Friday, February 03, 2012

Waitangi Day morning with Kim Hill and Paul Diamond: 6 February 2012


On Waitangi Day from 8am to midday, Kim Hill and Paul Diamond (Curator, Maori, at the Turnbull Library) will host local guests at Puke Ariki in New Plymouth.
Members of the Taranaki public are invited to be part of the audience for the live broadcast, and for the recording of the Korerorero on Sunday at Puke Ariki (see below).
Entry is free, but seating is limited.
Waitangi Day morning
8:10-9:00: Panel discussion with Keri Opai, Kura Denness, and Margaret Smith (This will be recorded on Sunday 5 February at Puke Ariki, between 1.30pm and 2.30pm)
9:05-10:00 Guests will include Tokatumoana Kevin Walden, Derina Turner, and Rachel Stewart
10:05-11:00 Guests will include Glen Bennett and Wayne 'Arch' Arthur
11:05-12:00 Guests will include Colleen Tuuta, June Moseley, and Michael Lawley
       
Producer: Sean McKenna
Producer: Mark Cubey
New Plymouth engineers: Kevin Golding, Steve Burridge Wellington engineer: Tony Schwartz Waitangi engineer: Darryl Stack
Guest information and links:
Keri Opai is a kaiako and has taught te reo Maori for almost 30 years. He has been a lecturer, grammarian, interpreter, academic and local iwi radio presenter.
Kura Denness is a director of Te Atiawa Holdings, Te Atiawa Settlements Trust and PHARMAC and is on the Council of Massey University. She serves on the board of Taranaki District Health Board and Tui Ora Ltd, is a trustee with the Midlands Regional Health Network Trust and is on the committee of the local Institute of Directors in Taranaki.
Margaret Smith is a Treaty educator who has been running workshops for 17 years relating to the Treaty of Waitangi and cultural issues surrounding this. She also works as a counsellor at the Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki.
Tokatumoana Kevin Walden is chairperson of Taranaki iwi, director of Parininihi ki Waitotara Incorporation (PKW) and a local rugby coach. He was formerly regional director with Te Puni Kokiri (Ministry of Maori Development), a team leader with Child, Youth and Family and a strategic planner and advisor with the Department of Conservation relating to Treaty settlements.
Dee Turner of Korito Education teaches organic horticulture classes and runs workshops on her property situated at the base of Mount Taranaki. She is also the Organic Farm NZ Taranaki Certification Manager. She will be building a solar oven during the programme.
Rachel Stewart is a columnist for the Taranaki Daily News and the Waikato Daily Times, an avid falconer and former farmer-turned-environmentalist, plus she was the first female train driver in New Zealand.
Glen Bennett is a New Plymouth community worker who provides a home for troubled teenage boys. Glen is also involved with running youth and cultural events, has his own mobile coffee business and is a musician.
Wayne 'Arch' Arthur is one of New Plymouth’s original surfers who has been involved with surfing for 50 years. He’s also a surf shop owner and local surf radio show host.
Colleen Tuuta is a self-employed businesswoman and local community leader, with tribal affiliations to Taranaki, Ngati Mutunga, Te Atiawa, Ngati Maniapoto and Ngati Mahuta iwi.
June Moseley is a former teacher at Spotswood College, who runs the local Taranaki Welsh group.
Michael Lawley is a mechanical engineer and director of EcoInnovation, a local Taranaki business specialising in renewable energy solutions.

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