Te Āwhina Marae

04/10/2026

TE TAI TONGA MEET THE CANDIDATES
YOUR VOTE MATTERS

📅 Wednesday 7 October 2026
📍 Te Āwhina Marae, Motueka

Nau mai, haere mai!

Te Āwhina Marae invites whānau and our wider hapori to join us for a Meet the Candidates evening for Te Tai Tonga.

Come and hear directly from the candidates seeking to represent Te Tai Tonga, learn about their priorities and aspirations, and ask pātai about the issues that matter to you, your whānau and our communities.

Pōwhiri: 5.00pm
Kai: 5.30pm
Meet the Candidates: 6.00–7.30pm
RSVP here: https://forms.gle/sPSNmskRJTrMNuoH6

We have 20 seats left Whānau, so please ensure you register.

Kia kōrero, kia whakarongo, kia whai wāhi.

28/09/2026

WHAT MATTERS TO YOU AND YOUR WHĀNAU?

Housing and papakāinga?
The cost of living?
Hauora?
Education?
Te reo Māori?
Whenua?
Jobs and Māori economic development?
Te Taiao and climate change?

All of the above?

What would you ask the person seeking to represent you in Parliament?

Join us for the Te Tai Tonga Meet the Candidates evening and put your pātai to the candidates.

📅 Wednesday 7 October 2026
📍 Te Āwhina Marae, Motueka

Pōwhiri 5.00pm | Kai 5.30pm | Hui 6.00–7.30pm

YOUR VOTE MATTERS

Register now and go in the draw to win a Prezzy card!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfFi-CEgJfrd7Jh0Vhn72B3lJlhH5j0sWZRTdS9gkzlD0nIBw/viewform

Nau mai, haere mai – everyone is welcome.

01/09/2026

TE TAI TONGA MEET THE CANDIDATES
YOUR VOTE MATTERS

📅 Wednesday 7 October 2026
📍 Te Āwhina Marae, Motueka

Nau mai, haere mai!

Te Āwhina Marae invites whānau and our wider hapori to join us for a Meet the Candidates evening for Te Tai Tonga.

Come and hear directly from the candidates seeking to represent Te Tai Tonga, learn about their priorities and aspirations, and ask pātai about the issues that matter to you, your whānau and our communities.

Pōwhiri: 5.00pm
Kai: 5.30pm
Meet the Candidates: 6.00–7.30pm
RSVP here: https://forms.gle/sPSNmskRJTrMNuoH6

The evening will include candidate introductions, their priorities for Te Tai Tonga, facilitated kaupapa questions and pātai from whānau.

This is a non-partisan community hui. All candidates standing for Te Tai Tonga have been invited to participate on the same basis.

Kia kōrero, kia whakarongo, kia whai wāhi.

20/08/2026

11/08/2026

📸 Calling all budding photographers, phone-camera experts and whānau who are forever saying “wait, let me get a photo!” 😄
Here’s your chance to put those skills to good use!

The People of Motueka – Through Your Lens portrait photography competition is celebrating the people, stories and characters who make Motueka the place it is — and there is a Tangata Whenua category that we would love to see our whānau represented in.

You can enter solo or group portraits, with up to three photographs per category. Each photo needs a title and a short kōrero about the story behind it.
And just to make things interesting… there is $500 cash up for grabs! 💰📸

Finalists will also have their photographs exhibited at the library and as part of an art trail around Motueka.

So, for all you budding photographers out there — get snapping! And yes, those of you with 14,000 photos sitting on your phone, this may finally be your moment. 😂
📅 Entries close 30 August 2026.
Competition details, guidelines, consent forms and entries are available here:
People of Motueka – Through Your Lens ❤️

02/08/2026

Kia ora e te whānau,

Te Āwhina Marae currently has a two-bedroom whare available within our Papakāinga community, and we are inviting Expressions of Interest (EOI) from whānau who would like to live as part of our marae whānau.

Our Papakāinga is a place for whānau who wish to live in a way that upholds our tikanga, values and connection to Te Āwhina. Tenants contribute to the life of the marae - supporting pōwhiri, tangihanga, wānanga, parakore, māra kai, and other kaupapa that strengthen our whānau and hapori.

Eligibility: Priority is given to:
Mana Whenua – Ngāti Rārua and Te Ātiawa ki Motueka
Registered Wakatū shareholders who whakapapa to the original 254 owners
Registered members of Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Rārua, Ngāti Tama, or Ngāti Koata
Whānau from Kurahaupō / Mataawaka connections
Community members who actively support Te Āwhina kaupapa

All whānau tenants must also:
Uphold the tikanga and values of Te Āwhina Marae
Participate in marae and papakāinga kaupapa and programmes
Support the collective wellbeing of the whānau and community

If you are interested, please complete an EOI form 👉 Click the link to register your interest: https://www.tam.org.nz/whnau-tenant-eoi will be contacted for a kōrero / interview.

📍 Te Āwhina Marae, 133 Pā Street, Motueka
📧 [email protected] | ☎️ 020 40383824

Ngā mihi nui ❤️ Te Āwhina Marae Committee

30/07/2026

Tomo mai e te iwi. Ara and Chloe will be at Te Āwhina Marae in Tokomaru next Tuesday. Check out the details below 👇

27/07/2026

📣 Committee Members Declared Elected – Hui-ā-Tau 2026

Kia ora e te whānau!

Committee Member nominations have now closed for Te Āwhina Marae.

Three nominations were received for the three available Committee positions. In accordance with the Te Āwhina Marae Constitution, as the number of nominations equals the number of vacancies, Aneika Young, Larry Bailey and Thomas Shorrock are declared elected unopposed.

Congratulations and thank you to each of them for their willingness to continue serving our marae and whānau.

As a reminder please join us at our Hui-ā-Tau.

📅 Sunday 09 August 2026
🕤 9.30 am
📍 Tokomaru, Te Āwhina Marae, Motueka

The Hui-ā-Tau is an opportunity to reflect on the past year, hear about the progress of our marae and papakāinga, consider the annual reports and financial statements, and look ahead to the future.

🥣 Kai will be provided following the hui.

If you would like electronic copies of the 2025 Hui-ā-Tau Minutes, Special General Meeting Minutes, Statement of Financial Performance or Constitution, please contact us.

📧 [email protected]
🌐 www.tam.org.nz

Awhi Mai. Awhi Atu.