Who Are We?

The Runanga was established as a Charitable Trust and the Urban Maori Authority for Hamilton under the guidance of the Maori Queen Te Atairangikaahu and the former Hamilton city ("Kirikiriroa") Mayor Sir Ross Jansen in 1987. The Constitution and Trust Deed were accepted in May 1988.

The Runanga is mandated to focus on issues relating to Article III of the Treaty of Waitangi and was developed to meet the multi-faceted needs of mata waka within Kirikiriroa.

The Runanga is a voice for every Maori and Pacific Island man, woman and child living within the boundaries of Kirikiriroa and its environs. The Runanga does however acknowledge the sovereign rights of tangata whenua and does not seek to usurp their prerogative while acting in this role.

If you would like to know what the Runanga is up to and things of interest to us, go check out the News section. There you'll find articles released on our bi-monthly newsletter TeNgira. Te Ngira aims to give people within Kirikiriroa a Maori perspective on events that are happening throughout the nation and globally.

Do you want to know what input you can make in government policy. You may want to see what the Runanga has been doing; check out the Submissions Page to see the Runanga's view on governmental issues that affect Maori.

Try checking out the organisational chart to view the range of services the Runanga have and how we are structurally set up.

The Site as you see it is in a progressive state of redevelopment so drop by often and take a look at what's happening and how things are changing.