Read recent articles below from around our Ngāpuhi Iwi community. Find out what our members and whānau have been achieving, celebrating, and participating in around Aotearoa.
19 April 2021
Kaiarahi of Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-Ō-Ngāpuhi appointed to Top Energy Board positions Two Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-Ō-Ngāpuhi (TRAION) kaiarahi have been appointed to Top Energy Board positions. Nicole Anderson, whose Board roles across Te Tai Tokerau include Trustee of TRAION representing the Takiwā of Ngā Ngaru o Hokianga, has been appointed to the Board […]
29 March 2021
Thousands expected at Hui Tau 2021 in Kaikohe over Easter Weekend Thousands of manuhiri will be heading to Kaikohe this Easter as the Whangārei and Kaikohe Stakes (Northern New Zealand regions) of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints host their Hui Tau 2021 restoration event and celebrations. Organisers […]
29 March 2021
A unique partnership between a family-run business and an iwi is about to bear fruit in Kaikohe Original story by DENISE PIPER / STUFF The first 28 employees of Kaikohe Berryfruit began work this month, starting to build 10 hectares of tunnel houses that will shelter the hydroponic raspberries and […]
25 March 2021
Remembering the past, looking to the future On 12 February the Te Rōpū Kaumātua Kuia o Te Whare Tapu Ō Ngāpuhi attended celebrations at Māngungu Mission House in Hokianga. Every year, this date marks the anniversary of Governor William Hobson’s meeting with Rangatira from the Hokianga regarding Te Tiriti ō […]
24 March 2021
Ngāpuhi COVID-19 Welfare Call Centre brings Kaupapa Māori lens to Healthline service Forty newly employed Māori contact centre operators from Te Tai Tokerau Northland are providing a kaupapa Māori focus to Healthline’s COVID-19 information response. Since completing their training, the team has fielded and made hundreds of calls daily; providing […]
24 March 2021
Learning new skills can be fun at any age. Te Rōpū Kaumātua Kuia o Te Whare Tapu Ō Ngāpuhi meets on the last Thursday of every month, and this month’s hui was a wānanga to support the Rōpū with new skills in a digital world. Nikora Ngaropo and Kiri […]
26 February 2021
Kaikohe Berryfruit Limited is a partnership between Ngāpuhi Asset Holding Company (NAHC), Far North Holdings Limited (FNHL) and Onyx Capital. NAHC is the majority shareholder. NAHC is leading the development of the sustainability focused hitech hydroponics berryfruit operation in the Ngawha Enterprise and Innovation Park, just outside Kaikohe. Partnering with […]
26 February 2021
Attending a job information hui at Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi O Ngāpuhi (TRAION) in Kaikohe is about to bear fruit for 26 Ngāpuhi job seekers who will sign employment contracts on Tuesday (2 March) with Kaikohe Berryfruit Limited, a partnership project expected to bring transformational change to Kaikohe. The successful candidates were […]
14 February 2021
Businesses and schools remain open but public health guidance including physical distancing and record keeping need to be maintained. Mass gatherings will need to be limited to 100 people. Hospitality businesses must keep groups of customers separated, seated, and served by a single person with a maximum of 100 people […]
14 February 2021
Announcement (February 14, 2021) Alert Level 3 for the Auckland region Stay home to protect your household bubble. Travel in and out of Auckland is restricted to essential travel only – otherwise you must stay in the region. If you are intending to travel out of the Alert Level 3 […]
14 February 2021
Alert Level Update From the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) Cabinet has met in response to this latest community outbreak in Auckland and has ordered Alert Level changes to contain this latest community outbreak From 11:59pm tonight, Auckland moves to Alert Level 3, and at the same […]
2 February 2021
Ngāpuhi is making a raft of constitutional changes including a complete revision of its Trust Deed and a redesign of its governance representation and electoral model, after the trustees of Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi O Ngāpuhi accepted all 13 recommendations of their recent independent governance review. The review commenced in April 2020 […]