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Healthy Homes Pilot Project

Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu have a new pilot program initiative, in partnership with Awarua Synergy, to improve living standards for our whānau through improved health outcomes resulting from warmer, drier homes.

Through this programme, Awarua Synergy will identify any issues which are creating risks to whānau health due to living in an energy efficient, cold and/or damp home. They will also identify any improvements needed to bring the homes up to Healthy Home standards.

Awarua Synergy will work with the whānau to develop a home-healthiness improvement plan and work with the whānau to implement this plan. Including identifying funding and other support to achieve this.

To meet the criteria, whānau must live in the Murihiku (Southland) region and own their own home.

There is a limited number available for the Healthy Homes pilot project, so please get in touch if you wish to be part of the programme.

Please contact Awarua Synergy

PLEASE APPLY HERE - https://awaruasynergy.co.nz/ngaitahu/

Or contact Kiri Pudda for more information

Phone: 0800 warm south or 0800 927 676

Email: [Enable JavaScript to view protected content]

Contact Form: https://awaruasynergy.co.nz/ngaitahu/

Posted: 26 April 2023

Establishment of the Anamata Māia Rangatahi Advisory Group

UPDATE: This event has been postponed, our new hui date will be announced next week.

Anamata Māia - our rakatahi service, is seeking to bring rakatahi together next Friday for our first hui to begin the establishment of the Anamata Māia Rangatahi Advisory Group.

The role of this group is to inform our service of rakatahi experiences, needs and aspirations in real time, so that we can appropriately tailor and maintain our services to suit the rakatahi in our communities. This mahi wouldn’t exist without them and they deserve to have a say in how it rolls out.

Hui info can be found in the poster attached. Please share this out to any Murihiku rakatahi in your life that you think may be interested.

Posted: 6 April 2023

Regional Leaders Hui Focuses on Housing and Energy Priorities

Regionals Leaders met for the second Murihiku-Southland Regional Leaders Forum on 5 April at Transport World, Invercargill to discuss and workshop two key regional action areas – around housing and energy.

The Regional Leaders Hui is jointly sponsored by the Regional Public Sector Lead – Steph Voight, and Murihiku Regeneration Office of Upoko.

At today’s Hui, Murihiku Upoko Michael Skerrett opened and closed the Hui.Upoko Michael Skerrett presenting to the Regional Hui

Bobbi Brown from Great South, presented regional housing information highlighting the significant problem around regional housing in the areas of affordability, quality of housing stock and availability. Regional Leaders then had the opportunity to look at potential solutions and actions, which will be shared around attendees.

“Housing is a real problem for the region, and has no easy solutions. It’s something which really needs all of us to be working together on”, said Steph Voight.

This discussion was followed by a presentation from Steve Canny, Great South around the very recently released Murihiku-Southland draft Regional Energy Strategy 2022-2050. Steve highlighted both the significant challenges, and opportunities that the region has in front of it, as it moves through its energy transition.

“Our region is better placed that most in New Zealand to meet its 2030 and 2050 decarbonisation targets, however this will still require us to work collaboratively and with clear purpose to get there,” said Steve Canny.

The next Regional leaders Hui is expected to be planned for August-September 2023, to follow on from the Murihiku Regeneration 22-24 May Energy and Innovation Expo.

Posted: 6 April 2023

Murihiku and Ngai Tahu Attendance at Woodside New Energy First Nations Advisory Groups Roundtable

Terry Nicholas , Murihiku Regeneration Portfolio Director and Thomas Aerepo-Morgan, from Ngai Tahu, attended the April 2023 First Nations Advisory Group Roundtable, held in Perth Australia on 3 April, 2023. The Roundtable was sponsored by Woodside New Energy, who are looking to undertake a green hydrogen production project in Murihiku-Southland by 2030.Members of the First Nations Advisory Groups meet with Ngai Tahu representatives..

The role of the First Nations Advisory Groups is to provide independent expert knowledge, advice and recommendations on matters affecting First Nations peoples and communities that are of regional, national or global importance. The event is held yearly to help build awareness, understanding and set future processes, practices and priorities between the First Nations and Woodside as a large industrial player in Australia.

Attending the Roundtable, Terry and Thomas had the opportunity to share the history, cultural context and challenges faced by Ngai Tahu and also the opportunities being looked at through an intergenerational and regenerative lens of the Murihiku Regeneration kaupapa.Those feather in the lobby ae designed by a Noongar artist. They are the feathers of the osprey. The 3 feathers have 2 sides so the six sides represent the 6 Noongar seasons.

“It was an opportunity for us to share our experiences and learnings, but also get back some of the knowledge and insights from the First Peoples representatives at the roundtable, to then look at how we might work with Woodside in the future should their project proceed”, said Terry Nicholas.

“It was a great learning experience to be with the First Peoples Elders, and an opportunity to connect on our histories, culture and challenges. We can certainly take some of these insights back home”, said Thomas Aerepo-Morgan.

The Murihiku delegation is with Woodside New Energy, from 3-6 April and the visit has included commercial meetings and a visit to the major Woodside production projects sites in Western Australia to look at the impact on, and interactions with local communities.

Posted: 5 April 2023

Opportunity to have say on Murihiku Southland’s future energy needs

Murihiku Regeneration has partnered with Great South to support the development of the draft Southland Murihiku Regional Energy Strategy 2022 -2050, which has been released for public input.

The report see here, was developed by BECA and is now ready for public discussion.

The strategy identifies Southland’s potentially unprecedented demand for renewable energy and potential ways to meet that demand.

The draft Strategy for the region, is now open for consultation until Wednesday 26 April 2023.

Great South Strategic Projects General Manager Stephen Canny says,“ we are in the exciting position of having several new major industries eyeing up Southland. Having this strategy means that investors will have confidence investing in the region - we have a plan and a focus on renewable energy.”

The draft strategy presents three potential future scenarios for the region; baseline - where NZAS closes and Southern Green Hydrogen (SGH) does not proceed; transition - where NZAS closes and SGH goes ahead; and green energy growth - where both NZAS and SGH co-exist.

It also outlines potential new renewable energy sources such as further wind farms, biomass, solar, biogas and run-of-river hydro generation, and maps a pathway to address industry decarbonisation and to transition from a reliance on fossil-fuel transportation.

“Working together as a region and making use of rapidly emerging technology will be critical to make optimal use of this resource,” says Murihiku Regeneration Portfolio Director Terry Nicholas

An advisory group comprising iwi, councils, major local industry and the electricity sector guided the process and development of the draft Strategy.

There is opportunity for the public to find out more about the strategy at public hui in Gore, Te Anau, and Invercargill- with dates and locations as follows:

• Gore – Monday 17 April, 4.00pm
• Invercargill – Tuesday 18 April, 4.00pm
• Te Anau – Thursday 20 April, 4.00pm

For a consultation form, to view the strategy and summary and to RSVP for the public sessions please visit greatsouth.nz.

We welcome any comments or feedback on the draft document here

Posted: 4 April 2023