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He Iwi Kotahi Tauranga Moana Charitable Trust

The Trust’s mission is to educate, connect, celebrate and advocate with the objective to create unity among the people of New Zealand as envisaged in the Treaty of Waitangi.

Waitingi Day 2025

Join us at Tauranga’s Historic Village for Waitangi Day 2025

The Tauranga Moana Waitangi Day Festival is an opportunity for us to not just commemorate the signing of the Treaty and learn about what the Treaty means to us today, but also to acknowledge and embrace Tauranga’s multi-cultural, multi-ethnic make-up.
Join us on 6 February 2025 once again to enjoy a fun-filled day of family activities and entertainment. By popular demand, you can expect this year’s festival to have more music on stage than ever!  As well as a wide variety of performers and musicians who will entertain throughout the day, expect boutique stalls, local artisans, food trucks, and an array of family games and activities.
Also new to this year’s event is the inaugural Waitangi Day Festival Art Competition.
Click here for more information about how to enter.

Our Kaupapa

Kaupapa Māori education and raising awareness around our National Day

  • We create resources for use in schools that align with the curriculum.
  • We hold a Treaty signing video competition with schools annually.

  • Run a Treaty Training Programme specifically for the workplace.

Promote unity across all cultures & ethnicities

HE IWI KOTAHI – TOGETHER AS ONE

The greatness of unity is that everyone is respected for their views and beliefs. He Iwi Kotahi believes unity creates a sense of belonging and increases well-being for all.

Our community events promote Kaupapa Māori, unity & Treaty education

  • We host and support community events that promote Kaupapa Māori, community unity and education about the Treaty.
  • Our flagship event is held on Waitangi Day for our local Bay of Plenty communities at The Historic Village with Māori arts & cultural performances, live music and workshops.

  • Host an Annual Lecture Series around Waitangi Day.

The Trust fosters collaborative relationships with local and regional groups

We work with tangata whenua, existing arts, culture & heritage organisations, the business community, the education sector and other ethnic groups.

The Trustees

Richard Cameron

Richard Cameron

Chairperson

Richard is a secondary educator who has taught in Sydney, London and now Tauranga as HOD Social Studies at Mount Maunganui College. He has a passion for bringing learning from the classroom to life through community connections, so jumped at the opportunity to join He Iwi Kotahi Tauranga Moana Charitable Trust. 

Richard and his family moved to Tauranga in 2019 – a return home for his wife who was born and raised in the Mount. 

Buddy Mikaere

Buddy Mikaere

Trustee

Buddy Mikaere is a professional historian by qualification and specialises in Māori consultation and associated activities. For over twenty-five years he has facilitated Māori consultation for many development projects working closely with government departments, local government, large corporate companies, iwi entities and private clients.

Since returning to live in Tauranga and Coromandel, Buddy has created a  consultancy company where he is responsible for the environmental and development interests of the Ngai Tamarawaho hapu of Ngati Ranginui, the Ngati Pukenga Iwi ki Tauranga runanga and a similar representative role for Ngati Pukenga ki Waiau (Coromandel).

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