There are three Te Puni Kōkiri regional offices in the Ikaroa-Rāwhiti region. These are in Gisborne, Hastings, and Ruatōria.
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Office locations
Our offices can be reached via contact details below.
Gisborne
- Address
- Te Puni Kōkiri House
- 299 Gladstone Road
- Gisborne 4010
- Postal address
- PO Box 140, Gisborne 4040
- P:
- 0800 875 447
- E:
- tpk.tairawhiti@tpk.govt.nz
- F:
- 0800 875 329
Hastings
- Address
- 303 Eastbourne Street East
- Hastings 4122
- Postal address
- PO Box 1440, Hastings 4156
- P:
- 0800 875 447
- E:
- tpk.takitimu@tpk.govt.nz
- F:
- 0800 875 329
Ruatōria
- Address
- 165 Waiomatatini Road
- Ruatōria
- 4032
- Postal address
- The Bank
- P.O. Box 145
- Ruatōria
Our rohe
Ikaroa-Rāwhiti is the combination of the two former Te Puni Kōkiri regions Te Tairāwhiti and Takitimu.
The rohe begins north at Potikirua and ends south in the Wairarapa. West it runs inland to Matawai and down to the Tararua and Ruahine ranges.
It encompasses the Tūranganui-a-Kiwa, Te Matau-a-Māui and Wairarapa.
Regional Director
George Mackey
Regional Director, Ikaroa-Rāwhiti
Iwi in our region
There are 12 iwi represented in Ikaroa-Rāwhiti region:
- Ngāti Porou
- Te Aitanga A Māhaki
- Rongowhakaata
- Ngāi Tamanuhiri
- Ngaariki Kaiputahi
- Rongomaiwāhine
- Ngāti Kahungunu ki te Wairoa
- Ngāti Ruapani
- Ngāi Tūhoe
- Ngāti Kahungunu
- Rangitāne
- Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa.
The iwi listed have been sourced through a directory of iwi and Māori organisations, Te Kāhui Māngai, and our regional offices. The iwi listed do not necessarily reflect the views of Te Puni Kōkiri. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any queries.
About Te Kāhui Māngai
Te Kāhui Māngai (Directory of Iwi and Māori Organisations) gives information on iwi identified in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004, and those iwi/hapū that have begun the process of negotiating settlement of their historical Treaty of Waitangi claims; and mandated Iwi Organisations to represent these iwi/hapū that have been recognised by the New Zealand Government.
You can view Te Kāhui Māngai here https://www.tkm.govt.nz/
Iwi radio stations
- Radio Ngāti Porou
- Tūranga FM
- Radio Kahungunu
Local news and stories
Read our latest news and stories for this region.
Nurturing whenua and whānau through māra kai
Te Puna Reo o Raparapaririki and Mahora School are using mātauranga Māori and spaces of peace to nurture whenua and nurture whānau through māra kai.
Award-winning Wi Pere farm recovering from Cyclone Gabrielle
An award-winning whenua Māori farm slammed by four-meter-high waves of cyclone debris will recover in a third of the time thanks to Government support.
Whenua engagements continue in Ikaroa-Rāwhiti
Māori landowners on the East Coast have the opportunity to engage kanohi ki te kanohi with Te Puni Kōkiri about their whenua.
Young Māori Grower Finalists all wahine
Since the inaugural Ahuwhenua Trophy in 2012, this is only the second time the competition is recognising Young Māori Growers, and the first time all three finalists are wahine.
Harnessing the Tairāwhiti sun for solar farm
Thanks to the Te Puni Kōkiri Te Ringa Hāpai Whenua Fund, Te Rimu Trust is harnessing the energy of the sun to empower their local community, build resilience and gain energy sovereignty.
Wi Pere Trust wins 2022 Ahuwhenua Trophy
Wi Pere Trust took home the 2022 Ahuwhenua Trophy for the top Māori sheep and beef farm at the Ahuwhenua Trophy awards dinner on October 21st.