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NgĀi Tahu Publications Go Online

Mā te rongo, ka mōhio; Mā te mōhio, ka mārama; Mā te mārama, ka mātau; Mā te mātau, ka ora.

Through listening comes awareness; through awareness comes understanding; through understanding comes knowledge; through knowledge comes life and well-being.

Te Rūnanga o Ngāi recently conducted a phone, postal and online survey on the iwi's main publications: the annual report, Te Pānui Rūnaka, Te Karaka.

Survey findings

Overall, the surveys showed there was high readership of the all three publications. The April survey showed 74 per cent had read or glanced through most or all of the last 10 issues of Te Pānui Rūnaka, 70 per cent had read or glanced through the 2007/2008 Annual Report, and 66 per cent had read or glanced through all or most of the last four issues of Te Karaka.

It also showed reasonable proportions of the whānau would be willing to read all three publications on Ngāi Tahu's website rather than receive it in the post – particularly the 15-29 age bracket. Overall 66 per cent opted for the website in regards to the annual report, 45 per cent for Te Pānui Rūnaka, and 42 per cent for Te Karaka.

Among the reasons cited for these choices were substantial savings would be made by offering whānau the opportunity to read the publications online, and the benefit to the environment.

The future

In line with survey findings, we can see all three publications are valued by the whānau. In addition to that, there is a willingness to make substantial savings for the whānui by offering the publications on the Ngāi Tahu website. This enables us to make some decisions that will help our publications survive and flourish, and most of all serve the Ngāi Tahu whānui better.

Te Pānui Rūnaka – Opt Out Process

Our intention is to offer all Ngāi Tahu whanau the chance to keep receiving hard copies of Te Pānui Rūnaka and Te Karaka. Whānau will still receive Te Pānui Rūnaka in the post unless they OPT OUT to let us know they would prefer to read Te Pānui Rūnaka online. They can do this by calling our contact centre 0800 524 8248, emailing info@ngaitahu.iwi.nz, or filling out the online form at www.ngaitahu.iwi.nz.

Te Karaka – Opt In Process

From September, whānau will NOT receive Te Karaka unless they OPT IN and notify us that they still want to receive a hard copy of Te Karaka in the post. Again, they can do this by calling our contact centre 0800 524 8248, emailing info@ngaitahu.iwi.nz, or filling out the online form at www.ngaitahu.iwi.nz. Whānau will be able to read Te Karaka online via the Ngāi Tahu website.

Annual report

Accordingly, an abridged annual report will be incorporated into Te Pānui Rūnaka, with the full report available on the Ngāi Tahu website. There will also be a limited number of condensed reports for banks and commercial stakeholders.

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