E ngā uri o tō tātou Māunga, me ngā uruwaka tēnā koutou, Ko te kotahitanga tēnei ngā iwi o Tokomaru me Kurahaupō me Tuiora me ōna pāranga, Ngāti Tama, Ngāti Mutunga, Te Atiawa, Ngāti Maru me Taranaki. Kua kotahi mai ki te raranga i ētehi pānuitanga me ētehi kōrero motuhake hei whakaarotanga mā koutou i roto...Read More

Tēnā koutou e te whānauTake time to talk with your whānau and prepare yourselves for what these changes mean.– Essential services such as supermarkets, doctors, gas stations, pharmacies and banks will not close – DON’T PANIC– STAY HOME unless you NEED to access essential services listed above– Schools and non-essential services will close at midnight...Read More

“Puketapu kōrero ka irihia! Puketapu whenua ka horahia! Puketapu tāngata ka tauria!”Puketapu narrative – behold and admire! Puketapu land – tenured by its indigenous people! Puketapu people – connected and present!Friday 13th March 2020. As the dawn emerged from the darkness of night, a cultural chorus of tāonga pūoro, karanga, karakia and waiata poi resonated...Read More

Kei aku rangatira, tēnā koutou,With the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) continuing to spread globally and the possibility for it to spread within Aotearoa, Te Kotahitanga o Te Atiawa have been working through our responsibilities as an organisation to ensure we do our best to mitigate further impacts for our kaimahi and our whānau.Our Approach – Ngā MātāponoOur...Read More

PRESS RELEASE Monday 16 March 2020 Te Kotahitanga o Te Atiawa RIRI ME TE RAUKURA 2020 CANCELLATIONDue to the most recent announcements regarding COVID-19 (Coronavirus), Te Kotahitanga o Te Atiawa and the working party for Te Riri me te Raukura wish to advise of the cancellation this year’s Te Riri me te Raukura commemoration and events scheduled for 16 March – 19...Read More

PRESS RELEASE Wednesday 26 February 2020 Te Kotahitanga o Te Atiawa The formal lodgement of Tai Whenua, Tai Tangata, Tai Ao – Te Atiawa Iwi Environmental Management Plan, with relevant local authorities and the Department of Conservation was completed on Tuesday 25 February.  This lodgement follows the formal launch of Tai Whenua, Tai Tangata, Tai Ao by Te Kotahitanga o Te Atiawa with its members at the annual general meeting held at Kairau Marae in December 2019.  Tai Whenua, Tai Tangata, Tai Ao is an iwi environmental...Read More

Te Atiawa Leadership Mentoring ProgrammeIntegral to our collective wellbeing Te Kotahitanga o Te Atiawa Trust (Te Kotahitanga) continues to actively develop, influence and provide opportunities to grow leadership capacity and capability.  In partnership with Mentoring Foundation New Zealand, Te Kotahitanga would like to announce the launch of Rauhī Te Atiawa, a six month Te Atiawa...Read More

‘Developing an iwi eco-system of content creators’Tēnā koutou katoa!Keeping in contact with whānau is a huge challenge for most iwi across the motu. Keeping whānau connected to their whenua, to where they belong, also has its challenges. However, as Māori, our stories and abilities to tell and share stories are inherent and very natural.Three Taranaki...Read More

Te Kotahitanga o Te Atiawa Trust is committed to assisting our members to realise their educational aspirations and realise academic success. Our education grants are guided by the Educational Grants policy and the key principles of the policy are:Facilitating opportunities for Te Atiawa iwi members to be well educated and to participate in life-long learning;Promoting...Read More

Te Kotahitanga o Te Atiawa and PKW Trust are excited to offer the joint Te Atiawa Iwi/PKW Undergraduate Scholarship.The scholarship is initially designed to support Te Atiawa uri who are studying in the field of Environmental Planning and/or Resource Management.  There is one scholarship available this year to the value of $2,500.The scholarship is designed to...Read More