Tāngata Whenua

PPTA Te Wehengarua is a bicultural organisation and has a bicultural structure. Members can join the Māori electoral roll, be elected to te reo ā rohe regional positions and stand for election to the national Te Huarahi Māori Motuhake positions.

Ngā Manu Kōrero National Secondary School Speech Contests are sponsored by PPTA.

The National Kapa Haka secondary school competitions are supported by PPTA.

Documents

Whānau, hapū, iwi, Māori communities and schools working together (2017) (pdf | 326 KB) Mā te mahi tahi, ka ora ai te taitamaiti (2017) (pdf | 303 KB) Te reo a rohe contact list 2024.pdf (docx | 24 KB)

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Calling for nominations for Te Huarahi Māori Motuhake 2025-2026

October 4, 2024

Te Huarahi Māori Motuhake consists of elected Māori members of the Association who work in conjunction with the Executive to further the objects of the Association and…

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Hui Taumata May 2024

June 5, 2024

PPTA Te Wehengarua is now a recognised presence at significant national hui such as Hui Taumata at Omahu marae on Friday 31 May.

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Affirming and Advancing Te Tiriti o Waitangi

March 19, 2024

PPTA Te Wehengarua began in 1952 as a monocultural organisation. Seventy plus years on, and thanks to our honouring of Te Tiriti, we are not that kind of organisation anymore.

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Karanga and whaikōrero succession planning at PPTA Te Wehengarua

March 13, 2024

Background Succession planning and investment is crucial to ensure the calibre of PPTA Te Wehengarua cultural practices and the level of whaikōrero and karanga reputation of PPTA…

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Ngā Manu Kōrero Speech Competitions 2023

August 3, 2023

Ngā Manu Kōrero is regarded as the most significant event on the Māori education calendar for nurturing the oratory skills and providing the stage for young…

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Te Ao with Moana

July 24, 2023

Te Ao with Moana at the Māori Teachers Conference 2023 in Rotorua - Life as a Māori Teacher

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Te Huarahi Māori Motuhake

October 8, 2021

Te Huarahi's role is to advise Māori members and to act as a channel for their concerns; to consider and represent those concerns to Executive; and…

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Relief teacher funding for Ngā Manu Kōrero

July 24, 2019

National entitlement of 350 relief teacher days availableUnder the provisions of the Secondary Teachers' Employment Agreement s3.6, a national entitlement of 350 relief teacher days is…

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Māori Immersion Teachers Allowance (MITA)

July 24, 2019

Under the terms of the Secondary Teachers' Collective Agreement (STCA) and the Area School Teachers' Collective Agreement (ASTCA) the following applies: STCA - 4.18 Māori Immersion Teacher Allowance ASTCA…

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