Pānui #020
Nei rā ngā mihi whakamiha ki a koutou katoa. He nui noa atu ngā kaupapa kei raro iho nei e pōhiritia ana ngā whānau ki te noho tahi, ki te wānanga tahi, ki te waiata tahi, nō reira kia kaha ki te whakapiripiri mai.
There are lots on offer to whānau as shared below in our newsletter, whether you are wanting to connect in wānanga, reo, waiata, kaupapa Māori health services and more there’s a range of kōrero below.
We would like to wish Les Hoerara well in his new role as Kaihautū in alternative education based in Otara. During his time with Ngāti Pāoa Iwi Trust, Les delivered the Te Kai-ā-Hiku programme in eight schools within the Tāmaki area. Les was committed to upholding the role of Kaihāpai ākonga Māori on behalf of Ngāti Pāoa with one thing in mind, to ensure our tamariki/mokopuna succeed as Māori! Nei rā te mihi maioha ki a koe i tō whakapau kaha i ēnei mahi.
Te whakapōtaetanga o Te Korowai Aroha
Kua tutuki i te kāhui tuatahi ngā mahi me ngā wānanga o Te Korowai Aroha! E mihi ana ki a koutou ngā whānau i tae mai ki te whakanui i te kaupapa o te rā, otirā ki te kāhui tuatahi o tēnei kaupapa! Mei kore ake koutou!
Te Korowai Aroha concluded with a noho marae at Te Tauā Moana Marae in Te Hau Kapua (Devonport), providing a final opportunity for learning and whakawhanaungatanga among our rōpū. The wānanga included reflection on the past five months, valuable participant feedback to help shape future cohorts, and a creative ZINE workshop facilitated by Whakamana i te Whānau. This workshop supported the visual expression and mahi toi for a resource Ūkaipō: Ngāti Pāoa understandings and experiences of pregnancy and birth written by Hinerangi Rhind-Wiri to be released soon. The wānanga ended with presentations, testimonials and a graduation ceremony.
We are excited to have secured funding to maintain and welcome a new rōpū to this programme! The registrations for the second series went out early this week and have quickly reached full capacity. If you are interested and missed a spot, please add your details to the waiting list here. We will also be trialling a one-off wānanga for our tāne, led by Turei Peeke, communications will be coming shortly!
Te Manu huna a Tāne
Kei te kite rānei koe i te Kiwi e moe ana i te tarutaru? Can you see the Kiwi napping in the grass? Photo Credit: Hinrich
In May this year, kiwi were translocated to Waiheke after years of mahi by Ngāti Pāoa, Ngāi Tai, Jenny Fenwick, and Save the Kiwi. Two members of kiwi monitoring team are our very own who live on Waiheke, Miranda Andrews and Mereana Berger. They share their reflections from this journey so far — from attending the National Kiwi Hui in Rotorua to walking the whenua where the real mahi continues.
National Kiwi Hui in Rotorua
In mid-June, four members from the Waiheke monitoring team attended the annual National Kiwi Hui, hosted by Save the Kiwi and DOC, held over three days in Rotorua. Around 200 people from across Aotearoa gathered to kōrero about all things kiwi – it was bird nerd heaven!
As newcomers to the world of kiwi translocation, we were warmly welcomed by a seasoned and passionate crowd, including volunteers, certified kiwi handlers, DOC staff, scientists, dog teams, hatchery experts, and more. The presentations covered everything from funding updates and 1080 use, to automated radio tracking, climate change impacts, and two decades of learnings from the Tongariro Sanctuary – keeping us all glued to our seats.
As always, the real magic happened in the in-between moments—kanohi ki te kanohi connections, stories shared, and networks built. I think I may have found my second whānau.
Nā Miranda Andrews.
Kiwi Monitoring
Our kiwi monitoring begins with boots on the ground, aerials raised to the sky.
Since their release earlier this year, we’ve been regularly heading to the eastern end of Waiheke to check how the kiwi are settling in. Walking this whenua is part of our role as tangata whenua, we are the teina in this relationship – still (re)learning from the world around us.
As we climb hills and listen for the beeps of the kiwi signals, piwakawaka flutter nearby, pūkeko call from the repo, and old pōhutukawa and pūriri stand as quiet witnesses. Locals often stop to share the joy of hearing kiwi calls at night. This is why we do this mahi. One day, our mokopuna may fall asleep to the sound of kiwi calls echoing across the ridgelines, bays, and valleys – no longer heard only in one pocket of Waiheke, but woven into the everyday life of this motu.
Nā Mereana Berger
Video Credit: Hinrich
Course 1: Te rerenga whakamīharo o te kuaka - the amazing flight of the kuaka
What will you learn on this course?
In this beginners course you will gain the confidence to confidently listen to, read, write and speak basic te reo Māori words and phrases that enable you to create a Māori speaking kāinga.
You will learn about tikanga Māori relevant to the theme for each week and a broad overview of Ngāti Pāoa history.
Regular attendance at weekly classes is expected and the noho marae is compulsory.
Course 2: Te kuaka manawa piharau - the determined kuaka
For those who have completed Te rerenga whakamīharo o te kuaka - the amazing flight of the kuaka, we invite you to join this course.
Call for young Ngāti Pāoa parents
E Tipu e Rea (soon to be Ki Tua o Matariki ) are putting the call out to all Ngāti Pāoa young parents (between the ages of 15-24), to register with our Rangatira mō Āpōpō Employment and Training Service. They are there to support you to plan your employment and training aspirations for your dream mahi.
If you are Ngāti Pāoa and register before August, we are giving out $100 prezzie vouchers. Additionally, if you stick with us and secure that dream job or get into that training course you always wanted , then we will give you another $100 for your achievement! Contact Anita.Lomas@kituaomatarki.org.nz now to register or to get more info.
Pāorooro ki Paremata
A reminder that waiata practice are continuing! The kupu, audio files, and details of upcoming sessions are on this Facebook group.
If you missed our first pānui – see further details here:
In preparation for 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 most accessible way to do this is online.
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 30 July, 7:00pm–8:30pm on Zoom
Wednesday 20 August, 7:00pm–8:30pm on Zoom
Hui ā-tinana – Saturday 6 September (times TBC) at Ngāti Pāoa Iwi Trust, 13–15 Queens Road, Panmure, Auckland 1072
Nō reira, kāti i konei. Mehemea he karere āu hei whakatairanga ki te pānui nei, whakapā mai.
Nā mātou, me ngā manaakitanga o te wā.
