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Read moreMana Wahine Week 2006
Karanga: Ngā Reo o ngā Wāhine Māori
Introduction
Mana Wahine week is a national event that the Ministry has celebrated annually since 1993. The theme for Mana Wahine Week 2006 was celebrating Māori women in business as leaders, challengers and achievers. The Ministry highlights the important role and achievements of Mäori women as tāngata whenua and the contributions that Māori women have made to the economy.
The week’s celebration was to:
- promote the achievements of Māori women in business
- profile prominent role models from within the Māori community who are leaders, challengers and achievers
- promote Māori women’s caring and whānau, hāpu and iwi responsibilities as a critical factor in shaping decisions on entering into business
- promote the number and capabilities of Māori women in leadership and decision-making roles
- the Action Plan for New Zealand Women contains programmes specifically targeted at improving women’s participation in leadership and decision-making roles in the economic sector (Action areas 1.3.3 and 1.4.1).
Mana Wahine 2006
The launch for Mana Wahine Week in early April 2006 marked this annual celebration. Ministry of Women's Affairs Chief Executive Shenagh Gleisner said this year's theme 'Māori women in business as leaders, challengers and achievers' honoured the huge contribution Māori women make to their communities and the wider New Zealand economy. Other speakers on the evening included:- Hon Lianne Dalziel, Minister of Women’s Affairs, Commerce and Small Business
- Hon Nanaia Mahuta, Minister of Customs, Youth Affairs and Associate Minister for the Environment and of Local Government
- Leiana Rei Perawiti, Fashion designer
Leiana has a background in manufacturing and retailing, having graduated with a Bachelor of Fashion from Wanganui Polytechnic in 2000. Leiana has achieved the following awards:
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Supreme Award, Lycra Du Pont New Zealand Awards, 1999 and 2000
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Kākahu Fashion Design Travelling Scholarship, 2002
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Supreme Award, L'Oreal New Zealand Fashion Week, 2003
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Arushi Supreme Award, Wearable Māori Heritage Awards 2004.
Leiana launched her 'Leiana Rei' label in 2003 and currently has her designs in many reputable outlets, such as Kirkcaldie and Stains and Te Papa Tongarewa in Wellington. She has licensed her paua printed fabric to Moontide International, New Zealand's largest swimwear company.
Colleen Tuuta, National Advisory Committee on the Employment of Women (NACEW)
Colleen Tuuta is of Taranaki, Ngāti Mutunga, Ngāti Mahuta descent and lives in New Plymouth. She is a Company Director and independent consultant specialising in Māori Business and Economic Development. Colleen has travelled widely in Europe and the UK, is a unique motivational trainer and has extensive business experience.
Colleen launched the new brochure 'If you could be anything...what will it be?' based on the research Discovering the potential of women in small business completed in November 2003 by the New Zealand Centre for Small and Medium Enterprise Research, Massey University (338.642 DIS in Info Services). The brochure is part of an awareness raising campaign that NACEW is leading to encourage women to make 'informed choices.'
Mabel Wharekawa-Burt was compere for the evening. Mabel is of Ngāti-Ranginui/Ngaiterangi descent and was born and bred in Katikati. She is one of the high profile Māori and mainstream actors of Aotearoa. She is a mother and grandmother, a recording artist, actor and scriptwriter/script consultant and company director. She is a survivor of domestic violence, a stroke in 1998 and is now the managing director of Kia Ora Group who specialise in arts-based professional development. She also runs a successful TV and music production studio and has established her own music recording studio.
Mabel spent many years overseas to return to the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic within the Performing Arts Department until her stroke.
Film Festival: 22 - 23 April at Wellington City Gallery Auditorium
This festival was an opportunity for Māori women to present and communicate their craft and storytelling to a wider audience. The film festival showcased two documentaries that feature a range of Māori women artists across the documentary film art form. The third documentary added a global indigenous element with the documentary 'Strange Fruit' that highlights racial discrimination faced by African Americans.
Films shown were:
- Georgie Girl (2001) – is both a chronicle of Georgina Beyer's (Te Ati Awa) daily life as a Member of Parliament, and an account of the journey that took her from farm boy to cabaret performer to community organiser to national leader. Produced by Annie Goldson and Peter Wells.
- Moko Kauae (2003) - The documentary explores the reflections of four Māori women who have reclaimed the kauae as a Māori woman’s symbol of cultural identity. Produced by Leonie Pihama (Te Ati Awa, Ngāti Mahanga) and Sharon Hawke (Ngāti Whatua) of Moko Productions, Auckland.
- Strange Fruit – this documentary takes a fascinating look at the origins and impact of a ballad that's been called 'one of ten songs that changed the world.' Sixty-six years after its debut, 'Strange Fruit' (the ballad) remains one of the strongest statements on racism. Produced by Joel Katz.
A panel discussion with contributors Te Maari Gardiner (Ngai Te Rangi, Ngāti Tuwharetoa) and Tuhipo Kereopa (Ngāti Whakau, Tuhorangi, Ngati Wahiao) took place on Saturday following the screenings of Moko Kauae and Strange Fruit.
Mana Wahine 2005:
Karanga: Ngā Reo o ngā Wāhine Māori - Voices of Māori Women
The theme for the 2005 event was to celebrate ten years since the launch of the Karanga: Ngā Reo o ngā Wāhine Māori - Voices of Māori Women cassette tapes produced by the Ministry to promote the use of the Māori Language. The Karanga project consists of 13 topics with 29 Māori women speaking about aspects in Te Reo Māori including: women and leadership; storytelling; the language and custom of Karanga; writers and publishers, Māori language immersion schools and modern music composition. The women were interviewed and the tapes were first produced in 1995.
Copies are now with most libraries, universities and wananga. You are able to copy these as long as you do not sell them for profit.
The recordings can now be accessed below.
Contact Details
Ministry of Women’s Affairs48 Mulgrave Street
Thorndon
Wellington
Tel: 04 915 7112
Fax: 04 916 1604
Email: mwa@mwa.govt.nz
Website: www.mwa.govt.nz
Links
If you know of or are planning any Mana Wahine events in your community and would like them posted on our website please let us know. See below for contact details.
The Ministry of Māori Development - Te Puni Kōkiri lists events happening around the country.
www.tpk.govt.nz/news/events/default.asp
