Team visit to Wairau (April 2021). Left to right: Darren Ngaru King (Ngāti Raukawa), Israel Birch (Ngāti Rakaipaaka, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāi Tawake ki te Waoku, Ngā Puhi), Peter Meihana (Ngāti Kuia, Rangitāne, Ngāti Apa, Ngāi Tahu). Te Rūnanga a Rangitāne o Wairau Trust have secured funding from the inaugural Ākina Te Tū - Kaupapa Māori [...]
Taiohi Tangata Marae | Rangatahi Wānanga From the Wairau to Tōtaranui and Rotoiti, this is a trip you do not want to miss! Take a journey across Te Tauihu on a five-day wānanga, feasting on kōrero and hītori that is uniquely Rangitāne. Visit sites of significance and hear kōrero about our tūpuna depicted in many [...]
Tō te ihu ki te ihu Tō te rae ki te rae Kia tūruki whakataha, kia tūruki whakataha Kurahaupō waka Kurahaupō whakapapa Kurahaupō kōrero E ara e Kurahaupō collective become accredited professional learning facilitators for schools Ngāti Kuia, Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō and Rangitāne o Wairau have come together to provide professional learning [...]
The Rangitāne o Wairau Trustees have agreed to conduct a review of our Trust Deeds (for Te Rūnanga a Rangitāne o Wairau Trust and the Rangitāne o Wairau Settlement Trust). Hearing from our whānau is critical to ensuring that the review meets its objectives – we encourage whānau to share their whakaaro as part of [...]
Haere rā Brett Ellison Whānau, please join us in saying haere rā to Brett Ellison. Brett was appointed a Director of Rangitāne Holdings Limited and Rangitāne Investments Limited in August 2017, and has recently tendered his resignation, as a result of him pursuing an exciting new career opportunity in Ōtautahi. Brett has worked hard and [...]
Kia ora e te whānau Another week has sailed by – it was nice to have a longer than usual weekend with Labour Day earlier this week giving us a much needed three-day weekend. Those of us in the Wairau will know that this coming Monday, we’ll also have the opportunity to enjoy another three-day [...]
(this page was last updated at 7:30pm, 23 October 2021) COVID-19 CASE DETECTED IN WAIRAU Kia ora e te whānau The Ministry of Health has confirmed a person has tested positive for COVID-19 in Blenheim. Read the Ministry of Health's announcement here. The positive case flew from Rotorua into Blenheim on Thursday. They sought a [...]
Te Whānau o Rangitāne with the framed Keelan Walker picture that will adorn the walls of the Manu Ora Clinic in Blenheim Kia ora e te whānau, Another week has flown by - it was nice to see the sun shining in the Wairau yesterday, after a week that has seen many days [...]
Kia ora e te whānau, Can I start by first acknowledging the whānau of Aunty Betty Mason-Smith, who passed away peacefully on Saturday October 9 2021 at Ashwood Park Retirement Village, aged 81 years. Aunty had laid at Tuamātene Marae this week. Our heartfelt condolences and aroha are extended to Aunty Betty's whānau. Moe mai [...]
Rangitāne o Wairau General Manager Corey Hebberd, right, with Marlborough Lines Chief Executive Officer Tim Cosgrove, is encouraging Māori with local whakapapa links to apply for the annual Marlborough Lines Tertiary Scholarship for Māori. Working together, lighting the pathway to success Nau mai, haere mai. Marlborough Lines is calling on the region’s bright [...]
