Kimihia Te Matangaro, reconnecting whānau to whenua video transcript

Visual: Title screen with text on the left of the screen, and a picture on the right. The text is in white font over a background that reads the words ‘Rere ki uta, Rere ki tai, Tau mai te manu, Pitakataka ki te pae e’. The picture is a print of a kārearea (NZ Falcon) with its wings spread across a blue sky with a mountain in the background. Underneath it sits four triangles that may represent tents or simple buildings on top of the green ground. It is a Māori-inspired artwork with a stained-glass look. 

The screen switches to a video of a close up of a woman who talks to the camera. She wears black-rimmed glasses and a yellow fleece jacket. The room behind her looks like an archives room. In the overlay at the bottom of the screen, there is a Victoria University of Wellington logo to the right, and to the left of the logo, it reads ‘Syndey Shep, Principal Investigator’. 

Sydney Shep:

Imagine fronting up at the office of PKW (Parininihi ki Waitotara). You don't know who you are, you don't know how you connect, you don't know.

Visual: The shot is now of a younger man who talks to the camera in what looks to be the same room as before. He is wearing a black jumper. The words on the overlay have changed to ‘Rere-No-A-Rangi Pope, PkW Scholarship Recipient’

Rere-No-A-Rangi Pope:

I don't know who they are, what they even represent.

Visual: Switch to a photo of about a dozen people who stand together as they smile at the camera. They are out in a field during a foggy day. Some have on high-vis vests, some hold umbrellas while others wear warm coats. The Victoria University of Wellington logo is at the bottom left of the screen. In the next photo, the people stand together and appear to discuss something in the field. The University of Auckland logo now also appears but on the right side of the screen. Now a picture of people sitting on a long blue tarp on the ground against the outside of a building. There are piles of flax leaves and papers around them. They appear to be weaving the flax. 

Speaker 1:

A Māori Data Analytics Team at Victoria University and in collaboration with the University of Auckland, are working at the interface between Mātauranga Māori and data science.

Visual: Back to Sydney speaking to the camera in the archives room. 

Sydney Shep:

Our project's vision is to provide tools, so the PKW can help its shareholders on their journey of discovery, rediscovery and connection.

Visual: An image of an old map of the north island. 1963 is written on the background to the left of the map. The shot switches to a close up of the Taranaki region of the map with a digital blue line superimposed on top to divide the most western/coastal location from the rest of the map. On the left, it now reads 22,000 hectares. The next few shots are a slideshow of photos. First of Mount Taranaki with power lines in the foreground, then another shot of the mountain with a long unmarked road travelling between the camera to the mountain with a person walking down the road, then the person is shown as they put clothes on a clothesline in a field with a wire fence behind. Next is a shot of the outside of a modern looking building with black paneling, large windows and wooden panels. On the front of the building, it reads ‘Parininihi Ki Waitotara’ and underneath ‘He tangata He Whenua He Oranga’. Next an image of a man and a woman in an office room, both wearing dark clothes and smiling at the camera. Lastly, eight people walk in pairs through an open grassy section.

Speaker 1:

1963 saw an amalgamation of 22,000 hectares that resulted in a mega reserve by the Crown. Whakapapa links to whenua were severed, leaving whanau alienated and disenfranchised. In 1976, Parininihi ki Waitotara, the Taranaki based land incorporation became kaitiaki (trustee) of the whenua (land).

Visual: Cut back to Rere-No-A-Rangi talking to the camera. 

Rere-No-A-Rangi Pope:

My nana's a shareholder and my great grandparents were both original shareholders when PKW was established in 1976.

Visual: An informational slide appears on the screen with the title ‘Missing Shareholders’. Above the title are three blue boxes with the words: ‘Succession’, ‘Missing shareholders’ and ‘Shareholder forms’. The text under the title reads ‘Over half (60%) of all PKW shareholders are missing and although we try to find these shareholders this is a constant challenge. Shareholders can help by keeping their contact details current and or by establishing a whānau trust to keep the shares together. As a result of missing shareholders, we are holding over $4.2M in unclaimed dividends. Every year we publish the list of missing shareholders and if you recognize any please contact us.’ Below the text are four teal boxes that read ‘missing shareholders (by first name)’, ‘missing shareholders (by surname)’, ‘deceased shareholders (by first name)’, and ‘deceased shareholders (by surname)’. Below is a symbol/logo that looks to represent a mountain.

Speaker 1:

PKW manages a database of 10,000 shareholders, yet the whereabouts of only 40% are known.

Visual: A new shot of a man talking to the camera. He is wearing glasses and has a beard. On the overlay next to the Victoria University of Wellington logo reads ‘Rhys Owen, Research software engineer’. This changes to a shot of a computer monitor. There is a 3D image of connected dots with letters and numbers over the dots. A white text box drops down from the top of the screen with code on it. 

Rhys Owen:

We're trying to connect, exactly connect some little pieces of the data and LINZ (Land Information New Zealand) with some little pieces of the data in Māori Land Online.

Visual: Another shot of a different man talking to the camera in the office/archive room. He is wearing a patterned black and white button-down shirt. His overlay reads ‘Marcus Frean, Principal Investigator’

Marcus Frean:

The thing that really excites me is this important piece of the machinery where we need to relate sets of names together, one name to another name and the question is, are these possibly the same person or not?

Visual: Switch back to Rhys speaking to the camera. 

Rhys Owen:

We're trying to put Humpty Dumpty back together again.

Visual: A photo of many pieces of white paper spread out over a dark carpet with pen writing on them. In the background, we can see a few people who stand over the papers. They look to be in discussion. 

Speaker 1:

Kimihia te Matangaro, reconnecting whānau to whenua.

Visual: A photo of a handmade scene to represent an end screen. Several components are laid out on what looks to be a dark carpet. A cut out handwritten sign on black card reads ‘Kimihia te matangaro’ in what looks to be white chalk and underneath ‘Kia whakapakari te hononga’ in yellow chalk. Underneath the word ‘Wananga' is drawn stylistically in light green and purple pens on white paper cut out in the shape of the word. Around the signs are small bits of paper, some folded into structures, and red and black yarn form a wave-like pattern between the two signs. 

This clears to a black credit screen. On top are the words Ngā Mihi. Underneath are three columns reading from left to right: Collaborators: Parininihi Ki Waitotara Incorporation. Victoria University of Wellington Wai-Te-Ata Press. The University of Auckland. Funders: Science for Technological Innovation. Principal Investigators: Sydney Shep, Associate Professor, Waiteata Press, Marcus Frean Associate Professor Engineering & Computer Science. Software Engineers: Rhys Own, Ngāti Rarawa. Rere-No-A-Rangi Pope, Ngaruahine. Kairuruki: Pikihuia Reihana, Ngāti Kahu Ki Whangaroa, Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Kahungunu, Rangitane O Wairau, Ngai Tahu. Artwork ‘Mt Taranaki Karearea’ Shane Hansen. Soundtrack: ‘Ngā Whetū O Te Rangi’ Jeremy Mcleod