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Māori Wardens at Rātana Pā

Kohitātea 2026 Every year our Māori Warden regions come together at Rātana to tautoko the Kātipa during the annual celebration of the birthday of Rātana Pā’s founder, Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana. Coordinated...

Koroneihana 2025

Huge numbers turned out for Koroneihana 2025, which included the first public speech by Te Kuini Māori, Ngawai Hono i te Po Paki. Pictures below of some of the many Māori Wardens working at Turangawaewae...

National entity meetings at Waitangi 2025

We met with the new Commissioner for New Zealand Police at Waitangi. Four national entity trustees are pictured: Carol Te Huna, Blaine Hoete, Leitia Preston and Jordan Winiata-Haines. The new Police Commissioner,...

Waitangi 2025

Māori Wardens came together from around Aotearoa to help at Waitangi.

Radio NZ interview with Matarora Smith

Radio NZ did an in-depth interview with Matarora Smith about her experiences at Waitangi over the past decade. See the interview here at https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/540680/waitangi-day-through-the-lens-of-a-maori-warden-i-m-a-part-of-history-changing Photo...

Ratana celebrations 2025

Māori Wardens worked with Katipā and NZ Police to manage crowds, traffic and public safety at Rātana celebrations. The week-long celebrations included pōwhiri for three days leading up to the birthday celebration...