Kaitiakitanga

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

Our Project Partners:

We thank the large number of partners that have or are supporting our project - including but not limited to::

Department of Conservation Murupara - who manage the Whirinaki Forest Park section of the valley.

John Sutton, Regional Manager, Murupara Ph (07) 3661080, Fax (07)366 1082
Andy Blick, ex Conservation Officer Resident in Minginui Ph (07) 3661080, Fax (07)366 1082

NZ Trade and Enterprise and The Royal Society - Whose funding is helping us clarify our ideas and is seeding our learning. We will also be asking NZT&E to help us with our international network and marketing projects.

Shirley Pyke, Fund Manager, Enterprise Culture and Skills Activities Fund Ph (03) 962 3842, F (03) 962 3839
Hinurewa Te Hau, Regional Economic Development Advisor, BOP, Ak Ph (09) 919 9027, Fax (09) 919 9001
Waana Davis, Talent and Skills Specialist, Wellington Ph (04) 910 4691,

Work and Income NZ - Who will help our people obtain the skills training we need for our enterprises

Carl Crafer Regional Commissioner Rotorua
Eugene Rewi - Regional Contracts Manager, Rotorua Ph (07) 922 8002, Fax (07) 921 0967
Richard Brooking - Strategic Adviser Maori. Gisborne Ph 986 8573,

Ministry of Social Development - Who help with funding for some of our CY&F related development projects

Lione Simpson, Contracts Advisor Rotorua Ph (07) 921 8168, Fax (07) 921 0967

Ministry of Labour - Who will help us with funding to establish new employment development enterprises

Pierre Henare, Community Employment Group Regional Manager Ph (07) 343 9068
Kathy Jones, Commmunity Employment Group Ph (07) 346 8536
Celia Soloman, Community Employment Group,Minginui Area Consultant Ph ( 027) 441 4317

Te Puni Kokiri - Who will help support our Maori needs focused community development projects,

Kay Charles, Regional Director, Rotorua, Whakatane Office Ph (07) 307 1057
Brad Bluet, Ph (07) 307 1057

Environment Bay of Plenty - Who will help with our environmental plan, education, pest and river restoration contracts

Beverley Hughes, Education and Maori Policy Whakatane, Ph 0800 368267
John Douglas, Environmental issues / River restoration projects Whakatane, Ph 0800 368267
Martin Butler, Planning Manager, Whakatane, Ph 0800 368267
Waaka Vercoe, Manager, Maori Policy Advice Ph 0800 368267

Whakatane District Council - Our Local Authority who will help us with village affairs and other issues

The Whaingaroa Environmental Group Raglan who shared many of their ideas and enthusiasm to get us going thanks

Fiona Craig - Whaingaroa Environmental Centre Coordinator, Main Street, Raglan Ph (07) 825 0480
Malibu Hamilton - who presented at Sustainable Resources Conference Raglan

(Also Mary Gardner, Liz Stanway, Katarina Wirangi Mataira, Maioha Kelly, Ati Tepa, Rick Thorpe, Boyd Dickson, Fred Litchwark, Kaiwaka Riki, Lynette Lovani, Malibu Hamilton, Hinemoa Rossi and their teams shared much with us on our field trip to Raglan.)

Xtreme Waste Raglan - Who have and continue to help us estqblish with our recycling and related projects

Rick Thorpe and the team Ph (07) 825 0017

Whaingaroa Harbourcare - who are helping us wth our nursery ideas, establishment and skills development thanks

Fred Litchwark
Boyd Dickson

Hokianga Harbourcare - People from the other Whirinaki who have inspired and help us with the nursery project.

Will Stensness - Who presented in our team at the Sustainable Resources Conference (09) 405 8415
Randall Stensness

NZ Landcare Trust www.landcare.org.nz - Help with environmental factors and enterprise establishment

Don Morrison Ph (07) 825 7093 (another past resident of Te Whaiti

Ngati Whare Runanga, Who support all our commercial enterprise development activity in the valley

Auckland University of Technology - Many student and staff volunteers have participated via Tipu Ake

UNITEC - School of Architecture - Students teams are helping us with on our nursery and village concept plans.

Rau Hoskins UNITEC ph (09) 849 4180
Carin Wilson

South Seas Film and Television School - students and graduate volunteers have helped us with video work

Andree Mathieu - Canadian physicist, researcher and writer who is helping connect us into world sustainability networks.

Our teachers and Kaumatua who have shared much knowledge and wisdom with us

Ex pupil Peter Goldsbury of Strategic Expertise Ltd, co funding /koha. Ph (09) 4454454

NOTICES AND ACHIEVEMENTS:

Our gift to you - download Free Whirinaki Matariki Wall Calendar

What Andree a sustainability writer discovered about Kaitiakitanga

Coming Easter 2010 Biomimicry Exploration - Norbert Hoeller, Auckland
David Bellamy - Moa's Ark revisited tour Whirinaki 25 4-10 Oct 09
The Maori Youth Hikoi to Bioneers Conference, San Francisco 16 Oct 08
VIDEO "Redesigning our Future" - Youth Forum with Michael Braungart

Papakainga Development - Matekuare Whanau Project underway
Minginui Community Gardening - underway thanks to Community Max
Whirinaki Ecological Technology (We-tech) Our pest control innovation

Check out our school's Energy Monitoring / Weatherstation project
Our drama production, kapakaka and other creative initiatives


Ngati Whare Iwi Treaty Settlement signed, incl partnership with DOC
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, Nursery and Recycling Projects
Our project to upgrade our water supply in Minginui Mar 07
Thanks TPK for facilitating Govt support for Minginui initiatives
Our network's submission to govt on Rural Community Opportunities

Toxin Bioremediation Project started in Whakatane May 09
Celebrate what our friends at Hokianga Harbourcare are doing
Our Network's Mycorestoration Research Project - Fungi and mushroom
Our Lopez friends help Raglan with an affordable housing project

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