In 1985, Te Runanga o Turanganui-a-Kiwa (TROTAK) was established with the support and mandate of Rongowhakaata, Ngai Tamanuhiri and Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki Iwi.
It was their vision and still is, to acquire:
tino rangatiratanga or total control by the year 2008;
social, welfare and economic prosperity; and
recognition of the Treaty of Waitangi by the Crown and the local community
TROTAK maintained the responsibility for providing a range of services, including health services, to the people of Turanganui-a-Kiwa.
mandate of Rongowhakaata, Ngai Tamanuhiri and Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki Iwi.
It was their vision and still is, to acquire:
tino rangatiratanga or total control by the year 2008;
social, welfare and economic prosperity; and
recognition of the Treaty of Waitangi by the Crown and the local community
TROTAK maintained the responsibility for providing a range of services, including health services, to the people of Turanganui-a-Kiwa.
Te Aitanga a Mahaki Trust represents Te Aitanga a Mahaki as an "iwi authority" for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991 and as the "mandated iwi organisation" under the Maori Fisheries Act 2004. www.tekahuimangai.govt.nz
Our Mission
The Te Aitanga a Mahaki Trust was incorporated in 1995 to 'advance and promote Te Aitanga a Mahaki as an Iwi.'
Is the Iwi Tertiary Education provider of Te Rūnanga O Tūranganui Ā Kiwa and was established to provide and promote the skills, knowledge and qualifications to enable Iwi to manage, advance and control cultural and economic resources being the land, the forests, the sea and most importantly our people.
Our core business is the provision of adult learning and employment programmes and services focusing on the needs and aspirations of Iwi, however not to the exclusion of others.
Rongowhakaata is one of three Iwi groups of Turanganui-a-Kiwa We are situated on the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand and our heartland is Manutuke.
Our Mission is:
To achieve Tino Rangatiratanga by “actively” encouraging and supporting the social, economic, cultural and political growth and advancement of Rongowhakaata Iwi.
Our Aim is:
The strengthening of Rongowhakaata Iwi.
Poutama Trust is a Charitable Trust set up in 1988 to provide business development services to Maori. Poutama uses income generated from its capital base to encourage Maori business enterprise and contribute to Maori economic development. Poutama focuses particularly on the development of micro and small Maori businesses and encouraging an enterprise culture among young Maori.
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