NZ Herald
  • Home
  • Latest news
  • Herald NOW
  • Video
  • New Zealand
  • Sport
  • All Blacks
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Podcasts
  • Quizzes
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Viva
  • Weather

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • New Zealand
    • All New Zealand
    • Crime
    • Politics
    • Education
    • Open Justice
    • Scam Update
  • Herald NOW
  • On The Up
  • World
    • All World
    • Australia
    • Asia
    • UK
    • United States
    • Middle East
    • Europe
    • Pacific
  • Business
    • All Business
    • MarketsSharesCurrencyCommoditiesStock TakesCrypto
    • Markets with Madison
    • Media Insider
    • Business analysis
    • Personal financeKiwiSaverInterest ratesTaxInvestment
    • EconomyInflationGDPOfficial cash rateEmployment
    • Small business
    • Business reportsMood of the BoardroomProject AucklandSustainable business and financeCapital markets reportAgribusiness reportInfrastructure reportDynamic business
    • Deloitte Top 200 Awards
    • CompaniesAged CareAgribusinessAirlinesBanking and financeConstructionEnergyFreight and logisticsHealthcareManufacturingMedia and MarketingRetailTelecommunicationsTourism
  • Opinion
    • All Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Editorials
    • Business analysis
    • Premium opinion
    • Letters to the editor
  • Politics
  • Sport
    • All Sport
    • OlympicsParalympics
    • RugbySuper RugbyNPCAll BlacksBlack FernsRugby sevensSchool rugby
    • CricketBlack CapsWhite Ferns
    • Racing
    • NetballSilver Ferns
    • LeagueWarriorsNRL
    • FootballWellington PhoenixAuckland FCAll WhitesFootball FernsEnglish Premier League
    • GolfNZ Open
    • MotorsportFormula 1
    • Boxing
    • UFC
    • BasketballNBABreakersTall BlacksTall Ferns
    • Tennis
    • Cycling
    • Athletics
    • SailingAmerica's CupSailGP
    • Rowing
  • Lifestyle
    • All Lifestyle
    • Viva - Food, fashion & beauty
    • Society Insider
    • Royals
    • Sex & relationships
    • Food & drinkRecipesRecipe collectionsRestaurant reviewsRestaurant bookings
    • Health & wellbeing
    • Fashion & beauty
    • Pets & animals
    • The Selection - Shop the trendsShop fashionShop beautyShop entertainmentShop giftsShop home & living
    • Milford's Investing Place
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • TV
    • MoviesMovie reviews
    • MusicMusic reviews
    • BooksBook reviews
    • Culture
    • ReviewsBook reviewsMovie reviewsMusic reviewsRestaurant reviews
  • Travel
    • All Travel
    • News
    • New ZealandNorthlandAucklandWellingtonCanterburyOtago / QueenstownNelson-TasmanBest NZ beaches
    • International travelAustraliaPacific IslandsEuropeUKUSAAfricaAsia
    • Rail holidays
    • Cruise holidays
    • Ski holidays
    • Luxury travel
    • Adventure travel
  • Kāhu Māori news
  • Environment
    • All Environment
    • Our Green Future
  • Talanoa Pacific news
  • Property
    • All Property
    • Property Insider
    • Interest rates tracker
    • Residential property listings
    • Commercial property listings
  • Health
  • Technology
    • All Technology
    • AI
    • Social media
  • Rural
    • All Rural
    • Dairy farming
    • Sheep & beef farming
    • Horticulture
    • Animal health
    • Rural business
    • Rural life
    • Rural technology
    • Opinion
    • Audio & podcasts
  • Weather forecasts
    • All Weather forecasts
    • Kaitaia
    • Whangārei
    • Dargaville
    • Auckland
    • Thames
    • Tauranga
    • Hamilton
    • Whakatāne
    • Rotorua
    • Tokoroa
    • Te Kuiti
    • Taumaranui
    • Taupō
    • Gisborne
    • New Plymouth
    • Napier
    • Hastings
    • Dannevirke
    • Whanganui
    • Palmerston North
    • Levin
    • Paraparaumu
    • Masterton
    • Wellington
    • Motueka
    • Nelson
    • Blenheim
    • Westport
    • Reefton
    • Kaikōura
    • Greymouth
    • Hokitika
    • Christchurch
    • Ashburton
    • Timaru
    • Wānaka
    • Oamaru
    • Queenstown
    • Dunedin
    • Gore
    • Invercargill
  • Meet the journalists
  • Promotions & competitions
  • OneRoof property listings
  • Driven car news

Puzzles & Quizzes

  • Puzzles
    • All Puzzles
    • Sudoku
    • Code Cracker
    • Crosswords
    • Cryptic crossword
    • Wordsearch
  • Quizzes
    • All Quizzes
    • Morning quiz
    • Afternoon quiz
    • Sports quiz

Regions

  • Northland
    • All Northland
    • Far North
    • Kaitaia
    • Kerikeri
    • Kaikohe
    • Bay of Islands
    • Whangarei
    • Dargaville
    • Kaipara
    • Mangawhai
  • Auckland
  • Waikato
    • All Waikato
    • Hamilton
    • Coromandel & Hauraki
    • Matamata & Piako
    • Cambridge
    • Te Awamutu
    • Tokoroa & South Waikato
    • Taupō & Tūrangi
  • Bay of Plenty
    • All Bay of Plenty
    • Katikati
    • Tauranga
    • Mount Maunganui
    • Pāpāmoa
    • Te Puke
    • Whakatāne
  • Rotorua
  • Hawke's Bay
    • All Hawke's Bay
    • Napier
    • Hastings
    • Havelock North
    • Central Hawke's Bay
    • Wairoa
  • Taranaki
    • All Taranaki
    • Stratford
    • New Plymouth
    • Hāwera
  • Manawatū - Whanganui
    • All Manawatū - Whanganui
    • Whanganui
    • Palmerston North
    • Manawatū
    • Tararua
    • Horowhenua
  • Wellington
    • All Wellington
    • Kapiti
    • Wairarapa
    • Upper Hutt
    • Lower Hutt
  • Nelson & Tasman
    • All Nelson & Tasman
    • Motueka
    • Nelson
    • Tasman
  • Marlborough
  • West Coast
  • Canterbury
    • All Canterbury
    • Kaikōura
    • Christchurch
    • Ashburton
    • Timaru
  • Otago
    • All Otago
    • Oamaru
    • Dunedin
    • Balclutha
    • Alexandra
    • Queenstown
    • Wanaka
  • Southland
    • All Southland
    • Invercargill
    • Gore
    • Stewart Island
  • Gisborne

Media

  • Video
    • All Video
    • NZ news video
    • Herald NOW
    • Business news video
    • Politics news video
    • Sport video
    • World news video
    • Lifestyle video
    • Entertainment video
    • Travel video
    • Markets with Madison
    • Kea Kids news
  • Podcasts
    • All Podcasts
    • The Front Page
    • On the Tiles
    • Ask me Anything
    • The Little Things
  • Cartoons
  • Photo galleries
  • Today's Paper - E-editions
  • Photo sales
  • Classifieds

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / Kahu

Kāhu ki Rotorua: Wāhine rangatahi put names forward for Te Tatau o Te Arawa board spots

Roimata Mihinui
By Roimata Mihinui
Kāhu ki Rotorua·Rotorua Daily Post·
21 Jul, 2022 05:12 PM8 mins to read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  Sign in here

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save

    Share this article

W?hine rangatahi put names forward for board spots
Four young women put names forward board of Te Tatau o Te Arawa. ...
Video Player is loading.
Current Time 0:00
/
Duration 0:00
Loaded: 0%
0:00
Stream Type LIVE
Remaining Time -0:00
 
1x
    • Chapters
    • descriptions off, selected
    • captions settings, opens captions settings dialog
    • captions off, selected

      This is a modal window.

      Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window.

      Text
      Text Background
      Caption Area Background
      Font Size
      Text Edge Style
      Font Family

      End of dialog window.

      This is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button.

      Herald NOW: Vandals on Rotorua rugby pitch cause heartbreak

      UP NEXT:

      Autoplay in
      4
      Disable Autoplay
      Cancel Video
      Four young women put names forward board of Te Tatau o Te Arawa.
      NOW PLAYING • W?hine rangatahi put names forward for board spots
      Four young women put names forward board of Te Tatau o Te Arawa. ...

      Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air

      See below for English translation

      Ko wai nga māngai rangatahi mo Te Tatau?

      He tokowha wāhine nō Te Arawa kua tukuna ō rātou ingoa ki te ipu whakaairo kia puta ake he tokorua anake e tū ai hai māngai rangatahi mā Te Tatau o Te Arawa.

      Me rēhiti te hunga pōti. Kia mātua mōhio mai e te iwi, ka kati ā te rā rima te tuarima o Akuwhata, kāua e māharahara kua tukuna kētia ngā pepa pōti ki te iwi.

      Advertisement
      Advertise with NZME.
      Advertisement
      Advertise with NZME.

      Kāore e take ana ki te pōti mō ēra atu o te hunga kotahi tekau mā rua ka mau i a rātou tūre.

      Ka nui te whakamihi hoki a Jude Pani te manahautū mā Te Tatau o Te Arawa ki ēnei toa kua kuhu atu ki te mura o te weriweri. He huinga whai mana a Te Tatau o Te Arawa. E noho ōrite nā tōna mana ki te mana-ā-rohe me te mana whenua. E mea ana he waka mātahi pū katoa ngā rōpū.

      'Nō reira taku harikoa e rere rā ngā roimata o te ngākau ki ngā kaitono katoa i whakatū ō rātouna ringaringa kia tū hai māngai mō Te Arawa'.

      "He tokowha wāhine e tū nei, nō mātou te whiwhi, me te mea hoki he rangatira hoki. Ko Maringi James, ko Tara Sears, ko Te Waiarangi Merito, ko Kahutapeka Ututaonga. He huinga nui te puna mātauranga kai ō rātou ringaringa, nā reira e mana anō ai te pōari. Nō reira e te iwi kia tika rā te pōti, kia kaha rā te pōti'. Hei tā Jude Pani.

      Advertisement
      Advertise with NZME.

      He tamāhine a Maringi James nā Lauren me Dean James, otīā he mokopuna nā Linda me Bully (Robert) Biddle me Te Matiti Henare rāua ko Kori(Rawiri) James.

      'Ko te tikanga o tōku ingoa he rite ki te wai e pūhakehake kau ana i ngā rangi mokopuna, nō ngā kāwei whakapapa e rua ōku, nō Waitaha, nō Ngāti Kea me Ngāti Tuara hoki'.
      I whānau ai i Te Koutu i pakekengia i ngā waiariki hoki o Ohinemutu, kai te ako tonu ia. Ko te kaupapa ture i Te Whare Wānanga o Tamaki-Makaurau tāna e whai ana.

      Engari, nō mai, nō mai tana pakiki ki te ao tōrangapū me ngā kaupapa e hāngai ana ki te iwi ki a Ngai Te Arawa. Nōku te whakaaro, e toitū ana ngā waewae ki runga ki te marae, e toitū ngā waewae ki ngā whenua huhua o te ao'.

      'Me huri te aro ki tōnga mai o te rā, he rā anō ka whiti, he pitomata anō ka kite"
      Nō Ngai Te Arawa a Tara Sears, he ahakoa he rangatahi, ka nui te ngākau whiwhita ki te whakahuri i te māuri o te hau kāinga, kia hahana te ahi. 'me hoki anō tātou ki ngā tikanga o te ao tawhito, kia māori noa te noho ki te mata o te whenua, kia itiiti ai te rāweke i ngā rawa o te whenua, engari me kaha kē te arero o te iwi ki te tēpu whakatakoto rautaki, engari kāua ko te arero kōtahi anake engari me arero rau tātou me kotahi tātou otīā taku wero ki a tātou ngai Māori mā, kia kaha.

      Discover more

      Kahu

      'She is at peace now': Visionary Māori health leader dies

      28 Jul 06:00 PM

      He mana nui tēnei huinga motuhake nei a Te Tatau me te kaunihera ā rohe o Rotorua, e hoa mā, kua whai waha ai tātou mēnā kai te tino pirangi koe kia pakari ake te hāpori e ora pai ai ngā tamariki kua tae te wā."

      Clockwise from top left are: Te Waiarangi Merito, Tara Sears,  Kahutapeka Ututaonga , and Te Rangi James.
      Clockwise from top left are: Te Waiarangi Merito, Tara Sears, Kahutapeka Ututaonga , and Te Rangi James.

      A Te Waiarangi Merito, he Ngāti Whakaue he Ngāti Pikiao hoki ia, kai te kaha aro tōna ngākau ki ngā ara huhua ka pūare ai kia mana ai tātou ki te waha i ngā whakaaro i te korewehi, tētehi anō kaupapa kai te kaha hāngai ki ngā Māmā, kia whai tikanga ōrite ai tātou katoa ki te tiaki me te poipoi i ā tātou tamariki.

      He rangatira whakahaere kaupapa mā Te Arawa Whānau Ora, ā, he mātanga rangahau whenua Māori mā Raukura CRS hoki ia.

      Ko Kahutapeka Ututaonga nō te kāinga hoki tēnei wahine toa, he pou awhina, pou rangahau ki Te Kooti Whenua Māori o Rotorua, wheoi ano hai tāna, he māmā hoki ia e hapū ana i tā rāua pēpi tuarua, kai Ohinemutu e noho ana. Kua tae ki ahau te hiahia ki a matika anō hei māngai rangatahi mā Te Tatau o Te Arawa.

      Nōku te whakapono ka whia kē ngā māunga me ngā pari kua horo i a mātou i ngā tau e toru kua hori. Me tō mātou kaha ki te nanao atu ki ngā wāhi hauora huhua, ngā wāhi reo Māori, me ngā kaupapa nui pēnei me te Tuia, te Paepae me ngā kaupapa Rangatahi wānanga.

      — Na Raimona Inia i whakamaori

      Advertisement
      Advertise with NZME.

      English Translation

      Four young women have put their names forward for two rangatahi representative spots on the board of Te Tatau o Te Arawa.

      Voting by registered Te Arawa members closes at midday on Friday, August 5, and packs have already been sent out.

      No voting is required for the other 12 roles as candidate numbers did not exceed the number of vacancies.

      Te Tatau o Te Arawa manahautū, Jude Pani, acknowledges all the candidates who put their names forward for this, the third triennium election. Te Tatau o Te Arawa is an acknowledgement of the partnership between local government and mana whenua.

      "Thank you to all our kaitono pōti (candidates) who put their hands up to represent Te Arawa by standing for the board," she says.

      "We are honoured to see four wāhine rangatahi seeking nomination for the board this triennium.

      Advertisement
      Advertise with NZME.

      The four candidates are Maringi James, Tara Sears, Te Waiarangi Merito and Kahutapeka Ututaonga. They all hold a wealth of mātauranga (knowledge) that the board would benefit from.

      We look forward to voters identifying who they want to see elected," says Jude Pani.

      Maringi James, is the daughter of Lauren and Dean James, mokopuna of Linda and Bully (Robert) Biddle, and Te Matiti Henare and Kori (Rawiri) James.

      "My name means overflowing into beautiful days, it derives from both sides of my whakapapa, Waitaha and Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara."

      She was born and raised in Koutu and Ōhinemutu and is currently studying towards a degree in Law at Auckland University but has always had a keen interest in governance and kaupapa relating to Te Arawa.

      I have always held the view that if you can stand strong at your Marae, you can stand strong anywhere.

      Advertisement
      Advertise with NZME.

      "Me huri te aro ki tōnga mai o te rā, he rā anō ka whiti, he pitomata anō ka kite" – "Let us turn our heads to the engulfing of the sun where tomorrow lives, where potential awaits."
      Tara Sears is a proud Te Arawa rangatahi, passionate about sparking change within our iwi.

      "I am particularly passionate about finding ways to live a more sustainable, indigenous lifestyle and to do this, Te Arawa needs to have a strong voice in the decision-making process of where our community is heading.

      This strong voice needs to come with a strong understanding of our community, the environment and most importantly, Te Ao Māori. The partnership between Te Tatau o Te Arawa and the Rotorua Lakes Council is our opportunity to create a community that WE as MĀORI want to grow and raise our children in.

      Te Waiarangi Merito (Ngati Whakaue, Ngati Pikiao) is committed to opportunities of advocacy, as a Māmā, passionate about ensuring equitable outcomes for our tamariki.

      She is a project co-ordinator for Te Arawa Whānau Ora and Māori Land Researcher for Raukura CRS. Kahutapeka Ututaonga is a Case Manager/ Researcher at Te Kooti Whenua Māori o Rotorua; a māmā hapū with my second child; and I reside in Ōhinemutu pā.

      I have decided to stand again as a rangatahi representative on Te Tatau o Te Arawa. I believe I have achieved a lot for our local Te Arawa rangatahi over the past three years by supporting their engagement in numerous health, wellbeing, reo Māori and tikanga kaupapa such as Tuia, Paepae and Rangatahi wānanga.

      Advertisement
      Advertise with NZME.

      No vote required

      An election was not needed for the Te Tatau o Te Arawa Board as the number of candidates did not exceed the number of seats.

      Members are: Kiri Potaka-Dewes representing Koeke; Andrew Te Amo and Rawiri Waru(Land trusts and incorporations); Lani Kereopa and Rangitiaria Tibble (Ngati Whakaue); Roku Mihinui (Pan-Te Arawa entities); Potaua Biasiny-Tule, James Hamiora, Aroha Bray, Dr Kepa Morgan, Mariana Vercoe, Te Taru White (Te Arawa iwi/hapu).

      Save

        Share this article

      Latest from Kahu

      Travel

      Why exploring NZ's rich Māori heritage is a must-do

      16 Jun 08:00 PM
      Kahu

      Protest bound for Parliament today as projected prisoner numbers soar

      12 Jun 08:41 PM
      New Zealand

      Watch: Auckland mum-of-six dies in ED after failing three times to get help

      12 Jun 08:32 PM

      How one volunteer makes people feel seen

      sponsored
      Advertisement
      Advertise with NZME.
      Recommended for you
      'Smoke filled the store': Shoppers flee fire at New World, Victoria Park
      New Zealand

      'Smoke filled the store': Shoppers flee fire at New World, Victoria Park

      16 Jun 11:58 PM
      Doctor to plead guilty in Matthew Perry drug case, faces 40 years
      World

      Doctor to plead guilty in Matthew Perry drug case, faces 40 years

      16 Jun 11:30 PM
      Meat and dairy continue to drive food price inflation, Stats NZ data shows
      Business

      Meat and dairy continue to drive food price inflation, Stats NZ data shows

      16 Jun 11:28 PM
      Australian police investigate suspected gangland shooting of three people
      World

      Australian police investigate suspected gangland shooting of three people

      16 Jun 11:23 PM
      Matariki events in Hawke's Bay – a winter celebration and commemoration
      Hawkes Bay Today

      Matariki events in Hawke's Bay – a winter celebration and commemoration

      16 Jun 11:12 PM

      Latest from Kahu

      Why exploring NZ's rich Māori heritage is a must-do

      Why exploring NZ's rich Māori heritage is a must-do

      16 Jun 08:00 PM

      OPINION: Visit Waipoua Forest at night with a Māori guide for a spiritual experience.

      Protest bound for Parliament today as projected prisoner numbers soar

      Protest bound for Parliament today as projected prisoner numbers soar

      12 Jun 08:41 PM
      Watch: Auckland mum-of-six dies in ED after failing three times to get help

      Watch: Auckland mum-of-six dies in ED after failing three times to get help

      12 Jun 08:32 PM
      Dr Lesley Rameka honoured for 30-year service to Māori

      Dr Lesley Rameka honoured for 30-year service to Māori

      11 Jun 05:00 PM
      Jono and Ben brew up a tea-fuelled adventure in Sri Lanka
      sponsored

      Jono and Ben brew up a tea-fuelled adventure in Sri Lanka

      NZ Herald
      • About NZ Herald
      • Meet the journalists
      • Newsletters
      • Classifieds
      • Help & support
      • Contact us
      • House rules
      • Privacy Policy
      • Terms of use
      • Competition terms & conditions
      • Our use of AI
      Subscriber Services
      • NZ Herald e-editions
      • Daily puzzles & quizzes
      • Manage your digital subscription
      • Manage your print subscription
      • Subscribe to the NZ Herald newspaper
      • Subscribe to Herald Premium
      • Gift a subscription
      • Subscriber FAQs
      • Subscription terms & conditions
      • Promotions and subscriber benefits
      NZME Network
      • The New Zealand Herald
      • The Northland Age
      • The Northern Advocate
      • Waikato Herald
      • Bay of Plenty Times
      • Rotorua Daily Post
      • Hawke's Bay Today
      • Whanganui Chronicle
      • Viva
      • NZ Listener
      • Newstalk ZB
      • BusinessDesk
      • OneRoof
      • Driven Car Guide
      • iHeart Radio
      • Restaurant Hub
      NZME
      • About NZME
      • NZME careers
      • Advertise with NZME
      • Digital self-service advertising
      • Book your classified ad
      • Photo sales
      • NZME Events
      • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
      TOP
      search by queryly Advanced Search