Te Rūnanga O Ngāti Manawa

14/06/2026

Attention whānau,

If you are having trouble receiving your voting papers by email, please check your Junk or Spam folder, as some emails may be filtered there by mistake.

Those who have received their SGM voting papers by post will have noticed that a return envelope was not included.

If you are able to scan your completed voting papers, they can be emailed to [email protected].

Alternatively, completed voting papers can be delivered to the Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Manawa front desk or brought with you to the SGM at Tipapa Marae.

09/06/2026

RETURNS OFFICER - NOTICE OF SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING UPDATE

Please note that the online voting process is for Resolutions 1 to 3 only, where registered members will be asked to vote to approve or not approve those resolutions.

All remaining resolutions will be discussed and voted on by members present during the initial hui at Tipapa Marae.

Members are encouraged to read the voting form carefully and participate in the process.

Nāku noa, nā
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Manawa

08/06/2026

Cultural Needs Assessment Reo & Tikanga Wānanga - Attached is Phase 2 of the reo tikanga survey. https://form.jotform.com/261542237125047

08/06/2026

PUBLIC NOTICE OF SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING

NAU MAI, HAERE MAI
A Special General Meeting for Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Manawa will be held at Tipapa Marae on 4 July 2026, at 10am.
AGENDA
• Mihi/Karakia tīmatanga
• Apologies
• Overview of the Māori Fisheries Amendment Act 2024 and implications for the Rūnanga
• Resolutions to approve the amendments to the Trust Deed of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Manawa and the constitution of Ngāti Manawa Tokowaru Asset Holding Company Limited
• Mana Whenua Update
• Kaingaroa Forest Village Update
• General business
• Closing comments and acknowledgements
• Waiata and karakia whakamutunga

MEETING TO BE HELD:
Saturday, 4 July 2026, 10am at Tipapa Marae, 1590 Kopuriki Road, Murupara
Copies of information to be tabled at the SGM may be inspected at the Rūnanga office at 9 Koromiko Street, Murupara 3025, or can be accessed by contacting the Rūnanga office on 07 282 2745 or by emailing the office at [email protected] or on the Rūnanga website (www.ngati-manawa.org).
NOTICE OF SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS
A vote is to be taken to amend and ratify the Amended and Restated Trust Deed for Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Manawa and constitution of Ngāti Manawa Tokowaru Asset Holding Company Limited for compliance with the Māori Fisheries Amendment Act 2024, the updated Māori Fisheries Act 2004, and related updates.
• All registered iwi members aged 18 and over are eligible to vote;
• For whānau who are not registered, registration forms may be downloaded from the Rūnanga website www.ngati-manawa.org or as attached to the Private Notice sent directly to adult members;
• Voting closes at the end of the SGM on Saturday, 4 July 2026.
To cast votes, registered adult members may return the completed Voting Paper to the Rūnanga office ballot box or to Awhi Rōpū Consultants, scan and email the completed Voting Paper to [email protected], place the completed Voting Paper in the ballot box provided by the Returning Officer at the SGM or vote electronically in accordance with the instructions provided by the Returning Officer. As required by the Trust Deed and the Māori Fisheries Act, there will also be in person voting for certain resolutions. If you do not receive your voting pack by 19 June 2026, please call the office on 07 282 2745

Te Runanga o Ngāti Manawa is a common law trust, which represents the tribe in a range of legal capacities. It is governed by two trustees from each of the 4-marae. It is administered by a Chairperson, CEO, Project Manager, Digital Hub Manager, Work for Life Centre Manager and is based in Murupara.

29/05/2026

E wawara nei
E wawara nei
E wawara nei te tangi o te wai
Haumiri i te hoeroa e wāhi nei
He waka takere nui e ninihi nei
I te ahoroa o Ohua
I te ngau o Hine Takurua
E wawara nei
E wawara nei
He waka tipua o te ao Māori, o te mātauranga Māori, o te reo Māori kua nunumi ki te pō, ko Tā Hirini Moko Mead, e 99 ōna tau, ka ngaro nei.

Nō te ahiahi o te Rāmere 29 o Mei 2026 te mōrehu koroua nei o Ngāti Awa, o Ngāti Tūwharetoa, o Tūhourangi, o Ngāi Tūhoe, ka riro nōna i ngā tari o Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa, i Whakatāne. Kua piri atu anō ia ki a Lady June Mead, i mate i te tau 2019.

He rongonui a Tā Hirini mō te nui o āna mahi.

Koia tētahi i whakaporo ngoi i roto i ngā tau e whitu tekau neke atu, ki te whakarauora i te reo Māori, i te mātauranga Māori, kia eke ai ngā wawata o te iwi Māori p**a noa i te ao mātauranga, i te ao tōrangapū, i te ao whānui.

He pou mātauranga, he pou ako, he pou tuhi, he pou whiriwhiri kerēme anō hoki, ko āna mahi kua whakawātea i te ara mō te whanaketanga o ngā kaupapa Māori o ēnei rā. Nāna i ārahi te whakatūnga o te tari Māori ki Te Herenga Waka i Te Whanga nui a Tara, ā, i whai wāhi nui hoki ia ki te whakatūnga o Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi i Whakatāne.

Hai te ahiahi nei (5pm) te taniwha hikuroa ka tau ki tōna marae ki Kōkōhinau, ki reira ia takoto tīraha ai tae noa ki tōna whakauenukutanga, hei te Tūrei.

E Tā, e Koro
Me he pī anō koe ka rere
Hoatu ki a Kuia Hune
Ki a nunui mā, ki a roroa mā
I te awa nui o te rangi e tū iho nei
Whit! Whiti! E ao!

He pānui aituā tēnei, kua moe ngā kanohi o

Sir (Tā) Hirini Moko Mead
8th January 1927 - 29th May 2026

Ngāti Manawa,

He karanga tēnei ki a whakahuihui katoa tātau ki te haere ki te tangi i te kuru tongarerewa ka riro tītapu ki te pō i oti atu ai rātau.

Ngāti Manawa is planning on attending the tangihanga of Sir Hirini Moko Mead on Sunday morning at 9am. Departing the Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Manawa at 7:15am.

Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Manawa have made arrangements for 2 of the TRoNM vans to be used to take whānau. Please note priority will be given to our Kuia and Kaumātua and it is a First in First Served basis e hoa mā.

Te Kura Kaupapa Motuhake o Tāwhiuau have also made a van available to attend the tangihanga.

If you have any pātai, please contact Eugene Berrymen-Kamp on 027 840 2390

26/05/2026

Kia ora koutou, e te whanau whanui!
If anyone's interested in getting their voices heard in regards to our culture and tikanga, join us on the 4th of June here at Te Runanga o Ngati Manawa.
All ages welcome from rangatahi to kaumatua maa!
Fill out our survey down below and let us know what you think
https://form.jotform.com/261387111019047
Nga mihi nui,

08/04/2026

Te Herenga Internship Opportunity 2026

E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā karangatanga maha, tēnā koutou katoa.

Over the years Te Herenga network members have provided important contributions and connections to the EPA. The development of He Whetū Mārama, and the Mātauranga Framework are examples of EPA work where advice and guidance from our Te Herenga network has been invaluable.

An internship programme with Te Herenga network is a good opportunity to strengthen the relationship between the EPA and Te Herenga. It comes from a suggestion at past national hui as one way to provide iwi and hapū with an opportunity to learn more about the EPA, as well as strengthen connections between EPA, Te Herenga, iwi, and hapū.

While the internship will have a focus on EPA work such as our different regulatory functions, implementing the Mātauranga Framework, and Wai Tuwhera o te Taiao, there will also be opportunities for collaboration with other agencies. The successful candidate can build new skills and extend existing skills in this space. It also provides an opportunity to build new relationships or expand existing networks.

Last year we were lucky enough to have two rangatahi, Hugo and Kelly, join us as interns. They added a fresh perspective and added valuable contributions to our mahi and if you attended our national hui last year at Waahi Paa, you may have meet them as well. We are keen to bring on board a new intern and welcome hearing from anyone associated with Te Herenga who may interested in learning more about our mahi.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send an email to [email protected] introducing yourself along with a CV and a cover letter OR paragraph about your experience, your values, your whakapapa and/or if you have any questions for us.

Closing date: 5:00pm, 17 April 2026.

Please note, this is a full-time paid internship for a duration of three months based in our office in central Wellington, with the wage rate to be agreed on. We can talk more about this as part of the application process.

More information about our mahi can be found here on our website: Te Hautū | EPA

Ngā mihi nui,

04/03/2026

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