Ngāti Ranginui are gearing up for another year of growth for 2022.
We have opportunities open for recruitment in the following key areas - Health, Environment and Business Support Services.
The roles we are looking to fill are;

• Personal Assistant/Board Secretary
• Iwi Environment Manager
• Health Manager

If you have qualifications and experience in these areas and would like to be a part of our Ranginui team, we would love to hear from you. For more information about these roles, a job description, or to apply, please visit the job listings on Seek.

Enquiries please contact: Kylie.Heke@ranginui.co.nz
Applications for these roles close on Friday, 28th January 2022.

Under the traffic light system, and especially now with all of Aotearoa under the RED Traffic Light setting due to community transmission of the Omicron variant, more and more whānau will need to self-isolate from home. It is vital that whānau start to kōrero and plan now for how this will happen when a member of their whānau becomes COVID-19 positive.  

Being aware of proper home isolation procedures will be vital in ensuring our whānau are able to self-isolate at home safely, without endangering other whānau at home or in their wider hapori.

• Who will look after tamariki?
• Who will shop for kai, medication and other needs?

These are just a couple of questions your whānau may need to consider in your plan.

We have produced this one-page quick guide called 'Isolating at Home – Getting prepared'. This resource will help prompt and guide whānau to kōrero together, create plans, and gather the information needed in your whānau plan for when a whānau member becomes positive for COVID-19.
You can download a printable copy of this resource below.

Ngāti Ranginui Iwi Society Incorporated held their Annual General Meeting on Sunday at Tuapiro Marae in Katikati. Due to the current COVID restrictions and to allow for distancing, we had to limit the amount of whānau that could attend our AGM in person.
However, we were able to provide a livestream of the AGM on our Ngāti Ranginui Facebook page thanks to the awesome skills of Papa George Burt.
You can still watch the recording of the AGM livestream through the link below and access our Annual Report on our Ranginui website. 

For whānau that become COVID-19 positive, here are a list of items that are essential to care for a whānau member with COVID-19 in home isolation.
FIRST AID KIT FOR COVID-19

• Tissues
• Paracetamol
• Heat and cool packs
• Iceblocks
• Electrolytes
• Vicks or eucalyptus for steaming
• Saline nasal rinses/sprays
• Kawakawa or other balms
• Bowl and towel for head steaming
• Throat spray/lozenges
• Extra pillows and blankets
• Warm clothes

THINGS FOR SAFETY & SANITY

• Emergency contact list and a house plan for self-isolation.
• Masks, gloves, hand sanitiser, disinfectant and cleaning products.
• Work out a child care plan, make sure your phone is charged, and ensure there is good ventilation and things to keep warm with.
• Keep your rubbish separated.

From a well-being perspective: Netflix, puzzles, books, cards, podcasts, soothing music and having a notebook and pen to help keep busy.
SELF CARE TIPS

• Pre-prepared kai, easy-to-heat meals such as soups and bone broth, as well as utilising food deliveries like My Food Bag or Hello Fresh.
• Helpful peppermint or ginger tea, vitamin D, zinc, magnesium and sleep drops.
• If you have them handy, use straws or balloons for lung exercises; practice box breathing or use breathing and meditation apps.

WHAT ELSE SHOULD YOU KNOW?

• Make a list of household instructions of things you usually do but cannot while isolating, such as feeding pets, paying bills, and instructions on how to use things.
• Write out your medical background and any medications you usually take and make sure this can be easily found
• Keep a top-up of items you regularly use in one place.

With COVID-19 cases now regularly showing up in our rohe, it's important for whānau to be prepared for when a family member becomes sick with the virus. Health Navigator have produced an information kit that will be vital for whānau who are COVID-19 positive and isolating from home. It covers important topics such as;

• how to manage and monitor your symptoms,
• how to care for children,
• how to use a pulse oximeter in adults and children,
• how to support mental wellbeing,
• returning to physical activity and exercise after you recover and much more. 

The Health Navigator website also reduces the barrier to access this vital information having made it a sponsored data (Zero-rated) website – that means anyone can access the website without using any data. You can visit their COVID-19 Community Care page here or download an interactive PDF with links to each of the topics below.

E te iwi – Please see below options to download a digital copy of the Ngāti Ranginui Iwi Society Inc. Annual Report for 2021. We look forward to meeting with you at our AGM.
Ngā mihi nui.

​Ngāti Ranginui Iwi Society Incorporated are now inviting nominations for the position of Deputy Chairperson on our board. All nominations must be received by 4.00pm on Friday, 19 November 2021.

Nomination forms are available from Ngāti Ranginui Iwi Office, 166 Seventeenth Avenue, Tauranga or via email.  All enquiries should be directed to Kylie Heke at kylie.heke@ranginui.co.nz, telephone 07 777 0410

The Ngā Mātarae and Turirangi Te Kani scholarships are again available to tertiary students who are descendants of Tauranga Moana iwi (Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāi Te Rangi and Ngāti Pūkenga). These scholarships are provided through the Port of Tauranga, the Ngā Mātarae Charitable Trust and Tauranga Moana iwi.
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Ngā Mātarae Scholarship
The Trustees of Ngā Mātarae Charitable Trust are pleased to offer the Ngā Mātarae Scholarship Programme.  The Trust is a partnership between the Port of Tauranga and Tauranga Iwi with the primary purpose to promote the wellbeing of Te Awanui Tauranga Harbour.  Applicants intending to undertake study in a discipline that will benefit the wellbeing of the harbour and who are descendants of Tauranga Moana iwi (Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāi Te Rangi and Ngāti Pūkenga) are invited to apply.

Turirangi Te Kani Memorial Scholarship
In recognition of the relationship with the Port of Tauranga and the respect Turirangi Te Kani held within the Tauranga community, a scholarship is offered within the area of the Tauranga Moana Trust Board, the Port of Tauranga is pleased to offer the Te Kani Memorial Scholarship Programme.  Applicants will have affiliation with Tauranga Iwi and will have been resident (but allowing for schooling or University study outside the area) within the Tauranga Moana Trust Board area for the last five years.

Application Eligibility
An Applicant must be able to provide evidence of affiliation with Tauranga Iwi only (Ngāi Te Rangi, or Ngāti Ranganui, or Ngāti Pūkenga) and application eligibility requirements are outlined in the Application.  An eligible application must include a completed Whakapapa Form showing the applicant’s primary line to show primary affiliations.  The scholarship is $1,500 per year with recipients eligible for continued entitlement up to 3 years.  This continued support is conditional on the recipient’s performance during the year and confirmation of plans to continue with the qualifying education in subsequent years.  In the interests of fairness, any current recipient of one scholarship will be ineligible for the other scholarship.

Application Availability
Applications open in November 2021 and close at midday on Monday 31 January 2022.  For more information on how to apply, and to download application forms please follow the link below.