Ātiawa Ki Whakarongotai Charitable Trust Pānui
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Kia pai to tātou haere,
Kristie and Janine
(04) 293 1538 / 0800 149 566

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Dates for the final Kaumātua Papakāinga Wānanga are confirmed as follows:

Wānanga Three: This coming Monday 23rd November @ 2 pm 10 Parata St tari, Waikanae – Final wānanga

Please confirm attendance by emailing: Kristie or telephone (04) 293 1538 / 0800 149 566.

Ngā tūranga taiao ki Waikanae -

Waikanae Jobs For Nature:

The mauri of Waikanae has always been of great importance to our iwi. It is our whakapapa to this area: Ko tōku Waikanaetanga tēnei. But over the past generation, the mauri of the awa has been diminished and it is crying out for our help. The recent announcement of $8.5 million dollars of Covid-19 Jobs for Nature funding will help to fund the implementation of our Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai Kaitiakitanga Plan over the next four years. Supporting our journey towards restoring the Waikanae awa to a place of mauri ora.

On the 19th of November 2020, the Minister of Conservation Kiritapu Allan announced that 92 jobs will be created, to help support environmental restoration in the Waikanae River catchment. Due to the Waikanae Jobs for Nature (WJ4N) Project taking a partnered Tiriti-based approach, half of these positions will be made available to iwi, creating 46 new jobs over the next four years for iwi. This pūtea will support environmental restoration in the Waikanae awa, specifically focussed on riparian fencing and planting; animal and plant pest control; sustainable land management - good land use and land management practice; and community engagement, education, and capacity building.

These job opportunities will not only have direct benefits on the mauri of the awa itself, but will also create a vocational pathway for uri to reconnect to our awa and our whenua, and stand confidently as kaitiaki. There will be integrated provision of engagement, involvement, training, and employment. This ensures that iwi and the wider community can enter the programme at different levels; learn and understand what is required and what is possible, see if the mahi suits them; and build their involvement, skills, and employment options over time.

A big mihi to those of you who have already registered your interest in this mahi. We will be sending out a follow up email asking for further details, including a copy of your CV. On the ground work will be getting underway rapidly, so please don’t hesitate to contact us if you or anybody in your whānau are interested in working in a dynamic environment working towards restoring the mauri of our awa.
Please email wkukt@teatiawakikapiti.co.nz if you want to engage in this opportunity to work as a kaitiaki on the awa.

*We are urgently seeking somebody to take up a full-time Iwi Project Coordinator role. This role will work closely with our Tiriti partners to ensure that all mahi is aligned with our kaupapa and huanga outlined in our Kaitiakitanga Plan. If this sounds like something you might be interested in, please contact Aaria directly on 021 023 93260.

Click here to read more.

Kaumātua Xmas Luncheon at the Marae

Summer Hui Rangatahi at Whakarongotai marae

Tuesday 26th - Thursday 28th January 2021

Register your rangatahi names NOW with Kristie or Ihaia - (04) 293 1538 / admin@teatiawakikapiti.co.nz . Please save the date, and more information will follow...

Rangatahi Study Wānanga

If you are in need of a study space then come to our iwi tari at 10 Parata Street, Waikanae.

Book in a session NOW with Ngapera - ngapera.parata@kc.school.nz or call 04 293 1538.

Waitangi Claims Hearing Week Four:

Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga will be holding another hearing week before christmas, scheduled as follows:

Starts on Monday 7^th December 2020 at Te Tikanga Marae, TOKORANGI

Virtual Indigenous Trade and Connections Event

Expression of Interest for exhibitors from the Indigenous Business Sector Group for the Virtual Indigenous Trade and Connections Event being held on the 22^nd February and 1^st March 2021.

Participation in the event is free and spaces are limited.

Expressions of Interest must be submitted no later than Monday 30 November 2020.

See the attached for more information and steps on how to register.

Waikanae School farewells a dear colleague

On Wednesday 9th December the Waikanae School will be holding a special assembly to farewell whanaunga Doris Lake.

This will be held on the school turf at 9.30am. Doris has worked at Waikanae School for several years and is leaving to be nearer to family in Te Kuiti.

Doris was our Iwi representative on the Kapiti College Board for almost a decade. Her commitment and dedication to our rangatahi through education is extremely commendable. Let's join the kura to celebrate Doris and her years of mahi.

Te Rōpū Pakihi’s 21^st Birthday!

Come along and help us celebrate Te Rōpū Pakihi’s 21^st Birthday!

Friday 27^th November 2020
The Winemakers Daughter, 1081 State Highway 1, Te Horo
Tickets are $25 per person, which includes your meal*
*drinks to be purchased separately

² Tickets can be purchased ki kōnei: https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/te-ropu-pakihi-21st-celebration-tickets-127932992023

² Please RSVP by 10am Friday 20^th November, numbers are limited

We’re proud to announce our guest speaker is Debbie Ngarewa-Packer!

We will also be announcing the winners of our Kāpiti Island Giveaway, courtesy of Kāpiti Island Nature Tours

There is still time to enter the draw! Tell us your favourite pakihi Māori here

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Nā Kahu McLay

Ngāti Kahungungu, Ngāti Ruanui

Kairuruku,Te Rōpū Pakihi Inc

T: 022 563 4793

E: kahu@trp.maori.nz

A: 5 Main Street, Ōtaki, Aotearoa

Book a hui with me: https://calendly.com/kahumclay

Save the Date: Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai Charitable Trust Hui-a-Tau / Annual General Meeting (AGM): Is scheduled for Sunday 14th February 2021 at Whakarongotai Marae.

If you need our support please call us direct on

0800 149 566

Location: 10 Parata Street, Waikanae

Our Office Hours: Mon-Tues, Thurs-Fri
10.30 am–2.00 pm

Tikanga Haumaru Covid-19: We are currently practising social distancing in our tari, and still require all manuhiri to sign our register or scan in for contact tracing purposes. Ngā mihi and thank you for respecting this temporary tikanga

KUPU

WHAKAPAE:

Update your details so we can support whānau better from a range of sources external to Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai Charitable Trust. Not all support is available to some people and may be dependent on your location and individual or household circumstances.

We promise your personal details will remain confidential to us and will help us to keep our iwi register updated. Please feel free to download a registration form - click here
Or drop Kristie a line or call admin@teatiawakikapiti.co.nz (04) 293 1538 / 0800 149 566 to share your updated details.

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Ngā tūranga taiao ki Waikanae - Waikanae Jobs For Nature: