Te Puni Kōkiri supported Awa Sports to provide a fun day full of indoor sports and recreation activities for kaumātua. Read More »
8 December 2007 - 18 July 2009 | Whanganui Regional Museum
A new exhibition at Whanganui Regional Museum revolves around a collection of photographs that has been in the news since it was discovered in an old suitcase in 2001. Whanganui Mäori protested when the collection of photographs went to auction and the sale was stopped. It made headlines around the world. The photographs were purchased for the Museum using funds from a number of local community and iwi organisations. And now an exhibition has been developed which is a unique collaboration with Whanganui iwi. Read More »
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The Te Tai Hauāuru region essentially covers the western side of the lower North Island, extending from the Mohakatino River in the north through to the Manawatū River in the south.
According to the 2006 Census, the Māori population in the region was 48,483 representing 8.6 percent of the total New Zealand Māori population.
There are 14 iwi within this region:
Regional Director: Sam Bishara
WHANGANUI Te Taurawhiri Building 357 Victoria Avenue PO Box 436 Whanganui Tel: 06 348 1400 Fax: 06 348 9400 Email: tpk.whanganui@tpk.govt.nz
TARANAKI Level 1 Corner Devon & Currie Streets PO Box 744 New Plymouth Tel: 06 759 5450 Fax: 06 759 4601 Email: tpk.taranaki@tpk.govt.nz
TAUMARUNUI Te Titihu House 32 Miriama Street PO Box 192 Taumarunui Tel: 07 895 7356 Fax: 07 895 7381
MANAWATU Level 1 Arthur Toye Building 286a Cuba Street Palmerston North Tel: 06 354 1706 Fax: 06 354 7031
Last modified: 10/04/2008