Workshop Title – Hohourongo
Presenter: Rangi Davis
Ki te taha o toku matua ko Rangi Teahuahu Tana tona ingoa
Ko Tereawatea te awa, Ko Maungarangi, ko tuhipa nga maunga
Ko Otiria te marae, Ko Porowini te Whare nui kaumatua, ko Tumatauenga te wharenui teina
Ko Ngati Te Ara, ko Ngati Kopaki, ko Ngati Hine nga hapu,tae atu ki Te Waiariki ki Ngunguru.
Ki te taha o toku whaea, ko Mary Basil Tewake tona ingoa.
Ko Papata, ko Panguru, tu te ao, tu te po, Ko Hokianga te awa
Ko Te Ao Marama o te Waipuna te marae, Ko Ngati Manawa, Ngati Kai Tutae nga hapu
Ko Hokianga whakapau Karakia ki Te Rarawa nui tonu.
Ko Rangi Josephine Davis toku ingoa.
Rangi is a mother of seven grown children and Nana to twenty-two mokopuna and two great – mokos. Born to a strong fluent māori speaking wahine toa, bought up in a Catholic tradition and to a fluent māori speaking father strong in his beliefs tikanga māori, grounded in nature and natural lore. Strengthening manawahine Māori leadership for the sake of her whānau, community, hapu and iwi has been a strong calling and still does today. Rangi has a long and generous vocation across many organisations and communities. She is a cultural supervisor, counsellor and educator.
Abstract: I have learned that tapu and mana of a person( and all of creation) must be respected and honoured at all costs. That tapu is the concept of having boundaries in place to set limits and restrictions to keep a person(and creation) safe. If that tapu is violated, by other, it will damage and diminish a person’s sense of being, whereby mana is disempowered, the mauri becomes weak and the persons dimensions of health and well-being is threatened and could lead to ongoing health problems if no one( culturally appropriate in most aspects) is there to hear their truth and accept it without judgement. This is an ongoing process from darkness to Te Ao Marama, two of 10 Maori models on offer when counselling or seeking to restore, hurt, harm, injustice and so on.
Workshop Title – ” Being Edmund Rice into the Future”
Presenter: Jo Walshe
Jo Walshe is in her first year as Principal at St Kevin’s College Oamaru having had a 15 year history with the school in teaching, Assistant Principal and Deputy Principal roles. Jo sees St Kevin’s as a taonga, a special place where the school’s values and charism are borne out daily.
Workshop Title – A Breathing Space for All
Presenter: Anjum Rahman
Anjum Rahman is the Project Lead of the Inclusive Aotearoa Collective Tāhono. She is a chartered accountant with over 25 years’ experience, working with a range of entities in the commercial, farming and not-for-profit sectors.
She also commits to various volunteer roles in the community. She was a founding member of the Islamic Women’s Council of New Zealand, an organisation formed in 1990 to bring Muslim women together and represent their concerns, and is currently the media spokesperson. She has also been a founding member and trustee of Shama, Ethnic Women’s Trust, which supports ethnic minority women through its social work service, life-skills classes and community development. She has worked in the area of sexual violence prevention both as a volunteer and as part of Government working groups. Anjum is a Trustee of Trust Waikato, a major funder in the Waikato Region.
Anjum has been an active member of the Waikato Interfaith Council for over a decade, a trustee of the Trust that governs Hamilton’s community access broadcaster, Free FM. She is a member of international committees dealing with violent extremist content online, being the co-chair of the Christchurch Call Advisory Network and a member of the Independent Advisory Committee of the Global Internet Forum for Countering Terrorism. She is also a member of the Charities and Not for Profit Committee of Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand.
Abstract: Many people in Aotearoa feel like they don’t belong, for many different reasons. In this workshop, Anjum will be sharing stories from across Aotearoa about belonging. These are the lived experiences of our people, and participants will have the chance to share their own experiences as well as talking about how we can create a breathing space for everyone.
Workshop Title – Face to Face (Sunday Documentary)
Presenters: Iafeta Matalasi, Mike Hinton & Chris Cooke
The extraordinary story of a Christian man, Iafeta Matalasi, and a convicted killer as featured on TVNZ’s “Sunday”. Iafeta Matalasi and Shane Harrison have two key things in common; both are fathers, and both have a close connection to the murder of Alonsio (Sio) Matalasi. Alonsio’s death changed both of their lives in unexpected ways. “Sunday” takes us inside prison for the meeting of these two men, brought together by bloodshed.
Workshop Presenters – Iafeta Matalasi, Mike Hinton and Chris Cooke will share this extraordinary story which highlights core principles of Restorative Justice and the seven year journey towards this meeting.
Iafeta Matalasi, a father of four, was born in Samoa. When he was nineteen he came to New Zealand on a scholarship to study for a B.Sc at Otago University, but in less than a week he was back in Samoa – Dunedin was just too cold!
Ten years later he graduated from Massey University with a B.Sc. in Sports and Exercise Science. He also achieved a Diploma in Education and a Diploma in Teaching English as a Second Language. At the time he had thoughts of teaching in Japan or the Middle East, but having a family caused him to abandon that plan. (His four sons were born in Samoa.)
In 1992 he moved to New Zealand and became a school teacher and a coach of rugby and athletics. (He played premier rugby until his late forties.) Since his retirement from teaching he has been coaching Speed and Power for players of contact sports, including some elite athletes.
He still finds New Zealand cold!
Mike Hinton has been a restorative practitioner for the last 24 years. He has worked extensively in Aotearoa as a facilitator with Manukau Urban Maori Authority in Auckland and as the manager and chairman of Restorative Practices Aotearoa. Currently Mike is the General Manager of Restorative Practices Aotearoa Mike has a strong commitment to indigenous rights and addressing the cultural harms caused through appropriation and colonisation.
Chris Cooke is a current affairs producer for TVNZ’s SUNDAY programme with a strong interest in justice issues. He’s been with the programme since it launched in 2002. After producing a story on Restorative Justice in 2004 he undertook the Ministry of Justice Restorative Justice facilitator training, volunteering as a facilitator. More recently he produced another story profiling a Restorative Justice meeting at Hawkes Bay Regional Prison. He looks forward to discussing the making of this programme and his interest in RJ at the conference workshop.
Workshop Title: Trauma Informed Practice
Presenters : Juliette Pineda & Yazzy
Juliette Pineda is a Family Therapist with 17 years’ experience providing individual, family and group therapy to children and adults. After receiving her Master’s degree in Family Therapy in Hawaii, Juliette provided therapy to: children and youth in a therapeutic foster care program; to adolescents at youth justice facilities in Honolulu and in LA; to adults at a community mental health clinic; and to youth at a secure psychiatric hospital unit.
After returning home to Aotearoa, Juliette has worked for the past six years with children and teenagers in foster care who have experienced physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, or family violence. Juliette provides individual therapy to children and teens, assessments, specialised parent coaching to parents and caregivers, crisis counselling and risk screening to children giving forensic interviews, and consultation to care and protection social workers.
Juliette is passionate about reducing child abuse in New Zealand and about helping tamariki overcome early experiences of trauma.
Yazzy is a specially trained therapy dog with a PhD in the Art of Zen. After working as a guide dog in her early years, Yazzy loves her new career at Puawaitahi. Yazzy helps to provide a welcoming and calming environment for children and teens attending therapy, assessments, and forensic interviews. Therapy animals offer unconditional love, affection, acceptance and felt safety, and can increase a child’s self-esteem, empathy, and social skills.
Abstract: Understanding how trauma affects children differently to adults. Understanding the lasting impact of trauma on brain development, attachment patterns and overall wellbeing.
Shifting our focus from what is wrong with a child to understanding what has happened and how it has impacted the child. How to respond to a child using a trauma-informed approach.
Workshop : Presence, Compassion & Liberation
Presenter: James Devereaux
James Devereaux commenced as an Assistant Principal at St Kevin’s College, Oamaru in Term 1 this year having previously taught Geography and Social Studies at Liston College, Auckland. As a former Liston old boy he is steeped in the Edmund Rice Tradition and has previously also worked for the Edmund Rice Justice Aotearoa NZ Trust.
Abstract: In this workshop we will explore Edmund Rice values through an interactive applied-theatre process drama. Using the lens of critical empathy, we’ll explore the values of Presence, Compassion and Liberation in Aotearoa New Zealand and our world, with the aim of reinforcing our role as people of hope.
Workshop : An Edmund Rice response to Community Needs in Philippines
Presenter: Butch Salera & Adrian Brannan
Betta Socorro S.(Butch) Salera is the Executive Officer of the Edmund Rice Ministries Foundation, Philippines, Inc. A certified public accountant, she has vast experience in the Philippines Corporate and NGO sectors. She was CEO of the Philippine Cooperative Central Fund Federation, Cebu City, Philippines, 1998-2018. She was a Board Director for the Metro South Cooperative Bank, Makati, Philippines, 2005-2017. Additionally, she was a member of the Board of Trustees for the Foundation for a Sustainable Society, Inc., Quezon City, Philippines. She also held various positions with VICTO National Cooperative Development Federation, Cebu City, Philippines, 1984-1997(development worker, accountant, project officer, department head). Butch lives in Cebu, and is currently visiting her daughter in Gisborne.
Adrian Brannan is the Edmund Rice Formation Team Leader for the Oceania Province. He has been strongly connected to the Edmund Rice Network since his schooling. Having worked initially for over 15 years in financial services, in Australia and overseas, Adrian then found himself in community work; sports coaching, aged care services, coordinating social justice initiatives and eventually youth ministry. Has been a member of the Formation Team with Cathy Harrison since 2020. Adrian loves poetry and rugby, and is passionate about creating welcoming, brave spaces for connection.
Abstract: Butch will share some general insights into Philippines culture. This is particularly valuable in considering the growth in Filipino communities around Aotearoa New Zealand. She will share narratives from Edmund Rice Ministries in Philippines touching on the relational model or paradigm of engagement with people rendered homeless because of environmental and structural reasons. How Edmund Rice is responding to daily urgent need. Butch is available to answer questions either during or after her presentation.
Orange Sky is a non-profit trans-Tasman organisation providing free mobile laundry and shower services to people experiencing homelessness. This initiative was started in 2014 by two former Edmund Rice students from St Joseph’s Gregory Terrace in Queensland.
Each week, more than 200 volunteers give their time to help positively connect some of the 41,000 New Zealanders doing it tough. The focus is on creating a safe, positive and supportive environment for people who are too often ignored or feel disconnected from the community. Every day at Orange Sky shifts around the country, friendships are built between volunteers and the people using our services – who we call our friends. There is no doubt that clean clothes and a warm shower make a positive difference, but Orange Sky’s biggest impact in the community is through the hours of conversation that take place each shift on our six orange chairs.