Yvonne Carroll is becoming known throughout the country for her laugh, but there’s a serious message behind it.

Yvonne (Ngai Tahu and Ngati Kahungunu) appears in one of the new television ads that encourage women to have regular cervical smears – and not to be embarrassed. She plays a woman having a smear while reading a gossip magazine, feeling sorry for celebrities because they have no privacy!

A member of the Board of Trustees at Wellington East Girls’ College, Yvonne auditioned for the ads with a fellow board member with the idea of raising funds for the school.  She has donated her fee for appearing in the ads to the fund to build a wharenui at the College.

Acting is a far cry from her day job as a Service Development Analyst for the Ministry of Social Development, but 52-year-old Yvonne is a big believer in regular cervical screening because of its success rate in early detection of changes that could lead to cervical cancer. Her own family has been touched by other forms of cancer, also detected early thanks to regular screening.

She feels strongly that women need to be the managers of their own health, and having regular cervical smears is part of that.

“None of us like being told what to do, and these ads show that, even though we might feel a bit embarrassed about having a smear, there’s also a humorous side to it.  We need to get over our inhibitions and remember that it’s over quickly, and it’s really not that bad!”

She believes Maori women will respond well to the new ads, and the way they were written really appealed to her. “The writing was really cool.  Even when I first read it I burst out laughing.  It had all the right messages, but treated the issue of embarrassment with sensitivity.”

Initially, Yvonne auditioned for the role of a nurse.  “But I started giggling and was asked to swap. I really think it was my laugh that got me the part!”

Yvonne says her 14-year-old daughter, Acacia, was another big incentive for her to do the ad, and she wanted to make sure Acacia was happy for her to do it.  “But she said ‘go for it Mum – that’s so cool!’.”

Yvonne’s husband Doug was also very supportive. “And he thought the ad was very funny. He cracked up as much as I did.”

She found the process of making the ad fascinating, and was touched by the sensitivity everyone involved showed her, ensuring that she was comfortable with what she was being asked to do.

“The attention to detail was just amazing.  They couldn’t do enough for me. They were always making sure that I was OK.”

Yvonne was already a fan of the commercial’s director, Sima Urale, and was thrilled to meet her. “And it’s funny how things are connected because she’s an ex pupil of Wellington East Girls’ College.”

September is Cervical Screening Awareness Month, and women are being encouraged to have a smear if it’s due or to think about when they last had a cervical smear.

Maori and Pacific women have higher rates of cervical cancer and lower screening rates.

The test can detect changes to cells in the cervix that, if left untreated, could become cancer. About 160 New Zealand women develop cervical cancer every year and about 60 die from it.

But cervical cancer is one of the most preventable of all cancers and regular cervical smear tests every three years could save your life because they reduce your risk of developing cervical cancer by 90 percent.

Figures from the National Screening Unit show that without regular screening, 1 in 90 women will develop cervical cancer. With regular screening, only 1 in 570 women will develop it.

Women who are not sure when their smear is due, or who want to become part of the Programme, can ring the freephone number – 0800 729 729.

Smear tests are available from:

• your doctor or practice nurse
• Family Planning
• sexual health services
• marae-based or other M?ori health centres
• community health services, such as women’s health centres.

Cervical Screening Awareness Month is coordinated by the National Screening Unit, in partnership with Stayfree. During the month, women can enter an online competition to go in the draw to win 1 of 1000 Neutrogena lip glosses worth $24.95 – go to www.cervicalscreening.govt.nz to enter.

NAU MAI. HAERE MAI. WHAKARAUIKA MAI.

Panui: Hui
Time: 9.00am
Date: Saturday 4 September 2010
Venue: Te Ao Marama, Ohinemutu
ROTORUA

Kaupapa:

1. Presentation by Whanau a Apanui regarding Mining Proposals off the East Coast

2. Proposed Marine and Coastal Area Bill and its implications for Maori

3. Strategising to prevent exploitation of Nga Taonga a Tangaroa

This is an invitation to all descendants of Te Arawa, our kin in the Bay of Plenty and wider East Coast area, and concerned Pakeha and other citizens of Aotearoa to attend; consider the issues and plan actions and strategies forward.

Your presence is vital and welcomed to ensure proper consideration of these important issues. Please bring a plate.

Kaumatua o Te Arawa
Pihopa Kingi
Te Ariki Morehu
Toby Curtis

Nga Tai o Te Reinga
Tuhipo Kereopa
Annette Sykes ph 07 3480034
Bernie Hornfeck ph 07 3459853

“I’m looking forward to the challenge of ensuring that Maaori interests and values are represented in the governance of this CCO. It will give me great pleasure to serve the citizens of Tamaaki-Makaurau (Auckland) in this way,” said Tukoroirangi Morgan.

“We may have lost the battle for reserved Maaori seats around the Super City Council table but these appointments, along with those of Vivienne Bridgwater and Ngarimu Blair, mean a small victory in the ongoing war for Maaori representation at the highest levels of decisionmaking,” he said.

Mr Morgan was appointed to the board of Auckland Council Property Ltd (ACPL), which consolidates existing property management and development CCOs into one organisation. The appointment is for a term of two years.

ACPL will provide a consistent approach to commercial property management across the Auckland Council property portfolio, and ensure an appropriate return on Auckland Council-owned commercial property.

Te Arataura member Rukumoana Schaafhausen has been appointed to the Regional Facilities, Auckland CCO, also for a term of two years.

The Regional Facilities, Auckland CCO will provide a regional perspective to the development of Auckland’s arts, culture and heritage, leisure, sport and entertainment venues. It will integrate relevant council business units to achieve a consistent approach to the management of regional facilities across the Auckland region. A number of other related entities will become aligned with, but not be fully integrated into the RFA.

All CCO directorship appointments will take effect from 1 November 2010. The positions will become formalised through being published in the New Zealand Gazette on 3 September.

Brief biographical information follows:

Tukoroirangi Morgan
A former Member of Parliament, Mr Morgan has served on a number of Iwi Boards and has been co-negotiator for Waikato-Tainui on the Waikato River claim. He is Chair of Te Arataura, the Waikato-Tainui Governance Board.

Rukumoana Schaafhausen

Ms Schaafhausen is a member of the Waikato-Tainui governance board Te Arataura, Director of Tainui Group Holdings Limited and Chair of the tribe’s Audit and Risk Committee. In addition, she is a Trustee of the SENZ Training & Employment Charitable Trust and a Director of Genesis Energy. Ms Schaafhausen’s prior appointments include the Board of the Committee for Auckland and she was group legal counsel for Landcorp/Todd Properties. She will hold the position of Director for a period of two years.

For further information contact:

Kirk MacGibbon
Waikato-Tainui Communications Unit.
Email: kirkm@tainui.co.nz.

Youth and Community Engagement
September 7th, 2010 – 10am – 2pm

Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi
Domain Road, Whakatane, Rongo-o-Awa, Awanuiarangi 1

Their research and experience is relevant for school leaders, teachers, researchers and all those who are facing the challenges of youth and community engagement, educational disparity and issues of social justice.

Dr Jeff Duncan-Andrade

Jeffrey Duncan-Andrade, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor of Raza Studies and Education Administration and Interdisciplinary Studies, and Co-Director of the Educational Equity Initiative at San Francisco State University’s Cesar Chavez Institute. In addition to these duties, he has been an urban secondary school teacher for the past 18 years where he researches the use of critical pedagogy in urban schools.  Before joining the faculty at SFSU, Duncan-Andrade taught English and coached in the Oakland public schools for 10 years, and completed his doctoral studies at the University of California, Berkeley. Duncan-Andrade has lectured around the world about the elements of effective teaching in schools serving poor and working class children.

Dr Dave Stovall

David Stovall is Associate Professor of Educational Policy Studies and African-American Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). His scholarship investigates four areas 1) Critical Race Theory, 2) concepts of social justice in education, 3) the relationship between housing and education, and 4) the relationship between schools and community stakeholders. In the attempt to being theory to action, he has spent the last ten years working with community organizations and schools to develop curriculum that address issues of social justice. His current work has led him to become a member of the Greater Lawndale/Little Village School of Social Justice High School design team, which opened in the Fall of 2005. Furthering his work with communities, students, and teachers, Stovall is involved with youth-centered community organizations in Chicago, New York and the Bay Area.

The ‘anahau’ label draws inspiration from traditional Maori concepts and world trends, embodying individual flair and authentic style. The tailor-made apparel – incorporating statement pieces, high fashion and unique one-off designs – engenders classic silhouettes with luxurious detailing, antique aesthetic and textile manipulation.

Auckland owner and designer Ana Hau, who is affiliated to Ngapuhi and Te Rarawa, has been successfully designing garments and accessories for nearly a decade. A fluent speaker of Maori, Ana was already a trained kura kaupapa teacher when her whanau encouraged her to take on the world of fashion.

Ana studied fashion at leading design schools, both locally and internationally. She graduated from AUT University with both a Bachelors of Art and Design and a Te Ara Poutama Certificate in Maori Art and Design before winning a prestigious scholarship to Canada’s Ryerson University.

Ana’s garments have been showcased at numerous local shows including one of New Zealand’s largest events, the AUT Maori Exposition. She was selected as an awards finalist at Westfield Style Pasifika in 2009 – the country’s foremost platform for emerging designers – and also won the Haute Couture section at the Miromoda Indigenous Fashion Awards in Wellington in June this year.

Based in Bayview on Auckland’s North Shore, Ana made the decision in 2009 to focus full-time on developing her label and growing the commercial aspects of ‘anahau’. Her designs are exclusive, usually one-offs for celebrities, television personalities and people who have come to know her through word of mouth.

“New Zealand Fashion Week attracts the best local fashion designers, both established and emerging, and is the gateway to lucrative overseas markets,” says Ana. “I am ecstatic to be showcasing my collection as part of the Miromoda group show. I am driven by my passion for fashion and how my brand will empower potential clientele.”

The Miromoda show – part of New Zealand Fashion Week – will take place in Auckland’s Hasley Street on Friday September 24 2010.

For more information including English and Maori language interviews as well as images, contact publicist Vanessa Bidois on mobile 021 928 007 or email vanessa.bidois@gmail.com.

HE KAIHOAHOA MAORI KA KITEA KI TE WIKI WHAKAATU KAKAHU O AOTEAROA

Kei te whakaatu atu e Ana Hau i tana kohinga a Asian Antique Affair i raro i te maru o Miromoda i te Wiki Whakaatu Kakahu o Aotearoa i Tamaki Makaurau a te Paraire Mahuru 24 2010.

Ko nga kakahu ‘anahau’ e whakaahua ana i nga ahuatanga Maori me nga tauira o te ao, e whakatinana ake ana i tona ake ihi, wehi, wana.

Kei Tamaki Makurau a Ana Hau e noho ana, no Ngapuhi me Te Rarawa, tata ki te tekau tau a ia e whakahoahoa kakahu ana. He mohio ki te reo Maori, a, kua whakangungu ke ia ki nga mahi kaiako katahi tona whanau ka whakahau i a ia kia whai i te ao pueru.

I wananga a Ana ki etahi o nga kura pueru o te motu me te ao. I kuraina a ia ki Wananga Aronui o Tamaki Makaurau, ka whiwhi tohu paetahi mo te whakahoahoa me tetehi tiwhikete i te reo Maori me te whakahoahoa, i mua i tana whiwhinga karahipi kia haere ki te Whare Wananga o Ryerson, i Kanata.

Kua whakaaturia nga pueru a Ana ki etahi o nga tino whakakitenga o Aotearoa, ko te Whakaaturanga Maori o AUT tetahi. Ka tohua ia ki te Westfield Style Pasifika 2009, mo nga purero whakahoahoa o te motu, a, ka riro i a ia te wahanga Haute Couture i te whakataetae Miromoda Indigenous Fashion Awards, Pipiri 26 2010 i Te Whanganui a Tara.

Kei Bayview i Matakamokamo a ia, a, i te tau 2009 ka aro nui ia ki te whakahoahoa kakahu me te whakawhanake i tana tohu o ‘anahau’. Ko ana kakahu he motuhake, ka mahia mo te hunga rongonui, nga tangata pouaka whakaata me nga tangata kua rongo i a ia i o ratou na hoa.

“Ko te Wiki Whakaatu Kakahu o Aotearoa e whakahui ana i nga kaipueru Aotearoa nei, nga mea kua taunga, nga mea hoki e purero ake ana, he matapihi ki nga makete o tawahi,” te ki a Ana. “Ka nui taku hari kia whakaatu i taku kohinga i raro i te maru o Miromoda. Kei te nui taku aroha ki te ao pueru, me te kite me pewhea taku tohu e whakararata i te tangata.’’

Ko te wahanga Miromoda – i te Wiki Whakaatu Kakahu o Aotearoa – ka karawhiua ki Tamaki Makaurau, Pipiri 26 2010 i Halsey Street a te Paraire Mahuru 24 2010.

KA MUTU

Mo te roanga ake o nga whakamarama i te reo Ingarihi me te reo Maori, nga uiui me nga whakaahua whakapaa atu ki a Vanessa Bidois 021 928 007 imera ranei  vanessa.bidois@gmail.com.

Wednesday 1st September 2010
12pm noon – Powhiri

12.30pm – 2.30pm – Light Snack, LECTURE

School of Maori Development
Waiariki Institute of Technology

Drawing on the experience of Native nations in North America, Prof Cornell will explore the ways that Indigenous peoples are reclaiming the right to govern themselves according to their own designs and putting those designs into practice by developing institutions that respond both to Indigenous cultures and to legal and political constraints. While recognizing that the situation of Maori in New Zealand is distinctive, Prof Cornell argues that the North American experience may offer usable ideas for other Indigenous peoples concerned to regain effective control over their own resources, affairs, and futures.

Stephen Cornell is Professor of Sociology and of Public Administration and Policy and Director of the Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy at the University of Arizona. His Ph.D. is from the University of Chicago. He taught at Harvard University for nine years and for nine more at the University of California, San Diego, before joining the Arizona faculty in 1998. In the late 1980s, Professor Cornell co-founded the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development (he continues to co-direct that project today) and in 2000-2001 led the development of the Native Nations Institute at the University of Arizona. He has spent most of the last 25 years working with Indigenous nations on governance, development, and related issues.

Nau mai, haere mai, all welcome

Contact: Leonie Nicholls, 07 346 8852

Supported by: Te Arawa FOMA, Te Puni Kokiri, School of Maori Development, Te Wananga a Ihenga/Waiariki Institute of Technology, TangataWhenua.com

Dame Kiri received the prestigious Te Tohu Aroha mo Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu in recognition of her artistic leadership and lifetime of exceptional musical achievement.

Throughout her glittering career as an operatic and classical soprano on the national and international stage Dame Kiri has been an inspiration to other artists. She is now committed to passing on her knowledge, experience and skills to young singers from Aotearoa.

Darrin Haimona, chair of Te Waka Toi, said “This prestigious award honours the late Maori Queen, Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu and it is fitting that the inaugural presentation made tonight by her son Te Arikinui Kingi Tuheitia is to another Maori Dame with exceptional mana.”

“The Te Waka Toi awards provide the perfect opportunity to celebrate the lives and successes of Maori arts practitioners. They also serve as a springboard for emerging artists through scholarships.”

“The awards recognise the mana of people who have dedicated their lives to the retention and future development of Maori arts and culture,” Darrin said.

The 2010 Te Waka Toi awards commemorated: • the international success of Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Ngati Maniapoto, Ngati Porou) with Te Tohu Aroha mo Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu;

• the creative innovation of Tairoa Royal (Te Arawa, Ngati Raukawa, Kai Tahu) with Te Tohu Toi Ke;

• the promotion of Te Reo Maori by Te Onehou Phillis (Ngati Awa) with Te Tohu Aroha mo Ngoi Kumeroa Pewhairangi: ‘Whakarongo, Titiro, Korero’;

• the huge commitment of five kaumatua, who through their generosity and talent, enrich the artistic traditions of communities, with Nga Tohu a Ta Kingi Ihaka:

o Jossie Kaa (Ruawaipu, Ngati Porou),

o Kihi Ngatai (Ngai Te Rangi, Ngati Ranginui)

o Tata Maere (Ngati Naho, Ngati Mahuta o Tainui, Waikato, Ngati Poporo, Kahungunu)

o Vera Morgan (Te Mahurehure)

o Wiremu Kaa (Ruawaipu, Ngati Porou). Darrin Haimona went on to praise the recipients, “All are truly amazing individuals who delight and inspire others with their enthusiasm and have collectively made Maori arts stronger and better,” he said.

Te Tohu Aroha mo Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu: Te Waka Toi Exemplary Award

Accepting her exemplary Te Waka Toi award from England, Dame Kiri said: “Both my parents made great sacrifices to enable me to have the life and career I have enjoyed. My mother told me 60 years ago that it was the Maori part of me which would be important. My father Thomas Te Kanawa would have been very proud indeed of my Te Waka Toi award some 60 years later.”

Developing and supporting young New Zealand singers through the Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation is her main focus these days. She is particularly passionate about mentoring talented young M?ori singers and guiding them on to the international stage.

Nga Tohu a Ta Kingi Ihaka: Sir Kingi Ihaka Awards

Te Waka Toi honoured five esteemed kaumatua with Nga Tohu a Ta Kingi Ihaka for their lifetime achievements in strengthening the continuity of Maori culture through their support and practice of nga toi Maori.

Kihi Ngatai QSM of Tauranga who serves as a member of the Waitangi Tribunal and has a gift for oratory; Tata Maere of Hawke’s Bay, a pillar of her society and a musician and kapa haka performer; Vera Morgan QSM of Wellington, a community icon and kapa haka performer; and husband and wife teachers and Te Reo Maori educational authors Wiremu and Jossie Kaa of East Cape.

Te Tohu Aroha mo Ngoi Kumeroa Pewhairangi: ‘Whakarongo, Titiro, Korero’: Ngoi Kumeroa Pewhairangi Award

Te Ohehou Phillis from Eastern Bay of Plenty received Te Tohu Aroha mo Ngoi Kumeroa Pewhairangi: ‘Whakarongo, Titiro, Korero’ in recognition of her leadership and outstanding contribution to the promotion of Te Reo Rangatira. Te Onehou is an educator and historian who has published numerous books in Te Reo Maori, including the seminal biography of her father Eruera Manuera.

Te Tohu Toi Ke: Te Waka Toi Award for Making a Difference Born and bred in the Bay of Plenty, Taiaroa Royal was awarded Te Tohu Toi Ke for making a difference to Maori arts and culture with his illustrious career. Taiaroa is an artistic director and one of New Zealand’s leading modern dancers and choreographers.

Nga Karahipi a Te Waka Toi: Te Waka Toi Scholarships Two emerging Maori artists were awarded scholarships to assist with further study. Talented young arts curator and visual artist Reuben Friend from Waikato, who is studying for a Masters Degree in Maori Visual Arts; and gifted Ta moko practitioner Taryn Beri from Wellington who is currently studying the artform with her mentor in Tolaga Bay.

Applying your make-up the way you did years ago will not look effective today, too much has changed, including you. Styles and fashion revolutionize, you don’t need to stay up to date with weekly or even monthly fashion cycles but if you are wearing colours that were popular in the 80’s maybe it is time take a fresh approach to your makeup and get a new look.

Simple shade and light techniques apply with anti-ageing makeup tips. Light reflects and dark recedes, if you apply those two basic elements in your everyday makeup it will make a huge difference.

Darker lipsticks can be hard and ageing and they will make your lips appear smaller. Lighter and medium toned lipsticks are softer, not as harsh and make lips appear larger. Gloss also works wonders for filling out lips. To compensate for colour if you are used to wearing a bright or dark tone on your lips, apply blusher.

Blush does wonders for adding colour and youthfulness to any make-up. Apply your blusher below the apples of your cheeks, you naturally blush quite low, and you never blush on your cheek bone so it is unnatural to place it there.

Bronzing Powders give a natural glow and add colour to your face after foundation application which brings your face to just one shade.

When using concealers as they are often thick and sit in fine lines around the eyes, do a half-half mix with an eye cream, this sheers out the concealer texture still giving you great coverage.

If you try a new look await the compliments, that’s one sure way to tell if your new look had made a impact.

By Phoenix Renata

“A test of any justice system is how well it deals with its’ indigenous peoples.  What we know is that young Maori who are connected to their identity and culture don’t offend anymore than non Maori.”

Principal Youth Court Judge Andrew Becroft, keynote speaker at the launch of the Manurewa Marae youth court, 23 September 2009.

Marae based Rangatahi Courts are a judicially-led initiative. Their purpose is to better link Maori young offenders with their culture and the local Maori community. The Rangatahi Courts arose from profound concern with the disproportionate involvement of young Maori in the Youth Justice system. Recently the Human Rights Commission enquired into the Rangatahi Courts initiative and observed a hearing at the Manurewa Rangatahi Court in Manukau.  Some key human rights elements of the Rangatahi Court process emerge:

• The responsibility to respect the rights of others and be accountable. Through the whole proceedings from the powhiri to the end of the hearing, marae pakeke and community people are present. Relationships with the community are made more real through tikanga elements including powhiri, hariru, sharing kai and whanaungatanga. The Rangatahi Court calls for the young person to be responsible not just to the ‘victims’ or the law but also to the marae and the community.

• The right to be treated with dignity and respect. Each hearing begins with the young person receiving a direct mihi from a kaumatua.  Marae protocol accords respect to that young person and acknowledges their whanau and hapu links.  This inherently places a responsibility on the young person to reciprocate with dignity. The Rangatahi Court provides a better opportunity for young people to engage and reflect than what they might have in a normal court environment.

• The right to positive youth development. Through the Rangatahi Court process an explicit emphasis is placed on the positive development of that young person.

• The right to identity and belonging. The young person is strongly supported to link to their cultural identity. Each young person is given the opportunity, and even challenged, to show pride in their cultural identity when they respond to the court.  In pathway planning and judicial recommendations, encouragement is given for the young person to develop their cultural identity.

• The right to cultural development. Cultural structures are given further validity by working in partnership with the judiciary.  The marae as a cultural construct is acknowledged as essential for the positive development of that young person, the wh?nau and the whole community.

• The right to participation and the responsibility to provide care. The Rangatahi Court encourages whanau to play an active role in the court monitoring of their young person. Whanau accompany the young person to the hearing and are given an opportunity to address the judge and marae. Affording whanau this voice also calls on the responsibility of whanau to provide positive guidance for their young people.
• The responsibility to work together and the right to govern. The Rangatahi Court approaches a partnership model aspired to under the Treaty of Waitangi. Designated pakeke of the marae support the presiding Judge.  Judiciary and pakeke strengthen a decision making process where each authority respects the distinctive but complementary rights and responsibilities of the other.

The legal reality affirms that the Rangatahi Court is not a separate system of justice.  It works within the existing legal framework but adds value by using marae as a venue and tikanga Maori as an incorporated approach. The sustainability of the Rangatahi Courts relies on ongoing collaboration across government, marae, agencies and service providers, community and whanau.  Of note to the Human Rights Commission is whether a review is needed of current recruiting systems to encourage Maori into careers at all levels of the judicial and court system. One area of need is where the demand for M?ori Youth Court Judges will surpass supply by the end of 2010.  This recruitment review may be needed along-side a stock-take of professional development opportunities to relevant personnel, to ensure that they can deliver the tikanga expertise required for the marae setting.

Although already enjoying immediate outcomes, the profound outcomes of the Rangatahi Courts initiative will present themselves further into the future.  The Human Rights Commission considers the expansion of Rangatahi Courts around the country to be a positive programme that aligns with important human rights principals.

The following waiata “Te Kooti Rangatahi” was written at the time of launching the Hoani Waititi Rangatahi Court in March 2010.  Youth Court Judge Hemi Taumaunu – with assistance from others – wrote the waiata which greatly captures the essence of the Rangatahi Court principles.

Te Kooti Rangatahi/ (translation)

Tenei matou/Here we are

Te whakatipuranga/This generation

O tenei Ao/Living in today’s world

Te nui o/(Alas) the great number

Nga rangatahi Maori/Of our Maori youth

E raru nei/Who are in trouble (with the law)

Ko te anga whakamua nei/The vision for the future

Kia whakahoki tatou e/is for us to return

Ki te Reo me ona Tikanga/To our Maori language, its customs and protocols

Kia mohio mai/So that our Maori youth will know

Ko wai? No whea?/Who they are, and where they are from

A tatou rangatahi e

E whai nei m?tou/We are seeking

I te ara tutuki pai/The pathway to achieve success

Aratika/The right path

Mo nga tamariki/For our children

Mokopuna e raru nei/And grandchildren who are in trouble (with the law)

Kia ora ai/To secure their well-being (for the future)

Ko te anga whakamua nei/The vision for the future

Kia whakahoki tatou e/ is for us to return

Ki te Reo me ona Tikanga/To our Maori language, its customs and protocols

Kia mohio mai/So that our Maori youth will know

Ko wai? No whea?/Who they are, and where they are from

A tatou rangatahi e

Te Kooti Rangatahi/The Rangatahi Court

(E) whakahoki nga taiohi/Returns the young person

Ki te marae/to the marae

Ka pu te ruha/On the basis that

Ka hao te rangatahi/the old worn out net is cast aside

Te kaupapa/and the new net goes fishing

Ko te anga whakamua nei/The vision for the future

Kia whakahoki t?tou e/is for us to return

Ki te Reo me ona Tikanga/To our Maori language, its customs and protocols

Kia mohio mai/ So that our Maori youth will know

Ko wai, No whea?/Who they are, and where they are from

A tatou rangatahi e

Kia mohio mai/So that our Maori youth will know

Ko wai? No whea?/Who they are and where they are from

A tatou rangatahi e

Whakamutunga Conclusion

Tuturu whakamaua kia tina. Tina!/Make it secure, make it tangible

Hui e, Taiki e!/Join together and be united

Many thanks to Marama Davidson for this amazing korero. The following is a profile on Marama.

Marama Davidson is a mokopuna of Te Rarawa, Ngapuhi and Ngati Porou iwi.

Marama works for the Human Rights Commission as an Advisor – seeking to empower people with human rights. She has a particular focus on indigenous rights and working with Maori. She also has a passion for working with young people in strengthening their own accord to take up their responsibilities and make good decisions for themselves.

Marama lives in Tamaki Makarau with her husband and their six tamariki – life is richly chaotic and fun!

The eyes and eyelashes are the focus, with emphasis tightly on lashings of mascara and eyeliner.

To start off, always have a concealer as your eye base. This stops your natural oils around the eye from moving your makeup as it works like a barrier.

Next use a soft grey or mauve eye shadow and make it dark close to the lashes and fading up to the crease.

Then pencil bold black eyeliner around the lash lines top and bottom but not too much, and stretch it slightly to the outer corner and then gently smudge  It should look soft and round not lined and sharp. The key is to keep an intense line close to the lashes.

Then curl the lashes, use metallic eyelash curlers or get your eyelashes permed before hand. Then generously coat the lashes with thickening and volumising mascara.  Apply two or three layers, wait for the mascara to dry before layering the next coat.

Make sure to curl your lashes in between each coat of mascara to achieve that flash lashes effect, and really vamp it up by applying a few individual fake eyelashes.

My favourite trick to complement this stunning look is to add a silver eye shadow in the inner corner of the eye which adds light to the area, for a perfectly wide-eyed dolly look.

Finish the look off with pale coloured beige or pink glossy lips for a shiny pout that compliments striking eyes.