A sculpture marking Māori history in Wairau is underway with the concrete foundation being laid over the coming weeks. The sculpture, Te Tauihu o te Waka-a-Māui, will stand on the grassed area in front of the Blenheim Railway Station, on the corner of Grove Road and Dillons Point Road. Rangitāne co-chairs Janis de Thierry and [...]
Kia ora koutou, Last week representatives of all eight Te Tau Ihu iwi met at Whakatū Marae in Nelson. The kaupapa was to seek the basis for an agreement on the tikanga, rights and responsibilities for taonga. This has been an issue for many years. The intent is to resolve this by iwi rather than [...]
Kia ora koutou, We started this week with an early morning blessing, officiated by Jeremy MacLeod, for the new building in Horton St which is leased to Marine & Outdoors. It was great to see a large turn-out by the build team, whānau, other iwi and Council. Mayor John Leggett described how Rangitāne are regarded [...]
Rangitāne o Wairau iwi members gathered at dawn this morning to bless the iwi’s new development on the Horton Street property acquired as part of its Treaty Settlement with the Crown. The dawn blessing included karakia and waiata, while iwi members shared their aspirations for the site. The development, undertaken by Rangitāne Investments Ltd [...]
Tēnā koutou e te whānau, We would like to congratulate our Comms Manager Jodie Palatchie on graduating with a Diploma of Māori Art Raranga last weekend. Jodie studied under the tutelage of her aunty and kaiako Margaret Bond at Ōmaka Marae. It’s great to see personal development and that these skills are being retained [...]
Kia ora koutou, Our kaitiaki met last Saturday for training on responsibilities including the legal and historical framework of cultural fisheries. Key decisions at the meeting included that we need to make it easier for our people to get a customary fishery permit, to look at better permitting systems and the kaitiaki agreed to meet [...]
Following recent news that the Blenheim Police Station requires structural repairs, Rangitāne Investments have been working closely with Ngā Pirihimana o Aotearoa (New Zealand Police) to support them in their search for temporary office space. We are thrilled to advise that Ngā Pirihimana will become tenants on Level 1 of Rangitāne House in mid-August. This [...]
Rangitāne Investments is pleased to announce the successful acquisition of the Flaxmill Vineyard located at Rārangi. Following a period of extensive due diligence to ensure that the investment met the requirements of our Statement of Investment Policy Objectives, we have now completed the purchase process at a very competitive price, and look forward to the [...]
Kia ora koutou, Arohamai for the shortage of reports recently. I have been away for a couple of weeks leave and temporarily escaped with my wife to a much warmer climate. Coming back to a cool climate with a small population and sane drivers has been a relief despite the wet weather. Last week [...]
Kia ora koutou, On 17 June 2013 the Blenheim Post Office was renamed and opened as Rangitāne House. This date also marks the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi at Horahora Kākahu Island in Te Whanganui (Port Underwood) in 1840. To commemorate this occasion a karaka tree was planted in front of Rangitāne House earlier this [...]
