ABOUT US

Delegates / NZMH Kaunihera

Tania Ambrosius (Otautahi), Wikitoria Burdon (Otepoti)

Kaumātua

Founder Kuia: Kararaina Blake (Whakatū)

Tāne Founder Kaumātu: Utu Parore

2025/26 Committee

Executive Committee: 

Hitaua Arahanga-Doyle (Otepoti) Chairperson

Tania Ambrosius (Ōtautahi) Secretary / Delegate

Harry Macgregor (Ōtautahi) Treasurer

Wikitoria Burdon (Otepoti) Delegate

Sioux Morgan (Otautahi) Assistant Delegate

Angel (Ben) Chorley (Ōtautahi)​​​​​​​


Team Co-ordinators

Te Aka Matua (Kapa Haka) Hitaua Arahanga-Doyle, Wiki Burdon

Team Coordinator Admin Angel (Ben) Chorley (Ōtautahi)

Rangatahi Advocate: Olivia Dyer (Ōtautahi)


Coaches

Wāhine: Atamira De Goldi Ling (Ōtautahi), Kiri Rakuraku-Akavi (Te Whanganui-a-Tara)

Tāne: Hitaua Arahanga-Doyle (Otepoti)

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HISTORY

Māori Hockey tournaments, in general, were prevalent throughout the 40s, 50s and 60s, often held on the East Coast of the North Island throughout the Bay of Plenty and in the Waikato Maniapoto district. When the number dwindled, national women’s hockey representative, coach and “mother of Māori hockey”, Margaret Hiha (Ngati Rangitihi, Te Arawa) decided to push the revitalisation of Māori involvement in hockey and established a National Hockey Tournament.

The inaugural tournament was held in Napier in 1992 and hosted by the people of the Takitimu Waka region. Tournaments have been held annually and hosted by each of the Māori Hockey Districts (except the South Island) and are determined by the Māori Land Court boundaries.

According to the 2006 Census, the Māori population in the region was just over 65,000, representing 11.6 per cent of the total New Zealand Māori population.

The national tournament is held annually over Labour weekend and is an official listing on the NZ Hockey Federation calendar of events.

Source: "www.tournament.wmh.maori.nz/home/about/"

Māori and Hockey: More than a game - by Dylan Thomas (Raukawa, Hauraki)

OBJECTIVES

Objectives of New Zealand Māori Hockey (Te Haupoi Māori o Aotearoa)

  1. To provide all people of Māori ancestry who are interested in playing hockey an inclusive opportunity, regardless of age, ability, or gender.
  2. To increase awareness of Māori culture while providing opportunities for participation in hockey.
  3. Our objective is to foster the expansion of hockey in Aotearoa for the entire Māori community.
  4. Each Rohe will host the tournament in a sequential order.