Ngati Whatua

About
About
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua (the Rūnanga) is the sole representative body and authorised voice to deal with issues affecting the whole of Ngāti Whātua. This authority was given by the tribe at a hui-a-iwi held at the Otamatea marae on Saturday 20th February 1993. Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua was constituted by Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua Act 1988 and is a Maori Trust Board under the Maori Trust Boards Act 1955.
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Te Rohe o Ngāti Whātua: Our tribal Area
Te Rohe o Ngāti Whātua: Our tribal Area
Te rohe o Ngāti Whātua ( tribal area) Ngāti Whātua is a confederation of hapū interconnected by both tātai and association over time. Te rohe o Ngāti Whātua is traditionally expressed as: Tāmaki ki Maunganui I te Tai Hauauru and Tāmaki ki Manaia I te Rawhiti. The northern boundary is expressed as: Manaia titiro ki Whatitiri, Whatitiri titiro ki Tutamoe, Tutamoe titiro ki Maunganui. The southern boundary is expressed as: Te awa o Tāmaki.
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Claims
Claims
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua has a mandate from Ngāti Whātua iwi whanui throughout the country, to negotiate with the Crown on their behalf for the comprehensive settlement of all of the remaining historical claims of Ngāti Whātua (that is, the iwi claim and the outstanding hapu claims). The Rūnanga has established a Negotiating Body to undertake negotiations with the Crown. The Negotiating Body includes five elected Takiwa representatives and Rūnanga appointees. The representatives were appointed as the result of an official ballot held at hui in each of the five takiwa.
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Services

Te Hā Oranga
Te Hā Oranga provides a range of Health and Wellbeing services within the Ngāti Whātua rohe.
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Education Grants
Education grants are available to people registered on the Ngāti Whātua roll. Grants are available to assist with boarding school fees, and also for those undertaking tertiary study at a university, polytechnic or PTE.
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Ake 1179
Ngāti Whātua has the licence to broadcast on the 1179am frequency across Auckland and parts of Northland.
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Radio Rlayer

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News

Carvings Permanent Fixture at Eden Park
15 May 2012
Rugby World Cup may be well over, but the Tekoteko designed by Ngati Whatua carver, Katz Maihi are now a permanet part of the landscape. Here is a video telling the story of the carvings.
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Runanga Chair On Team To Review Te Puni Kokiri
4 May 2012
Te Runanga o Ngati Whatua chairman, Naida Glavish is part of a panel to review Te Puni Kokiri.
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Young Māori business leaders sought for new Sir Hugh Kawharu Foundation Fellowship
29 February 2012
THE FINANCIAL -- Young New Zealand Māori business leaders will be targeted by a new fellowship aimed at supporting and growing initiatives based around the development of talented Māori students
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