Ko Te Whanganui-a-Tara te maunga,

Ko Waingōngoro te awa,

Ko Waimārama te marae,

Ko Taupunga te whare,

Ko Ngāti Kurukuru me Ngāti Whakaiti ngā hapū,

Ko Ngāti Kahungunu te iwi,

Ko Harawira Mahikai Te Tātere te tipuna.

My name is Jeremy Tātere MacLeod. My parents gave me my grandfather's name as my second name - the late Tatere (TT) McDonald. I am of Ngāti Kurukuru & Ngāti Whakaiti, and descend through the youngest son of Harawira Mahikai Te Tātere who was Haora Tātere and had one birth child - Mere Hoka Tātere who married Matewhitu Kershaw and had 5 daughters. Sadly, our 5 kuia were rendered landless in Waimārama due to no fault of their own, so I know first-hand the detrimental effects of land loss.

I am honoured to have been elected as your Chairperson. I have a range of experience in governance and am excited to be able to bring these skills home to help achieve our hapū strategic vision.

I am a husband & father and work in a range of various facets of the world of Māori language revitalisation. I have also spent many years studying the language under some of the nation's best language and cultural exponents.

I am committed to delivering the 3 year priorities as determined by the hapū at a recent wānanga. I am passionate about empowering the Committee, Portfolio Holders and Sub-Committees to lead in their respective areas.

Whilst my mother left New Zealand in the late 1970s, my late grandparents Tatere & Ruma McDonald always maintained a strong connection to Waimārama.

I deem it an absolute privilege to serve you all and follow in the inspirational footsteps of former committees. There are exciting times ahead for us all and I know that all 8 of your Trustees are committed to working alongside you all to achieve our various aspirations.

Kia ora tātau katoa.

Tihei mauri ora!

Ko Rawinia Barlow tēnei, te pou tuarua hou o te kōmiti Māori o Waimārama. Ko Makere Maxwell rāua ko Punch Barlow ōku tīpuna, nā rāua, ko taku pāpā, ko Boppa, ā, nāna ko au!

Ko tōku pāpā te hononga ā-whakapapa ki te kāinga nei, engari ko taku māmā te wahine manawanui ki te hunga o Waimārama, ki te whakatinana hoki i ngā wawata o ōku tīpuna, kia whakatōngia ki roto i au ko aku here ki konei.

I whānau mai au ki tēnei whenua haumako o Heretaunga, i tipu ai i roto i ngā wai marino o Waimārama. He herenga ōku ki ngā maunga whakahī o Ngāi Tai rātau ko Ngāti Rangi, ko Ngāi Tahu me Ngāti Kahungunu.

Ko Waimārama te ūkaipō. He wahine marae au, nā reira, ko au ko Waimārama, ko Waimārama ko au. Ngākaunui nei au ki taku marae i te ao, i te po, ā, mate noa!

Ōku pūkenga:

- Passionate about engaging the next generation in the future, dignity and well being of our marae and community.

- I’m reliable, patient, caring and have plenty of time for our pakeke and kaumatua.

- I would vouch that I am technically savvy and if there is anything I'm incapable of, I will tutu until I accomplish the task required. Therefore an administration savvy. Enjoy working under pressure and am able to adapt to changes on demand.

- Passionate about keeping our ahikā glowing and successfully burning.

- All of the above and more, when given a task I thrive on ensuring the task is completed and exceeds all expectations at a memorable and high level.

Aku whāinga:

- Whareora renovated, upgraded, safe and building compliant. Hei whare oranga, hei kōhanga mō ngā hapū o Waimārama.

- Wharekai renovated to be at a safe standard

Kāuta upgrade and mural restored.

- Lead Kura Whakakairangi projects to keep our standard at high

- Tikanga / Kawa wānanga held to establish and educate our future generations of Waimārama tikanga / kawa and our WHY!

- Engage and ignite the flame in our whānau to be more active on our whenua. Succession!

- Remain as an active Kaitiaki moana for Ngā Hapū o Waimārama

“He waka eke noa tēnei, me kotahi te hoe”

Sustainability Director

It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.

Ko Takitimu te waka

Ko Te Whanganui-ā-Tara te maunga

Ko Waingōngoro te awa

Ko Waimārama te marae

Ko Taupunga te whare

Ko Ngāti Kahungunu te iwi

Ko Ngāti Kurukuru te hapū

Ko Tiakitai te tangata

My connection to Waimārama is through my mother Raukura Love (Tiakitai).

From an early age mum would bring us back to Waimārama for the Christmas holidays to spend with our Tiakitai whānau. So many beautiful childhood memories and lifelong connections were created in Waimārama.

It was when mum passed away, and was brought onto the marae where the people of Waimārama demonstrated what true manaaki and aroha was by coming together to support our whānau through the maemae of losing a loved one. This will forever be imprinted in my heart, and also when that strong pull to move closer to Mum, her whānau and her people began.

So after nearly 20 years living in Te Waipounamu and Te Whanganui-ā-Tara, my daughter and I made the big move to the pridelands of Ngāti Kahungunu to start a new chapter. I would like to acknowledge and thank the whānau who have helped, guided and supported us along the way, without the support we would not be here today.

My work history has been primarily within government, whānau Māori and rangatahi social services sector, which led me into the Māori health sector particularly within Māori health scholarships and community health funding,

enabling our people to attain the skills, funding opportunities to allow whānau to lead initiatives to improve and enhance health aspirations for themselves, their whānau and their hapori.

I am currently studying for a couple of tohu this year (Rongoā Māori, Te Reo Māori and Raranga), while working remotely within the Māori health workforce development and research sectors.

I put my hand up April 2022 to support and serve in the interests of our Marae, hapū and iwi by volunteering my time, utilizing my skills and experience to benefit the people of Waimārama.

I te taha o tōku pāpā:

Ko Whanganui-a-Tara tōku maunga

Ko Waingōngoro tōku awa

Ko Ngāti Whakaiti me Ngāti Kurukuru ngā hapū

Ko Ngāti Kahungunu tōku iwi

Ko Takitimu tōku waka

Ko Taupunga tōku wharenui

Ko Waimarama tōku marae

I te taha o tōku māmā:

Ko Paripaopao me Rangiāhua ki Tōrere ōku maunga

Ko Wainui tōku awa

Ko Ngāitai tōku hapū

Ko Ngāi Tai tōku iwi

Ko Tainui tōku waka

Ko Tōrere tōku marae

Ko Tōrerenui-a-Rua tōku tipuna

Ko Harry Barlow rāua ko Makere Maxwell ōku mātua,

Ko Triphena Te Ohomauri Barlow tōku ingoa.

I am the 2nd youngest of 10 children and I have 2 grown children and 8 mokopuna, 2 of which I have raised since they were born (now 14 and 15 years old). Born and raised growing, working and experiencing life on Waimārama Marae, grounds me in my desire to continue the legacy that my parents and whānau whānui held in their strive to support and uplift our marae, whānau and hapū.

I am motivated, excited and feel privileged to be a Marae trustee on the Māori Committee of Waimārama.

My employment background, lived life experience and past healing journey from alcohol & drug addiction - completing the Taha Māori Program in 1999 (Queen Mary Hospital - Christchurch) with a clean time/ recovery journey spanning 22 years, informs my practice and brings a high level of solution focus and empathy to my work with whanau. I am educated and have experience working and living in Heretaunga- Te Matau-a-Māui, having had various roles supporting high risk whanau who have violence, alcohol & drug, and mental health challenges.

I am passionate and skilled in working alongside individuals and whanau to move forward by helping them look past their circumstances and create pathways that will empower and enhance their future aspirations. My experience is based on helping whanau identify what’s important to them and explore solutions to realise and identify their own moemoeā/vision and creation of a tailor made plan.

I believe that with our whānau, hapū and iwi we can move forward and uplift and encourage a future of success, excellence and wellbeing for the hapū of Waimārama Marae and community.

Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora te iwi.