Te Tai Hauāuru
There are six Te Puni Kōkiri Offices in Te Tai Hauāuru – Porirua, Nelson, Palmerston North, Taranaki, Taumarunui and Whanganui.
- Office locations
- Our rohe
- Regional Manager
- Iwi in our region
- Iwi radio stations
- Services
- Local events and updates
Office locations
Our offices can be reached via contact details below.
Nelson
- Address
- Level 1
- 105 Trafalgar Street
- Nelson 7010
- Postal address
- P O Box 1830, Nelson 7010
- P:
- 0800 875 884
- E:
- tpk.tetaihauauru@tpk.govt.nz
- F:
- 0800 875 329
Palmerston North
- Address
- 109 Princess Street
- Palmerston North 4410
- Postal address
- PO Box 12029, Inner City, Palmerston North 4444
- P:
- 0800 875 884
- E:
- tpk.tetaihauauru@tpk.govt.nz
- F:
- 0800 875 329
Te Upoko o Te Ika - Porirua
- Address
- Te Upoko o Te Ika Regional Office
- Te Puni Kōkiri House
- 12 Hagley Street
- Porirua City Centre
- PORIRUA 5022
- Postal address
- P O Box 50631
- PORIRUA 5240
- P:
- 0800 875 884
- E:
- tpk.tetaihauauru@tpk.govt.nz
- F:
- 0800 875 329
Taranaki
- Address
- 465B Devon Street East
- Strandon
- New Plymouth 4312
- Postal address
- P O Box 744, New Plymouth 4340
- P:
- 0800 875 884
- E:
- tpk.tetaihauauru@tpk.govt.nz
- F:
- 0800 875 329
Taumarunui
- Address
- Te Tititihu House
- 32 Miriama Street
- Taumarunui 3920
- Postal address
- PO Box 192, Taumarunui 3946
- P:
- 0800 875 884
- E:
- tpk.tetaihauauru@tpk.govt.nz
- F:
- 0800 875 329
Whanganui
- Address
- 158 Wicksteed Street
- Whanganui 4500
- Postal address
- PO Box 436, Whanganui Mail Centre, Whanganui 4540
- P:
- 0800 875 884
- E:
- tpk.tetaihauauru@tpk.govt.nz
- F:
- 0800 875 329
Our Rohe
Te Tai Hauāuru is a combination of two former Te Puni Kōkiri regions, Te Taihauāuru and Te Whanganui ā Tara.
The region covers the western side of the lower North Island from the Mohakatino River in the north through to Wellington incorporating Taranaki, Whānganui, Manawatu, Horowhenua. It then crosses the sea to Tau Ihu o te Waka a Māui – the top of the South Island. The region also includes Rēkohu-Wharekauri, the Chatham Islands.
Regional Manager
Willis Katene (Ngāti Toa, Ngā Ruahinerangi, Ngāti Tūwharetoa)
Regional Manager, Te Tai Hauāuru
Meet Willis Katene, the new Regional Manager for Te Tai Hauāuru. No stranger to hard work, when asked what she is most looking forward to in her new role, the tertiary education practitioner is nothing but upbeat about what lies ahead.
Iwi in our Region
There are 33 iwi and other tribal authorities represented in Te Tai Hauāuru region:
- Ngāti Tama
- Ngāti Mutunga
- Te Atiawa
- Taranaki
- Ka Ruu a Poutama
- Ngāti Maru
- Ngāruahine
- Ngāti Ruanui
- Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi
- Te Atihaunui a Pāpārangi
- Ngāti Hāua
- Ngāti Rangi
- Ngāti Apa
- Ngāti Hauiti
- Ngāti Whitikaupeka
- Ngāi Te Ohuake
- Ngāti Tamakōpiri
- Rangitāne
- Muaūpoko
- Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga
- Ngāti Toa Rangatira
- Te Atiawa ki Whakarongotai
- Te Atiawa (Wellington)
- Taranaki Whānui ki te Upoko o te Ika
- Te Atiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui
- Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō
- Rangitāne o Wairau
- Ngāti Kuia
- Ngāti Rārua
- Ngāti Kōata
- Ngāti Tama ki Te Tau Ihu
- Ngāti Kauwhata
- Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri
- Moriori.
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 http://www.tkm.govt.nz/
Iwi radio stations
- Atiawa Toa FM
- AWA FM
- Kia ora FM
- Te Upoko o Te ika
- Tūwharetoa FM
- Te Korimako o Taranaki
Local events and updates
Latest events and updates for this section are listed below.
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Pūhoro STEM Academy - Equipping the leaders of tomorrow
“The type of environment we have at school doesn’t cater to my needs or disabilities, but when I’m here at Pūhoro it doesn’t matter because they have a culture of belonging. We’re engaged because we belong and that leads to success,” said Ella Cameron-Smith, who has been a part of the Pūhoro STEM Academy since its inception in 2016.
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Future bright for Rangatahi Māori in STEM fields
Thanks to programmes like Pūhoro STEM Academy, rangatahi are rising above and beyond expectations and challenging negative stereotypes about Māori in STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics).
“Not only are Pūhoro students disrupting the narrative regarding Māori student NCEA science achievement, but they are also trailblazers in their own whānau,” says director, Naomi Manu.
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Te Tau Ihu Kapa Haka Regional Competition 2018
Download the PDF for the Regional Kapa Haka Competitions Dates for 2018.
- Open to the public, no booking required
- Organiser: Te Matatini – Kapa Haka Aotearoa
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A man on a mission to bring people together
Standing up from his seat, Toko Kapea pulls out a map and holds it up high, letting the sheet unfold and roll down to the ground, revealing the Te Tai Hauāuru region.
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New office helps Te Puni Kōkiri serve more Māori communities
Te Puni Kōkiri is opening its new Te Upoko o Te Ika office in Porirua today, where it can serve more whānau in Te Tai Hauāuru, says regional manager Willis Katene.
“We are so pleased to be opening a modern, new office in a vibrant and thriving hub like Porirua – in the heart of Te Upoko o te Ika,” she says.
