PRESS RELEASE: Call to Action from Tūhourangi: Regarding the Threat of Golden Clams on Our Lakes
Call to Action from Tūhourangi: Regarding the Threat of Golden Clams on Our Lakes
Tūhourangi Awards 2023
E te iwi, tēnā tauti mai ki te pō whakanui o Tūhourangi! Tūhourangi Tribal Authority presents the Tūhourangi Awards, on Saturday 2nd December 2023.
The Awards are an opportunity to celebrate and acknowledge Tūhourangi tangata, kaupapa and pakihi who uplift, positively contribute, enhance and embody Tūhourangitanga in the mahi they do and in who they are.
Nominations are now open! Please read further for more information and nominate your whānau and share the word.
Categories
Taiao (Environment)
Tuakiri (Cultural)
Tangata (People)
Tahua (Economic)
Criteria
General eligibility criteria for all categories are:
Nominees must be registered with Tūhourangi Tribal Authority
Nominators must be registered with Tūhourangi Tribal Authority
All nominations must be in by 5pm Sunday 8th October
Nominations
Click here to make an online nomination
**Nominations close Sunday 8th October at 5pm**
More about the event
The Tūhourangi Awards evening will be held at the Pōhutu Conference Center, Rydges Hotel, Whakarewarewa
Formal attire
Tickets cost $54 pp
Contact admin@tuhourangi.iwi.nz for queries or payment plan options
TARIT: Job Vacancy
Te Arawa Iwi River Trust (TARIT) are looking for a Project Administrator to ensure the smooth running of their project activities, including supporting the project kaimahi with administrative tasks.
Position: Project Administrator
Contract: Fixed-term, September 2023-May 2025 (~30hrs/week)
The Project Administrator is responsible for the following:
• Support the Pou Mātauranga Wai Māori with all administrative tasks
• Co-ordinate project activities and operations efficiently
• Adherence to company policies
• Manage the diary and agenda, travel arrangements for the project team
• Track equipment and order project supplies
• Invoice input into Xero for signoff
• Prepare presentations
• Record meeting minutes
• Promote process improvements.
• Support the TARIT administrator as required
Skills required for the role:
• Taiao Project Administration
• Highly detail-oriented
• Extremely organised, reliable and effective communicator (written and oral)
• Resourceful problem-solver
• Strong relationship builder
• Process and deadline oriented
• An understanding of te reo and tikanga Māori
• Business Administration qualification (desired)
• Experience using Xero and other business-related software
If you'd like to be part of a small but innovative team, then please send your CV and cover letter to admin@tarit.co.nz
Applications close 12.00pm Friday 8th September, 2023.
River Iwi Internship Programme 2023
This is a paid internship at $26.00 per hour.
Applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand and be available to work in Wellington (relocation at own cost) from 20 November 2023 - 9 February 2024.
Rā Katinga | Applications close: Sunday 13th August 2023 @ 5pm
Click here for more information and to apply
Te Manatū mo te Taiao are inviting uri from Waikato-Waipa to apply for an intern role from 20 November 2023 to 09 February 2024. Internships are offered annually to those registered, or whakapapa, to at least one of the following River Iwi as part of the Treaty of Waitangi settlement commitments with the Crown. Tūhourangi uri come under TARIT:
Te Arawa River Iwi (TARIT; one intern) Ngāti Tahu-Ngāti Whaoa, Ngāti Kearoa-Ngāti Tuarā, Tuhourangi-Ngāti Wāhiao
For internship queries email: Vacancy@mfe.govt.nz
For River Iwi registration queries contact: Te Arawa River Iwi Trust (TARIT) - admin@tarit.co.nz
Please Note: Iwi will make the intern selection and provide this information to MfE.
Ministry for the Environment Summer Internship, Nov23-Feb24
This is a paid internship at $26.00 per hour.
Applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand and be available to work in Wellington (relocation at own cost) from 20 November 2023 - 9 February 2024.
Rā Katinga | Applications close: Sunday 13th August 2023 @ 5pm
Click here for more information and to apply
Ministry for the Environment (MFE), Manatū mo te Taiao, have 12 intern opportunities in the following areas:
JEDI and Insights – Work with our team on the upcoming Our Land 2024 environmental report. Working alongside our team of scientists and mātauranga Māori experts, you will gain experience in a range of activities from research and analysis through to developing interactive geospatial Story Maps that resonate with the public.
Waste and Resource Efficiency - Support our work in chemicals management and biotechnology under the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) Act and proposals to improve the regulations around genetic modification research and will be starting work on submissions analysis and policy options.
Partnerships and Public Affairs – Engagement Hub - This project focuses on better integrating our view of engagement across the Ministry and with Iwi.
Partnerships and Public Affairs – Digital Insights - You will be working across the team to support on several digital projects that support the way we work and deliver content on our digital channels.
Fresh Water Rights and Interests - National Māori Entity Establishment – Deliver mahi to help identify and address the rights, interests and obligations that iwi, hapū and Māori have in freshwater.
A range of opportunities across our Climate Directorate:
Climate Strategy - support the preparation of the second Emissions Reduction Plan. This work will require a core policy skillset and would ideally suit someone with an analytically focused degree.
Carbon Neutral Government Programme - Support key CNGP projects including research and support for policy advice on offsetting, and/or analysis of emissions data and emissions reduction plans as part of CNGP organisations annual reporting.
Emissions Insights and Reporting - The EIR team is seeking an intern to assist in the preparation of our annual Green House Gas (GHG) Inventory Methodological Improvements Report 2024 (due in Feb 2024) and assist with tasks associated with producing our GHG Inventory 2024.
Climate Impacts Team - Support the Climate Impacts team to develop plain language science communications. These communications will enable people to understand the issues we're facing, and the impacts of climate change such as floods, wildfires, droughts and sea-level rise by changing complex science terminology into short/understandable formats that will be usable for everyday New Zealanders.
Sustainable Finance/Rights & Interests - Support Sustainable Finance/Rights & Interests developing a Green Taxonomy for New Zealand. A green taxonomy is a tool for reorienting capital towards climate positive and environmentally sustainable economic activities, and to address greenwashing.
Emissions Trading Scheme – The ETS team is seeking an intern to support their work on the NZ's ETS which is a key tool for meeting our domestic and international climate change targets. This work will require a core policy skillset and would ideally suit someone with an analytically focused and economic/markets background.
Governance and Performance – The Governance and Performance team looks after oversight of all Climate projects and engagement. They are seeking an intern who wants to learn how large programmes of work are managed and help to implement good coordination practice and continuous improvement across the portfolio.
Job Vacancy: Senior Kaupapa Māori Researcher
Applications close Friday 27 January 2023.
An exciting opportunity exists at Scion for a Kaupapa Māori Senior Researcher to join their dedicated team. This is an important role which will help to support the delivery in Scion's Forests and Landscapes Impact Area.
In this role, you will create pathways and identify new opportunities interfacing science and research with Māori-centred approaches that enable capacity, capability and leadership in ngahere ecosystem science.
You will be given opportunities to provide innovation and help determine priorities and initiatives that have regard for Te Tiriti o Waitangi. You will work alongside and build enduring relationships with whānau, hapū, iwi, clients and regulatory bodies.
Your knowledge and experience will be valuable in providing coaching and mentoring for our passionate early career scientists.
For more information and to apply, click here.
Advisor: Mātauranga Maori Freshwater
The Advisor: Mātauranga Maori Freshwater & Cultural Health Indicator/Monitor will build the capacity and capability of the Te Arawa River Iwi Trust (TARIT) and Affiliates’ Environmental Teams’ to participate in making decisions for freshwater management in the TARIT rohe.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Hold Wananga with at least 20 Affiliate members to develop Matauranga tools, Maori based indicators and a water monitoring framework
Implement and test Matauranga Maori tools, Maori based indicators and other freshwater management tools (waiora application with the mauriometer) to monitor and quantify water quality habitat use
Hold Wananga with at least 20 Affiliate members on the application and testing of the Matauranga tools with freshwater management practises
Hold workshops with the Waikato River Authority and Waikato Regional Council to present and explain the project and intended outcomes
Hold a Wananga with at least 20 Affiliate members to discuss and develop a Plan for the protection and restoration of a waterway and how to improve the quality of the water before it enters the Waikato River
and more.. click here for the full job description.
PhD Opportunities: Fish Futures
Fish Futures have three PhD opportunities to share with whānau who may be interested in the positions.
The scholarships are part of a large multi-disciplinary research project ‘Fish Futures: reimagining freshwater ecosystem management in Aotearoa’.
Click on the links below to learn more and to apply.
Ngā Hararei-ā-Kura, school holidays: Tūhourangi Edition
We’ve put together a list of activities for whānau (and everyone) to help with the upcoming school holidays - Tūhourangi edition!
The places mentioned in our list are either:
on Tūhourangi whenua (lands)
have businesses owned by Tūhourangi uri (descendants) on them
are owned by Tūhourangi Tribal Authority - therefore, free for Tūhourangi uri to visit!
For further details please DM on our Facebook or instagram or contact admin@tuhourangi.iwi.nz
Job Vacancy: Te Arawa River Iwi Trust
Position: Co-ordinator Mātauranga Māori, Freshwater
Reports to: Advisor Mātauranga Māori
Term of Contract Salary: Full Time, 3yrs from start date $50,000 / year
Inquiries: admin@tarit.co.nz OR corey@tuhourangi.iwi.nz
POSITION PURPOSE
To become an active contributor to the reclamation, preservation and revitalisation of mātauranga Māori as an authentic, relevant knowledge system within Tūhourangi-Ngāti Wahiao.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Co-ordinator Mātauranga Māori is responsible for the following:
Support the Advisor to hold a Wānanga with at least 20 Affiliate members to discuss and develop a Plan for the protection and restoration of a waterway and how to improve the quality of the water before it enters the Waikato River.
Support the Advisor to hold wānanga with at least 20 Affiliate members to develop Mātauranga Māori tools, Iwi based indicators and a water monitoring framework.
Support the Advisor to implement and test Mātauranga Māori tools, Iwi-based indicators and other freshwater management tools (e.g. Waiora application with Dr. Kēpa Morgan’s Mauriometer) to monitor and quantify water quality habitat use.
Support Tūhourangi-Ngāti Wahiao in making changes to land-based activities that will improve water quality, protect the water bodies and ecosystems habitat, and to monitor progress on Mahinga Kai and taonga species.
Report and document progress made by Tūhourangi-Ngāti Wahiao on land-based activities that will improve water quality and protect the water bodies, ecosystem habitat and Mahinga Kai and tāonga species.
Conduct monthly water testing and monitoring on the upper catchment of the Waikato River.
Support the Advisor to hold wānanga with at least 20 Affiliate members to test and confirm the protection and restoration of a waterway and the improved water quality before it enters the Waikato River.
Click here to download or view the full job description.
Hui-ā-iwi : Taiao February 2022
Date: Sunday 27 February 2022
Time: 10am - 3pm
Location: online via zoom /limited numbers in-person at Whakarewarewa Village Office
We have decided to hold a space at the Whakarewarewa Village Office for up to 16 of our vaccinated whānau to attend this hui in-person. Firstly, our Koeke will be prioritised. Secondly, anyone without access to a device.
We have created an online RSVP register for those who wish to attend in person.
If a person you know is in one or both of these categories and unable to access this email or the link then could you please indicate this to us or please enter their details (with their permission) into the register on their behalf.
Rehita mō te hui ā-tinana / Register to attend in-person using the online RSVP register
Hui location in-person:
Whakarewarewa Village Main Office - 2nd Floor Boardroom
17 Tryon Street, Whakarewarewa, Rotorua 3010
Time & Date:
10am - 3pm
Sunday 27th February 2022
Hui link via Zoom:
This meeting will be a recorded session for note taking purposes and TTA’s reference only. We will create a Dropbox link at a later date for the hui to be viewed and downloaded by our whānau that attend. Please feel free to indicate whether you would like to be sent this link:
Meeting ID: 851 8450 1453
Agenda
Mihimihi/Karakia
Purpose of Hui
TTA Strategy / Pou Taiao Komiti
Update on Key Mahi
Tarawera Sewerage Scheme
Puarenga Consents and Activities Update
RM, Freshwater Reform & Three Waters
Tuhourangi Taiao Plan
Update on Other Mahi (time permitting)
Ngapuna Pollution Issues
Punaromia Upgrade
Whirinaki Valley Rd Restoration Project Update
Iwi-led Great Walk Proposal
Lunch
Wānanga
Taiao updates from hapū
Karakia / Whakamutunga
Hui-ā-iwi : Taiao
E nga uri a Tūhourangi hoki mai ki tenei Hui-a-Iwi.
Saturday, 17 April 2021 | 10am - 2.30pm
Te Pakira Marae
Tūhourangi Tribal Authority will be convening a Taiao Focus Hui-a-Iwi next month. The purpose is to share and discuss the national freshwater and Resource Management Act reforms as well as our values, relationships, rights and interests that we as Tūhourangi have with our lakes, rivers, streams and surrounding lands within our rohe.
Wanted: Environmental Warriors
We’re looking to create a directory of Tūhourangi whānau working within the environmental space – we want to have as many of our whanaunga throughout Te Arawa as we can on our list so that we when opportunities become available, we can reach out to our own people first.
Do you have a passion for the environment? We're looking to add anyone that works around te taiao such as: pest management techs, environmental advisors, policy analysts, rangers, project managers, environmental lawyers, scientists, grassroots organisers – whatever your speciality is!
Reach out to Corey Ruha at corey@tuhourangi.iwi.nz with a name and number so he can add you (or a whānau member) to our directory.
DOC Operations Manager
Job Opportunity – DOC
The Operations Manager is a critical leadership role in the Rotorua and Central North Island region. They are responsible for managing approx. 12+ staff who work in biodiversity (plants, native species, fresh water etc) and recreation (tracks, huts, campsites, bridges etc) and working with the senior leadership operations team for the Central North Island that covers Waihi to East Cape, through to Whanganui and everything in between.
A key skill required is working relationships with Treaty Partners (whānau, hapū and iwi), solid knowledge of Treaty Settlements, an understanding of the regulatory system helps and applying a ‘working with others’ framework around the work. There will be plenty of opportunities to get your boots dirty (so it is not solely office based).
This could be an opportunity to ‘move home’ and you will be based in the Rotorua office.
Catfish Biocontrol Research in Te Arawa Lakes
He pānui nā Te Arawa Lakes Trust,
“We would like to let you know that we are investigating the use of alternative methods to control catfish in Lake Rotoiti and Lake Rotorua. This is so we can protect and care for our taonga species and the health of our lakes.
Catfish were first discovered in Lake Rotoiti in March 2016 then in Lake Rotorua two and a half years later. Despite massive netting efforts by our contractors and volunteers, the catfish population is now an estimated 186,000 in Lake Rotoiti (as of March 2020).
We know that catfish are devastating our kōura populations. We also know that catfish eradication is not feasible with the current tools available. For this reason, we are working with the Bay of Plenty Regional Council and NIWA on a research project to assess whether biocontrol, using sterile male catfish, would be an effective tool for Lake Rotoiti and Lake Rotorua.
These are catfish which are unable to successfully breed with other catfish. As a result, they disrupt the breeding success rate of wild catfish.
Over the next 12 months, we will be facilitating engagement hui to listen to your concerns and thoughts about this research project. We will also be:
• Identifying mātauranga māori-based research projects to both support the research requirements while also supporting post-graduate students of Te Arawa descent.
• Working with:
Ministry for Primary Industries and Department of Conservation to understand their respective permitting processes.
Fish and Game New Zealand regarding a potential site for a fish hatchery.
NIWA regarding research requirements e.g. catfish population dynamics.
We will be discussing this kaupapa at an engagement hui in September 2020. In the meantime, if you require any further information or clarification, please contact William Anaru on william@tearawa.iwi.nz or visit our website www.tearawa.iwi.nz
We look forward to your feedback to ensure that we can engage in this programme together for the protection and care of our waters.
Ngā mihi mahana,
Karen Vercoe
CEO - Te Arawa Lakes Trust
TTA TAIAO Resource Development Officer
We are seeking expressions of interest for a short fixed term Contract for Services for the position of:
TTA TAIAO Resource Development Officer
The scope and nature of the service components are:
Submission of WRA funding applications for project years 2021 / 2022
Cultural mapping and layering of waterways that flow into the Waikato River and are within the Tūhourangi area of interest
Identify and secure other funding streams to supplement Tūhourangi environmental projects in the Tūhourangi rohe of Te Arawa River Iwi Trust Area B to enable Tuhourangi to fulfil its responsibilities as kaitiaki of the waterways
Please direct all correspondence to admin@tuhourangi.iwi.nz