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Special points of interest:

• ARANZ Conference

• TRW Hui-a-tau 2005 Registration Forms

• TRW Membership Forms 2004-2005

• Launch of Iwi Hapu Names List

• Mentoring

• WE NEED YOU—Have you ever consid-ered joining the TRW National Executive Committee?

Te Korero a te Tumuaki by David Kukutai Jones 2

New Library Opened in Whang arei 3

Happenings at the Open Polytechnic of New Zealand by Donald Gregory

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Nga Taonga Tuku Iho by Shelley Maere 4

ARANZ Annual Conference by Maewa Kaihau 6

Mentoring by Nga Kaiwhakahau 8

“Made in Aotearoa”: Maori Subject Headings. Phase 3—Launch of Iwi Hapu Names List by Kitty Murray

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Ko wai nga Kaiwhakahau? 10

Na te Kaiwhakatika by Donald Gregory 11

Inside this issue:

In early July, we were very pleased to welcome Sheeanda Field (Ngati Porou) to the position of Kaiwhakarato Parongo (Maori Information Services Librarian). Sheeanda comes to us from teaching, having most recently taught in the Bi-lingual Unit at Ross Intermediate. Sheeanda’s key duties are to develop the Maori collection, information skills teaching and to fulfil information and subject enquiries. Those going to the LIANZA Conference will have an opportunity to meet Sheeanda there. Te Wiki o te reo Maori A number of events were organised at Massey University Library to celebrate Te Wiki o te reo, including staff training sessions on Whakapapa resources, Cultural and Intellectual Property rights, the meaning and significance of the Maori signs in the Library. A daily kiwaha was sent out to all staff in the Library via the staff list serve. Displays in the Library were also organised. We were also extremely fortunate to host the esteemed Maori artist John Bevan Ford who gave a public lecture in the Library on the artistic and cul-tural philosophy of his art works owned by the Library. The Library owns three of his artworks and the University’s art gallery is currently exhibit-ing a number of his artworks owned by the University. In his lecture, John explained in detail the whakapapa of each of the art works and its links to oral and geographic traditions of the land, sea, and the tang-ata whenua. Our ropu hopes to be able to visit John at his studio in the near future. Maori Collections Plans are currently underway to create a separate Maori collection at the Library’s Turitea Campus Library. At the moment all our classified Maori material is interfiled within the New Zealand and Pacific Collection. Over the 2004/2005 summer semes-ter, it will be extracted and shelved in one sequence at the beginning of the New Zea-land and Pacific Collection. The Library has over the last two years been developing a collection of Maori Land Court Minute Books and these will feature prominently at the beginning of the Maori collection. It is expected that our Wellington and Albany Libraries will both have new buildings in the next few years and they will develop separate Maori collections when these buildings become available.

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Issue no. 3 (2004)

MAHURU 2004

SEPTEMBER 2004

Left to Right: Spencer Lilley; Sheeanda Field; John Bevan Ford; Bruce White; Karen Churton; Moana Power

..Continued from front page Bi-cultural event at Albany Campus Our Albany Campus Library is organising another bicultural event this year. The guest speaker is Professor Mason Durie who will speak on a topic relating to the role of information in the past, the present and the future of Maori health. The event is scheduled for October. More information on venue, date, time and the specific topic will appear in Library Life and will also be notified on NZ-Libs and the Te Ropu Whakahau list.

He Mihi He honore, he kororia ki te Atua. He maunga rongo ki runga i te whenua. He whakaaro pai ki nga tangata katoa. Pai marire!

Ki nga mate o te tau, o te marama, o te wiki, o tahi ra, haere, haere, haere atu ra. Tihei mauri ora! E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga karangatanga maha, he mihi hohonu tenei ki a koutou katoa.

ARANZ 2004 The Archives and Records Association of New Zealand (ARANZ) recently held their 28th annual conference in Rotorua, 19-21 August 2004. The conference's theme was 'Nga Taonga Tuku Iho' with an emphasis on the management of Maori information in archives. People such as Whatarangi Winiata, Chief Executive of Te Wananga o Raukawa, spoke on the survival of a people through the survival of their documentary heritage and the need for the Crown to assist Maori in trying to achieve

this aim. David Colquhoun, Manuscripts and Archives Curator, Alexander Turnbull Library spoke about the history of col-lecting and many others such as Hinureina Mangan and Mereana Coleman spoke about the development of libraries and re-positories in their respective communities. We were also privileged to have Glenn Taitoko give an update on Maori Subject Headings. To see the conference programme visit the ARANZ website at www.aranz.org.nz or wait for the papers to be pub-lished in the ARANZ journal, Archifacts. TRW supported this conference because of it's strong Maori theme. TRW provided sponsorship, many of the speakers were TRW members and a large portion of the delegates were TRW members. TRW wishes to thank Tiena Jordon and the organising committee for creating a fantastic conference with dynamic speakers cover-ing a wide ranging content in a beautiful town such as Rotorua. Ka pai kare! IFLA Last month I met with Alex Byrne, the President Elect of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) to talk about the work of TRW and IFLA. Alex kindly offered IFLA's support to our work especially regarding the establishment of an International Indigenous Librarian's and Information Worker's Council. In September we will also meet with the current President, Kay Raseroka where we will also have the opportunity to talk with her about TRW, IFLA and IILF. Hui Whakahirahira The LIANZA Conference 2004, 5-8 September will be held in Auckland. Many thanks to Whina who is the Bi-cultural con-venor; representing and doing fantastic work on behalf of TRW and Maori in the industry, ka pai kare! For more details con-tact TRW, ARANZ and LIANZA for more details about their hui or conferences. Koha TRW welcomes any support from any libraries or archives no matter how big or small. Please direct any questions or offers of support via our contact details at the end of this column. Become a member We value you as a member and with your membership and support we can continue to strive for the improved care and man-agement of Maori staff, Maori materials and Maori clients in the industry. So support us by purchasing either a personal, as-sociate or institutional membership and be a part of the team. Whakapa Mai If you have any questions or have a membership enquiry then touch base with us at: Te Ropu Whakahau, PO BOX 5409, NEW ZEALAND, [email protected], www.trw.org.nz

Te korero a te Tumuaki

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David Kukutai Jones, Tu-muaki, Te Ropu Whakahau

News from Massey University Library

Kia ora koutou katoa We recently opened our new library and here is a short korero about our "new library blessing" On August 23rd local iwi and authorities attended a whakamoemiti to help set the "Mauri/ life essence" of the New Library building and preparation for construction started with a sod turning/ kohatu burying ceremony. The whakamoemiti/ blessing started with a karanga; the congregation being called on to the actual site of the new Library by Koko Heihei. While this proceeded a karakia was being chanted by Te Warihi Heteraka clearing the way until we reached the spot. On arrival Te Warihi started special karakia in order to help set the mauri of the building, and while this was happening Hopa Rudolph placed the "kohatu pounamu" into the designated area. Proceeding this was a speech by the Mayor Craig Brown then the burying ceremony of the "kohatu pounamu" begun. Following this we had a "time capsule ceremony" in an-other area of the site where appropriate karakia was performed by Hopa Rudolph at the "time capsule's" resting place. Finally CEO Mark Simpson ended our proceeding with a closing speech about the importance and significance of the new building to mark this historic occasion. Mauri ora! Na Haki Tahana, Maori Information Services Librarian, Whangarei District Libraries, [email protected], Ph: 09. 430-4206 x8897, Fax: 09.438-2780, Mobile: 027-222-6153 www.whangarei-libraries.com

Departures and arrivals It has been a time of departures and arrivals. While my team has finally found a user education librarian, one of my col-leagues has left us to go to join the team at the parliamentary library, another has had a baby girl, and trips and travel have also seen the number of staff drop at times. The library has been active in producing a regular monthly display of new and interesting books. These are displayed in the Café or Kanuka (the building housing on campus faculty). Library Week During Library Week we pulled out all the stops with balloons, jellybeans and theatrical window props to promote the theme of Libraries Aotearoa : your Window to the Wide World. We also participated in Adult learners' Week He Tangata Matauranga. Which has been celebrated in style here at The Open Poly- technic. Each day we have had a range of differ-ent activities. Te Kahui Ruru Te Kahui Ruru formerly the Maori Network is currently planning a launch for the group. Te Kahui Ruru be- lieves it is important that it establish a clear sense of identity and a highly visible profile within the polytechnic. At the same time the Polytechnic continues to work on implementing a Maori strategy. With the ropu being invited to par-ticipate in the Maori Strategy Implementation Group. This group will take the Strategy and develop an action plan around it for implementation. Members of the ropu were able to attend the Hui Taumata Matauranga in Taupo 3-5 September, while not specifically rele -vant to the polytechnic those who attended found a lot of value in the hui. Te Reo Maori training The Organisational Development Team at the Open Polytechnic will trial a new Te Reo Maori Training Programme for staff. The programme is designed for people who are beginners in the Maori language and is designed to increase people's confi-dence and understanding of te reo and tikanga (protocol). The pilot has attracted a lot of staff interest and there is an indica-tion that intermediate and advanced programmes may be provided once the beginners pilot has been completed. I am looking forward to a long spell of good sunny weather and the last few months of this year. Na Donald Gregory

Happenings at the Open Polytechnic of New Zealand

“Trial of new Te Reo Maori

training programme for staff

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New Library Opened in Whangarei

TE ROPU WHAKAHAU Membership Application Form

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Recently, I was fortunate enough to attend the ARANZ Nga Taonga Tuku Iho: Treasures Passed Down, Maori Archives & Records Hui in Rotorua. It was a three day event beginning with a Powhiri at the Tunohopu Marae on the lakefront. David Jones – the Alexander Turnbull Library Coordinator of the Maori Language Collection was facilitator for the day. His wonderful sense of humour set the scene for the day ahead. We were then privileged to meet and listen to Tharron Bloom-field. Tharron is the National Preservation Officer based in the Alexander Turnbull Library. Both spoke of their role within the National Library of New Zealand. After a wonderful kai put on by the ladies of the marae, we then listened to three representatives from the Historic Places Trust. They gave us an outline of the work that they undertake and spoke of the importance of organisations working together and sharing skills for the benefit of our people. Throughout the rest of the hui we were treated to a myriad of wonderful speakers. Darrin Sykes – the Director of the Wai-tangi Tribunal, David Colquhoun- Curator of Manuscripts and Archives at the Alexander Turnbull Library, Taina McGregor – Oral Historian at the Alexander Turnbull Library. One I especially enjoyed was Professor Whatarangi Winiata. His pres-entation was about archiving Maori taonga to aid the survival of Maori as a people. He spoke of the role of the Crown as it takes steps to fulfil its obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi to actively protect matau-ranga Maori. There was much discussion around the housing of taonga by marae and kura. Some schools are setting up repositories for taonga on their pre m-ises. Points for consideration are environment and access as well as digitis a-tion. The job of the school librarian is becoming more and more special-ised, as archival skills are needed in this ever- changing information landscape. Na Shelley Maere

Nga Taonga Tuku Iho: Treasures Passed Down Maori Archives & Records Hui

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Left to Right: Tharron Bloomfield raua ko Taina McGregor

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WE NEED YOU!!

Do you want to become a member of the Nga Kaiwhakahau (TRW National Executive Committee)?

All you have to do is fill out the nomination form available from the Nga Kaiwhakahau member nearest you (see page 8). Get yourself nominated and supported by one or lots of your fellow members.

Nominations and appointments are ratified at the next TRW Hui-a-tau in Kawhia.

I had high hopes for the ARANZ Maori Archives and Records Hui held last month since it had an impressive line-up of Maori speakers, many of whom I was already familiar as tutors within the Bachelor of Maori and Information Management here at Te Wananga-o-Raukawa. Having had some theoretical ‘background’ in Maori Archives through the BMIM programme, I was keen to see whether my understanding and knowledge of Maori Archives could be both validated and extended through attending this hui. It was ex-cellent to see many familiar ‘Te Ropu Whakahau’ faces and a good chance to catch up with one another. One of the first speakers was David Colquhoun from ATL who gave an historical overview on the institutional collecting of Maori manu-scripts. His presentation was excellent and I scribbled notes frantically. I was however, keenly anticipating Whatarangi Winiata’s presentation, ‘Survival of Maori as a People and Maori Archives’ for many reasons. I wanted to see how our ‘esteemed’ tumuaki was received by other Maori and more especially by Pakeha within the Archives field outside of Te Wananga-o-Raukawa and I was interested in hearing his ‘take’ on Maori archives since I had to gather together a big list of articles on Maori archives in preparation for his paper (thanks to Meri Mygind for coming to the rescue). His presentation described Maori archives through a Maori worldview paradigm, a paradigm which encompassed the unceas-ing continuum of matauranga Maori as a living entity represented by the collective knowledge held in the minds of ‘roopu tuku iho’ i.e. iwi, hapü and whanau. Maori archives were not only the manuscripts, letters, photographs etc of our tupuna, but rather ourselves as ‘repositories’ of matauranga Maori past, present and future. I thought it turned the ‘accepted’ notion of Maori archives on its head and gave Pakeha and Maori alike plenty to mull over. I thought it was brilliant since it made us look at Maori archives not through a Pakeha – western viewpoint but through a Maori one and more overly, as Whatarangi commented, that “….Maori archives are not an end to themselves but their pur-pose is to contribute to the survival of Maori as a people and people as Maori.” The other Maori speaker that I was particularly impressed by was Arapata Hakiwai, but that’s another story and I feel I have waffled on enough. What stood out for me the mo st was the similarity of thought and commonality of themes between the Maori speakers despite their being from different organizations. Highlights An excellent line-up of Maori speakers whose knowledge and insight has sought to define and describe Maori archives through Maori eyes. Lowlights The powhiri – less is more…..definitely not in this case, they would have been bet-ter to have had no powhiri at all. The ‘hangi’ feast at the Tamaki village, sadly only the riwai and stuffing tasted vaguely ‘hangi-like’ to my anticipatory (don’t think this is even a word!) tastebuds. The Funny Bits Watching Maori being ‘caught-out’ because they had sneaked away during a ‘lull’ phase of the hui only to have the pro-gramme change at the last minute so that they missed some excellent presentations. Trying to figure out what the red dot on your nametag meant, some had one, a few had two, and many had none. Our favour-ite theory was: no dot – not rangatira, one dot – rangatira, two dots – tino rangatira. Actually what it turned out to be was: no dot – no dinner, one dot – dinner, two dots – a mistake!! In summary an excellent conference that was well worth attending. Na Maewa Kaihau Kai-awhina i te Whare Pukapuka Te Wananga-o-Raukawa Otaki

ARANZ Annual Conference on Maori Archives and Records. Friday, 20th-21st August 2004, Rotorua

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“Survival of Maori as a

People and Maori Archives”

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Te Ropu Whakahau Hui-a -Tau 2005 Pepa Tono Rehitatanga / Registration Form

Ingoa / Name

Wahi Mahi / Organisation

Kainga Noho / Address

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Special dietary requirements

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(Please circle one) (Please circle one)

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? Children 5-12 years $28.00 day /night (Please write names—cost includes meals and accommodation)

? Invoice required Please make cheque payable to Te Ropu Whakahau and send with completed registration form to: Ruth Ivey Kaitiaki Putea (Treasurer), Te Ropu Whakahau The University of Waikato Library Ph: (07) 838 4749 Private Bag 3105 Fax: (07) 838 4899 HAMILTON Email: [email protected]

“REGISTER NOW”

It is the role of all Te Ropu Whakahau members, and Nga Kaiwhakahau in particular, to offer support and mentorship, where requested and where possible, to Maori colleague. How Can Te Ropu Whakahau Help You? Nga Kaiwhakahau and the wider membership can be of assistance by the following: • Provide possible names of appropriate people as whanau support for job interviews; • Give support for application to vacancies by appropriate people as referees, references; • Provide mediation support; • Lobby managers for member attendance to conferences; • Ensure manaakitaNga is practised and reciprocated; and • Support members to pursue qualifications in the library & information field. Te Tumuaki/President The Tumuaki is responsible for coordinating the provision of any Mentoring programme undertaken by Te Ropu Whakahau What is mentoring? Mentoring is the process in which successful individuals go out of their way to help others set goals and develop skills to reach them. It can help you acquire skills, open doors, increase confidence, widen your perspective, avoid many errors, that enhance your career and life, and help your organisation succeed. There are two types of mentoring, natural mentoring and planned mentoring. Natural mentoring occurs through friendship, collegiality, teaching, coaching, and counselling. In contrast, planned mentoring occurs through structured programs in which mentors and participants are selected and matched through formal processes. Mentoring may address one or more of the following aims:

• Educational or academic mentoring : Helps those to improve their overall academic achievement. • Career mentoring: Helps those to develop the necessary skills to enter or continue on a career path. • Personal development mentoring: Supports those during times of personal or social stress and provides guidance for

decision-making. Effective mentoring:

• Is a relationship that focuses on the needs of those being mentored. • Fosters caring and supportive relationships. • Encourages the men tee to develop to their fullest potential. • The main characteristic of effective mentors is a willingness to nurture an-

other person. It is also beneficial to seek individuals as mentors who are peo-ple-orientated, open-minded, flexible, and empathetic.

“Don't Look for Praise; Look for (Gentle) Criticism.”

“Praise reinforces what you know; criticism forces you to learn more.” “Mentors are more than role models, they initiate and motivate and inculcate the message.”

“Be as you can be" rather than just "Be as I am". Process of Mentoring 1. Contact the Tumuaki who will then inform members of Nga Kaiwhakahau and a plan of action will be developed. 2. A request will be assigned to an appropriate member who has the skills needed and is located near the recipient. That

member will then contact the mente and arrange a meeting. 3. Each mentor will be assigned a Nga Kaiwhakahau member with whom they can discuss the progress of their assignment.

Unless specifically stated by the recipient, all requests will be treated in confidence. 4. The mentor must keep Nga Kaiwhakahau informed regarding mentoring undertaken. At the end of the assignment the

mentor should provide an assessment of the process, outlining successful/unsuccessful strategies used and the outcome. 5. All mentors have the right to refer the person they have been assigned, if they are unable to help. 6. Most mentoring will take the form of one-to-one natural mentoring. The relationship should be one in which the

recipient feels confident and comfortable. It should be a process that becomes a vehicle for the growth and development of the recipient.

Na Nga Kaiwhakahau, taken from “Nga Pepa Arahi: Guidelines for Nga Kaiwhakahau”.

MENTORING

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“Korero from Nga

Kaiwhakahau on

MENTORING”

A milestone in the Maori Subject Headings Project was accomplished at the recent LIANZA AGM at the recent LIANZA conference when Lisa Tocker successfully launched the Iwi Hapu Names List. Lisa, a past president of LIANZA and current member of the MSH steering committee spoke and paid tribute to those who played a part in getting the List to the stage that it could now be launched on the Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa / National Library of New Zealand website for use by the library and archive communities. The list has been developed to help cataloguers and descriptive archivists to have a reliable and comprehensive resource when they are describing material in, by and about Maori and enables material relating to the same iwi or hapu to be cata-logued or described in a consistent manner. It will be used by the National Library of New Zealand to enhance its services to Maori Library users. It is an evolving list that enables further iwi and hapu names to be added as required. The basis of the work has been derived from the waka, Iwi, and hapu names in He Puna Kupu Maori and TAPUHI and has been reviewed by Te Taura Whiri. As with the MSH, the Iwi Hapu List is jointly sponsored by LIANZA, Te Ropu Whakahau and Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa For viewing of the list and for further information visit : http://tepuna.natlib.govt.nz/iwi-hapu Maori Subject Headings (Phase 3 ) progress report Concurrent session 7 on Wednesday 8 September provided an opportunity for Alison Elliott, Director Collection Services at the National Library and member of the MSH steering committee to inform those gathered of the achievements that have been made since the launch of phase 3 of the project at the previous year’s conference in Napier. In the presentation Alison also spoke on what is planned for next and ways in which many of the audience could assist in completing the project. The launch of the Iwi Hapu Names List the morning before was referred to as the first of the three tools to be delivered in this phase of the MSH project. It is anticipated although not definite that the other two tools will be ready for launch at next year’s conference in Christchurch. These are the final version of the Guidelines and the core list of Subject headings list which will contain around 2000 terms. This will be confirmed after the steering committee has meet on October 15. The research work and hui conducted by our researcher Sally Simpson has been pivotal to achieving this goal and Alison took the oppor-tunity of thanking all those that participated in those hui and surveys. Further help was sought in assistance for the seeking of funding, librarians or indexers with expertise in the development of thesauri, in-depth understanding of the application of sub-ject headings in cataloguing or indexing or both, expertise in serving Maori clients and in-depth expertise in Te Reo Maori. Question and answer time concluded the ses-sion with members of the steering committee and the researcher participating. Fruitful dis-cussion took place and it was heartening to see the enormous support that the audience has for the success of this project. Na Kitty Murray Maori Services and Partnership Librarian Te Kuratini o Poike, Tauranga

“Made in Aotearoa”: Maori Subject Headings: Phase 3—Launch of Iwi Hapu Names List

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Ko wai nga Kaiwhakahau? (Who are the Te Ropu Whakahau Executive Committee Members?)

Tumuaki / President David Jones Ngati Mahunga, Ngati Maniapoto Kaitiaki, Kohikohinga Maori Alexander Turnbull Library PO BOX 12349, Wellington Phone 64 4 4743000 [email protected]

Kaiawhina / Secretary Mereana Coleman

Ngati Porou, Ngati Maniapoto Library Manager

Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi Private Bag, Whakatane

Phone: 0508 9262 64 [email protected]

Kaitiaki Putea / Treasurer Ruth Ivey - Ngai Tahu Information Access Librarian The University of Waikato Library Private Bag 3105, Hamilton Phone 64 7 856 2889 [email protected]

Kaiwhakahau / Executive Member Jenny Barnett - Ngati Ranginui, Ngai Te Rangi, Ngati Maru, Te

Whakatohea, Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki Library Manager, Maori Services

The University of Auckland Library Private Bag 92-019, Auckland Phone: 64 9 373 7599 x82881

[email protected]

Kaiwhakahau / Executive Member Marlyen Davis - Ngai Tahu Librarian Invercargill City Libraries Private Bag 90111, Invercargill Phone 64 3 2111444 [email protected]

Kaiwhakahau / Executive Member Sonya Peters - Ngapuhi Maori Liaison Librarian

Christchurch City Libraries PO BOX 1466, Christchurch

Phone 64 3 9417923 [email protected]

Kaiwhakahau / Executive Member Hinerangi Himiona - Ngapuhi, Ngati Toa Kaihautu Maori Archives New Zealand PO BOX 12050, Wellington, New Zealand Phone 64 4 4995595 [email protected]

Kaiwhakahau / Executive Member Mali Tangatatai

Librarian Pataka/Porirua City Library PO BOX 50218, Porirua

Phone 64 4 2371511 [email protected]

Kaiwhakahau / Executive Member Glenn Taitoko Ngati Maniapoto The Librarian Te Puni Kokiri PO Box 3943, Wellington Phone: 64 4 922 6787 [email protected]

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About Te Ropu Whakahau (TRW)

Te Ropu Whakahau was born from a need to provide professional and cul-tural support to Maori who worked in libraries throughout New Zealand. There was also a need for Maori voices to inform policies and practices relating to the care of Maori material in libraries and archives, and the provision of library and information services generally. Te Ropu Whakahau was formed in 1992 as a formal network and ran as a special interest group of the Library and Information Association of New Zealand - Aotearoa (LIANZA) and in 1995 entered into a formal agree-ment with LIANZA and became an independent incorporated society the following year. Activities

Since 1992 Te Ropu Whakahau has created and participated in initiatives of its own and with its partners to achieve its long and short term goals relating to the recognition and implementation of the Maori language and the Treaty of Waitangi in the information industry, relating to the im-proved management of Maori, Maori taonga and Maori clients and in unit-ing all Maori in the profession. TRW runs annual hui, maintains listserves and publishes a regular newsletter. It has run seminar programmes, made policy submissions, participated in research projects and produced several publications. In partnership with Te Wananga o Raukawa, in Otaki, New Zealand it jointly delivers Maori information qualifications.

Postal Address: PO Box 5409

Lambton Quay Wellington

Email: trw.maorimail.net.nz

TE ROP U WHAKAHAU M A ORI IN LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION

MANAGEMENT

Waiho i te toipoto Kaua i te toiroa

For more information visit our site on the web! www.trw.org.nz

About Te Ropu Whakahau

Kia ora koutou katoa. As I write this column the LIANZA Conference is under way in Auckland and I am sure those who attend will have a lot of useful information to share. It is also time to think about the next Hui-a-Tau, contact Nga Kaiwhakahau for more information on this hui. This issue includes two items on the recent ARANZ Conference. Like many who were unable to attend the recent conferences it is really great to share the experience of those who did. The theme ‘Nga Taonga Tuku Iho’ appears to have been particularly relevant to our members as so many par-ticipated and presented at the Conference. I think you will enjoy hearing the views of some of the participants. There are a lot of good things have been happening, like the great work Whina has put into the LIANZA Conference and the opening of the new library in Whangarei. Haki Tahana, who is him-self featured in an article in the NZ Herald at: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3583432&thesection=news&thes ubsection=general tells us more in this issue. It is also inspiring to hear about the other good things members have been involved in, so I would like to thank all those who contributed to this panui and encourage you all to send in something for the next panui, until I see you next be well. Na Donald Gregory

Na te Kaiwhakatika Tuhinga (Last Word From the Editor)

Donald Gregory (Kaiwhakatika-Editor)

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© Copyright held by Te Ropu Whakahau: Maori in Libraries and Information Management 2004

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November 2004

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