Ae Marika November 2010

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Ae MarikaTe Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-O-Ngāpuhi Magazine Issue 22: November 2010

Rūnanga Returns Up Despite Recession

• League Star’s Search for His Whakapapa

• The Internet Chef Joins Ae Marika

• Check Out the New Deputy Director at OTS

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Contents

CONTENTS

Rūnanga AGM

- Rūnanga Books Show Surplus.......................................................................................................... 3

Whanāu Ora

- Te Pū o Te Wheke Named as Whanāu Ora Provider .................................................................. 4

News In Brief ............................................................................................................................................. 5

New OTS Deputy Director .................................................................................................................... 6

- Treaty Settlements Update ................................................................................................................ 7

Tūhoronuku Media Campaign Begins ............................................................................................. 8

Te Putanga Mai o te Pēpi ki te Ao Marama - Kene Martin ......................................................... 9

Ngāpuhi People

- Ngati Manu’s World Famous Internet Chef ................................................................................10

- League Star’s Search for Roots .......................................................................................................12

Kaumatua and Kuia Integral to Ngāpuhi ......................................................................................14

Beauty on the Inside and Out: Hine Purotu .................................................................................15

New to Ae Marika

Letter from Overseas ............................................................................................................................16

Plea for More Time to the Waitangi Tribunal ...............................................................................17

Also New to Ae Marika

The Internet Chef’s Column. In this issue: Foraging ................................................................18

News Briefs: Baker Boys and Waitai Tau ........................................................................................20

News Briefs: Denis Hansen Representative on Tūhoronuku and Kipa Munro ................21

Profile

- Troy Packer: Winner of the Yellow Arts Award ..........................................................................22

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2010 ANNUAL HUI

Those were some of the highlights reported to this

year’s annual meeting at Parihaka Marae near Kaikohe

at the end of October.

Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-O-Ngāpuhi Chief Executive Teresa

Tepania Ashton said the financial result was fantastic

in the face of a global recession, and was the result of a

higher return in its shareholding in Te Ohu Kaimoana

and the sale of its Wihongi Street property in Kaikohe.

“We were actually budgeting for a loss, so to turn it

around is a tribute to our investment arm.”

She also made special mention of the turnaround in

fortunes of the Ngāpuhi Iwi Social Services .

“It’s been a hard couple of years for NISS, but through

hard work and dilligence they’ve managed to turn

the corner significantly and are meeting all their

contractual obligations,” she said.

A total of $332,000 was distributed to Ngāpuhi tribal

members in the past year through discretionary

grants ($20,885), sponsorship ($25,076), scholarships

($85,000), Takiwā and Taurahere representative

organisations ($60,000) and Hapū Development

funded projects ($160,000).

Rūnanga Chair Rāniera Tau said it had been a big

year for Ngāpuhi with the Waitangi Tribunal Hearings

beginning in May to consider Ngāpuhi’s claims, while

in the background Te Rōpū o Tūhoronuku pushed on

with efforts to position the iwi at the conclusion of

the hearings.

He announced at the annual meeting that

Tūhoronuku would continue to meet with Ngāpuhi

over the coming months to advance progress to

negotiate Crown breaches against Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Mr Tau encouraged hui participants if they had

questions or were seeking information about the

work of the Rūnanga, to contact the office.

“It is your right to request that information and our

pleasure to oblige,” he said.

The Runanga’s books show a surplus and the once troubled Ngāpuhi Iwi Social Services (NISS) has turned the

corner.

Rūnanga Books Show Surplus

Net Surplus. Ngāpuhi Distributed funds.

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WHĀNAU ORA Ae Marika November 2010

The Government has allocated over $134m for the

implementation of Whānau Ora – an integrated,

family-friendly social service to engage with families

in need of help and act as a single point of contact

between them and various government agencies.

The Minister Responsible for Whānau Ora, Hon Tariana

Turia, said: “Whānau Ora is about empowering

whānau to take control of their future.

“What we want for our whānau is to be self-

determining, to be living healthy lifestyles, to be

participating fully in society and to be economically

secure.”

The Government believes the Māori Party-led initiative

is a better way to use money for families in need.

The Runanga’s Iwi Development Manager, Allen

Wihongi, said Whānau Ora fits the organisation’s vision

and long term strategic plan.

“That’s why we believe in the kaupapa: it’s outcomes

focused for our people.”

Whānau Ora Governance Group Chairman Rob

Cooper said there were 130 proposals submitted –

representing 350 service providers nationwide – to be

a part of the first 25 collectives selected.

“Nearly 40% of all the Expressions of Interest were

submitted on behalf of provider collectives – several

with a national focus; many with support from iwi and

hapū within their region; and a number of collective

proposals from iwi-led collectives,” said Mr Cooper.

Mr Cooper said the selected 25 provider collectives,

or stand alone providers representing 158 provider

organisations, had emerged from a process which

involved funder checks, eligibility assessments and

assessment from leadership groups set up in each

region.

The next step is for each collective to provide a Plan

of Action (POA) to address infrastructure needs,

workforce training and development needs, a process

for integrating contracts, the development of an

outcomes framework and an agreed action research,

evaluation and monitoring plan.

“So there’s quite a lot of work to do to make this

initiative tangible for whānau, but we’re very excited

to be a part of it,” said Mr Wihongi.

Te Pu o Te Wheke (one of three collectives in Tai

Tokerau) includes: Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-O-Ngāpuhi,

Te Kotahitanga E Mahi Kaha Trust, Hauora Hokianga

Health Trust, Ngāpuhi Iwi Social Services, Te Hau Ora O

Kaikohe Charitable Trust, Whangaroa Health Services

Trust, Te Rūnanga o Whaingaroa.

Taitokerau Collective Wins Whānau Ora Bid: One of 25

A collective led by Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-O-Ngāpuhi has been successful in its bid to become one of the country’s

first service providers for Whānau Ora.

Māori Party Co-Leader Hon Tariana Turia

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The election results for the 2010 Takiwā elections

are as follows:

Ngāpuhi Hokianga ki te Raki

Paul Haddon Trustee

Bernadette Birch Proxy Trustee

Wiremu Williams Chairman

Elaine Brown Secretary

Margaret McCarthy Treasurer

Ngā Ngaru o Hokianga

Helene Leaf Trustee

David Sarich Proxy Trustee

Stephen Pikaahu Chairman

Lena Adams Secretary

Terehia Pikaahu Treasurer

Ngāpuhi ki te Hauāuru

Rāniera T Tau Trustee

Edith Tahere Proxy Trustee

Sid (Hirini) Tau Chairman

Standing for office is a way for Ngāpuhi to get

involved and have a say about what happens in

your Takiwā/Taurahere.

Elections are held triennally for each Takiwā and

Taurāhere.

“Certainly none of the other [mayoral] candidates

have been prepared to ingratiate themselves to

Māori, other than pay lip service.

“If you’re going to lead a district where 43% of the

population is Māori, then you’ve got to be counted

amongst them as well. It works both ways: you can

work with them, but you also expect them to play

their part in developing the district.”

Winners and Losers: 2010 Local Body Election Results

Northland Regional Council

Bronwyn Hunt (Far North)

Far North District Council

Tracy Dalton Kaikohe-Hokianga Ward

Leif Pakai (Kaikohe subdivision, Kaikohe-

Hokianga Community Board)

Harko Brown (Kerikeri subdivision, Bay of

Islands-Whangaroa Community Board)

*Hikurangi Cherrington (South Hokianga

subdivision, Kaikohe-Hokianga Community

Board) and Johnson Davis (Kawakawa-

Moerewa subdivision, Bay of Islands-

Whangaroa Community Board) were

elected unopposed.

August Registrations Competition Winners

Congratulations to Trudy Hau in Auckland, the first prize winner of our kakahu draw in the recent Registrations campaign run during August. Trudy won for herself $250 worth of Ngāpuhi gear. Congratulations also to Tracee Te Moananui and Trudy Hau the second and third prize winners. Our thanks to everyone who entered the competition and to Constable Penny Simona (pictured below) of the Kawakawa Police who made the draw for us.

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Takiwā ElectionsElection night for Ngā Ngaru o Hokianga whānau

NEWS IN BRIEF

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Lil, the youngest of 10 children, is of Ngāpuhi and Te

Rarawa descent. She began her

career with the New Zealand Māori Council in the

1990s. The next 10 years were spent at

the Crown Forestry Rental Trust working with iwi

throughout the country to help fund and

prepare their treaty claims for the Waitangi Tribunal

and settlement negotiation processes.

She joined the Office of Treaty Settlements in 2002,

handed over by Sir Graham Latimer

with the words “If you don’t look after her, I’m going to

come back for her.” She says the

variety and challenge of Treaty work is part of what’s

kept her with the Office. The other

factor is “that I’m hugely passionate about resolving

Treaty claims.”

“I relish the challenges of working through conflict

and coming to a common solution,

while being able to build strong, meaningful and

lasting relationships,” she says.

The root of her passion is “a combination of growing

up in a large family in a small community

that didn’t have very much but was strong

nonetheless, a proud Māori background, and a

desire to influence what both the Crown and Māori

achieve through settlements.”

“I bring to the role a real focus on the relationship

between iwi and the Crown and the

need for a simple, honest, open and clearly

communicated process which provides choice

Upbringing Key For New Deputy

NGĀPUHI WHĀNAU Ae Marika November 2010

New OTS Deputy Director Lil Anderson sings the office’s waiata during a powhiri.

Being born and raised in the smal Far North community of Panguru with a population of about 300 helps

fuel new Office of Treaty Settlements Deputy Director Lil Anderson with a passion for completing Treaty

Settlements.

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and flexibility for all parties,” she says.

She has seen firsthand the challenges that iwi face

and thinks that her two young children,

of Ngāti Porou and Ngāpuhi/Te Rarawa descent, “will

see the benefits of what we’ve

all done.”

Appointed as Deputy Director in July this year, Lil has

moved away from the hands-on

work of her previous senior policy analyst and

negotiations manager roles.

Her focus is now to stand back and direct strategy and

to provide some oversight when

the going gets tough “using the skills I’ve gained over

my career to reach a solution that

everyone can live with.”

Her territory covers Te Moana a Toi, Waikato, the

Central North Island and Te Arawa regions.

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These stories and images have been reproduced from Kōkiri Ngātahi Pānui, a publication of the Office of

Treaty Settlements, with permission.

The Current State of Play for Settlements in the North

SETTLEMENTS

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From April 2011 Tūhoronuku will be seeking

mandate from Ngāpuhi throughout Aotearoa-

New Zealand and into Australia to begin

negotiating a comprehensive Treaty settlement

with the Crown.

The awareness campaign will include advertising

on Maori Television (Native Affairs); online

advertising on the New Zealand Herald and

Northern Advocate websites, and print advertising

in community newspapers and magazines.

Tūhoronuku is hapu-driven, acts through

appointed representatives and includes Ngāpuhi

irrespective of where they reside.

Said Lorraine Toki, Tūhoronuku Project Manager:

“The purpose of the media awareness campaign

is to raise the profile of our website www.

Tūhoronuku.com where Ngāpuhi can find out

more about our settlement process and how

Ngāpuhi can participate.

“These are exciting and challenging times for

Ngāpuhi. We need to do it once, do it right and

move forward.”

Ngāpuhi leader Raniera (Sonny)Tau said

Tūhoronuku had given its commitment that

communications and advertising will be stepped

up for the important mandate process, so that all

Ngāpuhi – no matter where they live – have an

opportunity to participate in this historic event.”

Said Mr Tau: “Ngāpuhi was the first tribe to sign

the Treaty, and it is now time for us to settle and

benefit culturally, socially, economically and

politically. We want Ngāpuhi to be restored to its

rightful place of prominence in our nation”.

Tūhoronuku Media Campaign StartsA nation-wide media awareness campaign has begun to remind Ngāpuhi everywhere about Tūhoronuku.

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Te putanga mai o te pēpi ki te Ao Marama

I Omapere a Hineamaru me ana tohunga tiaki i a ia,

e noho ana i roto i tetahi whare. Ko nga tohunga

e awhina ana i te whaea ki te whanau i tana pēpi.

Ko te pēpi tuatahi tenei a Hineamaru. Ka mirimiritia

tana mamae, ka karakiatia, kia puta wawe mai te

pēpi engari e kore te pēpi e puta. E takoto huri

koaro ana i roto i te whare tangata o tana māmā.

Kua roa kē ratou e whakawhanau ana i a Hineamaru,

kua tino hemanawa kē nga tohunga, ka mea tetahi

ki ana hoa. “Me poka.” Ka urua atu nga karakia tino

tapu kia tiakihia te whaea me tana pēpi i te wa o

te pokanga. Kātahi ka pokahia te kēkē o te whaea

(ehara i te kōpu), ka kumeatia mai te pēpi ki waho,

ki te Ao Marama.

He tamaiti te pēpi engari, ka pa mai te aroha ki a

ia, kua raparapa kē nga waewae. Mohio tonu nga

tohunga i te kitenga atu i nga waewae raparapa

o te pēpi, e kore rawa a ia e tupu kaha pēra i nga

tamaiti toa o te iwi. E kore rawa a ia e tupu kaha

ki te whawhai hoa riri. E kore rawa a ia e kaha ki te

oma me te hii ika. “Moumou taima te whakatupu

ake i tenei pēpi, waihotia ki te taha,” hei ko ta ratou.

Ka kuhua te pēpi ki roto i tētahi korari nui, ka hoki

ratou ki te whare ki te tiaki ia Hineamaru. Tino kaha

tana mate.

Kua rongo kē te tungane o Hineamaru, kua whanau

pēpi kē tana tuahine, a, ka haere kia kite i te pēpi

hou. Tana taenga atu ki te whare, ko tana tuahine

me nga tohunga anake i roto. Horekau he pēpi.

Tino kaha tonu te mate o Hineamaru, kihai i korero

tahi ki tana tungane. I haere rapu tonu te tungane

i te pēpi i waho, ka kite aua manu nei e rērere ana.

Kātahi ka ruku ki roto i tetahi korari nui, kihai i roa ka

puta mai ano, ka rere atu. Ka hou atu wetahi atu ki

roto i taua korari nui ra, kihai ano i roa ka puta mai

ano. “Pai kare!” hei ko ta te tungane ra, “He manu

Tara, aua manu, he aha kē raini ana a ratou?” Ka

haere te tangata ki te tirotiro i te korari nui e rukuhia

ana e nga manu ra, ka kite i te pēpi i roto. Tino ora

te pēpi. E whangaitia ana e ngā manu ki te whe

(he momo mokoroa/he caterpillar ki te Pakeha).

Ka tangohia te pēpi. Ka whakahokia ki tana māmā

me te kōrero. “He tohu tenei. Tiakihia tenei pēpi.

Ahakoa raparapa ōna waewae, whakatupu akehia.

Ā te wa kua tu rangatira i roto i tana iwi. Ko tona

ingoa tuturu ko Whe.”

Mehemea kore a Whe, kua kore hoki te kaituhi i nga

kōrero nei. E wha nga tamaiti a Hineamaru. Ko Whe

te mātamua. I heke mai ahau i a Whe.

Kene Martin

Nanny, Mother, Author

TE REO MĀORI

Kene Martin.

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MINING

She was, she says, enarmored at an early age by the

goings-on in a kitchen.

“I always wanted to help, but was quickly shooed

away as I was getting in the way,” Bridget said.

Nowadays you can catch Bridget online via her

internet portal where she’s world-famous as The

Internet Chef, Facebook, or she also works as a

cooking coach, food demonstrator, consultant

marketing food and restaurants or running a

boutique catering company specializing in intimate

dinner parties at home.

The list sounds exhausting, but for a young woman

raised on the mean streets of South Auckland, she

wouldn’t have it any other way.

“Whether it be sharing a magnificent meal, cooking

for people who are grateful and appreciative,

foraging for berries or fresh shellfish, I appreciate

every opportunity I have had to immerse myself in

food. It’s never ordinary.”

Even as young as six, Bridget was dreaming about

food.

“The first food dream... I remember it completely

and can still recall the rush it gave me. I dreamt I

was tossing pizza dough into the air and catching it

before expertly tossing it back up until it nearly hit

the ceiling.

“Without realising it at the time, it was potentially

the start of my lifelong crusade to surround myself

with wonderful experiences through food.”

Nowadays you’ll find Bridget in Australia; Sydney’s

bohemian suburb of Newtown to be exact, famous

for its eclectic collection of people, cafes and

personalities.

She was drawn to Sydney by celebrity chef Bill

Granger, dubbed Australia’s answer to Jamie Oliver,

to be the head chef for his flagship Bills restaurant

in Sydney and spent 18 months working in the fast

paced kitchen before deciding to go it alone.

Introducing Ngati Manu’s World-Famous www.theinternetchef.bizAs a young girl, Bridget Davis recalls standing on her tippy toes peering over the bench top to get a

better view of her mum making takakau or rubbing puha.

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Bridget has also been head chef at Auckland’s iconic

Number Five restaurant in swanky Parnell, and

executive chef for one of New Zealand’s leading

events companies, Orange Productions among

other things.

“To work in a restaurant as a chef is not an

occupation, it’s a lifestyle choice as life as you once

knew it will cease to exist,” said Bridget.

“As a young Māori female working in these tough

environments it taught me to be uncompromising,

with the ability to give everything a go. I was taught

to own up to my mistakes straight away and always

listen to your head chef which was the key to

survival.”

On her father’s side, The Internet Chef’s hapu is

Ngati Manu and Te Ihu Tai. Her grandfather is Te

Pere Davis of Karetu Marae and her grandmother is

Mere Makene of Mangataipa Marae.

Her mum’s ancestry is Nordic where she descends

from the Gunn Clan of Northern Scotland.

Whānau have been a huge influence on her. But she

also makes mention of Meri Te Tai Mangakahia, the

Te Rarawa woman who asked the Māori Parliament

to let women participate in the selection of its

members.

“The first time I read about her I felt humbled and

inspired by this strong, powerful female figure that

wouldn’t take no for an answer... if someone tells

me no you can’t, and I believe strongly in my cause,

then I will find a way to do it anyway.”

Bridget is proud of her Ngāpuhi roots and said since

leaving Aotearoa her Māori connection is magnified

in everything she does.

“It took a disconnection to realise an unmovable

connection,” said Bridget. “I am proud to be Māori

and wear my heart on my sleeve by way of a Ta

Moko on my right hand.

“I purposely got the Ta Moko on my right hand

which is the one I use to hold my knife. So whether

I’m doing a live cooking show, cooking videos, or

speaking at a business seminar, my heritage is

proudly displayed.

“People from around the world are fascinated by

it and constantly ask me where I’m from and what

does the tatoo represent. It’s a nice segway into my

whakapapa.”

Talking about whānau, Bridget is in Ngati Manu

folklore for taking her well developed culinary skills

to Karetu Marae and cooking up a feast for the

whānau, which is a mean feat when you consider

the Davis’ number over 300.

She said cooking for them was a nerve racking

experience.

“There is always a part of me that’s shy and a little

insecure. Will they like it? Will it be okay? Will there

be enough?

“I wanted them to be proud of me and wanted to

give them a great feed.”

Bridget is 35, has three children, and shares her life

with Mahe’i Foliaki who she describes as her partner

in life and business.

Read her first column for Ae Marika on page 18.

Bridget with mentor Tetsuya Wakuda

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Ae Marika November 2010MININGNGĀPUHI WHĀNAU

Over half of the 2010 NZ Māori Rugby League team who played Great Britain had Ngāpuhi roots, including Tahu (far left), Captain Clinton Toopi(second from end) of NRL side Gold Coast Titans, and NZ Warriors hooker Aaron Heremaia (above).

“Most of the time when I come here [Aotearoa] I’m

playing football,” he said. “But playing in this team

[New Zealand Māori rugby league team] I’ve met

a few of the boys who are also from Ngāpuhi and

have offered to take me up North, introduce me to

a few of the rellies and show me around.”

That’s quite a concession for the 31-year-old

Parramatta centre who was born and raised in

Australia, moving to a little town called Bourke

780km North-West of Sydney on the edge of the

Red Desert when he was 12. Eventually settling

down in Newcastle.

“Playing for the Māori team is special and I rate it

up there with my Australian jumper because I’m

representing my people, my ancestors, and there’s

others who would give their right arm to be wearing

my jersey.”

Timana’s dad was Tom Tahu. His mother Linda is

aborigine.

Tom was one of 10 children to Whakarei (Fred) and

Totokarewa Barber from Mangamuka, but he was

raised in the heart of Te Arawa in Mamaku to a

cousin of his parents who had no children.

Timana said since his dad’s death in 2005 the heart

strings have been pulling him towards his Ngāpuhi

whanāu despite being raised with his Aboriginal

family.

“For me it’s about coming back to my grassroots,”

said Timana.

“I was raised around my aboriginal family, taught

the language and am very strong on that side of me

in that I know a lot about my history, culture and

the creational stories. So much so it’s a natural way

of life for me.

“But my dad’s death sparked a craving in me – even

my boy’s craving – and wants to know about his

League Star’s Search for RootsFor a man whose traveled the world extensively, Māori and NRL rugby league star Timana Tahu still

hasn’t ventured further North than Auckland. But he reckons that’s about to change.

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• TimanaTahu.BorninMelbourne,Australia,hasthreechildren11,8and7tohispartnerKasey

• Playedover160firstgradegamesintheNRL,11timesforNewSouthWalesintheStateofOriginseries,earnedfivecapsfortheKanga-roosandscored123triesplayingleague

• Inrugbyheplayed20gamesfortheNSWWar-ratahsandfourtimesforAustralia.

Over half of the 2010 NZ Māori Rugby League team who played Great Britain had Ngāpuhi roots, including Tahu (far left), Captain Clinton Toopi(second from end) of NRL side Gold Coast Titans, and NZ Warriors hooker Aaron Heremaia (above).

[Māori] culture... and I’m responsible for teaching

my kids that.”

The former union player saying part of his journey

to discover his Māori roots included toying with the

idea of playing rugby in New Zealand in the hope

of making an impression on the All Blacks coaches

prior to joining up with Super 14 side the New

South Wales Warratahs in 2007.

“Dad and I talked about that. My first choice was to

try out for the All Blacks, but it just didn’t turn out.”

Timana played two seasons with the Warratahs,

playing twice for Australia A and also making the

Wallabies squad for the 2008 Tri Nations series that

year playing just two games against the All Blacks

and South Africa, before returning to the NRL with

the Parramatta Eels in 2010.

He’s philosophical about his sporting achievements,

saying they’re individual goals. But he can’t shake

the call on his heart to come home.

The league star can’t wait to teach his three kids the

haka and waiata he learnt after spending a week in

camp with the Māori rugby league team.

Timana Tahu: “Playing for the Māori team is special.”

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Kaumatua and Kuia

Integral to Ngāpuhi:

Rūnanga Chair SaysKaumatua and Kuia are an integral part of the

Rūnanga’s governance machine, Te Rūnanga-Ā-

Iwi-O-Ngāpuhi Chair Rāniera Tau said.

Up to 60 Kaumatua and Kuia attended a hui

called by Te Rōpū Kaumatua-Kuia o Te Whare

Tapu o Ngāpuhi early October where discussion

was held regarding the Te Reo Strategy and the

upcoming Kaumatua Kuia Ball at the Kaikohe

Memorial Hall.

”Te Rōpū Kaumatua Kuia o Te Whare Tapu o

Ngāpuhi is an integral part of our governance

machine. The leadership that comes from

them is of great assistance to our board as we

try to balance tikanga with contemporary best

business practices,” said Mr Tau.

Te Rōpū o Tūhoronuku also gave a presentation

on the results of the recent Information Hui held

with Ngāpuhi throughout Aotearoa and Australia

concerning the settlement of Ngāpuhi Te Tiriti o

Waitangi grievances against the Crown.

Nau Epiha grabs the microphone at the hui.

Ae Marika November 2010KAUMATUA-KUIA

Pae Reihana (left) and Mori Pera (right).

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ISSUE 22 NEWS IN BRIEF

Beauty on the Inside and Out

Thirty kotiro took part in the week-long Hine Purotu programme held recently at Te Tii Marae, Waitangi.

Designed by the Social Workers in Schools (SWiS) team - one of the services provided by Ngāpuhi Iwi Social

Services - the programme provided an opportunity for the young girls to develop their self-confidence and

self-esteem. “This was achieved,” said (SWiS) worker Midge Palmer, “by promoting wellness in their wairua,

tinana, hinengaro and whanau.” On the final night whanāu were treated to dinner and an evening show

celebrating the learning and skills gained by the kotiro.

Providing a range of social services to Ngāpuhi regardless of where they live.

Pop into the office at 16 Mangakahia Rd, Kaikohe, or Ph 0800 4 NGĀPUHI.

Or go online: www.ngapuhi.iwi.nz

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tocatchupwithwhānau,gohometotheNorth–evenifitwasonlyforacoupleofdays–wasachancetorefreshandtakestockofwhoIamandwhatmakesmeunique.

LivingabroadhasgivenmeawiderperspectiveofissuesathomeandagreaterappreciationofbeingMāori.

Butthat’smefornow.I’llstayintouch.

Lovetothefamily

Kellee

Kellee Peita has lived in London for three years, working as a teacher. Up until seven she lived in Whangarei, but spent the majority of her life in Auckland where her parents currently reside. Her dad is Neville Peita and her mother Shirley is of the Davis whānau near Whangarei.

Editor’s Note: If you are interested in writing a let-ter from overseas for us that we can publish in Ae Marika, please contact us via email at comms@ngapuhi.iwi.nz We welcome new contributors.

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Kia ora whānau from London,

With Christmas upon us it’s a time for reflection and when I look back on the year, what a year it was.

The memory that sticks out for me was Anzac Day at Westminster Abbey. There I was with Ngati Ranana singing Whakaria Mai in the middle of Westminster Abbey – the place where Kings and Queens are crowned; where Prime Ministers, poets and other famous people are buried; and where Elton John sang goodbye to England’s Rose.

The last thing this Māori girl expected to be doing in this place was singing waiata in the middle of central London. But there I was with our London Māori club tuning up for Anzac Day right next to the Westminster Boys Choir; them sounding pitch perfect, while we tuned up in the familiar way with the strum of our guitar. Mean Māori mean!

There’s something humbling but exciting about sharing your culture, your identity and whakapapa toaninternationalaudience.SomeofwhommightbeexperiencingMāorifortheveryfirsttimeintheirlives.

IalsolovedcominghomeinSeptember.Thechanceo Kellee getting ready for another Ngati Ranana gig.

Kellee at Westminster Abbey: Mean Maori Mean!

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ISSUE 22 WAITANGI TRIBUNAL

Auckland lawyer Gerald Sharrock says more time needs to be allocated to the Te Paparahi o Te Raki District Waitangi Tribunal hearings.

“It takes time to engage with the witness, it takes time to get these issues out and they are not just simple matters; they are complex constitutional issues,” said Mr Sharrock on the last day of week four of the initial hearings at Whitiora Marae, Te Tii, near Waitangi.

“The worst thing that has happened is evidence has not come out about the nature of constitutional structures in this country which was the entire purpose of this hearing,” he said.

Mr Sharrock will seek a judicial review of the Tribunal’s allocation of time. A timeframe has not been set for a decision. In the meantime closing submissions has been set aside for February 2011.

The number of hearing days allocated for each district inquiry is based on the Tribunal’s perception of the parties’ actual needs rather than their desires and depends upon several criteria, including

• The number of groups whose claims have been amalgamated for that hearing

• The number and complexity of the claim issues

• The degree to which these issues are unique to this district inquiry (as opposed to having been canvassed extensively by previous tribunals)

• The nature of the Crown’s response to the evidence and claim issues

• The amount of cross-examination anticipated to be required

Plea for More Time

Hone Sadler delivers his evidence during the May hearings at Te Tii Waitangi National Marae.

The Waitangi Tribunal gets ready to consider the evidence being presented on behalf of Ngāpuhi.

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Ae Marika November 2010NGĀPUHI WHĀNAU

Growing up, I sat in this category for all the above

reasons. Foraging for food was a natural part of

childhood, and has given me an appreciation of the

world we live in.

We foraged to eat the freshest, seasonal organic

produce out of love for the land and sea, love for

food, and for survival.

Not only were we taught

what to look for, but the

most important lesson

was respect for the

environment. Without

realizing it, I was learning

from a young age the importance of sustainable

harvesting.

A trip to the beach was not a leisurely pursuit when

we were kids. Buckets were used to collect Pipi and

Cockles, not for making sandcastles, and rock pool

exploration was for Kina. But how glorious these

memories are of being knee high in chilly water,

doubled over with fingers burrowing in the sand

searching for Pipi.

Kina is a highly prized

delicacy, eaten raw

straight from the shell.

The yellow roes that hug

the interior of the shell

should be fat with a

milky residue; sweet and

not bitter. Dependant on

where they are foraged

and what time of year

it is will determine how

sweet and fat they are:

words that are a symphony to Māori ears.

We were also taught

to forage for weeds.

Tasty weeds of Puha

and Dandelion Tops,

or cold water dips for

Watercress. Puha is

considered by most to

be a weed. We would pick our weeds, wash carefully through a few sinks

full of cold water to remove any bugs or grime and

Internet Chef Bridget Davis

Joins Ae Marika.

Some people do it because they want to; others because they can. I’m talking about foraging, the simple art

of collecting food which was once the foundation for sustaining human life.

In this issue she discusses the joys of

foraging.

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ISSUE 22 THE INTERNET CHEF

then lovingly rub to

release the essential

oils found naturally

occurring in the leaves.

The rubbing also helped

to get rid of the prickly

feeling of the leaves

and as my Auntie Daisy

would say, “It makes it

taste sweeter babe.”

The job of rubbing the

puha was not taken lightly as some rubbers were

better than others, producing sweeter Puha once it

was boiled with pork and potatoes.

Living now in an inner city apartment, far away

from home, I long to be able to take my children

into the backyard and teach them how to forage. To

give them the same understanding and respect for

nature that I learnt as a child.

Ae Marika November 2010

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Baker Boys Take on the OzziesEarlierthisyearHakopaandMatiuBaker(pic-turedabove)wereselectedtobepartofthejuniordevelopmenttennistourtoAustralialedbyNorthlandprofessionalcoachPeteStenberg.

TheboysplayedintwotournamentsinAustraliaandtogetherbroughthomefourtrophiesfortheirefforts.

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TheTeKuraKaupapaoKaikoheseniorstudentenlistedthehelpofNauEpihatowritehisawardwinningspeech.

Waitai(pictured)wontheTuHikitiatrophyintheseniorboyssectionofthecompetition.Hakopa Baker (left) and his brother Matiu (right).

NEWS IN BRIEF

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ISSUE 22

Our Latest World Champion

Auckland boxer Daniella Smith won the vacant

IBF women’s world welterweight title in Berlin on

November 13.

The 38-year-old, of Ngāpuhi descent, claimed the title

with a unanimous points decision in the 10-round

bout against Jennifer Retzke handing the 25-year-old

German her first defeat in 11 professional fights.

Daniella dropped Retzke in the ninth round on her

way to claiming every round of the contest.

It was also Daniella’s eleventh fight since turning

professional in 2005, taking her record to 10 wins and

one loss.

The boxer is coached by former rugby league player

and captain of the New Zealand Warriors, Monty

Betham.

Daniella is based in the Boxing Alley gym in Auckland

and is one of five children.

Her next fight is a rematch against the German early

in the new year.

Kipa Munro Joins the Tūhoronuku TeamKipaMunrohasjoinedtheTūhoronukuteamintheroleofHapuKaikoreroCoordinator.

HehasalonghistoryofservicetoNgāpuhi,throughhiscommitmenttoMaorihealth-particularlyintheHauoraWhānuiprogramme-alongwithhiscontributiontorangatahi,andsharinghisexpertiseinmaurākau.

Kipacanbecontactedon0275553852

NEWS IN BRIEF

Kipa Munro.

Denis Hansen One of the Auckland Reps Nominated to Te Rōpū O Tūhoronuku DenisHansenwasselectedasoneoftheAuckland-basedrepresentativestoTūhoronukuatTataiHonoMaraeonNovember3.

DenishasworkedtirelesslyforMāoriandtheWestAucklandcommunityforover30years,andinAugustwasawardedtheQueen’sServicemedalforservicestothecommunityandMāori.

IBF Women’s World Welterweight Champion Daniella Smith.

Ae Marika November 2010

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Who are the role models that have inspired you and

what important lessons have you learnt from them?

There have been plenty of people that have had

some impact on where I am today, from other artists

to teachers and friends, but the most influential

people without a doubt have been my family, not

only my parents and sister and wife and kids, but

also my uncles, aunties and cousins too. To know

that I have their support and encouragement is

huge. They have all played a part in who I am and

to list them all and what they have done for me

would take a lifetime. My accomplishments have a

lot to do with them especially the Yellow Art Awards

which I did for my wife and kids.

What led to your decision to enter the Yellow Art

Competition?

I actually caught it by chance. I had wanted to enter

for years but always missed it. I was told by one

of the ladies that I was exhibiting with at the time

that Yellow was calling for entries and that I should

enter. So that was it, I finally managed to catch the

entry date.

In your online bio you mention that you had a

group exhibition and sold 20 paintings – where was

the exhibition held?

That exhibition was at Williams House in Paihia. I

was invited to join a group of local artists to see how

it would go. I was quite nervous about it as I had

never done it before. I was pleasantly surprised by

the response; it was also during this exhibition that

I was told about the Yellow Art Awards.

Could you provide some background information?

I grew up on a small farm in Kawiti near Moerewa

in the Bay of Islands. I went to Otiria primary and

intermediate before going to Bay of Islands College.

I won the secondary school art competition while

I was in sixth form I think from memory it was

around 92 or 93. The competition I won in 2002

was a photography competition for Northland

landscapes called Contrasts of the North. When I

finished school I lived in Whangarei for a year then

went to work at Affco in Moerewa. I was there for

about seven years before moving to Auckland to

study 3D animation at Media Design School in 2003.

I graduated with distinction at the end of that year

and then worked as a freelance animator for a year

and a half before gaining full time employment with

La Luna Studios which was based at Kelly Park Film

Village in Silverdale. After a few years there and two

kids my wife and I decided it was time to move back

Little Taniwhas Wins Troy AwardTroy Packer was the winner of the overall prize for the 2010 Yellow Art Awards for his entry Little Taniwhas. His

winning artwork is featured on the cover of the Northland White Pages. He describes himself as a self taught

artist, but studied in 3D animation. Troy likes to work with acrylic paint on canvas and capture local scenes at

the golden hour when the sun is low in the sky. Here he talks to Ae Marika about his life and influences.

A view of Russell.

NGĀPUHI PEOPLE

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ISSUE 22

Troy and his boys at the Yellow Art Awards evening.

Portraiture picked up by Exotique 4, a digital magazine.

The winning entry on the cover of the 2010 phone book.

home. I still do the odd bit animation of animation

work but am trying to put more time into painting.

My interests apart from the art and animation

side would be the outdoors stuff, hunting, diving,

camping etc. When you spend most of your days in

front of a computer or canvas you can get a bit stir

crazy and being in the Bay you can’t go past that

sort of stuff.

What are some of your current/future work goals?

My goal now and for the future is just to keep going

with my art. It has served me so well so far that it is

hard to not give it a good go. The really good thing

about art is that it is does not have boundaries

or limitations, so it never becomes boring or

monotonous, the only limits are the ones set by

yourself.

What advice would you offer to someone who is

keen to become an artist - has a passion for visual

art?

I would give them an old but good cliché, if you have a passion for something then follow it, grab it with both hands and give it everything you have got. I can’t say it any better or clearer than that. You will have to work hard for it, extremely hard, but if you have a passion for it then that will just be part and parcel. There will be obstacles and hard times but in the end it is what you make it, in the end it is you who ultimately decides on whether you succeed or

not.

ARTS WINNER

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