2007 - 2008 Matariki Calendar

The history of Te Rūnanga O Raukawa stems from the Raukawa Marae Trustees (1936) who were legislated to look after the development of the marae matua of Ngāti Raukawa but over time became involved in a broad range of issues that were Iwi wide by nature.  This led to the development of Te Kömiti Whakatinana (1985), which was to later become known as Te Rūnanga O Raukawa (1988).  Te Rūnanga o Raukawa Inc is a properly registered organisation, incorporated under the Incorporated Societies Act 1908.

Te Rūnanga Whāiti, the governing body of the organisation consists of 96 members. The 24 hapū of Ngāti Raukawa elect from their membership a total of 4 hapū members each to serve as members of the organisation. Each hapū select one of the four members to represent their interests at the table of Te Rūnanga Whāiti (the Governance Board).

Te Rūnanga O Raukawa Inc have been offering health, social service and education initiatives since its inception, all of which the iwi believe are critical components that contribute to the well being of their whānau, hapū, iwi and others who reside within the tribal boundary.

All services are offered within the Ngāti Raukawa tribal boundaries defined as

"Mai i Waitapu ki Rangataua, mai i Miria te Kakara ki Kukutauaki"

Te Rūnanga O Raukawa strongly advocates for service provision that focuses on the needs of the individual within the whanau/family and wider social structure, as well as looking for creative solutions within an appropriate cultural context to some of the issues that family/whānau are currently faced with.

These guiding principles set the boundaries within which we will work and are not to be compromised for financial gain or short term expediency.

• Maintaining the mana of our Tupuna
• Respect, defend and protect the tikanga, kawa and reo of Ngāti Raukawa;
• Guided by tikanga - as opposed to time;
• Walking the Talk - leading by example;
• Manaakitanga - sharing our knowledge and skills and building the capacity of people around us;
• Nuture and foster whānaungatanga;
• Aroha ki te tangata (love of the people);
• Accountable quality in all that we do;
• Monitoring our effectiveness at all times;
• Acknowledgement and recognition of Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Joint Venture with Crown);
• Accountability, transparency, credibility and integrity;
• Hard work in the pursuit of our goals;
• Celebrating our successes and having lots of fun, laughter and waiata along the way;
• Building a strategic culture - a culture where:
• people's individual skills are respected and fully utilized;
• we dare to challenge the norms, think outside the square;
• we are opportunity driven;
• we don't just talk about it - we make it happen!
• leadership is grown throughout the hapū; and;
• trust, honesty and integrity are highly valued.