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May 2012 Kia ora koutou It’s hard to believe we are now into Winter. Those long, lazy, summer days we have had are now behind us..... but never fear! There is still plenty of opportunity for outdoor activity. What better way to start those fresh winter mornings than to get your blood pumping with a brisk walk, a gentle jog or bike ride first thing? After having some time out of the office to get married and go away on a honeymoon, I came back to the con-firmation that there will be no further HEHA funding past 30 June. The Ministry have indicated that this mon-ey will be reinvested into nutrition and physical activity services but have not yet indicated how this will be managed. I will endeavor to keep you informed as further information is made available. On a positive note, in March we held the HEHA Breastfeeding grants where 17 applications were received. More information about the Breastfeeding Grants can be found on page 2. The Māori Community Action grants have recently closed, with the grants panel meeting Wednesday 9th May to go over the 7 applications received. Check out pages 4-6 for a snapshot of some projects that are thriving from this funding that has been available. Something exciting approaching is the Agencies for Nutrition Action Southern regional forum which is returning to Dunedin this year. The forum will provide an opportunity to share new ideas, innovations and knowledge relevant to those promoting nutrition and physical activity as part of their role. Check out page 2 for more information about this forum and registration details.
Recently Southland were lucky to host a Maori Traditional Games wananga on the 23rd and 24th April. The wananga was run by Maori health and physical activity consultant Dr Ihirangi Heke and was very well received. More information on the wananga can be found on page 9.
Melissa Winter Southland HEHA Manager
This month’s newsletter includes:
HEHA Grants Fast Food and Salt Southern ANA Regional Forum Reducing Cancer Risk
MCAP Snapshot Step it Out BNZ Active Walkers Ki-O-Rahi Wānanga
Stencils Project Fit 4 Life Wriggle & Rhyme
HEHA Breastfeeding Grants Breastfeeding Grants 17 grants approved totaling $14,869.69 (GST incl) Breastfeeding chairs and couches for community use in
Playcentres, Plunket rooms, Playgroups and Churches Breastfeeding resources like books and DVD’s Breastfeeding resources like cushions, and teaching re-
sources Professional Development opportunities
Maori Community Action Grants
The grants panel is scheduled to meet on Wednesday 9th
May to assess the 8 applications that were received.
Southern ANA Regional Forum
Smarter, Better, Brighter Ways to Promote Public Health
Monday 21st May 2012: 9.00am - 3.30 pm Otago Museum, Hutton Theatre, 419 Great King Street, Dunedin
An Agencies for Nutrition Action, regional forum is returning to Dunedin this year. The forum will provide an opportunity to share new ideas, innovations and knowledge relevant to those promoting nutrition and physi-cal activity as part of their role. Topics for exploration at this years forum will include: Our keynote speaker, Associate Professor Niki Harré from Auckland University, will share the latest research into why we do what we do, and following on from this, how can we use this understanding to shift commu-nities towards healthier and more sustainable practices. This will be followed by a workshop where you’ll have an opportunity to share your experiences as health advocates and incorporate your learning’s into an action plan. Plus an update date on “The Sector Vision” - where did this idea start, where are we up to and where are we going. This event will also provide: Updates on projects and services showcasing innovations in nutrition and physical activity promotion in the Otago Southland region. Attendance is free and registrations are now open visit: www.ana.org.nz/regionalforums2012.php.
Oranga Kai Oranga Pumau Maori HEHA Community Project
The HEHA Māori Community Action Project was established to promote an environ-ment where whanau are supported to lead healthy, active lifestyles. It aims to sup-port Māori, Māori community groups and key organisations to develop and imple-ment initiatives that focus on total well being. A selection of recipients’ activities from the October 2011 HEHA Maori Communi-
ty grant round.
Te Kohanga Reo o Nga Hau e Wha
Awarua Research and Development
Kohanga Reo o Nga Hau e Wha A tamaiti from Nga Hau e Wha kohanga reo helps plant silverbeet plants and a few months later kohanga tamariki and whanau reap the benefits. This project utilises an existing glasshouse and gardens with whanau , tamariki and kaimahi all working together to produce fresh produce that forms part of the learning plan and help provide healthy kai for tamariki. Equipment pur-chased such as balls, skipping ropes and hula hoops help to encourage active movement and learning to play together.
This project seeks to support the development of key whanau to become rongoa practitioners. It will grow cultural knowledge and competency of whanau and hapu to identify develop and maintain a maara for rongoa, identify key rongoa and derivatives within the takiwa and identify and document local Ngai tahu practices and remedies.
Hana Morgan of Te Rau Aroha Marae discusses the Awarua Research & Development Rongoa project with Ruby Dick, a Ngati Kahungunu rongoa practi-tioner.
Te Tomairangi Marae
A wonderful variety of greens Tunnel house is still producing
The garden beds are now ready for replanting for coming spring. Compan-
ion planting of marigold helps combat the bugs.
Te Tomairangi Marae Society Inc has a marae garden which is continually re-planted so there are fresh vegetables available for hui on marae and also for whanau.
Maori Whanau Roopu - Waverly Park School
Waka Herenga a Murihiku, Netball Southland
Weiland, Draysharn and Ryan are
all enjoying a kai before our
weekly Kapa Haka practice on
Friday.
Waverley Park School pro-ject is to overall promote and foster an environment that supports healthy life-style for tamariki and their whanau. This includes learning about the prepa-ration of Maori kai eg. Hangi, cultural perfor-mance and Maori art in form of Kapa Haka and linking to the Maori com-munity
Patterns for tātua and tipare, de-signed by Maori whanau group.
February 2012, Welcome Evening, WHaM whanau with Steel players – Sher-yl Scanlan and Courtney Tairi
The girls doing sprints
Waka Herenga a Murihiku, netball academy for Maori & Pacific peoples’ youth & their whānau in Invercargill & Bluff. A project which uses netball as vehicle to in-crease Maori community capacity and capability via netball by working with grass roots planning reducing barriers to participation in netball.
WWW.STEPITOUT.CO.NZ Step It Out is an initiative to get Southlanders walking. We’re so lucky to have so many fantastic places to walk Southland-wide, and the campaign is a great way to highlight walking as a really positive activity. It’s fun, it’s free, it’s easy and it makes you feel great! As part of the campaign, we have set up a website – www.stepitout.co.nz – which is a hub for infor-mation on walking in Southland. It includes feature walks, information on walking tracks throughout Southland, walking groups and a photo competition, so make sure you check it out. If you’re looking for an opportunity to step it out, we have also set up several walking groups – all free, fun and available to walkers of any ability. These include Pram Walks, Nans, Pops and Tots and the Awarua Hikoi, see below for days and times. Walk groups to launch in the coming weeks include Coffee to Go in Invercargill, a ‘Clock the Block’ compe-tition in Riverton, Gore, Mataura and Winton, a group of kaumatua at Waihopai Runaka having a weekly walk at a culturally significant area, and a promotion on May 24th to increase membership for the BNZ Active Walkers KiwiSeniors. If you would like to start your own walking group, or be involved in the campaign we’d love to hear from you – email [email protected] or phone 0800 228 483. Step It Out Pram Walks What: Weekly walks suitable for prams Where: Alternates weekly – Queens Park and Kew Bush When: 10am Mondays. Queens Park on the first and third Monday of every month, Kew Bush on the se-cond and fourth Monday of every month
Step It Out Nans Pops & Tots What: Weekly walks for grandparents and grandchildren. Either push your mokopuna in a pram, or let them walk alongside you Where: Held in conjunction with Pram Walks, alternates each week – Queens Park and Kew Bush When: 10am Mondays. Queens Park on the first and third Monday of every month, Kew Bush on the second and fourth Monday of every month
Awarua Hikoi What: Free social walk groups run by Awarua Social and Health Services Where: Te Rau Aroha Marae, Bluff (Wednesdays) and 190 Forth St, Invercargill (weekdays) When: 10am Wednesdays (Bluff) and 9am weekdays (Invercargill) These walks are run by Awarua Social and Health Services as part of the Step It Out campaign.
BNZ Active Walkers– Central Otago Rail Trail
“Youth is a gift of nature, age is a work of art” Central Otago Rail Trail has become well known over the years for a great place to enjoy a fantastic bike ride and have the freedom to travel at a speed enjoyable to what you want to achieve. For 38 of the BNZ Active Walkers KiwiSeniors – they recently took up the opportunity of ‘walking’ some of the trail over a long weekend. For most this was a way to experience the Rail Tail without the hassle of having to organise pickups and worry about how far they could achieve. The average age of those that took part in this planned event would be in excess of 3 score years plus 10 and whilst you might call these people ‘elderly’ they are far from it in terms of fitness, mental agility and stamina. Age is only a number and these walkers enjoy getting out and about and taking on any event or opportunity when it arises. On arriving at Middlemarch we were greeted with the arrival of the Otago Excursion train and the smell of a BBQ for those passengers. We departed Middlemarch and headed for Hyde Railway station where the long and medium walkers began their first kilometres. The ‘shorter distance walkers’ started at Hyde town ship walking through Prices Tunnel and over the viaduct. Rabbits bounced around without a care – but were wary of any noise. Blackbirds sung in full voice feasting their faces on the bountiful supply of elderberry. After 16km the long walkers decided that they had accom-plished enough and boarded the bus for Ranfurly. Day 2 dawned a magnificent day with sun and warmth kick starting our walk from Wedderburn through to Oturehua and down to the Ida Valley dam. Home of the original curling and the annual Brass Monkey rally. A total of 15 kms was cov-ered on this walk before heading to the historical places trust ‘Hayes Museum’. Many people commented about the con-tents of the museum and homestead as being what they had used in their earlier days and many also stated that they still have a lot of these items still in use. That evening was spent chatting about what had been experienced , achieved and viewed during the day – as each person had a totally different perspective of the day. Some interesting aspects fronted up. Day 3 was from the Ida Valley through to Lauder 12kms – thus taking the walkers over the most magnificent Poolburn viaduct and through the two Poolburn tunnels. But this wasn’t to be any ordinary day of walking – we had the great for-tune of being part of the ‘Goldrush’ event and witnessed the first runners entering the tunnels. But for the KiwiSeniors – this was special as we watched one of our employees partner Debbie, run past and also our past Board Chairman – Denis Woods show his ability in the Veteran men’s section. We were all able to clap and congratulate plus encourage others who were struggling with day 2 of the 3 day multipsort event. We also met up with an elderly gentleman with a pros-thetic leg riding a trike - of which his support crew could tell us that he was intending on completing the entire 153kms. Just goes to show what determination can achieve. Just like our Kiwiseniors –most would never have ventured to the Rail Trail – for the fear of the unknown and walking alone. Travelling in a group is a great way to achieve something. The rail trail is a great adventure and I would recommend this to anyone who can walk any distance. Take your time and smell the
roses and enjoy what adventures are out there.
Ki O Rahi revival to hit Southland
The introduction of Kaiwhakahaere Ki O Rahi at Sport Southland is set to see the traditional Maori sport Ki O Rahi deliv-ered in schools throughout Southland. Shontelle Dixon has been appointed to the position of and can’t wait to get start-ed working with schools. “It’s the two things I am passionate about – sport and Te Reo – so it’s perfect for me!” she said. While some Southland schools had had a taste of the game, Dixon was looking forward to giving Southland youngsters a better understanding of it, and getting Ki O Rahi more widely known throughout the region. “So far we have had huge interest in it, which is great, and I’m excited about getting more Southlanders playing the game,” she said. Dixon spent time recently at Sport Waitakere, which is the only other Regional Sports Trust in New Zealand to have a ded-icated Ki O Rahi staff member, and also took part in practical training sessions at a Wānanga in Dunedin. On Monday 23 April and Tuesday 24 April a traditional Maori Games Wānanga was held at Stadium Southland, at which 47 people took part in a variety of traditional Maori kemu, and learnt about the whakapapa behind the kemu. The Wānanga was run by Maori health and physical activity consultant Dr Ihirangi Heke and proved hugely popular, with the first day’s registrations filling in just three hours, and another day added due to demand. “It is so positive to see how much interest the Wānanga generated,” Dixon said. “I think there is a high level of interest in traditional Maori sport in Southland in general. With more opportunities availa-ble for Southlanders to be involved with traditional games such as Ki O Rahi, this interest is only set to increase for the benefit of the community.” The Kaiwhakahaere Ki O Rahi position was created due to a collaborative relationship between Sport Southland and nga Rūnaka/Rūnanga ki Murihiku; a relationship that will seek to build capacity within the Maori community by increased par-ticipation, leadership and the revitalisation of sport and traditional physical recreation. Healthy Eating Healthy Action (HEHA) contracted Sport Southland for the part-time position over 12 months and funded each Rūnaka/Rūnanga ki Murihiku to develop a marae-based Māori Traditional Games programme, where games –particularly Ki-O-Rahi – will be implemented in Southland schools and marae settings during 2012. Ki O Rahi can be played at all levels, including a ‘rippa rugby’ version, and is played on a circular field with poles placed around the outside of the field and a drum in the centre. The attacking team must touch one of the poles then get the ball into the drum. The game is based around a legend called Ki O Rahi involving a Maori ancestor named Rahi Tu Taka Hina whose wife Te Arakurapakewai got kidnapped by patupaiarehe (the fairy people) and taken away to live with them, with the game re-lating to his journey to rescue her.
Photos taken from the Maori Games Wānanga held at Stadium Southland which was hosted by Maori health and physical activity consult-ant Dr Ihirangi Heke
Children from Waihopai Primary School enjoy the use of the stencils painted on the concrete around the school grounds. The Stencils are an initiative run by Sport Southland and sponsored by Malloch McLean Chartered Account-ants. Since launching the initiative 29 schools around Southland have had the stencils painted on their concrete area’s around the school. “The children re-ally enjoyed the surprise. The kids love them! I like how they invent their own games with them and they really brighten up the school” says Jo Hargest a teacher at Gore Main School.
