TE REO. He Tangata Whenua Whakapapa Roopu. Vol. 21 Issue #1 PĒPUERE/FEBRUARY 2014

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1 ISSN [Print] ISSN [Online] N E W S L E T T E R TE REO He Tangata Whenua Whakapapa Roopu Vol. 21 Issue #1 PĒPUERE/FEBRUARY 2014 Special Interest Group No.76 of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc. The MIG formed in 1993 & was ratified by the NZSG at the Christchurch Council Meeting on Saturday the 3 rd December 1994 Official Publication of the NZSG Māori Interest Group

2 NZSG MĀORI INTEREST GROUP TE REO Kaumātua : Sonny RAUWHERO (North) Kaumātua : (South) Vacant Patron : Vacant Volume 21 Issue 1 PEPUERE/FEBRUARY 2014 Executive Committee Please address all correspondence to the MIG Secretary as below; New Zealand Society of Genealogists Atten: Māori Interest Group Secretary PO Box Panmure Auckland, AKD 1741 NEW ZEALAND or Mëra-hiko/ MāoriSIG@genealogy.org.nz with the Subject line "Māori Interest Group" CONVENOR : SECRETARY : TREASURER : NEWSLETTER EDITOR : COMMITTEE : Mr. Owen ORMSBY Mrs. Brenda JOYCE Mrs. Brenda JOYCE Mr. Bruce MATHERS Mrs. Lorraine RICE Mrs. Celia GEARY Mr. Trevor MOSLEY RESEARCH ADVISORS : WHAKAPAPA ADVISOR : WEBMASTER : ARCHIVIST : LOOKUP SERVICE : EXECUTIVE LIAISON : Mrs. Lorraine RICE Mr. Trevor MOSLEY Mrs. Brenda JOYCE Mr. Bruce MATHERS [Advisory only] [Advisory only] [Advisory only] Mrs. Brenda JOYCE Our Archives are stored at the NZSG FRC Mrs. Brenda JOYCE Mrs. Brenda JOYCE [Māori Interest Group only] When corresponding with officers of the MIG you must always quote your NZSG Membership Number and include a LARGE Stamped Self-Addressed Envelope [SSAE] with your letter if a reply is anticipated.

3 TE REO PAGE 3 Membership of the NZSG Māori Interest Group is $5.00 and you must be a financial member of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc. Up-to-date Membership details should be obtained from the MIG Secretary prior to joining. IN THIS ISSUE IMPORTANT NOTICES PLEASE READ! MIG AGM KILBIRNIE 6 IS YOUR TR LATE? 7 THAMES FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH EXPO 8 CAN YOU HELP YOUR GROUP? 10 HOTERENE TAIPARI 11 NZSG EDUCATION WORKSHOPS 15 CAN YOU HELP CONTACT SOUGHT 18 INFORMATION OFFERED WEBSITE(S) OF INTEREST 21 Please have all material for the next newsletter [Mei/May 2014] to the MIG Secretary on or before the 25 th Aperira/April 2014

4 PAGE 4 TE REO CONVENOR S MESSAGE: Tena koutou katoa and a very Happy New Year 2014 to all, It has been a busy Christmas season and a fast move into the New Year with February upon us and with autumn fast approaching. I recently saw a licence plate of a vehicle in Auckland that read Genealogy, I seek out dead people, now we all know what this means, however our actual search is of those loved ones as well as elusive ancestors that we seek; in order to knit together our lines of descent and to bring those ancestors home, so to speak, into IMPORTANT NOTICES PLEASE READ! Kia mau koe ki nga kupu o ou tupuna = the fold of our own respective families. Though rather blunt an interesting licence plate that certainly makes one think. Our tribal development is growing with marae, hapu and iwi with families eager to research and to hunt out those elusive ancestors. And it is to this end that the Māori Interest Group will continue to grow with the support of our Māori and non Māori families as we lead up to Conference in Wellington in May and where we are looking forward to working with our respective hapu and iwi of Wellington and the greater area. Our next report should reflect a varied format for Māori and non Māori genealogical/whakapapa research. Nga mihi nui kia koutou Owen ORMSBY Convenor Māori Interest Group NZSG Inc February 2014

5 TE REO PAGE MIG MEMBERSHIP FEE DUE SOON! A reminder that the annual membership fee of $5.00 for non institutional members falls due on the 1 st April 2014 Members may pay their NZ$5.00 sub by any of the following: Cash (In Person). No Responsibility accepted for Cash sent through the Post. Cheque (Made out to NZSG Maori Interest Group ). 6 Kiwi Stamps. Electronic Transfer. Internet Banking: Swift Code: BKNZNZ22 (only required for payments made from outside New Zealand). All Payment Methods: PLEASE REFERENCE YOUR PAYMENT WITH YOUR NAME. Please post to: The Treasurer, 17 Peterhouse Street, Tawa, Wellington All queries should be addressed to our secretary. MaoriSIG@genealogy.org.nz All MIG members must be financial members of the NZSG. EDITOR S MESSAGE: Happy New Year Things are already looking exciting for a busy time ahead for MIG as we have Thames Expo, NZSG Conference, MIG AGM and Whakapapa Workshops already fixed on the Calendar! Can You Help Your Group? We still need to hear from members willing to assist at MIG events, please contact Brenda. Finally, don t forget to check out the MIG website regularly for news and updates. Hei Kōnei ra, Tēna Koutou, Bruce MATHERS/Puruhi MATERA Editor/Webmaster. February 2014 Hold fast to the words of your ancestors

6 PAGE 6 TE REO 2014 MIG AGM KILBIRNIE Date: Sunday 1 st June 2014 (Or any adjournment thereof) Venue: Kingsgate Hotel Time: 6:30pm Draft Agenda: Welcome Apologies Receiving Previous AGM Minutes Convenor s Report Secretary s Report Treasurer s Report Archivist s Report Editor s/webmaster Report Election of Officers General Business Any other Business Nominations are also called for the following positions for term: Convenor Secretary Treasurer Archivist Newsletter Editor Research Advisor MIG Webmaster Lookup Service Nominations must be in writing and signed by the Nominator, Seconder and the Nominee, all of whom must be financial members of the NZSG NZSG Membership Numbers must also be included. Nominations and/or Proxy Votes should be sent to the; MIG Secretary 17 Peterhouse Street Tawa Wellington, WTN 5028 New Zealand On the enclosed form(s) or a photocopy of them (see centre page pullout) to arrive no later than the 20 th May Written apologies and any items for the Agenda should also be sent to the Secretary by the 20 th May 2014 although verbal apologies will be accepted from the floor at the AGM. Please consider standing for a position on the MIG Executive Committee as new ideas and fresh enthusiasm is always welcome and is what enables the Group to meet members needs and interests The positions are not demanding and job descriptions can be accessed through the bylaws link on the MIG webpage they were also published on page 6 of the Noema 2003 issue of Te Reo. The more you put into the group the more you will get out of it. If you would like more information about the MIG Committee responsibilities, please contact the MIG Secretary. MaoriSIG@genealogy.org.nz [Further contact details are on page 2] BM N.B. AGM Date, time and/or location are susceptible to change without notice. For enquiries about the Wellington AGM Weekend please contact the 2014 NZSG AGM & Conference Committee: nzsgconference2014@gmail.com Accommodation: Several hotels in the area are offering discounted accommodation for Conference participants. Please see the NZSG website under News/Conference 2014 for accommodation options.

7 TE REO PAGE 7 IS YOUR TR LATE? It Could Be But Don t Panic! As my dear granny ADDISON always use to say; All good things come to those who wait. Te Reo will always be available online for our members to read well before the hardcopy is even with the printers! Printing times may also vary, depending on the printer s prior contractual commitments. Please consider that the hardcopies of the newsletter are printed in and posted from Australia to our Secretary in Wellington for envelope stuffing and I can assure you, Brenda is absolutely meticulous in getting the hardcopies back in the post and out to our hardcopy members as soon as she possibly can. Also remember that the newsletter is compiled on a voluntary basis, we are not a commercial enterprise, nor do we have a paid staff no editorial staff for that matter. I can assure you, you will always receive the four (4) issues per year [February, May, August & November] for your subscription, even if an issue is a little late occasionally... There is also no guarantee-of-expectation for the newsletter to be specifically available within the issue month [Feb, May, Aug & Dec], as the editor reserves the right to withhold any issue to accommodate any event, especially towards the end of the printing month. Hopefully this will allay some concerns our members have expressed recently and remember; Don t Panic Te Reo Hardcopies will always get there eventually! BM Council News Farewell : It is with considerable regret that we announce the resignation of our Office Manager, Janeke FOURIE. Janeke has been with us since August Her last working day with NZSG was the 31 st January Newsletter e-kit 0022, 17/1/2014 Gay WILLIAMS Acting President on behalf of Council. NZSG The Māori alphabet is made up of ten consonants and five vowels = A E H I K M N NG O P R T WH W U

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10 PAGE 10 TE REO CAN YOU HELP YOUR GROUP? The Māori Interest Group is again pleased to have been invited to the Thames Family History Expo on Saturday 17 th May And on this regard we need more people to help manage our table there are members of our group whom have regularly attended the Thames Expo but because of the demands on them, they still have not had the opportunity to leave our stand and explore the event for themselves or even visit The Treasury. Even if you do not feel confident in your own Whakapapa knowledge you can still help out by simply taking down the contact details of any interested patrons and our more experienced team can follow up. So if you are able, please consider giving just a couple of hours to give our regular team a short break. Please contact Brenda at bjoyce@xtra.co.nz if you are able to help. BM/TR Noema 13 Please Note: The correct address for Richard VALLANCE (see page 8) is : vallance_r@xtra.co.nz Wharenui, Thames Taipari's house, Thames

11 TE REO PAGE 11 HOTERENE TAIPARI Hoterene Taipari was a well known figure in the Thames district until the year of his death, He was a leading chief of the Ngati-maru and his home "Pukerahui" was situated on the rise between the Hape Creek and Grey Street, Thames, now the site of many State houses. About the year 1835 he and other Thames Maoris made a voyage to the Bay of Island to bring home some who had been made prisoners when Hongi Hika attacked the Totara Pa in It was when on this visit that his son Wirope Hoterene Taipari was born. The names Wirope and Hoterene were adopted in more modern times "Wirope" being the Maori way of saying "Willoughby" and "Hoterene" for Shortland. These Taiparis apparently were proud to call themselves after Willoughby Shortland. Both these chiefs; father and son were of great help to James Mackay from 1864 till 1867 in inducing their people to allow gold mining in the Thames district NOTES BY THE LATE W. T. HAMMOND, M.B.E. Ohinemuri Regional History Journal 26, November Hotereni Taipari of the Ngati Maru. c Father of Wirope Hotereni Taipari and Grandfather of Erueni Taipari. "Ngati Maru chief Hoterene Taipari expressed the Māori attitude when he said in a speech at Parawai that the Marutuahu were tired of war; they wanted all tribes and all races to live in peace together, as one family. If the pakeha met with opposition when seeking timber or mining rights it was only over details: the over-ruling Māori spirit was one of co-operation" (1) (1) Nolan, Tony; Historic Gold Trails of the Coromandel, 1977 AW Reed, ISBN The marae of Ngati Maru [Hauraki] today is Matai Whetu. It is located at Kopu on the southern outskirts of Thames. The Kirikiri Native School was built upon this place in 1878, and when it closed in 1973 the trustees consented to the Matai Whetu block becoming a Māori reserve for a marae for the benefit of Ngati Maru, Ngati Whanaunga and their related sub tribes of Ngati Hauauru and Ngati Te Aute. Thames is an important gold mining area. Lots to do and research in Thames, specially if your whanau come from there.

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14 PAGE 14 TE REO Pare Hauraki - Pare Waikato MAP: Pare Hauraki - Pare Waikato, by George Samuel GRAHAM (23 December April 1952).

15 TE REO PAGE The Polynesian Society (Incorporated) Department of Māori Studies, The University of Auckland Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand t ext jps@auckland.ac.nz PARE WAIKATO 1. (noun) Tainui tribes of the Waikato basin and western area of their territory. Ko te rohe o Pare Waikato atu i Kāwhia, ka rere whakateraki ki te whanga o Manukau, taupae atu ki ngā pae maunga o Hūnua me Te Hapūakohe (Te Ara 2012). / Pare Waikato is from Kāwhia going north to the Manukau Harbour and across to the Hūnua ranges and the Hapūakohe Range. PARE HAURAKI 1. (noun) Tainui tribes of the Hauraki and Coromandel Peninsula area. Ko te rohe o Pare Hauraki, ko ngā takiwā o Piako, o Ōhinemuri, o Moehau (Te Ara 2012). / Pare Hauraki is the region of Piako, Ōhinemuri and the Coromandel districts. NZSG EDUCATION WORKSHOPS A selection of the most relevant Workshops to MIG Researchers Registration is essential. You may register on-line via the NZSG website; by post or in person at the FRC using the Registration Form available on the NZSG Website under the Education tab. Please register before the Wednesday prior to the date of the workshop. (If you register late there may not be a place for you, as computer workshops in particular are limited.) You are invited to bring your laptop computer to Computer Workshops, you may connect to the Internet via NZSG s WiFi. The Registration Form may be photocopied, it is also available from the NZSG website. A separate registration is required for each workshop you wish to attend. If it is neces- (Continued on page 16)

16 PAGE 16 TE REO (Continued from page 15) sary to cancel the workshop you will be informed and a new date will be arranged. Make sure you include your telephone number and address on the Registration Form as you will be contacted with a reminder of your booking during the week prior to the workshop. Please arrive in good time for each session as the workshop will start promptly. After the conclusion of the workshop participants may stay on and research in the Library, putting into practice what you have learned. Vivienne PARKER, FRC Education Officer. Workshops Starting Out: Where Do I Go From Here? $ FRC001 Saturday 22 nd March, 10:00am-1:30pm Classroom Workshop Presenter ~ Carolyn WILLIAMS Learn the basics of research, how to gather information, how to store it, plus some good habits for recording what you find, and then how to take it further. For long-time researchers, this workshop is useful as a reminder about charting and filing your research. Using Free and Subscription Websites for New Zealand Research $ FRC003 Saturday 12 th April, 10:00am-1:30pm Computer Workshop Presenter ~ Carolyn WILLIAMS This hands-on workshop shows you how to access free New Zealand websites as well as subscription websites that will assist you to locate your ancestors. It will include how to access the Registrar General s website. Please bring a list of the names you are researching. Using Directories and Electoral Rolls $ FRC004 Saturday 3 rd May, 10:00am-12:00 noon Classroom Workshop Presenter ~ Robyn WILLIAMS It is important to know how Directories and Electoral Rolls were compiled as this will assist in explaining why your ancestors were listed or why they are missing. Electoral Rolls can give you occupations, spouse s names and adult children still living at home. Electoral Rolls were covered by statute and these changed over the years. This workshop will detail the rules for New Zealand and give you some hints for searching. The workshop will also cover resources for Australia, UK, and America and show you where to look for other countries. Images and Photographs, How to Manage Them $ FRC005 Saturday 10 th May, 10:00am-1:30pm Computer Workshop Presenter ~ Keith VAUTIER Have you found an image in the Internet and don't know what to do with it? Have you scanned a photograph and you want to enhance it? This workshop aims to help you effectively use digital photos, documents and other images to illustrate your family history. Using the features of the freeware Irfanview you will learn how to attach documents and photographs to your family history, or prepare them for ing and posting images on the Web. (Continued on page 17) Current NZSG Membership figure as at 15 th January 2014 : 7160

17 TE REO PAGE 17 (Continued from page 16) How to Use the FamilySearch Catalogue, Order Films, and Access Films Held at the FRC $ FRC006 Saturday 17 th May, 10:00am-12:00 noon Classroom Workshop Presenter ~ Carolyn WILLIAMS FamilySearch should be the first place you look for the parish records of most countries. This workshop will show you how to use the FamilySearch Catalog, how to order a film, how to read the film in the FRC or by using the Remote Film Reader at home, wherever you live. You will also learn how to see what films are held at the FRC using the NZSG website. *NZSG Thames Branch - Family History Expo: Thames Branch are holding their 4 th Biennial Family History Expo on Saturday May 17 th Venue: St James Uniting Parish Church, Pahau Street, Thames. Time: 9:30am to 4:30pm Bring your own lunch. Tea and coffee provided free to all-comers. All Welcome. Entry fee $ *N.B. This event is not an NZSG Workshop. Putting Your Research onto Computer $ FRC012 Sunday 6 th July, 10:00-1:30pm Computer Workshop Presenters ~ Rosalie BROMWICH and Vivienne PARKER Are you wondering which genealogical program to use to record your family history research? Do you have any problems or questions with regard to entering the information or printing the reports? We will run concurrent sessions on Family Tree Maker and Legacy Family Tree. Bring your computer and your questions. Beginning your Whakapapa Journey $ FRC014 Saturday 19 th July, 10:00-12:00 noon Classroom Workshop Presenter ~ Lorraine RICE This workshop aims to give you the tools to begin your journey tracing your Maori Whakapapa. Bring along any information you already have and we will use that to build your next steps in the search for your iwi and whanau connections. Reading Original Documents $ FRC015 Saturday 2 nd August, 10:00am-1:30pm Classroom Workshop Presenter ~ Vivienne PARKER This practical hands-on workshop is an introduction to reading those documents that cause you problems. It covers the various handwriting styles, dating systems, the format and style of official documents, as well showing you how to read the handwriting on old documents such as parish registers, wills, probates, indentures and other documents. Newsletter e-kit Special Edition 014, 23/1/2014 All Workshop enquiries should be addressed to the NZSG office.manager@genealogy.org.nz *Thames Fam Hist Expo enquiries should be addressed to vallance_r@xtra.co.nz

18 PAGE 18 TE REO CAN YOU HELP? INFORMATION WANTED CONTACT SOUGHT *Portrait of Kawana Hunia Te Hakeke, c1870 s In tracing my ancestry I find I have Māori connections to the Rangitikei area of Bulls. Much of what I have gathered over the years is still confusing to me. I am society member number 2266, so have been looking for some time. Perhaps you could suggest where I should look for my Māori folk. I have a baptism certificate from Australia dated 1837 where my gtgt grandfather Thomas STICKLE was baptized. His parents were given as Eihei a New Zealander and Thomas STICKLE a Scotsman. I understand ihi is a female name of the Raukawa. Thomas STICKLE had several other children but the mothers name was given as Turikatuku. I know more about her as she was reputed to be the daughter of the Ngati Apa Paramount Chief Te Hakeke, several of their children married into the RETTER, ROACH & PROCTOR families. I know RETTER families, went to school with them. Thomas STICKLE was a Mariner; he traded between Wellington and Sydney in the 1830s, his boat the 265t Barque Louisa and is well documented. His son also Thomas was born on board the boat while moored at Kapiti in It was this Thomas eldest child Anna who in 1882 married McLACHLAN, these becoming my gt grandparents. Eihei may well be Raukawa as they were in that area as an ally to the Ngati Toa at that time. I have read up on Te Hakeke who signed the Waitangi treaty on behalf of his tribe, his son Kawana Hunia is also well documented. My son is very interested in his Māori heritage, so much so he is learning the Reo and is quite proficient at wood carving. He married a part Māori girl, their latest child 6weeks old, named him Te Ahuru O Te Rangi McLACHLAN. Such is his affection for his Māori heritage. Would the group be able to advise me on where to go from here? I would like to know just who Eihei was, which tribe she may have been from. It has been suggested it was common to have a Māori woman offered to trading ship mariners, and most likely a captured one (Slave) I just don t know. (Continued on page 20)

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20 PAGE 20 TE REO (Continued from page 18) Any assistance would be appreciated, I would share any info I have with any of the group should they be connected to the above names. Kind regards, David McLACHLAN PO Box 5442 Frankton Hamilton WKT 3242 NEW ZEALAND *[Source] Photographer unknown : Portrait of Kawana Hunia Te Hakeke, ca 1870s Reference Number: PA Reproduced with the kind permission of the National Library of New Zealand. GRACE AND TAUKAMO FAMILIES CAN YOU HELP? I am trying to find whakapapa information for the families Grace and Taukamo who came from the Ruatoria / Tupuroa area and I am wondering if anyone has submitted any whakapapas for these families. My specific interest is in Ngawhira Grace and her parents. She married a Rewi Taukamo Many thanks Lorraine BRENNAN lorraine.brennan@clear.net.nz SURNAMES OF INTEREST CAN YOU HELP? HEREAKA Te Arawa Rotorua WINEERA Ngati Toa, Ngati Kimihia Porirua RANKIN Ngapuhi, Ngati Rahiri Kaikohe MOON Ngapuhi, Ngari Rahiri Kaikohe KAWHARU Ngati Whatua Auckland Alan TUNNICLIFFE PO Box Fendalton Christchurch, CBY alant@snap.net.nz

21 TE REO PAGE 21 Māori Interest Group AGM The MIG AGM will be held during the NZSG Conference weekend at the Kingsgate Hotel On Sunday 1 st June :30pm Please have your Proxy Voting and AGM Nomination Forms (in the centre of this newsletter) and any items for the Agenda to Brenda on or before Monday 20 th May 2014 N.B. AGM Date, time and/or location are susceptible to change without notice. INFORMATION OFFERED WEBSITE(S) OF INTEREST

22 PAGE 22 TE REO Further details in the next issue of TR... Rawene on the south shore of the Hokianga River - photo Ken Baker WHAKAPAPA: An introduction to researching Māori and Pākehā-Māori families, their history, heritage, and culture. NZSG Māori Interest Group, pages A4. $18.00 including P&P within New Zealand. Available from the Secretary of the NZSG Māori Interest Group: Brenda Joyce, 17 Peterhouse Street, Tawa, Wellington 5028 or NZSG, PO Box 14036, Panmure Auckland The first edition of our Whakapapa guide was written nearly four years ago and, mainly because of recent legislation, has become outdated. The committee worked hard to write an updated and expanded edition. This was launched at the AFFHO Congress in Auckland, January It discuses the philosophy underlying whakapapa research and includes many more examples of documents that can be accessed and where to find them, useful websites and suggested answers to many frequently asked questions. BJ Above: MIG interpretation of how the Society s banner could possible look sometime in the future with the addition of a Māori name for our society.

23 TE REO PAGE 23 MIG OBJECTIVES DISCLAIMER 1/. To assist others researching Māori Whakapapa by way of sharing our knowledge of areas of research. 2/. To compile a list of repositories, books etc that will assist with Māori research. 3/. To acquire books purchased through the Māori Interest Group for all [NZ] members to use via the FRC. 4/. It is noted we will not be researching for others but offering assistance to give others a channel of research that may help them. We have a research officer who will offer assistance in an advisory capacity. MIG Services: Quarterly Newsletters; February, May, August & November. Published Newsletter Queries. Brief Research Queries Answered. Members Surname/Whakapapa Interest List. *MIG Subscription: Membership of the New Zealand Society of Genealogist Māori Interest Group is $5.00 and you must also be a Financial Member of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists. [*Ratified MIG AGM 27 th August 2011]. Those NZSG Members wishing to receive hardcopies of the MIG newsletter Te Reo must supply the MIG Secretary with four (4) A5 envelopes with a $1.20 stamp on each envelope (subject to postal increases). Up-to-date Membership details should be obtained from the MIG Secretary prior to joining. MIG Meetings: Usually in conjunction with the NZSG Annual Conference This is usually the MIG Annual General Meeting. BM The Editor and Webmaster welcome contributions for publication, but reserve the right to edit as necessary. The views expressed are not necessarily those of the Society, MIG, Editor, Webmaster and/ or the Committee, and we therefore do not accept any responsibility for information or opinions expressed. All information is provided in good faith as a general reference source only and which is given for Genealogical purposes as possible finding aids. The Society, MIG and their executives cannot vouch for the accuracy of any reference material. The Māori Interest Group occasionally provides Maps as a general reference source only and the researcher should undertake more in-depth research, once the broad proximity of the Iwi has been identified. When corresponding with officers of the MIG always quote your NZSG Membership Number and include a LARGE Stamped Self-Addressed Envelope [SSAE] with your letter if a reply is anticipated. E.&O.E. BM N.B. I am very reluctant to publish member s addresses only in Te Reo I don t think that this is being fair to those members without access to the Internet and it is also limiting your own chances of receiving a reply to only those members with the Internet. BM NZSG MĀ ORI INTEREST GROUP LOGO (Also see Te Reo Noema 2006 pg13) Tukutuku Panel. Dyed flax woven over strips of wood to produce a design of a series of steps or putama. These steps represent the staircase to heaven that the god Tane climbed to get the three baskets of knowledge for the Māori people. Te kete-tuatea (basket of light, present knowledge) Te kete-tuauri (basket of darkness, things unknown) Te kete-aronui (basket of pursuit, knowledge humans currently seek) The steps can also be seen as generations on a whakapapa or family tree chart. Thus the logo represents learning and family history research. BJ

24 TE REO - The Voice of the NZSG MIG Reference source: The Reed Pocket Dictionary of Modern Māori. P.M. Ryan Te Reo Proudly Sponsored by Bruce since 2001 He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tangata, he tangata, he tangata What is the most important thing in the world? Tis people, tis people, tis people. Printed by Kwik Kopy Underwood, Brisbane, Australia NZSG MIG 2014 BRM 51 The current MIG Executive term began on the 2 nd June 2013 at the NZSG Pukekohe Conference & will end at the 2014 AGM. The MIG formed in 1993 and the NZSG ratified the MIG at the Christchurch Council Meeting on Saturday the 3 rd December Registered with the Charities Commission on the 30 th June 2008 Registration Number CC34423.