FROM THE PRESIDENT
NĀ TE TUMUAKI
E ngā rau rangatira mā, tēnā koutou katoa ngā mōrehu o te ao
Ka tuku mātou i ngā kupu aroha ki a rātou kua wehe atu, ki a koe e Rachel, ka noho tonu tō whānau i te kapua pōuri, nā te wehe o tō koutou Pāpā. Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, erangi he toa takimano. E te rangatira, okioki pai ai. Huri noa ki a tātou o te ao hurihanga, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa.
It has been a very busy time for LIANZA and all its members. Our leaders who were able to attend IFLA 2019 in Athens collaborated and networked – seeking variations to help Aotearoa prepare for our own chance in 2022. For those that kept an eye on social media, our very own Sabine Webber and Lis Morrow were very vocal through our channels and meeting with our colleagues around the world. Our leaders as per norm were meeting with governing boards and conference teams to ensure we have the right information.
For those that weren’t so lucky to get to Athens, it was a very busy time with regional communities meeting and preparing for the next year ahead of us. The LIANZA Hikuwai Community was lucky to have our Regional Councillor support members in preparing them for Professional Registration. The workshop was well attended and all participants will be submitting some exemplars from our region to help others.
LIANZA Office has been super busy with preparing for Conference. Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai tātou. Many will have now read the Annual Report and again for those that aren’t so lucky to attend conference, can always discuss with colleagues their thoughts and provide their proxy vote on motions being passed. I’m sure the AGM will be buzzing with questions. Conference is big on our agenda, and many of our international partners will be attending, which is fantastic in showing our manaaki to our manuhiri in Aotearoa.
I’m usually a fanatic when it comes to Rugby World Cup, but I’ve been a little slack lately in this respect. I have however noted the quarter finals on the horizon and can’t wait to watch some major upsets happen for the semis and finals. Excited, yep I am!!! Have to support our own boys, but really want Japan to get through to the finals. Imagine an Aotearoa and Nippon final – wow!
With the development of the Wai262 release by government will possibly provide new challenges to our sector. It will be entertaining to see how we manage these changes and how long it takes for us to consider these. One of my foci at the moment is around Māori Data Sovereignty and how this will be answered. Those of us at the University of Auckland were lucky in that when the document was released, Justice Joe Williams came and shared his whakaaro. Absolutely fantastic impact for our Copyright Committee and for our sector. How do we consider Data Sovereignty or what do we know about Wai262 and what does the horizon look like for us? We shall see, as I don’t have the answers but would like to hear the discussion.
Nō reira, kua nawhe tēnā māku. Kia whai te iti kahurangi, ki te tuohu koe me he maunga teitei, nō reira, kia kaha, kia maia, kia manawanui. Hei tō tātou hui whakahirahira o Te Rau Herenga o Aotearoa.
LIANZA Council and Office extend their sincere coldolences to Rachel Esson on the loss of her father, esteemed entomologist Melvin James (Jim) Esson. We wish Rachel and her family all the best in this time of loss.