Nau mai, kuhu mai
Tēnā rā koutou katoa, and welcome to this online platform of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Hinemanu me Ngāti Paki ki Mōkai Patea.
Ngāti Hinemanu are the descendants of Hinemanu, the daughter of Punakiao and Taraia II, and Ngāti Paki is one of her hapū. Traditional customary boundaries of Ngāti Hinemanu begin south of Taihape, stretch over the current town area into the Waimarino then extends easterly over high terrain and mountains, past Ōmāhū towards the eastern sea. Ngāti Hinemanu has several marae and hapū on the ground exercising kaitiakitanga (guardianship) over different areas of this estate, but this rūnanga is associated with the south-western portion, known as Mōkai Pātea.
Please note: Ngāti Hinemanu does not profess exclusive mana over the entire rohe (area) mentioned above, but we illuminate the furthest reaches. Please follow the links to learn more.
Te Mana o te Wai – Mōkai Ariki Nui
He wai ora, he iwi ora – Healthy water, healthy people
Te Mana o te Wai is our very own freshwater management project, which seeks to acknowledge, raise up, feed and preserve the mana (ultimate power) and mauri (spiritual life force) of one of our most precious taonga - wai Māori (water)!
Te Mana o te Wai funding allowed for the establishment of the Mōkai Ariki Nui programme. Focussed on teaching rangatahi (youth) and other iwi members how to monitor, test and help rejuvenate wai māori (freshwater) across the iwi estate, this programme utilises the best of both mātauranga Māori and western science – and has culminated in a WORLD FIRST!
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Freshwater Science Lab Opening
Hineaka Winiata Te Whaaro is the last living mokopuna of Winiata Te Whaaro
He pou, he mōrehu
Hineaka Winiata Te Whaaro is the last living mokopuna of Winiata Te Whaaro
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Marae
Winiata Marae
Ōmāhu Marae
Te Āwhina Marae
Rūnanga Marae
Kautetanga 2023
Census 2023
Ngāti Hinemanu Iwi pride shone through in the most recent NZ Aotearoa Census, 2023, when whānau - for the first time ever - were able to tick ‘Ngāti Hinemanu’ as our iwi!
This table gives an example of the types of information you can access via the official Stats NZ website - te whata. Despite being the last iwi in the rohe (area) to decide to place our tipuna name in the NZ Aotearoa Census forms, we well and truly held our own; especially given the very short timeframe to let whānau know this option was available.
This table is also helpful for others to realise the extent of our iwi rohe (estate) and to remind them that no matter which side of a mountain range or river we sit on, Ngāti Hinemanu is still ONE iwi.
Amazing effort e te whānau, spread the word for the next national Census and let's watch those figures rocket further forward!
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