Pukehinahina Charitable Trust
Our Vision:
To educate Tauranga and the nation about the Battle of Gate Pā/Pukehinahina, and to engage all through the events leading up to the 150th Commemoration on 29 April 2014.
He whakaoho i Te Moana o Tauranga me te motu whānui ki ngā kōrero tuku iho e pā ana ki te pakanga o Pukehinahina, me te paihere mai i te whānuitanga o te tangata mā ngā kaupapa huhua tae noa atu ki te Whakamaharatanga 150 a te 29 o Aperīra.
Our Objectives:
* To establish the Battle of Gate Pā/Pukehinahina as an occasion to be commemorated every year and remind ourselves of how far we have come as a community, and how far we have to go
* Raise community awareness and understanding of the historical heritage associated with Gate Pā
* Draw the community together through their shared legacy
* Creating Community Heritage Sites available to the local community and visitors
Pukehinahina Charitable Trust Board:
Buddy Mikaere (Cultural Advisor, Historian) Project Director - buddy@manataiao.com
Jens Meuller (University of Waikato) Chairperson - m@usainfo.net
Monique Edlinger - Projects Administrator - pukehinahinatrust@gmail.com
Board Members (in alphabetical order):
Bruce Farthing (Taonga Tū, Heritage Bay of Plenty Chairperson) - brfarthing@gmail.com
Lt Colonel Cliff Simons (NZ Defence Force, St George’s Church) - cpsimons@slingshot.co.nz
Josh Te Kani (Vision Matauranga Knowledge Broker) - josh.tekani@gmail.com
Puhirake Ihaka (Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngati Tapu) - ari.services@xtra.co.nz
Robin Hicks (Historian) - riverpark@xtra.co.nz
Sarah Webb nee Tulloch (ThinkTank Productions) - thinktankprod@mail.com
Simon Collett (Tauranga City Council) - simon.collett@tauranga.govt.nz
We would like to pay tribute to our former Board Members, Peri Kohu and Awanuiarangi Black who have passed away. It was a privilege to work alongside them and we continue our mahi thinking of them and their whānau.
*The Pukehinahina Charitable Trust whai (stingray) logo is designed by local artist Nathan Pettigrew https://www.facebook.com/NathanPettigrewCarvings