• Two day hononga for 40 Te Arawa rangatahi to find out what Te Arawa Tangata can do to support rangatahi to contribute, participate and be active in Te Arawa’s future.
• Marae Master Chef was born.

25/09/2012

Affiliate Breakfasts Apumoana Marae

• Bringing trustees from all Affiliates together to share information and contribute to the work of Te Arawa Tangata
• 7am starts and 30 people on average attending breakfasts rating the regular event as awesome.

• Hunting and Fishing Challenges
• Mahi kai competition
• Marae kai competition
• Marae cook-off

• Kotahitanga – bringing Te Arawa together
• Promoting te reo
• Te reo focussed activities
• Visual cues to encourage to speak and improve vocabulary
• See Official Results of competition

Te Arawa Research Hub supported the Nga Pae o Te Maramatanga Research Symposium held here in Rotorua.  Te Arawa research was showcased with presentations by: Dr Kepa Morgan, Dr Angus Macfarlane, Hiria McRae, Wetini Mitai and Dr Ngahuia Te Awekotuku.

A field trip on lake Rotoiti saw the sharing of scientific knowledge and Pikiao matauranga on water and lake quality.

• Bringing together 30 Te Arawa rangatahi aged between 14-22 yrs old, building on the success of the first hononga in 2011.
• Rangatahi shared their dreams about the future of Te Arawa, and sought consideration of;
• Having rangatahi voice at committee level
• More learning wananga to enhance their knowledge base and confidence on the marae
• More fun events at the marae to strengthen whakawhanaungatanga

2013 Te Arawa Tangata Marae Master Chef, Opatia/Taheke Marae

Okere Falls

• Hunting and Fishing Challenges
• Mahi kai competition
• Marae kai competition
• Marae cook-off

 16-18/05/2014

Te Arawa Tangata Marae Master Chef, Te Waiiti Marae, Rotoiti

• Hunting and Fishing Challenges
• Mahi kai competition
• Marae kai competition
• Marae cook-off

2014

Succession Planning Funding Grant for TPT Marae

• 60 student successfully enrolled into Level 1 & 2 of NCEA qualifications
• Through series of noho marae wananga in partnership with Te Taumata o Ngati Whakaue Iho Ake

24-25/05/2014 Rangatahi Hononga III

Te Takinga Marae 

25 rangatahi aged between 14 -25 organised career day for local youth

Focussed on encouraging youth involvement within Te Arawa marae by helping them to consider themselves as future leaders, identifying their strengths and future contribution to the iwi and provide mentoring support

• Advocacy for a Shared Services Affiliate hub function
• Advocacy and leveraging of collective power
• Procurement negotiations for group discounts for Affiliates and marae (marae insurance subsidy initiated)

01/05/2014

Nga Rangatira o Apopo – Rangitahi Busines Day held 

• 16 promising future leaders of Te Arawa completed programme encompassing cultural, social, economic, political and environmental leadership
• Event was underpinned by Te Arawa tikanga and kawa
• Program evaluation indicated Leadership capacity of Te Arawa is strengthened
• Group aspiration to contribute to a unified Te Arawa wide strategy is a post program focus

• Consulted and sampled 31 current state of Te Arawa marae
• Workshop held 11 November 2015 to feedback report findings to affiliate marae, hapu whanau
• Full report accepted and published 23/12/15.  See publications.
• Creating communities of practice identified as the key to achieving marae wellbeing
• Shared good practice
• Program delivery at Hapu level
• Road to self sufficiency

• Hui were held with Tainui, Tuwharetoa Insurance Groups and several Insurance Brokers. Report completed for Board consideration in February 2016.
• In 2013 Te Arawa Tangata established the Te Arawa Marae Insurance Program of which 12 of the 28 Affiliate marae joined.