori in compensation for their surrender to the Government of the Wairarapa lakes in 1896. This pumice-ridden, poor-quality land lacked road access, the only approach being by barge across the Waikato River, and had in consequence been of no economic benefit.
In 1946, without notifying or seeking consent from its owners, the Public Works Department began preparing to take the land, without compensation, for a hydroelectric scheme. G. P. Shephard, under-secretary for the Native Department, protested on the owners’ behalf. Meetings of owners, including Heke, were arranged. Now that there was at least access by road, a Māori committee made plans for the development of the best part of the block into farms for landless Wairarapa Māori who were returned servicemen. In September 1947 Peter Fraser, as both prime minister and native minister, visited Greytown and promised speedy and substantial assistance to the Māori owners to develop the block. In 1948 Heke petitioned Parliament unsuccessfully to have the Māori Land Court investigate the block.
The Public Works Department eventually acquired nearly 800 acres for a dam and roads, for which the owners were to be compensated, while other land needed temporarily for the township of Mangakino was to be leased for twenty-one years. By the mid 1950s the main issue was the preservation of Mangakino after the lease expired in 1969, so that the Māori owners could at last draw some worthwhile revenue from the block from business tenants in the town. Heke attended meetings of owners at Greytown in February and April 1956, at which they decided to gift to the Crown the land at Mangakino on which government buildings, churches, the hospital and school stood so that the town could continue.
Te Heke-rangatira-ki-Nukutaurua Boyd made her last public appearance during a wreath-laying ceremony in Wellington in late 1958 or early 1959. Afterwards, the prime minister, Walter Nash, escorted her to her car. She died in Masterton Hospital on 29 May 1959 and was buried at Papawai. Her husband, Ernest, had pre-deceased her in 1953.
Source: Angela Ballara Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
It has been a season of accolades and awards for Wairarapa Moana farms.
At the recent Miraka Annual Suppliers’ Awards Dinner, 13 June, Taupō, Farm 1 led by Ravi Lakmal and Farm 8 led by Peter Borges received the “Te Ara Miraka Award”. This is an award for scoring 100% in Miraka’s farming excellence programme. Te Ara Miraka recognises and rewards bestpractice on farm in sustainability, animal welfare, people, and milk quality.
The awards dinner was attended by 350 guests and is a successful event that brings together Miraka suppliers annually to celebrate achievements.
There was a total of 13 farms, a new record for Miraka, who shared “first place” equally, all having achieved the maximum 100 points. Financially, each farm receives the full Miraka premium payment of an additional 20c per kg of milk solids.
And there were more awards for Wairarapa Moana Farms, as our teams made their way on to the stage to receive awards.
A massive total of six Wairarapa Moana farms were recipients of the Miraka Award for going “grade free”
throughout the entire 2024 milking season. This means all six farms achieved high milk quality every day of the milking season. Congratulations to the teams on Farms 1,3,4,6,8 and 14.
“This was a phenomenal effort by the Wairarapa Moana farm teams,” said Gareth Hughes, General Manager Farms.
“It takes a lot of effort and attention to detail by the entire Wairarapa Moana farm team to get these types of results.”
In addition, 2024 milking season is the highest volume of milk produced in the history of the farms, at 4,930,000 kg of milk solids.
“We acknowledge that there is always room for improvement, but there is a strong commitment by the team to maintain high standards and continue to grow.”
The season just gone, 2024, has been exciting for the whole Wairarapa Moana Farms team.
Now though, it is back to the mahi as your teams ensconce themselves in the busiest time of the season, calving.
Farm 14: Arik Asmedi – Manager
Scott Lloyd – Manager – Kaharoa DSU
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Occasionally the office will send out pānui to shareholders via email.
Recently there have been a number of bouncebacks resulting in the shareholder not receiving the information.
The majority of the bouncebacks appear to be a result of a mailbox being full or email addresses being invalid.
If your email address details have changed, please contact Amethyst on 06 370 2608 or 0800 662 624 or by email wmoffice@wairarapamoana.org.nz so she can update your details on the Share Register.
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Shareholder Bank Accounts
Dividends are paid by direct credit to bank accounts.
If you are living overseas and have unpaid dividends, these will be paid by direct credit to your overseas bank account in March, June, September or December; or to your New Zealand bank account if you have one.
If you are living in New Zealand, unpaid dividends will continue to be direct credited to your New Zealand bank account.
Thank you to all our shareholders who have provided new or updated postal addresses and bank account details.
To update your shareholder details please contact Amethyst Tauese by email wmoffice@wairarapamoana.org.nz or call 0800 662 624 or 06 370 2608.
Amethyst is available Monday to Thursday 9.00am to 2.30pm.
50 Unclaimed Dividends
If you are able to provide any information that can help us to make contact with these shareholders or their descendants, please contact the office on 06 370 2608 or 0800 662 624 or email wmoffice@wairarapamoana.org.nz
PAUL NGATUERE
NICOL CURRY
REUBEN WARU ASHFORD
JOHN PAKI KARIPA
TEOHONGA PARAONE MACDONALD
TUITI KUAO MCDONALD
KEREI HIKURANGI
KARAITIANA MCDONALD
TAINA MCDONALD
LOUIS KARAITIANA
MERE MILL
MEIHANA O'DONNELL
URANIA PEITA
RAMAI SOUTHON WHANAU TRUST
LEONIE ANNAMARIE EDWARDS
WILLIAM DAVID FRANKLIN
PAPA MANAENA
RINGATU MANAENA
BOBBIE RIKI
SHARLENE CHAPMAN
REIHANA ANDREW CHADWICK
AARON DEAN LEACH
TOURERE NEPE APATU
GRACIE MATSON
PIWI PENEHA
JOSEPH BROWN
CORAL MICHELLE WASHINGTON
GREG LOVE
HEMI CLENDON TAURAU
KERRY WIREMU TAURAU
TIPENE NEPE
NOEL KARAITIANA WHANAU TRUST
HELEN ALICIA AMANA NGAIRO
TIKI TIKI ORANGI KARAITIANA
DONNA MCGRATH
DONALD TANATIU REWITI POUTU
MARTHA RUKUIA TAURAU
DONALD MCDONALD
MALCOLM MASON
ROGER REWI KOHEA TAURAU
NORMAN PENDUE RANGI
DAVID PURAKAU MAIRETU TE TAU
KAMU RUDOLPH
HANA LORRAINE RANGI
HOANI HAEATA ESTATE
WAIRAU TAMIHANA
RURU PEREIPA WATENE
JAMES DAVID TAWHIRI
MAUREEN BEATH
TANGI WAIRUA HIEATT
Do you have a story, a news item, or a pānui you’d like to share in the Moana Mailer? Contact Ngaere on 06 370 2608 or 0800 662 624 or ngaere@wairarapamoana.org.nz Ngaere can help you meet the deadline below.
76 Tuesday, November 5, 2024 Friday, November 29, 2024
If you have any queries please contact Ngaere Webb, Amethyst Tauese, Cheryl Wilmshurst, or Charmaine Kawana at the Masterton office.
Office Hours: 9.00am to 4.30pm Monday to Thursday, closed Friday.
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