Published in: Kokiri Issue 14 - Haratua - Pipiri 2009
In this edition of Kōkiri we begin our series of iwi profiles showcasing iwi from around the country – their statistics, their people, their stories and more. We begin with Tūhoe, often referred to as Ngā Tamariki o te Kohu (the children of the mist).
| Regional Council | Tuhoe | Percent |
| Northland Region | 762 | 2.3 |
| Auckland Region | 5,688 | 17.4 |
| Waikato Region | 3,303 | 10.1 |
| Bay of Plenty Region | 10,860 | 33.2 |
| Gisborne Region | 1,596 | 4.9 |
| Hawke's Bay Region | 2,379 | 7.3 |
| Taranaki Region | 288 | 0.9 |
| Manawatu-Wanganui Region | 1,584 | 4.8 |
| Wellington Region | 3,699 | 11.3 |
| Tasman Region | 99 | 0.3 |
| Nelson Region | 114 | 0.3 |
| Marlborough Region | 126 | 0.4 |
| West Coast Region | 78 | 0.2 |
| Canterbury Region | 1,266 | 3.9 |
| Otago Region | 375 | 1.1 |
| Southland Region | 444 | 1.4 |
| Area Outside Region | 12 | 0.0 |
| Total | 32,670 | 100.0 |
Te Hui Ahurei A Tūhoe 2009
Ko te whakawhanaungatanga me te Tūhoetanga te kaupapa nui o Te Hui Ahurei a Tūhoe i tēnei tau.
Rahi ake i tekau mano tāngata i ikapahi atu ki Rūātoki i te Wā Aranga ki te whakanui i te hui ahurei toru tekau mā iwa a Tūhoe.
“Ko te kaupapa matua o tēnei o ngā Ahurei ko te mana motuhake o Tūhoe. I rangonahia, i kitea i roto i ngā mahi o ia kapa haka mai ngā tamariki ki ngā kapa pakeke,” hei tā Haromi Williams kaiwhakahaere o Te Hui Ahurei a Tūhoe.
“Engari i puta mai te matū, te ia o te kaupapa i roto i ngā tautohetohe o tēnā rōpū ki tēnā rōpū. Ko te rere, te whakaniko i te kōrero, te tū ngā momo āhua i kitea, i rangonahia mai ngā pākeke ki ngā kaumātua,” hei tāna anō.
E whā ngā rā o te ahurei ko te hākinakina, ko ngā whakataetae kapa haka, tautohetohe, ngā mahi toi, ngā hītori, ngā wānanga, ngā whakapapa ngā momo kaupapa nui whakaharahara o te ahurei.
He toru tekau mā rima ngā rōpū kapa haka i whakataetae mō ngā hōnore nui a te iwi. Otirā he toru rau te tokomaha o ngā kaitautoko i hāpai i te kaupapa ki tōna panekiretanga mā te whakapai i te whenua, te āwhina i te iwi, te manaaki i ngā rōpū, te whāngai i ngā kaumātua hoki.
Kua roa nei a Te Puni Kōkiri, ngā rōpū whakahaere o ngā Kapa Haka o Mātaatua me te Pōari o Tūhoe,Waikaremoana e tautoko ana i te hui nei.
I tēnei tau i uru atu ngā āwhina ā te Community Education Trust, Aotearoa Fisheries Ltd, ALAC, Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi, Te Tāhūhū o Te Mātauranga, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa rātau ko Te Matatini.
“Nā ēnei tautoko i ora ai te Hui Ahurei ā Tūhoe. Koia nei te mihi whānui ā te Komiti Whakahaere ki ā rātau katoa,” hei tā Haromi anō
Hei te tau 2010 ka hoki atu anō Te Hui Ahurei a Tūhoe ki Rūātoki engari he whakanui i te hui ahurei whā tekau tau te roa.