Education

Established in 1990 to represent the interests of Nga whänau (families), nga hapü (sub-tribes) and nga iwi (tribes) who are descendants of those ancestors of Ati Awa and kindred tribes (Ngäti Tama, Ngäti Mutunga, Ngäti Maru Wharanui) who remained in Waikanae after 1848 and who identify with the land from Kukutauaki to Whareroa (seaward) inland to Pukemore and to Maunganui northward to Kapakapanui and Pukeatua to Ngawhakangutu then westward to Kukutauaki.

The Ministry of Maori Development Act 1991 established Te Puni Kokiri, the Ministry of Maori Development in 1992. Currently, Te Puni Kokiri’s work focuses on providing high quality policy advice to Government and other agencies. Recently it has also begun providing services to assist Maori achieve their development aims.

Building capacity of Maori, Pacific and mainstream organisations to enable them to contribute effectively and meaningfully, to the development of Maori and Pacific communities.