Whānau self-determination and wellness are the foundation stones of our papakāinga development at Tāwhitiwhiti. The land is the fundamental source of whānau, social and economic wellbeing.
Healing, returning to and sustainably reoccupying their ancestral lands is seen by the Whānau Matekuare as a pathway to economic wealth and wellbeing for successive generations.
Vision
“To create a vibrant healthy whānau community culturally based and thriving on their whenua whilst residing in warm healthy homes all within a life of wellness”
Trustees
Hinerangi Goodman (Chair)
Eleanor Black
Elizabeth Palmer
Georgina McMillan
Lionel Edge
Meriana Taputu
Michelle Karepe
Phylis Houia
Tracey Waller
The Trustees have made sure to preserve the land and to operate it in such a way that it is beneficial to the landowners providing sustenance and housing for the wider whānau and hapu. They actively educate, in order that they can manage and operate the land to their benefit now and in the future.