National Iwi Chairs Forum – Taranaki
Iwi Chairs from throughout the motu gathered at Taranaki on the 5th and 6th of November for the final quarterly hui of 2020. The date hugely significant for Taranaki Iwi, marked the commemoration of the 1881 Invasion of Parihaka, the mamae of this hara was acknowledged throughout the course of the hui. The Iwi Asset […]
Data ILG: Census data trial for all iwi
Te Ara Takatū: A web page of census data for iwi & iwi-related groups has been developed to streamline accessing information from StatisticsNZ. It contains information about our trial, the process including contact details and a form to fill out identifying topics of interest. If you have any enquiries relating to this trial or have […]
Iwi Chairs Welcome Clarity Of Police Powers
April 7, 2020 The National Iwi Chairs Forum welcomes the further clarity and guidance on Alert Level 4 rules during lockdown, issued by Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield over the weekend. Speaking from the Wellington base of the National Iwi Chairs Forums newly activated Pandemic Response Group (PRG), Chair Mike Smith says, ‘The 701F […]
Iwi Chairs welcome clarity of Police powers (Level 4)
The National Iwi Chairs Forum welcomes the further clarity and guidance on Alert Level 4 rules during lockdown, issued by Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield over the weekend. Speaking from the Wellington base of the National Iwi Chairs Forums newly activated Pandemic Response Group (PRG), Chair Mike Smith says, ‘The 701F notice, issued under […]
Call for Greater Enforcement
April 2, 2020 The National Iwi Chairs Forum recently activated a Pandemic Response Group (PRG) which is calling for much stronger enforcement of Alert Level 4 lockdown. ‘Stay home, save lives’, is the key message from the New Zealand Government, but not everyone received the memo. Police Commissioner Mike Bush reported that within 24 hrs […]
Iwi Chairs United on Freshwater Rights and Interests
February 5, 2020 Media release Iwi Chairs are united in their position on freshwater rights and interests, the National Iwi Chairs Forum announced today. “While we welcome increased funding for the development of Māori land, that funding must be accompanied by a process to address the rights and interests of Iwi, hapū and whānau in […]
Ngāti Kahungunu hosting NICF (26–28 Aug)
‘Ngāti Kahungunu Hosting National Iwi Chairs Forum’ Ngāti Kahungunu is hosting the National Iwi Chairs Forum from Monday 26th to Wednesday 28th of August, here in Heretaunga. 80 Iwi will converge at Clubs Hastings for 3 days from Monday 26 to Wednesday 28 of August for the National Iwi Chairs Forum (NICF). The 80 Iwi […]
Iwi Chairs’ Forum at Ōtākou Marae
31 October to 2 November 2018 Iwi leaders from throughout Aotearoa gathered in Dunedin for a three-day hui from 31 October 2018 until 2 November 2018. Day one took place at Ōtākou Marae and the following two days took place at Otago University. Attendees included government ministers and the Prime Minster, Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern. […]
NICF rejects Kāhui Wai Māori proposal
August 15, 2018 The Pou Taiao Iwi Leaders Group confirmed that it would continue to progress its own work in relation to fresh water, working on regionally focused catchment-based systems for fresh water, including developing a set of tools to assist iwi and hapū to determine solutions for their unique hydrological situations, and advancing issues […]
Iwi Chairs re‑assert rights and interests in fresh water
National Iwi Chairs Forum Re-Assert Their Rights And Interests in Freshwater Pou Taiao Chair, Herewini Parata said, “The continued lack of progress between the Crown and Iwi is affecting the mauri of our waterways, the stability of our country’s sustainable growth and the partnership guaranteed with the Crown under Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Iwi, hapū […]