History of Organisation - Te Rūnanga o Te Rarawa
From the beginning, the vision and passion of every marae delegate and executive member has been to rebuild and represent a strong, healthy, independent and happy people. To do so with integrity and effectiveness has been a massive task. At the start, two employees shared one salary and relied on myriads of volunteers in the face of stiff competition for the right to represent. In the end, it was done by using whatever means seemed best at any given time, and always with the planned outcome in mind.
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History of Te Rarawa Iwi
Te Rarawa shares a 6,000-year history of traversing the vast southern Pacific oceans. Te Rarawa ancestry flows from tūpuna like Tāwhaki, Toi and Kiwa whose lineages can be traced from numerous Pacific locations to living Te Rarawa communities of today. Perhaps the most important icon of Te Rarawa prehistory is Māui, who is credited with discovering Te Ika a Māui and giving rise to the very first name of our region, Te Hiku o Te Ika a Māui - The Tail of the Fish of Māui. Te Rarawa genealogy descends from Māui and the attributes of Māui are found throughout our culture and cultural institutions.
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