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August 2012
sponsored by the pro vice-chancellor māori office
Pro Vice-Chancellor Māori Update
Welcome to the first issue of Te Miro for 2012. Te Miro is one means through which the Office of the
Pro Vice-Chancellor Māori can communicate and share the activities, changes and good news that happens at
the University of Waikato.
Recently I have had the pleasure of visiting
the 16 iwi authorities who make up Te Rōpū
Manukura which forms part of the University’s
governance arrangements. Te Rōpū Manukura
was formed in 1991 and has had a relationship
of 21 years of guiding the University through
much of its significant developments, including
their advocacy for the establishment of the
Law School, Te Pua Wānanga Ki Te Ao, the
School of Māori & Pacific Development and
the Te Kotahi Research Institute. Iwi authorities
are changing, or have changed, in the last 21 years
through their Settlement processes and we now
have new authorities who represent those iwi
attending Te Rōpū Manukura. It has been great
to visit iwi in their own context and catch up
with their new developments. There was strong
support for the University of Waikato and deep
concern that their students flourish in their
studies with us. I also accompanied the ViceChancellor Professor Roy Crawford and his wife
on a visit to 11 Schools in Northland. Associate
Professor Margie Hohepa, Lisa Finucane, Carey
Collier and Haimona Waititi came with us and
provided the necessary informational support
as we talked to students, principals and teachers.
A large number of students who attend the
University of Waikato come from Northland
communities and it was great to meet alumni
and current students home on student recess.
Our past and our future as a university is
connected to the amazingly diverse and vibrant
small communities that I have recently visited
in the North, in the East, the West and through
the centre. It is always good to know where our
students come from as our job is to expand
their world and their minds and yet keep them
connected to their lands, mountains and waters,
their histories and places. Many thanks to those
who have hosted me over the last month or so
of visits.
Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith
Pro Vice-Chancellor Māori
Professor of Education & Māori Development
Ngā Kai o Roto
Inside
» P2
Māori Student
Excellence Awards
Hākinakina
Māori Open Day 2012
Te Whakatau i Ngā Tapuwae
» P3
Te Amorangi National
Academic Excellence Awards
Ia tau ia tau ka pōwhiri ka whakatau i ngā tauira tau tuatahi me ngō rātou whānau, hoa
hoki ki runga i tō tātou marae a Te Kohinga Mārama, ki reira whakauru ai i a rātou ki
roto i te whānau whānui o Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato.
» P4-5
Photo Lift Out
» P6
Kōtihitihi Launch
Learning Media Scholarship
Nā te tini o ngā kaupapa me te tini o te tangata e whia kē ngā pōwhiri ka tū hei whakatau i ngā tauira nō
Aotearoa nō tāwahi anō hoki e hia kai ana i ngā akoranga huhua nō ngā kura matua e whitu kei roto i te
whare wānanga. He wā hei whakatau hoki i ngā Pūkenga me ngā kaimahi hou.
Nō te rua tekau mā whitu o Huitanguru i tū tetehi hui whakawhanaunga hei whakatau me te whakakotahi i
ngā tauira Māori tuatahi nō ngā hau e whā. Haunga i te whakawhanaunga ko te aronga hoki ko te whakaatu
ko te whakamārama atu ki a rātou he aha, ko wai ngā puna tautoko Māori hei awhi i a rātou e ako ana.
Māori Info Day 2012
» P7
Kīngitanga Day 2012
» P8
Te Waiora o Te Whare
Wānanga o Waikato
Wātaka
Kātahi rā te rāngi paihuarere i whakatūwherangia e ngā karanga o ngā Rūruhi. Rere ana ngā kōrero whakatau,
a te kaumātua a Rewi Rapana me te reo whakaaweawe a te pūkenga a Te Kāhautu Maxwell, ko tāna he
whakawero atu ki te hunga kia noho kōwhatu te reo Māori ki runga i te paepae tapu. Te miharo hoki i ngā
whakanikotanga tautoko o te rōpū tauira Māori ko Te Waiora o te Whare Wānanga o Waikato.
E ai ki te pao o te whare wānanga ko tōnā tino kaupapa ‘he hora mātauranga ki te ao’. I te Rāapa te rua tekau
mā iwa o Huitanguru i pōwhiringia ngā tauira me ngā kaimahi hou nō tāwāhi me Aotearoa whānui hoki.
Tata ki te iwa rau o ngā tāngata i tae atu ā kikī katoa te marae ātea. Haruru ana te whenua i te haka i te reo
pōwhiri hei whakatau i te manomano tāngata. Mō te nuinga o ngā tapuwae ko tēnei tō rātou ekenga tuatahi
ki runga i tētehi marae me te rongotanga tuatahi ki ngā tikanga ā kui mā ā koro mā.
Te paepae tangata whenua e whakatau ana i
ngā manuwhiri.
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Māori Student Excellence
and Postgraduate
Excellence Awards 2012
On Thursday 7 June 2012 a small ceremony was held
at the Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts in the
Whare Tāpere Iti to acknowledge all the successful
recipients of the Māori Student Excellence and
Postgraduate Excellence Awards scholarships.
The awards were established to encourage Māori students to
re-enrol for further study and recognise them for their
academic achievements. For future awards the aim is to widen
the scope in terms of the selection criteria to not only look
at academic merit but also include cultural contributions
and successes.
Hākinakina 4 o Paengawhāwhā 2012
Every semester Māori Students from across campus converge on
the University fields and netball courts to partake in the Inter
School Hākinakina Sports Competitions in the spirit of good fun
and kotahitanga.
Teams from all the various faculties and schools were represented at the first
hākinakina for the year and participated in touch rugby, netball, volleyball and
tug-o-war. Te Ranga Ngaku from the Waikato Management School were the
victors taking out the overall first prize. The real winners of the day were all
those that were a part of the day whether playing, reffing or organising and
judging by the frivolity a great time was had by all.
Following is a list of the 2012 recipients:
Lisa Campbell
Priscilla Ngatai
Jordan Cooper
Jacob Ngawaka
Laura Creswell
Paora Mato
Mark Daly
Hinepukohurangi Day
Benjamin Hingston
Trent Hohaia
Lewis Jones
Maraea Mullane-Rowlings
Rangimarie
Patterson-Mahuika
Sara Perriton
Rochelle Pihama
Dawn Kerrison
Hariru Roa
Louisa King
Pita King
Teri Kopa
Rachael Kuka
Stacey Mareroa
Ngaia Mason
Kristin Cherie Ross
Naomi Simmonds
Leisa Kiritahanga
Sperling-Muntz
Lloyd Stockman
Kate Mauriohooho
Danielle Tappin
Alan Milroy
Joseph Tuahine
Shawnee Morgan
Sinetta Voight
Māori Student Excellence and Postgraduate Excellence Awards
recipients with Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith.
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Above (L-R): Students battle it out on the netball courts, and; students test
their strength in tug-o-war.
Māori Open Day 11 o
Haratua 2012
Open Day is one of the biggest annual events that the University
holds on campus and is a unique opportunity for secondary school
students from across the country to experience and sample all
the University has to offer.
This year’s Open Day hosted many prospective students who were presented
with a plethora of activities including mini lectures, presentations, demonstrations,
performances, entertainment, prize giveaways and of course lots of free
food. An event was organised by Te Puna Tautoko the Māori Student Support
Network to entice all the Māori students that attended on that day in the Tainui
courtyard. The main purpose was to share information and introduce the crowd
to all the services that are available to Māori during their studies. Local band
The Spiritz provided the entertainment whilst prospective students interacted
with University students from Te Waiora o Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato Māori
Students Association and gather information, as they all played old school
favourite childhood games. E kiia ana te kōrero ‘anō te pai me te āhuareka o te
nohotahi o ngā taina me ngā tuakana’.
Above (L-R): Māori Secondary School Students enjoy the day, and; Māori
Recruitment Adviser Carey Collier poses with prize winners.
Te Amorangi National Māori Excellence Awards
On Friday the 30 March 2012 the University of Waikato hosted and celebrated the tenth anniversary of the Te Amorangi National
Māori Excellence Awards at the Waikato Institute of Technology in the Atrium.
The awards are an annual event and was first established under the auspices of Emetrius Professor Sir Tamati Reedy, to acknowledge the most recent
Māori PhD graduates from across the country and throughout the world. To date a total of almost five hundred recipients have been acknowledged. A
special aspect of the event is the awarding of a special lifetime achievement award named after the late Te Atairangikaahu Dame te Ata i rangi kaahu.
This year it was presented to renowned Master Carver Inia Te Wiata.
2012 RECIPIENTS
Luke Adsett
Wendy Gillespie
Peter Maulder
Anne Sutton
Donna Anderson
Shiloh Groot
Kathryn Mcclintock
Margaret Taurere
Angela Barnes
Hauiti Hakopa
Benjamin McEachen
Aisha Boulanouar
Te Kawehau Hoskins
Te Waaka Melbourne
Inia Te Wiata – Lifetime
Achievement Award
Lorraine Brooking
Ann-Marie Jackson
Jennine Mitchell
Melanie Cheung
Tessa Houghton
Arapera Ngaha
Stephanie Dillon
Laura Howard
Michael O’Leary
Margaret Dudley
Peti Kenrick
Mera Penehira
Meihana Durie
Rebecca Kiddle
Tracy Rohan
Sheryl Ferguson
Spencer Lilley
Mieke Sachsenweger
Daniel Garama
Kirsten Locke
Shona Sam
Isaac Warbrick
Krushil Watene
Peter Wensor
Melissa Williams
Tina Williams
Luke Wilson
Clockwise from top: Award recipient Dr Te Waaka Melbourne and partner; Entertainer Violinist Elena; King Tuheitia and Te Arikinui
Dame Te Atairangikaahu Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient Inia Te Wiata; 2012 Recipients, and; 10th year anniversary trophies.
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He Kohinga Mahara – Reflections
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Te Kōtihitihi
Ngā Tuhinga Reo Māori
Te Hue Kōrero Tuarua
Tērā tariao ka kōkiri kei runga
ko te paki o Matariki
ngōna hua e rōpine mai ki te
hue a Te Kōtihitihi!
Tēnei te mahutatanga tuarua o Te Kōtihitihi Ngā Tuhinga Reo Māori Te
Hue Kōrero Tuarua e amo nei i te reo Māori hei kawe irikura, hei kawe
irirangi ki roto i ngā ngākau hihiko ki tēnei taonga whakahirahira. Ko
te reo Māori tonu te takere o Te Hue Kōrero Tuarua, ā, kāpuia ana ko
ngā tuhinga māreikura a te ao Māori hei pītau whakareia. Ko ngā toki
whakamakaurangi, nāna i pakē ai te whao, ko Professor Pou Temara te
toki turaki, ā, ko ngā toki tārai kupu, ko Tom Roa, ko Agnes McFarland, ko
Haupai Puke, ko Dr Raukura Roa, ko Sophie Nock, ko Wikitōria Day. E $35
te utu. Ngā pātai, whakapā mai ki a: [email protected]
2012 Recipient Aaron Koopu.
Learning Media Te Pou Taki
Kōrero Scholarship for Academic
Writing in Te Reo Māori
This Scholarship was established in 2011 to support
students enrolled in an honours or masters qualification at
the University of Waikato, who are writing their thesis in
Te Reo Māori.
The scholarship which is valued at $10,000 involves an internship at
Learning Media Te Pou Taki Kōrero in Wellington.
This year’s successful recipient was Aaron Koopu of Ngāti Porou and
Te Whānau a Apanui descent. Aaron is currently a student of Te Pua
Wānanga ki te Ao and is currently completing his Masters majoring in
Te Reo and Tikanga.
A special ceremony was held on Kīngitanga Day where Aaron was
officially presented with his scholarship award by the Rangatira of Learning
Media Te Pou Taki Kōrero.
Ko Haki Tuaupiki e whakamānawa ana i te pukapuka.
Students from the Faculty of Education He Kākano Rua Total Immersion
Teaching Programme and last year’s recipient Greg Koia were present
to support the presentation of the award and delivered a rousing and
entertaining kapa haka performance.
Māori Info Day 7 o Pou
Tū Te Rangi 2012
He rongonui tēnei mea te ‘O Week’ ki ngā tauira tau
tuatahi ka tae atu ki te whare wānanga, ā kāore i rerekē
ngā mahi o te tau 2012 hei whakangahau hei whāngai
hoki i ngā kōrero i ngā āhuatanga maha o te noho ora
hei tauira.
He nui ngā wāhi whērā i ngā whare wānanga mō ngā tauira hou nā reira
i whakatūngia he rā hei whakakotahi anō i ngā tauira Māori katoa, ki
waenga i ngā tini nekenekehanga o te ‘O Week’.
I reira ngā kai katoa mā te hinengaro te wairua me te tinana hoki. I
reira ngā ratonga katoa o Te Puna Tautoko Māori puta noa i te Whare
Wānanga. I tae mai te pēne pūoro o CODE 7 nō Waikato tonu ki te
whakangahau i te minenga.
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Top: Te Waiora Volunteers. Above: University Māori Ambassadors.
Kīngitanga Day 2012
Leadership was the main theme for this year’s
Kīngitanga Day and was evident throughout the
numerous presentations and activities that were held
on the day across the many Schools, Faculties and
areas of the University.
Kīngitanga Day was first established in 2008 to recognise and
foster the University's unique relationship with the tangata
whenua and iwi of Waikato Tainui and to encourage the
University and wider community on a regional and national
scale to participate, experience and learn not only about the
Kīngitanga and its relevance in all areas of learning but also the
Māori world in general and all it has to offer.
A definite highlight was the symposium that was organised by
the Te Kotahi Research Institute to discuss and debate the issue
of a new constitution for Aotearoa. The symposium was carried
by notable figures and leaders of Aotearoa such as Sir Tipene
O'Regan, Dame Claudia Orange and Dr Huirangi Waikerepuru
to name a few.
Richard Nunns Tāonga
Pūoro Presentation.
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and Sir Tipene O’Regan.
Dr Timote Vaioleti and Tame Roa.
Left: Moana Jackson and Linda Te Aho.
Above: Anaru Thompson and Rewi Rapana.
Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith.
Kīngitanga Day tohu (logo).
Main Event team: Louisa King, Wiki Ihaka and Tineka Wanakore-Eruera.
Beau Stowers leads International students in a haka workshop.
International students weaving workshop.
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Wātaka 2012
Up & Coming Events
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Distinguished Alumni Awards. For
information contact Special Events
and Stewardship Manager Crisie
Armstrong [email protected]
Te Waiora o Te Whare Wānanga o
Waikato Māori Students Association
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With such a visible and vibrant Māori Student community it was inevitable that the day would come
when the University of Waikato would see the return of a Māori Students Association to support
the needs of Māori Students.
Whānau Info Evening, an opportunity
for all prospective Māori students
of all ages and their whānau to
come along to the University and
see what study options and Māori
students support are available. For
information contact Māori Student
Recruitment Adviser Carey Collier
[email protected]
From its humble beginnings Te Waiora o Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato has evolved, and it remains
committed to engaging the Māori Student Body enrolled at the University of Waikato.
5 MĀHURU / SEPTEMBER
The University of Waikato is renowned for having the highest Māori student enrolment
base of all Universities in Aotearoa.
Wairoa is particularly grateful for the selfless support of Māori Staff and their networks which have
supported the establishment of Waiora and the kaupapa of supporting and encouraging Māori Students.
Te Waiora is grounded in the importance of the guiding principles of te Tiriti o Waitangi and is
there to serve first and foremost Māori Students and to collectively advance Māori achievement
and development.
Since its inception Te Waiora has represented the University in many events which are held annually
on and off campus and hosted or related directly to the University.
So far in 2012 Te Waiora has been an integral part of the Hui Whakanaunga welcome to Māori
Students, Uni-Wide Pōwhiri welcome to all new students and staff, Māori Information Day, Open
Day, Kotahi Concert and the A and B Hākinakina Inter-School Sports Competition.
Te Toi o Matariki Māori Students
Graduate Conference, Gallagher
Academy of Performing Arts. For
information contact Māori Student
Support Manager Krista Henare
[email protected]
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Gallagher Great Race, Waikato
River. For information contact
Becks Meuli [email protected]
Te Waiora will also be attending the annual National Te Huinga Tauira Conference, gathering of
Māori students from all the Universities across Aotearoa being held in Nelson on 29 August.
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OCTOBER
At last year’s Te Huinga Tauira in Wellington Te Waiora was victorious and took away the top trophies
for Kapa Haka, Māori Performing Arts and the Manu Kōrero Māori and English Speech Competitions
and debates.
University of Waikato B Semester
Marae Graduation, Te Kohinga
Mārama Marae, Gate 4, Hillcrest Rd.
For information contact Maria
[email protected]
Te Waiora o Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato (‘Waiora’) Committee 2012
Members have been duly elected. The Committee appointed is:
» Te Hau Paeroa Hona
Tumuaki, Chairperson
» Wiremu Maurirere
Kai mahi
» Te Wairere Ngaia
Tumuaki Tuarua,
» Rerewha Pita
Kai mahi
Vice Chairperson
» Telayna Maote-Tapene
Kai mahi
» Shannon James
Kaitiaki Tuhi, Secretary
» Ross Holt
Kai mahi
» Kumeroa Pihama
Kaitiaki Putea, Treasurer
» Weka Nightingale-Pene Kai mahi
» Waikohu Keelan
Kai mahi
» Robert Diamond
Kai mahi
» Mary Dixon-Tamihere
Kai mahi
» Tamihana Coxhead
Te Whakahiapo
Repsentative
» Hirini Houia
Te Ranga Ngaku
Representative
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OCTOBER
University of Waikato B Semester
Claudelands Event Centre
Graduation. For information contact
Anna Cook [email protected]
Contact
For all inquiries and contributions please
contact the editor:
Maria Huata
Phone:
+64 7 838 4363
Email:
[email protected]
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