ibis Rotorua Ibis Rotorua is situated on the picturesque shores of Lake Rotorua and located adjacent to Novotel Rotorua, this

hotel offers tranquil surroundings with sensational views. Our central location is easily accessible to cafés, restau-

rants and the Energy Events Convention Centre. Stunning natural scenery and geothermal wonders makes this the

ultimate destination. Ibis guests also have access to conference rooms and other facilities at the adjacent Novotel

Rotorua Lakeside.

Inviting and modern, the ibis guest room has everything you need for a pleasant stay. All rooms are air-

conditioned, offer broadband connectivity, flat screen TV, iron and iron board, refrigerator, and coffee / tea mak-

ing facilities. I-Restaurant and Bar located on the ground floor welcomes you for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Ibis

Rotorua has ample free car parking, some undercover.

Cost: $119.00 share twin/king room / Breakfast $21.00 pp. (Package: $140 per night including breakfast)

Conference Venue—Novotel Rotorua

Tutanekai Street 3010 - ROTORUA - NEW ZEALAND

Tel: (+64)7/3463888

Fax: (+64)7/3471888

Email: h1874-re01@accor.com

Accommodation—Ibis Rotorua

Rangiuru Street 3010 - ROTORUA - NEW ZEALAND

Tel: (+64)7/3463999

Fax: (+64)7/3471999

Booking by Phone: (+64)7/3498400 Email: h1874-RE01@accor.com

CONFERENCE KAUPAPA

KIA TU, KIA ORA, KIA PAKARI, KIA MAORI

Fresh, different, health & well-being. A conference focussed on

balancing life, emotions and living. A taste of Te Arawa, 2 full

days of whanaungatanga. Register Now!

Hosted by Te Akatea Maori Principals’ Executive & Aka

Waiariki.

KIA TU, KIA ORA,

KIA PAKARI, KIA MAORI

TE AKATEA NATIONAL

CONFERENCE

4th—5th August 2016

Rotorua Lakeside

Novotel Hotel

Rotorua

Master of Ceremonies: Russell Harrison

TE ARAWA The Te Arawa people of the Bay of Plenty are the offspring of Pūhaorangi, a celestial being who de-

scended from the heavens to sleep with the beautiful maiden Te Kuraimonoa. From this union came the

revered ancestor Ohomairangi. He was responsible for protecting Taputapuātea marae – a place of

learning on the island of Raiatea or Rangiātea, in the Polynesian homeland known as Hawaiki. High

priests from all over the Pacific came to Rangiātea to share their knowledge of the genealogical origins

of the universe, and of deep-ocean navigation.

By the time Ohomairangi’s great-grandson Atuamatua was born, the people were known as Ngāti Oho-

mairangi and lived in the village of Maketū. Atuamatua married the four granddaughters of Ruatapu. A

generation later, six of their sons, Tia, Hei, Rakauri, Houmaitawhiti, Oro and Makaa became the leading

family group of Ngāti Ohomairangi. Then war descended on the isle of Rangiātea, contributing to the

migration to Te Ika-a-Māui (New Zealand’s North Island).

Nga Pumanawa E Waru

The descendants of Īhenga and Hatupatu married into other major lines of the Te Arawa tribe, and in

time they were led by Rangitihi, Tamatekapua’s great-great-grandson. This whakapapa (genealogical

chart) shows Rangitihi’s seven sons and one daughter, who were collectively called Ngā Pūmanawa e

Waru o Te Arawa – the Eight Beating Hearts of Te Arawa. Whakapapa from information provided by

Paul Tapsell.

A ha Te Arawa e!

A ha Te Arawa e!

Ko te whakaariki …

Ko te whakaariki!

Tukua mai ki a piri, tukua mai ki a tata

Kia eke mai i runga ki te paepae poto a Houmaitawhiti!

2 0 1 6 P R O G R A M M E subject to changes

WEDNESDAY 3rd AUGUST—Sponsored by RICOH—Drinks & Nibbles—7.00pm

Off Te Ngae Road, 1/31 Allen Mills Road Rotorua THURSDAY 4th AUGUST Tunohopu Marae, 5 Tunohopu St, Ohinemutu

10.00am Pohiri

10.30am Morning Tea

11.00am Sponsor—CREST CLEAN

11.10am Nga Pumanawa E Waru—Guest Speakers – Leith Comer/Mercia Yates

12.00pm – Te Akatea AGM

12.20pm Lunch at Tunohopu Marae

Novotel Hotel, Lake End, Tutanekai Street, Rotorua

1.30pm Guest Speaker – Heeni Morehu

2.30pm Sponsor—RICOH

2.40pm Afternoon Tea / Sponsor Viewing / Registrations

3.30pm *Champion Leadership Programme – Rotovegas Boxing Gym

*Te Rangihakahaka – Guided bus tour around Lake Rotorua

4.30pm Break

5.00pm Pre Dinner Refreshments – Novotel - Clarkes Bar

6.00pm Transport, Village, Concert, Dinner & Entertainment

Mitai Maori Village Hangi & Concert - 196 Fairy Springs Rd, Rotorua

FRIDAY 5th AUGUST Novotel Hotel, Lake End, Tutanekai Street, Rotorua

8.00am Karakia

8.05am Sponsor

8.15am Guest Speaker – Kingi Biddle

9.00am Guest Speaker – Tracy Ormsby

10.00am Te Akatea Waiata (New Composition—Rehua Mihaka)

10.30am Morning Tea

11.00am Guest Speaker – Louise Nicholas

12.30pm Lunch

1.30pm Te Akatea Original Members

Jim Schuster, Pem Bird, Huria Tawa, Punohu McClausland, Irimena Heke

2.30pm Sponsor

2.40pm Guest Speaker – Annette Sykes

3.40pm Acknowledgements/Prize draws

3.50pm Sponsor

4.00pm Closing presentations and remarks

Guest Speaker Profiles

Master of Ceremonies – Russell Harrison

Russell who is a well-known personality in our community. He has a substantial

wealth of background experience to work within schools, across schools, within

the community, business sectors and iwi. Russell will be our Master of Ceremo-

nies.

Nga Pumanawa e Waru - Leith Comer (Executive Director/

Chairman) & Mercia Yates (Director of Engagement)

Leith & Mercia from Ngā Pūumanawa e Waru Education Trust are

bringing together all schools, learners, iwi, communities and

whānau of Rotorua to share a common kaupapa. We want all of our

schools in the district to be well-led, well-resourced and staffed by

superb teachers. We want all our learners to be engaged and excel-

ling in their education; supported by their whānau with their learn-

ing enhanced by technology and connectivity at school, at home

and the community. Ngā Pūmanawa e Waru is a Rotorua district-

wide initiative that will use best practice e-Learning teaching meth-

odologies and collaboration between schools to improve education-

al outcomes for learners and whanau across all of Rotorua’s

schools and kura.

Heeni Morehu – Suicide Prevention

THE SILENCE HAS TO STOP. It has been too long suicide has been

silenced. My experience has been that people who have little or no

experience with suicide are prescribing ailments for whānau, hapū,

iwi, but have no lived contributions to make. Why not ask and listen to

whānau bereaved by suicide? After all, we know. Something I

have gracefully accepted is that my tūpuna wouldn't put me anywhere

in life that I shouldn't be! I trust in them to guide me through all the

good and bad times and I trust them to give me the courage to keep

going regardless of judgment, criticism and blindness. I breathe for my

boys; I am their voice and will continue on with life's journey with

them at my side. This writing has given me a chance to share a tiny

portion of my grief. I hope readers close my book with a clearer view

of what life is like for whānau bereaved by suicide.

Aaron & Tanya Warren—RotoVegas Boxing Gym & Fitness –

‘Champion Made Leadership Programme’

When Aaron Warren started the RotoVegas Boxing

Gym in 2006 he had a punching bag, a skipping rope

and a pair of boxing gloves. The gym has come a long

way since those days. The gym runs a popular pro-

gramme in local schools called ‘A Champion Made

Leadership’ which is built around dedication, discipline

and determination, and sponsored by the First Sover-

eign Trust. They also train up to 40 children at a time at

the gym during free after-school programmes. 70 con-

ference participants will have an opportunity to experi-

ence this first hand for 1 hour. Bring your gym workout

gears and sneakers.

Accompanied by her husband Taupe Poupoasa & Dad Koro Te Ariki Morehu

An initiative developed by Te Taumata o Ngati Whakaue Iho Ake a profes-

sional learning and development initiative for Rotorua Schools. 50 partici-

pants will have an up close personal experience around Lake Rotorua guid-

ed by Jim Schuster, an original Te Akatea member.

Kingi Biddle – Toastmaster Champion

Te Rangihakahaka - (Bus Tour – around Lake Rotorua)

Kingi Biddle two times NZ Toastmaster Speech competition winner and

runner up in the 2013 world Toastmasters speech competition (over

30,000 worldwide competitors) is telling his story on how he went from

never speaking in public to becoming a world class public speaker. Kingi

Biddle's "gift of the gab" has taken him to the top of the world - a top

placing at the World Championship Public Speaking competition in Las

Vegas. The Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking is

considered the Olympics of oratory. Humour at its BEST!

Tracy Ormsby – ‘Beneath the Surface’

As a programme facilitator and leader of multiple health initiatives Tracy is speaking out about what is ‘Beneath the Surface’ and retells his experience of how whanau can influence intergenerational well-being.

Louise Nicholas – ‘Women’s Rights Campaigner’

Louise Nicholas ONZM is a New Zealand

campaigner for the rights of women who

have been victims of sexual violence. In

1993 she alleged that several policemen

had raped her in 1984 and obstructed evi-

dence in the subsequent trials for rape.

Very powerful, we have an opportunity to

listen to her story.

Annette Sykes – ‘Top Maori Lawyer ‘

Annette is a Rotorua lawyer who fights for the rights of Māori tribes to be self-governing. She will talk on issues affecting our Maori people currently in New Zealand today.

TE AKATEA ORIGINS

In 1990 Punohu McCausland and I were liaison officers for the newly established Ministry of Education regional office in Rotorua. I had just arrived from a four-year stint at Rakau-manga beginning in 1986 which was part of a national network of kura reo e rua. Kura Kaupapa Maori had not been legislated at that time.

Tomorrow’s Schools and Kura Kaupapa Maori in 1989 ushered in a new era - Kura Kaupa-pa Maori and other forms of Maori medium education were growing quickly. Punohu and I thought that we ought to create an opportunity for a group of reo Maori kura from Waiariki and Waikato to get together to talk about the kaupapa of a national body of tumuaki.

In late 1989-1990 some of the original kura reo e rua had or were looking to transition into Kura Kaupapa Maori. Te Aho Matua legislation wasn’t around then. Kura reo e rua had been around since 1978 (Ruatoki) and by 1989 numbered about 10. The 1989 Kura Kaupa-pa Maori legislation spelt the end of kura reo e rua.

The whakaaro for the establishment of a kaupapa Maori tumuaki national body came from two hui held in the basement of my home in Maketu in 1990 - 1991. Punohu and I secured some Ministry of Education funding to help cover costs. The whakaaro came from a strong desire to whakawhanaunga and whakakotahi tumuaki in kura who were using te reo Maori as the medium of instruction. By coming together as a national body for the express pur-pose of growing cultural and professional leadership capability, it was thought we could ad-vance the cause of Kaupapa Maori education.

Present at the hui were myself and Punohu McCausland (MOE), Pererika Twist (Huiarau), Barna Heremia and Alex Hope (Rakaumanga), Jimmy Schuster (Whangamarino), Huria Tawa (Rotoiti) and Irimena Heke (Otepou). The decisions taken over the course of the two hui were:

That a body as envisaged and for the purpose stipulated would be established;

That Pererika Twist would take responsibility for growing support in Waiariki, and Barna Heremia in Waikato;

That the group would be called Te Akatea, following a suggestion from Jimmy Schus-ter who related the story of his tipuna Rangitihi who suffered a grievous wound to the head in a particular battle, had the wound bound with akatea vine to stem the flow of blood and enable him to continue to fight and eventually carry the day.

Thus Te Akatea - a metaphor for contemporary Maori leadership in kura battling to keep alive te reo Maori with brave, stoic and relentless determination! Following the hui my and Punohu’s roles ended. The Ministry of Education closed in Rotorua. [Nonetheless,] Te Akatea grew into what it is today.

Noho ora mai Pem Bird

From the Ground Up – Authentic Leadership in the 21st Century -

NATSIPA / TE AKATEA CONFERENCE 2016

Te Akatea Maori Principals Association and The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Principals Association (NATSIPA) have jointly collaborated to offer a unique and powerful opportunity to showcase Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Maori leadership in action. In October 2016 the two principal associations have agreed to organise a joint Trans-Tasman conference. The Conference is being held in Brisbane at The Pullman on 10-12 October 2016. This is well timed with it being in the first week of Term 4. A chance to visit schools will be offered for Friday 7th October 2016. The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Principals Association (NATSIPA) will be hosting the inaugural event however the organising committee is made of executive members from both Te Akatea and NATSIPA. This will ensure a balanced programme and meet the needs of all delegates. A Professional Conference Organisation is taking care of all the logistics including registrations and accommodation. We have a limited numbers of delegates at just three hundred (300) participants to partake in the three- day event. As we have only 150 spaces for New Zealand delegates we are opening our registrations to Te Akatea Members first. The Conference planning is well underway. Each day a new focus will feature as part of our overall theme; From the Ground Up: Authentic Leadership in the 21st Century. Day one will highlight The Past, the second day will feature The Present and we will finish up with the voice of our children to highlight the importance of The Future and the role that our young people play as our future leaders. This is an exciting FIRST. The connections and histories between Maori and Aboriginal Australia and Torres Strait Islander Peoples colleagues are similar and we can only be strengthened by the collaboration of First Peoples who are openly and will-ingly sharing their challenges and successes. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

N O T I C E o f R E G I S T R AT I O N *Note registrations are done via our website and must be in and paid for no later than the 29th of July. To register or subscribe please go to www.teakatea.co.nz FEES: MEMBER NON-MEMBER

U1 - U3 SCHOOLS $400.00 $500.00

U4+ SCHOOLS $550.00 $650.00

DAY DELEGATE FEE $225.00 $300.00

*Note: Day delegates are only able to attend Friday. *Note: Conference Dinner ticket is included in the Conference Fee.

Additional Tickets to Conference dinner - Thursday 4th August 2016 = $70.00pp - refer to online registration.

PAYMENT OPTIONS:

ONLINE PAYMENT: Bank account name and number:

Te Akatea Maori Principals Inc

ACCOUNT: ASB 12-3253-0027168-00

CHEQUE PAYMENT: Payable to Te Akatea Maori Principals Inc

If sending a cheque please ensure you identify the school and the delegates that you are paying for. This is especially important if you use a

3rd party generated cheque.

CHEQUES CAN BE SENT TO:

Myles Ferris

C/- Te Kura o Otangarei

PO Box 8039, Kensington

Whangarei, 0145

Phone: (09) 437 0623

Email:principal@otangarei.school.nz.

*Note: Fees do not include accommodation. Delegates are responsible for their own accommodation. See information at back..