I roto i te kiriata mātau, i ētahi wā i mua i ngā tau kotahi mano 1980, ka waihangatia e te Kāwanatanga O Mātau ngā kirihou o ia mōrearea o Te Hononga o Amerika me te whai i a rātou ki te whakahaere i ō rātou hoa tūturu, e āhua ana ki ngā kōrero pūnoho.