Tāngata Whenua

PPTA Te Wehengarua is a bicultural organisation and has a bicultural structure. Members can join the Māori electoral roll, be elected to te reo ā rohe regional positions and stand for election to the national Te Huarahi Māori Motuhake positions.

Ngā Manu Kōrero National Secondary School Speech Contests are sponsored by PPTA.

The National Kapa Haka secondary school competitions are supported by PPTA.

Events

Ngā Manu Kōrero 2025 | Tuesday 16 – Thursday 18 September

Tākina te kawa mai tawhiti ki ngā tangiwai tuku iho o ngā mātua tīpuna, ko te waiora o te Atua, te mātāpuna o te ora, te mōhio o te maungarongo.

Documents

Whānau, hapū, iwi, Māori communities and schools working together (2017) (pdf | 326 KB) Mā te mahi tahi, ka ora ai te taitamaiti (2017) (pdf | 303 KB) Te reo a rohe contact list 2024.pdf (docx | 24 KB) Teaching the Aotearoa histories curriculum in a culturally and environmentally sustaining integrated science and social studies programme (pdf | 187 KB)

All Tangata whenua

Call for nominations for Te Huarahi Māori Motuhake 2026-27

September 2, 2025

Members on the Māori electoral roll are hereby notified that, in accordance with the Rule 75(ii) of the Constitution, nominations are invited for membership of Te…

PPTA lodges claim with the Waitangi Tribunal

May 12, 2025

PPTA Te Wehengarua has filed a claim with the Waitangi Tribunal to voice our opposition to the current and proposed policies of the coalition government, which we assert constitute breaches of Te Tiriti.