General Manager accepts permanent role Te Rūnanga a Rangitāne o Wairau Trust is delighted to announce the permanent appointment of Corey Hebberd as General Manager of the Rangitāne o Wairau Group. Corey was appointed as our Kaiwhakahaere Rawa Tauhokohoko (Commercial Property Manager) in 2019, and for the last five months has been the interim General [...]
RANGITĀNE O WAIRAU SUBMITS ON PROPOSED EAST COAST BEACH VEHICLE BYLAW Rangitāne o Wairau has submitted to the Marlborough District Council's Proposed East Coast Beach Vehicle Bylaw. Rangitāne o Wairau have a long cultural association with the greater East Coast area. Our association dates back some 800 years to the earliest inhabitants in Aotearoa. The initial [...]
Whānau input vital for success of Te Tātoru o Wairau Ngāti Kuia, Rangitāne o Wairau, Ngāti Rārua and Ngāti Toa Rangatira have been working with the Ministry of Education and Bohally Intermediate School, Marlborough Boys’ College and Marlborough Girls’ College to create opportunities for whānau to be directly involved in Te Tātoru o Wairau previously [...]
Changes to the rating of Whenua Māori In April 2021, the Government passed significant changes to reduce rating barriers for Māori landowners. Most of the changes outlined in the Local Government (Rating of Whenua Māori) Amendment Act 2021 will come into force on 1 July 2021. The purpose of the Act is to support the [...]
RANGITĀNE O WAIRAU WELCOMES NELSON CITY COUNCIL DECISION ON MĀORI WARD Rangitāne o Wairau have today welcomed and commended the unanimous decision of Nelson City Council to establish a Māori ward within the City. Rangitāne o Wairau General Manager Corey Hebberd says “today’s decision represents a commitment by Council to ensure iwi Māori representation at [...]
RANGITĀNE O WAIRAU CALLS FOR STRONGER PARTNERSHIP WITH COUNCIL Rangitāne o Wairau has submitted to the Marlborough District Council’s Long Term Plan 2021-31 process, and proposes a number of initiatives targeted at encouraging Council to meet its obligations as a partner to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, building the capacity of Māori to contribute to Council's [...]
RANGITĀNE O WAIRAU JOINS TE TAUIHU IWI IN SUPPORT OF MĀORI WARDS Rangitāne o Wairau has joined with the Te Tauihu Iwi Chairs Forum (comprising Iwi Chairs from Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō, Ngāti Koata, Ngāti Kuia, Ngāti Rārua, Ngāti Tama, Ngāti Toarangatira, Rangitāne o Wairau and Te Ātiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui) calling on [...]
Māori Health Update Kia ora koutou e te whānau, Last week was a huge week for the health system! The Government announced significant change to New Zealand’s health sector, and the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine is continuing to scale up. I’d like to share with you a brief update on what this means for [...]
Taylah MacDonald appointed Kaikōkiri Ratonga Mema (Member Services Coordinator) It is with great pleasure that we announce that Taylah MacDonald has been appointed to a new role within the office – Kaikōkiri Ratonga Mema (Member Services Coordinator). The purpose of this role is to manage the delivery of services to Rangitāne o Wairau members, wherever [...]
RANGITĀNE O WAIRAU ENCOURAGED BY ESTABLISHMENT OF MĀORI HEALTH AUTHORITY Rangitāne o Wairau is encouraged by the changes announced today by the Government in relation to the proposed health sector reforms, and, is supportive of the establishment of a Māori Health Authority. Rangitāne o Wairau General Manager Corey Hebberd says that for too long, New [...]
