Tenei tonu te ara o Ranginui e tu nei.
Tenei tonu te ara o Papatuanuku e takoto nei.
Tenei tonu te ara o Rangi raua ko Papa e hora ake nei.
Tenei tea o, me mihi kit e po.
Tini whetu ki te rangi, ko Tuhoe Potiki ki te whenua.
Every two years, the descendents of Tuhoe gather together from throughout the rohe, the country and the World to remember whanau who have passed away, their deeds, their joy, their pain; and to celebrate the time honoured customs and traditions laid down many, many generations before.
Tuhoe - we are as much a language as a people and as much the sweeping landscape as the living and loving faces seen throughout the long Easter weekend. This year, to be Tuhoe meant to be one with thousands of whanau who made the most of the beautiful weather in Ruatoki and who got to enjoy Te Hui Ahurei a Tuhoe 2007.
The previous three Tuhoe Ahurei (2001, 2003, 2005) had been hosted in Ruatoki, allowing the co-ordinating committee the opportunity to build the event and did they do that – and some. With tens of thousands of people coming together to talk, sing, laugh and cry, the Tuhoe Ahurei celebrated the vitality and the vibrancy of being Tuhoe.
It was great to sit and laugh with our nannies, nudge and laugh with the cousins, eat butter chicken with the nieces and nephews (that was some mean nice butter chicken). The sports programme was full, the hauora and service tents interesting and the kapa haka truly riveting. Watching our whanau stand and speak, sing, chant and haka in unison brought elements of pride to our collective being and showed with resounding reassurance why we remain together as a people.
When the 28th Maori Battalion arrived on Saturday morning, the feeling of sadness and solemnity swept through the crowd, suspending our grief in silence.
Like the junior teams the night before, the senior kapa haka roopu showed the magnificence and amplification of stories talked about at home marae, on papakainga and in homes throughout Tuhoe, with many paying tribute to the deeds of courage and sacrifice made by the proud members of the 28th. Click here to view TVNZ's video footage of the 28th Battalion at the Ahurei.
Now, I'm tempted to announce the winners of the various sporting and cultural events but think more than anything it is a long weekend for Tuhoe to come together as one, as a body in common and with a focus on unity. To me, everyone was a winner (neat alright). I liked the way whanau supported each other, how hapu rotated duties and how we managed to get every kid safely back to their parents.
It has been over a week since the Tuhoe Ahurei and I now treasure the small moments spent with various members of our Tuhoe whanau. I sit in awe and respect of the Komiti Matua and Komiti Iti – with much respect to Haromi Williams for keeping us all connected in those early stages – and the Tiamana, Poai Biddle. Thanks to all the uncles and aunties who helped set up, run the entire operation and pack down and to Koro Jay Ratu and Aunty Elsie Rakuraku for supporting our small stall. Thanks also to Brother Dennis Tule for the design and the whanau for helping along the way.
When I first started University, I was given a small chapter written by Tuhoe kaumatua, John Rangihau to read – it was about being Tuhoe. He said being Tuhoe was the first thing he thought every day, the way he lived his life. Every challenge he faced was met by thinking back to the ways of our old people, yet the future was dependent on being able to retain those ways and not shy from modernity. My whanau have been forever grateful for his efforts in founding Mataatua Marae in Rotorua and I will forever be grateful for his words on being Tuhoe. We love being Tuhoe and are proud to be Maori. See you at Te Ahurei a Tuhoe 2009!
Here are Te Hui Ahurei a Tuhoe 2007 final results. Click here to check out the Tuhoe Ahurei website - with a great range of pics.
For those who missed out (or didn't get enough!), check out these unique eco-friendly Tuhoe Ahurei bags.
This is the first time Tuhoe Ahurei bags have ever been available both at the Ahurei AND online.
We're happy to take bulk orders. First come, first served. We have two sizes left:
Shoulder bag - 36cm wide x 32cm high x 8cm side/bottom gusset
Monster bag - 50cm wide x 39cm high x 14cm sides/bottom gusset
If you are interested in purchasing a bag simply deposit $10 per bag + 1.50 per bag (bulk purchases will cost less to ship) postage to our Account (ASB)
12-3249-0011817-000, (Account Name)
P BIASINY-TULE. Use your first and last name as a reference and email us your shipping address along with the number and type of bag/s you would like, once we receive your payment we'll send the bag/s out to you.
The Design - Te Wairua, is an original by rangatahi artist, Dennis Tule of Ngati Rere (Tanatana Marae, Waimana). His inspiration comes from our natural landscape, in particular our rivers and springs and is a sign of support to all who participate in kapa haka, in rugby, in netball, in the debates and in all events at the Tuhoe Ahurei this year.
Te Wairua represents the coming together of the people of Tuhoe, respecting the journey we have all made to be here together; from throughout the country; from all over the World, as one.
Finally, it symbolises the celebration of Tuhoe culture and heritage, acknowledging our kuia and kaumatua, respecting the living thread we have been gifted.
The Material - These bags are made of nonwoven polypropylene (P.P.) fabric which is made of spun bond polypropylene which can be recycled, naturally decomposes and completely incinerates without any production of poisonous pollutant. Nonwoven P.P. is water and fire resistant, provides air permeability, is soft and is non-allegenic.
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In addition there will be an optional evening Master Class following each symposium titled ‘Planning to Reduce Disparities'. This Master Class will answer such questions as "How do I develop a 'Maori Health Plan'?"
Registrations for the Certificate in Hauora Maori are still being sought. This programme is a post-entry clinical training programme for health professionals in Maori language, customs and traditions for health settings. It is delivered over three wananga and all three will be held at Turangawaewae Marae. The dates for these will be:
9-11 May 2007
18-20 July 2007
29-31 August 2007
Real Women, Real Men, Real Families - Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign will be held Monday 23rd April 2007, 10:00am at Te Whanau o Waipareira Trust, Henderson. You are invited to attend this launch of BreastScreen Waitemata Northland Communications Campaign. The campaign allows local identities to tell real stories of the impact of Breast Cancer and highlights the importance of women accessing the Free BreastScreen Aotearoa programme. Come and meet the local identities of the campaign and hear their stories first hand.
For more info contact Aroha Sinclair 09 484 0236 021 493 220. Click here to view a BreastScreen Aotearoa Information Flyer.
Last year the Disability Services Directorate (DSD) of the Ministry of Health visited towns and cities throughout New Zealand to find out how the disability support system was working for disabled people, their families, whanau and carers.
This year they are re-visiting the main centres and visiting some smaller and more rural places for the first time. The following details key dates and locations that are relevant to whanau (click here for the full list):
Gisborne - Wed 23 May, 10am-2pm, Te Kuri a Tuatai Marae, 37 Lytton Rd
Rotorua - Tue 29 May, 10am-2.30pm, Tunohopu Marae, Ohinemotu, Rotorua
Hamilton - Wed 30 May, 10am-2pm, Kirikiriroa Marae, Hamilton City
These hui provide an opportunity for you to discuss with MoH the disability support services they fund and to share any ideas you have for the future provision of services.
The Deputy Director-General of DSD, Geraldine Woods will be attending many of the meetings along with other staff from the directorate. Registration is preferred prior to the day to ensure adequate resources are available, however you are also welcome to just turn up.
The Raukawa Trust Board would like to ensure that all Raukawa Beneficiaries are kept informed of necessary issues pertaining to the Raukawa Iwi.
In order for this to occur the Board is requesting that registered beneficiaries, where required, update their contact details.
The Board would also like to encourage anyone that is not on the Tribal Register and affiliate to Raukawa to fill in a registration form. For more info contact Kim Blomfield 07 885 0260. Te Whakaohonga: The Awakening Exhibition is being held at Toko Mata Gallery in Christchurch until 22 November 2007.
The displayed artworks pay homage to the ancient people of Waitaha, the Kai Purakau (Story Tellers) & their stories. For further details contact
Toko Mata Gallery 021 024 86 1 33. Nga Putanga o te Ao Marama by Tina Wirihana will be exhibiting at Pataka Museum in Porirua until 29 April. This exhibition features new work by aclaimed weaver Tina Wirihana.
Ms Wirihana has been a weaver for more then 40 years and is the daughter of well-known weaver, Mate Lawless. A former lecturer at Waiariki Polytechnic, where she taught for almost 14 years, her inspirational work has been exhibited world wide and was recently recognised in Wellington when she was presented with the Te Tohu Mahi Hou - Te Waka Toi Award from Creative New Zealand. The award recognised Tina's leadership and outstanding contribution to the development of new directions in Maori art.
The most common fibres used for weaving were Harakeke (phormium tenax, known as New Zealand flax), Kiekie (Freycinetia banksii) and Pingao (Desmoschoenus spiralls). Cultural conservation practices have contributed to the sustainability of resources, ensuring the continuous material growth for the prolific weaver. In today's climate this could be disputed, with access limitation.
Ms Wirihana uses a combination of natural and manmade materials in the production of her artworks, intended to signal a message to weavers. "The resource management of weaving materials suggests that the use of natural materials will become non existent over time. Through the continuous felling of our remaining native bush, what's left of it, to the restricted accessibility through Department of Conservation legislation, ultimately will give limited options for weavers when creating work."
We have had the pleasure of attending many of Tina's exhibitions and highly recommend visiting to all who are in the area. AotearoHA, a new event to the NZ Comedy Festival featured by Oscar Kightley features some of Aotearoa's most talented Maori and Pacific Island comedians. AotearoaHA will be held at TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre, Manukau on 18 May. To book your ticket click here.
This is the first time ever that New Zealanders will have the chance to see one of the most unique showcases in the world. It's never been done before!!!
Direct from the heart of Manukau City and filmed live for TV3 this slick fast-paced 2 hour showcase features over ten local comedians bustin' out the very best in comedy styles for an evening that is certain to make you laugh 'til you cry. How many shows you know guarantee this... Not many, if any? This year's stunning line-up includes Irene Pink, Josh Thompson, Gish plus more!
AotearoHA plays for one night only so don't miss your chance to catch the live show that the rest of NZ will be raving about.
For those looking for incredibly beautiful, highly decorative and symbolic Maori art to add elegance, passion and style to your offices or to use as a backdrop for your TV studios then check out Imagenation.
Imagenation was created by brothers Philip, Richard and Jody Murray (Ngati Haua from Whangape with Te Rarawa me Te Aupouri Iwi affiliations), during a deeply emotional period of their lives, the passing of their father. Their father was a man who was proud of his Maori tikanga and passed this pride on to his whanau while fostering sound values and beliefs in the strength of both the collective and the individual.
After many years of pursuing their own ambitions in life these
talented
brothers made the decision to harness their unique skills, combine their talents and create an exciting and dynamic business, Imagenation.
Imagenation creates and then leases artwork that has the "potential of being something personal" to whoever views them. After initial contact Imagenation will guide you in the selection process to help you choose an image that will best suit your needs. Definitely check out their website and for further information contact Imagenation 09 296 1097 027 351 2468.
Maru Nihoniho, director of Auckland's Metia Interactive (which we linked to in 2006's Issue 17), was in Hamilton talking to students taking part in Waikato University's Rangatahi Business Competition. Ms Nihoniho hopes to become a "Maori millionaire" and is
optimistic
that her portable PlayStation game Cube will make the journey that much easier. If the
labyrinths
of mazes and puzzles doesn't help Ms Nihoniho is sure that her prototype of a strong and beautiful Wahine Toa (female warrior) will. Lara Croft step aside!
Ms Nihoniho's PlayStation game is due to be released in North America later this month. Generally, publishing companies pay software companies a fee to develop the games, and for portable games that usually costs about $500,000.
D3 Publisher of America, a Japanese firm, contracted Metia which will be paid royalties from the sales. Ms Nihoniho is hoping for a return of $300,000 to $500,000 in the first year. But if the game isn't a top seller, Metia's second game in development, The Guardian with hot title character Maia, could be a huge hit instead.
"Lara Croft raids tombs, Maia will be a protector of taonga. But Maia will much be prettier," she said. Her message to secondary students yesterday was simple. "There's nothing too strange. If they're thinking their idea is too big an idea –- it's not."
Duke Boon, organiser of the business competition, said students would have to study Maori businesses and present their findings at regional roadshows. The top prize is $2500 but the bigger aim is to encourage students into higher education and move more Maori into business. (Kia ora to the Waikato Times for this content). Click here to check out last year's winners.
Metia Interactive is the largest game development studio based in Auckland. They are a member of the NZGDA. Metia Interactive specialises in designing and creating game art assets, including modelling and texturing, as well as pre-rendered and realtime animations.
Metia is a licensed developer for the Sony PlayStation Portable. Their PlayStation Portable title, Cube, was awarded Runner Up for Best Unsigned Game (Professional) at the Australian Game Developers Conference in 2005. The game features sound and music by New Zealand electronica band, Pitch Black.
Metia also had other titles in development, the mobile phone game Takaro, a futuristic action game. As well as The Guardian, which has the possibility to be the first Maori themed game for the video game console market, featuring a female Maori lead. Metia also has a joint venture with Film Factory New Zealand to work on The Guardian, which additional to the game, has a feature film in development.
A final reminder that the MAORI MARKet will be on 27-28 April. Following the highly successful 2005 Maori Art Meets America event in San Francisco, USA, the inaugural MAORI MARKet event brings together the best of contemporary Maori art, culture and business; showcasing artists exhibiting successfully on the international art scene; and offers a programme of artists at work, seminars, guest speakers; performances by musicians and storytellers; and clay, ta moko, carving, weaving and fashion displays.
The MAORI MARKet opens with a Gala Evening on 26 April, to be held at the TSB Bank Arena on the Wellington waterfront. The event will open to the public from Friday 27 to Sunday 29 April. Click here to view: Public Programme 27-29 April.
For those of you looking for new methods to buy online, check out the Prezzy Card. This option is especially good for any of you who are still weary of using your credit card over the internet, and could well be your answer
for piece of mind when shopping on the net. Also a great alternative for those of us who've already cut
up our credit cards or who simply don't have one (count yourself lucky if you're in this category!)
The Prezzy Card is a pre-pay credit card that you simply buy over the counter at NZ Post, they load the amount that
you require from $25 to a max of $500 (there's a $5 loading fee), and you're away! Perfect for shopping
online and of course at the local mall (wherever visa is accepted).
For over 14 years, Ngati Haua people from Whangape (this site has a series of very informative videos) have been fighting for the return of their sacred maunga (mountain) Whakakoro.
Ngata Haua, a hapu of Ngapuhi, are occupying their ancestral Maunga Whakakoro to stop it from being alienated from the hapu forever.
Matiu Treblecock says "We have been fighting to have this land returned to us, Ngati Haua for many years. It Began 14 years ago, now foreigners want to sell this land". It is for this reason that Ngati Haua families are coming together this week to occupy the land. Click here to read an incredibly useful newsletter detailing why this is an issue that should concern not only those of Ngapuhi decent but anyone who believes in supporting indigenous self-determination and customary land title.
Nga Hapu o Ngati Ranginui o Tauranga Moana will be holding a series of Treaty of Waitangi Claim Mandating Hui for descendants of the Hapu of Ngati Te Wai, Ngati Taka, Pirirakau, Ngati Hangarau, Ngati Kahu, Ngati Rangi, Ngati Pango, Ngati Ruahine, Ngai Tamarawaho and Ngai Te Ahi. The following outlines key dates and venues:
18th April, (6pm) - Tutereinga Marae, Te Puna
22nd April, (10am) - Huria Marae, Tauranga
28th April, (10.30am) - Kuratini Marae, Massey University, Wellington
29th April, (12 pm) - Te Rangimarie, Gloucester Street, Christchurch
6th May, (10am) - Hairini Marae, Hairini, Tauranga
For further info contact Hinemaua Rikirangi 07 332 2201 027 640 0073.
He karanga, he pohiri tenei ki nga uri o Tuhoe, me nga Hapu o te rohe o Te Urewera kia tae mai ki tenei hui-a-tau a tatau.
Te Kotahi a Tuhoe will be holding their Hui-a-Tau Annual General Meeting. The hui will be heldSunday 29th April from 10am-11.30am at Taneatua School Hall. The following details the agenda for the hui.
Chairperson's Report
Financial Report
Report from Tribals & Rohe
Remits from Tribals & Rohe
Date of next AGM
Notices to alter Trust Deed
General Business
All are welcome to attend. Please direct all inquiries to tekotahi@tuhoe.com or contact the office on 07 3129 159.
Waiuku Land Hui - Hakono Trust, KD Trust, Waipipi Block 367 365 364 363 362 and 416 will be held Sunday 22nd April, 10am at Reretewhioi Marae, Waiuku. For more info contact Areka Tapara 09 235 8605 or Ropata Brown 09 235 5546.
Ngati Kaharau - Ngati Hau ki Omanaia Hui will be held on Wednesday 25th April, 11am at Te Piiti Marae, Omanaia. For further details contact Jerry Rewha 09 405 7452. Items to be discussed include the Memorandum Ngapuhi design Group and Te Paparahi o Ngapuhi enquiry.
Te Touwai B1 Whangaroa District will be held Saturday 28th April, 10am at Karangahape Marae
Contact A. Taniwha for further details
021 153 9189.
Ngapuwaiwaha Marae will be holding a Special Meeting of Trustees on 5th May, 11am at Ngapuwaiwaha Marae, Taumarunui. Contact
Cynthia Morgan
07 895 7600.
There will be a Hui-a-Tau (AGM) at Waimanoni Marae, 10am. All agenda items need to be given to the secretary. Please bring a plate, a minimum of 3 non-perishable (non-expired) items for the Queen's Birthday Hamper and $12 annual affiliation fee per person. For more info contact Mere Henry 027 4087 002.
Hokotehi Moriori Trust will be holding their Hui-a-Tau on Saturday 12th May, 9.30am at Kopinga Marae, Rekohu (Chatham Islands). Contact Hokotehi Moriori Trust
03 305 0450 for any enquires.
Victor Steffensen, from Cape York will be in Auckland in late April on route to California where he will be presenting his work on a ‘Traditonal Knowledge Recording Project' (TRKP). The project consists in supporting Indigenous Clans (tribes) in Australia, and elders in particular, to record their traditional knowledge electronically (in both video and written form) and make it accessible (with varying degrees of protection) through the internet. Victor has accepted to prolong his stay in Aotearoa to come and take part in this seminar about this project here in Wellington.
Victor provided the following description of their project: "The project was initiated in 2000, by the aspirations of the Kuku-Thaypan Elders who wanted their knowledge, beliefs and practices recorded and preserved for present and future use by their families and youth.
The Kuku-Thaypan Elders, known as Dr George Musgrave Snr and Dr Tommy George Snr, are situated in the Cape York region of Far North Queensland, Australia. For many years these Elders have tried to pass on their knowledge, have it secured, and have it put into practice to sustain the future of country and community. This was seen as a matter of urgency for a local North Queensland aboriginal man, Victor Steffensen, who has been engaged with the Kuku-Thaypan Elders since 1991.
After years of trial and error, in the year 2000 the team found an opportunity to develop a unique methodology of recording and demonstrating Traditional Knowledge using digital video and computer storage equipment. With very little funding and resources, the team started recording knowledge for no arranged payments. Knowing that it was a job that was to be done urgently, it was initiated from the heart.
As knowledge was recorded, it was then edited and categorised into separate knowledge fields. Then came the idea to develop a database that could store the information in the best way that mimics the Traditional Knowledge Structure. Victor has been developing this database and continues to add new information and new Knowledge Fields as recording continues.
As the project continued, with success, it started to attract attention from other Indigenous Clans who wanted to undertake the same initiative. The project has pioneered the most accurate documentation and demonstration of Traditional Knowledge known in Australia, incorporating both Traditional Knowledge and new age technology."
This project began on Cape York Peninsula but has been supported by the Federal Government in Australia and is spreading to other regions. The Project is achieving the following:
Transfer of Traditional Knowledge from the Elders to their young people based on the traditional methods as determined by the Elders.
Digitally recording this Traditional Knowledge before it is lost forever.
Storing knowledge onto multi-versions of a digital knowledgebase.
Incorporating traditional knowledge in cooperative land management strategies and building this practice into “Best practice principles” in all land management.
Building and improving the profile of Indigenous Knowledge and its appreciation
with other land managers and users both nationally and internationally. (eg. pastoralists, government and the general public).
Creating practical action, research-driven, projects as live case studies to better collaborative land and community management.”
We invite you to consult the project's website for more information about the Traditional Knowledge Recording Project: www.tkrp.com.au.
This seminar is free. For those of you who would like to attend, RSVP to this email address traditional.knowledge@med.govt.nz. Also feel free to contact the MoE if there are any particular issues, concerns, or questions that you wish to canvass in the context of this seminar and they will make sure to convey the message to Victor. TangataWhenua.com was pleased to hear of the recent addition to the University of Auckland's law faculty. The inclusion of Valmaine Toki brings with her valuable experience of resource management and iwi asset allocation.
Ms Toki, of Ngapuhi, Ngati Wai, and Ngati Rehua descent, previously worked for Te Ohu Kai Moana Trustee Ltd on Maori fisheries and aquaculture. "Now that almost 75 per cent of fisheries assets have been allocated, it is now up to iwi to maintain, develop, and manage this resource so as to ensure its longevity both socially and economically for future generations," she said.
Admitted to the Bar in 2005, Toki has assisted in cases to the Maori Land Court, the Environment Court, and the High Court. Her earlier Bachelor of Arts included papers on coastal marine biology, and as part of her law degree, she completed an Honour's dissertation on mussel farming and the Resource Management Act 1991. Toki has recently graduated with an MBA from the Australian Maritime College at the University of Tasmania, having focused on marine resource management, spanning strategic planning, economic growth, management planning, and sustainable practices.
Toki has also undertaken research into 'therapeutic jurisprudence' as a means of reducing the disproportionate number of Maori criminal offenders. This envisages a specialist court embracing Maori customs, ethics, values, and norms. "It offers a way for underlying reasons for Maori offending to be addressed in a Maori manner, so as to produce positive therapeutic outcomes," she argued in the latest Waikato Law Review.
Toki, who teaches courses in Law and Society, Jurisprudence, and Contemporary Treaty Issues, wants to play her part in making Auckland's law school more friendly for Maori. "It can be scary, yet education is so important for our people. Even if they don't become lawyers, a law degree is still excellent training."
The Wanganui Chronicle reported on a group of outstanding rangatahi who recently took part in a leadership programme.
Merania Karauria (16 April) reported that "leaving their cellphones behind was the first challenge for those chosen for their leadership qualities for a five-day waka hikoi down the Whanganui River."
Fourteen rangatahi, aged 14-18 were selected for their leadership qualities from Whanganui iwi, hapu and whanau. Taumata Hauora Trust community development coordinator Jay Rerekura was alongside the rangatahi to support their learning about the environment, teamwork, communication, leadership, decision making, accepting challenges and facing their fears.
"The aim of this programme is to support and assist rangatahi Maori to develop skills and knowledge within a tikanga Maori environment that will enable them to take leadership roles in issues relating to young Maori."
He said the programme was co-ordinated by Taumata Hauora Trust and supported by other stakeholders who worked alongside rangatahi in the Whanganui region. Ned Tapa, course supervisor for the Whanganui Conservation Corps run through Ucol, has a background in army discipline, which he applies to his teachings.
On the waka hikoi, which started at Whakahoro, the rangatahi learned bushcraft, navigation, canoeing, campcraft, communication and leadership. All contact with the outside world was off the radar as they navigated their way to their first campsite at Ohauora, then on to Mangawai Iti and then Tieke.
The group finally ended their waka hikoi at Pipiriki. On Thursday they received certificates of attainment from Putiki kaumatua koro Hemi Takarangi.
"Off Da Hook Presents" the National Schools Hip Hop Competitions & Kapa Haka Super 10s 2007 will be held September 29 at ASB Stadium. The top three dance crews from each section qualify for Australian National Groove Competitions at the end of this year in Sydney. Last year's participants were Crucial Movement (click on the link to view their battle), Fushion and Soul7 who placed 2nd in the Australian finals.
The regional dates for the next set of competitions are as follows:
Auckland Sat 9th June 2pm - 7pm
Hamilton Sat 16th June 2pm - 7pm
Wellington National Tear it up qualifiers
Nelson National Tear it up qualifiers
Christchurch National Tear it up Qualifiers
Rotorua Sat 11th August 2pm - 7pm
NATIONAL FINALS Sat 29th Sept 10.00am - 8pm
Word on the streets is that the Northland schools Regional Hip Hop and Kapa Haka Super 10 competition went off.
The winners on the day were:
Performance Dance
Secondary:
1st Legion
2nd Tikipunga
3rd Opua
Primary:
1st Legionaires
2nd Moerewa
3rd Kawakawa
Song
1st Raiha and Horace
2nd Opua
3rd Leevi Tikipunga
Rap Royale Kamo High School
Super 10 Raurimu Primary
A special youth workers' hui will be presented by the Marlborough Youth Trust and the National Youth Workers Network specifically for those working with rangatahi at a community level. The hui, Engaging the Spirit of Youth will be held 7-8 May in Blenheim. For more details contact Robyn Spence 027 269 5059. Click here to view the hui info and registration document.
Roto Hoe 2007 - Race 3 will be held in Rotorua on 28 April. This 10km race series is being hosted. Roto Hoe Series is raced over a number of venues throughout Rotorua Lakes will be abvised closer to the date Lake Okataina Lake Rotoma Lake Tarawera Lake Tikitapu Lake Rotoiti Lake Okareka. For more info contact Hellen Messenger. Kia ora to Waka Ama for this panui.
Click here to view some great photos of Mataatua Regatta which was held Saturday 14th April at the Whakatane Information Centre in Whakatane.
The 5th annual Mataatua Waka Regatta took place on the Whakatane River. There are also two videos available, of the Whakatane Paddle and Mataatua Sprints. Don't forget Toa o Aotearoa "Clash of the Mountains" (episode 5 "Whitiwhiti Porotaka") is on Mondays at 9.30pm on Maori Television (Channel 19 on SKY) with English subtitles. Watch to find out which Toa will remain at this level and which Toa will continue on?
The AUPISA will be holding this year's 2007 'Touch Kings Tournament. Dates have now been confirmed - Friday 27th April from 1pm-4.30pm. The tournament will be held at Auckland Domain in the lower fields closest to the grandstand. Teams will consist of 7 players, register today! For more information contact Edith at tso.aupisa@gmail.com. Click here for the Poster and here for the Touch Rules.
AUPISA is the association of Pacific Island students at the University of Auckland. It is the only body of Pacific Islands University students formally recognised within a students association constitution (AUSA) nationally.
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In Rangikainga 2007 Issue 1 we discussed Mauri Ora Associates' cultural competence symposium titled 'Overcoming disparities: The Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act & Culturally Competent Health Care' which was held in Auckland. Due to numerous requests from attendees Mauri Ora will be re-running the symposium in Christchurch on 18th June and in Wellington on 19th July. 
Master Class following each symposium titled ‘Planning to Reduce Disparities'. This Master Class will answer such questions as "How do I develop a 'Maori Health Plan'?"
Real Women, Real Men, Real Families - Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign will be held Monday 23rd April 2007, 10:00am at Te Whanau o Waipareira Trust, Henderson. You are invited to attend this launch of BreastScreen Waitemata Northland Communications Campaign. The campaign allows local identities to tell real stories of the impact of Breast Cancer and highlights the importance of women accessing the Free BreastScreen Aotearoa programme. Come and meet the local identities of the campaign and hear their stories first hand. 
Aroha Sinclair 
09 484 0236 
021 493 220. Click here to view a 
Last year the Disability Services Directorate (DSD) of the Ministry of Health visited towns and cities throughout New Zealand to find out how the disability support system was working for disabled people, their families, whanau and carers.
This year they are re-visiting the main centres and visiting some smaller and more rural places for the first time. The following details key dates and locations that are relevant to whanau (click here for the full list):
Te Whakaohonga: The Awakening Exhibition
Nga Putanga o te Ao Marama
The most common fibres used for weaving were Harakeke (phormium tenax, known as New Zealand flax), Kiekie (Freycinetia banksii) and Pingao (Desmoschoenus spiralls). Cultural conservation practices have contributed to the sustainability of resources, ensuring the continuous material growth for the prolific weaver. In today's climate this could be disputed, with access limitation. 
of weaving materials suggests that the use of natural materials will become non existent over time. Through the continuous felling of our remaining native bush, what's left of it, to the restricted accessibility through Department of Conservation legislation, ultimately will give limited options for weavers when creating work."
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