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BY THE
NUMBERS
19
The number of iwi (tribes) or
hapū (sub-tribes) with territorial
affiliations to the Tāmaki
Makaurau area that are recognised
by Auckland Council
163,920
Seeding
The number of people in Tāmaki
Makaurau who identified as being
of Māori descent in the 2013
Census. This is 25 per cent of all
Māori in Aotearoa, or 12 per cent
of the total population of
Tāmaki Makaurau
progress
In May, Transport Minister Phil Twyford
50% and I announced the contract for the
The reduction in greenhouse gas upgrade of the Puhinui Rail Station per cent of the cost, with the remainder
emissions targeted in Auckland by Interchange. It involves building new funded by Aucklanders’ contributions
2050, based on 1990 levels. The bus lanes from the airport to Puhinui through the Regional Fuel Tax. It’s a
city is aiming for a 10 to 20 per Station to create a congestion-free link, good example of how we’re working
cent reduction by 2020 and 40 and an impressive new station as a new with the government to unlock
MAYOR'S PHOTO: JOE HOCKLEY; MĀORI PERFORMERS / BRYAN LOWE; NUMBER SOURCES: AUCKLAND PLAN 2050,
per cent reduction by 2040 bus-rail interchange. Auckland’s potential and build the
This project enables congestion- infrastructure our city needs.
free travel to the airport and its On a different matter, this month –
272,060 employment precinct and will as part of my Million Trees project and
Number of cruise-ship passengers help create a true 21st Century to celebrate Matariki – we’ve organised
who visited Auckland in 2018 transport system for our city – with three public planting days where we
fast, convenient travel around the will plant more than 80,000 trees and
region, reduced travel times and easy shrubs. Everyone is welcome, and there
2.4 million transitions between road and rail will be a free sausage sizzle to enjoy
STATS NZ, AUCKLAND COUNCIL RESEARCH AND EVALUATION UNIT, ATEED
Forecast population of Auckland services. after each planting. Visit milliontrees.
in 30 years’ time Work is set to begin this year and co.nz for more information.
be completed within 18 months. The
central government has contributed 75 Phil Goff, Mayor of Auckland
1.5%-4.5%
The amount of Auckland’s land
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PRIDE OF THE SOUTH
STRAIGHT FLUSH An Auckland Council
programme to
improve employment
The Ministry of Health acidic, and can dissolve opportunities for people
recommends flushing a heavy metals such as in south Auckland has
large glass of water from lead or copper over time. won an award for local
your drinking water tap each Small amounts of these government excellence.
morning before using any metals may then enter your The Kia Puawai
water. This removes water supply. programme, run by
any metals that This simple precaution meet the requirements of the Auckland Council, the
may have dissolved is recommended for all Drinking Water Standards for Manukau office of WINZ
from plumbing households on both public New Zealand 2005 (revised and Māori training
fittings. New and private water supplies. 2018) and deliver safe water. provider the Solomon
Zealand’s water The health risk is small, but a For more information, visit Group, brings local
can be slightly build-up of heavy metals in watercare.co.nz and search unemployed people into
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problems. We continue to phone 09 442 2222. workforce, offering them
not just a job but the
prospect of a career.
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Tō tātou
tuakiri Māori
Celebrating Māori identity
in Tāmaki Makaurau
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MATARIKI JOY, A UNIQUE PLAYGROUND, ASPIRATIONS ACKNOWLEDGED, AND TRADITIONS HONOURED
IN YOUR
NEIGHBOURHOODTĀKARO PLAY / WHAKANUIA
MĀRA HŪPARA CELEBRATE /
Nestled in the woods of ĀHUAREKA MANU AUTE
Underwood Reserve in Mt / KITE DAY (ABOVE)
Roskill and built along the Te Kites are celebrated
Auaunga Awa (Oakley Creek during Matariki on Manu
walkway), a new māra hūpara Aute/Kite Day. Kite flying
brings together a collection of for Māori is particularly MAIN PHOTO, MĀRA HŪPARA & COMMUNITY PLANTING / BRYAN LOWE; FRESH STEPS / JAY FARNWORTH
ancient Māori play artefacts symbolic during Matariki,
to create a traditional Māori with the kites seen as
playground, made from natural connectors between
materials. One, known as heaven and earth.
kōpapa, is a network of logs,
linked to create elevated
walkways.
WHAKAMĀTAUHIA
EXPERIENCE /
ONEHUNGA ARTS
FESTIVAL: TE AHUREITOI
ONEHUNGA
A new annual Arts Festival
will run in Onehunga from
22 to 30 June. It includes
exhibitions, performances,
workshops and more.
Visit onehunga.net.nz/ WHAKAHOU RESTORE / COMMUNITY PLANTING DAYS
arts-festival for more Winter planting days are a great way to connect with nature.
information. Last year, volunteers planted thousands of trees in local parks.
To help over the coming months, call 09 301 0101 and speak to
our local park community ranger.
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TO TATOU TAMAKI MAKAURAU
SUN, SAND AND STARS
A Wynyard Quarter laneway – T ramarama Way – celebrates the
Waitemata Harbour’s original shoreline and Maori astronomy. The
laneway runs east-west between Halsey and Daldy streets, and
its name means ‘to shine, glimmer and light the way’. The name
was proposed by Ngati Whatua Orakei and underwent a rigorous
consultation process with mana whenua, developers and key
stakeholders before the Waitemata Local Board approved it.
T ramarama is a reference to the sun god as he wakes and rises in
the east, traversing to the west and bathing, highlighting the waters
of Te Waitemata. The name reflects the design of the laneway, which
includes ‘purposeful puddles’ that rise and fall with the tides. More
than 480,000 dots have also been sandblasted onto the laneway
representing Tamaki Makaurau’s coastline in 1841, while a light display
above maps stars and constellations important to Maori astronomy.
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Take a stroll alongside the Wai o Taiki Estuary
on the new shared path and you will pass
two pou at the Omaru Creek Bridge. Each
has been gifted by iwi whose lands meet
at that point. Te Manu Kawhaki is gifted by
Ngāti Pāoa and it represents how seabirds
would take flight when approaching canoes
that came into the estuary, alerting those at
Mokoia Pa. Te Pihi, from Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki,
means ‘the initial shoot of growth’ and is a
reference to the cultivation of the area.
Chris Makoare, chair of Maungakiekie-Tāmaki
Local Board, which is funding the Tāmaki
pathway project, believes that the pou “stand
as a good reminder to everyone using the
FRESH STEPS
path of the history of this area, and of the
future of the land.”
A NEW RESPONSE TO MĀORI ASPIRATIONS
Waitākere Ki Tua (Waitākere Going Forward) is an action plan developed in
response to the aspirations of west Auckland Māori. THE PIPES
The plan, adopted by the Henderson-Massey, Waitākere Ranges and Whau
local boards, builds on two key reports, Toitū Waitākere report 2017 and the
West Auckland Mataawaka Report from 2014. The action plan responds to
ARE CALLING
Auckland Council's and the local boards’ obligations to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Watercare’s Army Bay Wastewater Treatment
Tracy Mulholland, Whau Local Board chair, says the plan represents a big Plant has had a $31 million upgrade. Work
step forward for the boards’ ability to deliver on commitments to Māori and included the installation of a larger outfall
achieve meaningful outcomes for mana whenua and mataawaka locally. pipe, which was made in the Coromandel and
“Introducing this action plan will have a hugely positive impact on the carefully floated across the Firth of Thames,
local board’s ability to connect with our Māori communities and achieve before divers lowered it into place on the sea
great outcomes locally,” she says. “As a board we are committed to floor. Tunnelling was done with a large boring
effectively representing all our constituents, recognising their respective machine from Germany called ‘Blanche’.
needs and doing more to encourage a community that is so diverse. We are The pump station received a new ultraviolet
sure that Waitākere Ki Tua will make a positive difference going forward that disinfection facility, along with new electrical
will benefit Māori in our community.” controls and standby generator.
PIPIRI JUNE 2019 9
protector of Auckland at Pukekawa,
known today as Auckland Domain.
“We also acknowledge the mana
rangatira of our collective hapuu in
Taamaki Makaurau who have remained
a Waikato-Tainui voice throughout the
generations,” says Rahui Papa of Waikato-
Tainui (the use of double vowels reflects
Waikato-Tainui spelling).
Matariki is a significant symbol for
the tribe. The Kiingitanga nominated Te
Paki o Matariki as its official standard,
recognising the star cluster as the
overarching guide for mana motuhake
(self-determination). “We look at Matariki
in a heralding way,” adds Rahui. “A time
for new beginnings.”
As the Matariki star cluster re-appears
above the horizon, it signals a change
of season, a time to look back and
remember those who have passed, while
also celebrating new life and planning
for the future. Also known as Pleiades,
Matariki will be most visible in the dawn
1 sky from 25 to 28 June.
For Waikato-Tainui the Matariki star
cluster has seven stars, often nicknamed
Sky's with the festival are non-Māori, and so
it becomes an accessible space to be
around Māori culture and participate in
the Seven Sisters. The Kiingitanga
highlight seven on their flags.
Each star has a name and is associated
the limit
new experiences. Aucklanders can learn with our natural world. One ties to the
stories about where they live, the ground ocean and the food within it, another
they walk on, and what has gone on represents foods that grow in trees. Māori
before them.” have used the brightness of each star as
The city's Matariki Festival With 19 recognised mana whenua an indicator for the season ahead.
groups in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland “Our people would look to the stars
is a chance to experience Council’s Arts, Community and Events that were brightest on the night of
something new. department co-hosts with a different the new moon, to help predict what
iwi each year, celebrating the layers of was to come,” says Rahui. “If the star
Matariki Festival will take place from 22 identity across the region. Tupuaarangi was bright, then food would
June to 14 July, bringing the richness In 2019, the iwi manaaki (host iwi) is flourish in the bush. If it was Waipuna-aa-
and splendour of our Māori identity to all Waikato-Tainui. Te Kawerau a Maki will rangi, the waters of the heavens, then it
parts of the city. hand over the role of iwi manaaki to would be a very wet year.”
Now in its 19th year, the ‘Māori New Waikato-Tainui on 5 June. The word Matariki is an abbreviation
Year’ festival of events will host an array Te Warena Taua of Te Kawerau a Maki of Ngā Mata o te Ariki (eyes of god) in
of arts, culture, food and community says that they have enjoyed their time as reference to the god of wind and weather,
activations from Wellsford to Waiuku. iwi manaaki of Matariki Festival in Tāmaki Tāwhirimātea. When Tāne, god of the
Attracting more than 140,000 Makaurau. forest, separated his parents Ranginui (sky
participants to more than 100 events, the “We are pleased to be able to transfer father) and Papatūānuku (earth mother),
annual festival has become a highlight on the mauri of the festival to our whānau of his brother Tāwhirimātea became upset,
the region’s calendar. Waikato-Tainui for 2019. We look forward tearing his eyes out, crushing them into
“Matariki Festival gives us an to the stories and events that will unfold pieces, and throwing them across the sky.
opportunity to celebrate something in the city under their guidance for the “Matariki’s job is to lead Tama-nui-
that is uniquely Māori,” says Festival coming Matariki season,” he says. te-raa from the house of the winter
Director Ataahua Papa. “Many of our The Tainui waka sailed into Tāmaki maiden, Hine Takurua, to the house of
city’s festivals have a huge international Makaurau more than 1000 years the summer maiden, Hine Raumati,” says
component. Recognising Matariki in ago. Since that time, there has been Rahui. “If you look at it in a metaphorical
this way gives people an opportunity constant occupation and residence from way, the star cluster leads us from the
to learn more about the culture and its descendants. The first Māori King, cold of winter, into a brighter future.”
history of our city. Many who engage Pootatau Te Wherowhero, lived as the For Waikato-Tainui, traditions around
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TO TATOU TAMAKI MAKAURAU
Matariki include coming together over kai
(food) and waiata (song) to strengthen
whanaungatanga (relationships). Those
that lived inland would plant food crops,
binding them to the taiao (environment).
Every practice during this season reflected
the proverb ‘Ko taku muri, taku mua –
my past and my future are synonymous
with each other’.
To acknowledge the history of
Waikato-Tainui in Tāmaki Makaurau, this
year’s festival dawn ceremony will take
place at Pukekawa, Auckland Domain,
on 22 June at 6am. The iwi also have 2
an art exhibition at Fresh Gallery Ōtara
that explores whakapapa (genealogy),
heritage and land. Taamaki ki raro will 3
run until 3 August and feature works by
Fred and Brett Graham as well as King
Tuheitia’s second son, Korotangi Paki.
Another highlight in the 2019 Festival
programme is the Matariki on the Move
series. The Waiata events will feature
female musicians Kaaterama Pou and
Whirimako Black, and the Kōrero series 5
will have a ‘one night only’ seminar 4
with Māori knowledge holders Rangi
Matamua, Hoturoa Barclay-Kerr and
Rereata Makiha. There will also be a
Tirotiro Whetū night programme giving
the public an opportunity to star gaze
from the traditional waka hourua (double
canoe), Aotearoa One, out on the water
and away from the city’s light pollution.
“The role of arts and culture within
Auckland Council isn’t just about 6
an exhibition or performance,” adds
Ataahua. “We need to be more aware
of our surrounding environment. Our names of each day and season in the 1. Taurapa (stern post) of Tahere Tikitiki II
tūpuna survived all their years by studying maramataka also reflect the energy of the waka taua of Waikato-Tainui fleet. 2. Manu
the elements; this programme supports time. Pipiri (June) means to be huddled Aute Kite Day 3. Matariki Light Trail 4.
Rahui Papa 5. Te Korakora on Federal 6. Te
those teachings and passes them on to close together, while Hōngongoi (July) is Taumata Kapa Haka for Matariki Festival
PHOTO 2 / BRYAN LOWE; PHOTO 3 / GINO DEMEER; PHOTO 4 / CHERRILEE FULLER
the next generation.” being inactive and crouching, due to cold.
With almost 20 years of festivals, “Matariki has opened up conversations Matariki as one of a series of staff-
media, and school curricula raising to share how we, as Maaori, have lived initiated culture nights in 2008. Back
awareness of Matariki across the country, over time,” says Rahui. “From knowledge then, it was a simple dinner with six staff.
the season has now become embedded around moon and sun cycles, to food By 2011 the company had embedded an
in the mainstream. It has also made it gathering, and navigation, Matariki has additional holiday into its calendar.
easier for the public to embrace other been the herald for these stories to come “It started off with acknowledging
facets of mātauranga Māori. forth and be shared with wider audiences the season and getting all our staff
Most recently, we have seen a in Aotearoa.” together,” says Isthmus CEO Ralph Johns.
resurgence around the maramataka, the In 2018 there was a call for New “It has since grown to include all staff
Māori lunar calendar. Using the cycles of Zealand to recognise Matariki with a (approximately 80) and their families. We
the moon and tohu (signs) of the land, public holiday. While the government also hold a celebration with our clients
sea and sky (including the stars), the hasn't yet formalised a holiday on the and collaborators. In the spirit of Matariki,
maramataka tells us the best and worst country’s national calendar, one Auckland it is about generosity and taking time out
days for planting and fishing, what days business has been recognising Matariki of work to reflect and acknowledge those
are better suited for study or meetings, with its own day off each year. who help us achieve what we do. It feels
and which are the high-energy, more Isthmus, a design studio based in so good to cross the barrier between work
productive days of the month. The Auckland and Wellington, introduced and the wider community.”
PIPIRI JUNE 2019 11Johns says the initial reason for the
‘public holiday’ was due to Waitangi
Day and Anzac Day falling on a weekend
(before they were ‘Mondayised’) and
making up for that, with a day off. But
the company then began to discuss the
relevance of certain holidays to Aotearoa
and preferred to acknowledge a home-
grown, seasonal celebration.
“We just decided it was the right thing
to do. Staff get the day off to do whatever
they want, spend time with their children,
pampering themselves, taking time out,
then we all get dressed up in the evening
and come to the studio to have dinner
together and connect. Matariki night is
hosted by the owners, the bosses serve
the drinks and look after everybody. We
all have our hands in the sink, preparing
food together, eating it together, it's a real
way of connecting.”
Johns wants to see others follow suit
and for Matariki to become a national
MURAL ‘COMES says Amiria. “We need to all work
together to protect the Manukau
holiday. “We’re still celebrating things like
Guy Fawkes and Queen’s Birthday, but
ALIVE’ FOR MATARIKI Harbour because traditionally, it was what significance do they have to us?
our food bowl.” “Everything about Matariki makes
The People Weaver mural in Onehunga The process for the mural was sense. There is a natural logic that the
is one of a number of planned murals in guided by the maramataka (Māori transition from one year to the next is
the Ngā Atua Hou series that celebrates lunar calendar) and the project has marked by the maximum tilt of the earth,
community champions. allowed for wider conversations our furthest distance from the sun. From
The murals link them to mātauranga around environmental sustainability, a company perspective, it provides a
and the ancient Māori gods. The community responsibility and how punctuation mark in the middle of the
series uses painting and illustration to Western science and Māori knowledge long, dark winter; a time to both reflect
visualise the attributes of the many systems can come together to protect on business and look forward. It's also a
atua, what strengths they possess and our natural resources. time to recognise and thank staff.”
their importance to our environment For MacDonald, who grew up in Since Isthmus introduced ‘Matariki
and natural surroundings. the city, Ngā Atua Hou is also an Day’ it has seen a boost in confidence
Local artists Bobby MacDonald opportunity for him to learn more by staff, in the use of te reo Māori and
and Amiria Puia-Taylor (pictured) about his own, and other cultures, understanding of te ao Māori (a Māori
have worked with 18 children from particularly in working with children of world view). As a native of Wales, he
Onehunga Primary School, and youth Tongan, Fijian, Pākeha, Japanese and knows the power of language resurgence
from Onehunga’s 312 Hub, on the Filipino heritage. to a culture and country, and is proud to
mural that will be brought to life on 22 “Murals are a way our communities be part of the momentum towards that
and 23 June to celebrate Matariki. can connect with Māori culture, while in Aotearoa. This year, waiata (songs) will
The painting at 77 Selwyn Street also igniting curiosity to connect to be performed at the Isthmus winter feast.
portrays Amiria ‘The People Weaver’ more mātauranga. The kids we are “All of these things show us Matariki
with the atua of weaving and fertility, working with are aged 8-10 years and is not just about the academia of the
Hine-te-iwaiwa. Painted in March this were learning about atua Māori in the constellation,” says Rahui. “It is about
year, the work will come alive during classroom. This project is a way we the wairua, the spiritual feeling you get
Matariki over two nights of storytelling. can enhance that, while also sharing when you interact with te ao Maaori (the
A 30-minute animated digital overlay their stories and perspectives, too,” Maaori world). Matariki stirs the heart and
will play three times a night, with a he says. excites the mind, all at the same time.”
soundscape of taonga puoro (Māori The vision for Ngā Atua Hou is to BY QIANE MATATA-SIPU
PHOTO / QIANE MATATA-SIPU
musical instruments) and the voices of create more murals across the city,
the school children telling the story of celebrating local champions and THE FESTIVAL PROGRAMME, TO BE
UNVEILED ON 5 JUNE, WILL PRESENT MORE
Amiria’s cry to the atua for guidance, raising awareness of local issues.
THAN 100 EVENTS AND PROGRAMMES
seeking her superpowers to heal the Youth from the 312 Hub will be WHERE PEOPLE CAN EXPERIENCE TE AO
Manukau Harbour. giving guided tours from the hub to MAORI THROUGH STORIES, ENTERTAINMENT,
The digital story is a call to action, the mural each night of the activation. DISCUSSIONS, PERFORMANCE AND ART.
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CULTURE
From Māori art to the integration of Māori values and
traditions in new public spaces, Auckland is increasingly
acknowledging, celebrating and embedding its Māori
identity in the urban environment.
Before Auckland was named Auckland, places you can find art, designs and
it was Tāmaki Makaurau. Māori lived developments across Auckland that
on the isthmus for hundreds of years reflect its place as a city of the South
before Pākehā arrived, building pā on Pacific; as Tāmaki Makaurau. 1
its volcanic cones and prospering on
its fertile network of waterways. The PUBLIC AMENITIES
history of this land is first told in a Te Auaunga Awa, Mt Roskill 2
Māori voice. A council-led upgrade to Auckland’s
For many decades though, that voice longest uninterrupted urban stream,
was regularly forgotten or tuned out Te Auaunga Awa, could have been
by those charged with constructing a business-as-usual project. The
Auckland’s buildings, infrastructure and waterway in Mt Roskill was due for
amenities. The stories and designs of ‘daylighting’ – replacing its concrete
mana whenua weren’t often reflected channel with a wider naturalised
in the built form of the city as it sprang one. Haddon says the project was
up in the 20th Century. As Auckland infused with extra meaning and
Council Māori design specialist Olivia value after the council consulted and
Haddon says, we need to create more then partnered with mana whenua.
“places of this place”. That kōrero resulted in habitat
The Te Aranga design principles restoration, significant ecological
were introduced to do just that. The regeneration and water-quality
principles, adopted in response to the improvements. A playground and two
New Zealand Urban Design Protocol fields incorporating traditional Māori
in 2005, spell out a way for developers play were also established along the
and designers to better engage with restored stream, and mana whenua
mana whenua and honour Māori cultural narratives and values were
identity and narratives. They encourage stitched into its new design. ART
honouring whakapapa, or Māori names Te Waharoa O Aotea, Aotea Square
and heritage, protecting taiao (the Daldy Street playground, Wynyard Waharoa is one of the most viewed
natural environment), and recognising Quarter pieces of public art in New Zealand
PHOTO 1 / PATRICK REYNOLDS; PHOTO 2 / ALAMY STOCK PHOTO;
the mana of local iwi and hapu. One of Auckland’s most innovative – a regular selfie background feature
Auckland Council formally adopted outdoor installations honours both the on social media. The Selwyn Muru
the Te Aranga principles to guide city’s history and its indigenous culture. sculpture stands at the entrance
PHOTO 3 / BRYAN LOWE; PHOTO 5 / GETTY IMAGES
its developments in 2016. Mei Hill, On first glance, the ‘Daldy Street Tanks’ to the bustling Aotea Square in
arts and design manager for Ngāti are meant as a tribute to Auckland’s Auckland’s city centre. It’s a gateway
Whātua Ōrākei, says it’s encouraging landmark waterfront Tank Farm. One into the space for manuhiri (visitors).
to see more support for indigenous incorporates a 7.6m irrigation tank, the Haddon says the artwork is special in
designs being integrated into the other a seven-metre slide. But both are how it fuses the contemporary with
fabric of Auckland, but more needs to also infused with cultural storytelling. the ancient. “For civic events, that
be done. “We need to celebrate and Māori symbols for water and proverbs space becomes powerful,” she says.
normalise our indigeneity, which comes about water are embedded in the first Mei Hill says Waharoa is probably
from understanding our history and tank, while on the second, paua and the defining Māori artwork of scale
mātauranga Māori and all its layers other materials are used to speak of in Auckland. It’s also a reminder the
of richness.” These are some of the maramataka – the Māori lunar calendar. city is overdue for a building of scale
14 NGĀ WĀHI O TE ROHE WHĀNUI / PLACESOurAuckland.nz
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3
4
1. Te Oro, Glen Innes 2. A Māori Figure
in a Kaitaka Cloak, Quay Street 3. Māra
hūpara playground on Te Auaunga Awa 4.
5 Auckland Council Māori design specialist
Olivia Haddon 5. Te Waharoa O Aotea
that gives visibility and voice to Māori His kaitaka cloak signifies his status those materials. Instead they were
values and culture. as a chief of great stature. “It was incorporated into its design. The move
revolutionary the way Macalister made is testament to the ethos of artist Lisa
A Māori Figure in a Kaitaka Cloak, this work, in that she took cultural Reihana and landscape architect Megan
Quay Street guidance from the right people. She Wraight, who designed Tiramarama
This statue is a monument to peace listened and interpreted that in an Way to reflect and reinterpret its seaside
and dignity. It is also revolutionary. artistic manner,” Haddon says. “She did environment. It features purposeful
When the people commissioning the a marvellous job.” puddles which rise and fall with the tide,
statue on Quay Street in 1964 asked and a light arrangement celebrating
artist Molly Macalister to create a PUBLIC SPACES constellations specific to Māori
Māori warrior, they likely expected a Tiramarama Way, Wynyard Quarter astronomy, including Matariki.
stereotypical warrior, perhaps striking When sandy soils and sea shells were
a pūkana, Haddon says. But Macalister unearthed during construction of PUBLIC BUILDINGS
consulted with mana whenua, and that Tiramarama Way in Wynyard Quarter, Te Oro, Glen Innes
engagement resulted in a different they were seen as evidence that the Te Oro is one of the most impressive
interpretation. Macalister’s statue laneway was once a mahinga kai (food buildings in Auckland, and is informed
gazes into the horizon holding a mere gathering place). Many construction by a close working relationship between
– as a symbol of peace – at his side. teams would have discarded the project’s architects and mana
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MIND THE GAP
It’s no secret that Auckland has
a housing crisis. Income growth
hasn’t kept pace with either house
price or rent increases in the city
for more than two decades. The
median house price has gone from
roughly four times the median
household income in 2002 to
roughly nine times that amount
today.
Though those trends have
impacted every strata of society,
Māori are disproportionately
affected. Māori home ownership
rates have dropped consistently
for decades, and Māori are
over-represented in Auckland’s
homelessness statistics. They have
6. He Aha Te Wa – Moments in Time, by borne the brunt of the crisis.
Arnold Manaaki Wilson and Anthony The Kāinga Strategic Action
Wilson, on the forecourt of Auckland Art
Gallery Toi o Tāmaki 7. Taumanu Reserve Plan is an attempt to address
Bridge, Onehunga that disparity. The wide-ranging
document, commissioned by the
Independent Māori Statutory
7 unique, beautiful, and meaningful design. Board in May last year, outlines a
The space is imbued with cultural features strategy for ending homelessness
informed by local iwi, including the and increasing Māori participation
whenua groups Ngāti Pāoa, Ngāi Tai ki trunk-like columns and timber canopies in Auckland’s housing market.
Tāmaki and Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei. The above the main entry, which tell the Much of the plan is focused
Glen Innes music and arts centre was narrative of Tāne Mahuta, the deity of the on bridging the gap between
moulded from a vision of a grove of forests that once stretched across Tāmaki social housing and low-cost
trees, under which people could gather, Makaurau. “It creates space for people housing programmes such as the
share knowledge and be creative. That to exist around and provides shelter. fledgling KiwiBuild programme.
concept inspired its unique roof form, It incorporates the historical building It calls for increasing iwi and
which is meant to resemble three floating beautifully. But it adds something hapū involvement in Auckland’s
canopies supported by huge timber magnificent to it as well,” she says. governance, and in developing
trunks to create an uru (grove). Other housing across the region. On a
integrated art components of the building PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE government level, it recommends
highlight mana whenua and community Taumanu Reserve Bridge, Onehunga establishing an associate minister
values and stories to firmly root Te Oro Taumanu Reserve Bridge is both a devoted to Māori housing.
in its location. Hill says the building is structure and a story. The pedestrian The guiding principle for the
“architecturally a standout” in Tāmaki bridge on reclaimed harbourside land plan is in the name: Kāinga. That
Makaurau. She hails the process that is physical testament to the volcanic, word refers to a Māori village. In
went into creating its external wooden maritime and cultural history of this context it means recognising
panels, which involved three mana Onehunga. Artwork along the bridge’s the need for an intentionally
whenua artists and community members interior was designed by Bernard Makoare and specifically Māori approach
PHOTO 6 / DAVID ST GEORGET; PHOTO 7 / ISTHMUS
working collaboratively. (Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara). Its unaunahi to improving Māori housing
pattern, representing fish scales, relates to outcomes. Kāinga is a plan of
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, the ruffled waters and mudflat forms of Māori and for Māori. It recognises
Auckland city centre the Manukau Harbour, and local fisheries. the visions and terms of Te Tiriti o
Much of the architecture in Auckland’s The bridge was made with guidance from Waitangi. It is a housing plan, but
city centre hasn’t paid much attention to a Mana Whenua Kaitiaki Working Group one grounded in human values.
Māori principles or spatial understanding, made up of representatives from five iwi
but Haddon says Auckland Art Gallery with links to the area: Ngāti Te Ata, Te THE KAINGA STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN
Toi o Tāmaki is an exception. The gallery Ākitai, Ngāti Tamaoho, Ngāti Whātua WAS LAUNCHED AT THE AUCKLAND
is an enduring testament to how mana and Te Kawerau a Maki. MAORI HOUSING SUMMIT IN MAY.
whenua engagement can lead to more BY HAYDEN DONNELL
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RIGHTS
Across the region, a movement is under way to
reflect the true richness of our heritage in the
names of our parks and public spaces.
Tāmaki Makaurau is filled with lovely prior to gifting it to council.”
parks but few of their names evoke The programme was developed
a full picture of our complex past or in response to feedback from mana
vibrant present. Cornwall. Albert. whenua that the council’s naming
Victoria. Myers. Western. For the most practices could be unpredictable, and
part, these names reflect only our not enough value was placed on Māori 2
colonial heritage. naming. While some parks have known
None of these much-loved parks Māori names that are used on signage
will undergo a name change, but – think Waiorea / Western Springs and
Auckland Council is working with mana Tuna Mau / Western Park – only 9
whenua to ensure parks and other per cent of Auckland parks and places
public spaces better reflect the region’s currently have Māori names.
rich Māori heritage too. Fourteen local Of Auckland Council’s 21 local
boards have signed on to be part of a boards, the 11 participating in the
programme called Te Kete Rukuruku, first two years of the programme are
which aims to showcase the Māori Albert-Eden, Henderson-Massey,
history and stories of Tāmaki Makaurau. Hibiscus and Bays, Kaipātiki, Māngere-
One element is to add names Ōtāhuhu, Manurewa, Ōtara-
significant to Māori to local parks and Papatoetoe, Papakura, Puketāpapa,
community places, including libraries Waitākere Ranges and Whau. With
and community centres. 4130 local parks across the region, 3
“There are 19 mana whenua rōpu it wasn’t practical for every board to
[groups of Māori who have historic be involved in the first year, but three
and territorial rights over the land] that more – Franklin, Maungakiekie-Tāmaki The first group of sites numbers in
are recognised as having an interest in and Waitematā – have signed on to the hundreds and was selected with
Tāmaki and they have the appropriate participate in the programme from guidance from mana whenua and local
whakapapa and mana to provide names the end of June, with several others boards. They’re mostly places whose
for the rohe,” explains Anahera Higgins, showing interest in being involved in existing names don’t have any historical
Te Kete Rukuruku project manager. the future. significance – they might be named
“They’ve designed a process that Local boards are contributing funding after a street or a physical location.
includes working autonomously to the research process, while regional “Most parks are being gifted a dual
PHOTO 1, 6 & 7 / JAY FARNWORTH; PHOTO 2 / JOE HOCKLEY; PHOTO 3 / GINO DEMEER;
within their own iwi to determine an funding assists with programme name, so nothing is being taken away
appropriate name and narrative, but management. It’s hoped the first round of from the park,” adds Higgins. It will be
then coming together to confirm it narratives will be made public in 2020. up to local boards whether they use
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6
7
1. At the renaming ceremony for Te Wharau
o Horotiu / Bledisloe House 2. Sunrise at
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei marae 3 & 4. Signage
featuring Māori and English 5. Te Noho
5 Kotahitanga marae at Unitec 6 & 7. Te
Wharau o Tāmaki / Auckland House
both names or just the Māori one, and These initiatives aim to ensure the importance of “reo champions” –
they will work closely with stakeholders Auckland keeps pace with the nation- most visibly those in the media – who
to communicate and celebrate the wide resurgence in learning and have normalised the use of te reo Māori
new names and narratives, especially celebrating the language. As has been in different sectors of society.
where the existing name has historical widely reported, enrolments in te reo “Those who have a platform to be
significance, or other stakeholders, such courses have risen to unprecedented heard – like Jack Tame, Jennifer Ward-
as clubs with park leases, are involved. levels around the country, to the point Lealand, Jenny-May Clarkson, and Guyon
It’s about much more than just where many education providers Espiner – are exposing mainstream New
names too, Higgins emphasises. The struggle to keep up with demand. Zealand to the reo, and that hasn’t been
stories emerging from the research This year, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa happening for very long. There was the
process so far are “rich and varied”, has 1824 equivalent full-time students odd kia ora here and there, the odd pō
and they will be told in ways far more enrolled in its Auckland te reo courses, mārie from John Campbell when he was
complex than simply words on a sign. a 79 per cent increase from 2015. on, but those people have really started
“Our guidance from iwi and the local In 2018, Unitec had 1928 students to use more reo.”
boards is that they want the narratives enrolled in its Kura Pō te reo night Visibility is hugely important too,
to be told through signage, events, the classes, up from 1225 in 2015. There he says, which is where programmes
web, schools and much more.” are also waiting lists for AUT's te reo like Te Kete Rukuruku play such a
Te Kete Rukuruku is part of the classes. Lecturer Hēmi Kelly says since crucial role.
council’s broader plan to ensure more he started at the university in 2014, “We’ve seen it with places like
reo Māori is seen, heard, learnt and demand has grown so much that the Auckland and Tāmaki – people have
spoken in the region. Among a number teaching staff has doubled in size to come to know that Tāmaki is Auckland
of initiatives are the dual naming of the 12. While this surge in interest may through that visual exposure,” he says.
council’s two corporate buildings, Te appear to have happened rapidly, “If both names are used, it becomes
Wharau o Horotiu / Bledisloe House and hard work has been going on in the quite normal and people understand
Te Wharau o Tāmaki / Auckland House, background for some time and “there’s that this place has two names. I think
Auckland Transport's use of bilingual been a build-up in momentum”. that can easily happen, and signage is
announcements, and increased use of te Kelly attributes the reo resurgence to the starting point.”
reo in council documents. several factors, particularly emphasising BY ALICE NEVILLE
PIPIRI JUNE 2019 191
Back to the future range of benefits to the whole region.
One of the best ways to foster
Māori success, innovation and
entrepreneurship and create social
Wide-ranging social improvement programmes, new co-working change is by providing people with
spaces and thriving business networks are helping to foster the right tools, support and networks
innovation in the Māori community. And providing more pathways to nurture their natural creative flair.
to success is helping to grow the Māori economy and improve the And that’s exactly what The Southern
wellbeing of communities right across Tāmaki Makaurau. Initiative (TSI), an umbrella organisation
that brings together different parts
of the Council, individual ‘change
From the brave explorers who built waka that disproportionally affect Māori, agents’, local whānau, entrepreneurs,
and set sail to discover Aotearoa’s shores whether that’s unemployment rates, businesses, and iwi, aims to do in the
guided by the stars and the currents, incarceration rates, health issues or wider Manukau region.
to the creators of the sophisticated threats from climate change. And he’s It focuses on three key areas –
trench and bunker systems used in the one of a growing number of individuals employment and skills, whānau and
New Zealand Land Wars, Māori have and organisations trying to do just that. families and entrepreneurship and
always been incredibly innovative. As Auckland contributes 38 per enterprise. A recent review by The
Animation Research founder and Māori cent of the nation’s GDP and the Australian Centre for Social Innovation
entrepreneur Ian Taylor told E-Tangata: region continues to grow, but not called the programme “world class” and
“We are, and we always have been, all communities have shared in that said it was “already achieving results
innovators … innovation is in our DNA growth. The 2018 Auckland Prosperity that should be the envy of other place-
and we have to dig it back out.” Index showed that clearly. In terms of based [regeneration] initiatives”.
Taylor believes that inspiring more overall household prosperity, south As part of that mission, TSI has
Māori to embrace the opportunities of and west Auckland performed poorly worked with council-controlled
the modern world, in part by sharing compared with the rest of the region. organisations Panuku Development
the amazing stories of risk-taking But Auckland Council’s Auckland Auckland and Auckland Tourism, Events
and cutting-edge technology from Plan 2050 recognises that increasing and Economic Development (ATEED) to
the past, is key to addressing some prosperity for Māori doesn’t just benefit identify a range of high-impact projects
of the complex social, economic, the Māori community – it’s in the that will help provide new quality jobs
cultural and environmental problems interests of all Aucklanders and brings a and business growth, foster Māori
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founder of GameTan, a gaming and
e-sports platform for rangatahi to find
out what they’re passionate about,
with the goal of setting up pathways
into careers.
“They see gaming as a fantastic entry
point into tech careers, so they have
a really holistic approach of grabbing
young people, pushing them into
games, and then showing them the
careers that gaming opens up, such as
2 software development, marketing, and
events,” Udy says.
1. Picnic at Starling, by Edith Amituanai Meanwhile, the Whāriki Māori
2. Natasha Aumua (left) of Lei Cafe and Business Network, one of many
Beks Vilitau of Ngahere Communities with
the Te Haa o Manukau in-house 3D printer business-support services that ATEED
3. Manawa Udy, the founder and managing offers or supports in the region,
director of Ngahere Communities encourages whakawhanaungatanga
(relationships, kinships and working
economic development, and improve together with a sense of belonging)
Auckland’s overall sustainability. 3 in the Māori business community.
One of the results of that The group meets six times a year and
collaboration is Te Haa o Manukau, a not the true story of who we are.” aims to provide ongoing support and
co-working and innovation space that Udy says everyone has an ideal opportunities for other Māori (and non-
opened in September. environment where they can thrive, and, Māori) business owners across a range
Te Haa’s goal is to provide a hub for traditionally, Māori and Pacific people of sectors.
south Auckland entrepreneurs who have had to adapt to a more westernised Pūhā & Pākeha is one of the members
might not want to (or are unable to) approach and adhere to a certain, of this network. It’s an eatery, food truck
travel into the city, while also building mostly economic view of success. and catering business founded by Jarrad
confidence to harness opportunities “At Te Haa, we ask, ‘what are the and Belinda McKay in 2014 that gives
and withstand challenges in business. things in an environment that make us traditional Māori food a highly modern
“The vision for Te Haa o Manukau feel comfortable?’ For us, it’s family, twist in order to reconnect Kiwis to their
is thriving, creative, innovative it’s friends, it’s acknowledging that rich food heritage.
entrepreneurs,” says Manawa Udy, knowledge and sharing happens across “Our kaupapa is to take the kai of
the founder and managing director generations. It can be in basic things Aotearoa to the people of Aotearoa. At
of Ngahere Communities, which runs like walking around in bare feet and the moment we only operate in Tāmaki
Te Haa o Manukau. “Because we’re in sitting on the floor, rather than wearing Makaurau, but we receive calls from
south Auckland, we have more of a lean heels and sitting at a boardroom around the country,” Jarrad McKay says.
toward Māori and Pacific. Personally, table.” She says there are often dogs He says being a part of the Whāriki
I’m so frustrated that Māori and Pacific at GridAKL, the innovation precinct in Māori Business Network provides
are overrepresented in all the bad Wynyard Quarter, whereas at Te Haa, people to talk to about the ups and
statistics, because we have a really people often bring their kids. downs of being a small business
natural entrepreneurial and creative “For some that might be owner, and creates a support system
talent within us.” unprofessional, but for us it means where founders feel less alone. It also
She says Te Haa o Manukau is people are free to look after their kids, provides useful contacts. McKay says
unique in the way it recognises that as it’s part of our culture; of family it found a supplier that could help with
there’s no cookie-cutter approach to being most important to us.” the company’s specialised production
entrepreneurship, and it can differ from Some members of the Te Haa needs. “We have unique products and
culture to culture. community include Jay McLaren Harris, we needed someone who could take
“When I look at entrepreneurship, a 19-year-old who has come out of over an important part of the food
I don’t think about being the biggest the Young Enterprise Scheme to found production process, while maintaining
start-up in Silicon Valley. I think of Tu Meke Enterprises, which inspires our stringent quality and food safety
harnessing your skills and resources rangatahi (youth) to become active requirements. Networking with other
and providing for your family. Māori in solving social issues within local businesses has allowed us to expand
are courageous and pioneering. The communities. our network in both size and quality,”
statistics say the opposite, but that’s Another is Ray Cocker, who’s the he says.
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