Alex Takarangi, of Te Āti Haunui-ā-Pāpārangi, led the first New Zealand Māori Team. After being the first New Zealand rugby player to amass 100 first class games, he served as a selector and administrator of Māori rugby. Such were the size of his calf muscles, children used to contemplate sticking pins in them to see if they could deflate that part of his body. It was he who told a young George Nepia to play at fullback rather than at first five eight in 1924. Read More »
The Te Tai Hauāuru region essentially covers the western side of the lower North Island, extending from the Mohakatino River in the north through to the Manawatū River in the south.
According to the 2006 Census, the Māori population in the region was 48,483 representing 8.6 percent of the total New Zealand Māori population.
There are 14 iwi within this region:
Regional Director: Sam Bishara
WHANGANUI Te Taurawhiri Building 357 Victoria Avenue Whanganui 4500 PO Box 436 Whanganui 4540 Tel: 06 348 1400 Fax: 06 348 9400 Email: tpk.whanganui@tpk.govt.nz
TARANAKI Level 1 Corner Devon & Currie Streets New Plymouth 4310 PO Box 744 Taranaki Mail Centre New Plymouth 4340 Tel: 06 759 5450 Fax: 06 759 4601 Email: tpk.taranaki@tpk.govt.nz
TAUMARUNUI Te Tititihu House 32 Miriama Street Taumarunui 3920 PO Box 192 Taumarunui 3946 Tel: 07 895 7356 Fax: 07 895 7381
MANAWATU 109 Princess Street Palmerston North 4410 PO Box 12029 Inner City Palmerston North 4444 Tel: 06 354 1706 Fax: 06 354 7031
Last modified: 16/02/2010