Pānui #018
Ka rere anō ngā mihi ki tēnā ki tēnā o tātou. I ngā wiki kua hipa, he nui anō ngā kaupapa kua hua mai, kei te pānui o raro iho nei ētahi o ngā kōrero. Kāore e roa, ka rewa a Matariki ki te pae o te rangi. I a tātou e whakakotahi ana ka hoki ngā whakaaro ki a rātou kua whetūrangihia. Ko te whakataukī Matariki hunga nui he kōrero mō te tokomaha e whakakotahi ana ki te whakanui i te tau kua hori me te tuku i ngā hiahia me ngā tumanako mō te tau hou.
The whakataukī ‘Matariki hunga nui’ marks a time where we gather in great numbers to reflect on the year gone by and share hopes for the year ahead. We encourage a restful and reflective period this Matariki as we welcome the fruits of the new year.
With many kaupapa on the horizon, a reminder to please touch base if you want us to share events, kōrero and more at hinerangi@paoa.co.nz
In this pānui:
Regulatory Standards Bill - submissions open, Kill The Bill
Relocation of Kiwi back to Waiheke
Relocation of Koheriki from Rakino to Waiheke
Whānau Day at Auckland Zoo
Papakāinga development: Hine-nui-o-te-paua
Ōmaru Joint Management Committee
Resources
Upcoming events
Regulatory Standards Bill - submissions open, Kill The Bill
Hei whakamahara hoki i a tātou - while a lot of energy and time has been dedicated to getting rid of the Treaty Principles Bill - me mataara tonu tātou!
The Regulatory Standards Bill (coined by some as the Treaty Principles Bill 2.0) is very problematic as it breaches Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ignores historical injustices against Māori, threatens the revitalisation of te reo Māori, weakens environmental protection, and so much more! It gives more power to corporations and colonial structures to have control over Māori, undermining our autonomy and rangatiratanga. Public submissions are now being called for the Regulatory Standards Bill here, until the 23 June.
Tania Waikato, a lawyer, has identified a number of reasons to oppose this bill. She encourages people to use these as needed when writing submissions. See her post here.
Relocation of Kiwi back to Waiheke
Kua hoki anō mai ētahi Kiwi ki Waiheke, ā i whakapiri te tokomaha ki Piritahi Marae hei whakanui te hokinga mai o ēnei manu Māori.
As you may have seen in the media, Kiwi have been returned to Waiheke Island, to Te Matuku Peninsula. As Save the Kiwi describes, “10 adult kiwi (six females and four males) to Waiheke as part of a new breeding population to be established on the island. This was the first time kiwi have been reintroduced in urban Auckland!”.
Ngāti Pāoa Iwi Trust have been engaged with Lady Jenny Fenwick for 3-4 years in support of her dream to translocate kiwi to Te Motu-Ārai-Roa. Te Korowai o Waiheke has created this opportunity through their efforts in eradicating pests from the island. Our whānau of Ngāti Pāoa and the community will do the regular monitoring to ensure the kiwi settle in their new kāinga..
Photo Credit: Save the Kiwi - Will Kahu
Relocation of Koheriki from Rakino to Waiheke
He rākau māori kua whakatō ki Whakanewha i ngā wiki kua taha ake nei- ahakoa kāore i te mōhio mēnā i tupu ēnei momo ki Waiheke i mua, kua whakatau he wāhi haumaru tēnei e whanake, e tupu ai ēnei rākau. Ahakoa he kaupapa e ārahina ana e te kaunihera o Tāmaki Makarau, ā tōna wā ka riro i a tātou tēnei kaupapa e hāpai ake. Ki te hoki ki ngā tikanga Māori, ko tōna tūāpapa he manaaki, he tiaki i te whenua, i te moana me āna uri. Me whai wāhi anō tātou kia tāngata whenua anō ēnei mahi.
Auckland Council is leading the translocation of koheriki (Scandia rosifolia) from Rakino Island to Waiheke Island. Koheriki is a nationally critical and regionally endangered species that has suffered a sharp decline across Tāmaki Makaurau. The plant typically grows on coastal cliff faces, clay banks, and among boulders, often surviving only in places where these animals can't reach. As a relatively short-lived species, koheriki thrives in open coastal habitats.
There are only about 13 koheriki plants left on Rakino Island, and they’re under serious threat from landslips and coastal erosion. To help protect them, seeds have been collected and grown in the local nursery on Rakino. The goal is to start a new, self-sustaining population there—and to have a backup in case anything happens to the plants on Rakino.
While koheriki hasn’t been officially recorded on Waiheke, the island’s close to Rakino, so it’s possible it once grew there. Whakanewha is a great fit for this project—it has a strong pest control programme and a team who can keep an eye on the plants and support their growth.
Whānau Day at Auckland Zoo
I rawe te noho tahi o ngā whānau ki te whare kararehe i te marama nei. He mea nui te whakakotahi me te hui tahi ki tētahi kaupapa pārekareka! Tokomaha ngā whānau i tae atu, ā, o ngā iwi me ngā mātāwaka i tae atu, ko tātou te rōpū nui katoa.
It was great to see all the generations of our iwi together enjoying and spending time together at the Auckland Zoo. Anahera Sadler, who attended alongside her uncle Taipurutu Thompson, shared that it was a special space for kaumātua “he haerenga motuhake tēnei ki te whānau..he koanga ngakau, he pikinga wairua”.
Maaria-Kura Derby shared, “The zoo trip was such an awesome experience to offer our iwi, especially for whānau who might not usually have the means to go. Seeing all the tamariki so excited—it was really uplifting”. She also reflected on the importance of creating fun spaces where our people can connect, get to know one another.
A shout out to those who entered our Zoo photo competition! We will announce the winner of our competition in the coming days- stay tuned e te whānau.
Papakāinga development: Hine-nui-o-te-paua
The third wānanga to discuss plans for the Hine-nui-o-te-paua Papakāinga at Ōmaru (Point England) was held on Sunday 25 May. Ngāti Pāoa Iwi Trust would like to thank all the whānau who attended this and previous wānanga.
For those who have not been able to attend wānanga, the Trust has recruited a design team comprising Bull O’Sullivan Architecture (B/OS), Resilio Studio (landscape architecture), and Mott MacDonald (engineering). Ngāti Pāoa architect Alistair Toto is part of the team with B/OS. Alan Wilcox Associates is providing project management support, and Brighta Consulting are advising on planning.
The project is being guided by a Pou Whakarae, comprisingthe Iwi Trust’s chair Herearoha Skipper and trustee Lucy Tukua, supported by John Hutton (CEO), Tipa Compain (Mātanga Taiao), and Anahera Rawiri.
Since feedback from the wānanga on Sunday, our design team has been making good progress incorporating changes and refinements to plans as we work towards resource consent lodgement at the end of June.
To help visualise the project, our architects had an old slab of kauri laser-carved to accurately represent the contours of the site, including the Ōmaru Stream, then modelled the papakāinga as presently visualised. The model was brought to the wānanga and shown for the first time. It will of course evolve as the design evolves.
After resource consent lodgement Ngāti Pāoa Iwi Trust will continue to engage with central and local government to raise funding for infrastructure and related costs. Options for shared ownership and social housing will also be explored. We will be reporting back to Ngāti Pāoa whānau regularly, so please keep your eye out to join us at future wānanga and hui.
Ōmaru Joint Management Committee
On Tuesday 27 May, the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board of Auckland Council, with support from the Ngāti Pāoa Iwi Trust, formally established the Ōmaru Joint Management Committee. This is an important step on the Ngāti Pāoa journey to re-establish a living papakāinga and marae based community at Ōmaru.
Under the Ngāti Pāoa Treaty settlement, the whenua at Ōmaru that surrounds the papakāinga and marae sites will transfer into Ngāti Pāoa ownership as a recreation reserve, with Auckland Council as the administering body for the reserve. The whenua for the papakāinga and marae will be owned and managed exclusively by Ngāti Pāoa. The Ngāti Pāoa settlement legislation requires Auckland Council to “jointly develop and agree” a reserve management plan, which essentially determines how the reserve is managed. Ngāti Pāoa Iwi Trust and Auckland Council have agreed a committee formed under the Local Government Act 2002 is the best way to meet this co-governance obligation.
As constituted, the Ōmaru Joint Management Committee is tasked with undertaking “all functions, duties and responsibilities necessary for the management of Ōmaru, including the development and adoption of the reserve management plan for the reserve in accordance with the Reserves Act process”.
The Committee has equal representation of three local board and three Ngāti Pāoa representatives. Council appointments are Maria Meredith (current chair of the local board), and Nerissa Henry and Chris Makoare (local board members). The Ngāti Pāoa appointments are Herearoha Skipper, Lucy Tukua, and Michael Phillips.
Ngāti Pāoa Iwi Trust would like to acknowledge the good relationship formed with the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board, and looks forward to the mahi ahead to plan for a reserve that all Ngāti Pāoa and the wider community can celebrate and use long into the future.
Resources
Whakataukī - Kīwaha: Words and Phrases of Hauraki
Mehemea e rapu ana koe i ētahi rauemi nō Ngāti Pāoa, nō Hauraki rānei - tirohia te rauemi i raro ihoi nei! Each month, we will begin to share resources for whānau wanting to read and learn more about who we are, our whenua, our waiata and more! If you have kōrero you want shared please get in touch!
“The purpose of this booklet is to provide a list of quotes, proverbial sayings and phrases that are used in Hauraki. Some words and phrases are not uniquely Hauraki because over a period of time words and phrases from outside Hauraki have been incorporated into the Hauraki vocabulary. What our kuia and koroua have indicated is that the words and phrases included in this document have been used by them or heard by them in our community” (Hauraki Māori Trust Board, 2008).
Ngā Kōrero o Hauraki - E Moko e
Mēnā e whāia ana ētahi pukapuka reo Māori māu, mā ngā tamariki rānei, tirohia te pukapuka o raro nei.
If you are looking for pukapuka reo Māori for you, or your tamariki, this resource published by the Hauraki Māori Trust Board has collected stories written by many kuia and koroua of Hauraki. E mihi ana ki tēnei hunga - nō tātou te whiwhi!
Upcoming events
Pāorooro ki Pāremata
Pāoa ki uta,
Pāoa ki tai,
Ngāti Pāoa ‘Pāorooro ki Pāremata’,
Nau mai, whakatau mai ki ‘Pāorooro ki Paremata’ ko ngā whakaharatau waiata, haka mō ngā uri whakaheke o Ngāti Pāoa Pukunui, Pāoa Taringa Rahirahi.
In preparation of looking ahead to the third reading of our Treaty Settlement signing - we would like to extend this pānui to our Ngāti Pāoa whānau who may be interested in supporting this kaupapa. While we still don't know the exact date of our third reading, we understand the need to teach our items to our whānau all over the motu. Ngāti Pāoa is spread so vast, so the only accessible way to do this is online.
We will be hosting waiata and haka sessions on zoom, every third Wednesday night from 7pm – 8:30pm and an in person wānanga will be held in September.
Please find the zoom link below, this will be the same link used for all four online hui:
https://auckland.zoom.us/j/91885776358
Dates and Times:
Wednesday 18th June 7:00pm-8:30pm on Zoom
Wednesday 9th July 7:00pm-8:30pm on Zoom
Wednesday 30th July 7:00pm-8:30pm on Zoom
Wednesday 20th August 7:00pm-8:30pm on Zoom
Hui ā-tinana - Saturday 6th September (times TBC) ki te tari o Ngāti Pāoa Iwi Trust (13-15 Queens Road, Panmure, Auckland 1072)
Matariki 2025
OWN IT – Community Info Session
If you missed the in person hui held on Thursday 29 May, then kei te pai! An online session has been set up to accommodate whanau who couldn’t make it in person.
Tāmaki Regeneration Company (TRC) would like to invite Ngāti Pāoa whānau to an information session on OWN IT, our Shared Home Ownership Programme. This session will provide an opportunity to learn more about OWN IT, ask any questions you may have about the programme, find out about the homes we are building and register for the programme if you are eligible.
What is OWN IT?
OWN IT is the shared homeownership programme supporting whānau to step into their place in Tāmaki.
Whether you’re buying on your own, teaming up with your partner, or investing with siblings or relatives – OWN IT is for every kind of whānau. We’ll meet you exactly where you are, connect you with the right people, and walk alongside you through every step of the journey.
With more OWN IT homes being built over the coming years, now is the time to take the first step towards your journey to home ownership.
Date: Tuesday, 10 June 2025
Time: 6pm
Location: Online - register for more details.
