Te Tāwharau o te Whakatōhea

Te Tāwharau o te Whakatōhea Whakatōhea trace our descent from the Nukutere and Mātaatua waka. Our ancestral lines are traced back to two ancestors - Tutāmure and Muriwai.

https://linktr.ee/whakatohea_iwi The Whakatōhea Māori Trust Board was established in 1952 to administer funds then held by the Māori Trustee as compensation for confiscated land. The Board is governed by the Māori Trust Boards Act 1955. Since this time the Whakatōhea Māori Trust Board has grown its asset base significantly to include the operation of 2 dairy farms, 2 kiwifruit orchards, property

investments, fisheries assets, aquaculture ventures, a private training establishment and health and social services. The Board is one of Ōpōtiki's largest employers and employs 65 staff across all of its business activities.

14/06/2026

Titiro whakamuri, kōkiri whakamua.
Look back to move forward.
Over these past weeks,
we have shared something important with you.
A vision born from our tīpuna.
A plan shaped by your voices.
A commitment to a future
that is unmistakably, unapologetically Whakatōhea.
We have listened to your kōrero.
We have honoured your aspirations.
We have woven them into something
that will outlast all of us.
This is only the beginning.
Te Puia o Whakaari - he taonga mō ngā uri whakatipu.
A treasure for the generations to come.

He kōrero tūturu tēnei. This is a plan grounded in truth.Not built in boardrooms. Not written in language that keeps peo...
11/06/2026

He kōrero tūturu tēnei. This is a plan grounded in truth.

Not built in boardrooms. Not written in language that keeps people out.

Built from the kōrero of our people from the dreams shared at hui, from the hopes carried quietly by whānau near and far.

Every voice that spoke is woven into this plan. Every aspiration shared has shaped where we are going.

This is what it looks like when an iwi takes its future into its own hands.

Te Puia o Whakaari — your kōrero, our commitment.

04/06/2026

Ko te reo te mauri o te mana Māori.

Everything we have been sharing these past weeks is the vision of Tū ake Whakatōhea, the voices of our whānau woven into Te Puia o Whakaari and Tohekura.

It is not separate.

It never was.

Our reo and our future are the same conversation. Our identity and our plan are one and the same. Our people, haukāinga and taura alike, are the same waka.

This is what it means to stand as Whakatōhea. United. Connected. Thriving.

Not one day. Not one plan. Not one event.

Always.

Tū Ake Whakatōhea!

02/06/2026

Tohekura is not a course. It is not a test.

It is four days of being immersed in something that has always been yours, the reo, the tikanga, the feeling of being completely and unapologetically Whakatōhea.

You will laugh in te reo. You will stumble and be held. You will hear the language carried in the voices around you, and something inside you will remember.

That is what Tohekura does. It does not give you the reo it helps you find your way back to it.

📅 9–12 July

📍 Ngāti Ira - Ōpeke Marae

Tickets are limited
https://www.whakatohea.co.nz/event-details/tohekura2026tickets

Nau mai. The reo is waiting.

Nau Mai!Tohekura is more than a gathering. It is a space where our reo breathes, where it is spoken, sung, laughed in, a...
31/05/2026

Nau Mai!

Tohekura is more than a gathering. It is a space where our reo breathes, where it is spoken, sung, laughed in, and passed between us like kai at a table.

No matter where you are on your reo journey, beginning, returning, or simply curious, you belong here.

This is for our whānau. This is for our hapū. This is for every uri of Whakatōhea who has ever wanted to come home.

📅 9–12 July

📍 Ngāti Ira - Ōpeke Marae

Tickets are limited and on sale NOW!
https://www.whakatohea.co.nz/event-details/tohekura2026tickets

Tū ake Whakatōhea! Come as you are, Leave knowing who you are

Acknowledging the Passing of Sir Hīrini Moko MeadToday, we acknowledge the passing of Sir Hīrini Moko Mead, a man whose ...
30/05/2026

Acknowledging the Passing of Sir Hīrini Moko Mead

Today, we acknowledge the passing of Sir Hīrini Moko Mead, a man whose life was dedicated to the advancement of te reo Māori, tikanga Māori, mātauranga Māori, and the empowerment of our people.

Through his leadership, teaching, writing, and advocacy, he helped create pathways for generations of Māori to reconnect with their language, culture, and identity. His contribution to the revitalisation of te reo Māori continues to be felt across Aotearoa and within communities like our own, where we remain committed to ensuring our reo is heard, spoken, and lived every day.

We extend our heartfelt condolences to his whānau, hapū, iwi, colleagues, students, and all those whose lives were touched by his wisdom and generosity.

Moe mai rā e te rangatira.

For Whakatōhea whānau wishing to travel together to pay their respects at Kōkōhinau Marae, Te Teko:

📍 Te Tāwharau o Te Whakatōhea Office
🕡 Meet: 6.30am
🚌 Depart: 7.00am
🕘 Whakaeke: 9.00am

Please let us know if you intend to travel with the group.

This is the future we are building together.A future where our reo is spoken with confidence in our homes, on our marae,...
28/05/2026

This is the future we are building together.

A future where our reo is spoken with confidence in our homes, on our marae, across the motu.

A future where our people are thriving, not just surviving, but living as Whakatōhea in the fullest sense of who we are.

A future where our connections are unbreakable to our whenua, to our tīpuna, to each other wherever we are in this world.

Tū Ake Whakatōhea!

26/05/2026

We listened.

Across hui. Across the motu. From those living at home to those carrying Whakatōhea with them afar.

You spoke about your whānau. About wanting more for your tamariki. About staying connected to who we are, no matter where life takes us.

You spoke about the whenua, about our reo, about a future that feels like ours.

This is not a plan handed down to our people. It is a plan that rose up from them.

Tohekura is back!There is something special that happens when we gather together as whānau. Something that reminds us wh...
24/05/2026

Tohekura is back!

There is something special that happens when we gather together as whānau. Something that reminds us who we are.

Not a class. Not a course. A space where our language is lived spoken over kai, carried through waiata, passed between kaumātua and mokopuna.

This is Tohekura. And it belongs to all of us.

📅 9–12 July

📍 Ngāti Ira - Ōpeke Marae

21/05/2026

He kōrero tēnei nā tātou katoa. This is a story from us all.

Not a document written about our people but a future shaped by them.

The voices of our kaumātua. The dreams of our rangatahi. The everyday realities of whānau here at home, and across the motu.

This is what it looks like when an iwi listens to itself.

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