Marae survey
Otiria Marae – Whanau Survey
He tangata, he tangata
Our people are our greatest resource
As part of our strategic planning process the Marae committee would like to encourage you to participate in this survey.
By gathering this information we hope to:
- Identify the collective skills we have as a Marae whanau
- Look at how we can work together to support the Marae
- Find out what your dreams and aspirations are for the future of the Marae
To complete survey please print out copy of document. Please feel free to add any comments you may wish to make and send to Secretary, Otiria Marae, P O Box 72, Moerewa.
Personal details:
1. Your age group (circle)
12-17 18-25 26-35 36-44 45-54 552. Are you (circle)
Male Female
3. Where do you live
ÿ Kaikohe
ÿMoerewa/Kawakawa
ÿWhangarei
ÿAuckland
ÿOther __________
4. Are you a parent (circle)Yes No
5. Are you a full-time student (at school, Wananga, Training course, University, Tertiary Institution) circleYes No
6. How often are you at the Marae or involved in Marae kaupapa (tick one)
ÿAll the time, for the Marae meetings, Tribal/Hapu hui and all our whanau gatherings – tangi and unveilings etc.
ÿRegularly, mainly for our whanau tangi etc.
ÿNot often, I try to get back when I can
ÿRarely
7. What is your main role when you are at the Marae (you can tick more than one)ÿKaikorero
ÿKaikaranga
ÿKaiwaiata
ÿKaimahi – ringawera
ÿAs a trustee/whanau member at Marae committee meetings
ÿAs a whanau member attending weddings, 21st, tangi or unveilings
Other____________
8. How would you rate your fluency in Te Reo MaoriÿFluent (confident and competent in Te Reo Maori)
ÿIntermediate ( I can speak and understand most things in Maori)
ÿBeginner (simple/basic understanding)
ÿAbsolute beginner (a few words and phrases)
9. What skills or resources would you be happy to offer to support our Marae (you can tick more than one)ÿWhere ever I can be of help and support depending on my time and availability
ÿFunding knowledge – fundraising skills and experience
ÿKnowledge about the history our Marae, Iwi, hapu and whanau whakapapa
ÿKnowledge about Marae tikanga and kawa
ÿLegal skills
ÿMedia/TV/Film
ÿSecretarial/administrative skills
ÿVoluntary labour/working bees
ÿCatering/cooking skills
ÿComputer/website development skills
ÿPR/marketing skills
ÿKaikaranga
ÿKaikorero
ÿKaiwaiata
ÿTe Reo Maori
ÿGovernance/management skills as a Marae Trustee/committee member
ÿDIY jobs around the Marae
ÿTrades people – plumbing, carpentry, electrical skills
ÿOther_______________
10. If you do not come to the Marae regularly - what are the things that prevent you from being more involved (you can tick more than one)
ÿI live too far away
ÿI do not receive any information about what’s happening or what things I can help with
eg newsletters, panui etc
ÿWork commitments
ÿFamily commitments
ÿTime
ÿLack of interest
ÿOther_________
11. Would you come back to the Marae for any of the following (you can tick more than one)
ÿWananga on our Marae tikanga, history, whakapapa and waiata
ÿTe Reo Maori wananga
ÿWhanau weddings, tangi and unveilings
ÿMarae fundraising events
ÿMarae committee meetings
ÿAnnual Marae AGM
ÿAnnual Marae planning hui
ÿMarae working bees
ÿRangatahi hui
ÿOther_________
12. Do you think we should hold wananga, fundraising events, Marae planning hui etc in other main centres eg. Auckland or Wellington so they are accessible to those who may not otherwise attend because they live too far away (circle)
Yes No
13. Do you support the proposal to build a new Wharekai (circle)
Yes No
14. Would you support fundraising events for this project (circle)Yes No
15. What ideas do you think will encourage our whanau to be more involved in the future development of our Marae (you may tick more than one)
ÿRegular newsletter
ÿSet up an Otiria Marae website
ÿSet up wananga so we can learn more about our Marae, whakapapa and tikanga
ÿHave whanau reunions
ÿHold hui for our rangatahi – find out what they want
ÿOther___________________
16. What do you think should be the main priorities for the Marae committee to focus on over the next five years (you can tick more than one)
ÿA new Wharekai
ÿWananga
ÿCommunication strategy – newsletter, website etc
ÿMore activities, events in other city centres to help support the Marae
ÿMarae based social, health, training and employment programmes
ÿDeveloping an economic plan – to be self-sustainable as a Marae
ÿOther_______________
17. What would you consider the most effective ways of finding out the views of our whanau (you may tick more than one)ÿCall a Marae hui
ÿSurvey
ÿContact/talk directly to whanau
ÿWe can put our views to our whanau representative on the Marae committee and they can speak on our behalf
ÿNone of these
ÿOther______________
OPTIONAL: Please complete contact details eg. name, phone number, e-mail address etc so we can set up a database of our Marae whanau
Contact details:NAME:_______________________________________
ADDRESS: ___________________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________
PHONE NUMBER: _____________________________
E MAIL ADDRESS: ____________________________
Thank you for your co-operation and participation
Please return this completed survey form to:
Murray Armstrong
Otiria Marae Secretary
P O Box 72,
Moerewa,
Email- murray@hauorawhanui.co.nz
Phone: (021) 1340 166
Page last updated 11 Aug 2010

