Nau mai, hoki mai koutou!

Welcome to Alert Level 3!!!   Big news for the week!!!

Whakarongotai Marae Vaccination Clinic

Together with Hora Te Pai ,we managed to confirm that Whakarongotai Marae is now a Vaccination Clinic.  We understand the barriers for whānau māori to be vaccinated and by bringing it to the Marae will help to bridge the mistrust and uncertainty about the procedure.  Whānau can korero freely in our whare and receive the correct information which will provide confidence in the somewhat scary process.  This will also help to generate putea for the marae during this lockdown period.

How to book:
Jump online to https://bookmyvaccine.covid19.health.nz/

OR

Telephone Hora Te Pai at 04 902 7095 or 0800 122 504.  If phoning – ask Kaimahi to book their appointment at Whakarongotai Marae.

Vaccination Days at Marae:
Tuesday 10am – 4pm
Friday 10am – 4pm

#CovidFreeOnKapiti

Awhi mai, Awhi atu: 

Within this last week we have led a successful kai pack distribution to over 44 kaumātua across the Kāpiti Coast district, from Paekākāriki to Otaki.  For a small iwi we cover a large demographic across the Kāpiti Coast takiwā.  These distributions included Registered Iwi Members, taurahere and kaumātua associated with Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai.  

There were also a small number of kai packs distributed to vulnerable whānau referred by the Māori Community Health Team at Hora Te Pai Health services; whānau that are Iwi registered.  All of our recipients were Māori.  

We have allocated funds for a further kai roll out this week and will continue to monitor and observe the needs of our hapori.  This story and photo's can be found on our Manākitanga website page. 

We would like to acknowledge the amazing team at Kaibosh Food Rescue who kindly donated kai for our packs.  Kaibosh is a kaupapa that work towards zero food poverty, zero food waste in Greater Wellington by making sure kai isn't discarded and is passed onto charities and community groups feeding people in need. 

We also appreciated the support of our kaiawhina, Phil Waihi, Aunties Judy Anne Stewart, Wendy Smith, Claire Winiata-Rewi and her tamahine Charmaine & Kararaina, who packed and delivered our packs. Their benevolence made a gloomy day bright and we are receiving accolades for their mahi. Ngā mihi ki a koutou.

If you would like to be a kaiawhina, we would welcome any support especially if you're fully vaccinated, naumai haere mai!!!  Please contact Linda at admin@teatiawakikapiti.co.nz

Register with Us!

Feedback from our kaiawhina, some whānau need to update their personal details with us as it's a bit hoha delivering to Uncle Kua Ngaro!!!  So this is a great time to do a register drive! 

If you have moved or changed your personal details please print this Registration Form and send it back to us.  We also noticed if your tamariki are over the age of 18, they should be registered, please encourage them to complete this form also.  The big draw card is that they will be able to vote and be able to enter our competitions or approach us for support.

Tikanga Haumaru Recipe Cards

We are designing Tikanga Haumaru Recipe cards which will be available on our website. These collectable cards will be designed to capture our marae style cooking/baking recipes that are affordable for whānau to make at home.  

We kicked off this project with two baking recipes by our Nannies.  We would dearly love to receive other kuia/koroua signature dishes to add to our library.

So if you have a cost effective meal or any kai idea's please send them through to us. Hopefully Uncle Les accept the wero and share how he cooks his famous tuna.  We know there are some incredible steam pudding recipes out there too!  Please forward your recipes and a photo onto Janine at kaiwhakahaere@teatiawakikapiti.co.nz

Just in time for Father's Day, Sunday, 5th September, we have three prizes to WIN for three special Dads!!!

There's a copy of The survival of Māori by Matua Whatarangi Winiata, Daphne Luke and two $50 gift vouchers donated by Te Rōpū Pakihi, our very own Kāpiti-Horowhenua Māori Business Network.

Write to us before 6th September 2021 and answer the following patai? Open to registered members only.

Fathers have always played a significant and loving role in the lives of their whānau.  

Traditionally Fathers shared in the raising of their tamariki and dedicated a lot of time child rearing and were described as tender fathers.  The relationship between tane and wāhine was a harmonious balance which made for an ideal whānau picture.   

As time moved on and due to colonisation family dynamics changed and we now live in a very different world today. We would like to mihi to all the super hero dads passed and present who continue to love and nurture their tamariki and raise the bar of adversity.  In some cases that could be mum, so we wish to keep the criteria open for this competition, so please feel free to submit your korero to us.

Introduction to Land and Conservation Management:

New Intake for 12-week Training Programme

“Ka ngahae ngā pī, ko Waikanae” “Staring in amazement, hence Waikanae”

I may have shared this opportunity with you earlier and am sending it out again to advise of the amended start dates for the two-day introduction and the actual programme start date.

We see this programme as a steppingstone into activating Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai (ĀKW) as Kaitiaki within our iwi rohe, so if you or someone you know is keen to develop their skills and knowledge around our Taiao, while receiving the living wage, then please share and get in touch!

Based on the experiences shared with this first rōpū of kaitiaki, the programme of training and work experience has been expanded.  The Waikanae Jobs for Nature project is an ambitious multi-year effort to restore the Waikanae River catchment that aims to build capacity within ĀKW and the Kapiti community and to achieve environmental integrity by implementing the six key kaupapa of Whakapapa, Wairua, Mana, Māramatanga, Te Ao Tūroa, and Mauri.

A vision of the project is to develop teams that can work across the rohe, helping to restore the awa, the ngahere, and ngā tamariki a Tāne that reside within.

The project aligns its values with those identified within the ĀKW Kaitiakitanga Plan, and a key focus is to support the development and experience across iwi kaitiaki to help with implementing our huanga to achieve shared outcomes for the restoration of the Awa.

Due to the current covid health restrictions we have reviewed our commencement dates for the following Taiao programme, and the changes are as follows:

TWO DAY INSIGHT –
When                 Monday 20th - Tuesday 21st September 2021
Location             Ātiawa Ki Whakarongotai Charitable Trust - 10 Parata Street, Waikanae
Times                  Day 1 - 10am - 3pm, Day 2 - 9.30am - 1pm

• Register here and come along to our two-day insight to see what the programme has to offer!

INTRODUCTION TO LAND AND CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAMME -

• First intake to start on Monday 27th September 2021 with limited spaces available
• Click here to view the prospectus with more programme details.
• Contact j4n@groundtruth.co.nz for more information and confirm your attendance for our Two-day insight, or feel free to give me a call or drop me a line with any pātai you may have…

Ngā Mihi,
 
Kristie Parata I Iwi Coordinator
Waikanae Jobs for Nature
W: (04) 293 1538 / 0272612986
E:  kristie.parata@groundtruth.co.nz

Applications close on 12 September.  For more information please click here.   Or call the Project Director, Kim Kelly, she is happy korero to you on 0274441879.

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URBAN DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Three-year secondment opportunity.  Let's Get Wellington Moving is working with the people of Wellington to develop a transport system that supports aspirations for how the city looks, feels, and functions. The programme partners want to support Wellington's growth while making it safer and easier to get around. We have a secondment opportunity for an experienced urban development manager.

If you are interested in hearing more about this opportunity please contact the LGWM team at LGWMcareers@nzta.govt.nz if you have any questions. Applications close Friday 3 September 2021.

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There are a few jobs currently advertised at HRC, based in both Wgtn and Akld.  Check the website link for more details. 

There are a few jobs coming up in our Ahi Kaa team. Plus more vacancies to be added over the next few weeks so keep an eye out whānau!.  Na te aroha - Marnie Barber

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