Wairarapa Moana

26/05/2026

Māori Land Court Clinic - changes to the dates and locations for the clinics held in Masterton.

06/05/2026

VISIT FROM AUSTRALIAN SHAREHOLDER

Shareholder Diedre Trlin and her husband Tomislav Trlin were in New Zealand and took the time to visit the office to update Diedre’s shareholding details on the Share Register. Many of you will know of Diedre’s late parents, William ‘Boy Boy’ and Waipuarangi Taueki.

The visit provided a valuable opportunity to meet in person, share insights, and discuss whakapapa connections. Building strong relationships with our shareholders and their whanau is an important part of our journey, and we appreciated the time taken to engage with the team and experience our workplace operations.

24/04/2026

Wishing all our whanau and followers a safe and relaxing long ANZAC weekend.

17/04/2026

In case you missed it:

Declining Waterways Report Reinforces Urgent Need to Restore Balance

The Our Freshwater 2026 report commissioned by the Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ released on 9 April, confirms that the state of our waterways have worsened and that these changes are affecting drinking water security, ecosystem health, recreation, cultural practices and economic activity in many regions. The report confirms what Māori have known for decades: that our rivers, lakes and aquifers are under increasing pressure, and the wellbeing of our waterways is under threat.

More below:

Declining Waterways Report Reinforces Urgent Need to Restore Balance

08/04/2026

Kia ora whanau; did you know that every issue of the Wairarapa Moana Mailer dating back twenty years is online?

Check them out on the WMI website, here: https://www.wairarapamoana.org.nz/news-and-events/moana-mailer/

On the subject of preserving our stories, have a look at the article in the most recent edition (March 2026) about how historical issues of the Mailer have been submitted to Te Pūranga Kōrero o Wairarapa - the Wairarapa Archive for safe keeping.

23/03/2026

In case you missed it: Wai Manawa Whenua has lodged an appeal to the Court of Appeal following the recent High Court decision in its freshwater case against the Crown, saying the ruling raises significant constitutional questions about whether assurances given by the Crown to Māori can be legally enforced.

More info available on the FOMA website here - https://foma.org.nz/wai-manawa-whenua-appeals-high-court-decision-on-crown-treaty-assurances/

New videos featuring Millan Ruka, Kaitiaki o te Wai, Founder of Environment River Patrol - Aotearoa, Northaland also available under "video testimonials" here -
https://foma.org.nz/wai-manawa-whenua-2-3/

Wai Manawa Whenua has lodged an appeal to the Court of Appeal following the recent High Court decision in its freshwater case against the Crown, saying the

06/03/2026

Heaps more action due for the final day of Golden Shears here in Masterton, including the WMI-sponsored Māori/Pakeha Team Shearing event this afternoon.

A huge congratulations again to all the Junior Shearing finalists from earlier in the week's festivities. Amazing showing from the overseas pros as well as our Aotearoa locals! Here's how the top three shook out.

04/03/2026

The Junior Shearing final at this year's Golden Shears Worlds is starting in about an hour's time.

Wairarapa Moana Incorporation is proud to sponsor this event; congratulations to all of this evening's finalists - Mac Foreman, Sean Dunne, Trent Alabaster, Phoebe Monk, Steffan George, Ashlin Swann. Ka rawe!

Results at link below when available - as well as results and stats from today's earlier heats.

https://clip.goldenshears.co.nz/event/20?fbclid=IwY2xjawQUVPdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETF3U0R2S2xkN05QaEtlOU9Lc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHvc-6HWmunZSE12NFlUc0bMHi0E9hh0Pg7zWvp83ZrYW3dzz_5Rf3CEVOEv9_aem_r91bDieb5GnSVkLnvEimNQ

02/03/2026

Ngā Kete o te Wānanga and Ngā Mahi ā Rehe Scholarships for 2026 are now open!

Scholarship applications will close at 12:00pm Thursday 2 April 2026.

Application forms can be found on our website: https://www.wairarapamoana.org.nz/wairarapa-moana-trust/education/

For all other inquiries, contact [email protected] or phone the Masterton office: at 06 370 2608.

24/02/2026

On display this weekend e te iwi, and there's more to come!!!!!!