He tekau mā tahi ngā tamatāne nō te kaupapa ako kāmura e kīa nei Ngā Kanohi Marae i te Wairārapa i āwhina ki te whakatūwhera i te marae o Pāhiatua. I te 18 o Hōngongoi i tēnei tau ka tukuna ngā karakia whakatūwhera i tēnei marae. Kua toru tekau tau ngā kaumātua o Rangitāne me Ngāti Kahungunu e moemoeā ana ki te whakatū i tētahi marae mō te hapori whānui o Pāhiatua. Nā te mahi tahi a Te Puni Kōkiri me te komiti o te Marae o Pāhiatua ka pūāwai te wawata ki te whakaruruhau i ngā iwi o te rohe. Read More »
The Takitimu regional boundaries are the Mohaka River in the north to the Wairarapa in the south with the western boundaries formed by the ranges from Te Haroto south to the Tararua and Ruahine ranges. The region is spread over Hawke’s Bay and Wairarapa taking in the three main urban areas of Napier, Hastings and Masterton. The smaller centres of Waipukurau, Waipawa, Dannevirke, Woodville, Eketahuna, Pahiatua, Carterton, Greyton, Martinborough and Featherston, catering to the largely rural population.
According to the 2006 Census, the Māori population in the region was 37,737 representing 6.7 percent of the total New Zealand Māori population. Half of the Māori population in the region is under the age of 22.0 years.
The two main iwi in the region are:
Regional Director: Roger Aranui
HASTINGS Ground Floor Lowe House 304 Fitzroy Ave Hastings 4122 PO Box 1440 Hastings 4156 Tel: 06 878 0757 Fax: 06 878 0756 Email: tpk.takitimu@tpk.govt.nz
FEATHERSTON 14 Wakefield St Featherston 5710 PO Box 6 Featherston 5740 Tel: 06 308 6240 Fax: 06 308 6240
Last modified: 29/04/2009