Ngati Porou - Welcome to the Ngati Porou Web Site

Welcome to the website of Te Runanga o Ngati Porou

Tihei Mauriora

E te iwi, nau mai, haere mai ki tenei taonga e kiia nei te reo pakeha he “website”.

Ma tenei taonga ka taea e te tangata te ketuketu nga momo koreo tokomaha katoa e pa ana ki a tatau o Ngati Porou.

Na reira, ahakoa he aha ta koutou e hiahia ana, ta koutou ranei e pirangi ana kia mohio koutou, ka taea e koutou i raro i te kaupapa o te “website”.

Heoi nau mai, haere mai ki tenei huarahi whakaputa korero, whakarama hoki i nga mahi me nga whakahaere e mahia ana e TRONP.

- A.T. Mahuika, Tiamana.

Latest News and Events

Ki Wiwi Ki Wawa- Exhibition Opens at Tairawhiti Museum on Feb 12...
Ki Wiwi Ki Wawa: A Survey of what it means to be Nati from the perspective of those at home and those who are away… A far flung gathering of works, made by 9 artists of Ngati Porou descent, collide in Ki Wiwi Ki Wawa – Here and There, a contemporary Maori art exhibition organised by local artist Tania Short. Ngati Porou are geographically spread around Aotearoa and the world – and this show, reflecting that spread, features four Auckland based artists showing alongside their locally based peers.
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Job Vacancy - NPWFL CEO
The East Coast based Forestry Company, Ngati Porou Whanui Forests Limited is looking for a dynamic and innovative CEO to lead its organisation.
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Iwirakau Lecture Series- 27 Jan, 3 Feb, 10 Feb.
Tairawhiti Museum is offering a series of three lectures by prominent Ngati Porou authorities on the Iwirakau style of carving. The lectures are open to everyone and free of charge. Participants will learn more about this unique Ngati Porou art-form and have the opportunity to ask questions and engage in discussion.
The lecture series will explore the history of the Iwirakau style and explore the ways in which it remains an integral component of contemporary art forms in Tairawhiti.

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Porou Ariki Trust Dec Panui
The latest panui from PAT is now online. "Nga Pitopito Korero" features info from the PAT Board meeting held on Dec 18th, 2009.
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The first issue of Nati Link Online available now !!!
Nati Link, the Te Runanga o Ngati Porou publication that ran from 1998-2005, has relaunched as Nati Link Online. This new updated version features korero about issues and stories relevant to all Ngati Porou whanau. Read about the upcoming 2010 Pa Wars, 3D animators from Uawa and a young Nati in New York City!!!
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TRONP Strategic Plan 2009-2012
To find out more about the strategic direction of the Runanga over the next three years click link below
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Festival Celebrates Nati Digital Creativity
A Coastie style spaghetti western and an appearance by a rising hip hop superstar were among some of the highlights of the 2009 Te Rangitawaea Festival held in Ruatoria on Wednesday 16 September. The annual event now in it's 5th year celebrates the unique ICT(Information Communication Technology) skills of Ngati Porou East Coast students and was open to the community.
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Ngati Porou first to launch national web service
Te Runanga o Ngati Porou is the first of 84 mandated iwi organisations across the country to take advantage of the Tūhono web service.
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Translation of Nga Tamatoa To Begin.
Almost one year after Nga Tamatoa : The Price of Citizenship was published, the next stage of the book's significant journey is about to occur.
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