We hope you’re excited that we are only a month away from gathering as a whānau, hapū and iwi at Hui-ā-iwi 2022. There are over 2,000 whānau registered to attend.
Please let us know if you’re coming by registering by 31 October
Register Here
Below is the programme and parking instructions so you know what to expect. We kindly ask whānau who may be feeling māuiui/unwell on the day to consider joining via the livestream instead so we can protect our more vulnerable.
TERONANGAO AROWHENUA AGM
Nau Mai Haere Mai
Monthly Riinanga Meeting
will commence
10:30am, Sunday October 20, 2019
Followed by the AGM
38 Huirapa St, Temuka.
Agenda:
• Annual Report
• Financial Report
• Election of Officers
• General Business
John Henry Chairman
Hi Gwen, next week we are running a free Healthy Communities workshop at the Alpine Energy Sports Lounge, Children and friends are welcome! People can attend some or all of the programme as they wish. Could you please send this email and the attached flyer out to your networks, many thanks.
Regards Michelle thew
Free! Healthy Communities Workshop, Temuka
HEALTHY COMMUNITIES!
Free Workshop - Temuka
You are invited to join us for this free workshop. Starting at 11am with a half hour T’ai Chi
class, followed by Jo Luxton MP explaining the Governments’ health and well-being focus. Join us
for lunch at 12.30, followed by “keeping yourself healthy” with the Cancer Society and Arowhenua
Whanau Services. Neighbourhood Support share their initiatives for supporting the community and
“Getting Ready” followed by Te Rito Collaboration, preventing family violence. finish at 2.30 pm
with prize draw.
Friends and children welcome!!
Michelle Thew - Phone 022 0523 810
11am - 2.30 pm Wednesday 9th
October
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Bring your friends, children welcome!
Nau Mai Nau Mai Haere Mai
Notice to members of Special General Meeting Sunday 10th November 10am .
For more information click on the link below.
https://gallery.mailchimp.com/049d19d5a01af2caecd282111/files/f920b65d-8053-4fe9-8f1c-d3e4459d36f7/8538688.pdf
And our usual monthly runanga meeting is on is 20th October 10.30am followed by AGM at 12 noon.
Mark them on your calendar whanau see you then.
Nga mihi
Gwen
Te Rūnanga o Arowhenua Incorporated Society
Notice of Two Special General Meetings
Te Rūnanga o Arowhenua Incorporated Society give notice of a Special General Meeting to be held at Arowhenua Marae, 38 Huirapa Street, Temuka on Saturday 23 June 2018 commencing at 10:00am. The purpose of the Special General Meeting is to consider changes to the Membership clause (clause 5) as set out in the requisition form that initiated the Special General Meeting.
Te Rūnanga o Arowhenua Incorporated Society give notice of a Special General Meeting to be held at Arowhenua Marae, 38 Huirapa Street, Temuka on Saturday 23 June 2018 commencing straight after the first Special General Meeting noted above. The purpose of the Special General Meeting is to consider changes to the Society Executive as set out in the requisition form that initiated the Special General Meeting.
Please contact
Te Wera King for further information on 027 5672500 or email kingtewera@gmail.com
Original notices are in today's Christchurch Press and Timaru Herald.
In October 2016 Ngāi Tahu Tourism entered into a 50/50 joint venture with Earth and Sky. Shortly after, it was announced that Earth and Sky had been successful in their funding application to the Tourism Growth Partnership Fund to build an International Astronomy Centre on the shores of Lake Takapō. Upon completion this building will be the new Earth and Sky headquarters.
As part of the application process much of the architectural design work of the building had already been completed by Earth and Sky. However, for the interior design and development of the experiences within the building Ngāi Tahu Tourism have engaged experience design company Thought Full. They will work with us to ensure that Ngāi Tahutanga, our cultural narrative, and our stories are visible in the look and feel of the building and the experiences.
A working group from manawhenua was nominated by our Papatipu Rūnanga to give advice and support to our Ngāi Tahu Tourism team with this project.
This group includes David Higgins, Mandy Home, Te Wera King, Justin Tipa and Darren Solomon and is supported by staff from the Archives, Tourism and Holdings teams and also Tahu Pōtiki of the Ngāi Tahu Tourism Board and Dr. Rangi Mātāmua, an expert in Māori star lore.
THE BUILDING
Architects Sheppard and Rout were engaged by Earth and Sky to develop the original concept for the building. This concept was presented as part of the application to the Tourism Growth Partnership Fund. A site was secured in the new Takapō Retail area, which is the development area closer to the lake front.
Part of the challenge in designing the building is finding enough space for retail, restaurant, bar, an experience zone, and facilities for the staff of Earth and Sky. The building will also be home to the Brasheer telescope, a 125 year old restored telescope that is 5.4m tall. Earth and Sky are kaitiaki of this telescope, which is considered a taonga by the global astronomy community. Below are some concept designs of what the building will
look like once completed.
THE NEW EXPERIENCES
Earth and Sky currently attracts about 30,000 number of visitors a year to their astronomy experiences . Most of these visitors are international and are primarily from the Chinese and Japanese markets. The star gazing tours currently offered by Earth and Sky are limited to night time, are weather dependant, and are designed for adults. By building an indoor paid experience it is hoped that Earth & Sky can offer more experiences that are not weather dependant, that encourage a wider group of people, and also attract day time traffic to stop in Takapō to enjoy the experience.
Thought Full have been running workshops with the Earth and Sky team, Ngāi Tahu Tourism and our Takapō manawhenua working party to help us better understand our target audiences and what they are more likely to want to pay for. It is important that the experience delivers to what these domestic and international visitors want and will pay for in order to be successful.
We will be hosting another Maori Healers wānanga 21st - 23rd July in Ahipara. Venue to be advised, but dates are confirmed. Bill will send out the flier for this event soon.
We will cover in this Lets Romi program:
and more, depending on time.
Cost: $350.00
Covers:
Kia ora koutou
Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu has submitted applications on behalf of Ngāi Tahu Whānui to engage directly with the Crown and the High Court to seek recognition of Ngāi Tahu rights and interests in the coastal marine area. This application is for a ‘Customary Marine Title’.
These applications have been made under the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 before the statutory deadline of 3 April 2017.
Due to the timeline pressures we faced we were unable to consult whānau as much as we would have liked before the application process. However it is very important we do so now to explain what the application means, the rationale for undertaking this process, and to explore with whānau what is best for the next steps.
Strategy and Influence would like to hold a series of regional hui in the first instance, to see as many people as possible as soon as possible, with the idea that engagement with more specific interested groups will follow. Please find attached a brief summary page that gives a quick overview of the facts, we will cover these points in far more detail kanohi te kanohi at our hui. You can also find more information about the Act and Customary Marine Title by following this link https://www.justice.govt.nz/maori-land-treaty/marine-and-coastal-area/
The table below indicates the confirmed dates and venues for the regional hui. Could you please circulate this.
Kia ora koutou
We have a cool performance coming up on Sunday 25th June for Matariki this year – Marcus Winter, “The Sand Man” – who does sand art onLightbox, which is projected onto the big screen, forming mesmerising Maori stories set to music – featuring Matariki, Tangaroa, Rangi and Papa.
Would you mind circulating the attached panui through your networks? The performance is at the Nora Dickie Hall, Timaru Girls High School, at 1:30pm - $5/person.
Kā mihi
CDHB are offering a scholarship for a Ngāi Tahu undergraduate student at the University of Canterbury who is working towards a career in health.
Information on the scholarship can be found here:
http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/scholarshipsearch/ScholarshipDetails.aspx?ScholarshipID=6935.1718
- On behalf of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu
A four day hīkoi has been designed to meet the needs of rangatahi - explore your Ngāi Tahu identity, investigate the caves our tupuna used and tiki-tour around the Ngāi Tahu takiwā on a road trip to Aoraki. Haere mai koutou, the flash new whare is ready for you to hang out in, so you can join us and connect with your identity and other rangatahi.
Aoraki Bound is a joint initiative between Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu and Outward Bound, that comprises a three week long leadership programme designed to build confidence and cultural awareness. Near the end of the programme, participants stay at Te Hapa o Niu Tireni and are introduced to the local history, visit ancient rock art sites, and finish their journey at the base of our ancestral mountain, Aoraki. It is seen by Arowhenua as a privilege to host and an opportunity to share local cultural knowledge and history.
For more info visit: http://ngaitahu.iwi.nz/whanau/aoraki-bound/
In the 1930’s the Arowhenua Māori Womens Institute was started which in 1953 joined the Māori Womans Welfare League, two years after the establishment of the national body. The purpose of both the Institute and League was to support the wellbeing of Māori women and their whānau.
The league is an important part of the unique history of Te Hapa o Niu Tireni and many of our strongest community leaders have also been active league members.
For more info, visit http://mwwl.org.nz/
The Opihi river that runs parallel to the Arowhenua community, is an important natural and cultural feature in the locality. After many years of overfishing by commercial fisherman and denigration from increased intensification of agricultural land use, a small group of rūnanga members of the Arowhenua rūnanga undertook to protect the local fisheries and waterways as best they could.
