Kua tīmata he kaupapa whakatairanga i ngā marae o te rohe o Waikato mā te arotake i te whanaketanga o tēnā marae, o tēnā marae. E toru ngā wāhanga o te kaupapa arotake nei ko ngā whare, ngā tikanga, ngā kawa me te whakahaere marae. Ko Vance Winiata (Tainui, Ngāti Raukawa ki te tonga) te kaikōkiri i te kaupapa nei. Ko Te Puni Kōkiri tētahi o ngā kaitautoko. Kua whakamanahia a Vance hei kairēhita wāriutanga, nā reira ko te mahi tuatahi ko te arotake i te wāriu o ngā inihua mō ngā marae. Kua oti kē i a ia he rīpoata e whakarārangi nei i te ora me te wāriu o ngā whare kia tika ai te inihua e utu nei ngā marae. Read More »
Mokau ki runga Tāmaki ki raro Ko Mangatoatoa ki waenganui Ko Pare Hauraki, Ko Pare Waikato Ko te Kaokaoroa o te Patetere
The boundaries of the Waikato region cover a land area of approximately 1,700,000 hectares serviced by the Waikato Regional Office of Te Puni Kōkiri.
It extends from the Bombay Hills and Port Waikato in the north, along the western coastline south to Mokau, eastward embracing the King Country, through to the Kaimai Ranges, the Hauraki plains and returning northwards to the Coromandel Peninsula. The region covers the iwi of Waikato, Tainui, Ngāti Maniapoto, Hauraki, Ngāti Raukawa and includes the city of Hamilton (Kirikiriroa).
According to the 2006 Census, the Māori population in the region was 65,394 representing 11.6 percent of the total New Zealand Māori population.
The Tainui Waka (canoe) confederation comprises of four principal related Māori Iwi of the central north island of New Zealand.
The four Iwi within in this region are:
Regional Director: Gail Campbell
HAMILTON Level 2 Waitomo House 6 Garden Place Hamilton 3204 Private Bag 3020 Waikato Mail Centre Hamilton 3240 Tel: 07 834 7100 Fax: 07 839 2579 Email: tpk.waikato@tpk.govt.nz
Last modified: 29/04/2009