Ko Ngāti Rongomai te iwi
Ko Te Arawa te waka
Ko Te Pikikōtuku te tangata
Ko Rotoatua te Moana
Ko Matawhaura te Maunga
Ko te Awa i Takapūwhāia te awa
Ko Tūtehoronganui te taniwha
Rarangi take - Agenda
Please check the Komiti Māori web page for the full meeting agenda two days prior to the meeting. There will be updates on:
- A brief summary introducing Tapuaekura Rakeiao Marae and Ngāti Rongomai.
- Tangata Whenua Presentations; ‘Rotoiti Rotomā Wastewater Treatment
Project’ – Frances Teinakore - Curtis & ‘Te Arawa Taiohi Toa’ – Harina Rihana Rupapera.
- Summary of the Council Workshop held on 19 March 2019 (The Changing Landscape for Māori and Council – Opportunities and Challenges) with support sought for the directions that were sought at the workshop.
- Mahaanui Kurataiao Ltd - Update on presentation to Council and Iwi.
- Proposed Plan Change 10 Lake Rotorua Nutrient Management Update.
- Rotorua Lakes Programme and Utuhina/Ruapeka updates.
- Brown Bullhead Catfish Incursion Update.
- Ngā Puna dust complaint update.
- Updates for He Toka Tumoana, Te Hapai Ora and the Environmental Enhancement Fund.
- Local Authority Triennial Election information.
- Waitangi Tribunal Inquiry – Takutai Moana Act 2011.
Rotoiti Rotomā Wastewater Treatment Project
Frances Teinakore-Curtis and Ngawhakawairangi Whata will present at Komiti Māori, the Ngāti Rongomai perspective of the Rotoiti Rotomā Wastewater Treatment Project
The water quality of the Rotorua
lakes (Rotorua, New Zealand) including Lakes Rotomā and Rotoiti has seen significant deterioration over several decades for a variety of reasons, including leaching of nutrients through failed or overloaded disposal fields from lakeside communities.
Te Arawa Taiohi Toa - Hau Mai Te Ora
Harina Rupapera will present at Komiti Māori on her program Hau Mai te Ora. Of Ngati Whakaue and Ngati Rangitihi decent Harina is the founder and director of Te Anga Raiona Limited. Her company runs a youth initiative called Te Arawa Taiohi Toa, based on the health model 'Hau Mai Te Ora' .
Te Arawa Taiohi Toa was launched on January 22, 2019. The three-day 'wananga rangatahi' focused on empowering and enhancing
self-awareness with Matauranga Maori, Korero Tuku Iho and Whakapapa. The wānanga focused on the participants' connection within the Taiao and our Atua Maori(Environment) and how we can better practice kaitiakitanga.