He mihi - Acknowledgements
Tēnā koutou katoa kua tautoko mai i te kaupapa
Nāu te rourou
Nāku te rourou
Kua kī te pātaka.
He Rau Mahara owes much to the skills of many people who over the past three years have contributed immensely to the creation of this taonga.
We would like to thank our web designers at NV Interactive for their meticulous work within this website. Their dedication to the project has contributed greatly to creating a website brimming with emotions and reminding all of us why we are here today. To Justine Holmes for your design work that contributed to our project as a whole and Cherry Red Consulting Ltd for your editing assistance, we thank you both.
To the staff of Te Taumatua, Ngāi Tahu Funds for your assistance working with the Te Puna Tahua application, Kotahi Mano Kāika for the Te Reo components, Ngāi Tahu Archives for providing content material and our very own Whakapapa Ngāi Tahu staff for providing whakapapa content, we are deeply indebted to your conscientious attention to detail throughout the project. To Ngāi Tahu Communications, your support and content material, similarly must be acknowledged.
This project had the financial support of both Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu and Te Puna Tahua – Lottery Grants Board. Whakapapa Ngāi Tahu profusely acknowledge this support that has enabled our desire to acknowledge the courageous deeds of our Ngāi Tahu soldiers through this website.
To our inspiring leaders, Tā Tipene O’Regan, Major General Arthur David Gawn, Chief Executive Officer Arihia Bennett, previous General Manager – Te Taumatua Charisma Rangipunga, current General Manager – Te Taumatua Lynne Te Aika and Dr Monty Soutar War Historian – Manatū Taonga we sincerely thank you for your contributions and support.
Lastly, and most importantly this project owes a great debt of gratitude to those kaumātua who allowed us, for a fleeting moment to enter into their fathers’ and grandfathers’ lives. They welcomed us in to their homes and their hearts, openly sharing their personal memories, both good and bad. Without these personal contributions this website would be merely a collection of war records, a roll of honour, and for that we are forever indebted to you all.
Nō reira, nāia ngā mihi aroha
ki a koutou katoa.
Hui e, tāiki e!
Arapata Reuben, Manager, Whakapapa Ngāi Tahu
Allanah Burgess, Projects Advisor, Whakapapa Ngāi Tahu
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Ngāi Tahu Papatipu Aardvark Television Ltd Charisma Rangipunga Lynne Harata Te Aika |
Ngāi Tahu Archives Te Pae Kōrako Department of National Library of Reihana Parata Morehu Flutey-Henare |
Te Hikoi Southern Tā Tipene O'Regan Major General Arthur Dr. Monty Soutar Jackie Watson |
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Alistair Pike Annabelle Crechton nēe Taylor Betty Apes Brian How CBG Parker Charles Cain David Perenara-O'Connell Diane Holloway Donald and Dianne Wilson Eva Boyer Georgina Moke Gertrude Warnes June Birmingham Kathy Brown Kingsley Whānau Koa Kean nēe Whitau Matt Bateman Matt Salmons Meri Crofts and Whānau Merve Davis Muriel Johnstone Neil Parker Patricia Silk-Anglem Patricia Te Au Ringo Rissetto Robyn Bernet Susan Flutety Suzanne Simon Tikao Whānau Vera Gleeson |
Anne Robertson Anthony Matua-Tipene Bronwyn Smith Bruce Wakefield Constance Richards Christine Kingi Diane Squires-Griffiths Diane Tyler Finlay Bayne Francis Diver and Whānau Howard Smith Huntley Whānau Ken Drury Ken Te Tau Kūkupa Tirikatene Len Green Matthew Wylie Maureen Arthurs Michael O Broad Mike Schwalger Nik Randle Norma Whaanga Paul Madgwick Ramsden Whānau Sandra Harle Simon Whānau Tahu Potiki Tanya McLeod Terry Nicholas Waddel Whānau |
Arena Williams Arthur Flutey Bayne Family Cameron Whānau Carol Hook D Asher David and Gavin Simon Don Noble Don and Shirley Wards Fred Ryan G L Stapleton Iviar Scott Jennifier Grace Coad nēe Bird Kenny Whānau Kerry Roberts Lynda Goodrick Mary Griffiths Maureen Flutey Melanie Grice Mike Topham Mitarina Tipene nēe Wakefield Ngaire Webb Ngaire Lewis Richard Drake Riki Ellison Spencer Whānau Stevens Whānau Taylor Whānau Tony McLeod
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© Whakapapa Ngāi Tahu
This project's publication was produced on the occasion of New Zealand's First World War Centenary.