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Waikato Mourns Former Prime Minister Jim Bolger
16 October 2025“Ko te ua i te rangi, ko te toomairangi i ngaku kamo…”Kaniawhea ana te whatu manawaMatakerekere ana te hirikapo i te rironga o teenei taonga matahiiapoE te manu taupunga, e...
Finance Minister Out of Touch
29 September 2025Finance Minister Nicola Willis needs to stop claiming the Waikato-Tainui/Brookfields agreement as a government initiative says Waikato-Tainui Tainui executive Chair Tukoroirangi Morgan. During an interview with Radio New Zealand last...
Kawenata signed between University of Waikato and Waikato-Tainui
17 September 2025A new chapter in the enduring relationship between Waikato-Tainui and the University of Waikato was formally signaled with the signing of a kawenata on Kiingitanga Day. Held in the wharenui,...
Serious threat to Liberal Democracy in Aotearoa
6 November 2024Te Arataura Chairman Tukoroirangi Morgan is labelling the government’s latest move to shut down the judiciary from releasing its findings into the Treaty Principles Bill as a direct threat to...
Exciting Housing Development Underway
8 October 2024Te Arataura Chair Tukoroirangi Morgan is welcoming today’s announcement by Maaori Affairs and Social Housing Minister Tama Potaka that will kick start the first stage of our Housing development in...
Govt Declares War on Te Reo speaking Maaori Children
26 September 2024Maaori speaking children are no longer collateral damage from the current anti Maaori rhetoric promoted by this coalition government but are now deemed fair game as it cuts $30m from...
Support for Manawa Waikato Women’s Rugby Team
13 March 2024The Waikato Women’s Rugby team Manawa should be congratulated for utilising their platforms to highlight the negative social issues affecting their communities. Waikato-Tainui Executive Chair Tuku Morgan says their nuanced...
New Bill Collison Course with Waikato Settlement Legislation
8 March 2024Waikato-Tainui will be taking a detailed look at how the government’s proposed fast track Consenting Bill to ensure it complies with provisions in our settlement legislation. Te Ture Whaimana, is...Tuku Morgan To Lead Te Arataura for Second Term
9 February 2024...
Te Arataura Elections Next Week
1 February 2024...
Waikato-Tainui files High Court Proceedings
10 January 2024...
River iwi unite and net 125kg of invasive Gold Clams
16 August 2023River iwi collected 125 kg of invasive Gold Clams after an experimental control harvest along a stretch of the Waikato River over the weekend. Ngaati Korokii Kahukura Kaitiaki Poto Davies...
Group Investment Committee Nominating Committee Independent Member
11 July 2023The Group Investment Committee Nominating Committee (“GIC Nominating Committee”) is a recommendatory Committee. It assesses the skills and competencies required for the Group Investment Committee (GIC), identifies and evaluates potential...
Te Oohaakii Marae – Te Whakakitenga o Waikato Incorporated Elections
3 July 2023Te Ohaaki Marae will be holding their Hui-aa-Marae to elect their Te Whakakitenga Representatives for the 2023 – 2026 term of office....
Kai a Te Mata Marae – Te Whakakitenga o Waikato Incorporated Elections
3 July 2023Kai A Te Mata Marae will be holding their Hui-aa-Marae to elect their Te Whakakitenga Representatives for the 2023 – 2026 term of office....
Airport Shares for Unsettled Auckland Interests
8 June 2023Media Statement Waikato-Tainui is seeking a sizable share of any Auckland Airport shares that are put up for sale as Auckland Council looks to balance its books to meet the...
Invasive Clam Species Unwanted in Waikato
25 May 2023Today’s announcement by Biosecurity NZ that Waikato River is home to the invasive Freshwater Gold Clam is a huge disappointment and will likely draw a strong reaction from Marae along...Group Investment Committee Member
21 April 2023Contribute to the intergenerational wealth of Waikato iwi. Drive best practice in iwi investment management, governance, and reporting....
Water Treatment Plant Upgrade a Step Forward
1 March 2023Media Statement Waikato Tainui Executive Chair Tukoroirangi Morgan is hailing the $128m upgrade to the Pukekohe Wastewater treatment Plant as a significant step in the right direction in addressing water...Waikato-Tainui receive relativity payment
16 December 2022Chair of Te Arataura, Tukoroirangi Morgan has announced that Waikato-Tainui has received its third relativity payment from the Crown; a form of additional redress following the 1995 Raupatu Settlement. Waikato...
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NewsWaikato Mourns Former Prime Minister Jim Bolger
16 October 2025“Ko te ua i te rangi, ko te toomairangi i ngaku kamo…”Kaniawhea ana te whatu manawaMatakerekere ana te hirikapo i te rironga o teenei taonga matahiiapoE te manu taupunga, e...Finance Minister Out of Touch
29 September 2025Finance Minister Nicola Willis needs to stop claiming the Waikato-Tainui/Brookfields agreement as a government initiative says Waikato-Tainui Tainui executive Chair Tukoroirangi Morgan. During an interview with Radio New Zealand last...Kawenata signed between University of Waikato and Waikato-Tainui
17 September 2025A new chapter in the enduring relationship between Waikato-Tainui and the University of Waikato was formally signaled with the signing of a kawenata on Kiingitanga Day. Held in the wharenui,...Serious threat to Liberal Democracy in Aotearoa
6 November 2024Te Arataura Chairman Tukoroirangi Morgan is labelling the government’s latest move to shut down the judiciary from releasing its findings into the Treaty Principles Bill as a direct threat to...Exciting Housing Development Underway
8 October 2024Te Arataura Chair Tukoroirangi Morgan is welcoming today’s announcement by Maaori Affairs and Social Housing Minister Tama Potaka that will kick start the first stage of our Housing development in...Govt Declares War on Te Reo speaking Maaori Children
26 September 2024Maaori speaking children are no longer collateral damage from the current anti Maaori rhetoric promoted by this coalition government but are now deemed fair game as it cuts $30m from...Support for Manawa Waikato Women’s Rugby Team
13 March 2024The Waikato Women’s Rugby team Manawa should be congratulated for utilising their platforms to highlight the negative social issues affecting their communities. Waikato-Tainui Executive Chair Tuku Morgan says their nuanced...
