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Te Hāpai ō - Meet Our Whānau
Jo Hayes
General Manager | CEO
He uri ahau nō Ngāti Porou, Te Ati Haunui-a-Pāpārangi me Rangitāne ki Wairarapa hoki. Ko toku whānau ki te taha o toku Papa, ko Rangihuna, Konia me Apanui. Ko PK Apanui toku Papa e takoto ia i te urupā o Akura. Ko toku whānau ki te taha o toku Mama ko Herewini me Karaitiana. Ko Te Arorangi (Kate) Apanui (nee Karaitiana) toku Mama. E noho ana ia ki te whare o Kandahar kei te Whakaoriori. Ko Pat toku hoa rangatira, ā, ko Mathew raua ko Ben āku tamariki. Ko Carter, Eli me Sonny āku mokopuna. E noho ana ratou ki Timaru (Ben) me Egypt (Mathew). Ko Shanla raua ko Alesha te hoa rangatira a Mathew raua ko Ben. Ko ahau te Kaiwhakahaere Matua o Rangitāne Tu Mai Ra Trust. Tēnā koutou katoa.
Elaine Durie
Operations/Administration Manager
He uri ahau nō Tauranga Moana. Engari kei Te Papaioea ahau e noho ana.
Ko Taihakurei toku hoa tane. No Rangitāne ki Manawatu ia.
Tokowha a maua tamariki, ko Isaac, Maraea, Keita, me Waimarama āku tamariki. Tokoono a maua mokopuna.
Ko Elaine Durie toku ingoa.
Jared Pullar
Communications Manager
Tēnā koutou katoa - Ko Jared Pullar tōku ingoa. He uri ahau nō Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Hineuru, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāi Tūhoe, Te Arawa me Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga. I tipu ake e au ki te taha o te waiū a Tūtira. Ināianei ka whai ahau i ngā tohu e rua ki Te Herenga Waka (Victoria University of Wellington), ā, ko te Ture me Te Reo Māori. Engari, nōku te hōnore ki te whai tūranga i Rangitāne Tū Mai Rā Trust.
Wikitoria Davidson
Receptionist/Administrative Assistant
Kia ora e te whānau,
Ko Wikitoria Davidson toku ingoa. He uri tēnei nō Rangitāne me Ngāti Kahungunu hoki. I tipu ake au ki te Wairarapa. Kuraina ana au ki Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Wairarapa. E rua āku tamariki. Harikoa ana te ngakau ki te whai turanga mahi ki konei.
Manahi Paewai
Cultural Advisor
Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. A small river named Duden flows.
Mike Kawana
Cultural Advisor
Mike is a well-known figure in the Wairarapa, and has contributed immensely to the rohe/region. As well as his role with Tū Mai Rā he also sits as Kaumatua for Te Ore Ore Marae and supporting other Wairarapa Marae when needed, Mike also has a recognised kaumatua role with the Masterton District Council, and supports and advises on cultural matters with Pukaha/Mount Bruce, the Wairarapa District Health Board, Masterton Police, Te Hauora Runanga O Wairarapa, The Department of Corrections, and various other community organisations throughout the Wairarapa area.
Mike is considered by his people of Ngāti Hāmua and Rangitāne O Wairarapa a tohunga and is often called upon to provide his skills and knowledge in karakia, tikanga and kawa with whanau, schools, local businesses, government departments, local community organisations, Mike makes a huge contribution to building communities, and sharing things of Te Ao Māori to increase understanding and relationships.
Mike is also a composer and restorer of Rangitane haka and waiata, and has composed waiata for Rangitane, U.C.O.L, The Waitangi Tribunal, LIANZA, Pukaha/Mount Bruce and many schools and Kapa Haka groups throughout the Wairarapa, Manawatu, and Wellington Regions, The Tū Mai Rā name comes from one of Mikes first compositions. Mike is also a great storyteller and holder of Wairarapa Māori history and Whakapapa.
Shontelle Peeti
Cultural Revitalisation Services Administrator
Ko Kurahaupō te waka,
Ko Manawatū te awa,
Ko Ruahine te Maunga,
Ko Kaitoki te Marae,
Ko Ngāti Pakapaka te hapū,
Ko Te Rangiwhaka-ewa te tangata,
Ko Rangitāne te iwi.
Nō Tamaki nui-ā-Rua ahau.
Ko Shontelle Peeti tōku ingoa.