1Panui ¦ Community Notices — Sunday, December 15 Te Hiku o te Ika Kaumatua/ Kuia Ball Working Bee For Te Rangihouhiri Wharenui Voting for the Ngati Awa Settlement Mangopare Opononi Axemens Club 100years Tamehana Reunion Te Hiku o Te Ika Annual Kaumatua / Kuia Ball Te Hiku o te Ika Kaumatua/ Kuia Ball Finally the annual Te Hiku o Te Ika Kaumatua and Kuia Ball will be held at the Far North Community Centre on 20 December 2002. Powhiri starts at 11am. More Information 20 December 2002 Far North Community Centre Kaitaia Contact: Ikanui King Tel: 09-408-3944 Tamehana Reunion Taataahoata Marae in Ruatahuna will be the venue of the upcoming Tamehana Reunion. This will be held 24-26 December 2002. More Information 24-26 December 2002 Taataahoata Marae Ruatahuna Contact: Janice Ann Kire Tel: 06-879-8997 Voting for the Ngati Awa Settlement The Crown has made an offer of Settlement to Ngati Awa. Every person from Ngati Awa over 18 years old must register and must vote. Votes must be received by 20 December 2002 at 5pm. More Information: Votes to be received by 20th December Returning Officer PO Box 31027 Lower Hutt Contact: Te Runanga o Ngati Awa Tel: 0508-642-842 Mangopare Mangopare is Ngatai Taepa's Massey University thesis exhibition. The exhibition is an installation of multi-media artwork, using kowhaiwhai as a conceptual framework. This exhibition is on now at the Pataka Blue Pacific Gallery. More Information: 14 December to the 5 January 2003 Pataka Museum Porirua City Contact: Pataka Museum Tel: 04-237-1511 Opononi Axemens Club 100years On the 1 of January 2003, the Opononi Axemens Club will hold their annual Carnival at the Opononi Arena. This will be a special day as the club celebrates 100years of competitive wood chopping. Many of the old memebers will be attending such as world champ Jason Wunyard. More Information: January 1st 2003 Opononi Stadium Hokianga Contact: Ivan Harnett Tel: 09-405-4801 Te Kanawa Whanau Tennis Tournament The annual Te Kanawa whanau tennis tournament will take place on the 11 January 2003. The venue is Te Kuiti high school courts. More Information 11 January 2003 Te Kuiti High School Courts Te Kuiti Contact: Te Kanawa on Te Kuiti Tel: 07-878-8342