Te Hui Amorangi ki Te Tairawhiti
| Diocese of Tairawhiti Te Hui Amorangi ki Te Tai Rāwhiti | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Territory | East Coast, New Zealand |
| Headquarters | Gisborne |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 30 |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Current leadership | |
| Parent church | Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia |
| Archbishop | William Brown Turei |
| Website | |
| tairawhiti.org.nz | |
Te Hui Amorangi ki Te Tai Rāwhiti is an Episcopal polity (or Diocese) of Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia in Tairawhiti. The Hui Amorangi serves communities on the East Coast of New Zealand's North Island – from Potaka in the North, to Woodville in the South.[1] In general this covers the Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu and the Turanga-nui-a-kiwa iwi. According to the 2013 census, there are approximately 14,000 Māori Anglicans within this area.[2]
Ministry
Te Tai Rāwhiti is one of 5 Hui Amorangi (episcopal units) that comprise Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa.[3] There are 4 rohe (ministry units) within Te Tai Rāwhiti:
- Ngāti Porou
- Turanga-Whangara
- Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa
- Te Matau a Maui - Waipawa[4]
Parishes
Te Tai Rāwhiti has around 30 parishes (pariha) spread across four rohe.[4]
| Parish | Area | Rohe |
|---|---|---|
| Te Rau College | Gisborne | Turanga-Whangara |
| St David's Church, Kaiti | Gisborne | Turanga-Whangara |
| Nikora Tapu | Wainui Beach, Gisborne | Turanga-Whangara |
| Toko Toru Tapu (Kaiti) | Gisborne | Turanga-Whangara |
| Toko Toru Tapu (Manutuke) | Manutuke | Turanga-Whangara |
| Mihaia Anglican Church | Tolaga Bay | Turanga-Whangara |
| Patoromu Church | Whangara | Turanga-Whangara |
| St Peter's Church, Waiherere | Hexton, Gisborne | Turanga-Whangara |
| Te Hunga Tapu Katoa | Muriwai | Turanga-Whangara |
| St Mary's Church | Tokomaru Bay | Ngāti Porou |
| St Abraham's Church | Waipiro Bay | Ngāti Porou |
| St Barnabas Church | Hicks Bay | Ngāti Porou |
| St Stephen's Church | Te Araroa | Ngāti Porou |
| Pokai Whare, Tikapa | Ruatoria | Ngāti Porou |
| St Paul's Church | Ruatoria | Ngāti Porou |
| St Michael's & All Angels Church | Ruatoria | Ngāti Porou |
| Kariaka Marae | Ruatoria | Ngāti Porou |
| St Andrew's Church | Ruatoria | Ngāti Porou |
| St Mary's Church | Tikitiki | Ngāti Porou |
| St John's Church | Tikitiki | Ngāti Porou |
| Tawhiti A Maru Marae | Wairoa | Kahungunu Ki Te Wairoa |
| St Paul's Anglican Church | Wairoa | Kahungunu Ki Te Wairoa |
| Nuhaka Maori Anglican Church | Nuhaka | Kahungunu Ki Te Wairoa |
| Putahi Marae | Frasertown | Kahungunu Ki Te Wairoa |
| St John's Church | Omahu | Te Matau a Maui |
| St Luke's Church | Paki Paki | Te Matau a Maui |
| St Matthew's Church | Waipatu | Te Matau a Maui |
| Kohupatiki Marae | Clive | Te Matau a Maui |
| Te Pou Herenga Waka o Te Whakapono | Napier, New Zealand | Te Matau a Maui |
The Hui Amorangi is also home to two Māori Anglican boarding schools, Te Aute College and Hukarere Girls’ College.[5]
Leadership
Brown Turei has been the Pihopa ki te Tai Rāwhiti (Bishop of Te Tai Rāwhiti) since 1992. Turei is also Te Pihopa o Aotearoa (Head of the Māori Anglican Church) and Archbishop of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa-New Zealand and Polynesia.[3] It has been announced that Turei is to retire as Bishop of Tairawhiti on 31 December and as Moari archbishop on 31 March.[6]
The Amorangi Administrator is Andrew Tamihere, in charge of all Amorangi administration, fiscal performance, and general management for the Tairawhiti Trust Board.
Each of the Rohe in Tairawhiti is led by a senior priest known as a Minita-a-Rohe. They are as follows:
- Ngati Porou - Rev Canon Morehu Te Maro
- Turanga-Whangara - Vacant (formerly Rev Canon Bill Tuhiwai; a new Minita-a-Rohe will be elected by clergy in the near future)
- Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa - Vacant (a collective approach to ministry is taking place in Wairoa, with individual parish priests representing the interests of their congregations)
- Matau a Maui - Rev Numia Tomoana
- Waipawa - Rev John Flavell
Rev Don Tamihere is the Kaihautu (Principal) of Te Rau Theological College, the official diocesan training centre for laity and clergy. Te Rau College also offers a Diploma in Anglican Studies in conjunction with the College of St. John the Evangelist.
Ruihana Paenga and Rev Christopher Douglas-Huriwai are the diocesan Youth Enablers coordinating youth ministry from Wharekahika in the North, to Woodville in the South.
Te Hui Amorangi has a Trust Board which oversees its land, buildings, and assets. Members are as follows:
- Godfrey Pohatu (Chair)
- Maui Tangohau (Secretary/Treasurer)
- Herewini Parata
- Archbishop Brown Turei
- Rev Mona Scott
- Ngarongotoa Raroa
- Wayne McKenzie
References
- ↑ "Welcome". Hui Amorangi ki Te Tairawhiti. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ↑ "Iwi (total responses) and iwi groupings by religious affiliation (total responses), for the Maori descent census usually resident population count, 2001, 2006, and 2013 Censuses (RC, TA)". Statistics New Zealand.
- 1 2 "A New Leader for the Maori Church". Scoop. 7 March 2005. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- 1 2 "Our Pariha". Hui Amorangi ki Te Tairawhiti. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ↑ "About Us". Hui Amorangi ki Te Tairawhiti. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ↑ Anglican News — Maori Archbishop to retire in March 2017 (Accessed 26 August 2016)