Ko Pātaua Te Maunga

Ko Taiharuru Te Awa

Ko Te Whare Pāpuni Te Papakāinga

Ko Mahanga Te Tangata

Ko Ngāti Kororā, Ko Te Waiariki, Ko Ngāti Taka Ngā Hapū

Ko Hurumanu Te Waka

Ko Te Waiariki Te Iwi

Tiheiwa Mauriora!

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I was raised with Te Reo Māori as my first language, and schooled in the traditions, customs and histories of my hapū. By listening and observation I learnt the skills of leadership from the practice of my mātua, kuia and kaumatua. At a young age I learnt to accept the weight of duty, responsibility and obligation to my people. 

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As the Chair of Pūkahakaha East 5B Trust I am both honoured and humbled by the opportunity to serve my people. My formal education from primary to tertiary was supported with funds from the Trust. I have a strong sense of commitment to give back to the Trust and to the people the opportunities they had given to me.   

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As the Ahu Whenua for the hapū of Te Waiariki, Ngāti Kororā and Ngāti Taka, the Trust strives to safeguard the whenua and assets for the beneficial owners while continuing to increase the value of the estate and building  economic, social and cultural potential.  

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The Trust's ambitions are lofty and cannot be completed alone.  We ask for you to join us on this journey as we seek to realise the aspirations of a bright, sustainable future for the generations to come.

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“Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari taku toa he toa takimano”

My strength comes not from me alone, but from the strength of many

Me mahitahi tātou mō te oranga o te katoa.

(Engage in the work for the wellbeing of all)

Ko Pātaua te puke tapu i marumarutia toku kāinga noho.

Ko Taiharuru, ko Pātaua, ko Horahora, ko Ngunguru ngā awa e wha I whangai au.

Ko au he uri o Te Waiariki, Ngāti Kororā, Ngāti Takapari.

Ko Kereama Mahanga toku ingoa

I am ever humbled by the great responsibility given to strive to attend to the needs of my people as your trustee for Pūkahakaha East 5B.

Ko Pukearengarenga, Ko Te Rehu-o-Tane, Ko Whakairiora ngā maunga e tū te ao, e tū te pō.

Ko Ngunguru, ko Horahora, ko Pātaua, ko Taiharuru ngā awaawa e rere atu tētahi ki tētahi rā.

Ko Ngāti Taka, ko Te Waiariki, ko Ngāti Kororā ngā hapū nei.

Ko NgāPuhi, Ko TeWaiariki, Ko NgātiWai ngā iwi rā.

It is an honor and a privilege being a Trustee on Pūkahakaha East 5B Trust, to continue the legacy of kaitiakitanga/prudent stewartship, and whanaketanga/development (including the repatriation and retention) of our whenua, passed down to us by our tūpuna.  I am a part of that continuum and look forward to a sustainable future for our mokopuna!

“Whāngai Mokopuna ki te Ao Tūroa – Create a sustainable world for our Mokopuna”        

E pāpaki ana ngā tai e rua, ko te tai tamatāne me te tai tamawāhine, ki te rerenga wairua, kei reira e kitea ngā kaitiaki ō te āo wairua, ko mātou tēnā. I te taha ō tōku pāpā he uri ahau mai te hiku o te ika. I te taha ō tōku māmā he uri ahau nō ngati hau ki Pehiaweri. Ko Kahukuri te tupuna ki uta.

Ko Te Waiariki Ngati korora ki te taha o te tai.

Ko Huruhurumanu te waka

Ko Te Mawe te tupuna

Ko Pātaua te maunga

Ko Pātaua tuhono ki Taihāruru ngā awa

Ko Taiparia, Pātaua ki te tonga te tupuna whenua taku kainga noho hoki

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I am of Māori, Portuguese and Irish heritage. I live humbly on the whenua my tupuna once occupied. I am a proud daughter, sister, mother and wife. I have a deep connection to te taiao and like to practice kaitiakitanga in my lifestyle.

I am honored to be given the chance to serve my people. As your responsible trustee I hope to be your voice and bring forward your aspirations. 

I am currently employed by the environmental arm of the Te Uri o Hau Settlement Trust. My job titles are Te Uri o Hau Taumata Kaunihera Secretary and the Toi Te Uri o Hau coordinator. My responsibilities are vast, but includes tikanga, arts, culture and heritage tasks.

- Whatungarongaro te tangata, toitu te whenua. People will come and go but the land will remain.

Ko maunga Tihitihi ka titiro atu rā ki Whakairiora, ki Pātaua

Ko te awa o Waitangi e rere iho nei, ka rere atu, ka honotia ki te awa o Ngunguru

Ko Maruata te papakāinga, te wahi nohonga o ngā tūpuna e maha

Ko Te Huihuinga Mahanga rāua ko Rima Parata Parata Minarapa ōku Tūpuna

Ko Ngāti Kororā me Ngāti Hau ngā hapū

Ko Te Waiariki me Ngāpuhi ngā iwi

Ko Tukairangi Maxwell tōku ingoa.

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Ko te Amorangi ki mua, ko te Hāpai ō ki muri

He tino hōnore nōku kia whai tūranga ki tēnei poari. Hei whakakanohi i a mātou ngā

uri o Ngāti Kororā, o Te Waiariki e noho nei ki tua whenua, ki Maruata. Ko te pūtake

o taku ekenga, kia kimihia, kia hapaia, kia akiakingia i tētahi huarahi whai oranga,

whai hua, whai kaha mō a tātou tamariki, me o tātou kaumatua, kuikuia, tae atu ki te

iwi whānui. 

Ko ōku pūkenga, ko te mahi pākihi. Mā roto i tēna mahi, ko te wawata kē, kia tiakina

i ngā whenua, i ngā rawa, i o tātou pūtea, i o tātou tarahiti, kia whakarahi ake hoki i o

tātou rawa.

Ko ngā mea nui ki au, ko te hanga whare, whanake whānau hauora,

whakawhanaungatanga, me te mātauranga.

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Ko te kōtare i te ata ko Whakairiora ka tū i te aranga o te rā Karekare kau ana te awa hōhonu a Horahora Ko Te Mawe te tupuna te aporei, he tipua he atua.

Ko ngā whenua taurikura e tangi nei mo te tangata, e tangi ana mo ngā uri o ngā hapū a Te Waiariki, Ngāti Korora me Ngāti Takapari.

He huanga ahau no ēnei hapū katoa, Ko Ngāti Kahu o Torongare, Te Waiariki, Ngāti Korora, Ngāti Takapari, Te Ngaherehere, Te Orewai, me Te Parawhau.

Tēnā tātou, Ko Kauangarua Kingi toku ingoa, I whanāu mai ahau no toku mama a Leigh Bredenbeck me toku Papa a Winiwini Kingi.

Ko taku tūranga nui i roto i tenei ao, mo te roanga ake o taku oranga, he Mama ki āku tamariki tokotoru.

Ko taku tūranga tuarua he pononga ki taku Iwi me āna kaupapa, te ao Māori me āna tikanga katoa, kia noho tūturu ahau ki ngā taera me ngā mātāpono o te iwi me ngā tūpuna.

He tauira ahau nō te kura o te Whare Wānanga o te Pākenga, e ako ana ahau I te Bachelor of Business Management, Majoring in Māori Enterprise.

Nāku te hōnore me te whiwhi, i waimarie atu ahau i whakapono mai koutou ki ahau kia noho hei tarahitī ki runga o te Pūkahakaha East 5B Trust mo koutou.

He ngungu tae, he horo whenua, he paraoa taku koiwi, he pa kai kiri mo te iwi toitu ai.

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Tēnā Koutou e te whānau whānui ō Pūkahakaha East 5B.

He uri ahau nō ngā maunga Panguru, Whakairiora, Manaia, me Taranaki.  Ko Te Rarawa, ko Ngāpuhi, ko Ngātiwai, ko Ngāti Mutunga ngā iwi.  Ko Te Waiariki, Ngāti Kororā, Ngāti Takapari, me Ngāti Uenuku ngā hapū.

I am descended from a long and illustrious whakapapa that brings together many lines connecting me to the aforementioned maunga, iwi and hapū.

My heart belongs to te awa o Ngunguru, my Te Waiariki people, and my many mokopuna.

• Post-graduate Diploma Social Work (VUW - Wellington)
• Bachelor Applied Management (CNZ - Otago)
• Master Indigenous Studies (TWoA - Whakatāne; work in progress)

Nō reira, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā tātou katoa

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Hapū affiliation: Te Whānau Whero, Ngāti Takapari, Te Waiariki, Ngāti Kororā, Ngāti Hari

Iwi affiliation: NgatiWai, Ngapuhi, Ngāti Maniapoto

Tukuna kia rere aku mihi ki a koutou katoa ngā whānau whānui o te rohe nei.

He uri ahau nō ngā marena e rua; ko Te Huaki ki Tukaiteuru, ko Te Kahuwhero ki Te Uwhi. Ko au te tamaiti tuarua kei roto i tōku whānau.  My name comes from my Great Grandmother, Te Uaina Tapoto Mahanga, who is our connection to Kereama Te Peke.  

In education, I followed the path of my māmā to receive a Bachelor of Education - Huarahi Māori from Te Whare Wānanga o Tāmaki Makaurau.  Mai i tēnei kākano, ka puawai tōku aroha mō Te Reo Māori.

I am currently working as the administration officer for Pūkahakaha East 5B Trust. Through this mahi I am able to meet new whānaunga and see the full breadth of our whenua.  Everyday I learn more about my heritage which is a gift from being among my people.

- Manaaki whenua, manaaki tangata, haere whakamua

Ko Huruiki te maunga

Ko Puhipuhi te whenua

Ko Whakapara te awa

Ko Whakapara te marae

Ko Ngāti Hau me Ngāti Rehua Ngātiwai ki Aotea ngā hapū

Ko Ngāpuhi me Ngātiwai ngā iwi

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Brandon (Ngāpuhi, Ngātiwai) is married to Kiri (Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa, Te Aupouri, TeArawa) and they have three children, Taiawa, Siena and Kaya. Brandon and his whānau live at Matapōuri. Brandon is a qualified lawyer and former investment banker who has worked professionally in Auckland, Hong Kong, Singapore and London. These days, Brandon and his whānau are kaimanaaki of their ancestral mountain, Huruiki, and own and operate a number of businesses focussed on enhancing the wellbeing of taiao and whānau.

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Ko Pātaua Te Maunga

Ko Taiharuru Te Awa

Ko Te Whare Pāpuni Te Papakāinga

Ko Mahanga Te Tangata

Ko Ngāti Kororā, Ko Te Waiariki, Ko Ngāti Taka Ngā Hapū

Ko Hurumanu Te Waka

Ko Te Waiariki Te Iwi

Tiheiwa Mauriora!

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I was raised with Te Reo Māori as my first language, and schooled in the traditions, customs and histories of my hapū. By listening and observation I learnt the skills of leadership from the practice of my mātua, kuia and kaumatua. At a young age I learnt to accept the weight of duty, responsibility and obligation to my people. 

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As the Chair of Pūkahakaha East 5B Trust I am both honoured and humbled by the opportunity to serve my people. My formal education from primary to tertiary was supported with funds from the Trust. I have a strong sense of commitment to give back to the Trust and to the people the opportunities they had given to me.   

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As the Ahu Whenua for the hapū of Te Waiariki, Ngāti Kororā and Ngāti Taka, the Trust strives to safeguard the whenua and assets for the beneficial owners while continuing to increase the value of the estate and building  economic, social and cultural potential.  

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The Trust's ambitions are lofty and cannot be completed alone.  We ask for you to join us on this journey as we seek to realise the aspirations of a bright, sustainable future for the generations to come.

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“Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari taku toa he toa takimano”

My strength comes not from me alone, but from the strength of many

Ko Pukearengarenga, Ko Te Rehu-o-Tane, Ko Whakairiora ngā maunga e tū te ao, e tū te pō.

Ko Ngunguru, ko Horahora, ko Pātaua, ko Taiharuru ngā awaawa e rere atu tētahi ki tētahi rā.

Ko Ngāti Taka, ko Te Waiariki, ko Ngāti Kororā ngā hapū nei.

Ko NgāPuhi, Ko TeWaiariki, Ko NgātiWai ngā iwi rā.

It is an honor and a privilege being a Trustee on Pūkahakaha East 5B Trust, to continue the legacy of kaitiakitanga/prudent stewartship, and whanaketanga/development (including the repatriation and retention) of our whenua, passed down to us by our tūpuna.  I am a part of that continuum and look forward to a sustainable future for our mokopuna!

“Whāngai Mokopuna ki te Ao Tūroa – Create a sustainable world for our Mokopuna”        

Ko Whakairiora te maunga tapu i marumarutia toku kainga noho.

Ko Te Waiariki te hapū.

Ko Ngunguru, ko Horahora, ko Pātaua, ko Taiharuru ngā awa e wha i whāngai au. 

Ko John Hira Tana toku ingoa

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John is married to Deborah Tana and they have 4 children, Levi, Rawiri, Reuben, and Abigail. 

John is currently CEO / Managing Director for TanaNZ a large national company servicing the commercial, construction, industrial and renewable energy sectors throughout Aotearoa. 

John has also worked in the UK and Australia in senior management roles within the LNG and mining construction sectors.

John has a huge passion for Māori-owned businesses and strong leadership training with a purpose that has vision to create and generate wealth, health, wellbeing, and to invest time into our environmental issues for our whenua and moana.

"I have a deep connection to te taiao and have great respect to our tūpuna for the legacy they have left our people. This is why we do what we do, for the future of our mokopuna and generations to come"

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