ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated AGM was held in the Splash Planet Conference room and started at 9am with around 20 iwi members and four Board members, Chairman Bayden Barber, Deputy Chairman Thompson Hokianga of Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga, Nigel How of Ngāti Kahungunu Te Wairoa Taiwhenua, and Jenny Smith of Tamatea Taiwhenua. Apologies were received from Kaumātua Haami Hilton, Northern Taurahere representative Eruera Beattie, and Te Whanganui-ā-Orotu Taiwhenua Hori Reti due to the tangihanga of Aunty Maisey Whaitiri. Kahungunu ki Tamaki-nui-ā-Rua representative Hayden Hape, Kahungunu ki Wairarapa representative Melissa Ihaka and Southern Taurahere representative Brian Ruawai-Hamilton were able to join online to be a part of the meeting ensuring the quorum was sufficient to proceed. The attendance was down compared to last years AGM that exceeded 100 participants. Last years no show of an end of year Financials saw added interest from the floor, involving accusations pitched toward iwi leaders surrounding accountability and the negative use of iwi money. The iwi held its Special General Meeting to present the 2022-2023 financials in September this year which was a shocking 10 months overdue. NKII Board Chairman Bayden Barber mentioned his relief when signing off this years financials at their Board hui only the day before this years AGM. This is the 3rd year in a row where a breach of the iwi’s constitution to make available the full financials 21 days out from the AGM. Bayden mentioned in his report that although the financials were late, he was pleased they could be presented at the hui.As part of Bayden’s Chairman Report he invited Chief Executive Chrissie Hape to present some of the great work that has taken place throughout the year. Chrissie spoke about the extraordinary year it has been in particular the change in government. The relationship is still strong and we are able to continue working on behalf of our whānau. Te Puni Kōkiri, Corrections, Oranga Tamariki are some government partnerships we have. Te Kura, Te Ara Mātua, Te Ao Mārama, the work being done by our Housing team and our environmental gurus were mentioned in Chrissies acknowledgement of her team. She gave specific acknowledgement to the Smart Services team and in particular referred to them as the spine of the iwi. Her sentiments were humbly received from her team. The staff ended Chrissie’s korero with Tommy Taurima’s Kotiro Maori E. This level of detail was received well by attendees of the hui. It’s always positive to report with open korero, good will, and waiata. MEETING MOTIONSApologies Received - Mover Kane Koko, Seconder (Michelle Ferris)Chairs Report – Kane Koko, Minutes of last Mtg - Mover Kane Koko, Seconder Kurawari PanereKAHC Report – Mover Kane Koko, Seconder Kurawari Panere,

 

KAI HAU KAI This year we had Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Wānanga Whare Tāpere prepare our BBQ lunches – 3000 in total. Deliveries began at 11.30am and there was plenty. If anything the communication of the availability of lunches wasn’t made early enough. Whānau came with their own kai.

 

DAY TIME SHOW AND KARAOKE Traci Tuimaseve was engaged to run the front of house with games, music and karaoke competition. With Traci’s experience with the Flaxmere Night Market and his preparation of online games and audience participation, Traci was able to keep the children well enthused. The Karaoke competition also brought a great opportunity to bring our very talented iwi to the stage. Children as young as 4 years old participated. SUN PROTECTION Although it was meant to be cloudy with slight rain, it was a beautiful blue sky day. The sun was lovely, however one preferred the shady areas if you were not wet from the very cool Splash Planet pool s. The iwi provided Sunscreen poles through Cancer HB. We had four poles in total.

 

WINNERS ACKNOWLEDGED Touch Results 1st Te Ararau – Waipatu Marae2nd Kuini’s All In – Taraia Marae3rd Omahu MaraePickleball Results1st Te Aranga Marae 2ndKahungunu Nuhaka Marae team one3rd Kahungunu Nuhaka Marae team two5v5 Basketball mixed social competition 1st Waimarama Marae2nd Tangoio Marae3rdWaipatu Marae Grand final score. Waimarama 48 vs Tangoio 39Ki o Rahi Results1st Tamaki nui a rua - Whiti te ra Marae. 2nd Waimarama Marae3rd Omahu Marae 4th Tangioio MaraeVolleyball Results1st Waimārama Marae2nd Waipatu Warriors, Waipatu MaraeNetball Results1st Tangoio Marae2nd Tamaki Nui a Rua – Whiti Te Ra MaraeTug of War Results1st Tamaki Nui a Rua – Whiti Te Ra Marae2nd Waipatu Marae3rd Waimarama MaraeRunners Up Tangoio, Kihitu Marae - Wairoa, Matahiwi, Each team had 5 rounds, 15 rounds in total. 8 in a team - 4 male, 4 femaleEuchre Results1stMangaroa Marae2nd Omahu MaraeSports Summary - Thank you to 1200 players that took part in 52 teams from 35 marae across Kahungunu and Kirikiriroa.Splash Planet closed to the public for the day as we SOLD OUT the venue two days beforehand.Thank you to our 8 sports organisers, Karamu High School for allowing us to use their sports grounds and a huge thank you to Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Wananga Whare Tāpere o Takitimu for providing a magnificent BBQ lunch for 3,000+ people.

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WHANAUNGATANGA KEY COMPONENT

By Shane Hurndell

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Yes things were competitive but whanaungatanga was the main theme as sports returned to the agenda at Ngati Kahungunu's 18th annual AGM and Pa Sports Day on Saturday. 

 

The Splash Planet-hosted event attracted thousands of participants representing numerous marae from throughout the Kahungunu rohe. It was the first time sports had been included since 2021 as the iwi had been hit by tough financial times in 2022 and '23.

 

"This was a beautiful day. We had an awesome AGM where we announced a $7 million surplus.

"We were able to bring sports back after a couple of tough years and there was plenty of positive feedback from everyone which shows all our systems are working," a jubilant iwi chairman Bayden Barber explained.

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Barber, 51, got to play alongside four of his sons in the Waimarama team which beat Tangoio 48-39 in the final of the six-team basketball competition. Two of them, Kaea and Mana, were particularly prominent,

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"Their grandmother was also on the bench. Because of the AGM I could only play in the final and I managed 12 points and a couple of rebounds," Barber recalled.

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Waimarama were also triumphant in the 11-team volleyball competition and completed an unbeaten run with a 32-27 victory over the Waipatu Warriors in the final.

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Volleyball Hawke's Bay stalwart Jo Lucas impressed with her leadership for Waimarama. For the Warriors 52-year-old Matt Marsh displayed the benefits of his vast experience while eight-year-old Noah Whaitiri proved he has a big future in the code.

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Earlier in the day Marsh was on the Waipatu touch team's roster as they beat Taraia 8-3 in the final of their eight-team competition. 

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"It was a whanau effort and we were fortunate to have four players who had played in last weekend's Fijian Cup tournament. Today was another one of those finals between the Cardies and the Bartletts and the Bartletts came out on top," Marsh recalled.

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Tamaki nui-a-Rua retained the Ki-o-Rahi title they won in 2021 with three wins and a loss in their five-team competition. Their key player, Kaia Walker-Waitoa, captured the award for the Most Outstanding Female.

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"We're all whanau and we know how each other plays. We've  played together for seven years and we've just finished our weekly module competition back in Dannevirke," Walker-Waitoa explained.

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"Everybody will be back next year to try and retain our title," she added.

Second place went to a Waimarama team which boasted Wiremu Manaena and Te Paeru M

akea-Karaitiana as their influential players.

Omahu's Luc Harmer took home the award for the Most Outstanding Male player. He played alongside his two daughters, Te Hineariki and Te Awhiorangi Araia-Harmer.

Te Whatuiapiti travelled home with the Ki-o-Rahi Sportsmanship award.

Tangoio took out the 12-team Mixed Netball competition for the first time with three wins and a draw, Second placed Tamaki nui-a-Rua posted three wins and a loss.

Te Ohomairangi and Ahmali-Rose Ratima along with Evanaleeigh and Equalizae Coller were all prominent for Tangoio.

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Pickleball was introduced for the first time and eight teams representing six marae participated. The interest in this code exceeded expectations and it will be included again next year.

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First place went to the unbeaten Te Aranga Marae team of Cynthia, Teina and Meliano Fameitau and Kylie Stevens.

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Second place went to Nuhaka's Kahungunu Marae team of Paddy Owen, Hine Flood, Austin King and Waaka Edwards.

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Barber pointed out he heard calls during the day for the reintroduction of the Ngati Kahungunu Sports Awards function.

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"We've got so many talented sports people across all codes and our young people need to see the pathways available to them."

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This function was last held in 2015 and current Warriors rugby league team captain Tohu Harris and former All Blacks rugby halfback Aaron Smith were named joint winners of the premier award.

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