Kohinga Whakaahua: Photo collection
A Collection of Images. The Tānewhirinaki Meeting-house was opened in 1886, at Waioeka pa in the 1920’s, however today it no longer stands. The carvings on display are those that were brought back from the Auckland Museum and the complete collection stands at Ngāti Ira Marae. The first meeting –house stood at Waioeka pa. It was named Tānewhirinaki after the eldest son of Muriwai, ancestress of Whakatōhea.

Kohinga Waiata: Song Collections
A Collection of Waiata. Songs (waiata) are sung solo, in unison or at the octave. Types of song include lullabies (oriori), love songs (waiata aroha) and laments (waiata tangi). Traditionally all formal speeches are followed by a waiata sung by the speaker and their group of supporters. Some of the smaller wind instruments are also sung into, and the sound of the poi (raupo ball swung on the end of a flax cord) provides a rhythmic accompaniment to waiata poi.

Kohinga Kōrero: Documents Collection
A Collection of Text. The Whakatōhea Māori Trust Board was established in 1952 and is constituted under the Māori Trust Board Act 1955. The purpose of the Trust Board is to administer its assets in accordance with the Act for the benefit of its members. These benefits include: The promotion of health. The promotion of social and economic welfare. The promotion of education and vocational training. Such other additional purposes as the Trust Board from time to time determines. The Trust Board has twelve members elected from the six hapū of Whakatōhea. These elections take place every three years, the next election is due October 2021.

Taku Hīkoi

Welcome to the Tipple gateway to the Ōpōtiki's Taku Hīkoi, developed in conjunction with the Whakatōhea Māori Trust Board and the Ōpōtiki District Council.

Through this web portal you can access information about various locations in and around Ōpōtiki in your web browser-however, there is no substitute for being there, and the best way to experience this information is by walking around the area in person with this information available on your mobile phone through the Tipple mobile app

What is Tipple?

Tipple is experimental research project at the Department of Computer Science, University of Waikato. In this project we are exploring the confluence of two forms of information source: a Tourist Information Provider (TIP) information system, and a spatially aware Digital Library (DL). We call the resulting hybrid, Tipple as 'TipDL' is a bit of a mouthful.

The net result is a mobile applications that let's you know about places of interest, when you are nearby ...