Greetings from Mara and the team…..

Te Hononga Hakihea |December 2014

Tēnā tātou te whānau

Ruia, ruia,

Tahia, tahia,

Kia hemo ake te kākoakoa

Kia herea mai ki te kawau koroki

E tiu taku manu ki te waiata ki ngā rarau Rangatira e

He manu topatopa hei whakamihi atu ki nga topito o te motu, Rere atu, rere mai

He mihi kau ana e.

Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, kia ora mai koutou katoa

“E kīa nei te kōrero:

he Kāhui maunga,

he Kāhui tangata,

he Kāhui tautoko.”

Inside:

NZ Update

Our Mahi

Client Support

CSS Clients

Client Corner

Strategic Planning

Canada Update

Te Tini a Maui

Kapa Haka

Staff Updates

New Additions

Who would believe we are only days from another Christmas and another year

ending! As someone who is definitely feeling the effects of getting older

(hmmmm…better get back to yoga class), I hate the way time is flying by so quickly.

This year’s panui is full of some good stories for you to make yourself a cuppa and

find a quiet corner to read and enjoy and hopefully we can bring a smile or even

outright laughter to your day. This year we let you know about staff changes, bubba’s

who have been added to our little whanau; the escapades of our kapa haka group Te

Tini a Maui; oh – and of course some of our mahi.

We are so blessed to have amazing clients and a wide variety of assignments. I can

only be reminded and give thanks to the person who named us in the beginning Aunty

Mate Kaiwai who gave us our name way back in the year 2000. The name and its

meaning have stuck with us all the way through and the kaupapa defined by this

name has stood us firm to our task. We all love what we do and the passion

continues. Not many people get to do this kind of work, have fun and enjoy it – and

see the fruits of their labours turning into true development for indigenous people. So

a big thanks to you all for your continued support of our little company and for sticking

with us for these many years.

Finally, keep July 31st 2015 clear in your diaries. It will be time for a celebration as we

will be 15 years old. These days many businesses find it hard to last 5 years let alone

15 !! We want to take the opportunity to thank our supporters and clients; our friends

and families. So hope to see you there. Have a great Christmas everyone and enjoy

all that good food and fun (and whanau laughter). Drive and travel safe and enjoy time

with friends and family. All the best, Mara and the team!

New Zealand Office Update

Mara Andrews: Ngāti Kahungunu

(Tāngoio), Whakatōhea (Ōpape) and

Ngāti Raukawa (Ngatokowaru)

Office Update

There have been a few changes in our office since our last Panui.

Consultant Arthur Selwyn has moved on to his next challenge in life

and is no longer serenading us with his sweet soulful voice. Arthur

is going to be missed, especially at Xmas time when the office

become groupies at an event he is jamming at! Our Business

Manager, Horiana MacGregor popped out of the office for a few

months (as you do these days) to have a baby - the scrumptious

Kanoa who we introduce later. Which was kind of timely, as one of

our old staff members was returning to New Zealand (from

Melbourne) to welcome her beautiful moko, Khayde (our future

model – check out his gorgeous eyes later in the panui). So Carla

Te Hau rejoined us (again). We just can’t get enough of her

effervescent nature. So now we have an all wahine toa office with

Mara, Careene, Naomi, Horiana and Carla! Don’t worry, our

beautiful kaumatua, Duncan Andrews will keep us in check and of

course Cain Kerehoma continues to try to bring these wild wahine

under control every now and then! We know deep down inside Cain

loves it!

Naomi Manu, one of our Senior Consultants has been with us for

more than 2 years now and was delighted to sign off some major

projects this year. This was a highlight for her as her heart and soul

(and no doubt sweat and tears) went into these extensive projects.

In true Naomi style she celebrated with a diet coke! Naomi has

completed a variety of other projects this year including a few

evaluations, a research framework for Takiri Mai Te Ata and MSD

and MPDS Plans for our Māori providers. Naomi and Frank (her

hubby) along with their 3 kiddies have a new addition to their

whānau, a puppy called Toa. Toa is a cute little schnauzer and

appears to have his Mumma Naomi wrapped around his finger!

Careene has also been working on a number of large Whānau Ora

projects – some of them entering into their 3rd year (and we hope

for many more years to come). The whānau ora mahi has allowed

us to connect with many organisations and communities across the

motu and a big “homai te paki paki” to all of you as we see all your

hard work coming to fruition for whānau. Careene continues to

work with our dedicated and passionate Pounamu clients who have

basically been with us since day one. And we probably say this

every year, but you are all very special to us and thank you for

allowing us to be part of your mahi.

Among Careene’s six children and beautiful moko, she only has

one more daughter left at college (oh and moko at daycare).

The kids are truly growing up now and expanding their wings.

BUT…..having said that, it hasn’t stopped any of the boomerang

teenagers coming and going, staying and going, eating and

going, drop washing and going – does this sound familiar

anyone?

As mentioned earlier, Horiana (our Business Manager) who

attended Te Manahua Kapa Haka in Hawaii last year, returned

to NZ with more kilos than she thought. No it wasn’t all the

eating, it was our beautiful Kanoa (appropriately given this

beautiful Hawaiian name). Kanoa was born on 24 May 2014

(just letting you know that we landed in Hawaii on 24 August

2013….hmmmm) weighing 7 pounds 9. She is now a regular

visitor in our office and keeps us all clucky! (too late for some of

us now though). So warning everyone – Hawaii can do that to

you!! Horiana had 3 months maternity leave which meant we

needed somebody to come in and support us while she was

away ……re-enter Carla Te Hau. Carla has worked for us for

over six years (and has been coming and going over the last few

years) and knows just how the Kāhui waka works or - in her

words - probably how Kāhui rolls! Carla was happy to take on

the business manager role for 3 months while Horiana was on

leave so she joined us in April, (after a month in Canada helping

Cain with his filing!!).Horiana returned from maternity leave in

September which meant with Arthur’s departure Carla has

managed to stay on and take up a project role which has been

lucky for Carla, not so lucky for us who are used to a nice quiet

office! She just seems to “fill the space” if you know what we

mean!

The entire team including our beautiful Kaumatua, Duncan

Andrews also managed to undertake a very ambitious evaluation

for the Ministry of Health this year. This allowed us to reconnect

with some past providers – good to see you all again. Thank

you to the Ministry who have been so very committed to this

project!

And finally we are all waiting anxiously for our assessment

results, after all staff completed their Te Wananga o te Raukawa

Te Huia Te Reo course. For anyone thinking of learning the reo,

we highly recommend this online course. And finally (man I said

that earlier), we continued to learn another Kapa haka bracket

with all our tamariki in toe! (think they are better than us now)

Our Mahi

Whānau Ora

Kāhui Tautoko has a long history of working collaboratively with Te Puni Kōkiri, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Social

Development on numerous projects and therefore we feel very honoured to be involved with the recent Cabinet Approved

Whānau Ora initiative. Kāhui Tautoko has been privileged to follow the Whānau Ora journey through multiple lenses (no we are

not blind yet – it was a flash way of saying we have held various roles) over the past few years and therefore have dedicated this

section to Whānau Ora.

Whānau Ora is aimed at developing a new approach for the design and delivery of government funded services and initiatives to

whānau – one that places whānau at the centre and builds on the strengths and capabilities already present in whānau. In the

2010 Budget, Government confirmed funding over four years to allow Te Puni Kōkiri; the Ministry of Social Development; and

the Ministry of Health to jointly implement Whānau Ora. The Whānau Ora taskforce report identified that Whānau Ora will be

achieved when whānau are:

“Self-Managing / Living Healthy Lifestyles / Participating fully in Te Ao Māori / Economically secure / Actively and

successfully involved in wealth creative; and Cohesive, resilient and nurturing”

Since the inception of Whānau Ora, Kāhui Tautoko originally supported the taskforce with research and developmental tasks –

you fellas need to know that the taskforce are to be congratulated for their commitment to this kaupapa. Never a quiet day

working through this important mahi for them.

After the implementation process of Whānau Ora, Kāhui Tautoko was privileged (and still are) to work with a number of the

selected Whānau Ora providers or provider collectives to implement the Whānau Ora programme. (some examples further in

our Panui). We have supported (man that’s not meant to sound like a bra or anything……) these organisations to develop their

Programmes of Actions and Business Cases that guided activities and resources moving into their transformational change

(gosh that sounds flash aye).

The Whānau Ora initiative was undertaken as a means of transforming the way services and opportunities are provided to all

whānau in need across New Zealand. Critical to this transformation process has been the focus on redesigning the service

delivery approach to move towards empowering whānau as a whole rather than focusing separately on individual members and

their problems. To facilitate this empowerment approach, Iwi, Hapū and community organisations have come together to work in

innovative and integrated ways in tandem with government agencies. This is to refocus the energy and resources on building

off the strengths of whānau to be self-managing rather than siloed approaches dealing separately with individual relatives. (a lot

of words to get your head around, but basically it’s all about strengthening Whānau – whatever whānau may look like to you).

And most recently (and hopefully not finally), Kāhui Tautoko was also appointed as the Action Researchers for a number of

provider collectives and alliances. Our research worked with collectives and whānau to document transformation over a two year

period using Action Research methodologies. Action Research invites research participants (provider collectives, whānau) to

become the subjects of their own enquiry by reflecting on the impact change has on whānau wellbeing.

We wish to acknowledge and congratulate all those who we have been privileged to work in the Whānau Ora environment and

trust that your Whānau Ora journey is progressing well.

Our Mahi

Whānau Ora Wairarapa

Becoming Re-sensitised in the Wairarapa

Te Puni Kōkiri assigned Kāhui Tautoko to

work alongside Whānau Ora Wairarapa

and document their Whānau Ora Journey.

Kāhui was privileged to participate in

Whānau Ora Wairarapa’s first cultural hikoi.

Whānau within Wairarapa identified cultural

‘hikoi’ as part of its Cultural Wānanga

Strategy, Te Hiringa i te Mahara. The

framework for Te Hiringa i te Mahara was

taken from Ngā Kete o te Wānanga which,

according to Wairarapa tradition, contained

all the knowledge pertaining to the needs of

the people.

Led by PJ Devonshire, General Manager of

Kahungunu ki Wairarapa, the hikoi sought

to re-connect staff within the provider

collective to the cultural uniqueness of

various places within the Wairarapa. This

aligns closely to the Whānau Ora

Taskforce Report on Whānau Centred

Services which reinforced the need for

recognition of whānau cultural

distinctiveness to be reflected in the

delivery of services.

“Services should be attuned to whānau

cultural norms, whānau traditions and

whānau heritage, while at the same time

recognising the realities and opportunities

in te ao Māori and in wider society. “1

Forty staff from within the provider

collective boarded a bus bound for Onoke

at Lake Ferry, and Wairarapa Moana (Te

Karu o te Ika). The rōpū were privileged to

have cultural experts Ra Smith and Mike

Kawana sharing whakapapa and historic

events in an effort to re-connect whānau to

their whakapapa. Ra Smith commented

that the process of colonisation led to

whānau becoming de-sensitised. ‘These

hikoi provide opportunities for whānau to

become re-sensitised to their whakapapa

and their tipuna’ Mr Smith commented.

‘What better place to re-connect to our

tipuna than in the very places that these

events took place’ added Mike Kawana.

Subsequent hikoi whenua will take place

throughout the year with a focus on

supporting whānau to contribute

successfully in Te Ao Māori.

Ngāti Kāpō

Capability Building

Kāhui Tautoko are Ministry of Social

Development approved capability

mentors. We have had the pleasure of

working with a number of providers as

they identify and plan their capability

requirements. In July this year Naomi

and Arthur facilitated a two day

planning wānanga with Ngāti Kāpō.

Ngāti Kāpō is a non profit Māori

Incorporated Society that offers high

quality kaupapa Māori based disability

support services to disabled Māori and

their whānau throughout Aotearoa,

New Zealand.

While the mahi got done the guitar was

passed around and the group

collectively busted out old faves. By the

end of the second day the group had

an inspired gamut of songs and an

organisational capability development

plan that focused on eight key

capability development areas.

Tau kē! Ka mutu te mahi pai!

Arthur Selwyn, KTCL and Nigel

Ngahiwi, Chair of of Ngati Kapo.

Our Mahi

Supporting our “POUNAMU” clients

Our Pounamu clients (who repeatedly allow us to undertake regular mahi – some of you we have worked with for more than 10 years!!)

are so much more than working partnerships - we see you all as our close friends and whānau. “Kāhui” means a group and “Tautoko”

means support, strengthen, guide and uplift (you all knew that aye) and we hope we have done that for and with you. If not, please do let

us know so we can take you into a corner and……whoops sorry just went off track there for a mo!) But - while we do have these close

relationships – business is business and we want to ensure we continue to keep up with you and help you continually grow and progress.

This year we have worked with a number of our beautiful Pounamu clients who continue to challenge the norm and find ways to

continually strengthen our Māori, Pasifika people and communities. Some of the mahi that we have worked together on has included (but

definitely not limited to):

Annual Report Development;

Financial reviews;

Proposal writing support;

Strategic Planning workshops;

Business and Workforce Development Plans; and

Capability Plans.

We have seen a stronger emphasis in organisations working closer with their funders and partners to reach the true essence of what

whānau needs are – neat alright. We also acknowledge that work you do with your staff, particularly knowing that they are your biggest

asset. We hope to be part of your whānau for many more years to come.

Client Support Services (CSS)

Do you need Quality Administration Services?

Who are we?

Central Support Services (CSS) Limited was established in October 2012 and provides office administration services to

provider organisations in New Zealand.

CSS offers a wide range of services with no job too small or too big – such as minute taking, report writing and

accounting, to more technical skills such as proficiency with MYOB Premiere for accounting, experience with government

contracting requirements, and well-honed marketing and research skills.

How can CSS save you money?

CSS will provide you with services without the cost of a full-time employment expense;

CSS charges are based on the work requested and the length of time it will take to complete;

CSS maintains a flexible enough schedule so last minute projects can be accepted and completed.

CSS will work with you to provide you with the most cost-effective options for your needs.

CSS will work out a cost-saving option, benchmarking this against your current cost structure and showing you value for

money.

For more information, please contact CSS:

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Email: info@csslimited.co.nz

Central Support Services can help you out.

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Central Support Services Clients

Nga Pou Mana – Māori Allied Healh

Ngā Pou Mana is a national organisation with a

membership representing Māori allied health

professionals. Ngā Pou Mana umbrellas all allied

health groups within the Health Practitioners

Competence Assurance Act (HPCA) and also provides

a place and voice for those Māori allied health

professionals that don’t have their own professional

associations.

Ngā Pou Mana’s objectives are:

1. Develop tomorrows' Māori allied health leaders

today

2. Contribute to whānau wellbeing through

advocacy, innovation and research

3. Develop Ngā Pou Mana as a sustainable

organisation

If you would like to know more about Ngā Pou Mana

then email ngapoumana@gmail.com or visit their

website www.ngapoumana.co.nz

Te Awe Wellingtn Māori Business Network

Te Awe Wellington Māori Business Network is a non-

profit organisation and was established in 1996. It is

the oldest Māori Business Network operating in New

Zealand. Te Awe has a strong membership base

representing small to medium sized businesses

through to large corporate companies. Non Māori

business people can also take advantage of our

Associate Membership option.

Te Awe’s purpose is to promote, assist and

encourage Māori in business through regular

networking Hui where Māori business owners meet

and share their business successes and challenges.

If you would like to know more about Te Awe then

email info@teawe.maori.nz or visit their website

www.teawe.maori.nz.

mailto:ngapoumana@gmail.comhttp://www.ngapoumana.co.nz/mailto:info@teawe.maori.nzhttp://www.teawe.maori.nz/

Client Corner

Te Tihi o Ruahine Whānau Ora Alliance

In September 2011, Te Tihi o Ruahine Whānau Ora Alliance were selected as one of the Whānau Ora collectives, to take an

even greater step in leading change with and for whānau across the Manawatū, Rangitīke, Palmerston North and Tāmaki Nui a

Rua districts. Members of Te Tihi o Ruahine Whānau Ora Alliance include Best Care (Whakapai Hauora) Charitable Trust, He

Puna Hauora, Māori Women’s Welfare League (Ngāti Kauwhata), Ngā Iwi o Te Reu Reu – Te Roopu Hokowhitu Charitable

Trust, Ngā Kaitiaki o Ngāti Kauwhata Incorporated, Raukawa Māori Wardens, Te Kete Hauora - Rangitaane o Tamaki nui a Rua,

Te Wakahuia and Manawatū Trust.

Te Tihi o Ruahine Whānau Ora Alliance is made up of a unique composition in that they bring together Iwi representative bodies,

a hapū and marae voice, two Iwi health and social service providers, two Māori health and social service providers, and two local

branches of national Māori organisations. The alliance decided upon the name Te Tihi o Ruahine (The Peak of Ruahine) as all

members of the alliance can be seen from this point at the top of the Ruahine Ranges. The relationships are acknowledged in

the name Te Tihi o Ruahine where standing upon the summit, the panoramic beauty and breadth of our district can be seen

where the Whānau we serve dwell. The overarching aim for Te Tihi is to lead and accelerate a transformation agenda that will

bring about positive outcomes for whānau whereby whānau are listened to, heard, informed, empowered and strengthened to be

in control of their own wellbeing and prosperity. The vision that Te Tihi holds for their people is expressed in the following

statement: “Whakamana whānau, oranga motuhake” “Whānau participating fully in society”

Te Tihi has an explicit mission to lead the delivery of well-coordinated, highly effective whānau-centred services that respond to

the cultural, social, economic and environmental needs that will improve the wellbeing of the people of Manawatū, Rangitikei and

Tāmaki Nui a Rua. Te Tihi has successfully implemented the Alliance Contracting model which is underpinned by strong values,

principles and philosophies. It is a model with collective responsibility that has enabled Te Tihi to effectively undertake their

Whānau Ora Programme of Action activities and strategies.

Through Kāhui Tautoko’s Action Research role, we have been fortunate to follow Te Tihi’s journey over the past few years and

we wish to congratulate them on their holistic and innovative approaches. Just to name a few activities, Te Tihi have undertaken

(and continue to deliver) Rangatahi resilience workshops, Marae Wānanga, Kaumatua socialisation activities, Kaiwhakaarara

(navigators) whānau engagement, Social Housing strategy, Community group establishment (over 20 members including NZ

Police, City Council, DHB, CYF’s, WINZ) who meet monthly to discuss and implement community initiatives……oh gosh we

probably haven’t given their mahi justice! If we were to name them all then, it would be our biggest Panui ever….hopefully you

get the picture. We do encourage whānau, community organisations, other collectives, agencies…actually anyone to contact Te

Tihi if you feel that each of you can support each other OR just have a chat. We are already running out of space, but here are a

few observations that have enable Te Tihi to be where they are today (definitely not limited to):

- Te Tihi are very mindful to continually listen to the voices of whānau or undertake activities that place whānau at the

forefront (e.g Through whānau engagement and Whānau Days)

- Te Tihi’s Alliance Contracting Model successfully brought together a diverse group of members

- Te Tihi are welcoming to a regional community approach (e.g. Through their Whānau Ora Strategic Innovation

Development Group)

- Te Tihi are strongly supported by the Central Primary Health Organisation (PHO) Māori health team who have been

critical to implementing operational activities throughout Te Tihi’s journey (See! run out of room now)

Strategic Planning

Our strategic planning days this year took a more quiet turn in

terms of locations. Think we were too busy to organise it!

This year saw us in Lower Hutt (Careenes house) and

Martinborough. As with every year, irrespective of how busy

things may be, we acknowledge that we always need to take

stock of where we are at and where we are going. Mara

always says “Fail to plan, plan to Fail”. So down go the tools

and the planning hats get put on. Not sure if this will bore you

but we try to discuss all those things that don’t quite reach the

normal staff meeting agendas. These are things like

reviewing our strategic plan/goals (and checking we are on

track in delivering our strategic goals), checking that we are

adding value to our clients (including added benefits for our

Pounamu clients) our Quality Management System including

Client feedback, our financial status and reports (for us non

accountants), staff professional development, our marketing

strategy, checking we are upholding our self developed

tikanga standards and then after all that we discuss things

that need our love and attention. Sometimes we laugh our

heads off – and sometimes there are tears of exhaustion and

relief that we made it through another busy year. Man we can

be sookies sometimes….

So please remember everybody that while everyone is always

bizzy bizzy in our every day work time, we do encourage you

to get out of the office, we .highly recommend biking around

the wineries in Martinborough (while talking work of course!)

ISO Accredited - 10 years on! Kāhui Tautoko is always conscious of being a credible and

reputable organisation in all aspects of our work and therefore

a lot of our emphasis is placed on providing you all with quality

service. However in order for us to be recognised in the wider

world, we sought to gain ISO (International Standards

Organisation) accreditation back in 2003. As you can imagine,

when we received our certification approval in 2004, it was one

of those “For Real” moments! Achieving and maintaining the

ISO9001 certification is a vital part of our organisation as it

requires us to maintain internal quality controls and systems

that help ensure consistency and quality throughout. Here we

are today, 10 years on, celebrating our accreditation milestone

which re-affirms our commitment and adherence to our Quality

Management system! Although ultimately you fellas are the

one to give us feedback if you think things are not up to

scratch! Actually on that note, we reviewed our client feedback

twice this year at our Strategic Planning workshops, and we

wish to thank you all for providing us with this information. It is

the only way we can continually improve. We are also going to

offer client feedback by online survey (only if you want) to meet

the demands of you computer savvy people. And finally, the

DAA Group again conducted a surveillance audit this year

which was again a positive result (two minor corrective actions

– actually they were to do with our branding stuff –

hmmmmmm where’s our marketing manager? Gone to

Hawaii?

Canada Office Update

Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) Authority

Kahui Tautoko has held a number of

contracts with the Vancouver Coastal

Health Authority (like a DHB) based in

Vancouver whose area extends up to the

central coast of BC. The work has involved

primary care development between First

Nations and local physicians and health

authorities; the Hope to Health HIV work

and several projects for the Aboriginal

Health branch including implementing a

cultural responsiveness strategy across the

Health Authority; developing an Urban

Vancouver Aboriginal Health Plan;

improving and investing in more services

on-reserve; helping communities to hire

and implement Nurse Practitioner services

and several other smaller projects. They

are a great bunch of people to work with –

think they only like us coz we talk funny

and can sing better than them!

Skidegate: Haida Gwaii

We are thankful to Skidegate Band for

engaging us to support them in developing

a number of areas of their business

including access to specialists; developing

a new dental clinic and shaping their

Traditional Healing services. Haida Gwaii

(formerly known as the Queen Charlotte

Islands) is up on the northern coast of BC

and sits right in the pathway of whale

migration. This photo below symbolizes

Haida Gwaii in so many ways – an eagle

sitting on a post on the shoreline as an

Orca swims past! This was of those blink

twice moments! Just beautiful

HIV AIDs: Hope to Health Strategy

Over the years Vancouver has been

leading work in testing and treating HIV /

AIDs to the point where BC is now leading

the way in reducing HIV rates in Canada.

The work is outlined in BC’s Hope to

Health strategy for HIV AIDs and we were

fortunate to be engaged by the team to

rollout the strategy across 14 First Nations

communities in the Vancouver Coastal

region. The work has led to a new First

Nations screening tool for testing for HIV

alongside other screening tests; nurse

training and more education for

communities (and more opportunities for us

to spend time in communities eating

salmon)

BC Ministry of Health: Aboriginal

Healthy Living Branch

For the third year in a row we

renewed our contract with the Ministry

of Health, Aboriginal Health Branch

as the Aboriginal Provincial

Coordinator for Healthy Lifestyles in

Aboriginal communities. Cain has

been taking the lead with this project

and supporting the partnering

agencies to deliver training

workshops, administering community-

level program grants, facilitating

workshops at the annual aboriginal

youth conference as well as providing

policy advice. He finds it so

stimulating to be working alongside so

many communities doing great things

to promote their health and well-

being. We thought him taking this

‘healthy lifestyle’ project on would

help his own health and wellness –

and it worked. You should see him on

the Rugby field now…a true Kevin

Mealamu type! Sorry Cain you’re no

Sonny Bill…..

Squamish Nation, Tsleil-Waututh

Nation, Musqueam Indian Band,

Vancouver

Cain has also been leading the

Community Engagement work with

the three First Nations based in

central Vancouver. This has been a

great way for Cain to get amongst

First Nations at a community level

and share in the culture and way of

life. Thanks to Kim, Mitzi, Michelle

and Coreen for being so great to work

with – and for looking after Cain (yes

they are just like Maori aunties back

home pulling his ears and telling him

what to do LOL!)

Musqueam Indian Band

Musqueam is based in south Vancouver

near the main airport and is known for their

amazing art work and cultural prowess.

They have many existing relationships with

Maori people and a long history of working

with Maori. Cain and Mara both work with

Musqueam on their health planning; setting

up a new Nurse Practitioner clinic; and

their engagement with the provincial health

system. One of their native catering

companies Salishan catering also makes

amazing fried bread (ay Cain?)

With work permits running out and people

returning home, the Canada office is

staffed by our huge team of two – Mara

and Cain. But naturally they do the work of

five people (yeah right Cain – did you write

this piece?). Anyway here’s their update…

Canada Office Update

Tribal Self-Governance Conference: Washington DC, May

2014

Cain and Mara attended the annual US Tribal Self-Governance

Conference in Washington DC this year to hear more from Native

American and Alaska Native tribes on progress they are making as

they govern their own hospitals, primary care clinics and health

prevention programs. We continue to learn a lot from those who

have been doing this for over 20 – 30 years and the strides they

have made in managing their own tribal health care. The Secretary

of Indian Health Service Dr Yvette Roubideaux gave an inspiring

speech on behalf of the President and described several new

funding opportunities made available to Tribes through Obama’s

Health reforms. After the conference Mara was privileged to have

a personal meeting with the President’s advisor on Native

American Affairs Raina Thiele which was very educational. She

confirmed how dedicated the President is toward Native American

activities and aspirations for self-governance. A very worthwhile

and inspiring visit and learning opportunity for both Cain and Mara.

A photo of Cain in front of the Supreme Court in Washington DC….being a qualified Barrister and Solicitor himself, I think Cain was dreaming of being

a Supreme Court Judge one day!

Te Tini a Maui – Kapa Haka Group Update

Q’ATUWAS: TRIBAL JOURNEYS BELLA BELLA, BRITISH COLUMBIA HOSTED BY THE HEILTSUK NATION

The visiting canoes lined up on the shores of Waglisla: Bella Bella….our Kapa Haka group Te Tini a Maui was asked to perform at the cultural events to

help celebrate the diverse cultures of ocean-going canoe people

Q’atuwas Tribal Journeys 2014

Following traditional protocol the Heiltsuk Nation invited coastal First Nations to Bella Bella for the Qatuwas "People gathering

together"- Festival in July 2014. They attracted almost 100 canoes with over 1,000 pullers and about 3,000 visitors.

Tribal Canoe Journeys is a celebrated event for the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Nations from the coast of

Alaska, British Columbia, and Washington state participate every year in these Tribal Canoe Journeys. These are a sequence of

canoe journeys taken up by canoe families, nations, and groups who travel in ocean-going canoes, either authentic replicas of

traditional canoes, made out of solid cedar logs or various replicas using more modern techniques and materials.

Each year, a different nation hosts other Indigenous nations. Depending on distance, the trip can take up to a month. Participants learn

traditional canoe carving and decorating, and learn to work together as a "canoe family". All Tribal Journeys activities are family-

friendly, drug- and alcohol-free. On arrival, the host tribe holds a Welcoming ceremony, with the canoe families asking permission to

land. Cultural festivities, such as drumming and dancing, last for days. This year Te Tini a Maui Kapa Haka group was honored to be

invited to dance with the various First Nations who were also dancing in their traditional regalia.

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Te Tini a Maui Kapa Haka Group Update

SUPPORTING RNZAF AND NZ TRADE AND ENTERPRISE: ATLANTA AND CHICAGO

Our kapa haka group Te Tini a Maui was most honoured to be invited to perform in Atlanta, Georgia and in Chicago in October 2014.

The RNZAF (yes that the Royal New Zealand Air Force!) were co-hosting a conference on the P3 Orion plane (yes that’s an air force

plane that RNZAF folks are pretty skilled at from a technical point of view…who knew? Some of the best technicians in the world

apparently – go RNZAF!) with Lockheed-Martin the airplane building outfit in Atlanta. They wanted to add a unique New Zealand

cultural element to the conference so asked us to perform at their evening celebration. What a buzz! And of course one cannot go to

Atlanta without visiting the Martin Luther King site – a hugely sad and memorable educational visit. After a little R&R in Florida for

some sun and beach for a couple of days – we headed to Chicago at the invitation of NZ Trade and Enterprise to perform at two

events – one was hosted by New Zealand Ambassador Mike Moore with a number of former All Blacks and USA dignitaries. This was

held in the Field Museum at Chicago in front of the Ruatepupuke Wharenui (originally from Tokomaru Bay). The next day Te Tini a

Maui performed outside the museum in a large Marquee for NZ Trade and Enterprise where several New Zealand businesses were

hosting their US clients at a pre-match event for the All Blacks game versus USA Eagles at Soldier Field on November 1st. What an

honor to perform at this function which some 500 people attended to help promote Aotearoa and get everyone fired up before the

game! We must thank Mania Maniapoto, Ben Ngaia, Cain Kerehoma and Wes Paul for their leadership in the roopu, for composing

waiata, for leading all the many hours of practice beforehand – and to the entire Te Tini a Maui whanau for the time put in to practices

and for excellent performances on the day(s) to represent our beautiful country. We were all so proud to do this and hugely honoured

to be chosen for these events. Thanks again RNZAF, NZ Embassies in New York and Washington DC and NZ Trade and Enterprise!

Staff Update

Arthur Selwyn

Piri Robinson

The end of 2013 saw the departure of our lovely

Aunty Piri. Aunty Piri and Uncle Peter decided it

was time to return home to whānau. We were

fortunate to have Aunty Piri in the Canada office

for 5 years as a Senior Consultant. Aunty Piri

was definitely the networking queen of the office

and always managed to find out who was doing

what, when and how with her ultimate

networking skills. She worked closely with the

First Nations Health Council in her time in

Vancouver and made lots and lots of friends

who will miss her dearly. Starbucks and the

crepe shop outside of the office will also miss

Aunty Piri. She would visit the crepe shop

weekly (even when she was on a diet) and get

the biggest sweetest crepe they made with

loads and loads of chocolate and ice cream. I'm

sure the nail shop on 4th Avenue has lost a lot

of income without Aunty Piris weekly visits also.

All the best to Aunty Piri and Uncle Pete and

good luck to their Daughter Kylie who is going to

bless them with a little moko.

BYE AUNTY PIRI AND

UNCLE PETE

Sadly we farewelled our kind hearted soul singer, Arthur Selwyn at the end of

September 2014. Arthur is one of those gentle giants who would always give his

time to you to listen. Which he ended up doing a lot, particularly since he was

surrounded by an office of wahine! But in true Arthur style, he would sit there and

patiently wait to get a word in. We will miss Arthur’s ability to guide and support us

through our tikanga practices and his te reo mahi that he undertook in the past year.

(we did our te reo classes though Arthur!). We are not sure yet, but we hope the

“potsitcker” noodle shop hasn’t gone under since you leaving our office. Maybe you

should pop back into the office and we can have our regular potsticker lunch! And it

wouldnt go without saying, that we definately miss your beautiful singing and guitar

playing. Our kapa haka practices are not quite the same without your “mean” guitar

skills. So best you keep us up to play with your gigs, so we can come listen like

your little groupies.

New Additions

TILL NEXT TIME WHANAU – TAKE CARE AND ENJOY THE HOLIDAYS!

We have also had an old staff member

return who has also been blessed with

a moko. Carla Te Hau moved back

from Melbourne at the beginning of the year and was knocking on our door

for a job. So another addition to the

whanau is the return of Carla with her

beautiful moko Khayde who was born

on 16th of February.

We have also had an old staff member

return who has also been blessed with

a moko. Carla Te Hau moved back

from Melbourne at the beginning of

the year and was knocking on our door for a job. So another addition to the

whanau is the return of Carla with her

beautiful moko Khayde who was born

on 16th of February.

Kanoa Teremoana Maria MacGregor Hinde

Speaking of mokos we have had a couple of new

additions to the whanau. Our Business Manager Horiana

MacGregor had a beautiful baby girl on 24th of May,

2014. Let us introduce Kanoa, shes a little gem and a

regular visitor to our office in Wellington and always has a

smile for the ladies in the office.

Khayde Hohepa Coffin Te Hau

We have also had an old staff member return who has

also been blessed with a moko. Carla Te Hau moved

back from Melbourne in February and was knocking on

our door for a job. So another addition to the whanau is

the return of Carla with her handsome moko Khayde who

was born on 16th of February, 2014.

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Carla@kahuitautoko.co.nz

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Phone: (604) 569-1990 Email: cain@kahuitautoko.ca mara@kahuitautoko.ca

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