School Starter Pack – *APPLICATIONS NOW COMPLETE
Tēnā koutou e te whānau! We’re excited to announce that School Starter Pack applications are now LIVE in Kākaho! These packs are here to support our tamariki as they take their first steps into kura. What’s in the pack? • Backpack • Lunch bag • Drink bottle • Set of Ngā Tamariki o Rereahu books […]
Register – Certificate in Construction Pre-Trade (High Work) Level 3
Register – Certificate in Construction Pre-Trade (High Work) Level 3! Calling all Maniapoto iwi members interested in building your skills in trades and training with Te Nehenehenui and Vertical Horizonz New Zealand! Earn a certificate in Construction Pre-Trade (High Work) Level 3 and build the skills to shape your future! To take part in our […]
Tākai Care Packs – Launching now!
Māmā & Pēpi Packs – Launching Now! Māmā Packs – Created with aroha for our new māmā, these packs include essentials and taonga to help you on your journey. Pēpi Packs – Special packs for our pēpi, filled with items to nurture and celebrate the newest members of our iwi. Who can receive them? Registered […]
Ngā Whakawhiwhinga Kawenata & Te Kirikiri Sod Turning – PHOTO GALLERY
Te Nehenehenui were honored to host two major events this past month, with the Te Kirikiri Sod Turning Ceremony and our biannual Kawenata Awards 2025 dinner and awards ceremony taking place on Friday, November 28. We would like to congratulate all of those iwi members who were recognised during this year’s Kawenata Awards 2025 ceremony. […]
Press Release: Te Kirikiri Site Blessing
Maniapoto and officials mark blessing of Te Kirikiri site for 40-home development. Representatives from Maniapoto alongside officials from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Waikato Regional Council, and Waitomo District Council gathered for the blessing of the Te Kirikiri Housing Development, marking the start of construction to build 40 residential on the Te […]
Kawenata Awards 2025 – Purchase your tickets!
We are pleased to announce that tickets are now available to purchase for Ngā Whakawhiwhinga Kawenata 2025! The Kawenata Awards are a prestigious biannual event that celebrates contribution and achievement across all sectors of Te Nehenehenui. It is also the symbolic flagship of the 1904 Kawenata o Ngāti Maniapoto me ōna hapū maha, inaugurated at the Māhoenui […]
Trust Deed Roadshow – Update
Nō te Atua te reo i iri atu ai ki te rangi Nō Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po te reo rāhiri ki ōna hoa o te Ao i hui mai ai ki runga o Tūrangawaewae i te rā nei. Nō Moengarau, nō Moengaroa te reo kukume ki ngā kura tau i […]
Te Nehenehenui signing ceremony to formalize Relationship Agreement with Councils
Joint Media Release Date: Saturday 11 October 2025 On Monday, the 22nd of September, TNN officially signed a relationship agreement with Horizons Regional Council, Taranaki Regional Council, and Ruapehu District Council. This marks the completion of the council partnership obligations under the Maniapoto Claim Settlement Act 2022 and the Ngā Wai o Maniapoto (Waipā River) […]
Ngā Whakawhiwhinga Kawenata – Kawenata Awards 2025!
Whakawaioha te ngākau aroha me te manawa tutuki! The Kawenata Awards are a prestigious biannual event that celebrates contribution and achievement across all sectors of Te Nehenehenui. It is also the symbolic flagship of the 1904 Kawenata o Ngāti Maniapoto me ōna hapū maha, inaugurated at the Māhoenui residence of Te Rangituataka Tākerei on Friday, 1st January […]
Hui ā-tau post hui recap and Ngā Kura Tau Trustees
We would like to acknowledge and thank all of those who attended Hui ā-tau 2025 at Napinapi Marae. It was a stunning day with a great turnout both in person and online, and a big mihi to the whānau at Napinapi Marae for hosting us. Across an engaging hui filled with robust discussion and pātai, we […]