Pānui – Hakihea/December 2011
Ngā Aho Whakaari Pānui
Hakihea/ December 2011
E ngā mana, e ngā reo, koutou hoki e noho ana i roto i ngā kainga maha ō te mōtu, tēnā koutou i roto i te āhuatanga o te wā.
The All Blacks won the Rugby World Cup much to the relief of the entire country. A new goverment has been elected and the machinations into whose on which side make for entertaining politics for a while.
Meanwhile some look forward to summer breaks while others wonder how the hell they are going to pay the rent as contracts end for the year with prospects for 2012 a distant promise.
Ngā Aho Whakaari is joining other screen industry bodies for a Joint Industry Christmas Party on Thursday 15th September. But before we celebrated the end of a rather long year the Ngā Aho Whakaari Board spent the day working on the constitution and strategy for our organisation.
Ngā AhoWhakaari was founded 15 years ago and works to adapt and set in place robust administration so we can continue to develop to meet the needs of its members and associates.
Next year promises to be another full year as we plan the National Conference for May 2012 as well as industry specific workshops. We are working hard to keep our members up to date and informed of developments as the industry undergoes radical changes. These include a new te reo Māori strategy and an IT strategy.
Ngā Aho Whakaari wishes all its members, associates and those working in the challenging New Zealand and Māori screen industry a safe and relaxing Christmas, and a creative and prosperous New Year.
Important Dates
Board Meeting December 15th, Board Room at Ngā Aho Whakaari Office
Joint Industry Christmas Party, 15th December, Long Room, Ponsonby, Auckland
School starts 31st January 2012
Waitangi Day 06 February 2012
National Hui May 2012
Easter: Good Friday 6th April – Easter Monday 9th April 2012
Chair Report -Hakihea 2011
Kia ora koutou,
I would like to keep you all updated with progress on plans and ideas between meetings. I also hope, if you get a chance to go over this material, that it will help inform your thinking and provide an opportunity for you to have an input on these issues.
These are background issues but at the forefront is a plan to compile a special memorial Pānui for Te Kauhoe Wano. If you would like to contribute to this Pānui please contact Hineani Melbourne on hineani@ngaahowhakaari.co.nz
Ā te wā nā
Ella
Strategic Intent
Strategic Planning
Strategic Relationships: Stakeholders
SPADA:
Hineani and I attended the Annual Conference, November 10-11. It was an excellent opportunity for introductions and networking. I also attending a couple of the workshops which were inspiring, in particular Award winning producers Marcus Gillezeau and Ellenor Cox and the approach they took with Storm Surfers from concept to audience; ‘the Digital Natives? Programming for Younger’ sponsored by Māori TV, and the plans for roll-out of Ultrahigh Fibre Broadband (UFB), hopefully coming to a street near you soon!
TMP
Hineani and I caught up with the TMP crew at SPADA and met some of the new Board. This was followed by a meeting at TMP in Wellington to update Larry and Lynne Parr on our new Executive team and plans for 2012. I feel the meeting the well.
NZFC
We met with the CEO and development team of NZFC at SPADA, which was informative and very useful. I wass also able to meet Kath Akuhata-Brown and Graham Mason in Wellington, to talk about some of our plans for 2012, and how the Work Sector Program (which rolled out of the Review of the Review of the Film Commission) might impact on NZFC funding for guilds and professional development in the future, more on that below.
NZOA
I met briefly with Jane Wrightson, CEO of NZOA and Board member Caren Rangi at SPADA, to introduce myself and catch up. We will no doubt engage further with NZOA as our 2012 plans progress, and it is extremely helpful to have Nicole Hoey sitting on the Board.
MTS
Ngā Aho Whakaari continues to have an enduring relationship with Māori Television at all levels and across all departments, and we hope to continue to enjoy this kind of relationship. Hineani and I met briefly with senior management, and the Deputy Chair, Ian Taylor at SPADA, which was very positive. We also attended the Kawe Mate for Te Kauhoe on Friday 25th, which was both sad and uplifting. On the 26th, I was part of the Kōwhiri 2011election coverage. I look forward to working closely with them on planning for our National Hui in March 2012.
SINZ
Ngā Aho Whakaari has recently joined Screen Industry New Zealand, a collaboration of all the screen industry guilds. I attended the first meeting in early October. Members of the Ministry Culture & Heritage (MCH) and Ministry Economic Development (MED), who are charged with implementing the Screen Sector Work Programme. From that meeting I discussed the possibility of a united screen industry (e.g. us at SINZ) developing a strategy to liaise directly with TEC to deliver professional development. I have attached a draft letter which is being circulated among the SINZ guilds for discussion in December/
Te Paepae Atāta
Lawrence Wharerau represents us on Te Paepae Ataata, he has submitted a written report on recent developments.
Te Pūtahi Pāoho
Quinton Hita represents us on Te Pūtahi Pāoho. We look forward to hearing from him.
The Brown Pages
Iulia Leilua is now the Director of the Brown Pages Trust and has contacted us for support in developing the Brown Pages as a web-site, e-book, and much broader strategy than the printed directory. We can discuss this in more detail at the December meeting.
TMP Advisory Board
Hineani and I sit on the Board, but we have not yet met whilst I have been Chair.
Proposed National Hui
Date May, 2012
Venue Rotorua
Kaupapa TBC
Manuhiri TBC
Budget TBC
Strategic Objectives 2012
- 1. Iwi Wānanga
Tearepa, Quinton, Kareen, Hineani and Christina have been working on these Kaupapa.
Hokianga: Completed three Hui
Waikaremōana: In planning
Waiāriki: First Hui done
- 2. Productions
Funding is available to produce short films that emerge from the Iwi Wānanga. These will be discussed in more detail at the December meeting.
- 3. Proposed Te Reo Strategy 2012 (see attached)
a) Kōrero Paki
Te Reo Club, beginning January in Auckland, a fun, social opportunity to kōrero Māori
b) Reo Wānanga Pāpāoho
Level 5 Te Reo course specifically designed by AUT for practitioners and onset, taught across two Noho Marae, available free beginning March 2012, with another Noho in May. Thirty students required for it to go ahead.
c) Matapaki Reo Hui
Ngā Aho Whakaari will host two National Hui in 2012 bringing together experts in Te Reo and screen production to further develop the lexicon of the Māori screen industry.
- 4. Proposed Publication Strategy 2012
a) Dictionary: Kupu Pāpāho
To strengthen Te Reo in the industry, the outcomes of the Matapaki Reo Hui will contribute to a comprehensive dictionary and lexicon of Māori Screen Production language to be published in 2012.
b) Te Urutahi Kotāta, 2nd Edition
We plan to revise, update and publish a second edition in 2012 and make it available in hard copy and as an e-book, available through our expanded web-site presence
c) History of Ngā Aho Whakaari
I intend to seek funding to publish a History of Ngā Aho Whakaari (and our tupuna organisation Te Manu Aute). Much of the historical information for an introductory chapter is included in my PhD. However, I would call for chapters from all those who had been Chair and other interested parties. I think such a text is timely, and it should be published by us.
- 5. Proposed International Opportunities
After discussions with NZFC personnel, I think there is potential for development of a strategy to take the Māori screen industry, which is unique in the world, as a fully mature and operational indigenous screen sector, out into the wider world to celebrate and acknowledge our existence, share a body of our work and pitch proposals for international investors.
Administrative & Financial
Finances
- Ella, Christina and Hineani have now formed the Management Committee, who will meet fortnightly to discuss administrative tasks and oversee payments of accounts.
- The final Audited Accounts are due from the Accountant very soon
Interim Administrator Role
- Hineani has agreed to continue as a Contractor providing Ngā Aho Whakaari with Administrative Service until October 28th, 2012
Internet-Telecommunications
Phone and internet services
We have transferred from Call Plus to Vodafone, resulting in a 500% increase in broadband for 50% less contract. Hineani and Ella have transferred their cells to a contract with Vodafone for one-year, thereby allowing free calls between each and the office, and increased free minutes. This will cost $40 per month for Hineani, and $60 per month for Ella (because I have a family-plan on my cell-phone contract. I will reimburse Ngā Aho Whakaari $40 per month for my personal use of the phone, and Ngā Aho Whakaari will cover any additional calls I make the organisation, over and above $20 per month.
Computer
Hineani and Ella purchased a new PC (Lenovo IdeaPad Y560) on November 24th. It has 8G RAM, and 750G HDD. It will enable Hineani to retire her personal computer and rationalise our files. Also, we intent to upgrade the existing i-Mac for use as an editing suite for footage, news and other collateral we may wish to place and manage on our improved internet presence.
Internet
Hineani and Ella are meeting with a number of IT providers to discuss a strategy for integrating our web-site presence, enhancing the current site, and the Face Book page and explore opportunities around a YouTube or Vimeo channel.
Data Projector
We have secured a commitment from the importer of a light and portable data projector that we can purchase one when they arrive in the country in December, for under $1,000, which we are very pleased about
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New Pay Partnership Not a New Dawn for Local Content
Ngā Aho Whakaari is meeting with SINZ (Screen Industry NZ) to discuss the new partnership between TVNZ and SKY Television.
TVNZ and SKY Television claim it will provide further pay opportunities for viewing of local programmes which have already been seen on TVNZ, but its implications for new programmes are unclear, says SPADA, the
organisation representing New Zealand production companies and producers.
“Based on the evidence so far, our members are very concerned about the implications for the future of our television landscape,” says SPADA CEO Penelope Borland.
“Production companies licence their programmes to broadcasters and the terms of those licences need to be properly negotiated,” says Ms Borland. “In the absence of any regulation in this area, the dominant players TVNZ and SKY can force commercial deals that suit them financially and that will strengthen their businesses at the expense of local producers and NZ On Air. That leaves the New Zealand production industry and viewers with a raw deal.”
TVNZ is wanting to take PAY rights for new programmes from production companies for no compensation. That includes programmes funded primarily by NZ On Air, which is legislated to support the free access of the New Zealand public to local programmes.
These arrangements would not be tolerated in other countries, as there are regulatory regimes in places like Australia, Canada, UK and Europe to ensure that those who produce programmes for free-to-air television are compensated for
additional PAY TV rights, because the programmes are commercially valuable to PAY TV operators who make a good return from them.
TVNZ’s Head of Digital Media and Channels Eric Kearly said on Radio New Zealand’s Nine to Noon programme this morning that the main barrier to the new PAY model was the negotiation of rights to content. Mr Kearly said that TVNZ had successfully managed to negotiate them when they were needed, and TVNZ is ready with these rights for the new situation, said Ms Borland.
“It’s pretty clear that there is no negotiation in a scenario where New Zealand’s biggest free-to- air, Government owned television broadcaster in partnership with our only PAY TV provider takes rights to PAY TV for no compensation” said Ms
Borland.
“It is time to end the wild west in television broadcasting in New Zealand,” said Ms Borland. “The announcement of this new partnership highlights the case for regulation in the broadcasting environment.”
Ngā Aho Whakaari will keep its members informed in any developments in this area.
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Te Māngai Pāho News
Important Dates
Closing Deadline: 5pm Friday 17 February 2012
Board Hui: Thursday 15 March 2012
Notification of Board Decisions: Friday 16 March 2012
Te Māngai Pāho is closing for a longer period over the Christmas/New year period. If you miss the final payment run of 2011 it will be 18th January before the next payments will be made.
Te Māngai Pāho will be facilitating a further Language Planning Workshop early in the New Year (most likely date second week of February) if you are interested in attending please email Caytion Wineera. caytion@tmp.govt.nz
Language Veteran Huirangi Waikerepuru Takes Top Honour at Māori Language Awards 2011
Veteran language advocate – Huirangi Waikerepuru; a small, low decile school in Gisborne – Kaiti School; a long standing national total immersion language course – Kura Reo; and an iwi, Te Reo o Taranaki, all took out the top awards at the Māori Language Awards, held in Rotorua this evening.
Huirangi Waikerepuru received the Taku Toa Takimano award, which recognises an individual’s contribution to the language.
As the head of Ngā Kaiwhakapūmau i te Reo Māori, he spearheaded two claims. The first was Te Reo Māori claim in the early eighties and focussed on the need for recognition of te reo Māori as an official language. The claim led to the passing of the Māori Language Act in 1987 and the establishment of Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori. From the late eighties through to 1993 Huirangi, again with Ngā Kaiwhakapūmau, worked with the NZ Māori Council on a Privy Council case, arguing that the government should recognise and protect Māori language as a taonga under Te Tiriti o Waitangi in relation to the allocation of broadcasting assets. This later led to the establishment of the Māori broadcasting agency, Te Māngai Pāho and ultimately Māori Television.
“Huirangi is a passionate and humble man, whose contributions to language revitalisation will stand in our history as perhaps the most significant language achievements in the last forty years. We would have been remiss in not acknowledging his vision and leadership in that time, as such he is truly deserved of this honour” says CE, Glenis Philip-Barbara.
Kura Reo, a total immersion language course and Te Reo o Taranaki were joint recipients of Te Tira Aumangea award given to a group or organisation in recognition of their efforts towards language revitalisation.
Each year a series of four week long Kura Reo, aimed at intermediate to fluent speakers of te reo Māori, are held at four key locations across the country. These locations include Rotorua, Heretaunga (Hastings), Waipukurau, and Christchurch. The Kura Reo are held in the first week of each school holiday break and are conducted completely in te reo Māori. This series of wānanga has been running for over twenty years.
Initially Te Reo o Taranaki, established well over twenty years ago, had a simple premise – to drive efforts towards revitalising language within their communities and in the main ran wānanga, waiata classes and other community and marae based courses aimed at increasing language acquisition amongst its people. This has grown over the years to a Taranaki Māori Language Strategy which seeks to revitalise the Taranaki dialect and normalise the language throughout the rohe.
“Both the Kura Reo and Te Reo o Taranaki initiatives epitomise language excellence, growth and increased use, and these are priority areas in language revitalisation. Their combined historical contribution to the language is considerable and we encourage and support their future endeavours”, says Glenis Philip-Barbara.
The Supreme winner for the contestable categories was Kaiti School.
“What made their entry special and inspiring was the fact that much of what they did was determined and driven by the kids and not the adults. They really captured the spirit of manaakitanga in this year’s Māori Language Week theme and in the end that’s what won the judges over”, says Glenis Philip-Barbara.
Other category winners include:
Private Sector: Tokoroa New World; Community: Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Te Rangi Charitable Trust (Tauranga) and Te Reo o Taranaki Charitable Trust; Local Government: Wellington City Council; Government: Department of Corrections; Broadcasting – Mainstream: TVNZ; Broadcasting – Māori Media: Tūmanako Productions (Auckland); Print: The Gisborne Herald; Education – Mainstream: Tokoroa High School; Education – Māori Medium: Te Wharekura o Ngāti Rongomai (Rotorua); Tertiary: Massey University; Māori Language Week: Kaiti School (Gisborne); Māori Language Week – Inaugural: Insoll Avenue School (Hamilton).
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Kua whakaputaina e Te Wānanga o Raukawa tētehi pūmanawa tautono iPhone.
He huarahi hou e ako ai i ngā mōteatea mā te iPhone kua whakaputaina e Te Wānanga o Raukawa ki te toa Apple App.
He āhua uaua te ako i ngā waiata tawhito e rangona ana ki ngā marae. Koinei tonu te pūtake o tēnei pūmanawa tautono, kia ākona ngā mōteatea mā te whakarongo, mā te titiro, mā te waiata hoki i ngā wā e rāwekeweke ana te tauira i ēnei rawa, arā, te iPhone, te iPad, te iPad Touch hoki. Ka māmā te whai atu i ia rārangi, i ia whiti mā ngā tohutohu kua whakaritea nei ki tēnei pūmanawa tautono. He whakapākehatanga, he kōrero whakamārama tā ngā waiata e whā o tēnei pūmanawa tautono.
“While we primarily designed the application for students of Te Wānanga o Raukawa, we decided to make this free of charge to anyone wanting to learn these these waiata” e ai ki a Bonnie Matehaere, kaiwhakahaere ki Te Wānanga o Raukawa.
Nā Mereana Selby, te Tumuaki o Te Wānanga o Raukawa, te kī, “Our Wānanga has over the years sought ways to use technology to enhance teaching, and this is another initiative which we feel will make a contribution to our people.”
Ki tā Bonnie, “we are keen to add more waiata, develop an Android version, and are actively seeking funding support.”
Kua tapaina te pūmanawa tautono nei ki te ingoa “eWai” ka mutu, ka taea te tiki atu i te Toa Apple App, kāore he utu.
Te Wānanga o Raukawa
He mea whakatū a Te Wānanga o Raukawa i te tau 1981, e Ngā Kaitiaki o Raukawa me ngā iwi o te kotahitanga nei o Raukawa, o Toa, o Awa. He wānanga tēnei e whakatairanga ana i te mātauranga Māori. I takea mai ia i te tino kaupapa-a-iwi nei a Whakatupuranga Rua Mano. Ka whakanuia te reo me ngā tikanga tuku iho a ō tātou tūpuna i roto i ana whakahaere katoa. Mā ēnei āhuatanga katoa e tere atu ai koe i tēnei ara hou, i tēnei huarahi whakamīharo hei ako.
PREMIERE SHORTS FUNDING 2011/12 UPDATE
An extended decision deadline has been announced for the 2011/12 premiere shorts funding round.
Due to the calibre of projects and teams that have been submitted this year the final funding decisions have been especially challenging, and after much discussion the EP groups and the NZFC have agreed to proceed in a slightly different way. Seven projects have been selected for an extended development period through to 29th February 2012. During this time the filmmakers will work with their EP group to meet a range of requirements specific to their project and funding for six films will be confirmed individually between January and March.
The current Executive Producer groups who manage the scheme are A Collective Intake of Breath (Maile Daugherty, Michael Bennett), Tauihu (Tui Ruwhiu, Brad Haami, Poata Eruera) and Tom Thumb (Polly Fryer, Steven O’Meagher, Chris Dudman).
Got a bit of down time over the summer with your laptop or other gadget? Then check out NZ On Screen. There is some great films, television programmes from very recently to way, way , way back!
NZ On Air initiated the NZ On Screen project in 2007 as an integral part of its digital strategy. Since 1989 NZ On Air has funded over 15,000 hours of local television production. Much of this content, as well as thousands more hours supported by broadcasters, film investors and other funding sources, is not easily accessible to the public.
NZ On Screen is unlocking the treasure chest, providing access to the wealth of television, film and music video produced in NZ, along with knowledgeable background information.
NZ On Screen is fully funded; there is no commercial aspect. Links are provided to other sites or businesses where titles can be purchased or downloaded. NZ On Screen does not handle any transactions or carry advertising.
In 2007 NZ On Air initiated the NZ On Screen project as an integral part of its digital strategy. Since 1989 NZ On Air has funded over 15,000 hours of local television production. Much of this content, as well as thousands more hours supported by broadcasters, film investors and other funding sources, is not easily accessible to the public.
NZ On Screen is unlocking the treasure chest, providing access to the wealth of television, film and music video produced in NZ, along with knowledgeable background information.
NZ On Screen is fully funded; there is no commercial aspect. Links are provided to other sites or businesses where titles can be purchased or downloaded. NZ On Screen does not handle any transactions or carry advertising.
Engari kāti mō tenei wā. He mihi mahana kia koutou katoa i tenei wā whakatā, whakangahau hoki. Me āta haere koutou i runga i ngā rori, mā te Atua kotou me ōu koutou whānau e manaaki e tiaki.