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Among these activities included providing financial assistance to Ngati Porou Hauora to help cover the organisation’s shortfall in government funding. By providing financial support, Ngati Porou Hauora has been able to continue providing health services to Ngati Porou communities on the East Coast.

TRONPnui Chairman, Selwyn Parata says Ngati Porou shares the aspirations of the 2015 Paris Agreement to commit to a decrease in global warming and a reduction in the use of fossil fuels.

Ngati Porou welcomes the proposals put forward by the latest Bill (RLAB). Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou Chair, Selwyn Parata, says the Bill toughens the framework that allows local government to work alongside iwi and hapu on issues of regional interest.

"You, as the owner of the asset (currently worth approximately $223 million), have the opportunity to change the way things are being done or ensure those aspects that are operating effectively are kept."

It was never envisaged that the Runanganui would subsidise public health provision, and it is unsustainable for this situation to continue for much longer.

Supporting whanau development to achieve the collective aspirations of the Iwi lies at the heart of Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou Group.

Papa Wiremu received the Merito­rious Doctorate to Indigenous Elders, which is the most prestigious award, in which recipients are considered to be repositories of knowledge and scholars of the highest order.

But right now, our own sacred waterway is facing its own challenges with toxic pollution – through the illegal dumping of rubbish.

Na mātau o Āmua Ao te hōnore nui ki te peka atu ki kōrā, kia kite atu ai i ērā āhuatanga mīharo! Ka noho pūmau ēnei mātauranga, ēnei mōhiotanga ki toku taha mo ake tonu atu.