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Marae committee meeting: Monday 28th April, 2008 8pm at Ngatokowaru All whanau are welcome to attend.
Items on the agenda:
1. What projects should we prioritise for the next 2, 4, 5, 10 years
2. Waitangi claims report
April 2008
Te Huarahi o te Ora.
Pataka Moore has been appointed as Whanau Co-ordinator for this programme. He is currently employed at Te Wananga o Raukawa as an environmental researcher and teacher. We anticipate that he will begin this job with us in June 2008. This is an exciting development for Ngati Pareraukawa.
The J. R. McKenzie Trust Board will be meeting at Ngatokowaru on Friday 30th May, 2008 10am - 4pm. It is an opportunity for Ngati Pareraukawa to update the board on Te Huarahi o te Ora.
Wedding at Ngatokowaru - Saturday 26th April, 2008. Tania and Joe will tie the knot after 29 years!
Posted 16/04/08
January 2008
Ngā mihi o te tau hou. We have our first Te Huarahi o te Ora hui this coming weekend – January 19th and 20th. It will be a whānau hui. This is the theme that has developed over the past year. Come along, enjoy the programme and getting to know more about Ngāti Pareraukawa.
Saturday
Theme: Ngātokowaru & Te Whare Tapa Wha – Whānau wellbeing.
We will begin with breakfast on Saturday at 9 am. (Those keen to help set up, come at 8.30 am).
10.00 a.m: Register – sign up- Ema
Te Huarahi o te Ora – a review of the past year 2007- Rachael
1) Why set goals?
2) Why have a mentor?
12.00: Fun and games – team building- Paurini whānau
1.00: Lunch- Bev/Jill
2.00: Te Whare Tapa Wha
3.00: Setting my goals
4.00: Fun & Games- Paurini whānau
6.00: Dinner
7.00: Karakiawaiata- Petina / Pakake
9.00: Movie in the meeting house- Pataka / Kimo
Sunday
9.30: Ngatokowaru – whanaungatangatba
11.00: Complete goal setting sheets (Those who complete their goals will be eligible for a phone card and a petrol voucher for your mentor)- Ema/Rachael
Games
1.00: Lunch, pack up and return home
Email or txt us to let us know how many are coming with names.
r.a.selby@massey.ac.nz or text 0274 525233
ema.moore@midcentraldhb.govt.nz or text 021 468254
This programme brings our whānau to the marae, builds our support for them with goal setting, provides good role models, mentors and aims to build confidence in Ngāti Pareraukawa.
Our people are our wealth
The marae is our principal home
Te reo is a taonga
Self-determination
Posted 17/01/08
2007
Te Huarahi o te Ora
Te Huarahi o te Ora - Rangatahi Mentoring Programme
In mid-2006 we began a partnership with the J.R.McKenzie Trust which offered to support a whanau development programme at Ngatokowaru. We have 51 rangatahi registered for the mentoring programme and around 30 mentors supporting our rangatahi. Three hui were held early in 2007 and 2 others scheduled for August and November 2007. We have begun registering people who wish to join the 2007-2008 group. 50 will be enrolled in the second group for 2007-2008. Contact Ema Moore Text: 021468254 Phone: 063640210 if you would like to participate and come to Ngatokowaru on the 25th and 26th August 2007 for the rangatahi and whanau hui. The programme includes fun, games, trivial pursuit, good prizes, entertainment, great food and a movie.
Posted 25-05-07
Ngatokowaru Marae Charter
The Marae Committee and beneficiaries of the marae have approved a charter for the marae. This is a set of guidelines and rules for the way in which we run the marae. Some organisations have a Constitution, others have a Deed, others have a set of rules. Because we are legally a Marae Reservation, we must have a Charter. This is all outlined in the Regulations with were drafted up by the Maori Land Court after the Ture Whenua Act 1993 was passed. Ngatokowaru Marae currently has 20 Trustees and a Marae Committee. The Marae Committee has traditionally taken on the role of managing the marae on behalf of the beneficiaries and Trustees. The beneficiaries are the people who are the hapu of Ngati Pareraukawa. The Trustees are nominated by the beneficiaries and approved by the Maori Land Court. A copy of the charter is posted on the website under Mo Matou ra.It describes the land and buildings, the Guiding Principles and how Trustees will be selected.
Posted 22-011-07
Charities Commission
In April 2005 the Charities Act was passed. It established the Charities Commission. On 1 February 2007, the Charities Register was opened and began receiving applications from the many organisations in NZ which will now register as Charities. Many marae and Maori organisations are expected to register with the Commission. We will be registering in 2007. This has implications for tax status for our marae.
Posted 22-011-07
Te Huarahi o te Ora April 2007 Newsletter
Tena koutou!
We have started the year with three eventful hui held at Ngatokowaru in January, February and March. It has been awesome to see new and old faces, and the enthusiasm from the wider whanau in supporting Te Huarahi o te Ora.
50 rangatahi have signed up to participate in the mentoring programme, most of whom have completed a goal setting exercise and signed a contract with their mentor. Those who have completed will have received phone/petrol vouchers, and a t-shirt. If you haven’t got your t-shirt, there will be an opportunity to come and select one at Ngatokowaru when we are there with the box of t-shirts. We’ll let you know the dates.
Next Te Huarahi o te Ora hui: We are wanting to plan another hui for 2007 to maintain contact with everyone, to provide support and promote whanaungatanga. We had hoped to hold another hui in July, but it seems that the sporting talent within this roopu is such that winter weekends are too busy! So, the management team may look at holding the next Te Huarahi o te Ora hui in Nov/Dec where the focus will be on health and well-being. In the meantime though, we will continue to have whanau hui at Ngatokowaru which you are welcome to attend. Check out the website for up-dates.
We will be recruiting 50 new mentorees/rangatahi, so anyone from Ngati Pareraukawa who would like to sign-up or would like more information can contact Ema Moore on 021468254 or emamoore@hotmail.com The Management group will meet to refocus the programme for 2007-2008, so we will keep you informed.
New t-shirts have been designed and printed, these are available for sale at $20, and hoodies are being ordered.
Here is a checklist:
1. How many times have you made contact with your mentor/rangatahi?
2. How many goals have been achieved/completed?
3. What progress has been made on the remaining goals?
4. When is your next meeting with your mentor/rangatahi?
If there is anything you want to report back to us eg. if you are not able to contact your mentor/rangatahi, or any other feedback, you can contact Ema – details above.
Kia kaha, kia maia, kia manawanui.
Posted 25-04-07
Te Huarahi o te Ora
This is the Rangatahi Mentoring programme being run by the Marae Committee over the next 3 years.We have 50 rangatahi on the programme for 2007. The first three hui in January, February and March 2007 brought together whanau who are participating either as mentorees, or mentors or whanau supporters. This group have got off to a great start with goal setting, meeting with mentors and organising contracts with mentors. We will be seeking a second group of 50 mentorees late in 2007. People interested in being involved can contact Ema Moore 06 3640210 or Rachael Selby 06 36 47300.
Posted 23-04-07
Focus on children and rangatahi
The playground is constructed and the green matting has been laid. It looks beautiful! We have waited a long time to see a structure which represents our commitment to making extra space for kids at the marae. Next we want whanau who are useful with a hammer and nails to build a fence around it. Encourage our children to respect the facilities at the marae and parents, enjoy watching your children and whanau having fun! We need some landscaping to finish it off too. Offers to assist are welcome. Now, it's on with fundraising for the basketball court and a rangatahi rumpus room.
Posted 23-04-07
A place for all the whanau - what would you like to do?
There is a place for all whanau at the marae. Some people love being in the kitchen and especially in the kitchen sink doing the dishes. Others like to be the cooks. Still others have a job to do on the paepae and in the meeting house. Recently we have noticed more people being involved in leading karakia when asked. We have noticed that there are people who are great at being MCs, singing, playing the guitar. Others like mowing the lawns, cleaning the spouting, picking up the debris from the trees. Still others enjoy tree planting and caring for the stream.
We have people with expertise in developing the website and in writing pieces for the website. There are many jobs to do. There is a job for everyone, those who live nearby and those who are far away. We have many tasks that need someone to do them - like website maintenance and development, like building a fence, painting, fundraising. You don't have to commit to meetings to be involved. Just let us know what you would like to do and we'll make the space.
If you are someone who likes pottering in the kitchen, you will see on the maramataka space that we have various hui that we provide meals and manaakitanga for a day or several days. Come and join the team. We have a lot of fun with meals and menus. Join us.
Hapu and marae development
There are many activities we will continue over the next few years. These are identified and outlined as goals in our hapu plan. The 2006 - 2010 hapu plan is on the website here. Have a look at it and see where we can use your expertise.
Posted 23-04-07
Te Wananga-o-Raukawa - retirement and a new appointment - Ngati Pareraukawa
Whatarangi Winiata recently announced his retirement as tumuaki at Te Wananga-o-Raukawa. While we are sad to see him leave this position, we are aware of his significant contribution and know that he will continue having a major role at the wananga. We wish he and Francie a long and restful retirement.
Ngati Pareraukawa will continue to have a role in supporting the new tumuaki - announced on 17th April 2007 - Mereana Selby. Mereana has been at Te Wananga-o-Raukawa for over a decade and brings a new set of skills to the position, having previously been a kaihautu at Te Wananga-o-Raukawa, a lecturer at Wellington College of Education, a school teacher in Otaki and Christchurch. Mereana is married to Hud Rickit and they have three teenage girls (Miriama, Te Huinga Reo and Te Paea, and two boys, Ngarongo and Manaaki. Mereana has been active on the Ngatokowaru Marae Committee since moving to Otaki in 1990. Ngati Pareraukawa will continue to support the wananga and the tumuaki.
Posted 23-04-07
What's new with the website?
Graeme Everton has recommended some changes to the website, so you will see a new look and changes in 2007. If you are interested in websites and have ideas, email us as we are keen to include more people in maintenance. It's enjoyable and keeps you up to date. Email: graeme@everton.co.nz We will provide training for those of you who are interested.
Who is of interest to us?
We have whanau all over the world. We would like to hear from you. Keep an eye on the website and we will find a way of keeping in touch. We intend finding a space for on-line forums and want to begin a photo gallery. Watch this space!
Tell others about us.
Tell others from Ngati Pareraukawa about our website. That way we can keep you posted with information which may be useful.
Posted 23-04-07
Otaki and Porirua Trust Board Bursaries
Each year the Otaki & Porirua Trusts Board asks secondary school students (and tertiary students under 21) to apply for a small grant to support your education. This year we would like to make sure more of Ngati Pareraukawa apply for the grants. The application forms will be available in July- August. Make sure you encourage whanau to apply. The forms are available from your Marae Committee. We will help with filling in the forms as well. The Otaki & Porirua Trusts Board has 2 dairy farms situated between Otaki Beach and the town. It is the surplus from these farms which provides scholarships for our young people.
Posted 23-04-07
Support
A big thank-you goes out to all those who did support. We had a great group of protesters who bought Pareraukawa t-shirts, flags, banners, haka, and chants.
We were accompanied by our kaumatua through the main street of Levin and we finished at the Council Buildings with speeches from Anne Hunt (Councillor), and Sue Kedgley (MP for the Greens).
Pakake, Petina, and Mereana bought a great team of rangatahi and taiohi to carry banners and show support. Uncle Iwi lead our Haka through Oxford Street! Ko Ngāti Raukawa e ngunguru nei… I au .. au .. aue haa! Aunty Miroi and Uncle Ran know only too well the effects of dumps in their vicinity and so their support was appreciated. Many others were there for Ngati Pareraukawa, and I thank you all for supporting the hapu, the iwi and the cause. Tena koutou katoa.
Posted 3-04-07
New Hapu T-Shirt
Available in navy blue, royal blue, maroon, baby blue, black or purple.
Hoodies are on their way (printed in early May) and people can contact Pataka Moore on Mob: 0274 728252 to purchase them.
Posted 1-04-07
Hokio Landfill Protest
Tena koutou te whanau o Ngāti Pareraukawa.
He Panui tenei, he tono hoki ki a koutou ki whakarauika mai i raro i nga ahuatanga o te rangi nei.
As many of you will know, the Hokio Landfill has been an issue on the Ngatokowaru Marae Committee Minutes for well over a decade, in fact it could have appeared as early as the 1970s. Ngati Pareraukawa are a directly affected Party of this activity.
Waste minimisation seems not to be what the Horowhenua District Council (HDC) are striving for. Instead they are attracting rubbish per tonne to gather revenue. Further, the HDC has decided to publicly announce that it is opening up the Hokio site for nationwide rubbish. This means that Hokio will be subject to waste from the Kapiti Coast, Wellington and other areas for another 33 years (35 year consent granted in 2004).
Our Mokopuna will be left with the legacy of this council.
We have been protesting all weekend at Levin’s Adventure Park. A group of people passionate about this stayed day and night at the park to raise public awareness and gain support to make a change.
Today we Hikoi through Levin’s Main Street to the Queen Street Lights and Back to the HDC building. We depart the Adventure Park at 12 noon if you can support
Nau Mai Tautokohia mai.
For information please call me:
Pataka Moore (Ngati Pareraukawa o Hokio)
Mob: 0274 728252
Posted 1-04-07
Let’s get involved
Last week, a cousin told me he would like to be involved at the marae Ngatokowaru but he doesn’t know how that is, how to contribute. He doesn’t speak Maori and lives away from Levin. Well, there is a place for us all. Many of my generation do not speak Maori and maybe that’s because our parents said the marae was not a place for children! Every member of our whanau can be involved in a small way or a big way. There are meetings for those who want to contribute to development and decision-making. There are working bees for those who want to potter around for an afternoon planting native trees by the stream. There are small repair jobs for our handymen. We want mentors for our rangatahi. We have one day hui for wananga students and need someone to cook lunch for 25 people. There’s landscaping and painting. There is opportunity to represent us on various committees. And if none of that appeals, there is the role of encouraging your whanau to register on the hapu register. That involves filling out a one page sheet so we know where you are. Contact us to get involved.
Posted 1-02-07
2006
Children’s playground
At the June meeting of the Marae Committee we decided to invest in a Children’s Playground. Yes, that’s right, we have moved far from the days when parents were told to keep their children at home now we are encouraging children to spend time at the marae and especially with their parents and grandparents! The playground will be installed in July and we want whanau to come and enjoy it and tell us what our next project should be. Be involved at your marae. We need our whanau to be involved.
Posted 07-10-06
Research Completed
By Pataka Moore
Tēnā koutou e te whanau.
Caleb Royal and I have been conducting some research into the traditions and history of tuna in our rohe.
Our research is rounding up and we are wanting to make a presentation back to the participants. Below is the speil. If you are free to come out and help, or if you would like to join us for church/lunch/presentation... nau mai haere mai.
We have come to the end of the research for the Ngāti Raukawa Tuna (eel) Management Plan Project. The project begun in about October 2004 and was planned to run for 2 years. We are on track to complete the project within the 24month timeframe that we set ourselves.
There are two sub-sections within this project. The first is the habitat assessments that were conducted on a number of streams throughout Horowhenua and Manawatū. These assessments included catching eel and assessing their health, sex and growth rates. The second was the oral histories recording section that each hapū was invited to participate in. Many accepted this offer. The oral histories section of the project has been concluded and we want to get everyone together for an informal gathering to let you know what the findings were, and to give you a copy of the abstracts and your interview recording.
We would like to invite you and your family to Ngātokowaru Marae on Sunday the 24th of September at 11am. It will be the fourth Sunday of the month and so Ngātokowaru will have a church service at 11am, followed by lunch at 12pm. Please come and join us at church and/or at lunch. The hui will then begin again at about 1pm with the findings of the project and the presentation of the interviews back to participants. If you are unable to make church then please join us for lunch or the presentation.
22 September 2006
2005
How do we do it?
Up date- Ngati Pareraukawa won the kids grade netball, came second in the the open grade for netball, and won the tug-o-war competition on the weekend. Here is some pictures to prove it.
Ngati Pareraukawa Netball / Tug-o-war Team 2005
Ngati Pareraukawa in Action against Ngati Takihiku, 2005
Ngati Pareraukawa Junior Team - Netball Champions 2005
24 August 2005
We do it again
This is the team that won the Ngati Raukawa Hapu basketball tournament held in PN on Sunday 17th July. The team was supported by whanau from Ngati Pareraukawa. All team members enjoyed time on the court and the whanaungatanga opportunities which the tournament promotes. Ngati Pareraukawa have won the golf and the basketball. The next tournament will be netball. Let's hope we have some keen netballers to put a team together.
29 July 2005
Who uses the marae?
Ngatokowaru is the home of Ngati Pareraukawa. While it is used by the whanau and hapu for a range of hui, we have also hosted a large number of organisations over the past three decades.
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, especially after the opening of the Whare Tupuna in 1978, the marae hosted a number of hui associated with Whakatupuranga Rua Mano – Generation 2000. Many education groups from schools, polytechnics, Teachers Colleges and Universities brought students and staff to the marae to learn about tikanga Maori, about what was important to Maori and to give non-Maori a marae experience.
During the 1980s, when Te Wananga-o-Raukawa offered 3 Total Immersion Maori language hui per year, Ngatokowaru often hosted the January hui as a way of supporting the revitalisation of the language and as a way of bringing such hui to Ngatokowaru.
Te Wananga-o-Raukawa is not the only Maori organisation which has used Ngatokowaru on a regular basis. The Otaki & Porirua Trusts Board held Young Peoples Hui through the 1980s and 1990s in the three school holiday periods, May, August and Christmas. Ngatokowaru regularly supported these hui by hosting them at Ngatokowaru.
The Rangiatea Maori Pastorate has offered Anglican Church Services at Ngatokowaru on the 4th Sunday of the month for nearly a century. In the early part of the 20th century, the minister from Rangiatea would catch the train from Otaki to Levin, then ride his bicycle on the metal road out to the marae to lead a church service. Today, Ngatokowaru still has a church service on the 4th Sunday of the month at 11 a.m. There is a small group of whanau who support this service.
The whanau and hapu use the marae for weddings, tangi, funerals, unveilings, birthdays, anniversaries, fundraising, hui, reunions and various other celebrations.
The overall use of the marae over a 3 year period. From January 2000 to January 2003, the marae was used on 87 occasions. There were 11 tangi, the largest of which saw over 1000 people attend at the marae over 3 days. There were 5 unvelings, 6 birthdays, 4 family reunions, 32 church days, 3 working bees, 25 education seminars, Young Peoples hui, marae committee meetings, Staff Development hui. The smallest were attended by 10-15 people, the larger hui average 300-500 people per day. School groups often bring 2-3 classes and average 100-150 people for the day which includes students and parents.
During 2004, the marae was used less because there was a rebuilding of the ablution block occurring. In 2005, the requests to use the marae have increased again and we are experiencing heavy bookings from whanau and hapu. These are listed on the Calendar on this website. Whanau who wish to use the marae can contact the secretary or the chairperson.
19 May 2005
The wharepaku-deck working bee has begun!
Kia ora mai tatou…
This is a brief update for those of you who have heard that there is a new deck under construction at Ngätokowaru. The funds for this project have been donated by the Unison Trust.
The deck is being built between the wharenui side entrance, the mattress room, the wharepaku, and the rear kitchen door. This will effectively link the three buildings and allow flow between them in all weather. There are two stages to the deck.
Stage 1: build deck linking the three buildings.
Stage 2: build roof to allow use in all weather.
The Project Manager is Joanna Andrew who has coodinated the project to date and will continue until the roof is complete.
The Building Managers positions have been filled by Hadley & James Gardner who have done a fine job donating their time, tools and expertise throughout the project.
Update: 16th and 17th of April 2005.
Many of the whanau stayed at the marae over night to begin building the deck. By the end of the weekend, the majority of the deck had been laid. There is still work to be done on the floor of the deck, the seats and the access points (stairs, ramps etc). These will be done on Friday 22nd of April. If you are free -come along and join us. Bring a hammer, a nail punch and kai for lunch.
In addition to the work outlined above. Whanau members have decided to undertake other small projects, ie: gardening, painting and general maintenance.
We have a plan to hold another working bee late in May - so watch this space! Nau mai haere mai!
Photo 1 - David Moore and Uncle Jo Paurini - repainting wharenui rear
windows
Photo 2 - Wiremu Adams washing/water blasting guttering
Photo 3 - The deck joysts go down
Photo 4 - James Gardner, Hadley Gardner, Ben Law, Joanna Andrew, Ema Moore
Photo 5 - The floor of the deck begins to be laid
Posted: 08-05-05
New wharepaku in use 25 years after the opening of the whare tupuna.
In 2002 and 2003 the idea was mooted to have a new toilet block built. The existing toilet block at the time had been erected as 'temporary' toilets for the opening of the new wharenui in 1978. These toilets were getting tired and were at the point where people were getting deterred from staying at the marae because of the state of the wharepaku.
Fundraising by the hapu began with the Women's Hui in January 2003 as we needed to raise $30,000 before we could apply for external funding. It was decided to apply to the Lottery Board for funding to assist in financing of the new building. This application was successful and planning was then initiated. M & D Winiata Builders took the contract and began building in mid-2004.
The block has amazing showers, which are seriously better than the shower at home. The toilets are spacious and easy to clean. The dual flush system caters for those that are environmentally minded and conscious of saving water (that's Pätaka!). The septic tank is new so no more problems with that… touch wood. There are two family/paraplegic toilets with showers. There is even a laundry. Cleaning the facilities is a pleasure!
The toilets are now 95% complete. We are just waiting on lino to be put down in the main entrances and a deck to be built on the 17th of April as a working bee - so come in the name of whanaungatanga and join a working bee. Nau mai, tautokohia mai! Make sure you bring your tools and a plate for the table!
Posted: 31-3-05
Hökio Stream Restoration
By: Pätaka Moore Before
After decades of pollution flowing out of Lake Horowhenua through the Hökio Stream and out to sea, the stream has become a little messy. The bed remains silty and banks are largely used by willow as a place to establish and in parts, choke the stream.
Yes, I know… this sounds like a bit of a sob story, but there is a glimmer of hope. Read on… panuitia mai ki raro.
Ngäti Pareraukawa has initiated a restoration project below the marae. It encompasses the banks of the stream that are a part of the marae reserve. Apparently there had been ideas to plant this area in native vegetation for years, but people were just waiting for the opportunity to do so.
In 2004 as part of the 'Lake Horowhenua and Hökio Stream Catchment Management Strategy', Horizons Regional Council allocated funding to extract willows from the banks of the Hökio Stream. This was a huge help. The council employed a contractor to cut these willow out and remove them. They also cut a bench around the side of the stream which has provided a neat walking path for those that frequent the stream. Not only did it enable us to work near the stream, it allowed Ngäti Pareraukawa members, and others, to see the Hökio Stream from the elevated marae level and also allowed us to get down in there and plant it up without having to fight our way through the willow.
After the area was prepared, by way of spraying and slashing weeds, a number of the whänau planted around 400 trees in this area. The species planted included totara, karamü, mähoe, raurekau, harakeke, tï kouka, akeake, tarata and other species that will grow in this coastal region while bringing back bird life. The other aim is to have an area for future generations to sustainably harvest harakeke and other materials from, including rongoä and rakau. The marae committee applied for funding to the Regional Council and received a generous sum of money to kick-start this planting project. We are planning to have another 400 plants in the ground in 2006.
The planting will be ongoing. This area is open to whänau who would like to plant trees/shrubs. So for those of you with new born children, events or birthdays; plant a tree here in memory of the event. And don't forget to take a look over the bank to admire the stream when you are out at the marae next.
Kia ora mai anö tätou
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After
Posted: 30-3-05