23/06/2026
E ngā karangatanga maha o Heretaunga - tēnā anō tātou katoa!
Whānau - please take time to read this article by our own Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga Chair, Mike Paku, who commemorates the 186th aniversary of Te Tiriti o Waitangi coming to Te Matau a Māui.
On June 24 1840, Te Tiriti arrived at the mouth of the Tukituki River which back then was located at Waipūreku (Clive).
Mauri Ora ki te Mana Māori!
As Aotearoa marks 186 years since Te Tiriti o Waitangi reached Hawke’s Bay in June 1840, Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga Chair Mike Paku reflects on the promises made, the losses that followed, and the enduring responsibility to uphold its principles today. Some documents sit quietly in archives. Others...