Together Te Tauihu agreement
Te Tauihu iwi and councils sign Together Te Tauihu Partnership Agreement
From left: Calvin Hart (Co-Chair, Rangitāne o Wairau), Tania Alesana (Co-Chair, Ngāti Kuia), Caroline Palmer (Chair, Ngāti Kōata), Rebecca Mason (Co-Chair, Ngāti Kuia), Hinemoa Conner (Chair, Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō), Patariki Hippolite (Ngāti Toa Rangatira), Rachael Hāte (Chair, Te Ātiawa o te Waka-a-Māui), Olivia Hall (Chair, Ngāti Rārua and presiding Chair of Te Waka-a-Māui Iwi Chairs Forum), Mayors Nick Smith (NCC), Tim King (TDC) and Nadine Taylor (MDC), and Butch Little (Chair, Ngāti Tama ki te Waipounamu)
On Tuesday 12 December, 2023, Ngā iwi o Te Tauihu and the mayors of Nelson City Council, Tasman District Council and Marlborough District Council signed Kia Kotahi Te Tauihu, Together Te Tauihu Partnership Agreement.
The Agreement represents an opportunity for iwi and council partners to work collaboratively on matters of mutual interest in a way that addresses some of the broader strategic regional challenges.
The agreement recognises the important and unique roles that both iwi and councils play in social, cultural, environmental, and economic wellbeing of Te Tauihu. It seeks to weave these aspirations more closely together to strengthen Te Tauihu as a region and deliver shared aspirations more effectively.