Kaitiakitanga

Kaitiakitanga Program and Network
Te Whaiti Nui-a-Toi children
guard and share Whirinaki,
their culture, language and values

Other Places- He Oranga mo nga Uri Tuku Iho Trust - Ruatorea

He Oranga Mo Nga Uri Tuku Iho Trust (HOMNUTI) is a charitable trust based in Ruatorea, Te Tairawhiti, Aotearoa New Zealand.  It was established in 2000 hei kawe i nga wawata o nga rangatahi o Ngati Porou hei oranga mo tatou me nga whakatipuranga kei te heke mai nei. 

The Trust is committed to promote and encourage the better education, advancement and wellbeing of rangatahi and future generations and the preservation and restoration of our natural environment.

The Trustees are: Graeme Atkins (Chairperson), Tui Warmenhoven, Maria Wynyard, Marijke Warmenhoven, Reuben Dewes.  The Trust is involved with environmental restoration, youth and community development and leadership, mentoring, sponsorship, wananga, te reo me ona tikanga. 

Taonga Tuku Iho Research Project

The Trust also administers the Taonga Tuku Iho research program (Foundation for Science, Research & Technology   HOMN301).  The research team (right) is Jamie Whangapirita, Tui Warmenhoven,
Maraea Welch, Pia Pohatu and Makere Kaa (absent).  We are assisted by the research advisory group Te Ropu Arataki O Ururangi members; Anaru Totorewa Kupenga, Glenis Philip Barbara, Rikirangi Gage and Garth Harmsworth

This project investigates the role of matauranga Maori (traditional knowledge) in sustainable hapu development.    The key aims are to:

• Clarify the role of hapu in contemporary Maori society
• Identify sustainable development  projects, initiatives and activities that hapu are interested/ involved in
• Build human and social capacity to carry out sustainable initiatives
• Record and retain Maori knowledge
• Develop Maori research capability

left: Rangahau at Aria

We work with local hapu Ngati Rangi, Te Whanau A Rakairoa and Ngati Uepohatu and three other hapu throughout the country to carry out this research.  This mahi has involved:
-aspirations wananga    -development of hapu databases  -strategic planning and advice
-provision of/ access to information  -networks and resources  -hikoi  -capacity building
-oral history interviews with kaumatua  -land use capability assessments  -training/ upskilling
-nursery development grants  -seed/ling collections  -hui and wananga

Left above: Slip before Mangaehu Bridge Mangaoparo Valley 04 06

Right above:Flood deposition history in sediments_Waiapu River Rotokautuku_Dec04

Left side: Transferring Pirita seeds to host trees

For information contact:

Pia Pohatu or Tui Warmenhoven
Taonga Tuku Iho Research Project
He Oranga monga Uri Tuku Iho Trust
20 Barry Avenue, Ruatorea 3851
ph fax +64 6 834 8363

This Page URL www.kaitiakitanga.net/others/ruatorea

See the Youth Hui that they ran in April 2006 in Ruatorea, under the Pacific Centre for Participatory Democracy www.pcpd.org.nz "Young People Negotiating Citizenship, Identity and Globalisation"

NOTICES AND ACHIEVEMENTS:

Our gift to you - download our Free Whirinaki Wall Calendar

What Andree a sustainability writer discovered about Kaitiakitanga

The Maori Youth Hikoi to Bioneers Conference, San Francisco 16 Oct 08
VIDEO "Redesigning our Future" - Youth Forum with Michael Braungart

Check out our school's Energy Monitoring / Weatherstation project
WEMZ - The Whirinaki Ecological Restoration Zone - a project with DOC
DOC partnerships information kiosk, Mangamate, Sanctuary(proposed)

Take a photo tour through our valley see restoration work needed
Ready to start - our Whirinaki Centre, Nursary and Recycling Projects
Blocked - Our project to upgrade our water supply in Minginui Mar 07
Thanks TPK for facilitating Govt support for Minginui initiatives

Celebrate what our friends at Hokianga Harbourcare are doing
Our Network's Mycorestoration Research Project - Fungi and mushroom
Our Lopez friends help Raglan initiate an affordable housing program

Thanks MfE for a big toxin cleanup on our millsites - July 07
Blocked - our Community Digital Strategy - Whirinaki Interactive 12/06
Prince Andrew adopts our Kiwi, Princess Beatrice on Mokoia Is Mar 07
Our network on the Kiwi Youth Voice learning journey to US. Mar 07
Our network at Youth Voice Digital Earth Summit on Sustainbility Aug 06
We welcomed Hunter Lovins 7-9 July 06, VIDEO view NZ tour resources
Thanks Waikato University for help with broadband 05
Thanks Housing Corp, house painting and marae restoration teams
Go Tramping in Whirinaki. See Kaka, Kiwi, Weka, Robin, Blueduck
Report Living Organisation workshops. Tipu Ake presented worldwide 05
Report Hikoi to Indigenous Knowledges Conf , Well, NZ. June 05
Thanks to UNITEC Architecture Students for help with town plans 04
Report on Sustainable Resources Conf, Colorado 04
Report on PMI Global Forum, Los Angeles Tipu Ake paper 04
Report on Sharing Indigenous Wisdom Conf, Wisconsin, June 04
Int and local visitors attend Tipu Ake Retreat March 04 See report
MPs Horomia and Mallard open our new merged area school Jan 04
Trip to Whaingaroa Env Gp Raglan, Jan04 learnings, VIDEO view