Te Hunga Panuku

07/09/2022

Our Whai Mahi pānui for Mahuru is here – check out the latest career opportunities with Wakatū Incorporation and its associated businesses, including Kono and AuOra.

We have a number of roles available so if you're interested in any of the opportunities below – you can find out more here 👉🏽 https://bit.ly/3qiw4lq

We're currently advertising for:
👥 Manaaki Kaiāwhina | Executive Assistant to GM People & Culture
👨🏾‍👩🏾‍👧🏾 Mātanga Whakapapa | Whakapapa Specialist
🍎 Orchard Work | Kono Horticulture
🛥 General Hand - Marine Yard | Kono
🛥 Deckhand | Kono
🛥 Relief Skipper | Kono

17/08/2022

Are you rangatahi aged between 16-24?
Are you interested in finding collective solutions to climate change?

This Friday, we’re hosting the Climate Youth Conference in partnership with the Klimatorium in Denmark 🌏

Designed by rangatahi for rangatahi, the conference is a hybrid event that will be delivered both in-person and online. You’ll hear from keynote speakers, get the chance to meet youth from other countries and learn more about how we can strengthen collaboration and find solutions that can bring our planet back into balance.

Event Details
👉 Friday 19 August
👉 In-person from 5pm at Mahitahi Colab – 322 Hardy Street, Nelson (refreshments provided)
👉 Online from 6pm

Secure your spot and register to this FREE event here 👉 https://bit.ly/3QJtC2g

03/08/2022

📣 Opportunity for rangatahi to become MFAT interns 📣

Applications are now open for the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's (MFAT) Aorere and Vaka Policy Internships.

The Aorere and Vaka internships are part of MFAT’s efforts to attract more Māori and Pasifika staff to help ensure that its foreign ministry and advice reflects the full diversity of Aotearoa.

Internships include:
- 💵 A paid internship over summer (Nov – Feb) within one of the Foreign Policy teams
- 👩🏽‍💼 A research project and opportunity to present your findings
- 👨🏾‍🎓 A workshop series designed to prepare you for a graduate role
- 💭 Opportunities to use, share and further develop your mātauranga Māori skills
- 🤝🏽 Networking opportunities
- 🧑🏽‍💻Support and guidance from a mentor
- ✈️ Travel assistance will be provided for interns outside of the Wellington region.

To find out more about the internships, including eligibility criteria and how to apply, visit🌐: https://bit.ly/3vDgK5S

Applications close at midnight on Sunday, 21 August 2022.

25/07/2022

Are you or a whānau member you know interested in a career in information technology?

Register your interest (or tag someone who might be interested below) in attending this year's Whakatū-Con.

Date🗓: Wednesday 27 July 2022
Location 🏢: G-Block - NMIT (322 Hardy Street)
Time ⏰: 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Our very own Jeremy Banks will be one of the speakers on Wednesday, so please register your interest (for catering purposes) to: [email protected]

21/06/2022

Kia ora e te whānau,

We are looking forward to seeing you on Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 June for our Karioi Matariki wānanga, the first Karioi wānanga in a new series taking place from June 2022 through to May 2023.

This wānanga will be held across Te Āwhina Marae, Te Māra o Puanga Kairau and Te Puna o Riuwaka (with a noho at Te Āwhina on Monday night).

Please RSVP to Garry Almond by Thursday 23 June:
Email 📧: [email protected]
Call ☎️ 021 489 572

When you RSVP, please advise Garry as to whether you will be staying overnight at Te Āwhina on the Monday and if you have any dietary requirements.

For more information about this wānanga – please see here: https://bit.ly/3xI4qBH

09/06/2022

📣 Capacity now full for Special General Meeting 📣

Tēnā koutou e te whānau o Wakatū,

We have received a very positive response to our request that people RSVP for our special general meeting, which is to be held at 9:00am next Saturday, 18 June at Te Papa Tongarewa in Te Whanganui a tara (Wellington).

We have now reached our capacity for the hui, at 450 attendees and due to venue restrictions – we are unable to extend past this number.

If you have RSVP’d for the SGM, but find you are no longer able to attend, or the number attending with you has changed, please let us know by contacting Tina Thompson via:
Email 📧: [email protected]
Phone ☎️: (03) 546 8648

📒 Special General Meeting waitlist 📒

We currently have a number of whānau on our waitlist for the Special General Meeting. If spaces open due to other whānau no longer being able to attend, we will be in touch with those on our waiting list to advise.

Please be aware that we will only be able to advise whānau over the course of the next week if there are cancellations, and for those needing to arrange travel – it is unlikely this would provide you with much notice to make travel plans.

If you wish to be added to the waitlist, please let us know by contacting Tina Thompson via email at:
Email 📧: [email protected]
Phone ☎️: (03) 546 8648

For more information regarding the Special General Meeting, please click here: https://bit.ly/3MkJkPD

27/05/2022

Ngā kaituhi - ki te hoe!

E tono ana Ngā Tohu Kōrero Poto o Te Tauihu i ngā whakaurunga kua tuhia ki te reo Māori, ki te reo Ingarihi rānei. E tuwhera ana te whakataetae ki ngā kaituhi e noho ana i Aotearoa.

Entries for the inaugural Te Tauihu Short Story Awards close in four days (31 May 2022), proudly sponsored by Wakatū Incorporation in association with the NZ Society of Authors (Te Tauihu – Top of the South Branch).

Entry forms and all information available here: http://www.topwriters.co.nz/te-tauihu-short-story-awards.html

This unique award offers equal prizes for the country’s two official written languages, English and Māori. Te Tauihu Short Story Awards are open to all writers living in Aotearoa. Finalist judges are: our very own Hana Mereraiha who recently worked on Te Ao Mārama with renowned Aotearoa singer/songwriter Lorde, and Renée, winner of the 2018 Prime Minister’s Award for Fiction.

26/05/2022

Tēnā koutou Te Hunga Panuku,

We have a wide range of career opportunities available in our latest Whai Mahi pānui. You can check out the roles here 📧: https://bit.ly/3N3txW4

Roles featured:
🗣 Mātanga Matua Pāoho Mōwaho | Senior External Engagement and Communications Advisor
🗣 Mātanga Pāoho o Roto | Internal Engagement and Communications Advisor
🛳 Export Sales and Shipping Coordinator
🛥 Relief Skipper and Deckhands
🔑 Mussel opening positions
📦 Packers (Kono Seafood)

If you are interested, or know someone who might be, make sure to @ them in the comments below or contact the teams below:
📧 [email protected]
📧 [email protected]

25/05/2022

Please RSVP for our special general meeting – 18 June 2022

Just a reminder that for catering purposes, we are asking whānau to please RSVP for our special general meeting by next Wednesday 1 June. You can RSVP here: https://bit.ly/3sGglxX 📑

For more information about the hui – please visit our site: https://bit.ly/3MkJkPD 🌐

We look forward to seeing you there (ā-tinana) 👋🏽👋🏽👋🏽

25/05/2022

Whakamihi atu ki a koutou Naomi Aporo-Manihera, (Ngāti Koata), Shanell Kelly (Ngāti Koata), Chanel Starkey (Ngāti Koata and Ngāti Rārua) and Tom Alesana (Ngāti Koata) on your appointments to Nelson City Council as iwi representatives.

Naomi, Shanell, Tom and Chanel were put forward by Te Tauihu Iwi Chairs Group and will sit on the following committees:

🏢 Chanel - urban development subcommittee
🚵🏽‍♀️ Tom - community and recreation committee
👷🏾‍♀️ Naomi - infrastructure committee
👩🏽‍💼 Shanell - audit, risk and finance committee

Read more about their appointments:

Nelson City Council has inducted four new external appointees to its committees, to bring iwi perspectives directly to the decision-making table.

19/05/2022

New roles – applications now open

Tēnā koutou Te Hunga Panuku - ki te hoe!

Applications are now open for two new roles at Wakatū Group. We are seeking a Mātanga Matua Pāoho Mōwaho | Senior External Engagement and Communications Advisor and a Mātanga Pāoho o Roto | Internal Engagement and Communications Advisor.

If you are passionate about:
👉🏾 growing and empowering the cultural and language capability of whānau and kaimahi
👉🏾 cultivating connection - improving engagement and building relationships
👉🏾 leading and driving end to end communications initiatives across traditional and digital communications channels
👉🏾 finding solutions for stakeholders
👉🏾 upholding the integrity of te reo Māori me ona tikanga in communications

Then this is an exciting opportunity for you to join a proud Māori organisation with strong national and international brand power.

Check out our position descriptions for more info on each role:

📄 Mātanga Matua Pāoho Mōwaho | Senior External Engagement and Communications Advisor: https://bit.ly/3Pu70TL
📄 Mātanga Pāoho o Roto | Internal Engagement and Communications Advisor: https://bit.ly/3PqccYV

Ka whati te tai, ka pao te tōrea! 🏃🏽‍♂️

To enquire or apply please contact John King or Nikki Franklin:
☎️ (04) 550 8000
📧 [email protected]
📧 [email protected]

Applications close on Sunday 5 June 2022