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In this issue we celebrate two special wahine centenarians: Tūtehuarewa, the whare at Koukourarata; and Pamela Jungersen, a kuia who has lived a very full and rich life.
Easter weekend saw whānau and the community come together to celebrate 100 years of Tūtehuarewa.
How do we prepare for the next 25 years, heading towards 2050 and beyond, so we can continue to carve our presence into the landscape of Aotearoa while keeping up with the rapid pace of change?
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Sam: “ChatGPT, Could you help me draft an article introduction exploring the potential development of an AI platform that incorporates Kāi Tahu reo, mātauraka, whakapapa, and kōrero?”
ChatGPT: “Sure, here’s a possible introduction for your article:…”
Ko Kāi Tahu, ko Kāti Mamoe, ko Waitaha ōku iwi. I am Kāi Tahu.
I am Kāi Tahu because my tīpuna were Kāi Tahu, Kāti Mamoe and Waitaha.
I am not a percentage; my nose is not Scottish; my hair is not Māori.
Easter 2023, as whānau made the journey to Koukourarata from near and as far as Australia, Tūtehuarewa herself was dressed to the nines to welcome them home.
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23 September is a pretty significant date on the Ngāi Tahu calendar. A small number of us recall it was on 23 September 1997 that Crown and Ngāi Tahu negotiators, led by Tā Tipene O’Regan, initialled the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement, approving it as the final form of the Settlement, which would be recommended to Ngāi Tahu Whānui for ratification.
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It was commonly said in the 1980s and 1990s, as court decisions began to give real effect to legal references to the principles of the Treaty, that “the Treaty always speaks.” That is to say, the Treaty is always relevant in contemporary Aotearoa/New Zealand, and how it is to be applied must be determined by the circumstances of the time.
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Kaituhituhi Arielle Kauaeroa met Kāi Tahu astronomer Victoria Campbell in the heartland of Te Waipounamu stargazing – Takapō – for a kōrero just before the setting of Matariki earlier this year. He aha kā hua o tē kōrero nei? The emerging fruits of this conversation? The whakaaro that our people are empowered through the collective revival of our ancestral knowledge.
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From professional rugby to parenthood, author of children’s books to the owner of a wellness centre franchise, if there is anything former Māori All Black and Crusader Tim Bateman has taken from his diverse career to date it’s the power of understanding.
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The fight here in Puketeraki isn’t about “Iwi vs Kiwi”. It isn’t about controlling the fishery. It’s about restoration and rebuilding the mauri of this area so pāua can flourish and it’s about ensuring that our mokopuna, and their mokopuna can have access to pāua and learn about mahika kai
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