Tapuwae Roa

Waiho i te toipoto, kaua i te toiroa 🫶🏽 Kate Cherrington sharing her timely words of wisdom at the recent Amorangi Māori in Governance Summit in Pōneke last month. #amorangi #māorigovernancesummit #māorigovernance

#TUKUOHAUPDATE Throwback to one of our previous Pou Herenga Tangata Awardees, He Kai Kei Aku Ringa, based in Te Tau Ihu. Led by Shannon Thompson and Adrienne Thompson, this kaupapa develops rangatahi Māori to gather and prepare kai from the whenua, awa, and moana. Bringing together rangatahi from across all eight iwi of Te Tau Ihu, He Kai Kei Aku Ringa are connecting participants back to te taiao, teaching navigation skills, and practising kaitiakitanga to ensure our taonga are protected for many generations to come. Some highlights of this kaupapa include: 👉🏽 Building capabilities of whānau to use kai gathering and preparation skills into the future. 👉🏽 Sharing knowledge with wider whānau and hāpori. 👉🏽 Imbuing future rangatira with tipuna wisdom grounded in te taiao. Read more about this kaupapa here: https://lnkd.in/g2fdUeDq ⏰ Applications for this year's Pou Herenga Tangata Award close 9 September. Apply online today at: https://lnkd.in/gWMpg__K

#TUKUOHAUPDATE Introducing another of last year's Pou Herenga Tangata Awardees, Jahvaya Wheki, who has been on a haerenga to update the Kirikiriroa coat of arms to one that serves as a tohu for both tangata tiriti and Māori to unify behind and beyond. Jahvaya is currently working with tangata whenua, historians, community organisations and local council to explore gaps in civil processes for Māori and how it can best be addressed. Some highlights of Jahvaya's kaupapa include: 👉🏽 Development of a new city mural that represents all aspects of Kirikiriroa, Hamilton. 👉🏽 Telling untold stories of Kirikiriroa from when the original coat of arms was introduced in 1946. 👉🏽 Collective healing through an inclusive processes that focus on co-design and valuing everyone's voice. Read more about Jahvaya's kaupapa here: https://lnkd.in/gFYCKFCD ⏰ Applications for this year's Pou Herenga Tangata Award close 9 September. Apply online today at: https://lnkd.in/gWMpg__K

There's a space for you here ❤️ Throwback to Amorangi i tērā marama. Did you join us? We want to hear you whakaaro! Just log in to the livestream platform and complete our survey here: https://lnkd.in/g-Z_vJJF Ka nui te mihi ki a Madison Henry Ryan and the team at Maui Studios for our highlight reel and all the filming on the day - mahi rangatira! #amorangi #Māorigovernance

#TUKUOHAUPDATE Introducing one of last year's Tonganui Scholars, Kayleb Himiona, who has been pioneering the area of aquaculture research for kākāriki kutai and the wider mussel industry. With around 80% of mussel seed or spat being harvested out of Te-Oneroa-a-Tōhē with little involvement or economic return to iwi, Kayleb's research marks his entry into a pioneering area of aquaculture research, and is the first rangatahi Māori in this field. Some highlights of this kaupapa include: 👉🏽 Continuous monitoring within the Whangape Harbor gaining insights and testing methods of spat removal. 👉🏽 Research exploring sustainable and effective methods for removing spat from spat ropes to optimise seed supply 👉🏽 Collaboration with kaupapa Māori spat farms and organisations to accelerate research objectives. Read more about Kayleb's kaupapa here: https://lnkd.in/g6RhpU7W ⏰ Applications for this year's Tonganui Scholarships close on 9 September. Visit: https://lnkd.in/gfb6rhnP to apply!

#TUKUOHAUPDATE Introducing one of last year's Pou Herenga Tangata Awardees, TŌNUI Collab, who have been making waves with their RAD (Refurbish a Device) kaupapa at Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Horouta Wānanga. The award enabled them to empower 20 rangatahi with the skills to refurbish laptops, deepening their understanding of digital equity and its importance within their rohe. Some of their kaupapa highlights include: 👉🏽 Establishing a RAD Club led by kaiako Brandon Terekia, with 20 committed rangatahi. 👉🏽 Hosting three sessions to explore digital equity and the impact of digital inequity. 👉🏽 Facilitating a hands-on training day with Remojo Tech, teaching rangatahi the skills needed to refurbish devices. 👉🏽 Setting up an on-site equipment cupboard with all the necessary tools and replacement parts. Read more about their kaupapa here: https://lnkd.in/gPsBwww3 ⏰ Applications for this year’s Pou Herenga Tangata Award close on 9 September. Visit https://lnkd.in/gWMpg__K to apply.

E rongo ki te tangi ā te ngākau e Kapa ana Mōu rā e te Kōtuku Kaiwhakaata kua riro E rere ki te Pae o ngā rangi Ki tua o Paerau okioki ai e E te Kahurangi o Te Whānau a Apanui o Te Uru o Tāmaki anō hoki. E tangi mōteatea ana tō rahi I tō rironga tītapu ki te pō. E kore e wareware I ō tini mahinga ringa whero ki roto o te ao hākinakina, ki roto I te Mātauranga, ki roto hoki I te Ngākau Atawhai. Auē! Taukuri e! Te mamae o roto, kua mū tō reo. Kua kore anō e rongo I ō Kupu ārahi ki te tini o Māori mā, nāu anō I whakapakari, Nāu anō I hono ki tō rātou Māoritanga. Kei te Kahurangi e moe, e moe kia au tō moe. With great sadness, we remember Dame Mabel June Hinekahukura Mariu. Our founding Chair of Te Whānau o Waipareira. She was a tireless advocate for Māori and the community. Dame June dedicated her life to uplifting Māori, particularly in youth, justice, education, and support for women. Her legacy includes her work as a teacher, her leadership here at Te Whānau o Waipareira, her roles in Māori netball, and her contributions to the Māori Women’s Welfare League. A former Silver Ferns captain and national representative in sports, Dame June was a true leader both on and off the court. Her impact will be deeply missed. Ka korowaitia tō whānau e noho pani nei, ki ngā tauwhirotanga o te wāhi ngaro. Arohanui ki te whānau pani ❤️

Eke panuku, eke tangaroa! Tukuoha funding rounds for 2024 are now open! 🍃 Each year, we fund talented and innovative Māori to deliver kaupapa that pursue excellence in education, science and leadership sectors. This year, there are two funds open for applications: 🌊 The Tonganui Scholarship, offering three $10,000 grants to accelerate talented, Māori professionals advancing tikanga Māori, mātauranga tuku iho and Te Ao Māori within the oceans sector. 💫 The Pou Herenga Tangata Award, offering five $5,000 awards support rangatahi Māori to grow into the next generation of leaders. Available as an individual applications or organisation, this fund supports our rangatahi who aspire to serve as leaders in their community. In 2023, we awarded $60,000 through our Tukuoha funding. To learn more about our previous recipients or to apply visit: https://lnkd.in/gYi2PxaT Applications close 9 September 2024.

"Dream like you have nothing to lose!" - Mathew Scobie Puta ki Tua: Remembering the future Dr Eruera Tarena (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau-a-Apanui) Amorangi: Māori in Governance Summit 2024 in Wellington last week was one of those summits where you didn't realise how much you needed to hear/rehear whakaaro māori until you got home, processed all the mātauranga you had been immersed in, and then thought about how it applied to your/our mahi. The timing couldn't be more perfect Tapuwae Roa as it was exactly what we all needed (all 800 of us, including online whānau), and even though we shouldn't have favourites, my top two kaikōrero were: 🌟 Eruera Tarena - His kōrero was on "Puta ki Tua: Remembering the future". In the past, every time I was at hui where Eruera was speaking, I either missed it or was a kaimahi and didn't get the chance to sit down and listen. This was probably the most poignant, thought-provoking, next-level presentation I have heard in years. Key insights: 🌟 How do we shift the frame? Move from incrementalism to transformationalism? Eru reflected on a number of different examples from our recent history in Aotearoa about how we could make that transition or re-make it in some instances, e.g. Te Kohanga Reo, Ngāi Tahu 'Te Kerēme' claim. 🌟 As Māori, we interpret time in 'whakapapa'; therefore, our intergenerational thinking needs to focus on the 'direction', not the 'destination'. For those of us who have had this kōrero with our tauiwi whānau and colleagues, and we lose them in the first thirty seconds, I now have some flash kupu and metaphors to help aid understanding. 🌟 "If we want something more than we have, we need to grow our collective capacity to imagine an alternative and use our power and position to bring this potential to life." 🌟 Rebuild our ability to dream and the importance of stepping into our own rangatiratanga. I have found this challenging recently. It's a good reminder, and I'm back on the waka. 🌟 Tina Porou - Her kōrero was on "Intergenerational change must be forged in the fire: Māori governance as a platform to transform the state of our Taiao." I loved the wisdom she brought as a wāhine Māori governor and her knowledge of our Taiao. Also, embracing her 'Hine-nui-te-pō' alter ego (Willie is whanaunga, so this made me laugh) and being a 'raging hapū-ist'. Key insights: 🌟 The importance of participating in leadership, not necessarily governance. 🌟 We can't economic development our way out of climate change. 🌟 We need to look at "taiao" centred economies and strategies. 🌟 Be a better uri - Think long term and what is needed beyond a $20 dividend. An honourable mention to Bayden as well for being so 'Kahungunu' that it was like being at home. Id write more, but Im about to run out of characters. Ngā mihi nui kia koutou katoa. ❤️ #amorangi2024 #maoriingovernance #aotearoa #newzealand

Received a world of learnings on Indigenous led governance yesterday at the Amoragi Māori in Governance Summit 2024. Tuned in from Australia, the day did not fall short on interactive learnings and wonderful speakers. In awe of Māori leadership! #maori #governance #indigenousgovernance #knowledgesharing