The Wellington Town Hall

Day One Monday 20 June 2005,

07.30    Registration & Coffee
 
08-30    Mihi whakatau
            Tuwhakairiora Williams, Chairperson, Maori Statistics Forum
 
09.00   THE LEGACY OF THIS GENERATION OF LEADERS
            Hon. Parekura Horomia, Minister of Maori Affairs
 
09.40   ENCOURAGING WORDS FOR THE NEW MILLENIUM
            The late Bishop Manuhuia Bennett (YMLC 1939) (pre recorded 2001)
 
10.00    LANGUAGE LEADERSHIP IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
            Participants were delegates from twentieth century Young Maori Leaders Conferences
            Patu Hohepa, Maori Language Commissioner (YMLC 1959)
            Katerina Mataira, Artist & Writer (YMLC 1959)
            Cathy Dewes, Educationalist (YMLC 1970)
 
11.00 Morning Tea
 
11-30   SOCIAL LEADERSHIP IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
            Participants were delegates from twentieth century Young Maori Leaders Conferences
            Revd. Canon Hone Kaa, Church & Community Leader (YMLC 1970)
            Angeline Greensill, Academic & Community Leader (YMLC 1977)
            Te Ururoa Flavell, Educationalist ex Principal St Stephens (YMLC 1977)
 
12.45   Kai
 
14-00   CONCURRENT SESSIONS – ISSUES OF THE DAY (Choose One)
 
A.              LEADERSHIP & SOCIAL INNOVATION
                 Chaired by Dr Farah Palmer, Academic and double All Black
 
                An Olympic Approach to Success
                John Kendal, Sports Administrator
 
                ‘He putitputi, he taonga, he rangatira’: The factors motivating young Maori women to achieve
                Gail Bosmann-Watene, Academic
 
                A Fire in Your Belly
                Paul Diamond, Broadcaster
 
B.            LEADING CHANGE IN SOCIAL ISSUES
                Chaired by Dr Cindy Kiro, Commissioner for Children
 
                Exercise and Nutrition within a Whare Wänanga Context
                Meihana Durie , Post Graduate Student
 
                Te Ao Maori me te Inu Waipiro - Why Maori Don’t Need Waipiro
                Dr Lance O’Sullivan, GP, Korowai Aroha Rotorua 
 
                How Rangatahi Lead Positive Social Change in Identifying their Hauora Issues
                Justina Webster, Senior Researcher.
 
C.             STRATEGIC PLANNING & THE POLITICS OF MANA MAORI
               Chaired by Dr Charles Royal, Senior Advisor, Ministry of Research Science & Technology
 
                Demystifying the Foreshore and Seabed:A Breakdown of the Major Conceptual Issues and Beyond
                Michelle Moetuturi Ormsby, Post Graduate Student  
 
                Barriers to the Economic Development of Maaori Land in North Waikato
                Aareka Hopkins, Farmer & Post Graduate Student    
 
                The Role of The Treaty in the 21st Century
                Mike Smith, Maori Nationalist
 
16.30    MANA MAORI AND ITS RETENTION THROUGH CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTION -
            ROLES FOR YOUNG LEADERS / ROLE OF NEW LEADERS -
            FRAMING QUESTIONS, SEEKING ANSWERS
            An opportunity to frame questions for Day Two’s session with serving Maori politicians.
            Finding and getting answers to questions in your choice of field.  
            Shane Taurima, Broadcaster
                               
19.30   Conference Dinner
            Master of Ceremonies Marc Wagener, Entertainer
 
20.30     After Dinner Speaker
            “Music to the Ears, Music Therapy for Children with Special Needs. My Journey from Idea to Reality”
            Hinewehi Mohi, Musician
 
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