Our Mission
To realise the collective aspirations of the eight iwi of Taranaki by enhancing the social, cultural, environmental, and economic wellbeing of our communities.
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Te Tōpuni Ngārahu | Values
Ko Te Kāhui Tupua, he puna koropupū, he manawa whenua, hei mou ake nei i te tini mokopuna: Te Kāhui Tupua, a spring, a source of enduring naturally filtered water and life, protected for future generations.
Ngā Iwi o Taranaki, the Crown, and all of the communities of Taranaki have an intergenerational responsibility actively to protect the health and well-being of Te Kāhui Tupua.
Te Tōpuni Ngārahu | Values
Ko Te Kāhui Tupua, ko Tawhito Kawa, he kawa ora: The ancestral knowledge, the ancient law, the law of existance.
Te Kahui Tupua is a source of spiritual, cultural, and physical well-being of-
(i) the lands, waters, flora, fauna, and other natural resources of Tarnaki; and
(ii) the people of Taranaki.
Te Tōpuni Ngārahu | Values
Ko Te Kāhui Tupua, ko te puna i heke mai ai te tangata: Te Kāhui Tupua, from which we descend and take our identify.
Te Kāhui Tupua and its health and well-being are fundamental to the identity, tikanga, reo, and health and well-being of Ngā Iwi o Taranaki.
Te Tōpuni Ngārahu | Values
Ko Te Kāhui Tupua, koia ko ō mātou nei okiokinga, ko mātou nei tō rātou okiokitanga: Te Kāhui Tupua, our embodiment in life and death.
Te Kāhui Tupua represents and upholds the ancestral, histrocial, cultural, and spiritual relationship between Ngā Iwi o Taranaki and their tūpuna maunga.
Te Tōpuni Ngārahu | Values
Ko Te Kāhui Tupua, he rārangi maunga here ā-nuku, here ā-rangi: Te Kāhui Tupua, the mountain range binding heaven and earth.
Te Kāhui Tupua is a living and indivisible whole incorporating all of its physical and metaphysical elements.
Iho (essence)
Tāngaengae (umbilical cord) unbroken
connection to the maunga
Iho / Our Foundation
Te Iho
Tāngaengae
Te Iho Tāngaengae is the statement of connection and relationship by Ngā Iwi o Taranaki to our tūpuna maunga and Te Kāhui Tupua. It acknowledges the deep cultural, spiritual, historical and ancestral bonds that unite our people with the maunga, affirming our shared identity, responsibilities as kaitiaki, and commitment to protecting this taonga for generations to come.
He Pou Whakaruru
(Guardian)
We have responsibility to lead.
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He Pou Taiora
(Physical Dimension)
We have responsibility to protect.
He Pou Kura, He Pou Wānanga, He Pou Kōrero
(Social Dimension)
We have a responsibility to pass on the knowledge.
Pou | Strategic Pillars
Ngā Aronga Matua | Focus Areas
Paihere Tangata
Collective Leadership
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Punawai koropupū
Quality Environments
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Korikori e te iwi
Collective Culture
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Ka tupu, ka whai hua
Wealth Creation
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Kia whakatonu
Healthy Living
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Tem anu ka rere
Future Knowledge
Ngā Aronga Matua | Focus Areas
Paihere Tangata
Collective Leadership
Punawai koropupū
Quality Environments
Korikori e te iwi
Collective Culture
Ka tupu, ka whai hua
Wealth Creation
Kia whakatonu
Healthy Living
Tem anu ka rere
Future Knowledge
Ngā Pou Tapuwae | Strategic Priority Areas
Te Kāhui Tupua
To give practical effect to He Kawa Tupua by restoring mana, embedding Ngā Pou Whakatupua in governance and operations, and advancing the aspirations of Ngā Iwi o Taranaki.
Mātanga mai ai
Cultural Mātanga mai ai nurtures confident practitioners and collective cultural leadership, ensuring tikanga Māori is practised, protected, and passed on while supporting whānau wellbeing across generations.
Pūngao ka rere
Energy Futures Ngā Iwi o Taranaki exercise collective authority and leadership across the energy system, achieving resilient, affordable and sustainable energy outcomes that restore mana to Te Kāhui Tupua, strengthen whānau and community wellbeing, and enable long‑term intergenerational prosperity.
Tūruhi ka eke
Toursim Māori tourism in Taranaki is shaped collectively by iwi, hapū marae & uri, grounded in tikanga, and exercised through strong iwi leadership within the regional visitor economy—ensuring cultural integrity, environmental protection, and long‑term benefits for whānau and mokopuna.
Ngā iwi o Taranaki
