Working with our community

Jo Brand and her team at Hokonui Rūnanga work to support all aspects of education in our community. Our services include:

• School principals and their staff with cultural and Te Reo advice and support.
• School BOTs with professional development and cultural support.
• Kaiako with further study, e.g. Master’s Degree.
• Facilting educational opportunities.

Supporting your tamariki/rangatahi

We are here to support tamariki/rangatahi with their education needs. We can help you with:

• Addressing any concerns issues in a strength based way.
• Mediating communication.
• Learner Support funding for extra tuition (pending eligibility).
• Learning how you can be involved and make a difference in improving outcomes for your children at home and school.
• Funding, scholarship, training opportunities.

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Our Kaimahi - Staff

Jo Brand.Jo Brand:

Kaitoko Mātauraka | Education and Community Development

Waitaha, Kati Mamoe, Kāi Tahu, Te Arawa

Jo was born here in Gore but spent several decades away from Murihiku living around the world and NZ whilst working within the FMCG sector. Jo has studied Psychology, Communications and Business Administration. Jo has held roles with duel Operational Delivery and Human Resources outputs, leading teams of 300 with a speciality in multi-site leadership. She likes to call herself a ‘Jack of all trades but a master of none’. Jo is a practitioner of Community Led Development, which is when local voice leads system change. “Whānau know what their community needs ” – our job is to enable that journey!

Jo is passionate about influencing system change for the betterment of whānau. She is the Hokonui Representative on the following:

• Eastern FVIARS (Family Violence Interagency Response System)
• Eastern Resilience against Organised Crime (ROCC) - Vice Chair
• Hokonui Public Service leads roopu
• Gore Creative Communities Funding Committee
• Gore Health Inc
• Hokonui Mandated Health lead (Te Tauraki process)
• MAG – Māori Advisory Group Southland (Police)
• Tuawhenua

Jo is also:

• Board member of Whakatipu Community Hub Board (representing 7 rūnaka) Whakatipu Hub – Whakatipu Community Hub Charitable Trust
• Chair of Hokonui Community Led Health
• Co-chair of Southland Regional Leadership group with Steph Voight
• Queenstown Lakes Hospital Clinical Governance member

Matu Coleman-Clarke.Matu Coleman-Clarke:

Kaitohutohu Tikanga / Cultural Advisor

With his unique skill set Matu is an invaluable member of the Hokonui Runaka. He is currently the cultural advisor for the Runaka, but Matu has previously worked as a kapa-haka tutor and as a kaiāwhina.

Matu runs the Te Ao Māori Staff Personal Development Workshops at the Runaka for all the different teams of kaimahi.

Matu is the person to contact for cultural advice, tangihganga/funerals, blessings, mihi whakatau, translation and composition.

Matu can also be found composing, translating and story telling- tasks that are all crucial to the functioning of our organisation.

Please go through Jo if you would like to be in contact with Matu for something for your school.

Hokonui Rūnanga Mātauranga Strategy

Tutor from Auckland University running a study prep workshop for some rangatahi at Hokonui Rūnanga.Vision

Hokonui Rūnanga will support whānau to participate and succeed on all pathways of Mātauranga. Hokonui Rūnanga will show leadership and support to community, schools and whānau to reach their aspirations of Māori excellence in Mātauranga.

Our Mahi

Hokonui Rūnanga has a long history of advocating for whānau particularly our tamariki and rangatahi at risk of becoming disengaged from fulfilling their academic potential or pathways to successful training and employment.

Underpinning the aspirations of Hokonui Rūnanga is the broader Ngāi Tahu Te Rautaki Mātauranga strategy. The Rūnanga aligns with the vision ‘That education enables the success and well-being of Ngāi Tahu whānau in all aspects of their lives’. Find out about Whānau Opportunities for Ngāi Tahu.

Hokonui Rūnanga is also committed to the wider community in the spirit of partnership and collaboration as we believe the success of all contributes to the success of our whānau. We do this in collaboration with Ministry of Education, local Council and community wide initiatives, voluntary programmes and funded contracts.

Hokonui Rūnanga has 12,078 registered members (Feb 2018). We want all whānau to have access to any educational opportunity that supports them to achieve their goals and aspirations. That they may participate and contribute to their communities and enjoy good health and standards of living.

Guiding Principles

To achieve our vision Hokonui Rūnanga aligns with the strategies of Ngāi Tahu Te Rautaki Mātauranga strategy to:

• Create Pathways
• Prioritise Success
• Provide Leadership
• Promote Innovation

We will achieve this at a Rūnanga level by continuing to develop, implement and monitor mātauranga opportunities. We will do this holistically in partnership with all services offered at Hokonui Rūnanga to ensure the best outcomes for all whānau.

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