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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Wane Wharerau (Ngāpuhi, Te Māhurehure, Uri Kaiwhare, Ngaitawake ki te Waoku / Ngaitawake ki te Tuawhenua / Ngaitawake ki te Tairawhiti, Ngāti Hine-Mutu), takiwā trustee for Ngāpuhi ki Waitematā, has been elected Chair (Heamana) of Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-Ō-Ngāpuhi, in what was described as “an exceptionally tight race” at a Board hui […]
Tēnā koutou e te whānau. Ahead of our AGM this Saturday at Otatara Marae, Waima. Tirohia te pānui kei konei, the TRAION AGM BOOKLET. Inside you’ll find the following: – Agenda and Timings – Resolutions – 2019 AGM “unconfirmed” minutes – Answers to some FAQ – Responses to questions with […]
Te Kahu o Taonui have reflected about developments across Northland on the establishment of Māori constituencies and Wards. They have prepared a special edition pānui and noted that the inherent equal participation rights of tangata whenua in Taitokerau are at significant risk in local Government decision making. For more information […]