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Kaitiakitanga And Science Hand In Hand"Science and the sea can mix". This is the messagefrom five Kahungunu role models, leading the way insustainable use of our marine resources.enthusiastic about getting the Maori opinion andperspective noticed in the science world and thecommunity.Jenny Mauger and Stella August both work at NKII,Jenny as Customary Fishing Liaison Officer, Stella asa Researcher. Te Rangingamu Gillies-Moeke, ispassionate about the abuse of seafood resources atWaimarama, and is currently training to be a diver.Kelly May and the late Lee Perry, both scientists who,until recently worked with NIWA.It's not just scientific knowledge which is valued.Customary knowledge has also become moreimportant- take dealings with the Ministry of Fisheries,the government's proposed Oceans Policy, and the waythe Napier and Hastings councils have been asked totake Maori needs into account when deciding how todeal with wastewater disposal for the next 20 years.All five women are of Ngati Kahungunu descent, Science is also what tells us about toxic shellfishJenny Mauger, Lee Perry, Kelly May, Stella August, te Ranginamu Gillies Moeke on Napier foreshore. poisoning, enabling theauthorities to advisewhanau when its safeto eat kaimoana- it'snot all laboratory stuff.Kahungunu Catwalk ClassPhoto Warren Buckland Hawkes Bay TodayAs another year drawsto a close, theseKahungunu womenwant school-leavers toconsider choosingscience as a careernotingthere arescholarships and grantsavailable to Maori tohelp ease the financialburden."Pursue your dream, no matter what other people say,always follow your heart." This piece of advice to youngMaori, from Kateao Nehua-Jackson, Miss Aotearoa2000.Kateao, who is 19 years old and lives in West Auckland,has Kahungunu connections through her Dad, SydJackson.She attended Te Aute College for a year,following in the footsteps of her bigbrother, Whakaarahia.She first got into modelling at the ageof 13 through some Maori designerfriends of her mum, Deidre Nehua. "Iwas tall and skinny and could fit theirclothes, so I was asked to do shows," shesays.As Miss Aotearoa 2000 Kateao earneda trip to Puerto Rico four months agofor Miss Universe. Kateao didn't placeanywhere, but says it was a greatexperience, and she has made quite afew friends with the other girls over theweeks the pageant was held.She also met Miss Switzerland, MaharaMcKay - who turned out to be Maori too.Kateao had been working in a kohanga reo for fouryears but decided to have a break for a while to pursuemodelling. At the moment it is mostly catwalk work,and some work for charities.Te reo is her first language and her ultimate goal is toone day open a kohanga of her own.Page 4
PROFILE: Tamaki nui a rua Taiwhenua Trust incTamaki nui a rua Taiwhenua was restructured in 1995, and with the help of Ngati Kahungunu Iwi Inc, wewere able to open an office in the main street of Dannevirke, in June of 2000. In that year also, with theassistance of Jenny Nelson from CEG and Nicky Love from IRD a huge proportion of inherited debt waseliminated.Today, relationship building is still ongoing, our registrations are growing, people are getting to know whatwe stand for and how we can provide support to the iwi. As a requirement of our Constitution Review wehave restructured our board, and now have representation from 4 of our 6 Marae, and Hapu representationfrom the other 2.We have representation on Mana Whenua Hauora, the Maori equivalent to the district health board, anongoing relationship with Tararua District Council, and are rejuvenating relationships with the RegionalCouncil. We have a passionate interest in Fisheries, both Customary and Commercial, and a strong interestin Matauranga.Next year will be Development and Planning Year for Tamaki nui a rua Taiwhenua. It has been the determinationof the Taiwhenua Board Members, most of whom are Kaumatua, that has made this progress possible.New General ManagerKo Takitimu te Waka. Ko Ngati Kahungunu te Iwi. Ko Te Mata Te MaungaKo Tukituki te Awa. Ko Ngati Hawea raua ko Ngati Hori oku hapuKo Robert Mitchell raua ko Rotohenga Tomoana oku maatuaKo Aramanu Ropitini toku ingoaTena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa.The Board appointed me the General Manager of NgatiKahungunu Iwi Incorporated on 3 August 2001. I haveworked for Ngati Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated sinceFebruary 1998, being the first employee of the Boardin the restructured iwi authority. My task was to establishthe systems and infrastructure for the organization andwe have built on that foundation over the past threeand a half years.I believe strongly in iwi development. Developmentfor iwi is reflected in the development of individualsand whanau, of Maori owned business, of hapu andmarae initiatives, of services provided by TaiwhenuaMaori support formussel farm proposalNgati Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated is one of two major shareholdersin Napier Mussels Ltd, which applied for the necessary resourceconsents from the council to establish a mussel farm off Waipatikibeach north of Napier.Maori are among the strongest supporters of this development with13 of the 23 submissions to the proposal being in favour, three partlyin favour, and seven against.The major reasons for supporting the proposal were job creation andbenefits to the local economy. The embarrassment at not being ableto provide once plentiful kai moana for manuhiri was mentionedmore than once in submissions.The Port of Napier and Napier Sailing Club also supported the idea,for economic and employment reasons, unlike commercial fishermenwho expressed concern the 2800ha-odd farm, 5.5km off the beach,would cut off a large chunk of the fishing grounds they used now.Marlborough based NZ Sea Farms Ltd, another major shareholder,announced last year it was looking for new farm locations, in casethe now regularly occurring toxic shellfish poisoning jumped CookStrait and rendered the mussels from their farms unfit for consumption.Hawkes Bay was identified as a viable site for mussel aquaculture.Page 5and Maori serviceproviders as well as Iwidriven initiatives. Anawareness of where wehave come from, where weare at and where we want to be is crucial to ourdevelopment plans. This is the task for NgatiKahungunu Iwi Incorporated, to set in place strategiesand plans for iwi development in all aspects of ourlives. Consultation with iwi members is an integralpart of this planning, for the vision must be a sharedvision. It must belong to each of us.E hara taku toa I te toa takitahi, engari, taku toa hetoa takitiniAttention all athletesthesports awards are almost hereGet ready to celebrate Maori sportsmanship at the2001 Kahungunu Maori Sports Awards on December7 at Matahiwi Marae, Haumoana.Nominations are being called for now, and need to bein by the 31st of this month.The categories are; junior Maori sportsman, juniorMaori sportswoman (nominees for both must be under20), Maori coach, Maori administrator, senior Maorisportsman, senior Maori sportswoman, and 2001Kahungunu Maori Sportsperson of the Year.Nomination forms are available from Sport Hawke'sBay, Sport Wairarapa, or your local Kahungunu iwiauthority.For more information- and to book a ticket- contactNicola Roberts at Sport HB on 06 8355470, orsamc@sporthb.net.nz.
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