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Volume 1 Issue 8August, 2009
Puawai Tanga Heke Tenana
In June, we were all saddened by the passing of Puawai Tanga Heke Te Nana, knownto most of us as Bloss. Puawai was a staunch supporter of Te Rawhiti Marae and wasvery interested in everything going on in and around Rawhiti. In spite of her health problems she managed to get home to meetings and hui. Puawai was passionate aboutte reo me nga waiata maori, and composed several waiata, one of which we were luckyenough to record. Many Rawhiti whanau called into her little flat in Whangarei for acuppa, a catch up, to drop off ika or pipi...or to stay the night.
Nathan Woods
In the same week Peggy Woods (daughter of Te Aue-Anne) son Nathan died and was brought home to layin our tupuna whare. Nathan was laid to rest at Rautawa Urupa, Omakiwi. We were very lucky to havehim here at all, as the whanau encountered some resistance from Nathans paternal side who had other  plans for him.
Raymond Heta
Last week Ray Heta, son of Bella and Jim died in Whangarei Hospital. Initially it wasthought he had pneumonia, and he was transferred from Kawakawa to Whangarei wherehe suffered a heart attack. Ray was 43 and had four children and one mokopuna.
Harepo Tetai
Harepo(Charlie) TeTai passed away on July 17 in Kawakawa after a long illness, aged 70. Harepo was amokopuna of Mita TeTai, who was a brother of Kiritapu Te Nana. No reira e nga whanaunga, haere atu koutou I te huarahi kua takahia atu e otatou maatua tuupuna kua ngaro atu I te po, waihotia mai nga mea papai Imahia e koutou hei whakamaharatanga ki a koutou, haere atu ki a ratou ma,haere atu ki te Torona o Ihoa.
Pipiwharauroa
The Herald of Spring
The Te Rawhiti Newsletter 
 
Here is one of the flag designs that we get to choose from to use asour own ‘maori’ flag and the korero to go with it.
BLACK 
represents
Te Korekore
(the realm of potential being). Itthus symbolises the long darkness from which the earth emerged,as well as signifying
 Rangi
- the heavens, a male, formless,floating, passive force.
RED
represents
Te Whei Ao
(coming into being). It symbolises
 Papatuanuku
, the earth-mother, thesustainer of all living things, and thus both the land and active forces.
WHITE
represents
Te Ao Marama
(the realm of being and light). It symbolises the physical world, purity,harmony, enlightenment and balance.The spiral-like koru symbolic of a curling fern frond, represents the unfolding of new life, hope for thefuture and the process of renewal. There are 3 others. Te Whakaputanga is another.
Seabed and Foreshore
Te Tii Saturday, July 11, 2009.Hapu who live along this coastline and inland : Ngati Rehia, Ngati Hine, Ngati Kuta. Patu Keha,Ngati Manu, Kapotai.Heavy rain and wind but that didn’t stop the attendance at the meeting .The both hapu PatuKeha and Ngati Kuta, Ben Te Haara, Matu Clendon, Moka Puru, Robert Willoughby, BlandyWitehira, Joe Bristowe, George Puru and Lee Harris.
Outcomes
: a wananga to be organised to involve all the hapu in August (no confirmed date.)
Waitangi Claims for Ngapuhi
The Federation of all hapu of Ngapuhi will meet on 17th July at Kaikohe regarding the Claimsand in October at Waitangi.Contact people : John Alexander, Hone Tipene
Maori Flag Hui:
Moka and Hine attended a hui at Rangikohu Marae, Herekino, to discusswhich flag is suitable for all Maori to claim as an official flag. These hui are organised by Te PuniKokiri If you feel strongly about a flag contact Te Puni Kokiri Consultation Panel 143 LambtonQuay Wellington 6011. (1).Flag of the Independent Tribes (2)Te Tino Rangatiratanga. It seemsthat these are most popular of the four flags. Do post a letter with your choice to this address.
Come to the hui
All whanau of Te Rawhiti should try and make some effort to keep in touch and attend to someof these important hui happening, not only the kaumatua and kuia. Don’t become a kotuku rer-enga tahi when the tangihanga is the only time we see you. Hoki mai ki te kainga ki etahi o ngahui.
Na MokaWhat Robert Willoughby has been pulling together for us as our BusinessDevelopment Manager!
 
1)
In the beginning: Ownership of the Canterbury 
 October29
th
2008
 
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Hapu declared RAHUI announced
in Maunganui Bay
, March 2009 to stopfishing over the wreck. Information brochures distributed and web site updated.DOC is getting ramp signs done to support the rahui. More brochures are needed nearer summer.
3)
New marketing plan
written June 2009. A revamping of web site is doneunder a new domain name, divethecanterburywreck.com.4)
Project Rakau Plan 
developed and written by Robert
 ATraining undertaken to get qualifications started.Controlled Substances Licence (5 people) Day Skipper (3 people) First Aid (1 person)BPlan written to embrace “Learning by Mahi” approach to taking care of our whenua and moana. This plan has forced our participation in projects as being acapable contractor for labour services.
5)
Outcomes of Project Rakau Plan
ATREL is now active in working with DOC, NRC, Guardians and NgaWhenua Rahui/3B2 Trust for work contracts on the whenua. Includes trapping workfor project “Island Song”(the islands), project “Strip”(the roadside areas) and project“CPCA” (the coastline). The value of these projects is a great deal for Rawhiti.BProject Rakau is the biggest contract that TREL is bidding for and we arethe:
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Preferred contractor for 3B2 Trust to trap out the 3B2 lands
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Preferred contractor acquiring DOC contracts for DOC estates on Cape Brett
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Preferred contractor for Capital works for track cutting on Urupukapuka andCape Brett.
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Preferred contractor as part of the 3B2 Trust work where Nga Whenua Rahuihas made a 5 year commitment that includes pest eradication, re-plantingforest and re-seeding birds.
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Preferred contractor for the development of the walk track with proper infra-structure linked to the Marae. A much better business proposition than wehave now.
6)
DOC Projects
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On the Job training and pre-monitoring for Island Song project completed.
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Security provided for poison drop completed 
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Shelducks culling completed 
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Kiore catch completed 
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Cape Brett fence repaired and completed 
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Post baiting on islands underway 
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Trapping on conservation lands on the Cape planning
 
7)
Projects coming up soon
The Plant Nurseries Project
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Establish wetland plants nurseries for in-planting work for: clean water pro- ject. Working with NRC and farmers on clean swamps, streams and rivers.
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Native coastal shrubs and grasses nurseries for residential and road planting
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Native trees nurseries for “Plant a tree’ sales to Fullers customers for islandtree planting-hapu venture being developed in conjunction with the newovernight Fuller’s vessel.
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Native trees for feeding native birds, and other trees and plants as part of theforest restoration on Cape Brett
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All native plants for retail sales to local buyers
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