TE AHI KAA O NGĀTI AWA TE TOKI

Te rōpū kaiwhakahaere

The Ngāti Awa Te Toki Board is the festival’s main governing body. It includes up to two representatives from each Ngāti Awa hapū and oversees the kaupapa through nine key portfolios.

Ngā Maihi
Ngāi Taiwhakāea II
Ngāi Tamaoki
Ngāi Tamapare
Ngāi Tamawera
Ngāi Te Rangihouhiri II

Ngāti Awa ki Te Whanaga-nui-ā-Tara
Ngāti Hāmua
Ngāti Hikakino
Ngāti Hokopū ki Te Rāhui
Ngāti Hokopū ki Te Whare o Toroa
Te Kahupaake

Event Portfolios:

 Executive
Administration
Catering
Charter
Finance
Haka
Marketing & Communications
Marketplace (Stalls)
Operations
Tautohetohe

Te Pahipoto
Te Patuwai
Te Tāwera
Tūariki
Warahoe

Ngāti Maumoana
Ngāti Pūkeko
Ngāti Rangatauā
Ngāti Rarawhati
Ngāti Wharepāia
Ngāti Awa ki Tāmaki Makaurau

Executive Committee

  • Monehu Thompson

    Chairperson, Supreme Overlord

    Warahoe Hapū Delegate, elected 2022

  • Cheryl Wilson

    Secretary, Ohu Administration

    Ngāi Tamaoki Hapū Delegate

  • Tāwera Simpson-Rangi

    Ohu Administration
    Ohu Finance
    Ohu Marketing & Communications
    Ohu Operations


    Ngāti Hikakino Hapū Delegate 2018-2021

    Ngāi Te Rangihouhiri II Hapū Delegate 2021-Present

  • Thomas Mitai

    Ohu Finance
    Ohu Marketing & Communications
    Ohu Operations

    Te Patuwai Hapū Delegate

  • Reweti Elliott

    Ohu Administration
    Ohu Finance
    Ohu Marketing & Comms
    Ohu Operations

    Chairperson 2017-2025
    Ngāi Tamawera Hapū Delegate 2014-Present

Te Ahi Kaa Committee