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Ko Hoki - Moana Houkamau ahau

Moana HoukamauDigital presentation

National Aspiring Principals Programme2014

Kia ora my name is Hoki - Moana Houkamau. I am passionate about Leadership in the classroom, in the school,

in the community and in Te Tairawhiti.My passion is to work with Maori and Pacifica tamariki, in order to

provide them with learning programmes that will raise their achievement levels

and help them reach their full potential.

I am particularly excited about being given the opportunity to apply for the

National Aspiring Principals Programme for 2014 as I know one aspect of the programme is to look at the leadership of

colleagues in raising the achievement of students in school, with a particular focus on

Maori and Pacifica.

Te Reo Maori Team Leader for the Whanau Reo Maori - Te Roopu Puhi Kaiariki.

My main responsibility as team leader for Whanau Reo Rua is the delivery of Te Reo Maori Language programmes throughout the school. Initially this was a

challenging prospect, as all our teachers were at different levels in Te Reo maori. To deal

with this issue a kaimahi was employed to take Ataarangi classes once a week. The success of

these classes has been amazing and we now find teachers more enthusiastic and motivated to

use Te Reo Maori in their classrooms.

PB4L For the last 3 years I have been leading the Positive Behaviour 4 Learning

contract at Kaiti. My responsibilities have been to effectively manage school wide change for

behavioral management systems, lead a school wide review of behavior practices

and to implement new positive behavior management initiatives.

Iwi PartnershipsForming a relationship and partnership with local Runanga has become a necessary

part of the corporate side of school life. Having a strong whakapaka to the region and whanau

connections within Te Runanga o Ngati Porou & Te Runanga o Turanganui a Kiwa

certainly has its benefits and often I am called upon by the school to make contact with the

appropriate people to initiate contact on their behalf.

Part of my leadership journey has been to take up new challenges. Here are some of them....

Investing in local solutions by working with the Community Police

At the beginning of this year I was co opted onto the local Neighbourhood Safety Panel as the spokesperson for Kaiti school. This is a new initiative

that has been set up by the local police in conjunction with Kaiti residents, to deal with issues pertaining to the Kait community. My key

responsibilities on this panel are to chair the hui and act as spokes person for Kaiti school.

Networking with local community and sporting organisations

This year Kaiti school organised the Primary school waka ama regatta. This involved 10 local and country schools and approximately 120

tamariki. As an executive member of the Mareikura canoe club, I was able to

organise this event. Part of my responsibility was to secure the club waka and equipment for our regatta, and co opt club members to assist in the

running of this event. Through my community connections, Sport Tairawhiti and Te Whare Wananga o Aotearoa came on board to assist

with the administration and loading of waka.The regatta was a great success and a wonderful opportunity for local and country schools to come together, and have a day of friendly rivalry on the

water.

Leadership Disposition in the administration of the

Sport of Waka Ama in New Zealand Regional level National level Club level

Executive member of Mareikura Canoe club for

the last 10 years. 8 years as Chairperson

2 years as Secretary8 years as Club

representative on the regional committee.

Executive member on Te Uranga o Te Ra

regional committee for the last 10 years.

5 years as Chairperson4 years as Secretary

2 years as Regional representative

on the national body.

Executive member on Nga Kaihoe o Aotaeroa

from 2008 – 2010.I was fortunate to be part

of an executive that worked with the

Hiliary Sports Commission in 2009 to help formulate

the first Strategic plan for Waka ama in NZ

Leadership and the Treaty of Waitangi

 

 

Leadership for

Future focused schools

E tipu e rea

E tipu, e rea, mo nga ra o tou ao;Ko to ringa, ki nga rakau a te

Pakeha, hei ara mo to tinana:

Ko to ngakau, ki nga taonga a o tipuna Maori,

hei tikitiki mo to mahuna;Ko to wairua ki te Atua, nana nei nga mea katoa.

na Apirana Ngata

Kia ora koutou Thank you for taking the time to view my digital presentation.

nga mihi nui na Hoki - Moana Houkamau