Nā Margaret Foster, Rarauwhe Hiriwa o mua tētahi wānanga hākinakina mā ngā kaitākaro Māori ki te Whare Wānaka o Aoraki i Te Waipounamu. E whā rā te roa o te wānanga nei hei whakawhanake i ngā pukenga o ngā rangatahi. He mea tautoko e Te Puni Kōkiri. Hei tā Margaret, ko te whāinga matua, ko te whakatipu i ngā pūmanawa o ngā rangatahi kia eke panuku ai rātou i roto i ā rātou hākinakina. “Mā te noho tahi ki ngā hau tipua e puta ai pea he māramatanga, e whakatata mai ai hoki pea te pae tawhiti,” hei tāna anō. 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