Te Kāhui Tūpua
Hāpainga ake me he kakau toki Ka pā ki tua, ka pā ki waho Ka pā ki te Kāhui Tupua, ka pā ki te Kāhui Tawhito, ka pā ki te matua iwi e tū nei.
Hold in high regard the sacred toki In acknowledgement of all aspects of the whakapapa of Te Kāhui Tupua, both ancient and new, our community, past, present and future.
Te Ruruku Pūtakerongo
In January 2025, the Treaty of Waitangi settlement for Taranaki Maunga passed its second and third reading in Parliament.
During the readings witnessed by uri from the eight iwi of Taranaki, the Crown apologised for its confiscation of Taranaki Maunga and almost half a million hectares (1.2 million acres) of Taranaki lands in 1865. As part of the settlement Mt Egmont ceases to be an official geographic name. The name of the national park has changed to Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki (meaning the highly regarded and treasured lands of Taranaki), while the highest peak is named Taranaki Maunga.
The park and its contents is now vested as a legal person, along with its peaks now named Te Kāhui Tupua.
Te Tōpuni Kōkōrangi, is the face and voice of Te Kāhui Tupua. It is a collective of both iwi and Crown representatives with four members appointed by the Minister of Conservation and four members appointed by Te Tōpuni Ngārahu Trust. Te Tōpuni Kōkorangi has a number of statutory obligations as outlined in Te Ture Whakatupua mo Te Kahui Tupua/the Taranaki Maunga Collective REsress Act, including overseing the development of He Kawa Ora mō Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki, the national park management plan which will be approved by the Conservation Minister.
For more information on Te Tōpuni Kōkōrangi visit:
www.tekahuitupua.nz
A collective journey for our Maunga
This journey reflects the power of kotahitanga and a shared responsibility to restore and uphold the mana of our ancestral mountain.
Te Ruruku Pūtakerongo - Taranaki Maunga Collective Redress
