There are three Te Puni Kōkiri regional offices in Te Waipounamu. These are in Christchurch, Dunedin, and Invercargill.
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Office locations
Our offices can be reached via contact details below.
Christchurch
- Address
- BNZ Centre Level 1
- 120 Hereford Street
- Christchurch 8011
- Postal address
- P O Box 4741, Christchurch 8011
- P:
- 0800-875-839
- E:
- tpk.te-waipounamu@tpk.govt.nz
- F:
- 0800 875 329
Dunedin
- Address
- 75 Carroll Street
- Dunedin 9016
- Postal address
- P O Box 180, Dunedin 9054
- P:
- 0800-875-839
- E:
- tpk.te-waipounamu@tpk.govt.nz
- F:
- 0800 875 329
Invercargill
- Address
- IRD Building
- 45 Yarrow Street
- Invercargill 9810
- Postal address
- IRD Building
- 45 Yarrow Street
- Invercargill 9810
- P:
- 0800-875-839
- E:
- tpk.te-waipounamu@tpk.govt.nz
- F:
- 0800 875 329
Our rohe
Te Waipounamu region is the largest of Te Puni Kōkiri regional areas, covering approximately 49 percent of New Zealand (134,672,000 hectares).
The area replicates the boundaries of Ngāi Tahu Whānui, the northern points are from Kahurangi Point on the West Coast to Te Parinui o Whiti (White Bluffs) near Kaikōura on the East Coast. The region includes the bulk of the South Island including Rakiura (Stewart Island).
Regional Director
David Ormsby (Waikato, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga)
Regional Director, Te Waipounamu
David Ormsby manages an agile and well-networked team that looks after the largest of the six Te Puni Kōkiri regions – Te Waipounamu. He reflects on being the Regional Director since 2003 at the Ministry for Māori Development in the South Island.
Iwi in our region
There are three iwi represented in Te Waipounamu region:
- Ngāi Tahu
- Kāti Māmoe
- Waitaha
Iwi radio stations
Local news and stories
Read our latest news and stories for this region.
Engaging with communities in the far south
Early last week, Minister for Māori Development Tama Potaka visited Te Waipounamu to meet with local whānau, hapū and iwi as part of a range of engagements across the motu.
Whenua Māori: Landowners come together in Waihōpai
Our regional advisors in the Whenua Māori Service support Māori landowners all over Aotearoa to develop their whenua.
Te Matapaeroa 2021: data and reporting on Māori-owned businesses
Te Matapaeroa is our data and insights series about Māori-owned businesses, Māori sole traders and significant employers of Māori. Today we have published the first release of Te Matapaeroa 2021.
Matariki stars bring our communities together
As Aotearoa gears up to celebrate its first Matariki public holiday on Friday, Te Puni Kōkiri reflects on this significant kaupapa for Māori that it has always supported.
Getting the South Island vaccinated
Te Waipounamu kaimahi are working hard to help Māori get immunised.
Breathing new life into iconic Ōtautahi building to house Rehua Marae whānau
Memories of living at the old trade training hostel at Rehua Marae are vivid in Ash Leatherby’s mind.