I tautoko a Te Puni Kōkiri i te Mana ā iwi o Ngāi Tai ki te whakanui i a Matariki me āna hapü, me āna whānau. Ko te whakawhanaungatanga, ngā tikanga ā-iwi, te hïtori me ngā wawata o te iwi ngā kaupapa whakanui i pïkautia e te iwi i te pō kotahi. Ko te wā tuatahi tēnei mō te iwi kia noho tahi ki te wānanga i te motuhaketanga o Matariki, ka puia ake te titiro ki te whakatairanga tonu i te Ngāitaitanga me tōna mātauranga tuku iho. Read More »
Mai ngā Kuri A Wharei ki Tihirau
Ko ngā tawhā o Te Moana a Toi ka heke mai i Athnree ki te raki ki Lotten Point ki te tonga. Kei roto i tēnei rohe e rima ngā kaunihera ā-rohe –Tauranga, Whakatāne, Bay of Plenty, Ōpōtiki me Kawerau. Ko Environment Bay of Plenty te kaunihera ā-rohe.
E ai ki te tatauranga taupori o 2006, 40,899 ngā Māori kei tēnei rohe e noho ana. Koira te 7.2 ōrau o ngā Māori katoa o Aotearoa.
12 ngā iwi kei tēnei rohe. 80 ngā hapū kei te whai hononga ki aua iwi. 120 ngā marae. Ko ngā waka o ngā hapū me iwi nei ko Mataatua, Takitimu, Te Arawa me Tainui.
Ko ngā iwi tekau mā rua ko ēnei:
Kaiwhakahaere ā-rohe: Rachel Jones
WHAKATANE 58 Commerce Street PO Box 26 Whakatane Tel: 07 307 1057 Fax: 07 307 1033 Email: tpk.whakatane@tpk.govt.nz
TAURANGA Corner Christopher Street & 11th Avenue PO Box 69 Tauranga Tel: 07 577 6254 Fax: 07 577 6155 Email: tpk.tauranga@tpk.govt.nz
Last modified: 15/04/2008