Te Pūtake o te Riri 2020 National Commemoration

Prior to the current pandemic of Covid-19 and eventual lockdown the national commemoration event for Te Pūtake o te Riri 2020 has been postponed in consultation with the current Iwi host, Tainui waka.

We are still assessing the decision to postpone. Changing this decision will be dependant on ensuring the safety of attendees at the event due to Covid-19 and allowing sufficient time for Iwi host, Tainui waka to prepare.

Check this page for further updates.

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About Te Pūtake o te Riri | Wars and Conflicts in New Zealand Fund

Te Pūtake o te Riri | Wars and Conflicts in New Zealand Fund supports whānau, hapū and iwi to initiate, promote and deliver activities and events that commemorate the New Zealand Land Wars.

The fund seeks to increase awareness among all Aotearoa New Zealand Citizens about our local history, significant land marks and people including strengthening relationships and partnerships. It is also about building nationhood and pride among all citizens, increasing matauranga and value for local history and increasing bi-lingual resources.

It is important to note that this funding is intended to be a contribution and cannot be used to fund the total costs of the project.

Successful Applicants for the 2022/2023 Financial Year

Rōpu	Event	Location	Region	Start date	End date	Amount Approved
Ngātiwai Trust Board	To support Ngātiwai Trust Board to develop, implement and deliver the Te Kura Huna o Ngātiwai	Te rohe o Ngātiwai	Te Taitokerau	December 2022	November 2023	$80,000.00
Pukehinahina Charitable Trust	To support the Pukehinahina Charitable Trust to reprint the publication, Victory at Gate Pa which commemorates The Pūtake o Te Riri.	Tauranga	Waikato Waiariki	October 2022	April 2023	$6,000.00
NZ Portrait Gallery Te Pukenga Whakaata	To support NZ Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata to develop, implement and deliver the He Riri Awatea event a Te Whanganui-a-Tara.	Wellington	Te Tai Hauāuru	August 2022	November 2022	$32,634.00

Successful Applicants for the 2021/2022 Financial Year

Rōpū	Theme of Event/s	Event Location	Region	Event Start Date	Event End Date	Amount approved from TPK
Hikoi NZ Ltd	To Support Hikoi NZ Ltd to develop an educational resource for rangatahi. This will leverage off the production of a feature film “Whawhai Tonu – Struggle without End’ which commemorates the Battle of O-Rākau between 31 March – 2 April 1864.	Rotorua	Waikato Waiariki	June 2022	June 2023	$200,000.00
VH Property Investments Ltd	To Support V H Property Investments Ltd to develop, implement and deliver the re-print of Te Kaokaoroa – He Pakanga Mō Mana Motuhake 1864 with additional content added.	Rotorua	Waikato Waiariki	May 2022	September 2022	$27,978.00
Te Rūnanga o Ngaati Naho	To support Te Rūnanga o Ngaati Naho to develop, implement and deliver their Kua ara ake ahau event.  The proposal name originates from the tongikura of King Tawhaio which encourages Waikato to be vigilant, committed, and steadfast in times of turmoil.  Kua ara ake ahau gives life to the tuupuna voice of those who sacrificed their lives at the Battle of Rangiriri. The project recognises their extraordinary military intelligence and resilience and supports the official opening of one of the most culturally significant sites of the 1860s New Zealand Wars.	Waikato	Waikato Waiariki	April 2022	April 2022	$64,324.85
Te Runanga o Ngāti Toa Rangatira	To support Te Runanga o Toa Rangatira Incorporated to develop, implement and deliver the 175th Commemoration of the Raid of Boulcott’s Farm component of the Ngāti Toa Rangatira Hui-a-Tau, to be held on the 19 - 20 November in Wellington, that will commemorate Te Pūtake o te Riri.	Porirua	Te Tai Hauāuru	November 2021	November 2021	$20,220k

Successful Applicants for the 2020/2021 Financial Year

Rōpū	Theme of Event/s	Event Location	Region	Event Start Date	Event End Date	Amount approved from TPK
Taarewaanga Marae	To support Neha N Davies for Taarewaanga Marae to organise, plan and deliver an event that commemorates the 156th Commemoration of the Battle of Orakau 1864 and to document the untold story of Orakau and its history, a significant site of conflict during the Waikato wars to be held in March 2021.	Te Awamutu	Waikato Waiariki	March 2021	March 2021	$220k
Te Ruapekapeka Trust	To support Te Ruapekapeka Trust to develop, implement and deliver Te Ruapekapeka Battle 175th Commemoration and develop educational resources that tells the story of Ruapekapeka. Commemorations will be held on 3 February 2021 at Ruapekapeka that will commemorate Te Pūtake o te Riri: Wars and conflicts in New Zealand.	Towai, Kawakawa	Taitokerau	February 2021	February 2021	$200k

 

Successful Applicants for the 2019/2020 Financial Year

Rōpū	Theme of Event/s	Event Location	Region	Event Start Date	Event End Date	Amount approved from TPK
Rongowhakaata Iwi Trust	To Support Rongowhakaata Trust to develop, implement a series of online wananga for the whanau community and suite of bilingual resources in Te Reo Māori and English of a local and shared history of the East Coast Wars (1865-1868) with the wider community to commemorate the New Zealand Wars and conflicts across the region.	Manutuke	Tai Rāwhiti		2021	$230,000
Taarewaanga Marae	To support Taarewaanga Marae to organise, plan and deliver two events a wananga and commemoration event of the ‘Invasion of Rangiaohia 1864’ to be held at Rangiaohia, Te Awamutu in February2020.	Te Awamutu, Waikato	Waikato-Waiariki	21 February 2020	21 February 2020	$180,000
Ngati Toa Rangatira ki Wairau Trust	To support Ngati Toa Rangatira ki Wairau Trust to develop, implement and deliver a series of events and activities to encourage learning about the local history in the area and the commemorate the Wairau Affray of 1843. These events and activities will take place across the Marlborough Community in June 2020 to July 2020.	Wairau, Blenheim	Tai Hauauru	June 2020	July 2020	$89,465.15
Te Tira Whakaari Trust	To support Te Tira Whakaari Trust to develop, implement and deliver a suite of bilingual resources in Te Reo Māori and English that will be used to tell the story of Te Kooti Rikirangi and the influential role he played during the New Zealand Wars. This is a significant piece of Aotearoa New Zealand history that will commemorate Te Putake o te Riri.	Mangapapa	Ikaroa-Rawhiti	Oct 2019	Nov 2019	$67,100.25
Ngati Paarau Hapu Trust	To support Ngati Paarau Hapu Trust to develop, implement and deliver a speaker series event and commemoration service in Napier leading upto and on the 11th October 2019 the commemoration of the 153rd Battle of Omarunui 153 years to the day	Napier	Ikaroa-Rawhiti	11 Oct 2019	12 Oct 2019	$20,000
Te Kapua Whakapipi Trust	To support Te Kapua Whakapipi Trust to develop, implement, document the untold story of Te Porere and deliver the 150th Commemoration of the Battle of Te Porere event on the 4 & 5 October 2019	Turangi	Waikato-Waiariki	4 Oct 2019	5 Oct 2019	$144,079.25
Te Runanga o Ngati Toa Rangatira	To support Te Runanga o Toa Rangatira to develop, implement and hold a wānanga aimed at rangatahi to pay respect, wānanga the historical account of the Wairau Affray, and acknowledge Ngati Toa Tupuna who were involved in the conflict of 1843 at Wairau in Blenheim.	Porirua	Tai Hauāuru	8 Oct 2019	9 Oct 2019	$12,000
Ohaeawai Cultural Community Centre	To support St Michaels Church and Urupa committee to develop, implement and deliver the 175th Commemoration of the Battle of Ohaeawai 1845 at Ngawha to be held on 4 July 2020	Ngawha, Bay of Islands	Taitokerau	4 July 2020	4 July 2020	$33,289
Ngā Toenga o Ngā Tamariki a Iharaira me Ngā Uri o Maungapohatu Charitable Trust	To support Ngā Toenga o Ngā Tamariki a Iharaira me Ngā Uri o Maungapohatu Charitable Trust to support, develop, implement a programme of work to revitalise cultural traditions, practices and language of the Maungapohatu Community. It will tell the story of Rua Kenana from a whānau perspective and develop key resources to support the learning of the story of Rua Kenana and the New Zealand Wars.	Rotorua	Waikato-Waiariki	October 2019	October 2019	$161,648.20

Successful Applicants for the 2018/19 Financial Year

Rōpū	Theme of Event/s	Event Location	Region	Event Start Date	Event End Date	Amount approved from TPK
Ngāti Naho Kaitiaki Society Incorporated	To Support Ngāti Naho Kaitiaki Society Incorporated to develop, implement and deliver Manawa Whenua He Raa Maumahara activities including wānanga, a series of site visits, live streams, and dawn karakia and commemorative day to document the untold story of Ngāti Naho Tupuna who were captured at the battle of Rangiriri.	Rangiriri	Waikato-Waiariki	1 July 2019	30 November 2019	$209,194.00
Purakaunui Block Incorporated	To support Purakaunui Block Incorporated to develop, implement and produce a documentary film based on an early New Zealand Ngai Tahu History of Otago at Whareakeake and conflicts between Māori, whalers and sealers. The project will commemorate Te Pūtake o Te Riri: Wars and Conflicts in New Zealand.	Dunedin	Te Waipounamu	May 2019	May 2019	$10,000.00
Te Atiawa Iwi Charitable Trust	To support Te Atiawa Iwi Charitable Trust to develop, implement and deliver a ‘Riri o Te Raukura’ Hīkoi and Wānanga event in 2019 in Taranaki that will commemorate Te Pūtake o Te Riri: Wars and Conflicts in New Zealand.	New Plymouth	Te Tai Hauāuru	16 March 2019	19 March 2019	$5,150.00
Te Kopu Incorporated	To support Te Kopu Incorporated to develop, implement and deliver a Series of Events on behalf of Ngati Te Ata to commemorate and document the untold story of their involvement in and leading upto the Battle of Rangiriri Pa. The event will start on 9 July 2019 and finish on 20 November 2019 to commemorate Te Pūtake o Te Riri: Wars and Conflicts in New Zealand.	Tauranga	Waikato- Waiariki	9 July 2019	20 November 2019	$130,000.00
Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiarangi	To support Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiarangi (TWWOA) to develop, implement and deliver Te Pūtake o Te Riri Summit 2018 event at Whakatāne to be held during February 2019. The summit will be themed ‘Realism of the New Zealand Wars’ to commemorate Te Pūtake o Te Riri.	Whakatane	Waikato- Waiariki	14 February 2019	15 February 2019	$66,552.00
MTEM Limited	To support Mana Taiao Events Management Limited to develop, implement and deliver the Battle of Pukehinahina Gate Pa 1864 book launch at Gate Pa Historic Reserve in Tauranga on 22 November that will commemorate Te Pūtake o Te Riri; Wars and Conflicts in New Zealand.	Tauranga	Waikato- Waiariki	22 November 2018	22 November 2018	$1,200.00
Tihi Consultants Limited	The proposal is to deliver a five day commemorative programme to allow whanau, hapū and iwi to come together and share a deeper understanding of their experience as descendants of Riwha Titokowaru and the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Te Ngutu o Te Manu from 3-7 September 2018 in Hāwera.	Hāwera	Te Tai Hauāuru	Monday 3 September 2018	Friday 7 September 2018	$57,450.24
Te Tira Whakaari Trust	The proposal is to deliver a series of events to commemorate Te Kooti Rikirangi and his contribution to the Aotearoa national story, the significant conflicts between Māori and colonial forces in Tūranga in the 1860s in response to the illegal invasion, confiscation and acquisition of Māori land by the crown.	Mangapapa, Gisborne	Ikaroa-Rawhiti	July 2018	January 2019	$59,141.24
Fairfield College	The proposal is to support Fairfield College by contributing to the carving and installation of a Pou erected as a permanent memorial to commemorate the New Zealand Wars. It will support the design and installation of the plaque for the Pou and the hospitality for the Fairfield Annual Commemoration Assembly and Pou unveiling.	Hamilton	Waikato-Waiariki	October 2018	December 2018	$3,796.00
Bridget Williams Publishing Trust	To develop key resources aimed at Rangatahi, their teachers in schools and the wider general public to educate people about the New Zealand Wars. The project will commemorate Te Putake o te Riri: Wars and Conflicts in New Zealand.	Wellington	Te Tai Hauāuru	May 2019	June 2019	$120,000
Taranaki Māori Trust Board	The proposal is to support Taranaki Māori Trust Board to acknowledge and raise awareness about the context and period of the 73 years that Taranaki was in conflict from 1818-1881. This will be achieved by developing, implementing and staging the annual He Rā Maumahara to be held on 28 October 2019 at Kohia Pa near Waitara. The He Rā Maumahara will be supported by events, a speaker’s series and educational programmes underpinning the commemorations through to the 5 November 2019.	New Plymouth	Te Tai Hauāuru	28 October 2019	5 November 2019	$450,000

Successful Applicants for the 2017/18 Financial Year

Group	Event	Region	Event Location	Event Start Date	Event End Date	Amount Requested
Ngā Tangariki O Ngati Hine Trust	To support Ngā Tangariki o Ngati Hine Trust 2017 to hold an event for the Te Pūtake o Te Riri He Rā Maumahara commemoration to be held in March 2018 at Waitangi and Kororareka.	Taitokerau	Waitangi and Kororareka	March 2018	March 2018	$390,000.00
Tihi Consultants Limited	The proposal is to deliver a series of events over the two weeks, leading up to a commemorative service at Te Ngutu o te Manu Reserve on 28 October 2017.	Te Tai Hauāuru	Hāwera	Monday, 16 October 2017	Friday, 27 October 2017	$9,000.00
Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi	Two-day symposia titled ‘Te Pūtake o te Riri’ with a number of outcomes.	Waikato-Waiariki	Whakatāne	Wednesday, 18 October 2017	Thursday, 19 October 2017	$95,200.00
Ngāti Awa Community Development Trust	Commemoration of the 1865 Battle of Te Kupenga a Taramainuku Pā	Waikato-Waiariki	Te Teko - Te Kupenga Pā	Friday, 20 October 2017		$67,863.00
Te Reo Irirangi o Te Mānuka Tūtahi Trust	Broadcasting and Online Video Streaming of the 2017 commemoration service of the Battle of Te Kupenga a Taramainuku Pā	Waikato-Waiariki	Whakatāne	Friday, 20 October 2017		$6,000.00
Māori Land Charitable Trust	Public screening of the New Zealand Wars series	Te Tai Hauāuru	Ōtaki	Saturday, 28 October 2017	Sunday, 12 November 2017	$12,000.00
Bridget Williams Publishing Trust	To support the Vincent O’Malley giving talks to schools about the significance of the New Zealand Land Wars	Te Tai Hauāuru	20 School Visits	Early 2018	Early 2018	$30,000.00
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ruanui Trust (TRONRT)	To organise a hīkoi to the South Island to pay respect, wānanga the historical account of, and acknowledge the lives, achievement and resting place of our Ngāti Ruanui & Pakakohe Tūpuna who were imprisoned in Dunedin in 1869.	Te Tai Hauāuru	South Island	Thursday, 1 March 2018		$61,500.00
Raukawa Charitable Trust	Tour to four significant New Zealand war sites where Raukawa had significant involvement.	Waikato-Waiariki	Tour to four significant New Zealand war sites where Raukawa had significant involvement.	Friday, 6 April 2018	Sunday, 8 April 2018	$71,200.00
Waiokura Marae and Reserves Trust	Commemorate Ōrangituāpeka and the significance of the Rāhui Whenua	Te Tai Hauāuru	Manaia, South Taranaki	Wednesday 25 April 2018		$30,000.00

Role of Te Puni Kōkiri

Te Puni Kōkiri is responsible for administering the fund and ensuring robust applications are received and sound investments are made.

A Brief History

Perspectives | Wars and Conflicts in New Zealand

The wars and conflicts in New Zealand are important historical narratives which contributed to the shaping of our nation. Sharing different perspectives of the impact of these wars builds wider understanding and awareness, and will better enable all those affected to heal and move forward towards broader reconciliation.

An Overview of Wars and Conflicts in Aotearoa-New Zealand
Dr Vincent O’Malley, a New Zealand historian, discusses the New Zealand Wars, and touches on the complex issues which gave rise to them.

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The Impact of Wars and Conflicts in Aotearoa-New Zealand
Dr Vincent O’Malley, continues his analysis of the New Zealand Wars, and stresses the importance for all New Zealanders to understand better the effects of these wars and conflicts on the whole nation.

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Applying for the Fund

Contact Details

For further information about Te Pūtake o te Riri | Wars and Conflicts in New Zealand Fund please see the following:

• Email: teputakeoteriri@tpk.govt.nz
• Phone: For regional events please contact your local Te Puni Kōkiri office.

Stories

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Media Releases

Te Pūtake o Te Riri – Wars and Conflicts in Aotearoa New Zealand Fund opens, 30 August 2018
https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/te-p%C5%ABtake-o-te-riri-wars-and-conflicts-aotearoa-new-zealand-fund-opens

Te Pūtake o te Riri successful applications announced
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Fund opens for NZ Wars commemorations, 7 July 2017
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New Zealand Land Wars commemorations fund panel meets, 31 May 2017
https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/new-zealand-land-wars-commemorations-fund-panel-meets

Ngāti Hine mark land wars with multisport challenge, 29 May 2017
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503450&objectid=11860938

Editorial: Commemoration of New Zealand wars is long overdue, 3 November 2016
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/comment/86013064/editorial-commemoration-of-new-zealand-wars-is-long-overdue

National day to remember the New Zealand Wars to start in 2017, 31 October 2017
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/85915559/national-day-to-remember-land-wars-starts-in-2017

Date to be set for a national day to commemorate the New Zealand Wars, 21 August 2016
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/83381868/Date-to-be-set-for-a-national-day-to-commemorate-the-New-Zealand-Wars

Confiscated Land Wars sites returned – Hon Flavell, 19 August, 2016
https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/confiscated-land-wars-sites-returned

Government announces Land Wars Day at Turangawaewae, 19 August 2016
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/83329239/Government-announces-Land-Wars-Day-at-Turangawaewae

Day to mark New Zealand Wars on the cards – Flavell, 11 January 2016
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/293849/day-to-mark-nz-wars-on-the-cards-flavell

Commemorating New Zealand Wars (no date)
https://yournz.org/2016/04/28/commemorating-nz-land-wars/