Kei ngā uri o Taranaki Iwi – ‘me tōngai harakeke’

We are pleased to share with whānau our Hui Tanguru (February) Ipānui for 2022.  Our Ipānui are communicated monthly with the aim of providing us (Te Kāhui o Taranaki Iwi) with an opportunity to keep you updated with the various
kaupapa and mahi that we are doing here at home.

The Omicron virus is spreading rapidly e te iwi and its important that we are prepared. The Covid-19 Whānau Guide is a resource that will guide you
and your whānau to be ready should someone in your whare become infected.  This booklet can be located under the 'COVID-19 WHĀNAU GUIDE' section below. 

We would like to send our aroha and thoughts to our whānau who are currently in isolation.  He mihi aroha ki a koutou katoa.

In response to the increase of Covid-19 cases in our community, our office is closed until further notice.  Our kaimahi are working from home and are available during business hours via phone, email and video conferencing. 
 

Kia manaawanui e te iwi
 

On Thursday 24 February we communicated to whānau via our social media platforms the postponement of Tiripoua 2022.  We wanted to ensure that our focus was on our whānau managing the current COVID-19 wave, especially our kaimahi whānau who are directly impacted right now.

Once we have set a new date for our Taranaki Iwi celebration we will share this with you.  We can't wait to share with whānau 'He kaupapa kōrero' as per our theme 'Taiao Taiora'.

Ngā Iwi O Taranaki COVID-19 response team is working together to provide awhi and aroha to our people during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Manaakitanga is the concept of looking after one another. It's about protecting whakapapa; it's about kotahitanga; it's the unity of the collective.

Ngā Iwi o Taranaki (NIOT) are basing its COVID-19 isolation and Care in the Community (CIC) outreach programme on Tauawhi, which will be delivered in North and South Taranaki by Māori Health providers supported by iwi organisations.

The COVID-19 Whānau Guide is designed to capture everything you need to safely navigate your whānau through a community COVID-19 outbreak.

If you would like a hardcopy posted to you please call our tari on 0800 Te Kāhui (0800 835 2484).

On the 9th January 2022 at a public meeting held at the Oaonui Hall it was unanimously agreed to place a Rāhui from Waiwiri Bay to Rāhuitoetoe commencing from 9th January 2022 to 31 July 2022 - for the preservation, protection and restoration of all shellfish.  It is with deep regret and the last resort to place this Rāhui due to excessive harvesting of resources. 

To enact a Rāhui, an official ceremony is held and karakia offered, to notify the community of the designated area, the period of time for the Rāhui designated, and the reason for the prohibition.  This ceremony was held on 15 January 2022 at Te Umuroa.  The harvesting/gathering of shellfish is prohibited during a Rāhui.

Customary Fishing Rights are guaranteed to tangata whenua under Te Tiriti o Waitangi. These rights are protected by Law in the Treaty of Waitangi (Fisheries Claims) Settlement Act 1992’ 1992 Deed of Settlement. Under the Deed of Settlement there are specific obligations to Māori to provide for: customary fisheries management practices and traditional gathering of fish.

Tangata Kaitiaki/tiaki authorise and manage customary activities, enabling customary fishing and management traditions to continue in the rohe moana.  Jack Davey is the gazetted Tangata Kaitiaki/tiaki who acts on behalf of Mataikahawai, Ngāti Tamarongo, Ngāi Wetenga, Orimupiko, Pukekohatu, Ngāti Manu, Ngāti Kahumate, Ngāti Tara, Ngāti Haupoto, Ngāti Tuhekerangi hapū o Orimupiko Marae. (Gazette Notice: 2011-go1731)

The current New Zealand Law to harvest shellfish are being violated with excessive harvesting, illegal take numbers, under sized and unethical harvesting practises and behaviour.

Tangata Kaitiaki/tiaki and Kaitiaki o te Moana assisted by community volunteers will be monitoring the beaches between Waiwiri Bay and Rāhuitoetoe. Permanent signage will be in place throughout these six months.