Te Taumata Whakapumau o Wai 262 Update

Te Taumata Whakapūmau Update

 
E ngā rangatira, tēnā koutou.

Ngā mihi o te tou hou pakeha. Please see below an update for 9 January 2023 on the various workstreams of mahi of Te Taumata Whakapumau along with upcoming events.  As per usual a zoom will be held for whanaungatanga as requested and an operational update provided, along with an opportunity to share any kōrero or pātai. 

As a priority, if you intend on attending Ratana, Waitangi or Matatini to support Wai 262 events as one of the Wai 262 rangatira, please urgently email or text Tasha on 021 033 4724 so we can organise your travel arrangements.
 

Tohu 1: Te Mana
Supporting and strengthening the ability of claimant whānau & iwi as a lead voice of Wai 262.

A well-informed group of claimant whānau & iwi is vital to Kanohi Ora engagement

Claimant whānau initiated the process of Kanohi Ora engagement and remains at its spearhead through the role of Te Taumata Whakapūmau, along with support from their iwi. This aspect is essential to realising the purpose and aspirations of the original claims.

Iwi Coord Funds: Hui have been held over the last fortnight with claimant whānau and Iwi to finalise Claimant Whānau Capacity / Iwi Coord agreements.
Expectations have been altered to

Te Taumata Whakapūmau has expectations that the claimant representatives will apply the funding towards:

• Ongoing provision of two representatives to Te Taumata Whakapūmau, including a Pou Champion

• At least two Rohe-led hui before 30 June 2023 (regional and expert wananga)

• Coordination of claimant representatives for rohe-based Wai 262 Kaupapa that are specific to [each Iwi] and respective claimant whānau.

Most agreements are in a state for signing with arrangements to have funding with Claimant Iwi and whanau this week.

 

Tohu 2: Te Kōrero
Hosting conversations among Kanohi Ora, connecting legacy holders & others

Raising awareness to develop the way forward

Counterparts from across the Rangātiratanga sphere of influence, who connect with the aspirations of the legacy holders, are woven into the process through Kanohi Ora engagement; allowing the kaupapa to evolve in-step with contemporary developments and thinking.

2023 Events and Kanohi Ora Plans: Key dates were presented to the recent Taumata Whakapumau Hui.  It is important to understand who would like to attend the upcoming events, including Ratana and Waitangi. Kanohi Ora engagements are set to begin with Ratana 23-25 Jan. 

 

Expert Witness Koorero: The enduring legacy and stories of whānau who whakapapa to the claim continue with stories being shared to the Wai 262 Facebook page and Wai 262 website. 

Links to follow: https://www.facebook.com/wai262 https://www.wai262.nz/wai-262-expert-witnesses

Tohu 3: Te Tikanga
Developing a mechanism at the interface with the Crown to preserve, protect and promote taonga & mātauranga Māori

Extending our influence as kaitiaki into the Kāwanatanga sphere of influence

“Māori control of Māori things”, as the catch cry of Wai 262, requires us to reimagine public institutions and civil society for Aotearoa as sites of power where the integrity of taonga and mātauranga Māori is not compromised; we want to develop and endorse a Tikanga Framework for this purpose.

Kahu Aronui: Kahu Aronui have continued to progress workstreams on Sui Generis and Research including the gathering of statements from transcripts, closing submissions, analysis of expert witness korero, along with a survey of Māori Creatives to support the development and design of a Sui Generis framework.

Tohu 4: Te Whakawhitiwhiti
Supporting the emergence of a national Māori voice to speak with the Crown on ngā kaupapa o Wai 262

Ngā mahi kua ea

Bringing the fruits of Kanohi Ora engagement into the relational space with the Crown, where substantive and procedural outcomes of Wai 262 will ultimately be negotiated, Rangātira ki te Kāwana, based on a tikanga framework that recognises and affirms the rights and obligations of kaitiaki at an individual, whānau and hapū/iwi basis.

Kanohi Ora: Insights will be gathered through korero at regional and national events, along with hui with iwi, hapū and Māori movements on:

 

-The “Now” opportunity to influence the future in relation to the Whakapapa of Wai 262 claim
-The prevention of misuse and misappropriation of Taonga Māori;
-The development of ethics and guidelines to facilitate and encourage the appropriate use of, and benefit from, Taonga Māori;
-A cost effective, properly resourced, and workable monitoring, audit, enforcement and sanction regime.

Please urgently contact Tasha Hohaia on 021 033 4724 or by email if you intend to attend to support Wai 262 kaupapa at any of the upcoming events including Ratana, Waitangi or Matatini. 


 

Content being prepared for Kanohi Ora engagements: 

•Wai 262 branded 3x3 EZI pop up tent 
•Banners and signage
•Kaimahi merchandise (Wai 262 t-shirts, jackets) 
•Animation of the Wai 262 whakapapa in video format 
•3x digital screens 
•1x for the whakapapa of Wai 262 / Expert Witness kōrero 
•1x for all current projects relevant to Wai 262 and Wai 262 adjacent (e.g. Te Mana o Rangitāhua) 
•1x for whānau, hapū and iwi to see themselves in the kaupapa (opportunities that come with Wai 262) 
•Ipad/video camera set up for live video submissions for whānau, hapū and iwi to share kōrero on how the kōrero in the tent or Wai 262 has impacted or educated them on their journey 
•1x rangatahi Wai 262 roamer to go and walk around the kaupapa and send people to the Wai 262 tent 
•Wai 262 brochures 
•Carved pieces of the current taonga under protection that can be taken to each kaupapa 
•Pins or brooches of the taonga (mainly for kaumātua) 
•Wai 262 photo booth - two images can be printed where the whānau can write on the back what their aspirations are for Wai 262 and take it to a board in the tent (collection of kōrero physically) 
•Ipad with survey - he aha tō take similar to previous website tono


Future State 
VR experience of taonga in their environment 

•Interactive AR

Wai 262 Ecosystem

Key People and Roopuu identified:
Key groups and people have been identified to ensure engagement and expertise to support the Kahu Aronui workstreams including Sui Generis. Kahu Aronui will workshop priority areas against their workplan. There is an intention to host these hui wherever possible online following Kahu Aronui fortnightly meetings, with invitations to Te Taumata Whakapūmau and Te Aho Matua to attend. (List to be presented in slides)



 

Key Dates

23-25 Jan 2023  Ratana

2 Feb 2023  Cabinet Paper Submitted

2-3 Feb 2023  National Iwi Chairs Forum (Whaingaroa)

4-6 Feb 2023  Wai 262 presence at Waitangi

22-26 Feb 2023  Wai 262 stall at Te Matatini

8-11 March 2023 NextGen Kaitiaki Hui for Tai 262 engagement (Rotorua)

Mid-Feb 2023   Te Taumata Whakapūmau Hui (Host TBC)

March-May 2023  Waka-wide engagements

4-5 May 2023  National Iwi Chairs Forum (Te Arawa)

June 2023  Taumata Whakapūmau Hui  

3-4 August 2023  National Iwi Chairs Forum (Waikato-Tainui)

17-21 August 2023  Koroneihana

2-3 Nov 2023  National Iwi Chairs Forum (TBC)


 
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