Tēnā koutou, Last week we spent time with our auditors, BDO, finalising and reviewing last years financials. We had a great day in the maara kai yesterday. The weather was beautiful and we started planting some of the more frost sensitive plants. Chillis and tomatoes were planted in the glasshouse with courgettes, potatoes and more [...]
Kia ora koutou, We are looking forward to things settling down in the office now after our Te Wiki o te Reo Māori events. I would like to thank Jodie, Deedee and Madelene for their hard mahi and enthusiasm which carried us through a very busy few weeks. Te Pātaka o Wairau Māori Night Market [...]
Kia ora koutou, We have had a very “eventful” start for Te Wiki o te Teo Māori. On Sunday around 60 whānau attended the launch of our language and cultural revitalisation strategy Tangata Rau, Reo Kotahi. Our special guests Scotty and Stacey Morrison spoke about their reo journey together with their whānau and how they use [...]
Nick Chin, Lauree White, Cruz Tuhimata, Sarah Lee, Jodie Palatchie and Wendy Hynes. Kia ora koutou, Last week our kaumātua travelled from Te Tau Ihu and Levin to Wellington. Despite dodgy weather on Wednesday, the event was a great success. We had a fantastic dinner with Trustee Jeremy MacLeod as MC and there was singing [...]
Kia ora koutou, We are gearing up for our Kaumātua trip to Wellington this week. A special thanks to Deedee Bancroft for her mahi in organising this event. There has been discussion around this trip for a while and we are delighted it's finally happening, all we need now is some nice weather. I [...]
Alex Hill is pictured next to the veggie patch planted by the boys in the weekend. Kia ora koutou, This week we farewell Amber, our Business Support Co-ordinator, before she heads off on her overseas trip of a lifetime. Amber has been a great support to me personally and she has been a key [...]
Kia ora koutou, We are starting to plan the detail for this year's Trustee elections. Trustee nomination forms will be sent out on 4 September 2018 with voting opening on 18 October 2018. Please ensure we have your correct postal and email addresses, you can phone the office to update these details or email admin@rangitane.org.nz. [...]
Tēnā koutou, We had a very full week last week, starting with the RHL/RIL directors hui on Monday. Amongst many things, it was agreed to progress the Horton St project to tender and building consent stage when they would review the business case around November. Key policies were discussed, including the distribution policy between RHL/RIL [...]