As a part of our Te Tai Whanake Ki Tauranga Moana project, we are holding a series of wānanga both as separate hapū and together as iwi.

The hapu wānanga will all be held at the Ngāti Ranginui office board room at 166 17th Ave from 10am to 12.30pm with each hapū meeting on their respective day outlined below.

• Wednesday 21 April – Ngāi Tamarāwaho
• Thursday 22 April – Ngāti Te Wai
• Friday 23 April – Ngāi Te Ahi
• Tuesday 27 April – Ngāti Kahu
• Wednesday 28 April – Te Pirirākau
• Thursday 29 April – Ngāti Ruahine
• Friday 30 April – Ngāti Hangarau

Wānanga for the whole iwi will also be held at the Ngāti Ranginui office board room at 166 17th Ave on the following days and times.

• Friday 23 April – 6.00pm to 8.00pm
• Saturday 24th April – 11.30am to 1.30pm
• Friday 30th April – 6.00pm to 8.00pm

This project looks to create iwi-specific resources for Tauranga moana and these wānanga are part of the Ngāti Ranginui Education Strategy for the Te Tai Whanake Ki Tauranga Moana project. Ngāti Ranginui seek to implement hapū-centric and marae-specific content into this resource project.

The following list guides the format of these wānanga. The purpose being that their inclusion into these proposed resources of Te Tai Whanake ki Tauranga Moana will have Ngāti Ranginui korero stand distinct and in view.

You can register your attendance by messaging us through our Ngāti Ranginui Education Sector Facebook Page or by emailing Yolande at yolande.tipuna@ranginui.co.nz

With the uncertainly and unpredictability of Covid-19 and its impact in Aotearoa and throughout the world the trustees of Ngāti Ranginui Fisheries trust have adopted provisions under the COVID-19 Response (Requirements For Entities—Modifications and Exemptions) Act 2020 (Act) which specifically applies to the Trust, as it is a Mandated Iwi Organisation.

Therefore, we have allowed for voting papers to be received and returned by email. Below is the PROCESS YOU MUST FOLLOW IN ORDER FOR YOUR VOTE TO BE COUNTED AS VALID.

Question: Why is the Trust changing the process?
Answer: Covid-19 has had a major impact around the world on many industries. Post is one, and we cannot guarantee fair and equitable process for our beneficiaries because changing alert levels in NZ and Australia have an impact on delivery times for items posted. Furthermore, one of our usual return processes is to have a ballot box available at our AGM for votes, however we cannot guarantee this option as a change in alert level will have an impact on this.

Question: If my vote is invalid will I be notified?
Answer: E Kao, No. As it is with the ballot voting, invalid votes are noted and recorded but not informed. It is important that you follow all instructions.

Question: Does this mean the trust deed is invalid?
Answer: E Kao, No. We are adopting laws created to mitigate the effects of Covid-19 in NZ. We will however, undertake a process to review our Deed post the AGM. This will be discussed at our AGM on March 28, 2021.

Question: Will the AGM be called off if there are changes to alert levels?
​Answer: E Kao, No. Should alert levels change whereby we cannot meet a kanohi, we will move to a Zoom AGM. We must continue with this process.

Please download your voting paper and Trustee Nominee Profiles Booklet from the respective links below. We look forward to receiving your voting papers BEFORE 5.00pm on Friday 26th March 2021. No late mail will be accepted.

The COVID-19 vaccine is now available to all frontline international border and MIQ workers that are currently undergoing regular COVID-19 testing as part of their job. This is because they are the most exposed to COVID-19, due to their mahi and the environment they work in.

If you live with someone who works at our international border or in an MIQ facility, you will be given the opportunity to receive the vaccine soon – even if you are not their whānau (such as a flatmate, housemate or boarder).

​Below you will find some helpful information in the form of FAQ sheets about the COVID-19 vaccine.

Nominations are invited for three (3) Trustee positions for the Ngāti Ranginui Iwi Fisheries Trust.
All nomination forms must be received by Friday 12th February 2021 at 4.00pm.

Nomination forms are available from the Ngāti Ranginui Iwi office, 166 Seventeenth Avenue, 17th Ave Business Park, Tauranga.
For all enquiries, please Phone 07 777 0419 or Email: josie.ririnui@ranginui.co.nz

Tēnā koutou i ngā āhuatanga o te wā. Heoi, e tika ana ki te mihi ki ngā ika takoto ā-Tiki e pae nei ki uta ki ō tātau marae maha I ngā pāpāringa o te moana o Tauranga puta atu ki te motu whānui, arā, e tangi nei mō tērā o ngā tōtara whakahae o te wāo kua hinga I ngā marama, I ngā tau kua pahemo ake, otirā haere atu koutou ki Te Pūtahinui a Rehua, ki te Poutūtanga o Pipiri, ki te urunga tē taka, ki te moenga tē whakaarahia. Koutou ki a koutou. Tātau ngā waha kōrero, ngā kanohi kitea e whai atu nei i ō rātau tapuwae, tātau ki a tātau i roto i te wā nei. Tēnā anō tātau katoa.

We are pleased to announce that the Ngāti Ranginui Fisheries Trust Education Grants are now open for application. The overall aim of the Ngāti Ranginui Fisheries Trust Education Grants is to financially assist registered Ngāti Ranginui Iwi tertiary students in their academic endeavours.

The allocation will be decided by a panel of trustees of the Ngāti Ranginui Fisheries Trust and will be guided by our criteria which is outlined in our application form.

Applications can be downloaded from the link below. Please email your completed applications to Kylie Heke at info@ranginui.co.nz or drop them in to our office at 166 Seventeenth Avenue, Tauranga.
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Applications close at 4.00pm on Friday 19th March 2021.

For further information or a hardcopy application form, please contact Kylie Heke on Ph 07 777 0410 or email info@ranginui.co.nz

On Tuesday 03 November, the Minister of Local Government Nanaia Mahuta confirmed that changing the law that enables people to block Māori wards from being established is one of her top priorities.
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjU5NjQ/Maori-seat-veto-set-to-go

Although we are unsure of the level of priority this kaupapa has for the rest of Cabinet, the process for actually changing the law is likely to take at least a year, and opposition forces will still try and stop Māori wards from being established in New Plymouth and here in Tauranga in the meantime.

Fortunately, there is a plan. 
ActionStation, with the support of their community partners, have committed to: 

• Grow the petition to 10,000 signatures (currently just under 8,000) and deliver it within the first 100 days of this new government
• Demonstrate support for Nanaia Mahuta changing this law by raising our voices on social media, writing letters to our local newspapers, and making calls to talkback radio
• Coordinate a range of supportive op-eds to make a splash in the media and drown out the naysayers. 

Together, we will ensure that the Māori wards kaupapa is pushed high up the list on the government’s agenda and that Nanaia Mahuta has all the public support that she needs to make this important change.

What can you do?
We are close to changing this outdated and discriminatory law and with a big push right now we can take this kaupapa over the try line, together.
Sign the petition
Share the petition on Facebook
Show your support for Māori wards on Twitter
Write a letter to your local newspaper
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Will you do one, or all of these things to show your support for this important kaupapa?

Here’s to more Māori representation everywhere!
Mauri ora.