Nau mai, Haere mai

Welcome to the Whakatōhea Māori Trust Board's website. Our website has been developed to give you an opportunity to learn about and engage in  the work of the Board. Here you will find information about:

• Our organisation,
• Whakatōhea history,
• Information about hapū and marae,
• Our services we offer, and
• Our businesses that we own.

                                                                                                                            

The menu's at the top of the page provide a good overview of how the website is structured, each menu item looks at what we are engaged in - please explore. 

Whakatōhea

Whakatōhea trace our descent from the Nukutere and Mātaatua waka. Our ancestral lines are traced back to two ancestors - Tutāmure and Muriwai. The following is an outline of Whakatōhea History, based on traditional stories and historical documents. Further information about our history can be found on the "Our People" page, or click here.

LATEST NEWS - WHAT'S HAPPENING IN WHAKATŌHEA

VACANCY - Whānau Interviewers Required 

We require 2 Whānau Interviewers to collect information from Whakatōhea Iwi members to inform our Iwi education strategy. The Whānau Interviewer role will work predominately at grassroots level and identify and interview as many whānau as possible to participate in the interview process. 

We are looking for people who have extensive networks in the community and are able to engage whānau in a range of ways. This position is for a fixed term of 4 months. Click here for more information.