Te Rūnanga o Waihōpai

Last updated: 17 October 2026Te Rūnanga o Rāpaki is one of 18 Papatipu Rūnanga across Te Waipounamu as seen in the resource. The takiwā centres on Rāpaki and includes the catchment of Whakaraupo and Te Kaituna. Pepeha Waka: Tākitimu, Uruao, Makawhiu Takata: Te Rakiwhakaputa Moana: Whakaraupō Maunga: Te Poho o Tamatea Pōkai Whenua Awa: Ōmaru Whare Tipuna: Wheke…

Last updated: 17 October 2026Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou is one of 18 Papatipu Rūnanga across Te Waipounamu as seen in the resource. The takiwā centres on Ōtakou and extends from Purehurehu to Te Matau and inland, sharing an interest in the lakes and mountains to the western coast with Rūnanga to the North and to…

Last updated: 17 October 2026Te Rūnanga o Kaikōura is one of 18 Papatipu Rūnanga across Te Waipounamu as seen in the resource. The takiwā extends from Te Parinui o Whiti to the Hurunui River and inland to the Main Divide. Pepeha Waka: Araiteuru, Tākitimu, Uruao Maunga: Tapuae-o-Uenuku Moana: Te Tai o Marakura Awa: Waiautoa, Oarao Whare:…

Last updated: 17 October 2026Te Rūnanga o Moeraki is one of 18 Papatipu Rūnanga across Te Waipounamu as seen in the resource. The takiwā of Te Rūnanga o Moeraki centres on Moeraki and extends from Waitaki to Waihemo and inland to the Main Divide. Pepeha Waka: Uruao Tipuna: Tiramōrehu Moana: Arai-te-uru Maunga: Te Kohurau, Aoraki Awa: Waitaki, Kakaunui, Waihemo Roto: Te…

Last updated: 17 October 2026 Au ahi au ora. Au moana, aua noa atu. This whakataukī can be understood as the contrast of the comforting warmth of a fire ashore with the uncertainty of a stormy or foggy sea. A version of this was recorded in Moeraki in 1920 and is attributed to tipuna Albert…

Last updated: 17 October 2026Mangamaunu marae is north of Kaikōura township on the coast south of Mangamaunu itself. The primary hapu for this marae are Ngāti Kuri and Te Rūnanga o Kaikōura of Ngāi Tahu. Address: 1137 State Highway 1 Kaikōura Canterbury 7371 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/NgaUriKiMangamaunu The marae was gifted by the elders of Kaikōura for a…