Te Rūnanga o Whaingaroa
Cnr Waikare & Leigh Street
PO Box 88
Kaeo – 0448
Phone: 09 405 0340
Email: admin@whaingaroa.iwi.nz
Te Kaupapa
This kaupapa forms the underlying values upon which Whaingaroa is constructed and the principles upon which Te Rūnanga O Whaingaroa will operate.
- Te Tiriti o Waitangi establishes our relationship with the Crown and our constitutional place in this county.
- Rangatiratanga establishes our authority and responsibility as individuals, whanau, hapu and iwi to ourselves, others and to the world we live in.
- Tohungatanga recognises the knowledge and wisdom in which we exercise our authority and responsibility.
- Manaakitanga recognises our responsibility to respect and care for all things created.
- Whanaungatanga acknowledges that all things are connected and impact on each other, therefore the great importance of understanding these relationships.
- Ukaipo acknowledges the nurturing relationship we have with our papakainga and whanau and our responsibility to sustain and maintain these relationships.
- Kotahitanga establishes our ultimate goal – unity and harmony.
Te Rohe O Whaingaroa
The Iwi of Whaingaroa are the Whānau, Marae, Hapū that reside within Te Rohe o Whaingaroa bound together by strong Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Kahu whakapapa.
The land boundary commences at the river mouth of the Oruaiti River in the north, moving in a southerly direction encompassing the Puketi Forest, and then moving in a northeasterly direction in the Takou River area.
The coastal boundary commences at the mouth of the Oruaiti River, follows the eastern side of the Mangonui Harbour, then directly out to sea moving in a southeasterly direction along the coast to Rupurapura (Needles) off Pureura and includes the Whaingaroa Harbour, its rivers estuaries and island within this role.
The rohe is further described as those areas that the hapu of the marae within the above boundaries exercise manawhenua and manamoana.
Te Rūnanga o Whaingaroa was established in 1991, to access resources and deliver services for the whanau of Whaingaroa.
