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Consequently, Te Runanga Nui o Nga Kura Kaupapa Māori o Aotearoa, commonly known as Te Runanga Nui, was established in 1993 at Kawhaiki marae on the Whanganui river. At the hui Pita Sharples became the inaugural Tumuaki (president) of Te Runanga Nui. Te Runanga Nui is the national collective body of kura kaupapa Māori Te Aho Matua communities.
Rūnanga as a broad definition can be seen as the way groups make or attempt to make decisions. Māori groups and councils debate and discuss issues in a vast array of different ways which, while informed by the past, have changed greatly over the last century.
Ngāi Tahu, or Kāi Tahu, is the principal Māori iwi (tribe) of the South Island.Its takiwā (tribal area) is the largest in New Zealand, and extends from the White Bluffs / Te Parinui o Whiti (southeast of Blenheim), Mount Mahanga and Kahurangi Point in the north to Stewart Island / Rakiura in the south.
Runanga may refer to: Rūnanga, a traditional Māori assembly or tribal gathering; Rūnanga, the governing council or administrative group of a Māori Hapū or Iwi; Rūnanga, a Maori (language) translation of board of directors or council; Runanga, New Zealand, a small town on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island; Runanga (crater)
Te Rūnanga o te Whānau represents Te Whānau a Apanui during resource consent applications under the Resource Management Act, but forwards each application on to the directly affected hapū. It is based on Te Kaha , and governed by representatives from at least ten hapū.
The land is currently subject to dispute, with the local Māori group, Te Whanau o Tieke, claiming that the land was confiscated illegally. The site is currently co-managed between the Department of Conservation and Te Whanau o Tieke. [15] [16] The site is open to the public, and available to be booked year round. [13]
The city is located on the west coast of the North Island at the mouth of the Whanganui River, New Zealand's longest navigable waterway. Whanganui is the 19th most-populous urban area in New Zealand and the second-most-populous in Manawatū-Whanganui, with a population of 42,500 as of June 2024.
Te Aupōuri's Post-Settlement Governance Entity, Te Runanga Nui o Te Aupōuri, has an office at Te Kao, along with the iwi's marae and urupa. State Highway 1 passes through the district. Cape Reinga is 46 km to the north, and Houhora is 24 km to the south. The Aupouri Forest and Ninety Mile Beach are to the west. [2] [3]