He uri nō te tini whetū ki te rangi, ko Rangitāne ki te whenua! Kei puta Te Wairau! Update on Trust Deed Review Project As we have previously advised, the Trustees have agreed to conduct a review of our Trust Deeds. The Trust engaged extensively with whānau and key stakeholders during 2022, to ensure that [...]
A rāhui placed along the entire northern coastline of Te Tauihu o Te Waka-a-Māui last month following significant weather events is to be lifted. In the Marlborough region, this will take effect on Sunday, September 11, 2022, and in Nelson Tasman on Tuesday, September 13. The rāhui was implemented on August 20 by the Iwi [...]
Te Ata Tuhimata (right) represented Rangitāne at the Next Gen Kaitiaki Hui held in May. Led by Tina Porou and Donna Flavell, the overall focus of the hui was to understand the current Taiao landscape for iwi and hapū at a national and localised level and to see if there is something that can be [...]
Congratulations to Arihia Lawrence (pictured here with the ball) for making the Rotorua Gold Girls’ team. Arihia’s team came second in their division of the Tai Mitchell Rugby Tournament in July. Ka mau te wehi! #6 Hoani MacDonald > Ngati Kuia > Gary > Sharon > Manaia > Arihia
Congratulations to Hoani Togia (No.8) who repped for Canterbury at the Aon 2022 U15 Nationals in Auckland. Hoani was ranked one of the Top 20 scorers in the Country in his age group averaging 16.9 points per game and top overall scorer for Canterbury. Canterbury went through to quarter finals unbeaten in their pool. Hoani’s [...]
Born in Endeavour Inlet, Queen Charlotte Sound in 1910, Rangitaane MacDonald began his chopping and sawing career at the age of sixteen. His father Peter MacDonald nominated him for his first chopping carnival at Canvastown. He went on to win the prize money for two ‘100lb chops’ and the ‘single-hand saw’ sections. Tane, as he [...]
Marlborough District Council in partnership with iwi is looking to decide the future of the Blenheim Sewage Treatment Plant (BSTP) as the current resource consent expires in 2025. In 2010 Council was granted resource consents to upgrade the BSTP and continue operations. As part of the consenting process, investigations were undertaken into the issues [...]
Te Kāhui Mātauranga is a group formed of the eight iwi of Te Tauihu o Te Waka a Māui with the focus on education, specifically the upcoming changes in the school curriculums. The kaupapa aims to support the education sector and practitioners from across Te Tauihu to understand what Māori achieving educational success as Māori [...]
We have secured further funding through Te Pūtahitanga to deliver the Whānau Maara Kai at Home initiative to our whānau living in Te Waipounamu (South Island). Whānau will be supplied with their own planter boxes and a starter kit which will include everything you need to get your maara kai up and running. If you are [...]
Our whānau in the north met up at Bethells Beach Surf Club with staff from the tari for whakawhanaungatanga and updates on what’s happening within the iwi.
