Te Puni Kōkiri Te Waipounamu supported Ngāi Tahu rūnanga in Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, and Queenstown to make the most of the international showcasing opportunity Rugby World Cup 2011 has to offer. Read More »
Thursday, 17 November 2011
In November 2010, the Māori Land Court finalised its identification of the owners of one of the South Island Landless Natives Act 1906 (SILNA) blocks, the Hāwea-Wānaka substitute block. Currently, the Crown holds this land in trust for the owners and their descendants, but owners of the Hāwea-Wānaka Substitute block, as identified by the Māori Land Court, will need to decide how this land will be vested in the future. The Māori Land Court with the assistance of Te Puni Kōkiri, will host a number of assembled owners meetings to provide information. Read More »
Toitū ngā taonga o Tangaroa Toitū ngā taonga o Tāne Toitū te Iwi
Te Waipounamu region is the largest of Te Puni Kōkiri regional areas, covering approximately 49 percent of New Zealand (134,672,000 hectares). The regional boundaries starts north of Kaikōura on the east coast of the South Island, goes south to Rakiura (Stewart Island) and up the West Coast to Kahurangi Point. Geographically, the region aligns with the takiwā of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu and includes four regional authorities, 22 territorial authorities and five district health boards.
According to the 2006 Census, the Māori population in the region was 62,277 representing 11.0 percent of the total New Zealand Māori population. Half of the Māori population in the region is under the age of 21.9 years.
The Iwi within this region are:
There are 18 Papatipu Rūnanga (tribal council regional assemblies) in Te Waipounamu that are representative of members of Te Rūnanga O Ngāi Tahu.
Regional Director: David Ormsby
CHRISTCHURCH Level 3 115 Kilmore Street Christchurch 8013 PO Box 13-546 Armagh Christchurch 8141 Tel: 0800 875 839 Fax: 03 365 3641 Email: tpk.te-waipounamu@tpk.govt.nz
DUNEDIN Level 1 Colonial House 258 Stuart Street Dunedin 9016 PO Box 180 Dunedin 9054 Tel: 0800 875 839 Fax: 03 474 9576 Email: tpk.te-waipounamu@tpk.govt.nz
INVERCARGILL Level 1 Menzies Building 1 Esk Street Invercargill 9810 PO Box 1769 Invercargill 9840 Tel: 0800 875 839 Fax: 03 214-9179 Email: tpk.te-waipounamu@tpk.govt.nz
Last modified: 8/06/2009
