This webinar was held on 22 October 2020.
E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā hau e whā, tēnā koutou katoa. Te Whare Māori presents a webinar series where Māori talk about the highs and lows of navigating the myriad challenges that whānau face living life in Aotearoa, New Zealand. In ‘Tāne talks’ (the first in this series), tāne kōrero frankly about the ups and downs of whānau life, especially through 2020 and COVID-19.
Ngā Kaikōrero
Facilitator and Contributor:
Eruera Lee-Morgan (Te Arawa, Pare Waikato, Pare Hauraki)
Eruera has more than 25 years’ experience in the Māori media industry broadcasting in television and radio. He has a broad range of experience including, producer, presenter, director, writer, journalist, video-journalist, film maker and strategist. For the last decade, he has held several key senior positions at Māori Television including Head of Te Reo programming, Executive Producer Te Reo, Head of Production as well as Programme Commissioner. For three years, he was also the host of ‘Mataora’ a te reo Māori live daily current affairs show in Te Reo channel. Eruera Lee-Morgan’s work in Māori language broadcasting has provided him with rich opportunities to engage with Māori language experts, iwi leaders and community activists throughout the country. Eruera Lee-Morgan is a well-known and highly respected Maori language journalist and broadcaster.
As well as the co-director of Rautaki, he is also a Senior Advisor, Te Puni Kōkiri, Auckland Regional Office, where he is able to utilise his knowledge of te reo, tikanga, mātauranga Māori and networks, to support Maori development in our communities. Eruera has recently conducted high level reo and tikanga focused session with power brokers of Auckland Super City and is committed to continue this line of engagement.
Poata Watene (Waikato Tainui, Ngai Te Rangi) 
Teenaa koutou I roto I ngaa tini aahuatanga o te waa. Noo Waikato Tainui ki taha o tooku matua, noo Ngai Te Rangi ki te taha o tooku whaea. Nei rā ka mihi.
Growing up in a rural country setting in the King Country was a wonderful experience. We lived a simple life on a farm in Pureora forest; living off the land, hunting, fishing and gardening. Whanaungatanga and kotahitanga were whaanau values embedded at an early age, and living in the bush and on the marae taught us to be respectful and mindful of others. It was physically and mentally demanding, but we learned to work hard at a young age and our whaanau values would endure throughout my personal life and career.
For the past 18 months, I’ve been the CEO for the Hamilton Abuse Interventions Project (HAIP) in the Waikato. We have restructured the kaupapa so it’s fit for purpose and will soon take on a new name as part of our modernisation programme as we continue to uphold the restoration and preservation of mana motuhake for those accessing our services and kaupapa.
Adrian Te Patu (Aotea, Kurahaupo) 
For nearly four decades Adrian has worked for government departments, Crown agencies, community organisations, iwi, and health providers including District Health Boards. He has also been a member of various government reference groups. In more recent years Adrian has been a tutor, trainer, lecturer and an advisor in Public Health, particularly indigenous health. Adrian is a recent past vice president of the Public Health Association of New Zealand. He currently represents New Zealand and the Asia-Pacific region on the governing council of the World Federation of Public Health Associations and chairs the Indigenous Working Group of the council. Adrian is on the board of the Mental Health Foundation and has also served on boards including the Health Promotion Forum of New Zealand, Canterbury West Coast Cancer Society and served two terms as an elected member of the Christchurch City Council on the Lyttelton Mt Herbert Community Board. He is a proud life member of the Diamond Harbour Rugby Club in Canterbury.
Joseph Stafford (Ngāti Rārua, Ngāti Tama and Ngāti Maniapoto)
Born and bred in Marlborough and Nelson, Joseph Stafford is of Ngāti Rārua, Ngāti Tama and Ngāti Maniapoto descent. Father to twin boys he has been a stanch advocate of their journey through (rūmaki) Māori medium education.
Joseph is a cancer survivor whose own cancer journey sees him advising service design right across the health sector from telehealth to cancer-care to mental health. He is also Head of Equity and Culture at the National Telehealth Service as well equity ‘advisor’ to several other health sector clients. Through his own charity he also ‘walks alongside’ ‘whānau’ navigating a cancer experience as their advocate. He has a background in marketing & branding founding and leading cultural agencies within two of NZ’s largest advertising organisations, Ogilvy & Mather and Clemenger BBDO.
This webinar was supported through a partnership with the New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse.
