Runanga structure: W Shortland & R Tana

1. Ko Hineamaru te tupuna
Ko Taumarere te awa
Ko Ngati Hine te iwi
Ngati Hine Pukepukerau

2. In 1887, tupuna Maihi Paraone Kawiti made several
proclamations, some of which were recorded in Te
Papatupu books.
We begin our presentation with a whakatauki Maihi
took from the Bible. We assume that he used this
particular whakatauki to caution his people in any
consultation with Governments...

3. Ki te noho kourua ko te rangatira ki te kai tahi,
ata whakaaroa marietia, nga mea i tou aroaro.
Nga Whakatauki 23.1.2
“If you sit down to eat with a Sovereign, consider well
what is before you”.
Proverbs 23.1.2

4. The following three proclamations illustrate Maihi’s
intention for how his Ngati Hine people would
conduct themselves rather than be governed by
others. The proclamations speak of our mana, our
tino rangatiratanga and our tikanga and how they
tie us to the lands of Ngati Hine...

5. “Ko to matou mana me to matou
rangatiratanga me a matou tikanga katoa,
koia ka herea nei o matou whenua i tenei ra
i te 9 o nga ra o Aperira, 1887”
“Our Authority, our sovereignty and all our customs we
hereby secure to our lands on this 9th day of April 1887”

6. Ko ta matou whakahaere tenei, ko ta enei uri o
Hineamaru e noho nei i raro o enei puke e rua, o
Motatau o Hikurangi, kua oti hoki te whakatauki,
tu te ao tu te po, kia rite hoki ki te korero o te
ture nui o Ingarangi
“This is how we intend to act, these descendants of
Hineamaru, who reside beneath these two hills of
Motatau and Hikurangi, of whom it is said, stands
both day and night, in concordance with that which is
said are the great laws of England”.

7. “Ko te tino tikanga kia kotahi tonu whakahaere a te Maori.
Kaua e rere ke atu i runga i te tikanga. Me titiro ki te
upoko, ko Hineamaru te pou hei herenga, hei pupuri hoki
i te tikanga a nga uri o Hineamaru mo te whenua
papatupu, apiti iho ko te whakakotahitanga a nga uri o
Hineamaru”
“The intention is that Maori conduct themselves with single purpose. That it
should not vary in practice. When you look to its head the figure that binds,
is Hineamaru. She is the repository of all customary practice, which the
descendants of Hineamaru might utilise in respect of these customary lands.
And thereby ingrain the unanimity of Hineamaru descendants”

8. TE ROHE WHENUA O NGATI HINE:
– Pertains mainly to the land blocks known as Motatau 1 to 5
TE POROWINI O NGATI HINE (THE PROVINCE OF NGATI HINE):
- Lands which Maihi Kawiti identified as places in which Ngati Hine shared
common interest with other Iwi and hapu

9. Te Porowini o Ngati Hine
I rohetia e Maihi i tenei takiwa hei
Rohe Tangata mo Ngati Hine i te
tau 1878:
“Hikurangi titiro ki Pouerua, Pouerua
titiro ki Rakaumangamanga,
Rakaumangamanga titiro ki Manaia,
Manaia titiro ki Whatitiri, Whatitiri
titiro ki Tutamoe, Tutamoe titiro ki te
Tarai o Rahiri, Te Tarai o Rahiri titiro
ki Hikurangi ki nga Kiekie whawhanui
a Uenuku.
‘This area was identified by Maihi
Kawiti as the ‘Te Porowini o Ngati
Hine’ or the ‘Province of Ngati
Hine’.

10. TE RUNANGA O NGATI HINE
• 1887 Maihi Kawiti established a
Runanga to provide political and
operational leadership for Ngati Hine
• Today the descendants of Ngati Hine
maintain that tradition
•In 1989 Ngati Hine registered the
Maihi Kawiti Runanga under the Maori Community
Development Act 1962 and created a
Charitable Trust.

11. Ngati Hine Policies
• Te Runanga o Ngati Hine recently released two documents:
– Te Pae Tawhiti – Strategic Plan
– Nga Tikanga mo te Taiao o Ngati Hine – Ngati Hine Iwi Environmental Management Plan 2008
These are available on the website at www.ngatihine.iwi.nz
Strategic Plan Environmental
Management Plan

12. Proposed structural changes
for Te Runanga o Ngati Hine...

13. Proposed Structure o Te Runanaga o
Ngati Hine
Iwi – Ngati Hine
Te Runanga o Ngati Hine
(3 representatives from each marae)
Executive Committee
Te Roopu Kaumatua / Kuia Radio Ngati Hine
(Unincorporated) (Incorporated Society)
Ngati Hine Fish Trust
Ngati Hine Health Trust Ngati Hine Forestry
(Charitable Trust
(Charitable Trust Act) (Te Ture Whenua Maori)
Yet to be established)
Te Reo o Ngati Hine Ngati Hine Maori Wardens
Ngati Hine Treaty Settlements
Ngati Hine Environmental /
Economic Unit (Yet to be established)
(Yet to be established) ( Currently part of Te Aho Claims
Alliance (Unincorporated))

14. Conceptual Views of the Runanga
Structure
TE MAARA A HINEAMARU
Iwi – Ngati Hine
Te Runanga o Ngati Hine
(3 representatives from each marae)
TE TAKUATE A KAWITI
Executive Committee
Members of Te Runanga o Ngati Hine will elect their
Executive and appoint co-opted members

15. NGA KETE RIKI O NGATI HINE
Te Roopu Kaumatua / Kuia
Radio Ngati Hine
Ngati Hine Health Trust Ngati Hine Forestry
Ngati Hine Fish Trust
(Maori Fisheries Act)
Te Reo o Ngati Hine
Ngati Hine Environmental /
Economic Unit
Ngati Hine Maori Wardens
Ngati Hine Treaty Settlements

16. REGISTRATIONS
Who should Register?
• All descendants of Hineamaru
• All persons who affiliate to marae in Te Rohe Whenua
o Ngati Hine
• All Tamariki Whangai / Atawhai who were born or
raised within the context of a Ngati Hine whanau
• All persons whether through marriage or defacto
relationship chooses to associate with Ngati Hine
• All persons who are associated to marae and hapu
which may choose to affiliate to Te Runanga o Ngati
Hine

17. REGISTRATIONS
Why register with Te Runanga o Ngati Hine?
So you can…
be informed
stay connected
contribute
have your say
So Te Runanga o Ngati Hine can…
present a collective view
generate economic growth
support social development
preserve and enhance te mana o Ngati Hine

18. REGISTRATIONS
How do I register?
Online: www.ngatihine.iwi.nz
Fill out a form