Waikato Executive Chair, Tukoroirangi Morgan, has today filed proceedings on behalf of the National Iwi Chairs Forum and the iwi of Waikato, seeking declarations clarifying what is required to uphold Treaty of Waitangi settlements in the context of resource management reform. The move comes as the Government’s proposed timeframe for introducing replacement RMA legislation by the end of the year … Read More

“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 te manu taaikoNaau te kereeme o Waikato-Tainui i whakatutuki i ngaa tau kua horiNaa te Arikinui Te Atairangikaahu i tauawhiKia eke kairangi nei te tatuunga raupatu hei oranga moo te … Read More

Finance 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 week Ms Willis stated, “iwi were present alongside big international investors and out of that came a partnership with Brookfields, a big Canadian entity, and Waikato-Tainui.” Tuku says the Minister’s … Read More

A 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, Ko Te Tangata, on Thursday, the ceremony brought tribal and University leadership together in a powerful gesture of unity and shared purpose. The kawenata draws on the values and guiding … Read More

Te 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 our constitutional arrangements. Waikato-Tainui are a party to the Waitangi Tribunal challenge who yesterday followed a cabinet decision to proceed with the Bill’s introduction on Thursday, two weeks ahead of … Read More

Te 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 Hopuhopu. This initiative has been tossed around over many years and Tuku Morgan says we are grateful Minister Potaka advocated for the project which will see 57 new warm homes … Read More

Maaori 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 Reo training of teachers, says Te Arataura Chair Tukoroirangi Morgan. One of the biggest issues facing te reo Maaori tuition in schools is the availability of competently trained reo Maaori … Read More

The 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 stance sends a powerful message to the government that its current trajectory will be disastrous for Aotearoa. The haka is called ‘He piko he taniwha’ which draws on a significant … Read More

Waikato-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 a key mechanism of the Waikato River Settlement and has been recognised as the primary direction-setting document for the fast-track consent process as it relates to the Waikato and Waipaa … Read More