Rāpare 06 Pipiri 2024 | Thursday 06 June 2024

Since our last quarterly e-pānui, I'm pleased to provide an update on the mahi undertaken by our Ngāti Tamaterā team. Over the past few months, we've made significant progress in several key areas to uplift and empower our whānau and hapū, driving transformational change within our community.

One of our major focuses has been on our iwi membership database to ensure that we have accurate and up-to-date information about our whānau. This enables us to better connect with and serve our members, ensuring they have access to the support and resources they need. Additionally, we've been working on enhancing the Ngā Pōito o te Kupenga Iwi Business database, which includes a new mahi toi element. This initiative aims to showcase and support the creative talents and entrepreneurial endeavors of our whānau, contributing to economic growth and cultural preservation.

In line with our commitment to building and maintaining strategic relationships, we've been actively engaging with iwi, local and central government agencies, and corporates across Tāmaki and Hauraki. These partnerships are crucial in advancing our collective goals and advocating for the needs and aspirations of our people. Furthermore, we're ensuring that our voice is heard in policies and reforms currently underway by the coalition government, particularly advocating for the protection and preservation of our environment.

As we move forward, our intention remains clear: to uplift and empower our whānau and hapū, driving positive change within our community. Through continued collaboration, innovation, and advocacy, we are confident that we can create a brighter future for Ngāti Tamaterā. Noho ora mai, and stay tuned for further updates on our mahi.

The following information is in this pānui:

• Ngāti Tamaterā Treaty Settlement Update
• Te Ōhanga - Economic Development
• Iwi Business Profiles - Manaaki Hair and Beauty, The Sisters Consultancy
• Matihiko Awards
• 2024 Hi-Tech Awards
• Ngāti Tamaterā Iwi Membership drive
• National Iwi Chairs Forum (NICF)
• E-Pā Wars 2024
• Waka Ama Ara Series Tāmaki
• Supporting Storm Recovery
• Pou Rāhui
• Waipatukahu/Te Mata
• Hauraki Opportunity
• Niho Ora ki Hauraki
  

John McEnteer

Treaty Negotiator

Recently the Pare Hauraki negotiators met the new Treaty Negotiations Minister, Hon Paul Goldsmith. “I was heartened by the Hon Goldsmith’s commitment to expedite the Ngāti Tamaterā Treaty Settlement process. This settlement, which Liane Ngamane & I initially ratified back in 2017, holds great significance for our iwi, and the government’s renewed dedication to seeing it through is a positive sign” said John McEnteer, Ngati Tamatera, Treaty Negotiator.

Furthermore, a new Crown negotiator has been appointed, indicating a renewed focus and determination from the Crown’s side to progress our settlement.

“This news is indeed encouraging for us. It indicates a shared commitment to honour the agreements made and move forward toward a settlement later this year and legislation into parliament next year”

Ngā Pōito o te Kupenga

The admin team has been busy compiling our iwi business profiles to ensure consistency of style, look, and feel. These profiles will be crucial for potential clients namely local/central government and corporates to procure our iwi business services or products. We have now opened up the database to include our mahi toi artisans. So please let your whānau know of these opportunities and get them to register by clicking the button below.

Business Profiles

Manaaki Hair and Beauty

LIANA PAKINGA - Ngāti Tamaterā, Ngāti Hako, Ngāpuhi, Te Arawa

Located at Mangere Bridge Liana’s mission is to empower wāhine/women with confidence through beauty and experience. Liana is a proud Māori business owner, with over 10 years’ experience in the hairdressing industry, she decided it was time to  start making her own dreams a reality and opened Manaaki Hair and Beauty salon in Mangere Bridge and have been growing her business baby since December 2019. Her vision for this salon is to become a ‘One Stop Shop’ providing most hair and beauty services in one place, including nails, lashes, waxing and so much more. She started her career in Australia where she worked and trained under some of the most highly recognised stylists for 8 years. Support our iwi business whānau and check out Liana if you can https://manaakihair.co.nz/about-us/



The Sisters Consultancy

THE SISTERS | INTEGRATED COMMUNICATION Vision, design, create, evaluate, share, tell your story, and grow your connections. Aroha in action!

The Sisters established in 2016 as a whānau-led business with a passion for integrated communications. Our foundations traverse a deep knowledge as descendents of navigators from afar; Sweden, Scotland, Spain, Hawaiki, and deeply woven connections to Aotearoa through whakapapa from Ngāti Marutuaahu, Ngāti Tamatērā, Ngāti Raukawa ki te tonga, Ngāti Kuia, Ngāti Koata, Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa, Ngāti Ngarongo, Ngāti Takihiku, Ngāti Rārua, and Te Rarawa.

The strong foundations of whānau across time and space, have allowed for the collective strengths in the business to grow and diversify; continuously embracing new talents and broadening our horizons and possibilities to offer an all-encompassing service for all of our clients.

 From two siblings there is now a collective of highly skilled professionals covering a wide variety of disciplines, aligned with strategic and creative communication, storytelling, and marketing.  We are here to serve the vision and story of our clients, whether it is a seed of an idea, a courageous new project, or more generalist support. https://thesistersconsultancy.co.nz/about-us/

Te Hapori Matihiko is a community for Māori working (or aspiring to work) in digital and tech roles. Before building the kaupapa, they surveyed Māori working in the digital and technology industry to understand their needs. They also looked overseas at other indigenous kaupapa in digital tech and innovation. This kaupapa is by Māori, for Māori, of Māori.

Te Matahiko holds regular matauranga sessions with leaders in the hāpori and has opportunities to contribute digital skills back to your rohe, and the Matihiko Awards. The Matihiko Awards recognises the excellence of Māori contribution across a range of digital and tech kaupapa. The celebration and visibility of this success is an important step in creating leadership pathways for rangatahi.

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Through this mahi, the kaupapa hopes to support an increase in Māori representation and participation in the digitech sector, both in Aotearoa and globally. The annual Ngā Tohu Matihiko Awards provides recognition to Māori and emerging leaders to celebrate their contributions in te ao matikiho, digital, and tech. These awards will spotlight and honour Māori for their outstanding contributions, impact, and achievements in digital and technology. This year the awards are being held on Saturday 22nd June 2024 at the Due Drop Events Centre in Manukau, Tāmaki Makaurau. Our chair Antony Royal has been nominated for an award this year.

Also enjoying a successful evening was tech expert Elle Archer, the chair of Te Ao Matihiko, a collective of Māori organisations fostering Māori excellence in the technology sector.

She’s feeling “pretty choice” after taking out the award for Hi-Tech Inspiring Individual but says the award is about the collective, not her.

“It’s an acknowledgment of our shared kaupapa, the much larger kaupapa that we’re doing, which is in service to whānau, hapū, iwi,” says Archer.

“As well as, the importance of our mahi in shifting the narrative ... to digital influence and digital enrichment for our people, which is part of the shared vision for Te Ao Matihiko and Te Hapori Matihiko, the Māori Tech Association.

“Even though it says Inspiring Individual in Tech, we work as a collective, we move as one. It’s choice to be acknowledged but the acknowledgement is for the collective and not for the individual.”

Māori should feel excited by the world of opportunities that tech offers them, Archer says.

“Hard out! As Māori, this is a space for us - and it’s huge, it’s limitless."

“We want to ensure that we’re ‘in there’ but to be in there we have to inspire curiosity within our hapori, our communities."

“Bring the door to them, instead of walking into the door. Bring those doors of opportunities to them.”

The Ngāti Tamaterā Treaty Settlement Trust ran a membership registration drive between April and May 2024. To encourage registrations, there was an incentive of 5x $100.00 Pak N Save vouchers to be randomly drawn for all new registrations and also for those who updated their information in the system. 

We are working toward an informative iwi database to strengthen our iwi communications. We plan to update our membership database, increasing whānau engagement which will help shape a more connected and supported iwi. 

The benefits include:

• Improved communication whānau, hapū, and iwi
• Access to benefits and support services 
• Cultural Preservation, keeping our iwi ties strong, and
• Community Support, including events, etc.
• Utilising our whanau resources, vendors, small businesses, mahi toi artists, etc.

Congratulations to those whānau who registered and or updated their information and won the kai vouchers. Make sure your whānau are registered by clicking the button below.

If you require support please send an email to admin@tamatera.iwi.nz



Ngāti Ranginui hosted the National Iwi Chairs Forum from the 1st to the 3rd of May 2024, in Tauranga Moana, bringing together iwi leaders from across Aotearoa to deliberate on pivotal issues affecting Māori and the wider nation.

Ngāti Ranginui Chairperson, Charlie Rahiri, remarked, “This forum is a testament to our collective resilience and unity. It serves not only as a meeting place for our leaders but as a beacon of hope and strength for our people, especially as we draw inspiration from our ancestors who stood firm at Pukehinahina.

Their legacy empowers us to navigate through contemporary challenges with dignity and determination. During the three-day event, attendees explored a range of topics including environmental and climate, economic development, health, te tiriti and the preservation of te reo and tīkanga Māori.

The forum also serves as a platform to celebrate successes, share knowledge and strategies, and forge stronger ties among iwi.

Attention Rangatahi of Hauraki!

Get ready for an immersive journey into the world of digital innovation at ePā Wars, returning to Thames on Friday, August 23rd, and a special event for whanau and marae on Saturday, August 24th, 2024.

Experience cutting-edge technology firsthand with virtual reality headsets provided by the Blake Trust, offering glimpses of our stunning Hauraki Gulf environment and insights into Climate Change. Dive into the thrilling world of digital tech with an innovative gaming activation by Ko Maui Hangarau.

In partnership with Ngāti Tamaterā, Te Matarau (Māori Tech Association Aotearoa), Ko Maui Hangarau, and the Sir Peter Blake Trust, we're proud to host this event for the second time. Our goal is to make Digital Technology and Innovation accessible to the Hauraki region annually.

We're passionate about nurturing the potential of our tamariki and rangatahi in the digital innovation space. These events serve as a gateway for learning, participation, and excitement about the future of technology and work. We believe in inspiring our youth and providing them with opportunities to thrive in the digital age.

Is your school eager to participate? Contact admin@tamatera.iwi.nz to secure your spot and join us on this exhilarating digital journey.

 Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to shape your future in the digital world. Let's unlock the potential of Hauraki's rangatahi together!

Whānau and marae are invited for the Saturday morning session please also register to secure a spot.

Waka Ama Ara Series in Tāmaki

Attention whānau! We are thrilled to announce a unique opportunity for kōtiro aged between 10 and 18 years to immerse themselves in the rich traditions of waka ama, kōrero and hitori. In collaboration with Mātātoa, we invite our young wahine to embark on a journey of discovery as they learn the first four ara of our tupuna: Te Wai o Taiki, Te Manukanuka o Hoturoa, Te Whau, and Ti Kapa moana. These waka ama sessions, set against the picturesque backdrop of Tāmaki, will unfold in the first week of upcoming July school holidays. There will be a mixture of hikoi, storytelling and waka ama sessions.

We encourage all interested whānau to register their kotiro's expression of interest promptly to secure their spot. Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to connect with our cultural heritage and the pristine waters that surround us. For further details and registration, please contact admin@tamatera.iwi.nz.

Let's navigate the waters together and empower our future wahine leaders!

More than 20 storm-affected whānau connected with Storm Recovery Navigators at a local street event in Māngere earlier this month. Navigators, from Vahefonua Tongan Methodist Church (SIAOLA), I Am Māngere, South Seas, Ngāti Tamaterā, Affirming Works, Huakina Development Trust, and Auckland Council were able to provide residents with advice about support available to them through the council’s Storm Recovery Navigator service.

“As their neighbourhood was highly impacted by last year’s storm events, it was important to connect with whānau – ensuring they know about the support available and have conversations about getting prepared for any future weather events,” says Manu Joyce, Navigator Service Manager.

Whānau affected by the 2023 Floods in Tāmaki, please get in touch with the Storm Recovery Navigators if you require any support.



Mita O’Brien

Pou Rāhui Project Manager 

As the warmth of Tamanuiterā begins to wane under the shadow, the slow retreat in daylight calls for a shift in our daily rhythm and schedule. We welcome the arrival of the tenth month in Te Maramataka Māori, Ngahuru is upon us.

For our people, the rise of Poutū-te-rangi in the northern sky heralds the first phase of Autumn, the harvest season. The rising of this star indicates the ripening of crops, telling us that it is time to harvest and our tūpuna would store kai in preparation for Winter.

Abundance is seen with tāmure, fat, and hungry as they move into the shallows, from tunā as they migrate to the sea, with feijoa trees heavy in fruit & kererū gorging themselves on cherry guava.

Tirotiro ngā tohu, te putanga o ngā putiputi o tī kōukā, me te hua o te miro, o te karaka, o te kahikatea.

For the Pou Rāhui project, it is a time for reflection, investment, and planning. Our taiohi have returned to school and the usual routine of study, sport & social life is embraced. The positive momentum of their training is important so a keepsake of their progress has been in development.

The first in a series of pou rāhui taiohi videos has been released, giving the viewer a look at the SSI Freedive Level 1 Training at Rotomā that our Ngāti Tamaterā taiohi have completed. Coming next, is an account of their Open Water Freedive at Tūhua.

Follow the link to the video: https://youtu.be/T7jYVUtDB3Q

Continuity from our Kaitiaki Wānanga, Sept.`23 @ Piritahi Marae, Waiheke. In late March, I had the privilege of being invited to an inaugural, co-produced Cetacean Stranding/Necropsy Wānanga held at Massey University, Albany. 

The event was hosted by Prof. Karen Stockin and the Cetacean Ecology Research Group, in partnership with Te Kauika Tangaroa Trust- ward of tohunga tohora, Whaea Ramari Stewart MNZM, pūkenga of our Pou Moana team. The collaboration of Pūtaiao and Mātauranga Māori closely aligns with the aspirations of the Pou Rahui project. I accepted the invitation, excited for the opportunity to learn from the best. Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi.

Amongst those present were DoC Kaitiaki Māori, Uni. PhD graduates, practitioners from Te Uri O Hau, Waikato-Tainui, Ngāti Toarangatira, Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāi Tahu & Te Kaurinui Parata of Ngāti Wai; a wealth of experience and knowledge that rarely comes together. The kōrero was frank, civil yet stern; near hostile at times, yet we laughed a lot.

From this wānanga, future initiatives & partnerships crucial to Pare Hauraki have been sighted & secured for the long-term strategy & prosperity of our people. Waiho i te toipoto, kaua i te toiroa. Hauraki kowhao rau!

For us as haukainga, as tāngatawhenua, everyday kaitiakitanga continues- whāia te aka mātua. Patrolling the Tapu/Waipatukahu/Te Mata rāhui has been a busy affair with moments of fine weather bringing people to the shores of tīkapakapa in great numbers.

A common trend observed through my tenure as tangata tiaki, has been the prevalence of local support for our rāhui and the general adherence from people to the regulations set by the section 186A closure. Our allies that live alongside tīkapa in the rāhui boundaries are quick to engage our pou kaitiaki, Korohere Ngapo and I when people are breaching the rules and collecting tuangi, kutai, pipī, or tio.

You can help! If you see anyone collecting shellfish, phone 0800-4POACHER and report the incident. If possible, report the car registration number and take a photo of the rego plate. In some cases, it could be that people are not aware of the rules. In others, it could reflect a pattern of offending. Any information is helpful.

If you see us on the trail in Tapu or Te Mata, feel free to harirū & share a kōrero; nau mai, haere mai, whakatau mai.

Mauri tū, mauri ora, mauri āio. Hō.

Show your support for our collective rāhui in Tikapa me Te Moananui a Toi.

We, Ngāti Tamaterā, Ngāti Pāoa, and Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, have applied to extend our respective current rāhui/temporary fisheries closures in the Hauraki Gulf at Waiheke Island, Umupuia Beach and Te Mātā and Waipatukahu to protect mussels, rock lobster, pāua, scallops, cockles and oysters.

You can support these rāhui by submitting them by 5 pm on Friday, June 7, 2024, to FMSubmissions@mpi.govt.nz. More details are available at MPI.

Hauraki Opportunity

The Hauraki Opportunity initiative aims to co-construct and establish a repeatable Well-Being Measurement and Management System through community engagement. This system will measure what matters to community members, considering their needs, aspirations, and priorities. It will serve as a basis for present and future decisions regarding our Hauraki communities' well-being.

 It is currently in its design phase meeting with the community to understand whānau and community wellbeing needs. A hui was held in Kaiaua earlier this month with many questions from the community and an overall consensus that coming together to support the well-being aspirations is timely and a great outcome for the community. 

Follow the link to answer just two questions about what matters to you and get involved.

https://www.waikatowellbeingproject.co.nz/hauraki-opportunity/ 

 Niho Ora ki Hauraki

The Niho Ora ki Hauraki initiative is a response to the overwhelming demand that was expressed by Hauraki communities - for a free mobile dental service that is delivered closer to home. This initiative is a collaboration between Te Tara o Te Whai, Te Whatu Ora, the Ministry of Social Development (MSD), and Dental Planet. 

 To be eligible for this initiative, you need to be:

• Committed to attending both the initial dental screening and treatment appointments
• Aged 19 years and over
• Eligible for a Community Services Card
• Living in Hauraki.

Niho Ora Ki Hauraki will be delivered during the school holidays throughout 2024 and will be operating next in Paeroa within the July break.

Keep an eye out on Te Tara o Te Whai  Facebook page for more details to come.