Join the Taumata Whakaūmau which includes whānau claimants their Iwi leaders from Ngāti Kuri, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Wai, Ngati Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāti Koata and special guests invite you to this very special kōrero:

Our online symposium serves as an opportunity to:

1. share the kōrero, vision and legacy of the original WAI 262 claimants - Te Ōhākī;
2. share the WAI 262 journey ahead of us all - Ka Mua, Ka Muri;
3. invite technicians and practitioners (Mātauranga and Tikanga Māori experts, Māori scientists, universities, academics, museums, legal professionals and researchers) to support and work with Te Taumata Whakapūmau and the legacy projects of WAI 262 - Kia Whakapūmau

Here is a background video to the claim and historical document of the Claim.

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Hōtaka ō te rā

10am - Kaupapa ō te r`ā - MC - Julian Wilcox

10.15am - Moana Jackson - What took place 30 years ago - working with the original claimants and why this is important - Ka Mua, Ka Muri - maintaining the legacy 30 years on.

11.00am - Sheridan Waitai (Ngāti Kuri) He Ōhākī Taonga Tuku Iho - intergenerational legacy and the vision that belongs to all whānau, hapū and iwi.

11.30am - Hon Nanaia Mahuta - Why is WAI 262 Significant? - WAI 262 Now and into the future

11.50am - PANEL - Ngā Reo ō ngā Iwi WAI 262 - Claimant Iwi Kōrero - Te Rarawa, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Koata, Ngāti Wai, Ngāti Porou -whānau, hapū and iwi of Del Wihongi (Te Rarawa), Kataraina Rimene (Ngāti Kahungunu), John Hippolite (Ngāti Koata), Witi McMath (Ngāti Wai),Tama Poata (Ngāti Porou)

12.30pm - REFLECTIONS Maui Solomon - Legal perspective Panel and the Tikanga Māori Framework

1.30pm - Kiri Toki WAI 262 & Legal Instruments

2pm -Dr Linda Tuhiwai Smith - How can the Māori research community best support this journey ahead? -

3.`15pm - Karaitiana Taiuru & Lynell Huria Broader issues of Intellectual Property (IP) IP Protection and Genetic material

4.15pm - Hema Wihongi & Justice Hetaraka Te Pae Tata - Te Pae Tawhiti - Next Steps

4.30pm - Te Warahi Hetaraka - Kōrero & Karakia Whakamutunga

Livestreamed on Radio Waatea: https://www.facebook.com/waateanews

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