About the Taiwhenua:

The Wairoa Taiwhenua building is based on Bridge Street, Wairoa. It is situated directly to the left after crossing the bridge over Te Wairoa-hōpūpū-hōnengenenge-matangi-rau River. Wairoa is a beautiful country town only minutes away from the most northern coastline of Kahungunu. He ao te rangi ka uhia, mā te huruhuru te manu ka rere. The sky needs clouds to clothe it. Birds need feathers to fly. Wairoa Taiwhenua is continually looking at opportunities to host an array of activities, hui and events ranging from history, research, whakapapa, land issues and social service issues to enhance the wellbeing of Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa whānau and hapū.

 

Pepeha Details:

Ko Whakapunake te maunga

Ko Te Wairoa-hōpūpū-hōnengenenge-matangi-rau te awa

Ko Ngāti Kahungunu te iwi

Ko Takitimu te waka

Ko Kahungunu te tangata

 

Governance Board: (December 2018)

• Chairperson: Nigel How – Board Representative on Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated Board (For profile - click here)

• Deputy Chairperson: Kaumātua Bill Blake

• Cluster (1) Tuahuru, Te Rakato, Ruawharo, Mahanga, and Kaiuku Marae - Bill Blake and Alice Wairau

• Cluster (2) Kahungunu, Manutai, Tane Nui A Rangi, Te Rehu, Tamakahu, and Te Kotahitanga Marae - Jayell Smith and Henare Mita

• Cluster (3) Te Maara A Ngata, Te Huki, Waipapa A Iwi, Waihua, and Putere Marae - Tangiwai Newton and Theresa Thornton

• Cluster (4) Taihoa, Te Rauhina, Iwitea, Whakaki, and Whaakirangi Marae - Nigel How and Naomi Wilson

• Cluster (5) Tawhiti A Maru, Takitimu, Ruataniwha, Hinemihi, and Hurumua Marae - Kurawari Panere and Te Mini Smith

 

Office Management & COVID-19 support workers

• Office  Administrators - Pita Robinson and Danika Goldsack 

• Te Reo, Tikanga & Mātauranga – Wairoa Board Kaumātua – Bill Blake

• Environment and Natural Resources contacts - Katarina Kawana & Michelle McIlroy

• Kaiwhakarite for Tangihanga Process during Covid-19 period - Chaans Tumataroa-Clarke

• Wairoa Covid Emergency Line - 0800 422 923 (HB Emergency Coordination Centre) which hooks into the Wairoa System.

 

Contact Information

• Physical Address: 3-5 Bridge Street, Wairoa

• Postal Address: PO Box 119, Wairoa

• Phone: 06 8384748

• Email Address: wairoa.tai.whenua@xtra.co.nz

 

 

 

Marae Map (click here)