Ko te whakatō i te pīngao ki ngā Taipū o Pito-one i Te Whanganui ā Tara te kaupapa whakaora taiao o te rohe. I te marama o Hōngongoi ka whakaritea e te Kaunihera ā Rohe o Te Whanganui ā Tara me Te Ara Tahi (ngā iwi manawhenua o Te Ūpoko o te Ika a Māui) tēnei kaupapa atawhai whenua. I tae ā tinana atu te hapori whānui o Te Awakairangi ki te tautoko i te kaupapa o te rā, ā, i reira hoki ngā kaimahi a Te Puni Kōkiri ki te whakatō pīngao mō te oranga tonutanga o te taiao o te rohe. Read More »
21 November 2009 | Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua
To help celebrate Te Rauparaha Arena's 1st birthday and to support the city's Strong Pacific Families week the classically hilarious Stage of Origin show is coming to Porirua. Going head to head will be Vodafone Wellington Lions with Tofiga Fepulea'i and the cast from Maori TV's CODE with Lapi Mariner. Ticket Prices All Tickets $15 Tickets can be purchased from the reception at Te Rauparaha Arena, your community group fundraisers and from the TicketDirect website. Read More »
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Ko Turakirae kei runga Ko Rimutaka kei raro Kia titiro atu ra kite riu o Horowhenua Tikei haere ngā waewae ki Kapiti Tau mai ki Porirua Whakawhiti atu ki te Tau Ihu o te waka a Maui Rere tika ai ki Rekohu, arā, ko Te Wharekauri rānei Hoki mai ka ā mātou o te Whanganui ā Tara E tū ana I te Upoko o Te Ika
Turakirae is the southern boundary between Te Atiawa and Ngāti Kahungunu. Rimutaka is the mountain range that separates Wairarapa and the Hutt Valley. The region extends into the Horowhenua and travels downs through Kapiti and Porirua, crossing over to the Tau Ihu o te waka a Maui – the top of the South Island. It includes also Rekohu – Wharekauri, the Chatham Islands.
According to the 2006 Census, the Māori population in the region was 67,338 representing 11.9 percent of the total New Zealand Māori population.
There are 12 iwi within our regional boundaries:
Regional Director: Hata Wilson
WELLINGTON Level 1 Bloomfield House 46-50 Bloomfield Terrace Lower Hutt 5010 PO Box 31520 Lower Hutt 5040 Tel: 04 570 3180 Fax: 04 570 3181 Email: tpk.poneke@tpk.govt.nz
LEVIN Cnr Durham & Salisbury Street Levin 5510 Tel: 06 367 3814 Email: tpk.poneke@tpk.govt.nz
BLENHEIM Cnr Seymour St & Maxwell Rd Blenheim 7201 PO Box 636 Blenheim 7240 Tel: 03 579 4167 Fax: 03 579 4169 Email: tpk.poneke@tpk.govt.nz
Last modified: 29/04/2009