The purpose of the review is to provide the opportunity for Ngati Porou Iwi members and the organisation to consider what has worked well and what hasn’t, over the organisation’s first five years of operation.
When we talk about our Ngati Porou culture, language and tikanga, for me the marae represents the place where that all comes together – they are like our last bastion where this is practiced.
The cultural development activities of Toitu Ngati Porou are predominantly funded by a proportion of the annual dividend that Ngati Porou Holding Company distributes to TRONPnui.
These awards are important in that it can help to inspire success and achievement within our people and to support award recipients in their career pathway to professional athletes.
An extra $41million allocation in Budget 2016 for Whanau Ora means Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou can continue to provide its diverse range of Whanau Oranga services.
Ngati Porou can see how its kaupapa and the value of its work can help rejuvenate the economy back in Ngati Porou. I’m talking about the social, environmental, economic and cultural - quadruple bottom line
"I am committed to the revitalisation and survival of te reo Māori within the entire Tai Rāwhiti region, including the safe-guarding of unique tribal dialectal variations"