Julian Brown
DIRECTOR
Julian is Director and Owner of Kauri Advisors bringing a depth of international and local expertise in property development and commercial acumen developed over 30 years. Kauri Advisors is a specialist consultancy focussed on assisting Māori organisations with their development aspirations, particularly Social Housing. These projects are delivered together with contracts and or funding from government agencies including MHUD, Kāinga Ora, Te Puni Kōkiri, MBIE and Department of Internal Affairs along with a strong relationship with ASB Bank.
Julian has undertaken joint venture partnerships with Global institutional capital partners in the acquisition, improvement and sale of 1,250 residential units in Europe. He has also developed large scale commercial value-add projects in Poland and Germany, including big-box retail, logistic-parks, office sectors.
Pepeha
Ko Makeo me Tarakeha ngā maunga
Ko Waiaua me Ōpape ngā awa
Ko Nukutere me Matātua ngā waka
Ko Te Whakatōhea te iwi
Ko Ngāti Patumoana me Ngāi Tamahaua ngā hapū
Ko Waiaua me Ōpape nga Pā
Ko Ruamoko me Muriwai ngā whare tīpuna
Ko Te Puritanga me Tāpairu ngā whare kai
Ko Julian Brown ahau
Ko Maungapōhatu me Pukenuioraho ngā maunga
Ko Tauranga te awa
Ko Matātua me Rangimātoru ngā waka
Ko Ngāi Tūhoe te iwi
Ko Tamakaimoana me Ngāti Raka ngā hapū
Ko Te Māpou me Tataiāhape ngā pā
Ko Tanenuiārangi me Takutaioterangi ngā whare tīpuna
Ko Hineahuone me Tereke ngā whare kai
Ko Julian Brown ahau
Statement of Identity
Waiaua and Opape are the rivers
Nukutere and Matatua are the canoes
Te Whakatohea is the tribe
Ngâti Patumoana and Ngãi Tamahaua are the clans
Waiaua and Opape are the settlements Ruamoko and Muriwai are the ancestral meeting houses
Te Puritanga and Tapairu are the ancestral dining halls
l am Julian Brown
Maungapohatu and Pukenuioraho are the mountains
Tauranga is the river
Matatua and Rangimatoru are the canoes
Ngãi Tühoe is the tribe Tamakaimoana and Ngati Raka are the clans
Te Mäpou and Tataiãhape are the settlements Tanenuiärangi and Takutaioterangi are the ancestral
meeting houses
Hineahuone and Tereke are the ancestral dining halls
l am Julian Brown
Marty Yakas
DIRECTOR
Marty, founder of Yakas Construction, has been building an extensive range of residential and commercial properties including Marae, for over 20 years.
He works closely with Iwi as well as supporting young Māori with career progression. Martin possesses a wealth of knowledge and experience, which he utilises for the betterment of his client’s projects. He leads by example and will often take a hands-on approach to project management.
An experienced people manager, Marty quickly earns the respect of his crew and the subcontractors and suppliers he works with. His vast range of expertise and logical approach to challenges make him
an invaluable asset on any project. Marty runs a full-time team of 15 at Yakas Construction.
Pepeha
Ko Martin Yakas toku ingoa
Ko Takou te awa
Ko Whetu Marama te Marae
Ko Ngati Rehia te Hapu
Ko Ngapuhi nui tonu te iwi
Anei te Pepeha O Motuti
Panguru te Maunga
Tamatea te Hiwi
Waipapa te Awa
Motuti te Marae
Tamatea te Whare Tupuna
Kohinemataroa te Whare Kai/Whare Manaaki
Hata Maria te Whare Karakia
Hata Maria te Urupa
Ngati Te Maara, Ngati Manawa Nga Hapu
Te Rarawa te Iwi
Ngatokimatawhaorua te Waka
Nukutawhiti te Rangatira
Ko Kupe te Tupuna
Statement of Identity
I am Martin Yakas
My river
Place to gather
Sub tribe
Ancestor, tribe, group
This is my connection
Mountain
Ridge of a hill
River
Place to gather
A place to eat and care for
Church
Cemetery
Sub subtribe
Collective of subtribe
Canoe
Is my ancestor
WHAT'S IN A NAME
Marty’s great-grandfather Marco Yakas had a brother named Nickola Yakas who found and named the Yakas kauri tree in Waipoua forest.
Nickola climbed the 12m girth tree to get a seed for regeneration.
Grandpa moved over from Croatia and met Mere Tewake, Marty’s grandma, who is a lineage of a paramount chief Heremia tewake of Hokianga. (Tarara – Croatian Maori heritage)
“Kauri” is a native tree of New Zealand, which is the Māori name for Agathis australis. The New Zealand Kauri tree belongs to a small family of related trees found in Indonesia, Australia, some South Western Pacific Islands, and New Zealand known under the general name Kauri.
The Kauri tree’s heritage is one of the oldest in the world and holds the record for possessing and producing the largest wood volume of any tree and specimens have been known to be aged in the thousands of years.
The indigenous Māori people of New Zealand favoured the Kauri tree for making large canoes and the soot of burnt wood for the pigment used in traditional tattooing.
In Te Reo Māori (Māori language) there exists a deeper level of meaning and understanding of words, this is called “Te Reo Huna” (The hidden language). The hidden language of Rākaūri and its shortened form Kauri are:
Rā-ka-u-uri
Rā = The Sun/The divine spark
Kā = to ignite
U = to give sustenance, Papatūānuku (Mother Earth)
Uri = Offspring, relative
Therefore, the “Reo Huna” of the name/word “Rākaūri”, can be deemed to mean:
The Sun/Divine spark that ignites and gives sustenance to Mother Earth and her offspring.
The “Reo Huna” of the shortened form “Kauri” means:
Ignites and gives sustenance to Mother Earth and her offspring.
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