Haere Mai!
Welcome to the website of Tapuika Iwi
The website is an important communication tool to update our iwi members on the latest events and happenings for Tapuika.
Be sure to check out the News & Events page and our Facebook page to stay up to date. For those of you with an event or pānui you wish to add, please send your information to info@tapuika.iwi.nz or submit the details here.
Over time it is hoped to include on the website aspects of our traditions and customs. What will be contained in this section is our perspective of who we are and what is important to us as Tapuika.
"Mai i ngā pae maunga ki te toropuke e tu kau mai ra ki te awa e rere mai ana waiho te whenua ko te takapu a taku tamaiti a Tapuika."
"From the hills standing before me, to that flowing river I claim these lands as the belly of my child Tapuika."
NOTICE OF ELECTION
Tapuika Iwi Authority / Tapuika Oranga Ake
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that elections are being held to elect one (1) trustee from each of the four Tapuika hapū to the Boards of Trustees of Tapuika Oranga Ake (formerly Tapuika Fisheries Trust) and Tapuika Iwi Authority.
Voting is now open and closes at 1:00pm on Saturday 5 December 2026.
Hapū Candidates:
Ngāti Tūheke
Daniel Nathan and Roberta Marsh
Ngāti Moko
Tahi Kingi and Dinky Potiki
Ngāti Marukukere
Ruihi Davis and Raiha Biel
Ngāti Kurī
Iripa Roberts and Te Pei Roberts
Who can vote?
Registered members of Tapuika Iwi Authority aged 18 or over are eligible to vote. Members may vote only in the election for the hapū they are registered to, choosing one candidate.
This is a secret ballot. Membership ID numbers are used to check votes against the registration database, confirm eligibility and identify duplicate votes.
You may vote once only, using one voting method only.
How to vote
Online: Log in to your YourIwi dashboard https://youriwi.com/login and complete the voting form for your registered hapū. You must have completed the YourIwi account registration process to vote online. Voting info pack is attached to this email.
Post: Send your completed voting form to Tapuika Iwi Authority, PO Box 15, Te Puke 3153.
Ballot box: Deliver your completed voting form to the Tapuika Iwi Authority office, Suite 1, Level 1, 46 Jellicoe Street, Te Puke.
Email: Scan your completed voting form and send it to events@tapuika.iwi.nz.
All votes, including postal votes, must be received by 1:00pm on Saturday 5 December 2026. Please allow sufficient time for postal delivery.
Special General Meeting
A Special General Meeting will be held at Moko Marae on Saturday 5 December 2026, starting at 10:00am. A ballot box will be available at the meeting until voting closes at 1:00pm.
Election results
Results will be announced at the Annual General Meeting at Moko Marae on Saturday 13 February 2027 at 10:00am.
To request a voting form or for any enquiries, please contact Amiria at events@tapuika.iwi.nz
For more infomation and to view candidate profiles go to our website https://www.tapuika.iwi.nz/
Ngā mihi,
Tapuika Iwi Authority / Tapuika Oranga Ake
Office:
Suite 1, Level 1, 46 Jellicoe St, Te Puke
PO Box 15, Te Puke 3153
Contact:
07 573 5351
info@tapuika.iwi.nz