Te Rūnanga o Makaawhio

Map showing location of rohe Ko Aoraki te mauka ariki
Ko Tūtoko te mauka tipuna
Ko Makaawhio te awa tapu
Ko Uruao te waka
Ko Rākaihautu te takata
Ko Te Koeti Tūranga te tipuna
Ko Kāti Māhaki ki Makaawhio te hapū
Ko Kāti Māmoe rāua ko Kāi Tahu kā iwi
Tihei mauri ora!

Nau mai, haere mai! Welcome to the official website of Te Rūnanga o Makaawhio.

We represent Kāti Māhaki ki Makaawhio, a hapū or sub-tribe of the wider Ngāi Tahu and Ngāti Māmoe iwi (tribes) of Te Waipounamu, the South Island of New Zealand. Our hapū is centred at Makaawhio in South Westland, on Te Tai o Poutini (the West Coast), where we have a long and rich history.

He pānui hou / Latest notices

21 Dec 2011	Our hīkoi whakapapa has been confirmed for 20–22 January 2012. Further information is available here...
21 Dec 2011	The latest issue of the rūnanga newsletter, Ka Tangi Te Kōkō, is available here...
07 Sep 2011	Latest information regarding the status of mātaitai applications in South Westland is available here...

Last modified: 21 December 2011