Rahi ake i te waru rau ngā tāngata i tae ake ki te mātakitaki i ngā kura tuarua o te rohe o Te Moana ā Toi e whakataetae kapa haka ana. I eke panuku a Kura ki Uta nō Te Kāreti o Ōpōtiki, i tuarua Te Kura Tuarua o Whakatāne, ka mutu ko te Kura ā Rohe o Te Whānau ā Apanui i tuatoru. Ināianei, ka whakangungu ngā kapa nō Ōpōtiki me Whakatāne mō te whakataetae ā motu. I tū te whakataetae nei ki Whare Taiohi o Kuini Irihāpeti i Tauranga – i whakataetae ngā waka o Mataatua me Tākitimu ki Tauranga Moana. Nā Te Puni Kōkiri tēnei kaupapa i tautoko hei whakatairanga i te reo me ōna tikanga mō te tuakiritanga o ngā taiohi. Read More »
Mai ngā Kuri A Wharei ki Tihirau
The regional boundaries of Te Moana ā Toi are from Athenree in the north, to Lotten Point in the south-East. Within its boundaries are five territorial authorities: Tauranga City Council, Western Bay of Plenty District Council, Whakatāne District Council, Ōpōtiki District Council, Kawerau District Council. Environment Bay of Plenty is the regional council.
According to the 2006 Census, the Māori population in the region was 40,899 representing 7.2 percent of the total New Zealand Māori population.
There are 12 iwi with approximately 80 affiliate hapū groups representing 120 marae who descend from the Mataatua, Takitimu, Te Arawa and Tainui waka.
The 12 iwi are:
Regional Director: Rachel Jones
WHAKATANE 58 Commerce Street Whakatane 3120 PO Box 26 Whakatane 3158 Tel: 07 307 1057 Fax: 07 307 1033 Email: tpk.whakatane@tpk.govt.nz
TAURANGA Corner Christopher Street & 11th Avenue Tauranga 3110 PO Box 69 Tauranga 3140 Tel: 07 577 6254 Fax: 07 577 6155 Email: tpk.tauranga@tpk.govt.nz
Last modified: 29/04/2009