http://www.tetatau.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.tetatau.nz en-us Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:48:04 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.tetatau.nz/blog/post/159324/te-tatau-2026-trustee-election/ Te Tatau o Te Arawa is calling for nominations to fill remaining vacancies on its Board of Trustees.Following the recent election process, 10 Trustees have been successfully elected. Nominations are now sought to appoint Trustees to four remaining positions, representing the following sectors of Te Arawa (within the Rotorua District):• Ngāti Whakaue – 1 vacancy• Te Arawa Iwi / Hapū – 1 vacancy• Rangatahi – 2 vacancies Nominations open Monday 02 March and close 12 noon, Monday ... Mon, 26 Jan 2026 07:34:35 +1300 http://www.tetatau.nz/blog/#post159324 http://www.tetatau.nz/blog/post/139140/te-tatau-o-te-arawa-and-rotorua-lakes-council-reinvigorate-te-arawa-partnership-agreement/ After more than 18 months of negotiations between Te Tatau o Te Arawa and Rotorua Lakes Council, the Te Arawa Partnership has been refreshed.Yesterday (11 December), the Council voted in favour of establishing a Te Arawa Vision Committee marking a significant step toward strengthening the partnership relationship between Te Tatau o Te Arawa and Council and giving effect to the Manatū Whakaaetanga (Te Arawa Partnership Agreement) initially signed in December 2015.Te Tatau lead negotiator, Te Tar... Thu, 12 Dec 2024 10:49:46 +1300 http://www.tetatau.nz/blog/#post139140 http://www.tetatau.nz/blog/post/138003/rotorua-inspires-constable-to-dedicate-his-life-to-serving-the-community/ Service to the community is a key life purpose for Constable Shonit Chandra after joining the police in Rotorua, a district he’s proud to call his forever home.Residing in Rotorua for the past 13 years, he’s a familiar face in Whakarewarewa. Constable Chandra, an Ethnic Liaison officer, joined the local force four years ago and loves it.“Rotorua is an amazing place with good weather and beautiful landscapes. I love everything about Rotorua. I’ve had nothing but great experiences here. Be... Fri, 15 Nov 2024 17:16:33 +1300 http://www.tetatau.nz/blog/#post138003 http://www.tetatau.nz/blog/post/130840/childhood-crush-inspired-ka-whawhai-tonu-movie-directors-life-path/ A childhood crush propelled a local filmmaker to achieve groundbreaking storytelling in New Zealand cinema three decades later.Director Mike Jonathan (Te Arawa, Tainui, Mātaatua) grew up in Taumarunui and remembers his mother taking him to the movies to watch Utu when he was nine.“Utu blew my mind because I saw Māori people on the big screen. A lot of them were getting killed, and it made me really emotional at the time.“I fell in love with Merata Mita because of her moko kauae; she looked... Thu, 27 Jun 2024 13:25:48 +1200 http://www.tetatau.nz/blog/#post130840 http://www.tetatau.nz/blog/post/129870/tuia-mentoring-programme-builds-life-skills--maringi-james/ Maringi James (Ngāti Whakaue) is a young leader from Koutu who is keen to bring a different voice to the 2024 Tuia programme. This initiative pairs young Māori with local mayors for mentorship to cultivate leadership skills and community engagement. Te Tatau o Te Arawa rangatahi representative, Kahutapeka Ututaonga, is a previous Tuia alumni.While she is currently based in Tāmaki Makaurau, Maringi says she applied for Tuia to learn more about her hometown and how Rotorua Lakes Council op... Sat, 08 Jun 2024 13:00:44 +1200 http://www.tetatau.nz/blog/#post129870 http://www.tetatau.nz/blog/post/125337/te-tatau-o-te-arawa-reaffirms-its-dedication-to-welcoming-communities/ Jude Pani, Kayla Christiansen, Christina Pope and Rajind Seneviratne... Thu, 07 Mar 2024 17:24:01 +1300 http://www.tetatau.nz/blog/#post125337 http://www.tetatau.nz/blog/post/105277/te-arawa-entities-endorse-reorua-road-signage-kaupapa/ Te Arawa Lakes Trust and Te Tatau o Te Arawa are supporting a move to introduce bilingual road signage in Aotearoa because it would enhance the Rotorua Reorua (Bilingual Reorua) journey.On August 11, 2017, Rotorua declared its intention to advance as a bilingual city and district, pledging to support and promote both te reo Māori and English.“Limited progress has been made to date due to the complexities of the law, but the recent actions by Waka Kotahi and Te Mātāwai have opened the door t... Fri, 02 Jun 2023 09:35:04 +1200 http://www.tetatau.nz/blog/#post105277 http://www.tetatau.nz/blog/post/104031/te-tatau-o-te-arawa-board-resignations-announced-today/ With their appointments on Rotorua Lakes Council, Te Tatau o Te Arawa board members, chair, Rawiri Waru, and deputy chair, Lani Kereopa, have resigned from their roles on the Te Arawa board.Rawiri believes stepping aside will enable greater and more robust Te Arawa participation and involvement by Te Tatau o Te Arawa at Council. He says there has been some confusion amongst fellow elected members about his and Lani’s roles as Māori ward councillors, rather than Te Arawa councillors.“Firstly... Tue, 02 May 2023 13:55:51 +1200 http://www.tetatau.nz/blog/#post104031 http://www.tetatau.nz/blog/post/99898/are-we-on-the-right-track-te-arawa/ Te Arawa E!We need your help to ensure Te Tatau o Te Arawa is on the right track before entering negotiations with Rotorua Lakes Council to review our joint Partnership Agreement signed in 2015.Our chairman, Rawiri Waru, says the board has taken onboard the Te Arawa feedback from a hui held at Te Ao Marama in November and identified recommendations for the Partnership Agreement Review."Now that our city and district has a new Mayor, Councillors and new Te Tatau o Te Arawa members, we think its t... Thu, 02 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.tetatau.nz/blog/#post99898 http://www.tetatau.nz/blog/post/95347/rotorua-housing-accord/ Housing Accord renews the commitment by Government, Rotorua Lakes Council, Te Arawa and Ngāti Whakaue for better housing and social outcomes in Rotorua. The Accord seeks to:reduce the reliance on emergency housing provide better support and care to people in emergency housingincrease housing supply to ensure more Rotorua people have access to safe, dry, warm, permanent homes This pipeline of public, affordable, iwi and Māori housing will ensure Rotorua can be a strong, vibrant c... Fri, 09 Dec 2022 14:25:41 +1300 http://www.tetatau.nz/blog/#post95347