20 / 100
john heremi a and dr . sar ah- j ane t i ak iwa i
TE PUURONGO AA
WAIKATO-TAINUI
COLLEGE FOR RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT
“no research without
de velopment and no
de velopment without
research”
- The late Sir Robert Mahuta
The College has had
another busy year,
culminating with the
approval from
Te Kauhanganui in March
2015 for the Colleges Trust
to receive the Sir Robert
Mahuta Endowment.
This endowment, negotiated as
a special provision tagged to the
College as a part of the Waikato
River settlement, will enable
the College to better meet
the objectives outlined in the
Endowment provisions, namely
research related to the Waikato
River including its environment,
our Maatauranga, cultural
knowledge and traditional
practices as well as management
practices that enhance the
restoration of the River for future
generations. We look forward
to being able to focus on this
once the Endowment transfer
process is completed on 1
April 2016. We are especially
delighted to have received the
acknowledgment and support
from Te Kauhanganui in this,
the 20th year since the Raupatu
settlement was signed.
In 2014, the College celebrated
the graduation of its second
MBA cohort. The development
of our future leaders has always
been a key focus area for us
and the MBA programme is
one key this programme that
enables this to happen. Another
area of focus for leadership
development has been in the
area of governance. The tribal
Governance and Representation
Review has been supported
by research undertaken by the
College. We also extended our
tribal relationships and alongside
Ngaai Tahu, we delivered the
Takituu governance training
programme for our senior and
emerging leaders who are in
governance roles across our
respective organisations. The
programme was lead again by
Professor Stephen Cornell from
the University of Arizona and Sir
Tipene O’Regan provided some
valuable insights and reflections
in regard to post-settlement
governance challenges. We also
brought together a panel of
Ngaai Tahu and Waikato-Tainui
rangatahi. Many of our strategic
plans are developed with them
in mind, so we wanted to
provide an opportunity for our
rangatahi to speak directly to our
senior leaders and governors.
We look forward to extending
these collaborative relationships
and programme opportunities in
the future.
18