Nati News

It has been estimated marae within Ngati Porou spend approximately $2000 to $3000 a year on their energy needs.

​Savvy technological advances by Ngati Porou was acknowledged at a prestigious national ceremony held at Sky City in Auckland in June.

Investing in the long term infrastructure of Ngati Porou and the East Coast is one of the objectives shared between Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou and a national Civil Engineering company. An educational scholarship awarded recently has helped cement this relationship further and provides another step towards achieving their mutual goals.

The Waiapu River provides the lifeblood of Ngati Porou. It is of great cultural and spiritual significance to us.

Ka hoki nga mahara ki nga kupu o te waiata tangi i titongia e te papa e Pine Tamahori, "Ma wai ra e taurima te marae i waho nei

Na te upoko pakaru, na te pukumahi ka eke, eke Tangaroa, eke panuku ki te taumata e tumanakohia e te whanau, e te hapu, e te iwi.

Te Reo was the winner on the night at the recent Iwi Radio Awards, and Ngati Porou was there in full force to help celebrate the vital role Iwi stations play in contributing to tribal language development.

The relationship between Te Runanganui o Ngāti Porou and EIT Tairawhiti moved to a new level last month with the graduation of the first carpentry students, and scholarships awarded to a new crew, all of whom will be working on Tikapa Marae near Ruatoria.

A combined entry by the Te Aitanga ā-Hauiti Centre for Excellence and Radio Ngati Porou saw the East Coast group win the supreme award at the national Maori language awards in Gisborne on Friday 15 November 2013.

In June 2012, Ngati Porou Holding Company (the commercial arm of Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou) was established.

Marae have long been recognised as being the focal point of any thriving Maori community – providing a place for our people to celebrate, to hui, to wananga and to mourn.

The Ngati Porou East Coast Women’s Rugby team celebrated the end of their first season with a special prize giving held at Shed 3 in Gisborne last month.