Rau Te Tai Ākina

Parininihi ki Waitōtara (PKW) was established in 1976 to manage whenua retained by Taranaki Māori under the West Coast Settlement Reserves, strengthen Māori stewardship of those lands, and grow them for future generations. 

On its 50th anniversary, PKW has created this exhibition to explore the legacy of raupatu (Māori land confiscation) and perpetual leasing that gave rise to PKW and remains woven through Taranaki’s landscape. 

Through historical records, toi, and lived experience, the exhibition invites all who call Taranaki home to understand this legacy and reflect on who has benefited from it.  

The name Rau Te Tai Ākina is from a ngeri (short haka) of the early 1900s, born from the Kotahitanga movement and the Taranaki Land League. These movements advocated for Māori unity and resistance to land confiscation.  

Contributing artists:

BONITA BIGHAM  
Ngāruahine, Te Ātiawa 

NGAHINA HOHAIA 
Taranaki Iwi, Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Ruanui, Ngāti Moeahu, Ngāti Haupoto – Parihaka

REEVE HOKOPAURA  
Ngā Rauru, Te Pakakohi, Ngāruahinerangi 

KIM KAHU  
Ngāruahinerangi 

ANGELA KEREHOMA  
Ngāruahine, Tūwharetoa 

GLEN KIPA
Te Ātiawa Nui Tonu, Ngāti Maniapoto 

RANGI KIPA  
Te Ātiawa Nui Tonu, Ngāti Maniapoto 

DARCY NICHOLAS 
Kāhui Maunga, Te Ātiawa Nui Tonu, Ngāti Ruanui, Tangahoe, Tauranga Moana, Ngāti Hauā

HEMI SUNDGREN  
Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Koata, Ngāti Raukawa 

DION TUUTA  
Ngati Mutunga, Ngati Tama, Te Ātiawa, Taranaki 

PKW 50TH ANNIVERSARY FILM 
Features: Dr Will Edwards, Dion Tuuta, and Liana Poutu, Te Rau Rengarenga, Committee of Management Parininihi ki Waitōtara  
Produced by: Parininihi ki Waitōtara Incorporation