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Te reo parikarangaranga o Kahungunu
December 2001
...the echoing cries of Kahungunu
The Board goes to the people…
this time in Mahia
Te Rakato Marae, Mahia, on 4th and
5th October 2001 was the place for
being well looked after and for
gathering information about the
activities of Ngati Kahungunu Iwi
Incorporated (NKII). From the
powhiri on Thursday until the
poroporoaki late Friday afternoon,
between 40 – 60 people heard the
diverse range of interests and activities
including the news from each of the
six Taiwhenua and the one Taura Here
present.
Accountability, customary fisheries
report, constitutional amendments,
the mooting of a 25 year Iwi
development plan, marae
development, education, housing,
scholarships, a whale wananga report
with whalebone taonga as well, local
body candidates, Ngati Pahauwera
rangatahi mau taiaha skills display
and the economic venture of musselfarming
were some of the activities
witnessed, heard, discussed and
debated.
A paper for debate discussed the
ineffectiveness of government service
delivery as reflected by the negative
statistics for Kahungunu Maori, an
option being for NKII to reject
government presence in total.
Individual Taiwhenua/roopu
contracting services, should be
enhanced by such a move and should
not feel threatened.
This is the second time NKII has
taken it’s bi-monthly hui to the people
TTC Whakawhanaungatanga
Treaty Tribes is an organisation formed
by 5 east coast iwi to promote the
allocation of fishery assets guaranteed
under the Fisheries Settlement Act
1992. Ngati Kahungunu is member
of this group along with Ngai Tahu,
Hauraki, Ngati Tama and Ngai
Tamanuhiri. With over 30 associated
Ngati Kahungunu Iwi
INCORPORATED
509 ORCHARD ROAD
PO BOX 2406, HASTINGS
NEW ZEALAND
PHONE 06 876 2718
OR 0800 876 271
FAX 06 876 4807
paatai@kahungunu.iwi.nz
www.kahungunu.iwi.nz
support iwi
Ngati Tama hosted the Treaty Tribes
AGM and whakawhanaungatanga hui
at Onetahua Marae at Golden Bay over
the weekend of 9-11 November.
For those who have never ventured
across Cook Straight, Golden Bay is a
corner of paradise, situated at the north
eastern tip of the South Island. It was
12 hours of travelling each way, 15 for
those from the Wairoa district, through
the various landscapes of Te Tau Ihu o
te Waka a Maui.
The vineyards of Marlborough, the
beautiful bays and beaches, the bush
clad ranges, clear rushing rivers and
streams, the tidal estuaries all a contrast
to the scenes we are used to in the North.
The business of the AGM out of the
way, the hui turned to discussions of a
more strategic nature. Issues of Iwi
structures and representation, customary
fisheries and the review of TOKM took
us through to mid afternoon on
Saturday.
Two tours were organised. The first to
a mussel farm on a barge two hours into
and the exercise is proving to have
several positive effects. Information
is getting to more people, Kahungunu
whanau whanui can see the easier
access to the forum where any
question can be heard and answered
or debated, Marae and hapu are part
of the process because of shared
whakapapa, Taiwhenua are supported
by NKII being there and so on.
The next hui will be held in
Whanganui A Orotu at Waiohiki
Marae. The hui-a-rohe for local
concerns and input is on Thursday
29th November, the NKII business
hui to which anyone can also attend
is on Friday 30th and the NKII AGM
is on Saturday 1st December.
the bay where Farewell Spit was visible
in the distance. The highlight was
learning how the mussels were harvested
and prepared for the market. The second
was a bus tour of the local points of
interest including a visit to Waikoropupu
Spring, the second most pure water
source in the world, second only to the
Antarctica, with historical commentary
provided by John Mitchell.
The best part of the trip? Was it the
scallops, oysters, crayfish, mussels that
we were fed on? Was it the annual
reporting at the AGM or the strategic
planning? Was it the flora and fauna
experience? No it was more simple than
all of these...it was the hospitality of the
people of Onetahua Marae. A marae
which is home to three iwi, Ngati Tama,
Te Atiawa and Ngati Rarua It was
whakawhanaungatanga.
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Tu Kahu
The building site of the new urban Marae in Flaxmere was one of the places visited during Prime Minister Helen Clark’s
visit to Hastings on the 8th November.
While at the site both the Prime Minister and Minister of Maori Affairs Parekura Horomia, were given a demonstration
of how Tu Kahu’s cad/cam computer software package and rollforming machinery operates. They were then invited
to participate with the assembly, riveting and stacking of the steel frames.
The Prime Minister also presented five apprentices from Tu Kahu with their training agreement for a National Certificate
in Carpentry with the Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation.
Profile: Wairoa Taiwhenua
Wairoa township
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Ngati Kahungunu (Wairoa Taiwhenua) Incorporated, situated
at 46 Marine Parade Wairoa, was first chaired by the late
Albert Walker of Whakaki, followed by the late Murray
Hemopo of Te Mahia. Today it is chaired by Digger Karauria,
Edward Te Kahika Deputy Chair, Pita Walker-Robinson
Secretary/Treasurer and Danika Goldsack is a member of the
Office Staff who are supported by Trustees of Ngati
Kahungunu descent representing a cluster of Marae in the
Wairoa rohe.
All these people are amongst the 1,871 others registered with
the Wairoa Taiwhenua of which the majority on the register
reside in Wairoa. Ages range from newborn to the late eighties
Te Ahurei o Te Arahou
What’s on the web
Check out the new Iwi website at www.kahungunu.iwi.nz. The website
went live on November 1 and is packed with iwi news and information.
Want to know about Ngati Kahungunu Iwi organisation, its structure,
how the Taiwhenua relate, the NKII constitution, review 2000 and our
future goals? All these are explained on the site...but wait there's more.
You'll also find information about staff and board members, iwi registration,
social services, resource management, customary fishing, scholarships -
although some of these areas are still being completed. This is just the first
stage- expect to see more about NKII in the months to come.
At the moment the only links to the Taiwhenua are e-mail addresses.
Eventually the Kahungunu site will have pages on each of the Taiwhenua.
Oh, and keep an eye on the noticeboard, where you'll find information
on scholarships, situations vacant, notice of meetings and panui of general
interest. We'd like to know what you think, so contact our webmaster
with your comments.
and all affiliate to the 33 marae and hapu in the rohe from
Te Mahia to Mohaka.
For the first time this year, $1,000 has been distributed to
support each the 33 marae (a total of $33,000) with the
Trustees considering grants for education, tangi and Rangatahi
in the future.
The Taiwhenua’s main source of revenue is its own fishing
quota (not iwi quota) which enables the Taiwhenua personnel
to attend relevant hui and run the day to day office activities
which vary from the macabre to the miraculous. Their contact
details are P O Box 119, Wairoa – Ph: 06 838 4746 – Fx:
06 838 7555 – email: wairoa.tai.whenua@xtra.co.nz
Te Ahurei ki Te Arahou was held for the first time on the 15th
of November at Te Arahou Kura Kaupapa, Pirimai.
Te Arahou had just received its Kura Kaupapa status after 5
years and it was a double celebration for them.
Te Arahou invited other Kura Kaupapa to participate, which
resulted in a stunning whakawhanaungatanga day. Nga Kura
Kaupapa o Kahungunu ki Heretaunga, Tamaki Nui a Rua, Te
Wananga Whare Tapere o Takitimu, Takapau and Te Kura Reo
Rua o Maraenui were all in attendance.
All in all it was a fabulous day and Te Arahou can pat themselves
on the back for their initiative.

Chairman’s Report AGM 2001
Based on Nga Pou Pou e Ono o
Kahungunu, I make this annual report
to all Kahungunu members.
Poroporoaki
E nga hoa takangaro nga tini aitua, nga
tini mate, haere haere haere ki te Iho o
te Rei, ki te Rei, ki te Reinga, te Rerenga
Wairua. No nga tau whakamuri ka moe
ki te moengaroa a Murray Hemopo, a
John Scott, a Parae Christie nga rau
murimuri aroha ki te whei ao ki te
Aomarama. Tihei Mauri Ora.
Nga Tukemata o Kahungunu,
NKII namely:
•Te Tuhonohono o Kahungunu – How we relate to and celebrate
ourselves.
• Te Hononga Mareikura o Takitimu - How we relate to every other
waka and iwi.
• Te Whakapukanga o nga Rangatira kite Ao – The Declaration of
Independence; How we relate to other nations of the world.
• Te Tiriti o Waitangi - How we relate to the Crown.
• Te Kotahitanga - Paremata - The endless pursuit for Sovereignty.
• Kanohi ki Kanohi – Face to Face.
• Pokohiwi ki Pokohiwi – Shoulder to Shoulder.
Te Tuhonhono o Kahungunu
How have we celebrated just being Kahungunu? Very
readily! Starting with the Matariki Festivals in Hastings
to commence the New Year we attracted 2000 of our
whanau. The Kahungunu Ka moe… Ka puta…
Exhibition drew 8,000, the most trafficated exhibition
of all time at the HB Gallery, The Kahungunu Sports
Awards brought together world performing Rangatahi,
the First Night, Festival of Lights pulled 11,000, while
the Waitangi Day gathering numbered 15,000 the largest
in the country. The Kahungunu Festival announced our
representatives to the Aotearoa Festival and the year was
capped off with the induction of Dr Pita Sharples, Piri
Sciascia, Ngapo and Pima Wehi to Te Wharepukenga,
Takitimu’s new Hall of Fame for the performing arts.
These will all be annual events with some moving through
each taiwhenua in the future. We acknowledge the
Runanga Arts and Culture Board for their unflagging commitment to
these successes.
Te Hononga Mareikura o Takitimu
We have engaged with numerous iwi across several fronts. The most
significant being the Treaty Tribes Coalition brought together to pursue
iwi rights to fishing resources based on Mana Whenua – Mana Moana.
The core group consists of Ngai Tamanuhiri, Ngati Tama ki te Tau
Ihu, Ngai Tahu, Hauraki Trust Board and about 30 other iwi including
Ngati Porou, Ngati Wai, Moriori, Ngati Toa and Ngati Whatua.
In Social Services we are part of an iwi strategy that includes Ngati
Ruanui, Te Rarawa, Nga Puhi, Whakatohea, Hauraki, Raukawa and
other. Through Treaty Claims we have joined with Nga Puhi, Ngati
Porou and Ngati Koata in Flora and Fauna, Nga Iwi Katoa o Taranaki
on Oil and Gas, and many other iwi in activities ranging from Health
to Housing, Technology to Tourism, Wananga to World Wide
Commerce.
These activities will only increase as we develop our capabilities.
Whakaputanga o Nga Rangatira ki te Ao
Through Treaty Tribes we travelled to and successfully defended our
kaupapa Mana Whenua – Mana Moana before the Privy Council in
London (fancy having to go all that way!).
Our Commercial Fisheries arm ECI (East Coast Iwi Consortium) visited
market places of the world including Senshai, Tokyo, Los Angeles, New
York, Chicago, London and Frankfurt. We visited Victorian Eel
Aquaculture ventures in Auroa, Snobs Creek, Stratford and Melbourne.
We supported many Rangatahi in their vocational, cultural and sporting
quests overseas including one to the Miss Universe Contest in Puerto
Takitimu
Te Patuwatawata
Whanga o te mauri
mana wehi
Taka pitau kape rua
Tatou tatou
Tihei mauri ora
Kia ora ra
Kahungunu
Nga tukemata nui
Kia kaha
Ki te kimi ora
Tino rangatiratanga
Wanangatia
Tihei mauri ora
Kia ora ra
Rico.
We have met with our people in Melbourne, Sydney, London and
Tokyo, Hong Kong and Canada. There are exciting opportunities on
this world platform. Our mussel farm joint-venture with Sealords will
promote greater global opportunities for our people in international
trade and commerce. Kahungunu people are thriving in Australia and
in the international arena.
Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Claims! We don’t seem to have had much movement on this front.
After the huge impacts of the Tainui and Ngai Tahu Settlements, the
excruciatingly slow pace to resolve other claims has decelerated even
more. The allocation of fisheries assets is a case in point. Other
Kahungunu claims such as Mohaka and Ahuriri seem to have fallen off
the face of the earth. Yet these settlement amounts are insignificant
compared to those the government has put quickly into Air New
Zealand, Transrail, the Superfund and Kiwi Bank. How about the Iwi
Bank?
NKII has only 2 contracts with the Crown being Iwi Social Services
and Customary Fisheries. Both are currently under review. Otherwise
Crown relations are civil. It could be that no further contracts are
entered into with the Crown in order to advocate more freely on behalf
of Taiwhenua, Hapu and Whanau.
Te Kotahitanga – Paremata Maori
NKII is continually exploring avenues for greater political
authority and perhaps the Paremata Maori model of 1892
needs to be re-examined for todays relevance for despite
all of Ngati Kahungunu efforts to be friendly, supportive
and collaborative with successive governments regimes.
Since the 1840’s (we were first to volunteer for WW1
and WW2) as a people we are no better off, in fact we
are worse off which brings to mind the cliché “with friends
like you, who needs enemies”. At Regional and Local
Government levels we have no say, no voice. The DHB
elections proved this too. Democracy does not serve us
at all. Instead of backing the current political favourites,
we need to create our own political futures.
Kanohi ki Kanohi… Pokohiwi ki Pokohiwi
We have come face to face with our people across all
fronts. We came through an exhausting and testing
election process. We now have hapu and taurahere seated firmly at our
board table. We have confronted our financial obligations to taiwhenua
and hapu from the past and written down our position accordingly.
We have made a major investment in a mussel development that should
make us financially independent. We have endeavoured to meet our
people wherever probable, whenever possible. We still have internal
conflicts within some taiwhenua and within the rohe whanui. We are
engaging face to face the issues seeking resolution that maintains the
mana of all concerned. We have reached out though our website, bimonthly
newsletter, 0800 number, mail-outs and Radio Kahungunu
slots to become more inclusive of our people where ever they live home
or abroad. We hold our hui on marae over two days to ensure local
issues can be aired. We have minimum staffing levels but maximise
our mobility. The Customary Fisheries, Resource Management, Iwi
Social Services and board representatives are continually on the road,
supported by a dedicated base team led by new General Manager
Aramanu Ropitini.
He Whawhai Tonu Ake
We will continue to improve in what we do. This is an evolving
organisation with enthusiastic dreams to reach for. We have set ourselves
a 25 year vision which can be measured in 2 yearly strides. Our tipuna
Te Whatuiapiti says that this is a struggle without end… NKII is keen
for that struggle, fit and ready as we ever can be.
I am pleased to report that the last year for NKII has been full in its
diversity and instructive for tomorrow.
Heoi ano koutou nga Tukematanui –
Kia u ki te ra whanau o Ihu Karaiti me nga manaakitanga o te tau hou.
Enjoy the warmth of your whanau over Christmas.
Ngahiwi Tomoana

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE (subject to final audit clearance)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2001
Consolidated
Parent
2000 2001 2000
$ $ $ $
INCOME
Contract Services 985,004 900,764 506,077 445,274
Fishing Income 1,593,323 1,183,660 1,593,323 1,183,660
Investment Income 38,274 31,090 38,274 31,090
Levies and Administration Fees 7,034 3,537 7,534 4,136
Sundry Income 69,562 91,494 68,523 54,846
Total Income 2,693,197 2,210,545 2,213,730 1,719,006
LESS EXPENSES
Operating and Administration Expenses 2,117,652 1,475,120 1,046,992 919,289
Governance Expenses 290,274 283,320 290,274 283,320
Distribution of Benefits to Iwi 383,700 20,550 383,700 20,550
Write down of Investment in Subsidiary 620,000
Total Expenses 2,791,625 1,778,990 2,340,965 1,223,159
Net Surplus (Deficit) Before Tax (98,428) 431,555 (127,235) 495,847
Tax (38,100) 28,000 (38,100) 28,000
Net Surplus (Deficit) (60,328) 403,555 (89,135) 467,847
STATEMENT OF MOVEMENTS IN EQUITY (Subject to final audit clearance)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2001
Consolidated
Parent
2001 2000 2001 2000
$ $ $ $
EQUITY AT THE START OF THE YEAR 1,402,148 998,593 1,592,691 1,124,844
RECOGNISED REVENUES AND EXPENSES
Net Surplus (Deficit) for the Year (60,328) 403,555 (89,135) 467,847
Total Recognised Revenues and Expenses for the Year (60,328) 403,555 (89,135) 467,847
EQUITY AT THE END OF THE YEAR 1,341,820 1,402,148 1,503,556
1,592,691
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (subject to final audit clearance)
AS AT 30 JUNE 2001
Consolidated
Parent
2001 2000 2001 2000
$ $ $ $
CURRENT ASSETS
Bank and Deposits 1,507,583 822,279 1,319,984 822,270
Accounts Receivable 198,205 212,987 130,422 191,526
Accrued Income 32,476 357,034 32,336 144,579
Prepayments 4,599 2,508 2,956 2,508
Advances Receivable within one year 100,000
Work in Progress & Inventory 45,775
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Total Current Assets 1,888,638 1,394,808 1,485,698 1,160,883
NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Advances 226,520 586,259 150,487 161,853
mounts Due From Subsidiaries 285,611 205,763
Investment in Subsidiaries 100,100 720,100
Other Investments 180,000 100,000 80,000
Fixed Assets 446,281 360,113 360,014 286,212
Total Non-Current Assets 852,801 1,046,372 976,212 1,373,928
Total Assets 2,741,439 2,441,180 2,461,910 2,534,811
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Bank Overdraft 3,771
Sundry Creditors and Accruals 399,334 274,172 248,361 278,255
Funds Held in Trust 467,674 284,036 467,674 284,036
Income in Advance 129,735 172,582 112,170 111,878
Provision for Tax 40,040 40,040
Current Portion of Finance Leases 17,217 20,358 12,561
Current Portion of Taiwhenua Grants 130,150 107,675 130,150 107,675
Loans 211,522
Total Current Liabilities 1,355,632 902,634 958,355 834,445
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Finance Leases 43,987 28,723
Taiwhenua Grants Payable 107,675 107,675
Total Non-Current Liabilities 43,987 136,398 107,675
Total Liabilities 1,399,619 1,039,032 958,355 942,120
Net Assets 1,341,820 1,402,148 1,503,555 1,592,691
EQUITY
Accumulated Funds 1,341,820 1,402,148 1,503,555 1,592,691
For a full set of accounts with accompanying notes, please refer to our website www.kahungunu.iwi.nz

Ka Kite te kanohi... Ka hoki nga mahora
Mörehu Türoa
(1873 – 1938)
He uri nö ngä rangatira
Ko Ngäti Kurukuru te hapü,
Ko Waimärama te haukäinga,
He Mana whenua
Ko Waimärama te marae,
Ko Ngati Kahungunu te iwi.
‘He Wahine Purotu nö Heretaunga’
Ko te ara ki te türangawaewae o Mörehu
Türoa, atu i Heretaunga, piki ai i Maungawharau.
Kia eke ki te tihi ka titiro whakawaho,
wehe ana te manawa i te ataahua o te takoto
o te whenua o Waimärama, o Te Moananuia-Kiwa
e hora atu ra, me te moutere o Motuo-Kura,
me öna toka rarï ana i te kai i ërä wa.
I töna wa, i u mai te waka o Täkitimu ki
Waimärama, ka whakarërea iho tëtahi o ana
punga, ko Taupunga.
Ko Ngäti Kurukuru te hapü. Ka eke ngä tau
o Mörehu ki te tekau mä tahi i te 14 o ngä
rä o Hongongoi, i te tau 1884, ka tono tana
matua, a Te Maangi Harawira ki te Kooti
Whenua Mäori kia tukuna ki a Mörehu ngä
whenua o Tämati Türoa Te Äkitai. Ka
whakaaengia e Te Kooti, engari ko tana
whaea, ko Höriana Te Wharepü hei kaitiaki.
Tekau mä whitu öna tau, ka tängia töna moko
kauae. He köhine kakama, mätau; he huatahi,
he puhi, ä, rite tonu ki töna whaea ki a
Höriana, he wahine rangatira äna mahi, äna
nekeneke, me täna tü. He wahine i haere i
waenga i ngä Päkehä, whai atu hoki i ä rätou
mahi takaro ki te hauhau paoro, patupatu
paoro. Äu mahi a te wahine whai rawa, wahine
atawhai, hau ana öna rongo mö te manaaki
i ngä röpü häkinakina o Waimärama, tae atu
hoki ki ngä röpü hutupaoro; pärekareka atu
hoki ki te hunga taitamariki.
I märenatia räua ko tana täne o Te Arawa, ko
Miki Thomas, i raro i te ture Päkehä. Nä tërä
tangata a Mörehu i ako ki te whakatipu
kararehe, mö ngä mahi purei höiho. Äpiti
atu hoki, ko ana paamu whängai hipi, me te
maha o ngä kaimahi i manaakitia e ia, anö
he kiri tata. Ko te mea aroha kë, tino kore
i puta he uri; heoi, he maha ana tamariki
whängai.
Ko ngä whenua me ngä rawa a Mörehu i
heke mai i tana whaea, i a Höriana, i ana
koroua, i a Tiakitai räua ko Harawira Te
Mahikai, me te tuahine o Harawira, me Marae
Aorangi.
Ko au ko te kaituhi e mea ana;
‘Kia memene mai ana päpäringa
Ka kitea atu te tohu o te wahine whai rawa!’
Nä te mea, e ai ki tana whängai ki a Wikitöria
Lovey MacDonald, he köura, he taimana i
ngä niho o Mörehu! Ananä! Ka mau te
wehi!
Ehara koa! Nö te 21 o ngä rä o Whiringaa-rangi,
1938, ka mate a Mörehu ka waiho
iho he whenua mö ana whängai katoa, tae
atu ki a Gertrude Broadman, ahakoa tekau
mä whä noa iho öna tau i taua wa.
Ko tana öhäkï kia rähuitia he whenua … e
tü mai rä te marae o Waimärama i taua
whenua rähui:
‘Ko Taupunga te Wharenui,
Ko Mörehu Te Amohaere Türoa te Wharekai.’
e manaaki tonu nei i ngä iwi whakaeke, haere
ake nei, haere ake nei.
Kahungunu ka moe
i a Rongomaiwahine
Kahukuranui ka moe
i a Ruatapuwahine
Räkaihikuroa ka
moe i a Ruarauhanga
Taraia 1 ka
moe i a Hinepare
Te Rangitaumaha
ka moe i a Hine-i-ao
Te Huhuti ka moe
i a Te Whatuiapiti
Te Wawahanga ka
moe i a Te Ao Patuwhare
Rangikawhiua ka moe
i a Horonga-i-te-rangi
Manawakaka ka moe
i a Numia-i-te-rangi
Rangikoianake ka
moe i a Te Kaihou
Te Karaha ka moe
i a Ahuahu-te-rangi
Te Orihau
& Hinekona
Teiakitai ka moe i a
Te Ruihi Hine-i-aurua
Horiana Te Wharepu ka
moe i a Wi Te Maangi Turoa
Morehu Te Amohaere Turoa
ka moe i a Miki Thomas
I see the faces and
memories flood
through
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New
Zealand Te Puna Mätauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-
Mörehu Türoa
use of this image."
(Born about 1873 - died 1938)
Daughter of a Chief
Ko Waimärama te marae,
Daughter of a Chieftainess
Ko Ngäti Kurukuru te hapü
Landowner
Ko Ngäti Te Whatu-i-äpiti,
Woman of Substance
Ko Ngäti Kahungunu ngä iwi.
Te Orihau ka moe
i a Tahorahora
Te Maangi Wi Harawira Tätere
ka moe i a Meri Horo
Wi Te Maangi Turoa ka
moe i a Horiana Te Wharepu
Taraia 1 ka moe
i a Hinekura
Rangikohea
Te Ao
Rangaiwaho
Ranginui
Rakaikumia
Te Ate Paraha ka
moe i a Ikahoungata
Te Rangi-ki-mai-waho
Take
Tikinga ka moe
i a Rauponga
Ahuahu-te-rangi ka
moe i a Te Karaha
About an hour’s drive east from Hastings,
via Havelock North, driving up a steep
winding incline, you suddenly arrive at the
crest of the rise, and the sight before you is
wondrous. Like a jewel, sparkling in the great
Ocean of Kiwa lays Motu-o-Kura, (Bare
Island). A scenic delight, a montage of
glittering Pacific Ocean waters, sea surf,
sunny weather, and an idyllic village and
rural township that is Waimärama, the
türangawaewae of Mörehu Te Amohaere
Türoa. It was here that the Täkitimu waka
rested on its journey south, and left one of
its anchor stones, Taupunga.
Mörehu was 11 years old, on the 14th July
1884 when her father Te Maangi Harawira
applied for her to succeed to the lands of
Tämati Türoa, otherwise known as Tämati
Te Äkitai. The claim was successful and her
mother, Höriana Te Wharepü was made
Trustee. At the age of 17 years, Mörehu
received her Kauwae Moko. Although not
formally educated she was considered very
intelligent and very articulate in her native
tongue. As an only child, Mörehu was ‘spoilt’,
and inherited from her mother Höriana, an
appreciation for the finer things in life.
Mörehu was involved in several sports
activities that brought her into contact with
many Päkehä people. Although she played
golf and socialised with them, she also had
great fun with young Mäori people. They
considered her a ‘good sort’.
She was well known for her outstanding
generosity and she took an active interest in
the formation of the tennis, golf, hockey,
and football clubs at Waimärama.
In my opinion -‘Her smile, in itself, was a
statement of her wealth
Mörehu had some gold and diamond fillings.
Her first husband, from Wairarapa, she
married under Mäori custom, but Miki
Thomas, of Te Arawa, she married under
Päkehä law. He taught Mörehu about
breeding and training racehorses. Besides the
stud farm, they also ran a successful sheep
farm employing several workers, who lived
with them as an extended family. Mörehu
had a fervent passion to have children. “She
would try and make herself look pregnant
and tell her cousins she was pregnant,
however they all knew she wasn’t!” Having
no issue, she adopted many children, to each
of whom she left a share of her property.
One of them Gertrude Broadman, adopted
from birth, was only 14 years old when
Mörehu died. nevertheless, she succeeded to
her share.
On the death of her mother Höriana,
Mörehu became sole beneficiary to all the
lands and taonga of her grandfathers', Tiakitai
and Te Harawira. Her father had a sister,
Marae Aorangi who married Rënata, and
she left all her lands to Mörehu.
Mörehu succeeded to the estate of Höriana
Te Wharepü Tiakitai on 7th December 1907,
and died on November 21st 1938. In her
Will, she bequeathed lands at Waimärama
to the people.
Mörehu gifted the reserved land on which
Waimärama marae stands.
Taupunga is the Wharenui
Mörehu Te Amohaere Türoa is the Wharekai.

Eight years ago Justin Brown saw former
champion powerlifter Derek Pomana walk
into a gym and pick up one of the biggest
weights there. That’s when he decided he
wanted to be a powerlifter too.
Last month Justin went to his first ever world
powerlifting championships in Finland. The
Ngati Kahungunu powerlifter earned his
place there by squatting 300kg, benchpressing
200kg and deadlifting 280kg at the Central
Districts champs in Hastings earlier this year.
He set new Central District records and
personal bests in the process.
It’s hard to believe now, but the 100kg lifter
Map from: Department of Land & Survey, NZ Government, 1960.
Justin Brown powerlifter
Takitimu's women hockey players finished top of
the table at the annual national Maori hockey
championships held in Stratford over Labour
Weekend. It is a great result for Hawke's Bay
women's coach Girlie Joe, says team whaea Marg
Hiha. There were some top players in the team,
which had only a short time to practise before
taking to the field as most of its members don't
live in the same area. Only captain Caryn Paewai,
her sister Keriana, Dominique Lamburg and
Denica Smith live in Hawke's Bay. The 16 member
NZ senior Maori women's team and four nontravelling
reserves have been named. And guess
what? Nine of them are or were Takitimu players.
They are: Lisa Bishop, Leonie Broome (ex-
once weighed only half that. When he started
in 1993, he was a rugby player and wanted
to increase his weight. He had to make a
choice between rugger and powerlifting
eventually- it’s not hard to see which won
out. Since then he has won the national
champs a couple of times, and the Oceania
champs three times. He has been focused on
the world champs for about a year, he says.
Justin competes in the 90-100kg class. He
follows a strict training regime, three days at
least lifting weights, and two doing
cardiovascular work. It pays to have good
general fitness, he says. Some of the
competitions can run for four hours and it
Takitimu tops for hockey
Takitimu), Rochelle Koia, Pania Matepare (ex-
Takitimu), Caryn and Keriana, Anita Wawaetai
(ex-Takitimu), Jean Walker (ex-Takitimu), and
Nancy-Rae Tarawa. The junior NZ squad contains
eight Takitimu players but the team will not be
selected until trials next month. There were no
men's teams from Takitimu this year. She has
noticed there are not many players aged between
21-30. It's an ongoing problem for many sports,
but does not seem too bad as far as the women
go in this region. At the end of the tournament
four new trophies were awarded. Takitimu's Caryn
Paewai took away the Margaret Hiha Cup for the
best senior woman player.
Battle Over but not lost,
says Maori landowners
MAORI OWNED LAND shown in black
Battle over but not lost, says Maori landowners.
Margie McGuire of the Chadwick Trust and Fred
Makea have not given up hope yet that they may be able
to stop a road being built across their land.
Three years and many thousands of dollars later- on both
sides- the Privy Council has ruled the Maori Land Court
cannot stop the Hastings District Council from building what
it calls the northern arterial route across one of the last pieces of
Maori freehold land in Heretaunga. But it has told the council it should
consider an alternative route so it will not have to take the land for the
road designed to connect the Napier-Hastings expressway and Havelock
North.
Apart from the connection with the whenua, the other important part to the
case which had other councils around the country waiting nervously was how the
Law Lords would rule on the Maori Land Court. As it turned out, the Privy Council
decided the court did not have the authority to overrule local authority decisions under
the Resource Management Act, whether or not the landowners in question thought it
unfair a local authority could take Maori land for roads.
The Maori Land Court began this process in 1999 when it granted an injunction to the
road being built, which prevented the council proceeding with the notification-designation of
the road process. The High Court and Court of Appeal subsequently overruled it.
The owners then took their case to the Privy Council in London, in May.
The landowners of the block, not far from the showgrounds of the Hawke's Bay A & P Society which also
kicked up a stink about the council plans when they were first released, should make a final decision on what
to do this month. The council has also pledged to talk things over with the landowners.
pays to have enough energy for those final
lifts at the end of such a long day. “I’m the
first Flaxmere resident representing New
Zealand at the world powerlifting champs,”
he says proudly. Ngati Kahungunu Iwi
contributed to Justin’s travelling expenses.
Oral History
Report
Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga, with the support of NKII
have secured a Ministry of Fisheries contract to record
korero on customary and traditional fishing practices.
Funding has also been provided by the Ministry for
Culture & Heritage, in particular the Awards in Oral
History to support this project. The development of a
Customary Fisheries Management Plan is a key priority
for nga whanau, hapu, marae of Heretaunga.
Key people need to be targeted such as kaitiaki,
fishermen, divers, food gatherers and Kaumatua for
their knowledge of customary fishing practises.
This information and feedback will be incorporated
into the future decision making processes and design
for a local customary fisheries management plan or
strategy.
Funding has enabled training to commence with a
group of 10 people in aspects of:
• Protocols & Ethics in oral recording.
• The protection of Matauranga Maori and
intellectual property rights.
• Use & maintenance of equipment.
• Questionnaire/interview design.
• The Art of Interviewing.
• Archiving.
The first presentation and launch for the project was
made to Kaumatua on Tuesday the 13th of November
to enlist their tautoko and participation as "interviewees"
and potential "interviewers".
The project is co-ordinated by Marei Apatu with
assistance from Roseta Gillies and supported by a project
management team which includes Kaumatua and NKII
staff.
The first batch of interviews took place at wananga
held at Korongata 16-17th November where 5 recording
stations were set up around the marae.
Further hui and individual approaches will be made
over the next 3-4 months by which time we expect to
complete the interviews and an analysis report.
The Taiwhenua o Heretaunga seek your support if you
have or would like to contribute any material,
photographs or text information for this kaupapa.
Please contact either Marei or Roseta at Te Taiwhenua
o Heretaunga on 06 878 3833.