25
waikato-tainui
annual report 2014
Taipu Paki
Acting General Manager
JulianWilliams
Acting General Manager
wi th a s trong
focus on the tr ibe ’s
mi ss ion s tatement
k i a tupu, k i a hua ,
k i a puawa i , thi s and
success i ve year s i s
about del i ver ing
on the mechani sms
negot i ated in our
r i ver se t t l ement.
We’ve created an ambition founded
upon the tribal philosophy he piko he
taniwha which we have applied the
meaning – at every bend our people.
Through growing and supporting
ground initiatives, our whaanau are
empowered to care for ‘their place’.
Over the last reporting period, we’ve
achieved this through delivering Te
Tira Hoe, the tribal nursery, business
and funding workshops, Taupiri
Maunga restoration, river bylaws,
and certification of 18 environmental
commissioners. In August we launched
the tribe’s Environmental Plan Tai Tumu
Tai Pari Tai Ao – a river settlement
provision that will support our people
in their respective communities.
We also completed initial phases to
progress whitebait restoration, the
Report Card – a river cultural health
index, and river island restoration.
waikato raupatu river trust
Through all of these priorities we’ve
been able to provide employment
and training opportunities. We
acknowledge that without the support
of our people, any progress would be
short term.
We are heartened by the number of
rangatahi now training in key areas
that align with the mahi of the
tribe. We will continue to promote
and encourage pathways and
opportunities that nurture and
inspire our rangatahi into our roles.
A great quote this year was from
Nanny Mere Davis who said, “we
have to keep the rewena bug alive”.
If you associate this with succession
planning, if we do it right then one
rewena bug will produce limitless
gifts for our people.
