Haititaimarangai Marae Trust

06/10/2026

TE HAU KŌMARU
NATIONAL WAKA HOURUA FESTIVAL 2026
TE HEKENGA MAI | SAVE THE DATE
22–29 November 2026

Aurere | Taipā | Mangonui, Te Tai Tokerau

Tēnā koutou katoa,
Te Tai Tokerau Tarai Waka Incorporated is pleased to invite you to save the date for Te Hekenga Mai | Te Hau Kōmaru National Waka Hourua Festival 2026, taking place from 22–29 November 2026 across Aurere, Taipā and Mangonui in Te Tai Tokerau.

Te Hekenga Mai is grounded in the revitalisation and intergenerational transmission of mātauranga waka hourua. The Festival will bring together waka communities from across Aotearoa and Te Moananui-a-Kiwa, alongside ākonga, hau kāinga and manuhiri, to celebrate, share and strengthen the traditions of ocean voyaging.

Over seven days, the Festival will provide opportunities for people to experience and engage with waka hourua through wānanga, mātauranga, navigation, tārai waka, tikanga and voyaging practices, while creating meaningful pathways for rangatahi to learn from experienced practitioners and carry this knowledge forward.

Further information regarding the programme, specific activities, participation and opportunities to engage will be shared in due course.

We look forward to welcoming you to Te Hekenga Mai | Te Hau Kōmaru Festival 2026. Ngā mihi nui,

Joyce Conrad

03/09/2026

TE PŪTAKE O TE REO - BEGINNER REO CLASSES ARE BACK!

Our Te Pūtake o Te Reo beginner reo classes are starting back up at Haititaimarangai Marae.

-Thursday 10 September
-6:00pm – 8:00pm
-Haititaimarangai Marae
-10-week block

These classes are for Uri of Te Whānau Moana me Te Rorohuri, and are open to all ages - tamariki, rangatahi, pakeke and kaumātua.

-Beginner reo Māori
-10-week learning block
-All ages welcome
-Kanohi ki te kanohi learning

A commitment is asked of participants across the full 10-week block, as each class will build on the previous one. We encourage anyone registering their interest to make sure they can commit to attending regularly.

Please note: Classes are in person only - there will be no online option. To take part, you must attend the classes at Haititaimarangai.

Marae koha: A koha will be requested across the 10 weeks towards the use and upkeep of Haititaimarangai Marae.

If you’re wanting to register your interest, please email Victoria at [email protected]

Come along, reconnect with our reo, and strengthen the language of our uri together. ❤️

Nau mai, haere mai!

05/07/2026

Ngā mihi nui e te whānau. 🌿

Our hearts are full after yesterday's Community Planting Day at Tokerau Beach.

Together, with more than 40 volunteers, we planted an incredible 1,900 native dune plants in just over two hours. To every person who gave their time, brought their tools, got their hands in the sand, and stood alongside Kaitiaki in restoring our dunes - tēnā koutou katoa. Your willingness to serve our taiao reminds us of the strength that comes when a community works together with a shared purpose!

Unfortunatley upon returning to our planting site today, we found fresh motorbike tracks running through some of the newly planted dunes - hōhā rawa atu!

Our dunes are living taonga. They are the first line of defence for our coastline and provide habitat for native species. They deserve our care and respect.

We ask our wider community to stand with us as kaitiaki. If you witness vehicles or motorbikes driving on our beaches, dunes, or dune faces and causing damage, and it is safe to do so, please:
• Take a photo.
• Note the location and time.
• Report the incident to the appropriate Mana Whenua and authorities.

Protecting these places is a shared responsibility. Every report helps safeguard the restoration work that so many people have contributed to.

From our hapū to yours, ka nui te mihi to everyone who stood with us yesterday. The aroha, mahi, and commitment shown by our community gives us hope for the future of our dunes on Tokerau Beach.
Sana Ryan Keringawai-Brett Larkin Rangi Marriott Nina Raharuhi Victoria Lelo Kapa-Kingi

02/07/2026

Community Planting Day — Reminder!

When: Saturday, July 4, 2026
Time: Volunteers 9:00am–1:00pm
Meeting point: Reserve (grassy area) at the very end of Dick Urlich Road — look for the marquee and signs

Nau mai, haere mai! Join us to restore and protect the dunes at Tokerau Beach — all ages welcome.

What to expect
9:00am–1:00pm: Kaitiaki welcome, short H&S kōrero, then small planting groups
BBQ kai provided (sausages, bread, condiments)
Water refills available — please bring your own bottle
Over 1,000 plants to get in — the more hands the merrier!
Please bring
Raincoat (light showers expected)
Your own spade & gloves
High-visibility top if you have one
Pōtae (hat) and pātara wai (water bottle)
Parking
2WD parking along the road
Limited 4WD parking on the grassy reserve

Ka nui te mihi — we look forward to seeing you there!

25/06/2026

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24/06/2026

Community Planting Day

When: Saturday July 4th 2026
Time: Volunteers 9:00am–1:00pm
Meeting Point: Reserve (grassy area) at the very end of Dick Urlich road — look for the marquee and signs.

Nau mai Haere mai! To the community of the Karikari Peninsula - Join us for a community planting day (all ages welcome!) as part of our Dune Protection Project to restore and protect coastal dunes along Tokerau Beach for future generations.

Ngā kaupapa / What to expect

• 9:00am–1:00pm: Volunteer planting — Kaitiaki will welcome everyone, run a short H&S kōrero, and split people into small groups to plant.

• BBQ kai provided (sausages, bread, condiments) — Water refills availalbe on site, please bring your own bottle.

• We’ll have signage and cones marking planting areas.

Please bring

• High-visibility top if you have one

• Pōtae (hat) and pātara wai (water bottle)

• Own spade & gloves

This planting is part of the Dune Protection Project — restoring native planting to stabilise dunes, protect our coastline, and nurture habitat for native species. Your hands make a difference.

We have over 2000 plants to get into our dune systems on the day - so please the more the merrier!

We hope to see our whole community there!

13/05/2026

Firstly, we want to acknowledge and thank everyone for the incredible tautoko we received today. A huge shout out to all the whānau who came along — it meant a lot to stand together through this process.

At this stage, the outcome of the hearing is a wait-and-see. Due to the complexity of the case, the Judge has indicated that further time is needed to carefully consider everything that was presented today. So we will know more in the next couple of months.
Safe trip home whanau🌿

Nga mihi mahana

Kaitiaki Ropu

P.s if you have any photos please pm them and can add them in plus check videos in the comments 🙌🏽

12/05/2026

E rere ana nga mihi ki te whanau

Our whanau and friends who have shared panui, commented their tautoko, sent in emails, traveling all the way from the center of our universe and from Tamaki, the tautoko have all been received and massively appreciated and felt, this lightens the mahi especially in prep for Wednesday in Court.

To our whanau traveling down from home or any distance, time is a taonga and gas is expensive, tenei te mihi nui ki a koutou ano, we all remember the famous Auckland traffic into the C*D so please whanau don't rush and also on returning home, drive safe.

And to our Kaitiaki team who have been working so hard for us all our taiao our tupuna and our mokopuna, we are all with you, this mahi is not easy especially in these paheka spaces, nga mihi rawa! go hard and get em!

Karakia at 9.30am outside court before the Kaitiaki ropu head in at 10am. Our ropu look forward to seeing you all.

Aroha nui and safe travels whanau🌿

"Ko te amorangi ki mua, ko te hāpai ō ki muri"

10/05/2026

Kia ora whanau, just a quick reminder for tautoko email🙌🏾

Kia ora whanau, anyone wanting to tautoko the up and coming Court appeal concerning Carrington Estate Development in our rohe but cannot attend in person, a sample tautoko letter is provided below, add your name easy peasy, email and template letter in comments also

Nga mihi
Kaitiaki Trust

Sample of content for email of support that can be sent to [email protected]

Kia ora,

I support the High Court appeal seeking to have the Carrington Estate resource consents considered lapsed.

More than 20 years have passed since these consents were granted, and the environment and local community have changed significantly in that time. I believe any development of this scale should require new consents that properly reflect current environmental, cultural, and community conditions.

I support the hau kāinga of Haititaimarangai Marae, Te Whānau Moana and Te Rorohuri standing to protect the whenua, wai, kaimoana, and future of the rohe.

Ngā mihi,
[Your Name]

Please email in before 11th of May our Kaitiaki Trust are busy getting ready for court🤎

07/05/2026

Kia ora whanau, anyone wanting to tautoko the up and coming Court appeal concerning Carrington Estate Development in our rohe but cannot attend in person, a sample tautoko letter is provided below, add your name easy peasy, email and template letter in comments also

Nga mihi
Kaitiaki Trust

Sample of content for email of support that can be sent to [email protected]

Kia ora,

I support the High Court appeal seeking to have the Carrington Estate resource consents considered lapsed.

More than 20 years have passed since these consents were granted, and the environment and local community have changed significantly in that time. I believe any development of this scale should require new consents that properly reflect current environmental, cultural, and community conditions.

I support the hau kāinga of Haititaimarangai Marae, Te Whānau Moana and Te Rorohuri standing to protect the whenua, wai, kaimoana, and future of the rohe.

Ngā mihi,
[Your Name]

Please email in before 11th of May our Kaitiaki Trust are busy getting ready for court🤎