ISSUE FIFTY-EIGHT: RIMA TEKAU MĀ WARU JUNE 2020
A First Encounter John Steven’s first encounters have been a topic for reflection and debate during the past year. This brings to mind my first encounter with your tı̄puna and their whānau in 1970.
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I was sitting on the stage of the Masterton Town Hall being introduced to the owners of Pouākani 2 block and the shareholders of The Proprietors of Mangakino Township. The purpose of the meeting, convened by a Recording Officer appointed by the Māori Land Court, was to find out if the owners supported the proposed plantation forest blocks at Mangakino being transferred to the Incorporation and then leased to New Zealand Forest Products Limited. The scheme was overwhelmingly supported by the owners with the only strong objection being led by Otorohanga lawyer, Findlay Phillips, who represented a small estate interest. The town hall was filled with about 300 owners and their whānau and the meeting was followed by a lunch provided by New Zealand Forest Products. So how did I come to be there and have my first experience of working with Wairarapa Māori, which has continued for 50 years? In 1970 my law firm, in which I was the new junior partner, took over the firm of O&R Beere & Riddiford, in which Dan Riddiford and his cousin Earle Riddiford were the remaining partners. Rawdon Beere had died a couple of years earlier and another partner had just left the firm. Dan had been elected Member of Parliament for Wellington Central in 1960 and became Minister of Justice in the Holyoake government in 1969, so he no longer had time for his legal practice, while his cousin had bought back Orongorongo Station, which had been out of family ownership for about 7 years.
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To assist in the transfer of files, I started visiting Dan at Parliament early in the morning on my way to the office. One morning he asked me to go with him on Saturday to a meeting of Māori in Wairarapa. The ministerial car would pick me up from home at 8am. The black limousine, with uniformed driver, (with inquisitive neighbours at their curtains), picked me up and took me to the Riddiford home at Lowry Bay where I was welcomed by Mrs Riddiford and taken into Dan’s study where he was reading up about industrial relations. He was unfortunately faced with a freezing works strike while Acting Minister of Labour.
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mailer COVID-19 SUPPORT During this unprecedented time we as a nation have held tight to many key messages as we navigate the unknown.
The experts are telling us that New Zealand has done exceptionally well and that we’re on track to attempt to potentially achieve what they call ‘elimination’. Some of the messages used to support our goals have helped us get to this position and will stay with us for a long time: • We have made great progress in the fight against Covid-19; • We can’t get complacent; we must work toward the elimination of Covid-19; • We must continue to keep the wellbeing of everyone our top priority; • Be kind. Check-in on the elderly or vulnerable; • Stay in your bubble, keep others safe; • Unite against Covid-19; • Stay home, save lives; he noho kāinga, he oranga tangata.
If you are looking for help check out these community contacts: • For our multigenerational whānau living together, this website includes advice on self-isolation whilst living with extended whānau. It also provides Government updates on Covid-19 http://www.uruta.maori.nz • For health questions relating to Covid-19 phone the coronavirus Healthline on 0800 358 5453. • For your local district health board – a list of all the district health boards is here. https://www.health. govt.nz/new-zealand-health-system/key-health-sectororganisations-and-people/district-health-boards/districthealth-board-websites or 0800 611 116. • For support with anxiety, distress or mental wellbeing, you can call or text 1737 to talk with a trained counsellor for free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. • If you are unable to work or have lost your job because of Covid-19, visit www.workandincome.govt.nz
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Check out these business contacts: • For questions relating to primary industries, including food and beverage production and processing, http:// www.mpi.govt.nz/protection-and-response/coronavirus or email info@mpi.govt.nz or call 0800 00 83 33. • If you are a Māori business needing financial or business continuity support, please visit the Government’s COVID19.govt.nz website: Covid-19 financial support packages, including information about wage subsidies; Government announces targeted support for Māori businesses and communities. • Also check in with your bank. All banks have information on their websites about the support they are putting in place for their customers. • All scheduled Māori Land Court hearings and other events are adjourned. There is information about the Māori Land Court’s protocol through Covid-19 on the Māori Land Court’s website https://maorilandcourt.govt.nz/ • If you want to know how to operate a business safely, get financial support and keep employees safe; how to get help for people who can’t get essential supplies; or find ways to access financial support, food, medicine and transport; then go to the COVID19.govt.nz website. If all that is too confusing and hard to manage then give us a call at the Masterton office and we will help you navigate the options. These are challenging times for all of us; by working together we will stay strong as a whānau, as a community and as a country. Mā te manaakitanga tātau e kōkiri whakamua; We will get through this together.
Don’t break the bubble! After weeks of being at Covid-19 Alert Level 4 and staying at home protecting and nurturing their whānau bubbles, staff came back to the Masterton office at the beginning of Alert Level 3 with one priority message – ‘don’t break the bubble’. As a team they reconnected and were committed to supporting Wairarapa Moana whānau while they balanced and reduced risk under Alert Level 3 guidelines. Now that we’ve all made the move to Alert Level 2 – what does that mean for the office, our staff, our shareholders and our whānau? Most importantly, it means that all communication avenues will be available including physical visits, online, email and phone calls. At our place, we simply ask you to:
KEEP gatherings small P KEEP our distance P KEEP up the hygiene P ENSURE the contact tracing register is signed P At our place, during Alert Level 2, we ask that you ring for an appointment before coming to the office. DON’T FORGET, the office is open Monday to Thursday 8.30am to 5.00pm and our share register inquiries are managed by Ngaere who is available between 9.30am – 3.00pm.
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Dallas and Cheryl enjoy a break.
Ngaere in full concentration.
At our place, these arrangements will provide confidence in that while we must continue to fight against Covid-19 we must also consider a safe environment in which we can deliver our business. Tēnā rawa atu koutou ... We would like to thank you all for your co-operation during these very challenging times. We have appreciated your understanding and support as we moved through the Covid-19 Alert Levels. We can all be proud of what we have achieved over the past few months and we want to thank everyone for being responsible and caring while we all experienced an unprecedented time in history, Covid-19. He waka eke noa. We’re all in this together. REMEMBER WHĀNAU, play it safe, be kind, kia kaha!
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His reading included books about industrial relations in Germany and France (in their languages.) How to deal with the strike was the main topic of conversation during the ride to Masterton, although we did take a detour to look at an Akura block where there were title issues he was dealing with. Having been brought up in Wellington, I had not been with Māori in significant numbers. However, when I was very young we lived in Thorndon, next door to the Bennett family. Mrs Bennett sometimes looked after me and I remember playing with Māori children from their whānau. Apart from that, my only experience of Māori culture would have been seeing the Ngāti Poneke Concert Party performing during wartime patriotic events. And now there I was with all my cultural ignorance at that significant large Māori hui. Mr Riddiford received a standing ovation when he explained the proposed lease and the Māori Land Court application. He then introduced
me as the lawyer who would act on completing the matter and recommended me as his successor. I was welcomed with clapping. (That never happened again until I retired in 2012!) The transfer of land and forestry lease were approved by the Court. In retrospect, I think that the main benefit of this was that when harvesting started it came at a time when the township of Mangakino was declining rapidly, putting the Incorporation under severe financial stress. The relationship with New Zealand Forest Products was often difficult, with ongoing concern about compliance with the lease terms. However, the owners have been left with a very significant plantation forest asset. The outcome of that first encounter 50 years ago has been that my life has been enriched by Māori tikanga and I have enjoyed the close association with the Incorporation, its shareholders and many of their whānau. He aha te mea nui o te ao, he tangata he tangata he tangata.
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Wai 85 Update We have included in this Mailer our special pānui released to shareholders in late March which summaries the preliminary determination of the Waitangi Tribunal on our Wai 85 resumption application. Our thanks for the many messages of support from shareholders and whānau following the release of this pānui. WMI have always been open to working with others to find an agreed pathway forward in the interests of Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki Nui-ā-Rua. With this in mind,
WMI have asked the Waitangi Tribunal to order mediation between the parties. We took this action in early May. We had hoped this would be a joint application to the Waitangi Tribunal with the Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki Nui-ā-Rua Settlement Trust. It is time for us to work and move forward together. We received a formal response on 22 May from the Settlement Trust that they will enter into mediation.
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Top from left: 1. Laurence Titter, Nathan Riwai-Couch, Matene Mason (EASTER); 2. Johnny Rawhiti; 3. Buck Fidow and Simone Baker. Bottom: Support to Pouākani Marae whānau.
Kahungunu ki Wairarapa continues to serve its community
Kahungunu ki Wairarapa whānau in Mangakino
Kahungunu ki Wairarapa in collaboration with Wairarapa Boxing Academy has continued to lead the Kai Initiative led by Paddy Mason and Melissa Ihaka to serve its community to the best of its ability.
He koanga ngākau te kite atu i ō tātau whanaunga i Mangakino e menemene ana, e noho haumaru ana hoki – It was heart-warming to see our family in Mangakino smiling and safe, says Kahungunu ki Wairarapa iwi leader Melissa Ihaka.
Kai packages were delivered over the week and into the weekend. Food supplies for these packages were sourced locally from the Wairarapa community and included meat, pumpkin, onions, carrots, cabbage, potatoes, flour, sugar, weetbix and rolled oats. “I am overwhelmed with the support that has come from our team of workers in the community to make this happen,” says iwi leader Melissa Ihaka. “We want to assure our whānau that we are doing the best we can to ensure this kind of support is sustainable in order to help our families survive these extraordinary times. I am particularly proud of the team who have worked around the clock, late nights and long days, for this great united purpose, to strengthen families.” The pictures show some of the volunteers doing their bit to support the whānau. Well done Wairarapa!
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Kahungunu whānau in Mangakino were overjoyed when they received boxes of supplies and kai from Hawke’s Bay. “Providing tautoko to our whānau in Mangakino has always been a matter of when not if,” says iwi leader Melissa Ihaka. “It wasn’t the easiest of tasks given the restrictions of the level 4 lockdown, however, by working together we were able to safely get some kai and essentials through to our whānau up there.” We acknowledge Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga, Takitimu Seafoods, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Tāmaki Nui-a-Rua, Hayden and his team, Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated, Mardigras Hireage and Tihei Mauri Ora for their support. The Mailer acknowledges Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated ‘Pānui ki te iwi’ for this article.
Wairarapa Moana Inc wins $1 billion resumption order for Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki Nui-ā-Rua Tēnā Koutou The Waitangi Tribunal has now released its preliminary determinations report on the Wai 85 and Ngāi Tūmapūhiaā-Rangi (Wai 429) resumption applications. In its preliminary determinations report the Tribunal indicates support for resumption of the Maraetai power station land and improvements at Pouākani and forest land at Ngāumu. However, it favours the resumption of these assets to an entity that represents all of Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki Nui-ā-Rua, even though not everyone has whakapapa to those lands or was party to our claims. The Pouākani land and improvements, and Ngāumu land, have a combined value from $800 million to $1.2 billion that could be returned to Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki Nui-ā-Rua.
This pānui provides you with an update, and summarises the Tribunal’s preliminary determinations report.
WMI Committee of Management comments on the Report As it has only been a matter of days since the Tribunal released this preliminary report, WMI Committee will be taking some time to consider this report, options, and next steps. We thought it important though to provide WMI owners with an update. We acknowledge this is not the outcome we were seeking for WMI owners because the Tribunal has indicated that the land should be returned to a “Trust” representing Ngāti Kahungunu ki Tāmaki Nui-ā-Rua. This could be, but is not necessarily the current Settlement Trust.
WMI leadership and your commitment as WMI owners to take the Waitangi Tribunal action despite fierce and constant opposition from the Settlement Trust, the Crown, and Raukawa, means that we have created the potential for all of Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki Nui-āRua to receive a significantly better Treaty settlement than the $97 million package negotiated and recommended by our Iwi negotiators in the Settlement Trust. WMI has provided both the compelling and expert economic evidence and legal argument to achieve the current outcome from the Tribunal and, if we remain steadfast and the pathway going forward is carefully navigated, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki Nui-ā-Rua could achieve a Treaty settlement that our tı̄puna, and all those who put in the hard work throughout this very long Treaty settlement journey, would be proud of. That value is “at risk”, since the Tribunal needs to be satisfied that resuming such nationally-significant assets can be achieved without causing major disruption or risk, and the Crown may seek to overturn the Tribunal’s preliminary determinations. This process is therefore far from over, and WMI is conscious of the duties – owed to potential resumption beneficiaries by both WMI and the Settlement Trust – not to dissipate the unprecedented opportunities created by the Tribunal’s preliminary determinations. It is of critical importance in this next stage, that we do not sell ourselves short and the WMI Committee will continue to advocate for the best outcome for WMI shareholders and Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki Nui-ā-Rua iwi. We have already engaged hydro electricity expert witnesses to assist us in securing and protecting the possible value available from resumption.
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Here is a short summary of the key points: • The connection between the claims and the land
Our claim, Wai 85, is about the Crown’s compulsory acquisition in the 1940s of 787 acres of land at Pouākani on which the Maraetai Power Scheme now sits, and the Crown’s numerous related Treaty breaches. These breaches were noted in chapter 7 of the Waitangi Tribunal’s Wairarapa ki Tararua Report. The Waitangi Tribunal again acknowledges in their preliminary determinations our specific and well-founded claim. They however also conclude in their preliminary determinations, that all other well-founded claims about the loss of land, in breach of the Treaty, in Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki Nui-ā-Rua, also “relate to” the land at Pouākani and Ngāumu.
• To whom should the land be returned?
The Tribunal states that the Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki Nui-ā-Rua Settlement Trust has the attributes that make it an appropriate recipient entity.
The Tribunal, however, has not endorsed the Settlement Trust as being that entity.
It states that a process is required to allow all of Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki Nui-ā-Rua to determine whether this is the entity that should be the potential recipient of what are very significant and valuable assets.
WMI disagrees with this conclusion but acknowledges the enormous benefit that it potentially creates for Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki Nui-ā-Rua.
• The prejudice suffered
As part of this process the Tribunal has sought to determine whether the prejudice we suffered as a people warrants the return of land and assets valued upward of $1.2 billion.
The Tribunal concludes that there is proportionality (losses) between the prejudice suffered by all of Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki Nui-ā-Rua and the value of the lands at Pouākani and Ngāumu.
• WMI Owners
The Tribunal states that it believes that WMI should get a “top up of compensation”, but not the return of the land. The WMI Committee is committed to ensuring that any such top-up is as substantial as possible.
In the view of the Tribunal the value of the Pouākani land and improvements is not proportionate to the prejudice owners have suffered as a result of Crown actions.
WMI also disagrees with this conclusion and believes that there was ample evidence before the Tribunal which showed that the return of the land at Pouākani would be proportionate.
• Should the land (Pouākani and Ngāumu) be returned to Māori ownership
The Tribunal concludes that the land and improvements should return to Māori ownership.
The significance of this conclusion cannot be understated. This is the first time the Tribunal has chosen to use its powers of binding recommendation to require the Crown to return such valuable assets to Māori claimants. The value of these assets far surpasses any value normally secured through negotiated Treaty settlements. This opportunity was created by the applications by WMI in relation to the Pouākani land and improvements, and Ngāi Tūmapūhia-ā-Rangi in relation to Ngāumu.
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• Mana whenua interests at Pouākani
With respect to Tūwharetoa and Raukawa, the Tribunal acknowledge their arguments opposing the return of the Pouākani lands to Wairarapa Māori.
The Tribunal also noted that these iwi have all concluded Treaty settlements with the Crown. The Tribunal said that, legally, it is unable to recommend the return of the Pouākani land to Tūwharetoa and Raukawa. It also did not agree that the objections by Tūwharetoa and Raukawa should prevent the return of the Pouākani land.
I want to take this opportunity to say thank you again for the support you have given your Executive Committee and will advise shareholders on our next steps once these have been determined. The Committee is disappointed that the Incorporation and the broader whānau associated with the lands at Pouākani (and therefore Wairarapa Moana) are not identified by the Tribunal as the direct recipients of the lands taken from our tı̄puna. We will therefore be considering what further steps we might take in response to the Tribunal’s preliminary determination. However, we also recognise the enormous opportunity we (and Ngāi Tūmapūhia-ā-Rangi) have created for Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki Nui-ā-Rua. We are committed to ensuring this opportunity is achieved to the fullest.
In these extraordinary times we all need to unite to survive the Covid 19 crisis and keep our whānau well and ensure we follow the guidelines on www.covid19.govt.nz to keep safe. Kia kaha, kia manawanui. Me tiaki tātou i a tātou anō. Nāku noa, nā Kingi Winiata Smiler Chairman Wairarapa Moana Incorporation
Background In the February 2020 Mailer we provided an update on the process for advancing our Wai 85 claim in the first half of 2020.
December 2019 to March 2020 December 2019 to 12 March 2020 Direct discussions between all parties to try and reach an agreed settlement. 13 March 2020 Tribunal to release a First Report (Initial Report) with its high level views on the applications before it (this step only occurs if agreement between the parties has not been reached at this point). By 28 April 2020 All parties to update the Tribunal on progress with settlement discussions and determination of the terms and conditions and any issues with the practical transfer for the return of the land with Mercury and others. Week of 4 May 2020 Conference with the Tribunal to set the timetable for any further evidence that may be required for the Tribunal to issue its Final Report. Mid June 2020 Further hearing to receive further evidence and submissions.
The expectation of the Waitangi Tribunal has been that parties will work together to try and reach an agreement. Over the last few months that is exactly what we have been doing, without success. We have also dealt with an injunction lodged with the High Court to stop the release of the initial Waitangi Tribunal report by Mercury NZ Limited (which owns the Maraetai Power Station which is on the Pouākani lands). Wairarapa Moana Incorporation (WMI) opposed this application and provided the bulk of the legal submissions to the High Court on this matter. We were pleased that Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki Nui-ā-Rua Settlement Trust also opposed this application and supported our position. On 23 March 2020, the High Court released its decision, declining the application by Mercury NZ Limited. This decision paved the way for the Waitangi Tribunal to release its “Preliminary Determination”. This occurred on Tuesday 24 March 2020.
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What’s happening with the 2019 Roadshows and Annual General Meetings It’s an incredibly challenging time for everyone right now as Covid-19 has affected Aotearoa and the world. Now, more than ever, we must come together to work through adversity. Things will not be the same as before, we will be facing significant challenges and we must have confidence that we will come out of this unprecedented crisis preparing for what the future might deliver.
PRE-AGM ROADSHOWS As a result of Covid-19, for the first time in 17 years Wairarapa Moana directors and trustees will not be visiting the regions to provide an update to shareholders and whānau about the business and activities of the Incorporation and Trust. The safety of all our whānau is important to us. The whanaungatanga associated with our annual roadshows will be missed this year.
To do this, you will need access to the internet using a computer of some description or a mobile phone. Everyone who wants to attend the ‘virtual’ AGMs will be asked to register online closer to the date. To vote on the Incorporation resolutions you must complete the voting papers distributed to you from electionz.com. All the information you need will be provided in future communications and in our September Mailer. For more information on: The COVID-19 Response (Requirements For Entities — Modifications and Exemptions) Act 2020 check out the link below. http://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2020/0014/latest/ LMS344839.html
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS With the Covid-19 pandemic causing such widespread upheaval to all aspects of daily life, a viable option in times of crisis and geographical limitation has been provided by a change in legislation. The COVID-19 Response (Requirements For Entities—Modifications and Exemptions) Act 2020 provides governance entities with relief from certain statutory obligations and obligations in their constitutions and other rules that are impossible or impractical because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Act expires 30 November 2020.
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This legislation provides for Wairarapa Moana Incorporation and Wairarapa Moana Trust to deliver ‘virtual’ also known as ‘electronic’ AGMs on October 17, 2020.
NOMINATION TO THE COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT WAIRARAPA MOANA INCORPORATION
The effect of the new legislation on Wairarapa Moana Incorporation will include: • The ‘virtual’ AGM will have the same legal status as if it had been held in the usual way; • Voting on resolutions will only be available by postal and electronic means; • Voting at the AGM in person or by proxy or by duly appointed attorney will NOT be available; • A temporary modification to our constitution to allow for these arrangements; • WMI will give the Māori Land Court written notice of its intentions in compliance with the Covid-19 Response Act 2020. We look forward to you joining us on the ‘virtual’ AGMs.
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Rutu Namana will retire by rotation at the Annual General Meeting to be held on October 17, 2020. The vacancy will not be filled at the 2020 AGM Further information on the Wairarapa Moana Trust AGM to follow.
Anne Carter and Te Horipo Karaitiana will retire by rotation at the Annual General Meeting to be held on October 17, 2020. Both Anne and Te Horipo have confirmed that they will seek re-election to the Committee of Management. Nomination forms for election to the Committee of Management are available from the Incorporation Secretary, Wairarapa Moana office Masterton from Monday August 17, 2020. Nominations will close 1.00pm Friday September 4, 2020. Late nominations will not be considered. Voting information and candidate profiles will be posted to shareholders with a current address on the share register by Friday September 18, 2020.
WAIRARAPA MOANA MERCHANDISE The office has a selection of Wairarapa Moana books and clothing available for purchase. To place an order, please refer to the office contact details on the back page of the Mailer.
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Dates to Remember WAIRARAPA MOANA INCORPORATION August 17
August 24
Nomination papers for election to Committee of Management available from WMI Secretary, Masterton Notification of all resolutions for the Wairarapa Moana Incorporation Notice of Meeting close at 1.00pm. Resolutions must be received by the WMI Secretary, Wairarapa Moana office, 4 Park Ave, Masterton or PO Box 2019, Kuripuni, Masterton 5842 by 1.00pm. Resolutions received after 1.00pm August 24 will not be considered.
September 4
Nominations for Committee of Management election close at 1.00pm.
September 17
Notice of Meetings and Annual Reports will be posted to shareholders.
September 18
Voting papers and candidate profiles for election to Committee of Management and AGM Resolutions will be posted to shareholders.
October 15
Postal & electronic voting closes at 1.00pm.
October 17
Virtual / Electronic Annual General Meeting. Voting at the Annual General Meeting is NOT available.
WAIRARAPA MOANA: THE LAKE AND ITS PEOPLE The story of the North Island’s third largest lake complex from history to environmental problems.
Wairarapa Moana has added some colour to the selection of clothing available for purchase.
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Kohunui Marae Ngā mihi mahana ki a koutou ngā whānau o Wairarapa Moana As we leave Alert Level 4 and begin our move down the levels with small but impacting steps, we thank you all for your contributions in these unprecedented times. Thank you for: • Staying home and keeping us all safe • Being an essential worker who kept the most essential mahi going while the rest stayed home • Working from home • Being a community outreach volunteer who makes deliveries and checks up on those who may be alone or vulnerable
Freshwater Monitoring Training on the Tauanui River in March 2020
• Being an organiser of community support actions • Helping your children with their homework • Cooking your family meals • Doing the shopping for your bubble • Putting your teddy bear in the window • Making a poppy, lest we forget
Kohunui Marae has been closed through the lockdown and will also be closed through level 3, as we follow the alert level rules and do our bit to keep Pirinoa and Lake Ferry free from virus invasion. We do have plans on the move now for the set-up of our Native Plant Nursery and we are about to begin developing the Cultural Freshwater monitoring plan for our waterways so we can make an informed stand, when necessary, to protect them. As part of our consultation process we would like to direct your attention to our Strategic Development Plan. It was our intention to discuss the plan at a wānanga that was postponed due to the lockdown. The second wānanga may not happen before our AGM either, so if you are a beneficiary of Kohunui Marae and are interested in what
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we have planned for the next five to ten years, please email us at kohunuiwairarapa@gmail.com to request a copy of the plan. All comments will be required before the end of June 2020. We look forward to your contributions. Kia haumaru te noho! Nā Suzanne Murphy, Chairperson
Wairarapa Moana Trust Review Update We are progressing with the WMT Review.
We have asked a fundamental point: why does the Wairarapa Moana Trust exist? The WMT is a mechanism that receives funding from the WMI. It is an agent (between the funds reaching the shareholders/beneficiaries) to distribute the funds via programmes that fit within the Objects of the Trust.
Within this context Wayne Mulligan has analysed WMT and WMI financial and annual reports and conducted twenty interviews that included a cross-section of parties:
Vacancy: Senior Communications Role Wairarapa Moana Incorporation and Wairarapa Moana Trust are very proud of our achievements over many decades. We want to tell your story, simply and creatively to the world. Are you an expert in communicating in the digital and online space? Or do you have a whānau member who is a qualified communications expert with these skills and experience? Wairarapa Moana Incorporation is looking for a Senior Communications Advisor to assist with key communication projects, particularly using digital channels and social media platforms.
Interested and/or just want to find out more? Contact Charmaine Kawana at charmaine@ wairarapamoana.org.nz or call her on 0800 662 624.
• Wairarapa Moana Inc. directors • Current and former Trust trustees – including chair/former chairs • Administration staff • Marae/pā leaders A common point made through the interviews was the WMT needing to remain relevant as the new post-settlement environment firms, and the need to avoid competition. The feedback strongly endorses marae, scholarships and Moanatanga. Wayne will provide a report proposing an outcome of the review with some options moving forward. We look forward to sharing that report with you at our AGM in October 2020. Sonya Rimene
Shareholder/ Beneficiary Search The Incorporation has had mail returned to the office for the following shareholders or trustees. If you are able to provide any relevant information or contact details, please contact Ngaere on 06 3702608 or 0800 662 624 or ngaere@wairarapamoana.org.nz. Daniell Mason Rebecca Brooks Parkinson John David Johnson June Alison Turu Nigel Tawhiti Ramona Mitchell Wayne Uuvalu D PeleToalepai
Deidre Denise Carroll Victor William Cowan Marama Kataraina Laurenson Serena Fiona Pamela Walker Richard Toki
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Golden Shears 2020 The Golden Shears – The world premier shearing and woolhandling championship is held in Masterton every year. This year’s event marked the 60th anniversary. Crowds filled the War Memorial Stadium in Masterton to watch the Golden Shears events and that brought a boost to the Wairarapa economy. Entries this year were well up on previous years, ranging from 450 to 470 compared with an average of 350 entrants in previous years. The Golden Shears was broadcast to 70,000 people around the world as they see us as worldclass leaders. Go online and have a look. https://www.goldenshears.co.nz/ Wairarapa Moana were proud sponsors of the Māori/Pakeha Teams Shearing at the 60th Golden Shears. The winners were: • Matene Mason / Alex Smith (1st) • Conan Te Kene / Liam Jansen (2nd) • Ricci Stevens / Tristan Mackay (3rd)
Each team had to shear 16 sheep between them, scores were based on time and the quality of their shearing. It was a very close race. This year, many events were won by our local whānau, including Jeremy and Vinnie Goodger who took out the Pairs Wool Pressing final, and Vinnie also won the Men’s Pressing final. Matene Mason and Alex Smith took out the Māori / Pakeha teams shearing and Koko Namana came 2nd in the Women’s Wool Pressing final. The Saturday night finals were well attended and this year Government leaders Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, Meka Whaitiri and Simon Bridges were in the crowd.
WMI keep going back to the Golden Shears because it’s about our whānau – our whānau are experts nationally and internationally in this industry. We also acknowledge the many sponsors and volunteers who worked tirelessly over the four-day competition. Without the continued support of these people each year, it just wouldn’t be the same. Ka mau te wēhi e te whānau.
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Tapekaoterangi Hakopa Wairarapa Moana Trust, Future Leaders Recipient 2016 - 2018 Aspirations from beginning to end of study? My aspirations were to pursue a career in medicine and specialise in paediatrics. Unfortunately I had to take a longer route and decided to study anatomy to gain an understanding of how the body works. Fast forward to the last year of my degree, my aspirations had changed a little with the welcoming of my daughter. I still wanted to be in the health sector but I had to consider what was more important to me, significant hours at mahi away from my whānau making the big bucks, or making memories with my daughter watching her grow up, still making the big bucks? The wānanga I had with myself led me to pursue a career in Dentistry which I am currently studying and is another story for another time. L-R: Tapeka, Hineareia and
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What benefits did the Wairarapa Moana grant provide to help you?
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Aorangi me Remutaka ngā pae Maunga Takitimu te Waka Ruamahanga te Awa Onoke te Roto Wairarapa te Moana Kohunui me Papawai ngā Marae Ngāti Rakaiwhakairi me Ngāti Muretu ngā Hapū Ngāti Kahungunu-ki-Wairarapa te Iwi.
This provided financial support and was a significant help as a student but, personally, I was able to learn more about my whakapapa. For the application process I wrote about my Great-grandfather and Grandfather, two men I never got to meet. By writing and learning about them I felt more connected with my Wairarapa iwi than I had previously. My final essay was about my Nan, Hui Matenga.
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Tongariro te Maunga Taupō-nui-a Tia te Moana Te Arawa te Waka Waihi te Marae Ngāti Turumakina te Hapū Ngāti Tuwharetoa te Iwi Te Heuheu tonu te Tangata
I am in my 3rd year of my second degree (Bachelor of Dental Surgery) with two more years to go till graduation. I also work as a research fellow for the anatomy department, currently working on the expansion of an online research tool I developed over the 2019/2020 summer period, for staff and students within the anatomy department to teach and learn about cellular structures of the human body in Te Reo Māori. Following graduation, I would like to either contribute to or help create a better dental service that provides dental treatment to Māori communities at reduced rates or free of charge, and provides educational learning opportunities to teach tamariki and rangatahi within kohanga reo and kura kaupapa/wharekura, the importance of good oral health practices.
Whakapapa Ko Glen Walter Matenga rāua ko Hui Matenga ōku Kaumātua Ko Hauiti Hakopa rāua ko Toni Sandra Matenga ōku mātua Ko Tapekaoterangi Hakopa ahau.
Study The University of Otago – Dunedin Studied a Bachelor in Science, Majoring in Anatomy, Minor in Māori studies.
What are your future plans? Current employment?
Is there any advice you would give to other Wairarapa Moana recipients? Education is the difference between wishing you could help your people/whānau and being able to help them, so take responsibility of your decisions and never take counsel from your fears, welcome opportunities no matter how tough they may be and apply yourself.
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Tēnā koutou WMI Farms You will be pleased to know that it rained in April and the farms are all growing grass again. We experienced a long dry period with close to no rain from the 12th December 2019 until the first week of April 2020. Our irrigation was very effective over the 967 hectares under pivots and the grass responded to having water and grew well. The non-irrigated land suffered the lack of water and in the last eight weeks before the rain there was no growth at all. The photograph shows the contrast between the green irrigated land and the fawn (almost white in some parts) non-irrigated land. A few of the lower producing and lighter cows are now dried off. Most of the cows will milk through to the end of May. They are in good condition and getting a mixed diet of palm kernel and grass. We expect to achieve milk production of 4,662,820 kilograms milk solids which is very close (97%) to the original budget. This is a great result considering the dry conditions and all credit goes to our on-farm teams for the achievements and to their support; Trevor Hamilton our GM of Farms, our Operation Managers Moana Puha and Nick Rowe and our Technical Analyst Charlotte Lawrence.
Farming with Covid-19 While there was a drought to cope with and manage, we also had to operate under the Covid-19 protocols. As WMI farms are an essential service the enterprise was registered with the Ministry of Primary Industry (MPI). We quickly implemented systems to provide for social distancing. Each farm is a bubble and inside the farm bubble each family had their own bubble. We are grateful no one at WMI has contracted the Covid-19 virus. We look forward to the day we can socialise again.
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The Taupo office team have been working from their homes and we have missed our scanner and photocopier and workspaces. We will move back into the office once level 2 is declared. Contractors are now allowed on the farms under the level 3 status and catch up work is occurring
Mangakino We managed to get some firewood trees to Mangakino so the shareholders and the kaumātua that live in Mangakino could stock up for winter.
Next Season We have prepared the Annual budget for next season. We will finalise this and share it with you in due course. It looks like the milk price may be lower (forecast $6.30 to $6.50) compared to this season (forecast $7.00 to $7.30) Farm 9 which has been share-milked by Peiter and Anna Nortje for the last nine years will be managed and operated next season by ourselves. All WMI farms will now be farmed with our own cows and our own managers. Peiter and Anna retired at the end of May and we wish them both a long, healthy and enjoyable retirement. We still need some dairy farm assistants for next season and have five vacancies to fill. The pay is good, the lifestyle is agreeable and we provide accommodation at a reasonable rental. If you are interested or know of someone who is, the contact person at WMI is Jemima Price. Please email your CVs to jemima@wairarapamoana.org.nz Don’t be slow as we want the positions filled now. Winter is around the corner. I hope it is a mild one. Ngā mihi Michael Allan, General Manager
Wairarapa Moana: The Lake and Its People From the previous edition of the Mailer we will bring you short snippets from the book to encourage you to read and increase your knowledge of this taonga. Enjoy!
Notification of a Deceased Shareholder Ka mate he tete, ka tupu he tete. Man dies and another replaces. Death is never easy to announce and we will all find ourselves in this position at some time in our lives. There are instances when the office is unaware of a shareholder having passed away and so correspondence and the Wairarapa Moana Mailer continue to be sent to the deceased shareholder. On some occasions whānau members have become upset when mail addressed to their loved one continues to arrive at the address on the share register. Give us a call so we can update the share register and support the whānau to succeed.
Sloping beds of marine sandstone near Lake Onoke Photo by: Charmaine Kawana
Chapter 2: The Shaping of the Lower Valley. Written by John Rhodes.
Contact Ngaere on 0800 662 624 or ngaere@wairarapamoana.org.nz
“... a slow geological crash at about 40 millimetres a year.” A Changing Landscape – South of Tuhitarata, parts of the road to Lake Ferry cross low ground that slopes imperceptibly to the lake, while other parts cross a somewhat higher land surface like a table. One of a remarkable series of surfaces at increasing height, stretching around the Palliser Bay coast and climbing like a flight of stairs to the lower flanks of the Aorangi and Remutaka Ranges. Such marine terraces, made by the sea, are common around the New Zealand coast including the Riversdale-Flat Point area and Palliser Bay, where they reveal part of the Wairarapa Moana story.
Find out more ... WM Facebook Join us on Facebook as we share everything from on farm action to trust scholarships, wānanga and waiata, through to our history, news and photos.
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Shareholder Search – Can you help? We would like your help to trace descendants of shareholder
Rahera Te Irihinahina Any information you may be able to share with us will be most appreciated. Call Ngaere on 0800 662 624 or email ngaere@wairarapamoana.org.nz
WM Website For information, news and events.
https://www.wairarapamoana.org.nz
WM Waiata Check out the Wairarapa Moana YouTube channel and listen to the collection of waiata.
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50 Unclaimed Dividends Shareholder Bank Accounts It is pleasing to know that a large number of shareholders are receiving their dividends because they have updated their postal address and bank details. Thank you. If you’re living in Australia payment of dividends can be made by direct credit to your Australian bank account or your New Zealand bank account, or a cheque can be sent by post. There will be some requirements to meet but if you want to change the method of receiving your dividend, please contact Ngaere at the Masterton office for further information. If you’re living in New Zealand payment of dividends are direct credited to your New Zealand bank account. If you’re living in another country payment of dividends are by cheque and sent by post.
Tax Information Shareholders who are resident in New Zealand are now required by Inland Revenue Department to complete a Tax Information Form that confirms your New Zealand Withholding Tax Rate. If you have not completed this or need another form please contact Ngaere. For all shareholding inquiries and bank account forms please contact ngaere@ wairarapamoana.org.nz or call 0800 662 624 or 06 370 2608. Ngaere is available Monday to Thursday 9.30am to 3.00pm.
If you are able to provide any information that can help us to make contact with these shareholders or their descendants please contact the office on 06 370 2608 or 0800 662 624 or email ngaere@wairarapamoana.org.nz MADELINE POTANGAROA LEONARD TE HIKO TAMIHANA WHĀNAU TRUST HOANI TE MAIRE TE WHAITI WHĀNAU TRUST DONALD ANDREW POLLETT EARL CHRISTOPHER POLLETT WARREN HOKO TOKI PAORA KATERINA MITAI WAAKA TIKI KOPU KAURIKIRANGI AKUHATA MERE WHATURANGI PRICE EHETERE PAEA MARAKAIA HOROMONA MATINA RUTA TE RIMU HIMIONA HARATIERA TE UA HAMUERA TE RANGIKAPUROTO ROPHIA TE IKA A TE TINA MAJOR GILLIES RAIMA MOSS PARAMENA HENARE MAAKA ESTATE TAURIPO KINGI ERINA HUITAU MATE HUTANA FAMILY TRUST MIHI TE MIHA LAURA LORETTA CHAPMAN MONA MARGARET HARONGA
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Are you interested in telling, sharing news with the whānau whanui?…. then contact the Masterton office on 06 370 2608 or 0800 662 624 or charmaine@wairarapamoana.org.nz
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If you have any queries please contact Charmaine Kawana, Dallas Gillies, Cheryl Wilmshurst or Ngaere Webb at the Masterton office.
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