Implementing the Te Iwi o Rakaipaaka Strategic Pou Aspirations

We are seeking to engage whanau to be a member of our Te Iwi o Rakaipaaka 5 Strategic Pou committees.

Purpose

Te Iwi o Rakaipaaka plan to enagage at least two whanau members to work alongside our Stategic Pou (SP) Leads and Trustees who have placed themselves based on their skills, ability and qualifications will be most valued to support and implement the activities of the SP and aspirations.

Background

In 2018 Te Iwi o Rakaipaaka (TIOR) received funding from Te Puni Kokiri to review the 20 year old Strategic Plan and Legal Status. During 2018 and 2019 TIOR undertook to consult as widely and as often as possible resulting in 18 wananga held, 14 in the kainga and 4 a motu, with our Ngati Rakaipaaka whanau whanui.

As a result, it was determined that whanau wanted to ensure that there would be a more focused approach for  them to be sustainable for  their current and future generations.

Te Iwi o Rakaipaaka achieved their goal and now have a ne Strategic Direction, a connection to their Treaty of Waitangi Settlement interests and our legal status TIORI has recently undergone a review and will be voted on with our elections coming up at the end of the year.

Next Steps

The Ngati Rakaipaaka Whanau Whanui agreed that Te Iwi o Rakaipaaka should consider involving Whanau to assist with the implementation of the SP, to have a say in their Socail, Environmental Economic, Cultural and Organisations developement.

(DRAFT) - Strategic Pou Terms of Reference - TIORT / TIORI Group

Aspiration

All whanau / Registered Beneficiaries of Ngati Rakaipaaka are thriving’ economically, socially, spiritually, environmentally, and culturally.

Membership

Local, Regional, Intersectoral, and Interagency leaders, Ngati Rakaipaaka Iwi , Hapu, Marae who make the decisions that have a bearing on whanau of the Nuhaka / Ngati Rakaipaaka Hapoori, whanau, and Beneficiaries.

Meeting Frequency

Pou committees will meet quarterly on the 3rd Wednesday of each quarterly month and as required.

Purpose

United leadership for a ‘joined-up community-led, Government-partnered approach to community design, investment and decision-making that will influence’ all whanau members across the registered, yet to be registered, affiliates of the Ngati Rakaipaaka tribe and Nuhaka Hapoori to be thriving’ economically, socially, spiritually, environmental and culturally.

Goals

The decision-makers meet monthly to facilitate the development of a program of work that supports and enables ‘all whanau members across the registered, yet to be registered, affiliates of the Ngati Rakaipaaka tribe and Nuhaka Hapoori to thrive’.

Shift a well-informed single-oversight group that knows about the initiatives and services that engage with whanau and what is working well. Distinguishes what are the gaps and barriers and opportunities to improve outcomes in order for whanau to thrive.

To drive forward change in the health and social sector, de-clutter and reduce duplication of services and initiatives.

All investment models and strategies that reference Ngati Rakaipaaka are led, informed, and operationalized by ‘Ngati Rakaipaaka voice, our voice’.

Appraise all new regional, and central government initiatives that come into the Nuhaka Hapoori to ensure these align with the overarching aspirations.

Principles

RAKAIPAAKATANGA

This is who we are

WHAKAPUMAUTIA

This is holding on to who we are as Rakaipaaka

WHAKAWHANUITIA

this is encompassing/embracing everyone

WHAKAPUAWAITIA

This is us Ngati Rakaipaaka flourishing        

This is what we've achieved

Which Committee would you like to support?

Membership
Manaaki Whanau
Pou Goverance Group

Lead – Pauline Symes

Internal Support/s – Graeme Symes & Shanan Symes & Jayell Smith

External Support/s – TeAo Rore

Whanau Aspirations

  • Owning their own homes
  • Increasing their household incomes
  • Better access to services
  • Be Healthy
  • Helping to implement the pou

Membership
Ngati Rakaipaakatanga
Pou Goverance Group

Lead – Pauline Symes

Internal Support/s – Graeme Symes & Katarena Smith & Jayell Smith

External Support/s – TeAo Rore

Whanau Aspirations

  • Provide forums for whakapapa, tikanga, kawa & historical korero iniatives
  • Establish a kaumatua council
  • Marae whakairo restoration, kaitiakitanga, maintenance/restoration, business ventures
  • Helping to implement the pou

Membership
Whai Rawa
Pou Goverance Group

Lead – Shanan Symes

Internal Support/s – Pauline Symes & Eva Jones

External Support/s – TBC

Whanau Aspirations

  • Creating a business model/business operationto create funds/wealth for use in other Pou and/or distributions to whanau
  • Creating opportunities for whanau to upskill themselves to enable them to create their own busineses
  • Helping to implement to pou

Membership
Taiao
Pou Goverance Group

Lead – Graeme Symes

Internal Support/s – Shanan Symes & Jayell Smith

External Support/s – George Rarere & Tony Hawkins

Whanau Aspirations

  • Acquire funds and resources to support Taiao initives
  • Pest Management, ripian planting & fencing
  • Cleaning up our awa and tributary waterways and monitoring
  • Establish a native plant nursey to provide for ripian planting and reintroduction of native plants in and around our village environment
  • Creating employment, higher learning & qualification
  • Helping to implement the pou

Membership
Our Organisation
Pou Goverance Group

Lead – Pauline Symes

Internal Support/s – Shanan Symes & Eva Jones

External Support/s – TBC

Whanau Aspirations

  • Connecting whanau to services that meet their needs
  • Secure Trustee/Governance models, Staff/Operational models