Te Tai Tokerau Māori Tourism Hui 

Te Puni Kōkiri has partnered with The Hihiaua Cultural Centre Trust to host five local hui in May and a hui-a-rohe at Waitangi in June. The purpose is to consider Māori tourism opportunities, challenges and approaches to the broader customer engagement with Māori tourism operators.

There are three significant issues to discuss:

1.     The anchoring of the indigenous Tai Tokerau narrative – what is it and how do we roll it out?

2.     Te Tai Tokerau as a destination - how do we make it more appealing for more than just the summer?

3.     Regional dispersal, lifting the appeal of existing services and products and appealing to new entrants.  Where/what are the gateways to TeTai Tokerau?

Monday May 22, St Andrews Church Hall, Hunt St, Whangarei

Tuesday May 23, The Lighthouse, Dargaville

Wednesday May 24, The Copthorne Hotel, Opononi

Thursday May 25, Turner Centre, Kerikeri

Friday May 26, Te Ahu Centre, Kaitaia

All hui start at 10am and finish at 12.30pm with a light lunch.

Space is limited so RSVP by email by May 15 detailing your choice of which hui, numbers and any special dietary requirements to:  janet@hihiaua.co.nz

Ahuwhenua Trophy Round up

More than 100 people gathered in Parliament’s Grand Hall for the announcement of this year’s finalists in the 2017 Ahuwhenua Trophy BNZ Māori Excellence in Farming Award for sheep and beef. These were announced by the Minister for Primary Industries, Hon Nathan Guy in association with the Minister for Māori Development, Hon Te Ururoa Flavell.

All three finalist farms are from the North Island. They are:

- Omapere Rangihamama Trust (Kaikohe)
- RA & JG King Partnership, Puketawa Station (Eketahuna)
- Pukepoto Farm Trust (Ongarue near Taumarunui)

Introducing the draft iwi statistical standard

This standard provides guidelines for how to gather, organise, and report iwi and iwi-related groups’ information and statistics. This standard is useful to those who collect iwi information, including iwi, Māori, government agencies, and researchers.

Stats NZ is now seeking feedback on the updated standard. 

Birds Eye View from BERL

As BERL celebrates its 60th year, the New Zealand economy has just celebrated its 7th year of uninterrupted annual expansion.  On the back of strong population growth, in turn driven by unprecedented migration inflows, GDP has grown 18% since 2010.

Looking ahead, the short-term scenario for growth is positive, as the migration and tourism drivers remain robust.  However, the appetite for increased building and infrastructure spending may be less robust.  Signs of higher interest rates and tighter credit conditions will see this appetite recede. Read the full update here.

From Potaka to Mohaka

It is with that statement, and with many heads in the room nodding in agreement, a Māori tourism workshop held in the Te Puni Kōkiri office in Gisborne began last week.

Participants included members from local iwi groups, Te Rūnanga o Turanga Nui a Kiwa; Te Rūnanganui o Ngāti Porou; Ngāti Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa, local Māori tourism operators and Activate Tairāwhiti, the local economic development agency, and Kimihia He Oranga, who produced the recent Tairawhiti Māori Economic development Report.

Facilitated by Andrew Te Whaiti, former CE of Te Puia in Rotorua and former Regional Manager for Te Puni Kōkiri, the purpose of the workshop was to discuss and develop a shared view of what Māori tourism is across the Tairāwhiti region.

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