Rāpaki School
Friday, May 10th, 2024

Life restored to 150-year-old Rāpaki School building

Overlooking the tranquil blue of Rāpaki Bay in Lyttelton Harbour/Whakaraupō lies a “rare surviving example” of 19th-century heritage within a Ngāi Tahu settlement. Decades of…

Powhiri
Monday, April 8th, 2024

Joint City Statement on Sunday March 24, from Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke and host city agency ChristchurchNZ

Joint Statement Just like all the excited and patient fans at the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix, Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke is disappointed…

Monday, April 8th, 2024

Rāpaki Reserve Trustee Election 5 May 2024

Rāpaki Reserves Trustees 2024 AGM Election Notice (covering Rāpaki No 19, 20, 37, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 and 47; Māori Reserve 875) The…

Wednesday, March 27th, 2024

Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke Inc SGM

An SGM will be held Sunday 12th April at 10am (prior to the monthly Rūnanga meeting) to vote on a proposed change to the THONW…

Wednesday, February 28th, 2024

Reserve Trustee Vacancies

The Rāpaki 875 Reserve Trustees (‘the Trustees’) are responsible for the Rāpaki Reserve sections covered by the Marae Charter (Rāpaki 875 Reserve sections 19 and…

Monday, July 17th, 2023

Conservation project hopes to maintain momentum

The leader of a Jobs for Nature project run by Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke, in partnership with Living Springs and Conservation Volunteers New Zealand,…

Tuesday, March 7th, 2023

Kōtukumairangi getting ready to be showcased on world stage

  Kōtukumairangi usually resides at Okains Bay in a whare waka (canoe shed) on the Ngāi Tahu reserve. It is part of the Te Rūnanga…

Monday, September 26th, 2022

Whaka Ora Healthy Harbour

Whaka Ora Healthy Harbour partner representatives at their September 2022 hui overseeing the handover of the Whaka Ora korowai from Christchurch City Council to Te…

Monday, September 26th, 2022

Kaimahi for Nature – Whakaraupō

KAIMAHI FOR NATURE – WHAKARAUPŌ HARBOUR 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2024 “He Rau Ringa e Oti Ai”- Helping Hands Programme is a partnership…

Thursday, September 8th, 2022

ANZAC Day Commemoration 2022

This year, ANZAC day was a low-key event in light of Covid. However, time was made to mark this annual occasion and ensure the memorandum…

Tuesday, August 30th, 2022

Three generations of Ngāti Wheke wāhine receive their moko kauae at Rāpaki Marae

Earlier this year, three generations of the Stone whānau received their moko kauae at Rāpaki Marae. Listen to hear this story shared by Jeni Leigh…

Monday, August 29th, 2022

Rāpaki Church 150th Anniversary & Re-opening

The Rāpaki Reserves Trustees & Te Hahi Māori Weteriana Te Wai Pounamu hosted together a commemoration to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of Rāpaki Church and…