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Ngati Kea Ngati Tuara Xmas Hui. Xmas Update 11 Dec 2011. Runanga Update Te Pumautanga o Te Arawa Te Arawa River Iwi trust Marae Garden/Waahi Tapu Signage & Fencing Grants Committee Te Roopu Hauora O Te Arawa Te Papa Takaro O Te Arawa Advisory Board Representation Activity update
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Xmas Update 11 Dec 2011 • Runanga Update • Te Pumautanga o Te Arawa • Te Arawa River Iwi trust • Marae Garden/Waahi Tapu Signage & Fencing • Grants Committee • Te Roopu Hauora O Te Arawa • Te Papa Takaro O Te Arawa • Advisory Board Representation • Activity update • Contact details
Runanga Update • Governance • Trustees are Eru George, Manahi Bray, Robyn Bargh, Peri Marks, Tawhiri Morehu, Mark Milroy, Eugene Berryman-Kamp, Mary Corbett • Atawhai Courtney – administrator, Bob Young – advisor • Office at Taharangi Marae – provided by the marae committee at no cost for the hapu • All info put onto Facebook and www.ngatikeangatituara.com
Investment Committee • Mark, Eru and Robyn work with Craigs Investment Partners • $1.1m invested, interest reinvested • Table shows Shares/Bonds purchased plus IAG Bond & split
Te Pumautanga o Te Arawa • Eru is our delegate and Chair of TPT • Te Arawa Group Holdings Shareholder Agreement signed Nov 2011 • $34m investment company • Dividends expected end 2014, early 2015 • Our equal share held until 2021 • Mana Whenua Update (Eru/Robyn) • Te Arawa Tangata - TPTs Social Development Strategy – Eugene is on the governance board
Te Arawa River Iwi Trust • NKNT, Ngati Tahu Ngati Whaoa and Tuhourangi Ngati Wahiao are the 3 Te Arawa River iwi– Eugene and Eru are trustees • 20 year timeframe – co manage the Waikato river clean up – we will focus on the upper half • TARIT contracted us build our capacity to participate and specific river projects • MUST FOCUS ON WAIKATO RIVER MATTERS • TARIT currently negotiating Joint Management Agreements with Waikato Regional Council, Taupo, South Waikato and Rotorua District councils • Accords with TPK, Commisioner of Lands, local government, Energy and Fisheries, Land Information NZ, Agriculture and Fisheries
Te Arawa River Iwi Trust • NKNT Funded Projects are; • Riparian Planting • NIWA Workshop in new year? • Contract to clear scrub and undertake planting • Riverbank erosion – current issue for us • Access Bridge over Pokaitu – too expensive! • Micro-Hydro Plant • Can generate as much as we use over a year, base of the waterfall will give a 4m fall, Pokaitu flows up to 1600l/sec downstream • Tuna and Koura Introduction • Lakes trust, Ian Kusabs, NIWA • Elvers are released into Lake Atiamuri, NIWA keen to do a baseline field survey and hapu workshop • History Wananga – 21/22 January 2012 • Combine with river/Waahi tapu trip • Hui A Iwi – including this one
Marae Garden / WaahiTapu Signage • Peri is leading this workstream • Working bee after xmas • Next to kohanga, site already blessed • Waahitapu sites selected by Eru/Bob, fencing contract available
Grants Comittee • Robyn and Mark lead this workstream • 7 education grants processed / 5 approved • Working to bring the fund from TePaiaka trust to the Runanga
Te Roopu Hauora O Te Arawa • Lakes DHB Iwi Governance body • Mary is our trustee • Focus on providing health advocacy for iwi to Lakes DHB • Any health issues please take up with Mary • They are using our office for their monthly meetings at $250 per month
Te Papa Takaro O Te Arawa • Te Arawa Sports Authority • Peri is our trustee • Te Arawa Rangatahi Awards • Te Arawa Pride Iwi Challenge – NKNT teams participated – Basketball, Ki o Rahi, Netball etc • Won touch rugby and hunting competitions • Iwi challenge 23-25 March 2012 – (We need team members!) • Toiora challenge –health focus, mai Maketu, ki Tongariro, NKNT participants and Kearoa used as a venue
Advisory Board Representation • Tawhiri on Te Pukenga Koeke o Te Arawa • Mary on Te Mana Matauranga (Waiariki Polytech) • Peri and Mary on the Museums advisory board
Activity Update • During 2011 we have; • Made submissions to RDC district plan and Rotorua Economic Development Strategy • Held a whakapapa/tikanga wananga at Kearoa • Held 2 AGMs • Hosted a renewable energy hui • Hosted the Toiora challenge • Established our office at Taharangi marae • Contracted with Lakes DHB, Rotorua District Counicl and Te Arawa River Iwi Trust • Held this xmas hui for 260 registered attendees
WE NEED YOUR CONTACT DETAILS! • The is a lot happening and it will only get bigger and faster • There are opportunities beginning to appear – work / knowledge / engagement / working parties with actual resources • Too much to update via hui and paper • Website / Facebook / e-newsletters / Email / Txt • Street Address / PO Box as a back up • So please, if you and your whanau are not registered with us, give us a contact number Email nkntadm1n@xtra.co.nz Ph 07 343 7153 txt 027 543 7153, 28 Tarewa Rd, PO Box 716, Rotorua 3010