Kia ora koutou, I am delighted to announce that we have received a significant grant from Lotteries for Tuamātene. This funding will allow us to proceed with a new ablution block next to the wharemoe. We are aiming to be completed by November this year. Our annual Matariki gathering will be held at the Wairau [...]
Kia ora e te iwi, It’s great to be back on Alert Level One. As the COVID-19 economy starts to bite we will be looking into employment opportunities for Rangitāne in our rohe. Part of the strategy is providing long term careers by working closely with local industry. This includes developing training opportunities with organisations [...]
Tēnā koutou e te iwi, Yesterday we farewelled our kuia Aunty Isobel Smith. I will greatly miss Aunty Isobel, particularly her pickles, her honesty and her straight shooting remarks. She enjoyed attending iwi events and was often the last to leave. The eulogies yesterday spoke of a kind and generous person who took care of [...]
Tēnā koe e te iwi, These are challenging times. I hope that you and your whānau are safe and well. I’m writing to provide you with an update on the Rangitāne commercial entities, amidst COVID-19. COVID-19 pandemic is an ongoing global outbreak and like all businesses around the [...]
Kia ora koutou, I hope you are all doing fine as we head into the Easter break and our third week living at Alert level 4. It's around about this time where people tend to get a bit relaxed, some of us would rather be enjoying the holiday away from home, but it is vital [...]
Kia ora koutou, What a difference a week makes! It’s week one into the new normal of confinement and social distancing. Our challenge this week has been seamlessly shifting the office activities to home-based staff and working on a new set of priorities. The focus this week is contacting kaumātua, the most vulnerable and at-risk [...]
Tēnā koutou e te iwi, Last Thursday, I attended a hui where there was a presentation from Dr Steven Bridgman on the coronavirus (COVID-19). He is one of two national medical officers of health and is leading the Nelson Marlborough response to outbreaks of communicable diseases such as measles, mumps and now COVID-19. They are [...]
Kia ora koutou, We had a great turnout for the Tauihu unveiling last Friday morning. The Tauihu has been the culmination of a lot of behind the scenes work on an essentially educational project that will benefit our community by telling the story of settlement in the Wairau. The attached photos of Heemi Te Peeti [...]
