Sharing The Vision of Kotahitanga

Nau mai, haere mai, tauti mai

He waka kōtuia kāhore e tukutukua ngā mimira

A canoe that is interlaced will not become separated at the bow. In unity there is strength.

Ka rere ngā mihi ki ngā mate maha puta noa i te motu, mai i Muriwhenua tae noa atu ki Murihiku. Rātou katoa kua karangahia e Tahu Kumea rāua ko Tahu Whakairo ki te pō nui, ki te pō roa, ki te pō tiwhatiwha. Tukuna rātou kia okioki i te moenga roa. Kua riro rātou i te hā kore, arā i te kiri mātao. E pōua mā, e tāua mā, haere atu ki te whare o Io Te Matua ki Matangireia, moe mai rā. Kāti rā, rātou ki a rātou, tātou ngā mahuetanga iho i a rātou, tēnā tātou katoa.

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The National Iwi Chairs Forum (NICF) warmly invites you to our upcoming NICF Hui and Pou Tahua Symposium, proudly hosted by Te Tāwharau o Te Whakatōhea and Toitū Tairāwhiti (Ngāti Porou, Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Ngāi Tāmanuhiri), from Wednesday 2 – Friday 4 July 2025.

This hui will focus on key kaupapa including iwi economic development, finance and asset growth, and collective strategic direction.

Click HERE to view the full agenda and register.

VISION
KOTAHITANGA

That through unity, sharing and working together we will honour our past and create a better future for whānau, hapū and iwi.

Our vision statement is guided by the whakataukī:
“He waka kōtuia kāhore e tukutukua ngā mimira.

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