title: He whakanui i ēnei tau, e rima tekau o Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato

authors: Rewi, Poia

subjects: Tohu mātauranga

abstract: Aku tau ki Waikato: 1986-2003

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Koia tērā, ko te Tari Māori (Māori Department), ko Timoti Kāretu te tumuaki, ko tōna kāhui kawe i ngā mahi ko te momo he wā tōna he pūkenga, he ahonuku, he ahorangi, he tākuta, he tohunga; he wā anō he pāpā, he whaea, he matua kēkē, he whaea kēkē; he wā anō he haututū, he hangarau, he whakatoi, he hoa tonu. Ko te tohu kē ia e whakaatuhia nei, ko te mātau o tēnei hanga ki te hāpai i te momo taera e hua ai te pai ki te ākonga, ki te mahi, ki te hapori.

Koia hoki te momo e whakamātauhia ana e te ao Pākehā; te mōhio kē, te tirohanga kē, te pōhēhē, te ture, te kawa me ngā tini aha kē. Koia tonu te momo e whakamātauhia ana e te ao Māori; ōna manako, ōna wawata, ōna taumahatanga, ōna piki, ōna heke. Ko te wā hui ki ngā kaimahi i Te Tari Māori he whakamoemoe i ngā utanga a te whare wānanga me ā te iwi kia whakapōtaehia he ākonga, me te mea, kia puta tonu hei tamāhine, hei tāhae, hei irāmutu, hei mokopuna e “toa ai rātou hei iti kotahi harakoa mō te iwi”. Kātahi nā te whiu ko tēnā, he taumahatanga kāore e pērā rawa te wahatanga e ngā kaimahi Pākehā i roto i ngā kura wānanga pēnei. Heoi anō, ko ia tērā ngā wheako o te wā, ahakoa nō nākua rawa nei i mārama ai taua here ki aua kaimahi, ka mahara iho au ki taua wā, ka mīharo tonu i te kaha o ērā pūkenga2 ki te whakatutuki i te wāhi ki a rātou. I tēnei punua hokinga mahara, ka aro ki ēnei mātua marau e rua, arā, ko te kawea o ngā mahi e taea ai e te Māori, ākonga mai, pūkenga mai, kaupapa mai, i te ao whare wānanga Pākehā, ka tahi; ka rua, ka aro ki ētahi o ngā āhuatanga e honohono ana ki te iwi.

text: He whakanui i ēnei tau, e rima tekau o Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato Aku tau ki Waikato: 1986-2003

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Koia tērā, ko te Tari Māori (Māori Department), ko Timoti Kāretu te tumuaki, ko tōna kāhui kawe i ngā mahi ko te momo he wā tōna he pūkenga, he ahonuku, he ahorangi, he tākuta, he tohunga; he wā anō he pāpā, he whaea, he matua kēkē, he whaea kēkē; he wā anō he haututū, he hangarau, he whakatoi, he hoa tonu. Ko te tohu kē ia e whakaatuhia nei, ko te mātau o tēnei hanga ki te hāpai i te momo taera e hua ai te pai ki te ākonga, ki te mahi, ki te hapori.

Koia hoki te momo e whakamātauhia ana e te ao Pākehā; te mōhio kē, te tirohanga kē, te pōhēhē, te ture, te kawa me ngā tini aha kē. Koia tonu te momo e whakamātauhia ana e te ao Māori; ōna manako, ōna wawata, ōna taumahatanga, ōna piki, ōna heke. Ko te wā hui ki ngā kaimahi i Te Tari Māori he whakamoemoe i ngā utanga a te whare wānanga me ā te iwi kia whakapōtaehia he ākonga, me te mea, kia puta tonu hei tamāhine, hei tāhae, hei irāmutu, hei mokopuna e “toa ai rātou hei iti kotahi harakoa mō te iwi”. Kātahi nā te whiu ko tēnā, he taumahatanga kāore e pērā rawa te wahatanga e ngā kaimahi Pākehā i roto i ngā kura wānanga pēnei. Heoi anō, ko ia tērā ngā wheako o te wā, ahakoa nō nākua rawa nei i mārama ai taua here ki aua kaimahi, ka mahara iho au ki taua wā, ka mīharo tonu i te kaha o ērā pūkenga2 ki te whakatutuki i te wāhi ki a rātou. I tēnei punua hokinga mahara, ka aro ki ēnei mātua marau e rua, arā, ko te kawea o ngā mahi e taea ai e te Māori, ākonga mai, pūkenga mai, kaupapa mai, i te ao whare wānanga Pākehā, ka tahi; ka rua, ka aro ki ētahi o ngā āhuatanga e honohono ana ki te iwi.

year: 2016

title: Adam Porter: a miner who became a ‘self-made man’

authors: Hart, Philip

abstract: Adam Porter won the accolade of being a ‘self-made man’ because of rising from humble beginnings in Scotland. After arriving in New Zealand, aged 12, and working hard for some years, he joined the South Island gold rushes from 1861 onwards, sometimes as a miner and sometimes as an investor, storekeeper and publican. Even as a young man he was involved in local politics. After settling at Thames after the goldfield opened there, he concentrated on prospecting in Ohinemuri and in promoting the interests of the mining industry generally. From 1875 onwards he would be a director of many mining companies, and would encourage the prospecting of new districts, especially in his capacity as an Ohinemuri representative on the county council. Amongst his many policies designed to benefit the community was the promotion of education, including secondary education. By the late 1870s he was based in Auckland.
From 1878 onwards he claimed to know that gold was to be found at Te Aroha, and urged the government to acquire Maori land there for Pakeha farmers and prospectors. In mid-1880 he arranged for a government-subsidized prospecting party to examine the mountain under the leadership of Hone Werahiko, and liaised with both the warden and the government on the latter’s behalf, on occasions implying that he had shared in the discovery of gold. He may have tried to obtain control over the new find, but despite this he remained Werahiko’s agent and would be the executor of his estate. As well as investing in the Te Aroha and Waiorongomai fields, he was involved in the development of mines throughout Hauraki in the 1880s. 
Over time he took an increasingly leading role in promoting the mining industry, as for example a member of the Thames Drainage Board and of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce. For many years he attempted to obtain government assistance for mining, and was also interested in new mining technology. In his last years he was a leading member of the Auckland business community, investing in non-mining ventures and being a good employer (though critics disagreed). He also became involved in local government issues and the temperance movement before speaking his mind on national issues, finally standing for parliament as an independent-minded supporter of his old friend from his West Coast days, Richard John Seddon. 
Harsh working conditions on the West Coast led to poor health and an early death. He left his family a comfortably legacy, and was remembered as having a genial, kindly, and witty personality but also having a good sense of his own importance. He seized opportunities, sometimes in a manner that offended others, but tried to benefit not only himself but also the wider community.

text: Adam Porter: a miner who became a ‘self-made man’ Adam Porter won the accolade of being a ‘self-made man’ because of rising from humble beginnings in Scotland. After arriving in New Zealand, aged 12, and working hard for some years, he joined the South Island gold rushes from 1861 onwards, sometimes as a miner and sometimes as an investor, storekeeper and publican. Even as a young man he was involved in local politics. After settling at Thames after the goldfield opened there, he concentrated on prospecting in Ohinemuri and in promoting the interests of the mining industry generally. From 1875 onwards he would be a director of many mining companies, and would encourage the prospecting of new districts, especially in his capacity as an Ohinemuri representative on the county council. Amongst his many policies designed to benefit the community was the promotion of education, including secondary education. By the late 1870s he was based in Auckland.
From 1878 onwards he claimed to know that gold was to be found at Te Aroha, and urged the government to acquire Maori land there for Pakeha farmers and prospectors. In mid-1880 he arranged for a government-subsidized prospecting party to examine the mountain under the leadership of Hone Werahiko, and liaised with both the warden and the government on the latter’s behalf, on occasions implying that he had shared in the discovery of gold. He may have tried to obtain control over the new find, but despite this he remained Werahiko’s agent and would be the executor of his estate. As well as investing in the Te Aroha and Waiorongomai fields, he was involved in the development of mines throughout Hauraki in the 1880s. 
Over time he took an increasingly leading role in promoting the mining industry, as for example a member of the Thames Drainage Board and of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce. For many years he attempted to obtain government assistance for mining, and was also interested in new mining technology. In his last years he was a leading member of the Auckland business community, investing in non-mining ventures and being a good employer (though critics disagreed). He also became involved in local government issues and the temperance movement before speaking his mind on national issues, finally standing for parliament as an independent-minded supporter of his old friend from his West Coast days, Richard John Seddon. 
Harsh working conditions on the West Coast led to poor health and an early death. He left his family a comfortably legacy, and was remembered as having a genial, kindly, and witty personality but also having a good sense of his own importance. He seized opportunities, sometimes in a manner that offended others, but tried to benefit not only himself but also the wider community.

year: 2016

title: Short Intermolecular Phosphorus…Phosphorus Distances in the Crystal Structures of Bis{Bis(Perfluoroaryl)Phosphino}Methanes

authors: Saunders, Graham C.

subjects: Bis{bis(4-trifluoromethyltetrafluorophenyl)phosphino}methane

abstract: The crystal structure of bis{bis(4-trifluoromethyltetrafluorophenyl)phosphino}-methane 2 determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction comprises pairs of molecules related by an inversion center and possessing short P•••P distances. The molecular structure and the structure of the pairs are similar to those in the crystal structure of bis{bis(pentafluorophenyl)-phosphino}methane, although the packing is different. Comparison with the structures of bis(diphenylphosphino)methane and bis{bis(pentafluorophenyl)phosphine}difluoromethane suggests that intramolecular C–H•••F–C interactions are the most important factor in determining the presence of the short P•••P distances in the crystal structures of bis(diarylphosphino)methanes.

text: Short Intermolecular Phosphorus…Phosphorus Distances in the Crystal Structures of Bis{Bis(Perfluoroaryl)Phosphino}Methanes The crystal structure of bis{bis(4-trifluoromethyltetrafluorophenyl)phosphino}-methane 2 determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction comprises pairs of molecules related by an inversion center and possessing short P•••P distances. The molecular structure and the structure of the pairs are similar to those in the crystal structure of bis{bis(pentafluorophenyl)-phosphino}methane, although the packing is different. Comparison with the structures of bis(diphenylphosphino)methane and bis{bis(pentafluorophenyl)phosphine}difluoromethane suggests that intramolecular C–H•••F–C interactions are the most important factor in determining the presence of the short P•••P distances in the crystal structures of bis(diarylphosphino)methanes.

year: 2013