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A Farewell to John Bishara<br />
John Bishara has only spent four months as Customary<br />
Relationship Manager with MFish, but he has already made his<br />
mark with the appointment and induction <strong>of</strong> seven Pou<br />
Hononga. John recently ended his secondment from Te Puni<br />
Kokiri to take up the position <strong>of</strong> Chief Executive <strong>of</strong> Te Mangai Paho,<br />
Maori Broadcasting Funding Agency.<br />
Hi <strong>Ika</strong> asked John how he felt about his brief experience working<br />
with the <strong>Ministry</strong>.<br />
“In the short time I have been here, I have seen a huge<br />
Pou Hononga Biographies<br />
commitment from local and senior management to improve<br />
their relationship with Maori. They were aware that MFish<br />
could have been doing more and took this opportunity to<br />
implement the Deed <strong>of</strong> Settlement programme and introduce<br />
Pou Hononga to the <strong>Ministry</strong>.<br />
“We have gone through the selection process for Pou<br />
Hononga and I am absolutely confident <strong>of</strong> the abilities <strong>of</strong> the<br />
people we have chosen. In their induction, they demonstrated<br />
their maturity and confidence. They have experience and,<br />
most importantly, a great ability to come together as a team.<br />
“They are each responsible for a particular geographic area<br />
and are using their relationships with colleagues to create the<br />
integrated networks with Maori and with <strong>Ministry</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Fisheries</strong><br />
staff and management which are essential to this work. There<br />
are still a few vacancies, including my replacement, and we<br />
are all looking forward to building the team to its full<br />
capacity”.<br />
“I have enjoyed my time with MFish, and, while I am<br />
looking forward to the new challenges that Te Mangai Paho<br />
will present for me, I will miss not being able to fully complete<br />
what we have started. However, I remain confident in our<br />
Kahui Pou Hononga and their ability to influence best<br />
outcomes for Maori and the <strong>Ministry</strong>.”<br />
No reira, tënei te mihi maioha atu kia koutou katoa nga<br />
hapu me nga iwi maha kaitiaki o Tangaroa e pökaikaha ki te<br />
hiki tënei kaupapa.<br />
He kokona whare e kitea, He kokona ngakau e kore kitea.<br />
Barney Anderson<br />
(Maniapoto, Mahuta and Tuwharetoa)<br />
Barney, who will be working with Tainui and Tuwharetoa, has been a <strong>Fisheries</strong><br />
Surveillance Officer, a Deputy Registrar for Courts and a Corrections Officer –just to<br />
mention a few <strong>of</strong> his occupations.<br />
He has six daughters aged from 17 to 34 years and 13 grandchildren.<br />
“The biggest challenge will be getting our people to understand where the<br />
<strong>Ministry</strong> is coming from. Each is going down a separate path, but wanting to achieve<br />
the same outcomes. The challenge is to bring those pathways together.”<br />
Email barney.anderson@fish.govt.nz, mobile 021 532 925.<br />
Mokohiti Brown<br />
(Ranginui, Ngai Te Rangi, Ngati Pukenga)<br />
Married to Laney and the proud father <strong>of</strong> two children, Antonia and Albie, Mokohiti<br />
is looking forward to building relationships in the Bay <strong>of</strong> Plenty and moving towards<br />
the first milestone, the Memorandum <strong>of</strong> Understanding with the Bay <strong>of</strong> Plenty<br />
Forum.<br />
He loves working in the area <strong>of</strong> iwi/hapu development. “This is delivering on<br />
our Treaty obligations, but also empowering our people. That is the important part<br />
and my purpose in life – empowering others to become self sufficient and<br />
independent.”<br />
Email mokohiti.brown@fish.govt.nz, mobile 021 532 921.
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