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Waitangi Tribunal
CONTENTS
1 WAI2840 Hauraki Cross
Claims
2 Te Rangi Hou Profile
3 Ngā Ture o Opureora
4 Pou Hono
5 223 Maunganui Road
6 Te Tuakiri
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NgāiTeRangiputitscasetotheWaitangiTribunalregardingtheHaurakiclaimsintoTaurangaMoanaon8to12April2019atWaiwhetūMaraeinWellington.
ThiswasthefirstopportunityinthreeyearswhereNgāiTeRangicouldsharefactsthatbackeditscaseagainsttheHaurakilandgrab,andtofinallybeheardbytheCrown,thosepresent,andbythewiderpublic.ThehearingbrokerecordsforthemostviewsbylivestreamwhichisanindicationofthehighinterestintheissuesunderexaminationnotonlyforNgāiTeRangi,butforalliwithatborderPareHauraki,andalsoalliwithatfacesimilarexperienceswiththeCrown.
KoroHauataopenedfortheNgāiTeRangiwitnessessuccinctlyandclearly.HereiteratedthemessagethatitisonlyNgāiTeRangi,NgātiRanginuiandNgātiPukengathatholdManaMoanaandManaWhenuainTaurangaMoana.Matakanawashishome,andthepepeha“maiiMatakanakiMatakana”isalie,hesaid.HefinishedbylettingitbeknownthatNgāiTeRangiwillcontinuetopursuethismatteruntilitisresolvedtooursatisfaction.IftheTribunalgetsitwrong,itwillnotbetheendofourefforts.
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“ekorerawa,ekorerawa,ekorerawaaNgāiTeRangietakoto,ekorekorerawaaNgāiTeRangietūohu,ekorekorerawaaNgāiTeRangietūpou”
CharlieTawhiaofollowedKoroHauatastrongandhonourably.
Asenseofreliefandpridewassharedbyourpeopleforcompletingthispartoftheprocess.Asenseofreliefthatafterahardcoupleofyearsinbattle,theCrownwerefinallymadetoexplaintheiractionsandacknowledgetheirwrongdoing.AsenseofprideknowingthatwewithstoodthecriticismsandtacticsoftheCrownoverthepastcoupleofyears,remainedsteadfasttoourprinciplesandfollowedthroughwithouractions,whichresultedinallthepeopleresponsiblehavingtofrontuptotheTribunal.
Thereisstillaprocesstogothroughtofinishthelegalpartoftheinquiry.
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THEWAI2840HAURAKI
OVERLAPPINGCLAIMSINQUIRY
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Te Rangi HouTeRangiHouistheNgāiTeRangiIwiRangatahiLeadershipForumcomprisedoftwelverangatahiagedbetween18and25whowhakapapatoNgāiTeRangi.
TheForumwasformedattheendof2018withacallforNgāiTeRangirangatahitosubmitanapplicationviavideodescribingacurrentissueourrangatahiarefacingtoday.TheapplicationswereofthehighestcalibreandhighlightedsomebigconcernsrangatahifelttheycouldworktoaddresswithintheForum.
Fromthosewhoappliedwehaveformedourfirstintakefor2019.
TeRangiHouandTeOhuRangatahikaimahi
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TheinitialtaskoftheForumistodevelopaRangatahiEngagementStrategy-aplantocreatetwo-waymeaningfulcommunicationsandcontributionsbetweenrangatahiandtheIwisothatallremaininformedandresponsivetooneanother.Overtimewewillexpandeffortstorangatahidevelopmentandcareerpathwayopportunities.
AninauguralwānangaofTeRangiHouwasheldatWhareroaMaraeinApril2019.WithsomeexternalinspirationandguidanceofRiriaTeKanawathegrouplearntthebasicfoundationsofstrategicplanningandstartedtorefinethinkingaroundanactionplanforthenext6months.AninnovativesessionfacilitatedbyourveryownTeKahuRollestonwasheld,wherespokenwordmasterpieceswerecreatedbyourrangatahi.HemihinuikiaRiriameTeKahuiwhakarangatiraaitekaupapa.
Allinall,thewānangahassetthebenchmarkforpositiveandhighenergyactivityoverthecomingmonths.
TeRangiHouaimtohaveadraftengagementstrategyforpresentationata‘NgāiTeRangiRangatahiSummit’inSeptember2019.Thesummitwillprovideanopportunityforfurtherdevelopmentanddesignofthestrategybytherangatahi,withtheaimofitbeingfullyendorsedbytheRangatahiattheendoftheSummit.Moredetailstocome.
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ClosingsubmissionswillbecompletedbythestartofJune2019.FollowingthiswehavebeengivenanindicativetimeframefromthreemonthstoayearforareporttobedeliveredfromtheTribunal.
TheeffortintheTribunalisjustonepartoftheongoingfightagainstHaurakiintrusion.Wehopeforapositiveoutcomebutregardless,thefightagainsttheCrownactionswillcontinueaslongasitneedsto,torightthewrongsoftheArdernConfiscations.
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Ngā Ture o Opureora
Foralmost15years,OpureoraMaraehashadanunwrittenpolicyofbeingcompletelyalcoholanddrugfree.
AlthoughtheMaraehadasmallinformalsignoutliningthevariousture(rules)ofthemaraeoutsidethewharekai,hapūsecretaryNessieKukaconsultedwithCAYADNgāiTeRangiandmobilisedherhapūtrusttoformalisethepolicyinarecenttrusthui.
OpureoraMaraealsousedthispolicyasanopportunityforoneofthelocalrangatahi,AreenaTaingahue-Smith,toshowcasehertalentanddesignthenewsignageforthemarae.
NessieKukasaysalthoughmanyrangatahiarefamiliarwiththeture(rules)ofOpureoraMarae-thesignageisanotherelementtoensureournextgenerationtakeontheresponsibilitiesoftheMarae.
“Theyneedtobeabletostepintoourshoeswhenwearenolongerable.Someofourrangatahiarealreadyparticipatinginleadershiproles,soweareworkingtogetherwiththemtosetthesestandardsforournextlotofkaitiakitofollow.”
ThemissionfortheCAYADteamatNgāiTeRangiistoengagewithwhanauandhapumemberstoraiseawarenessaroundtheharmfuleffectsofdrugsandalcoholandtosupportinitiatives,liketheseMaraepolicies,thatpromotesafercommunitiesandpositivelifechoices.
Mangopare, the hammerhead shark, represents strength, leadership, agility, tenacity, unrelenting determination, courage and wealth– a guardian to many, especially those close to the sea. As such, it is a fitting visualisation for the people of Ngai Te Rangi Iwi.
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Mai Whareroa ki Maungatapu puta noa ki Te Rereatukāhia HehōtakahoutēneikuaaramaiitehonongaoNgāiTeRangimetōtātouwharewānanga,TeWhareWānangaoAwanuiārangi.
Hehuarahitēneiheihikiakeitemanaongāmarae,ongāhapū,ongāwhānauoNgāiTeRangiearopūmauaikitōtātoureopuiaki,ōtātoutikanga,tōtātoukawameterongomaiwhitiotēnā,otēnā,heihikiitetuakiritangaoNgāiTeRangiwhānui.
HetuatahitanganoatēneiengarinōTeWhareReotewhiwhikuahonomaiaTeRereatukāhiaMarae,aTamawhariuakiuta,kitekaupapaneiheitauiramōngāmaraemengāhapūhurinoaiaNgāiTeRangi.KātahianōtewhānauoTeRereatukāhiakatimataiārātouwānangamaraemetemīharoongāhua,ongātāngatakuapaemai.Kuahīkakatewhānaukiawhakakōkiriitekaupapaneiheiorangamōtemarae,mōtehapū,mōngāuriwhakatupu.KeitewhaiatungāmaraeoOpureorameMaungatapuitehuarahikuaparahiaeTeRereatukāhia.
KoteAokiaMāori,koteTuakirikiaNgāiTeRangi,kotereokaora!
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Purchase of 223 Maunganui Road OnMarch182019,NgāiTeRangibecametheproudownersof223MaunganuiRoad,MountMaunganui.
Thecornercomplexconsistsofnineretailandeaterystoresalongwithpaidparkingattherear.
Aplaqueunveilingservicewasconductedon17April2019ledbyPouHerenga,ReonTuanau.
ThispurchaseformspartofoureffortstorebuildourpresenceandinfluenceoverourrohemaiiNgāKurīaWhareikiTeTumu,andtobuildthewealthofthetribetosupportourwhānauandhapūcommunitiestorealisetheiraspirations.
NgāiTeRangikaimahiatthededicationceremonyof223MaunganuiRoad,Maunganui.
Stay Warm And Stay Well This Winter Checkinregularlyonwhanauandfriends.
Ifyouareeligibleforafree‘flujab,itmeansyouareatriskandyouprobablyneedit.
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New Wānanga Mōteatea Times WānangaMōteateawillnowbeheldonTuesdays
FromTuesday4June,WānangaMōteateawillbeheldatTeRūnangaoNgāiTeRangiIwiTrust,Tukorakooffices.
Pleasenote,WanangaMoteateawillnolongerbeheldonWednesdays.
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NgāiTeRangiisamemberoftheTaurangaMoanaYouthOffendingTeam(MYOT),acoalitionofgovernment,iwiandcommunityrepresentativeswithagoalofachievinglonglastingchangeforyoungMāorioffendersinTaurangaMoana.
Inresponse,NgāiTeRangihaveestablishedTeTuakiriProgrammeforrangatahiwhohaveoffendedandarebeforeTeKootiRangatahi(theYouthCourt).Rangatahicanbereferredtoour10weekprogrammethatiscentredonTeTuakirioTeTangata–theidentityoftheperson.
TheprogrammeinfusessocialworkpracticeandtikangaMāoritoeducate,inspireandsupporttherangatahitowardspositivechange.ThefirstintakeforTeTuakiriwasheldbetweenFebruaryandApril2019andhasinthisshorttimedemonstratedthebenefitsofsuchaprogramme.
ArangatahistandingwithconfidencetorecitetheirpepehabeforetheCourtforusissuccess.Whilsttosomethismayseemlikeasimpleexercise,itsymbolisessomuchmore-theknowledgelearnt,theprideinstilledandrespectforone’sselfandothersdespitetheadversitiesfacedrepresentsabigmilestone.
WebelieveinthevalueofTeAoMaoriandwewantallourpeopletohavetheopportunitytodeepenthatconnection.TeTuakiriisjustonepathwayspecificallytargetedtowardsouryouthcaughtupintheCourtsystem.Itgiveslifetothewhakatauākī“KoteaokiaMaorikotetuakirikiaNgāiTeRangi”
Te Tuakiri
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