E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā karangatangamaha o Te Moana ā Toi Te Huatahi
tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa. 
E ngā iwi me te hāpori Māori, mai Ngā Kurī a Whārei ki Tihirau, mai Maketū ki Tauhara huri noa i te rohe o Toi Moana kei te mihi.​

A panui to share what Komiti Māori and Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council is doing around the rohe that is relevant to iwi, hapū and marae.

Kia hiwa ra, kia hiwa ra
Nau mai, haere mai ki tenei hui

Komiti Māori hui are held on marae across the region to enhance participation and strengthen hapū/iwi engagement. We strongly encourage tangata whenua and the general public to participate.

Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council invites you to the next Komiti Māori hui:     Wāhi: Tahuwhakatiki Marae, 681 Welcome Bay Road, Tauranga
Te rā: Rātu, 12 o Hui-tanguru – Tuesday, 12 February
Whakaeke: 9.30 i taua ata

Tahuwhakatiki Marae is one of two marae associated with Ngā Potiki in Tauranga Moana.  Located near the Waitao Stream, Te Tahuna or Rangataua, and below Kopukairoa maunga, the marae is also known as Romai by locals. The fully carved wharenui ‘Rongomainohorangi’ (a.k.a. ‘Romainnohorangi’) commemorates a renowned Mataatua ancestor. The whare manaaki (hall) commemorates his wife ‘Tuwairua’ who was also a Ngāti Pukenga ancestor of note. 


Rarangi take - Agenda

The full meeting agenda will be available on the Komiti Māori web page from 8 February 2019.

Bus and charity support changes proposed for Annual Plan

During March and April the Bay of Plenty Regional Council will be consulting on its Annual Plan for 2019/20. Keep an eye on our website at www.boprc.govt.nz/annualplan for more information closer to the date.

Most of the work we’re doing in the 2019/20 financial year is set out in our Long Term Plan 2018-2028, however we are proposing to seek your feedback on three initiatives that weren’t included in the plan.

These include seeking feedback on how funding from councils in the Bay of Plenty is collected for some charities that provide regional rescue services; whether school students in Tauranga should receive fare-free bus travel to get to school; and whether we should fund new bus routes to help tertiary students get to and from tertiary education in Tauranga and Rotorua.

We’ll be seeking your feedback from mid-March until the end of April. All information, including what events we’ll be at will be at www.boprc.govt.nz/annualplan in March.

Kaituna River re-diversion construction site tour

Work to return freshwater flows from the Kaituna River into Te Awa o Ngātoroirangi Maketū Estuary is now ahead of schedule.

Locals are invited to inspect project progress for themselves at a construction site walking tour and community update meeting on Wednesday 13 February. The tour will leave from 83 Ford Road at 5.30pm. The meeting will follow from 6.30pm at Tukotahi Marae (also at 83 Ford Road). Read more>>

Māori Fisheries Conference 2019

Te Ohu Kaimoana are holding the ninth annual Māori Fisheries Conference at the Auckland Airport Novotel on Wednesday 27 Match 2019. See more at www.teohu.conference.maori.nz.

Te Arawhiti – Office of Maori Crown Relations Update

In early 2018, Cabinet agreed to establish the ‘Office for Maori Crown Relations – Te Arawhiti’, a new agency to help facilitate the Maori Crown relationship. 

Te Arawhiti began operating on 1 January 2019 as a departmental agency supported by the Ministry of Justice.  It draws together several functions including; Treaty Settlements, Takutai Moana (Marine and Coastal Area), Post Settlement Commitments Unit and Maori Crown Relations.  Te Arawhiti reports to Hon Kelvin Davis (Minister for Maori Crown Relations) and Hon Andrew Little (Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations).

He Toka Tumoana Scholarship

The Bay of Plenty Regional Council is responsible for the sustainable management of the region’s natural resources.  Council established the He Toka Tumoana Scholarship to recognise and support tertiary students who display excellence in environmental and restoration projects, research and education. Last year’s recipients are pictured below.

Applications for 2019 He Toka Tumoana Scholarships will open in mid-February. See details here or contact the Māori Policy Team to find out more: ph 0800 884 880 or email MaoriPolicy2@boprc.govt.nz

Community Internship Program – Te Tahau Whakahaerenga Tauira Hapori

Te Tahua Whakahaerenga Tauira Hapori helps non-profit community, hapū or iwi organisations by providing government grants to employ skilled workers as interns. The grants can be used to pay people while they are away from their own workplace doing a community internship. 

A community internship can be employed full-time for either three months or six months, or part-time for up to 12 months.  Funding applications open 24 July and closes 4 September 2019. See application info here>>

RMA workshops for whanau

Toi Moana has been offering Resource Management Act (RMA) training for tangata whenua throughout the region.  We offer a series of three workshops that seek to empower tangata whenua to participate as Treaty partners in the management of our natural resources.  Each workshop takes approximately five hours to complete separated into modules consisting of RMA 101 – 102 and the advanced RMA 103 workshop.

If you have a group of whānau that are interested to learn more about the training, please contact our Māori Policy Advisors on 0800 884 880.

Te Aka Pūtaiao ‘Fee free’ programme

Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi is now offering a Level 5 programme on Environmental Science from a Mātauranga Māori perspective.

This 20 week programme provides tauira a broad range of skills and knowledge underpinned by Matauranga Māori, Matauranga Taiao and contemporary science.  It will support those whānau, hapū and iwi in their roles as kaitiaki of their natural interests and resources.

See details online or contact Ruataupare Eruera, ph 0508 92 62 64 ext. 7308  ruataupare.eruera@wananga.ac.nz for more information.

Wai work updates

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Our next Komiti Maori hui will be held on Tuesday 9 April 2019, 9.30am in Rotorua (Ōkurei Constituency).

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