E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā karangatangamaha o Te Moana ā Toi Te Huatahi
tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa. 
E ngā iwi me te hāpori Māori, mai Ngā Kurī a Whārei ki Tihirau, mai Maketū ki Tauhara huri noa i te rohe o Toi Moana kei te mihi.​

A panui to share what Komiti Māori and Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council is doing around the rohe that is relevant to iwi, hapū and marae.

Kia hiwa ra, kia hiwa ra
Nau mai, haere mai ki tenei hui

Komiti Māori hui is held on marae across the region to enhance participation and strengthen hapū/iwi engagement. We strongly encourage and promote tangata whenua and the general public to attend and engage with our Councillors and staff.

Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council invites you to the next Komiti Māori hui:
Wāhi: Tapuaekura Rākeiao Marae, 110 Curtis Road, Tikitere, Rotoiti
Te rā: Rātū 9 o Paenga -whāwhā  - Tuesday 9 April 2019
Whakaeke: 9.30 i taua ata

Ko Ngāti Rongomai te iwi 
Ko Te Arawa te waka 
Ko Te Pikikōtuku te tangata
Ko Rotoatua te Moana 
Ko Matawhaura te Maunga 
Ko te Awa i Takapūwhāia te awa 
Ko Tūtehoronganui te taniwha 

Rarangi take - Agenda

Please check the Komiti Māori web page for the full meeting agenda two days prior to the meeting.  There will be updates on:

• A brief summary introducing Tapuaekura Rakeiao Marae and Ngāti Rongomai.
• Tangata Whenua Presentations; ‘Rotoiti Rotomā Wastewater Treatment Project’ – Frances Teinakore - Curtis & ‘Te Arawa Taiohi Toa’ – Harina Rihana Rupapera.
• Summary of the Council Workshop held on 19 March 2019 (The Changing Landscape for Māori and Council – Opportunities and Challenges) with support sought for the directions that were sought at the workshop.
• Mahaanui Kurataiao Ltd - Update on presentation to Council and Iwi.
• Proposed Plan Change 10 Lake Rotorua Nutrient Management Update.
• Rotorua Lakes Programme and Utuhina/Ruapeka updates.
• Brown Bullhead Catfish Incursion Update.
• Ngā Puna dust complaint update.
• Updates for He Toka Tumoana, Te Hapai Ora and the Environmental Enhancement Fund.
• Local Authority Triennial Election information.
• Waitangi Tribunal Inquiry – Takutai Moana Act 2011.

Rotoiti Rotomā Wastewater Treatment Project

Frances Teinakore-Curtis and Ngawhakawairangi Whata will present at Komiti Māori, the Ngāti Rongomai perspective of the Rotoiti Rotomā Wastewater Treatment Project

The water quality of the Rotorua lakes (Rotorua, New Zealand) including Lakes Rotomā and Rotoiti has seen significant deterioration over several decades for a variety of reasons, including leaching of nutrients through failed or overloaded disposal fields from lakeside communities.

Te Arawa Taiohi Toa - Hau Mai Te Ora

Harina Rupapera will present at Komiti Māori on her program Hau Mai te Ora.  Of Ngati Whakaue and Ngati Rangitihi decent Harina is the founder and director of Te Anga Raiona Limited. Her company runs a youth initiative called Te Arawa Taiohi Toa, based on the health model 'Hau Mai Te Ora' .

Te Arawa Taiohi Toa was launched on January 22, 2019. The three-day 'wananga rangatahi' focused on empowering and enhancing self-awareness with Matauranga Maori, Korero Tuku Iho and Whakapapa. The wānanga  focused on the participants' connection within the Taiao and our Atua Maori(Environment) and how we can better practice kaitiakitanga.

What do you think?  He aha ō whakaaro?

Bay of Plenty Regional Council is consulting on its Annual Plan for 2019/20 until May 6. Visit our website for more information, including a rates calculator that allows you to see the impact of the different options on your rates.

Most of the work we’re doing in the 2019/20 financial year is set out in our Long Term Plan 2018-2028, however, we are proposing to seek your feedback on three initiatives that weren’t included in the plan.

• Climate change – where should our focus be when it comes to action on climate change.
• Safety and rescue services – how should we support charities that provide regional safety and rescue services.
• Passenger transport – a proposal to trial improved tertiary and commuter bus services funded through targeted rates; and a proposal to trial fare-free bus services for school students in Tauranga to help relieve traffic congestion, replacing fare revenue with targeted rates.

All information, including what events we are attending and how to make a submission is at www.boprc.govt.nz/annualplan.

Matauranga Maori Advisors – Science/Resource Management

Two exciting new roles are now open for applications within BOPRC.

(Senior) Māori Resource Management Advisor (Kaitohutohu Taiao Matua)

This role will be instrumental in helping build our internal capability in understanding how to weave together Māori cultural values, tikanga and Te Ao Māori and the regulatory framework.

 The successful candidate will have: 

• Experience ensuring plans are responsive to Māori – navigating between RMA planning and Te Ao Māori.
• A relevant qualification and experience working in the Māori/Local Government space.

Pūtaiao Mātauranga (Environmental Scientist)

The successful candidate will: 

• Support Council’s Mātauranga Māori Framework (He Korowai Mātauranga).
• Ensure that employees at Toi Moana can value and recognise Mātauranga Māori within their work, and can build effective relationships with tangata whenua.
• Provide advice and support to programmes: Freshwater, Coastal, Rotorua Lakes and Tauranga Harbour.

Applications close 5pm, Sunday 14 April 2019 and will only be accepted online . 

Mahaanui Kurataiao Limited Presentation to Iwi

Tania Wati (CEO) and Kyle Davis (Manager – Mātauanga Taiao) presented to Toi Moana and Iwi in late March 2019. 

Mahaanui Kurataiao Ltd (MKT) represents the interests of six local Papatipu Rūnanga who hold manawhenua rights and interests over the lands and waters within their respective takiwā (from the Hurunui River in the north, to the Hakatere/Ashburton River in the south, and inland to Kā Tiritiri o Te Moana (the Southern Alps).

https://www.mkt.co.nz/

Tarimano Kohanga Reo - a wee story

Tarimano Kohanga Reo sent through a quick thank you to show Komiti Māori and BOPRC the amazing gift you gave to their tamariki when they received the Hawera Vercoe grant for their Kohanga upgrade. The Mara Kai at Tarimano has been pumping out the veggies all summer and the kids have been cooking their own lunches and the learning around it have been invaluable. 

One particular highlight was the kids were able to harvest a beautiful basket of tomato and take them over to our Wharekai next door as a koha for the tangihanga. This wouldn’t have been possible without the koha from this fund.  Tarimano Kohanga Reo wanted to share how beautiful this gift has been for us and will continue to keep on giving. 

The next Komiti Maori will be held at Wairuru Marae, 9860 State Highway 35, Raukōkore, Waihau Bay.

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