About Us

 

Logo Representation

Our logo is a representation of Tuhoronuku.  The kite that Rahiri used to bring peace between his two sons, Uneuku and Kaharau. 
The kite symbolizes its use as a peace maker, dispute settler and icon for bringing the two coasts of Ngāpuhi together and unifying all hapū within Ngāpuhi.  From this event came the famous Ngāpuhi whakatauki. 

Each notch in the wingspan represents the pou or maunga that stand within Te Whare Tapu o Ngāpuhi. 


Ka mimiti te puna I Taumārere
Ka toto te puna I Hokianga
Ka toto te puna I Taumārere
Ka mimiti te puna I Hokianga

When the fountain of Taumārere is empty
The fountain of Hokianga is full.
When the fountain of Taumārere is full.
The fountain of Hokianga is empty.


Whakatauki

Whakatauki – Ngāpuhi

Ko Te Whare Tapu O Ngāpuhi he mea hanga. Ko Papatūānuku e takoto nei ko te paparahi, ko Ranginui e tū iho nei ko te tauanui.

Ko ōna maunga ko ngā poupou o te whare.

Pūhangatohorā titiro ki te Ramaroa.

Te Ramaroa titiro ki Whiria, ki te paiaka o te riri, ko te kawa o Rāhiri.

Whiria titiro ki Panguru, ki Papata, ki ngā rakau tūpatapata kei te hauāuru.

Panguru Papata titiro ki Maungataniwha.

Maungataniwha titiro ki Tokerau.

Tokerau titiro ki Rākaumangamanga.

Rākaumangamanga titiro ki Manaia ki te ākau o Whangārei-te-terengaparāoa.

Manaia titiro ki Tūtāmoe.

Tūtāmoe titiro ki Maunganui Taiāwhio tō titiro mai i Maunganui ki Puhangatohorā.

Koia tēnei ko Te Whare Tapu o Ngāpuhi.