Kaitiakitanga

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

Publish French Book - Project Details:

Description:

Andree Mathieu a Physicist, Sustainabilty Consultant, Ex memer of the Quebec PM's Office and now a writer from Quebec Canada is in NZ from Feb- April 2004 to research Tipu Ake and Kaitiakitanga principles. She will be spending some time in Te Whaiti working at the Kura sharing her knowledge with our children, talking with people in the community, recording her experiences, reflections and learning both as a journal on the L' Agora Encyclopaedia website and will also write a book on her learning journey in New Zealand.

Outcomes expected:

• Research on the connection between early Maori mythology and methods and today's science.
• More international sharing of the wisdom of this place
• Our children will benefit from having a scientist / international tutor at the school.
• Tertiary student teams on the project will have the benefit of an experienced public relations mentor

Start Date: Started June 2003 when she attended a workshop on Tipu Ake at the Shambhala Institute of Authentic Leadership in Halifax Canada.
Expected Completion: Late 2004

Budget: No project expenditure required for this volunteer project except for some local expenses covered by koha.

Nominal Project Leader: Volunteer Andree Mathieu

Project Team:

Issues Register:

Flag	Date:	Issue:	Action	By	Signoff
	Feb 04	Concerns re publishing of information	Andree will be writing about her own personal journey and fully respects Te Whaiti Nui-a-Toi protocols re intellectual property.

Progress Log

• Date	Details of event or action	By
  Jun 03	Andree was introduced to Tipu Ake at the Shambhala Institute of Authentic Leadership
  Oct03	Andree translated Tipu Ake stories in French for the Tipu Ake and La Agora encyclopaedia websites
  31 Jan4	Andree arrives specially to attend opening of new Kura
  Feb-Apr 04	Research.

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