TE RŪNANGA O MOERAKI

Rūnanga

1. (noun) council, tribal council, assembly, board, boardroom, iwi authority - assemblies called to discuss issues of concern to iwi or the community.

Arai te uru! Arai te uru!

Ka paeka o te waka e pae nei

Waitaki ki te raki Waihemo ki te toka

Kā uri Kaihīnaki hī

E kī ana ko kā kete taoka kua marara haere i te whaitua o Moeraki e

Nāia kā kūmara kā kūpeka o te waka

Kua whakakikokikohia hī 

Mai i Aoraki mauka

Ka rere ōna roimata hei Waitaki ki te tai o Arai-te-uru,

Tū mai a Pakihiwitahi i Matakaea ko Waihemo ki raro,

Ko Te Kohurau te mauka, 

Ko Kākaunui te awa,

Ko Te Waimātaitai te roto,

Ko te Pā o Moeraki te tūrakawaewae,

Ko Tiramorehu te takata,

Ko te Rapuwai, ko Waitaha, ko Kāti Mamoe, ko Kāi Tahu kā iwi,

Tihei mauri ora.

Our Story

As one of the 18 Papatipu Rūnaka of Ngāi Tahu, Te Rūnanga o Moeraki, is tasked with maintaining the mana of Kāi Tahu whānui in our takiwā. 

To achieve this, we have established an Incorporated Society lead by an elected executive for the benefit of all our members.

Te Rūnanga o Moeraki works to maintain and grow the cultural confidence of our whānau to support the marae trustees in maintaining the marae as our tūrakawaewae – the centre of cultural connection for all those who whakapapa to Moeraki.

Mō tātou ā mō kā uri ā muri ake nei

Our Vision - Te Moemoeā

Whānau are engaged

Our environment is flourishing

Our people are thriving

Moeraki Matatū

Our Mission - Te Whāinga

Te enable whānau and hapu to prosper and protect our takiwā

Our Purpose - Te Kaupapa

Te Rūnanga o Moeraki enables and empowers whānau and hapū development, ensuring our mana is upheld within our takiwā

Our Values

"Inā tae he manuhiri ki tō whare, watua he kōrero, whākana ō manuhiri“

- Hastings Tipa

"When a guest is in your house, present them with a speech of welcome, let your guest want for nothing"

Tika me te Pono

Tino Rangatiratanga 

Kaitiakitanga 

Kotahitanga

Executive Profiles

  • KAIWHAKAHAERE

    Justin Tipa

  • DEPUTY KAIWHAKAHAERE

    Awhina McGlinchey

  • UPOKO RŪNANGA

    David Higgins

  • HON TREASURER

    Charlotte Boyt

  • SECRETARY

    Robyn Maguigan

  • WHĀNAU MEMBERS

    Tiana Mihaere

    Myra Tipa

Tāngata Tiaki

Moeraki Tāngata Tiaki are:

  • Patrick Tipa

  • David Higgins

  • Nola Tipa

  • Joe Taurima

  • Kauri Tipa

  • David McAslan

  • Koa Whitau-Kean