Te Waipounamu

There are three Te Puni Kōkiri regional offices in Te Waipounamu. These are in Christchurch, Dunedin, and Invercargill.

Office locations

Our offices can be reached via contact details below.

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Christchurch

BNZ Centre Level 1
120 Hereford Street
Christchurch 8011
P O Box 4741, Christchurch 8011
P:
0800-875-839
E:
tpk.te-waipounamu@tpk.govt.nz
F:
0800 875 329

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Dunedin

75 Carroll Street
Dunedin 9016
P O Box 180, Dunedin 9054
P:
0800-875-839
E:
tpk.te-waipounamu@tpk.govt.nz
F:
0800 875 329

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Invercargill

Level 3
Rothbury House
36 Kelvin 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.

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Iwi in our region

There are three iwi represented in Te Waipounamu region:

  • Ngāi Tahu
  • Kāti Māmoe
  • Waitaha

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Local news and stories

Read our latest news and stories for this region.

Matariki stars bring our communities together

  • Date: 23 June 2022

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.

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Getting the South Island vaccinated

  • Date: 03 December 2021

Te Waipounamu kaimahi are working hard to help Māori get immunised.

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Breathing new life into iconic Ōtautahi building to house Rehua Marae whānau

  • Date: 01 October 2021

Memories of living at the old trade training hostel at Rehua Marae are vivid in Ash Leatherby’s mind.

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Rangatahi helps kaumātua bridge digital divide

  • Date: 25 May 2020

On the northern side of the Otago Peninsula, near Ōtākou Marae lives Tia Taiaroa, a recent university graduate who has been supporting kaumātua to take their first steps into the digital world during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Koha Kai Community Meals - Murihiku

  • Date: 16 April 2020

“When this all started we were just excited to be doing something ‘cool’ and positive to help” says Founder of Koha Kai, Janice Lee, “but as the week went on, the work and the people, brought a sobering realisation.

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Te Pūtake o te Riri Funding

  • Date: 23 March 2020

An update on Te Pūtake o te Riri Funding and its response to COVID-19.

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