Luke Awatere Turei

The intent of a Cultural Monitor (CM) is tō be the hapū eyes and ears on development sites during earth works associated with Contact Energy project. Specifically, the discovery of archaeological remains and/or evidence of significant cultural sites/Tāonga.

Provide Cultural Training

Project Staff/Contractors will receive training specifically regarding Māori cultural values, Tūwharetoa /Hapū history and sites of significance within the Wairakei geothermal system.

Core Task of Cultural Monitor

To be onsite during all active excavations up tō one meter in depth.

Alternative Mahi/Duties

During any downtime I have been fortunate enough tō work alongside expert in the environmental team here at Contact and learnt alot around restoration project specifically in and around the geothermal space.

Reporting Back to Hapū

In the case of discovery of archaeological remains or evidence of a site of cultural significance i.e kōiwi, tangata, or wāhi tapu, the reporting protocol is prescribed in Contact Energy's Accidents Discovery Protocol.

Civil Construction Industry under Connelly Construction building Contacts Tauhara Power Station. I have thoroughly enjoyed meeting and working alongside whanaunga and others at the top of their trade working towards completing this mammoth task. It has been great being apart of this kaupapa which will bring growth tō our people here in Ngāti Tūwharetoa

I worked with Fresh Cuts Crew for two years. Working within my own Community outdoors was very refreshing learning new skills i.e Tree climbing, Using climbing gear, Operating Cherry Pickers and general knowledge about pants and trees only adds to ones basket of knowledge. Due to covid distruptions i was for ed tō look for a more secure line of work

I had trained and was employed as palletiser which involved operating a forklift ensuring all products were within spec ready for distribution. During my tender here at Miraka i worked my way up tō the Production Assistant role. If over time was required that was me, which often lead to working in different areas of the planet. This was beneficial as it became important keeping up with productivity in order tō meet demand.

Palletiser/Downline Operator

2013-2015

Recording planet performance

Service internal customers

Accurate record keeping

Housekeeping

Communication

Forklift duties

Quality Monitoring

Filler Operator

2015-2016

Machine set-up

Weekly/Daily care procedures

Sterilisation Procedures

Problem solving

Monitor machine performance

Monitor product quality

Record keeping

Improving line efficiency

Meeting customer requirements

Maximising plant up time

Shift 2IC/Wet Processing

2016-2019

Shift managing

Training

Mentoring

Shift Reporting

Troubleshooting

Covering absenteeism/Leave

C.I.P Clean in Place and line purging

I worked alongside our tamariki learning within a enriched Māori focused kaupapa implemented by our Tuwharetoa tānga. My tīpuna are from here, my up ringing under the cloak of TKKM o Whakarewa i te reo ki Tūwharetoa empowered me as my Tuwharetoatanga was being imprinted through Te Reo Māori me ōna Tikanga. What a priviledge it was to be a raukura sharing and feeding the next generation.