We’ve planted 400 trees up here as a school. One of our syndicates is Maungakawa Syndicate and we wanted to be environmental leaders up here. When I walk around here I like to think that the increase in bird life is thanks in some part to our kids.
We noticed that in the Ngāti Hauā Summary of Settlement, that the Maungakawa and Gudex Reserve areas were also referred to as the Pukemako area.
We recently resurrected the ‘Friends of Sanitorium Hill’ - we feel very passionately about this place and we’ve done lots of the recent replanting up here like the kowhai over there. We feel a bit upset that we don’t know what’s going on with the Treaty Settlement. We’ve had a long investment in this area - well the Friends have - we hope that everything gets looked after"
The Trustees have established a council of elders of Ngāti Hauā known as Te Kahui Kaumatua o Hauā, to which each marae has appointed one koroua and one kuia.
Te Kahui Kaumatua o Hauā is responsible for:
Advising the Trustees on matters involving Ngāti Hauā tikanga, reo, kawa and korerō
Facilitating any disputes that may arise in
connection with the Trust or any part of the Ngāti Hauā Group regarding the tikanga, reo, kawa and korerō of Ngāti Hauā
Protecting the mauri of Ngāti Hauā
The environment is one of the most important areas to work in as it will not only provide economic sus- tainability but ongoing employment for our people of the future. - Rangitionga Kaukau (Raungaiti Marae Representative - Ngati Haua Trust Board)
The approach we have taken has been to adopt a kaitiaki a rohe approach which sees each of the Ngāti Hauā marae play an active role in the handling of environmental matters within their exclusive rohe. Each marae has elected a kaitiaki a rohe who is responsible for liaising on any environmental issues within their exclusive rohe.
We found all these gorgeous native trees.
Te Iti a Hauā marae (also known as Tauwhare) is located 15 km to the east of Hamilton in Matangi. The primary hapū for this marae are Ngāti Haua, Ngāti Paretekawa and Ngāti Ngutu of the Waikato-Tainui tribal collective.
The whare tipuna is named Hauā. The marae connects ancestrally to the Tainui waka, the maunga Taupiri and the awa Waikato. The marae complex was refurbished in 2009.
Rohe:Tainui-Waikato
Iwi / Rūnanga:Waikato
Raungaiti marae is located on State Highway 27 in Tamihana. The principal hapū that affiliates with this marae is Ngāti Haua.
The wharenui is named Te Oro. The marae connects ancestrally to the waka collective of Tainui and a kohanga reo sits adjacent to the marae.
Rukumoana (The Top Pā) marae is located just north of the junction between Tahuroa Road and Morrinsville-Walton Road, 6 km south of Morrinsville itself. Its principal hapū is Ngāti Haua and the wharenui is named Werewere.
The marae was built between 1915 and 1917 and used as a parliament house during the Māori King Movement. It gradually fell into disrepair from the 1920s, but was fully restored in the 1980s.
Rohe:Tainui-Waikato
Kai a te Mata marae is located close to the intersection of Morrinsville-Walton Road and Kereone Road, just 2 km southeast of Morrinsville town centre.
The principal hapū that affiliates with this marae is Ngāti Haua and the wharenui is named Wairere.
Rohe:Tainui-Waikato
We went to the information centre and got some maps to help us work out exactly where the Maungakawa Reserve is compared to Cambridge. We also found where the Ngāti Hauā marae are located.
Explore the historic heritage sites that DOC manages throughout New Zealand.
Our teacher helped us to identify our local iwi. We are going to look at the Ngāti Hauā Treaty Settlement.
To start off with our teacher took us to Maungakawa Scenic Reserve - we walked from the bottom to the top. It was very very steep.
