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This issue of TE KARAKA celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Ngāi Tahu Claim Settlement. And true to the Māori view of the future, we look back to where Ngāi Tahu has come from, and what the political and social landscape looked like during and after the claim. This issue looks at the aspirations of some of the men who negotiated the claim. It also uncovers one of the hidden successes of the claim – the education and empowerment of Ngāi Tahu whānau throughout the tertiary sector in Te Waipounamu.
A strong feature of the claim was customary fisheries management, and for this issue we embarked on a four-part series on the how, why and where mātaitai reserves are set up. We also check on the efforts to create the world's first Rock Art Centre and how these drawings from Arowhenua have inspired many contemporary artists. We welcome Booker Prize winner Ngāi Tahu writer Keri Hulme to our regular stable of columnists, and making a guest appearance is Te Radar aka Andrew Lumsden.
Former editor Phil Tumataroa has become Communications Manager at Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, and will take on the role of managing editor. Ko ahau te kaihautu hou o tenei waka, o TE KARAKA. So now I stand at the prow of TE KARAKA and although I share no Ngāi Tahu blood, I share the ties of Polynesia with my Samoan heritage. I am honoured and humbled to produce a magazine that echoes the values and reflects the people of Ngāi Tahu, of Aotearoa.
Felolini Maria Ifopo
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Subscribe now and go into the draw for a fantastic package of Ngāi Tahu books:
By Email: tekaraka@ngaitahu.iwi.nz
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 The Long Dispute: Māori Land Rights and European Colonisation in Southern New Zealand
by Harry C Evison
The Ngāi Tahu Deeds: A Window of New Zealand History
by Harry C Evison
Ngāi Tahu: A Migration History – The Carrington Text
edited by Te Maire Tau and Atholl Anderson
Kupu: A Collection of Contemporary Māori Poetry
by Hana O'Regan and Charisma Rangipunga
Made for weather
Poems by Kay McKenzie Cooke
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10 Years On
 Ngāi Tahu prepares to celebrate 10 years since the iwi settled its claim with the Crown. In that time, much has changed for the iwi, who have once again become a dominant force within Aotearoa. TE KARAKA talks to the people who brokered the settlement, and reflects on what has come to pass. The iwi's current leaders also have their say on future directions for the tribe.
Drawing Inspiration
 Outside a sleepy South Canterbury township are caves containing Māori rock art. These forms have inspired artists from Theo Schoon and Gordon Walters to Ngāi Tahu's Fiona Pardington, Simon Kaan, Ross Hemera and Chris Heaphy. In an effort to preserve these taonga, the world's first rock art centre is being established.
From the Outside
Dame Silvia Cartwright, Tukuroirangi Morgan, Timoti Karetu and other New Zealand personalities comment on Ngāi Tahu – its changing and upward position within the country's political, commercial and social arena.
Stepping Stones
Māori tertiary students in the South Island are reaping the benefits of foresight, commitment and collaboration by key universities, polytechnics, and a little-known Ngāi Tahu initiative – Te Tapuae o Rehua.
Mana Moana
 Mahinga kai – traditional food gathering practice – was a key part of the Ngāi Tahu Claim and the Sealord's Deal. In the first of a four-part series on mātaitai reserves,
plans for setting up these reserves and who are involved is explored.
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In Our Regular Columns
Kai
Duck shooting and eating at Puketeraki Marae
Reviews
Settling with Natives, That Horrid Practice, Rain of the Children and more.
He Tangata
The witty and wise Sir Douglas Graham.
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