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The Treaty Principles Bill Is Advanced Without Us And In Spite Of Us
Wednesday, 6 November 2024, 4:12 pm | Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu
“The Bill is an attack on our rangatiratanga and the move to bring it forward is yet another tactic to distract us from the real issues facing New Zealanders. This Bill is being advanced without us and in spite of us. More >>
Ben Bateman Appointed As New Kaihautū (CEO) Of Te Rūnanga O Ngāi Tahu
Monday, 14 October 2024, 11:21 am | Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu
Ben has been appointed for a three-year term and he has been fulfilling the CEO role in an interim capacity for the last seven months since outgoing CEO Arihia Bennett stepped down. More >>
Warwick Tauwhare-George New Chair Of Ngāi Tahu Holdings Corporation
Monday, 30 September 2024, 1:22 pm | Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu
Warwick Tauwhare-George says that he feels privileged to have the opportunity to return to work for the iwi as Chair of Ngāi Tahu Holdings Corporation Limited More >>
Treaty Principles Bill Politically Clumsy And Unproductive
Friday, 20 September 2024, 9:19 am | Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu
The Treaty Principles Bill is unproductive for New Zealand, says Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu Kaiwhakahaere Justin Tipa. “David Seymour and ACT are misconstruing history. You can’t have a reasonable debate with a person or party who distorts the truth,” ... More >>
Ian Jones To Lead The All Blacks Experience
Wednesday, 21 August 2024, 9:53 am | Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu
One of New Zealand’s greatest rugby players is leading the charge at the All Blacks Experience in Auckland. Ian Jones MNZM (Ngāi Tahu, Kāti Huirapa ki Puketeraki) has been appointed General Manager of the popular tourism attraction. More >>
Iwi Leadership Strengthens West Coast Emergency Preparedness With New EPODS
Monday, 5 August 2024, 2:45 pm | Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Waewae and Te Rūnanga o Makaawhio have taken significant strides in enhancing community resilience and emergency preparedness on the West Coast with the recent deployment of Emergency and Disaster Response Pods (EPODS). More >>
Ngāi Tahu And Rio Tinto Guided By Te Tiriti O Waitangi And Working In New Zealand’s National Interest
Saturday, 3 August 2024, 6:54 pm | Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu
Our understanding of Te Tiriti is that parties work together in good faith, with respect and trust for one another. More >>
Ngāi Tahu Challenges Changes To MACA
Friday, 26 July 2024, 2:00 pm | Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu
The government’s announcement that it will re-open the foreshore and seabed controversy by changing the rules on recognising centuries-old Māori customary title for a third time goes against the rule of law and New Zealand values,” Mr Tipa says. More >>
Ngāi Tahu Tourism Recognised By Trip Advisor
Monday, 8 July 2024, 12:18 pm | Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu
Two of New Zealand’s most popular tourism experiences have been ranked amongst the world’s top attractions in the annual Trip Advisor Travelers’ Choice Awards. More >>
Peketā Campground Will Be Operated By Te Rūnanga O Kaikōura
Wednesday, 3 July 2024, 3:48 pm | Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu
The Peketā Campground operations team will accept bookings from 3 July onwards. More >>
Kāi Tahu To Host Nationally Broadcasted Matariki Hautapu Ceremony
Tuesday, 18 June 2024, 4:11 pm | Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu
Kāi Tahu has been preparing alongside Chief Adviser Mātauranga Matariki, Professor Rangi Mātāmua for the past three months, and is excited to host the ceremony. More >>
Rare Pounamu For Olympic Athletes
Thursday, 13 June 2024, 3:30 pm | Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu
Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu hosted the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) and Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) at its Ōtautahi office on Thursday 13 June, handing over 550 pounamu pendants. More >>
Ngāi Tahu Responds To Fast-track Approvals Bill
Thursday, 6 June 2024, 10:15 am | Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu
Ngāi Tahu Kaiwhakahaere Justin Tipa Image/Supplied The Fast-track Approvals Bill must strike the right balance between progress and preservation, says Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu Kaiwhakahaere Justin Tipa. As the iwi prepares to present its response ... More >>
Te Rūnanga O Ngāi Tahu Objects To The Removal Of The Hierarchy Of Obligations Under Te Mana O Te Wai
Friday, 24 May 2024, 10:55 am | Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu
Removing Te Mana o te Wai hierarchy from the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) consenting process is unacceptable, says Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu Kaiwhakahaere Justin Tipa. More >>
Storytelling Helps Emergency Preparedness
Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 7:52 pm | Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu
Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu and the AF8 Programme are tapping into Mātauranga Māori, Ngāi Tahu creation stories and weaving them with scientific knowledge to drive home the message of emergency preparedness. It’s highly likely that a magnitude 8+ Alpine ... More >>
Ngāi Tahu Response To The Fast Track Approvals Bill
Friday, 8 March 2024, 9:51 am | Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu
Upon a first read, we acknowledge the inclusion of an overarching clause in the Fast-track Approvals Bill to uphold Treaty settlements. This goes some way to maintain agreements made with Ngāi Tahu, but not far enough. Our concern is that the Bill ... More >>
Interim CEO Appointed To Lead Te Rūnanga O Ngāi Tahu
Monday, 4 March 2024, 12:35 pm | Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu
Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu Kaiwhakahaere Justin Tipa has announced Chief Operating Officer Ben Bateman (Ngāi Tahu, Cook Island Māori) has been appointed Interim Kaihautū (CEO). The appointment follows outgoing CEO Arihia Bennett stepping down from the ... More >>
Ngāi Tahu Relationship With Tiwai A Model For Others
Monday, 26 February 2024, 2:30 pm | Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu
The partnership between NZAS, Rio Tinto and Ngāi Tahu is a demonstration of Te Tiriti o Waitangi partnership in action, according to Jacqui Caine, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu Group Head of Strategy & Environment, and a Trustee of Awarua ... More >>
Te Rūnanga O Ngāi Tahu CEO Steps Down
Wednesday, 31 January 2024, 10:13 am | Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu
After more than 12 years serving her iwi as CEO of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, Arihia Bennett (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Porou, Ngāpuhi) will step down in March. Arihia first took on the job in August 2012, her third stint working for her iwi over the past ... More >>
Kāi Tahu To Gather At Te Rau Aroha Marae For Waitangi Day
Tuesday, 30 January 2024, 2:27 pm | Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu
This Waitangi Day will be the first as Kaiwhakahaere of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu for Justin Tipa, who was elected to the role in November last year by representatives of the 18 Kāi Tahu Papatipu Rūnaka. “I am looking forward to being able to kōrero ... More >>