Tena Koutou e te Iwi
Mangakaware is a lake reserve located near Pirongia, in the District of Waipā. It has significant history for descendants of Tainui waka. The Lake and its surrounds were confiscated through Raupatu, and has been in private and council ownership since. Ngāti Hikairo and Ngāti Apakura retain mana whenua.
At the request of Waipa District Council, a Cultural Impact Assessment (CIA) has been developed by Te Rūnanganui o Ngāti Hikairo. The CIA titled Mangakaware: The forgotten waters, describes Tangata Whenua; Ngāti Hikairo and Ngāti Apakura’s cultural values associated with Mangakaware and identifies any potential effects of environmental activities on those values. This cultural Impact Assessment also describes the history and significance of Mangakaware and provides direction in regard to protecting the cultural, archaeological, ecological, and recreational values associated with the Reserve.
This pānui is to invite all iwi members of Ngāti Hikairo and Ngāti Apakura to attend the formal handover of the Cultural Impact Assessment completed for Waipā District Council.
The CIA will be handed over to the Waipā District Council at a ceremony on the shores of Lake Mangakaware on:
Saturday 25 February 2023
Location of Powhiri and Handover: Lake Mangakaware Reserve shoreline
Hakari: Pūrekireki Marae, 12 pm
This ceremony will be an opportunity for Ngāti Hikairo and Ngāti Apakura whānau to reconnect with Lake Mangakaware. Those whanau members who wish to attend should be at the Lake Reserve gate by 930 am. We will be welcoming the Waipā District Council in a powhiri that is scheduled to start at 10 am. Below are links to a map for direction to the reserve and where the powhiri will be held on the lake shores.
The report will also be available to the Iwi through this website from the date of the handover.
I look forward to seeing those of you who can attend. If you could RSVP to ngatihikairoiwi@gmail.com or click “going” or “maybe” on Facebook calendar event this would assist greatly with our planning.
Nāku noa
Susan Turner
Chair, Te Runanganui o Ngati Hikairo
