Associations & Incorporated Societies

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.

Te Ropu Whakahau was born from a need to provide professional and cultural support to Maori who worked in libraries throughout New Zealand. There was also a need for Maori voices to inform policies and practices relating to the care of Maori material in libraries and archives, and the provision of library and information services generally.

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.

The leagues aim was a very much focused core in which the members readily coped with.rnThe importance of family strengthening, self motivation & being self reliant wasrna job the women responded to which in turn helped the families come self suppotive.

Traditionally Maori were an auahi kore / smokefree culture. Auahi Kore works to change attitudes towards smoking, encourage Maori to either stop smoking or not to start and to reclaim this smokefree status.

What is an Incorporation? How do I set up a Maori Incorporation? What land can be included in a Maori incorporation? How do Maori Incorporations operate? Resources.