EPANUI 10.8.10
Te Rünanga o Ötäkou (Inc)
E-PANUI 10th August 2010
Kia ora koutou
Runanga General meetings
Nau mai, haere mai nga uri o Otakou
To all Hapu members
Runanga meetings are held on the first Sunday of every month. Next meeting Sunday, 5th September, 1pm
Preceded by
Hakuiao Building Project Wanaka , 10am
As you will be aware we have been working towards building an extension of our wharekai, Hakuiao, and we are now looking at how to move from the planning stages to the actual building.
However theres a lot to think about in getting the project off the ground – funding of course is a major issue and a building committee is being formed to drive the project.
Come along and wanaka with us to get this project going!!
Please RSVP to the office by Thursday 2nd September for catering purposes.
<b>MANU AO weekly lecture series. </b>
Last week’s seminar was by Dr Turoa Royal on The transformation of Māori Education – From invisibility to self-management.
You can preview previous seminars on-line from the MANU AO website:
<a href="http://www.manu-ao.ac.nz">http://www.manu-ao.ac.nz</a> under the seminars section.
This week’s presenter is as follows:
Presenter: Professor Timotī Karetu
Topic: Applied wisdom at work – How Maori organisations create well-being and wealth
Date: Wednesday, 11 August 2010
Time: 12.00 noon-1.00pm
Venue: See page 2 of the pānui to see your nearest University Access Grid Site.
If you are unable to attend one of the University Access sites, you will be able to watch the seminar live from your personal/work computer, by clicking on this link:
View Presentation Live at 12.00noon, Professor Timotī Kāretu
This Thursday (12 August) at 4pm at the Otago Museum
there will be a whakamoemiti/blessing for
“Contemporary Traditions: Dunedin And Otaru Celebrate 30 Years” This exhibition features contemporary Kai Tahu work alongside current Ainu material from Japan.
<b>Hapu Wanaka
Sinclair Wetlands - 14 August</b>In the near future Ngai Tahu will be releasing responsibility for the Sinclair Wetlands to Otakou as manawhenua for the Taieri rohe.
This Wanaka is for us to become familiar with the wetland itself, with the Trust that is being formed to manage it, and to korero re defining our goals and aspirations, eg improving the health of the wetland, mahika kai, financial aspirations, etc.
10am arrive Wetlands, cup of tea Meet trustees
10.30 Walk around followed by korero from Rachel Puentener (Ngai Tahu) And from Steve Bryant, (chair-elect of Trust)
1pm Kai
1.30 Hapu Wanaka - our own korero re future directions etc
4.30 depart for Dunedin
Please RSVP to the office by 2pm, Thursday 12th August for catering numbers or if you need transport.
There will be a $30 petrol voucher for the driver of each car-pooling vehicle.
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Kia ora,
<b>There is now a Hui a Tau section on the website at <a href="http://www.puketeraki.co.nz">http://www.puketeraki.co.nz</a> </b>
Please check there for regular updated information.
Information will be posted as it becomes available.
You can also download words and audio files for the waiata we are learning.
Regards,
Anna
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Ka mihi mahana ki a koutou.
Please see the 'draft' invitation to a hui to discuss the process for planning and implementing a package for secondary school students with challenging behaviours. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact either myself or Patrick Crowley, manager of Special Education.
<b>Draft Outline and Agenda for Phoenix Centre meeting of 20 August 2010 </b>
Venue: TBA
Time: 1.00pm to 3.00pm
Participants: Secondary school principals, Kai Tahu representatives, Ministry of Education officials
Facilitator: Grant Gunning (MOE)
Proposed purpose of the meeting: To agree and begin a process for planning and implementing a package of services for secondary school students with challenging behaviour.
Na Kelli Te Maiharoa
Pou Arahi a Takiwa/ S.E.A
Maori District Advisor
Dunedin
DDI 03 471 5243
Mobile 021 159 0470
(I work out of the office on a Wednesday)
Ko te tamaiti te putake o te ora
The child is the essence of our wellbeing
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<b>Te Ataarangi – Te Tuara o Te Reo </b>
literally meaning the backbone of the language. It is a beginners total immersion language course and is intended to be held each Thursday night from 5pm to 6pm. Commencing 5 August 2010.
Kaiwhakaako is myself, Heneriata Oneroa, Tuwharetoa, Hikairo ki Tongariro cp 021 036 9154.
I am a graduate from Otago University, have completed Te Ataarangi – Tuara/Tinana/Mana me Te Wehi, and am a Legal Executive with the NZLS.
I am accountable to Pouako – Te Atakohu O’Sullivan who is the Te Ataarangi representative for Te Waipounamu cp 027 6515114.
The reason for commencing the above is that it was requested by Kura Kaupapa whanau interested in learning Te Reo via this method to develop their own reo to tautoko their tamariki outside of kura. Tumuaki Amiria Stirling cp 021 1681384.
Apologies for the lateness in which this reaches you.
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Nga mihi. My name is Te Aorangi Harrington
I have recently published a book titled Maori Role Models and would like you to pass this onto your networks.
<b>8 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD BUY A MAORI ROLE MODELS BOOK.</b>1. Inspire the kids who hang out at home and don't do too much.
2. Inspire yourself
3. Inspire your husband or wife
4. Inspire your friends
5. Send to whanau in Oz (or wherever)
6. Birthday Presents
7. Xmas Presents
8. Have never read a book from cover to cover and have always wanted to.
If you are wanting some books for your whanau, your mahi or your friends you can email me on .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
$20 per book.... pretty good price if you ask me.
Please note. We prefer if you order more than one book please. This just saves me going to the post office a thousand times..
Mauriora
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<b>Tickets for Te Matatini o Te Ra 2011 will be on sale from 1 August 2010 through Ticket Direct,
Please see <a href="http://www.ticketdirect.co.nz">http://www.ticketdirect.co.nz</a> for more information.</b>
Whānau are encouraged to purchase their tickets early to take advantage of the special "Early Early Bird" rate of $45 for four days. Adults at Youth prices!
Please get in early to avoid disappointment.
This great price lasts until 30 September 2010 then an "Early Bird" rate kicks in of $65 for an adult for four days. Youth 5 - 17 years are $45 for a four day pass.
From 1 January the standard rate of $85 for four days applies. Daily rates are available but the best value tickets are through the "Early Bird" packages.
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<b>Kia ora Koutou Whanauka ma
We need your help!</b>Have you or someone in your whanau moved?
Have your contact details changed?
Here at the office we try to keep our records up to date so that we can keep in contact with our members, however over time we have lost contact with some of you
– postal addresses change, emails bounce, etc –
So if you or someone in your whanau has changed their details over the last few years, please contact the office so that we can update our records.
We look forward to hearing from you.
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<b>DARE TO BE YOU - FACILITATOR TRAINING</b>6th September 2010
DUNEDIN
Do you work with young people?
Would you like a programme that helps inform, educate and support young people to make healthy choices and decisions about their lifestyle?
DARE to Be You is a programme that help’s build and reinforce young people’s own sense of who they are – their own unique skills and qualities – and also encourages them to look beyond their own lives, to develop empathy for the people immediately around them, in their community,
society and global village.
They will discover that ‘difference’ can be a quality; that daring to stand secure in one’s own space requires self-control, self-reliant decision-making, and the ability to harness the positive influences of our unique experiences, cultural and social backgrounds and individual learning styles.
The programme is designed around the book Run For The Trees by Mandy Hager, and acts as the catalyst for this journey of self-discovery, as young people walk alongside the book’s main characters as they make their own voyage towards self-esteem – learning how to transform ‘disability’ and uncertainty into productive creativity, colour and diversity…. By celebrating the unique differences in each of us.
The use of Bibliotherapy has been shown to be an effective intervention for developing empathy and reducing aggression in boys with aggression and affect problems – often considered a difficult to work with and highly resistant population (Shechtman, 2006).
There are five modules designed to work with a wide range of needs, abilities and maturity – these include modules on Self-Esteem, Family Issues, Disability Issues, Celebrating Diversity and Conservation Issues, all suitable for small group work, or whole class. They all have the capacity to encourage significant personal growth and rehabilitation.
The programme is between 16-18 one-hour sessions, and you will receive ongoing support from your local DARE committee and the DARE Otago Co-ordinator. The cost is $95, which covers your first years licence, resources and training.
To receive your registration and application form, please contact
Karen Hodgkinson
DARE OTAGO CO-ORDINATOR
.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
(03) 4714861
Registrations close 25th August
<a href="http://www.dare.org.nz">http://www.dare.org.nz</a>
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Introducing…
<b>WHITIORA HUNDY CLUB</b>
An exercise group for men and women who are over 100kg in weight
(Though we recognise that some people under 100kg may also want to join)
The group will involve a 30-45min outdoor exercise sessions a week, before work (Fridays at 7am)
Venue: about town –logan park, beach, yacht club and the pool or gym on wet days
An evening session where we talk about healthy kai, set goals, korero on health issues associated with lifestyle (4:00pm Wednesdays)
You will also have free access to the lifestyle gym at Araiteuru Whare Hauora on weekdays
NB- You will require doctors clearance to participate in moderate exercise
Jenny 4719960 or 0274671832 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Embrace the family, their well-being and healthy lifestyles for now and future generations
“Maanakitia Te Whanau i Te Ara Poutama, ki te Whei Ao ki te Ao Marama”
We provide free, confidential and safe quality Kaupapa Maori health, education, and social services for Maori and the wider community throughout Otago
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<b>MAKE A LIFE CHANGING
CAREER MOVE NOW!!</b>
A career as a Corrections Officer if fulfilling, challenging and most of all rewarding. One of my roles at the Otago Corrections Facility is to actively recruit Maori into the role. This is to ensure staff numbers are built upon to lengthen the arms of Kaitiaki and have a greater impact on Maori re-offending rates.
We are looking for persons who are good communicators and team players, remain calm in challenging situations, and who can make sound judgment calls in fast-paced situations.
OCF offers a competitive salary and are committed to developing staff through staff training, on-the-job experiences, secondment opportunities and promotion. You will have the chance to earn while you learn, as well as gain a nationally recognised qualification.
For more information please contact:
Anne Robertson, Kaitiaki Services Coordinator on 03-417 9323,
or email me: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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<b>Ōtākou Marae website</b>
<a href="http://www.otakourunaka.co.nz">http://www.otakourunaka.co.nz</a>
Check it out – its growing all the time
There is a calendar on the Web site which is updated regularly.
And we have also streamlined our “Hui Booking” system with forms available on the website at
<a href="http://www.otakourunaka.co.nz/index.php/runaka/book_hui">http://www.otakourunaka.co.nz/index.php/runaka/book_hui</a>
(We are trialling this new system so please understand that we may have a few teething problems!!)
Any questions or comments about the design of the site: please forward to Moana Wesley or Paul Potiki (designer of the site) at
Moana: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Paul: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Any specific comments about the forms and information on the site please forward to Moana at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
…also check out…
<b>Otakou TRoNT representative website</b>
<a href="http://www.otakourep.co.nz">http://www.otakourep.co.nz</a>
For the latest TRONT papers, te reo, history and more.
Human Nutrition Department is looking for individuals with BMI ? 25kg/m2aged between 18 and 65 years, without food allergies and asthma, to take part in a 12-week study to find out the effects of eating HAZELNUTS everyday on cardiovascular disease risk factors, such as blood cholesterol and inflammatory markers, and sensory response.
What is involved?- You will be asked to eat hazelnuts daily for 12 weeks - Attend 8 appointments, which will take about 15 - 45 minutes each time
What do you get? - Hazelnuts for 12 weeks - Assessment of your blood cholesterol, inflammatory markers, vitamin E, blood vessel function, blood pressure and body composition - You will be reimbursed $150 upon completion of the study
If you, or someone you know, would like further information, please do not hesitate to contact me at 479 7559 (office) or email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Thanks very much for your time and consideration of this study. I look forward to hearing from you.
Kind regards, Agnes
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NAU MAI HAERE MAI TAUTI MAI
Kia hiwa ra kia hiwa ra
RESCHEDULED HUI!
CHARTER / TE KAWENATA o NGAI TAHU
Sat 18th September – Sun 19th September 2010
Te Runanga o Otakou have rescheduled the “May” Charter Hui which was postponed due to floods, slips and torrential rains to the above date. We pay our homage to the weather gods and invite you to attend the “18-19 September, 2010 Charter Hui”, travel safely.
This hui will be of high importance to members of Ngai Tahu whanui who have an interest in discussing and reviewing the “Charter of Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu”, the underpinning principles, performance and nature of the “contract” between the “members” (ie; Papatipu Runanga) and TRONT.
Please RSVP to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) by 31st August, 2010
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The whānau komiti are interested in helping sponsor and organise a Korowai Making project. We have identified a Master weaver and she has offered her support to teach us but we need to identify 5 people who can commit to this long-term project.
We want to know if you are one of these people?
Are you interested in this, do you want to commit your time to this kaupapa?
Please contact Moana Wesley – .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or (03) 4780 239
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Te Whakakurepetaka o Hākuiao Ōtākou Marae Wharekai Extensions Our wharekai, Hākuiao, is having a make over and she needs your help. We are currently fundraising to extend the wharekai at Ōtākou and your contributions are needed to make sure she maintains her good looks. This is an opportunity for whānau connected to Ōtākou who are not able to participate on a day to day basis, to make a meaningful contribution to the marae. Your contribution will allow those tending the home fires to continue to uphold the mana of Ōtākou. Not that those of you at the Kaik are off the hook. We still need you to dig in to your pockets too. This is also an opportunity for Ngāi Tahu whānui to support your whānaunga at Ōtākou to get the kuia Hākuiao looking as beautiful as we can. This will not be your average make-over; a hair cut, a new dress, some lippy and clean teeth just isn’t going to cut it. Hākuiao will be extended to cater for 160 people. The current dining room will be converted into the new kitchen and Hākuiao will extend out as far as Tamatea. There will be an outdoor dining area for those warm summer evenings and the indoor dining experience will be exquisite. The old toilets and showers are also being revamped as part of the renovations, all in all, she’ll be looking impressive when we’re finished How can you help? We are searching for a substantial amount of money to see our kuia looking her best. We really do need your help! you can: Send a cheque to the marae office, contacts below Make a deposit to the Otakou Marae Building Fund, Set up an AP to the Otakou Marae Building Fund, (bank details below)
All contributions, however BIG or small will be gratefully received. Please if you are making a deposit directly to the bank account, please include your family name as a reference. The names of individuals, families, marae, and other organisations who give donations will be recorded and displayed in Hākuiao as a token of thanks to all those who have supported the project. If you can support in any other way please contact the marae office. Te Runanga o Otakou Inc. Otakou Marae. Tamatea Road, RD. Otakou 9077
Account Number : 01-0902-0068880-01 Account Name : Otakou Marae Building Fund
<b>Jobs at DOC this week</b>
follow the link
<a href="http://www.doc.govt.nz/about-doc/jobs-at-doc/current-vacancies/">http://www.doc.govt.nz/about-doc/jobs-at-doc/current-vacancies/</a>
Office Hours Monday to Thursday 8.30-4.30pm Friday 8.30-12.00 Ph 03 478 0352 Fax 03 478 0354
.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) – Hoani Langsbury .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) – Glenys Russell (administration)
Comments:
This is such a great resource that you are providing and you give it away for free. I love seeing websites that understand the value of providing a quality resource for free.
I think current dining room will be converted into the new kitchen and Hākuiao will extend out as far as Tamatea.
kia ora - we are experiencing technical difficulties with our site as you say.
Just bear with us, we’re working on them!
Thanks for reading!
ka mihi mahana ki a koutou.
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