Te Uru Kahika Kaumātua Rōpū

04/05/2026

🌿 Kia ora e te whānau o Hauraki 🌿

We are fundraising for the Whakatupu Tētēkura Year 11 boys as they prepare for their international trip to Australia in June 2026.

Our tama have been fundraising hard for the past three years and are nearly at their goal!

To help them get over the line, we are running a raffle for a very special taonga:
📖 Limited Edition Book
Hauraki Landmarks by Taimoana Turoa — a much respected Hauraki Kaumātua.

🎟 Tickets: $5.00 each

🗓 The raffle will be drawn once all tickets are sold.
The winner will be announced on this page.

👉 How to Enter
1️⃣ Comment “RAFFLE” on this post
2️⃣ Make payment using one of the options below
3️⃣ Use your full name as the payment reference (for bank transfers)

✅ Once payment is received, we will allocate your ticket number and confirm this with you via Facebook Messenger.

💳 Payment Details
Bank Transfer:
Account Name: Ngāti Maru
Account Number: 03‑0458‑0661556‑00

OR

💵 Cash Payments:
Cash payments can be made in person at Ngāti Maru. Your ticket number will be allocated and provided to you at the time of payment.

Please support our tama to reach the final milestone of their journey — every bit of support helps ❤️

Ngā mihi nui for supporting our tamariki and kaupapa.

08/04/2025

Te Uru Kahika will be participating in the Pink Ribbon Fundraiser this year. The kaumātua will be walking Pollen Street from 9am on May 22nd. They will be carrying their buckets to take any donations or you can visit our page and donate online.

🗓️Thursday May 22nd
📍 From Number 1 Shoes
📍 To: Thames Workingmen's Club
⌚ 9.00am

I'm fundraising for Breast Cancer Foundation NZ, to help fund breast cancer education, research and patient support. Please donate to help the 3,500 Kiwis diagnosed with breast cancer each year in NZ.

11/12/2024

16/11/2024

13/11/2024

12/11/2024

KaiManaaki / Volunteer/Helpers Hui
We are having a hui for all those available to volunteer during the Hauraki Festival.
If you have any one else interested in being involved, can you please bring them along to the hui so we can go over the jobs that are needed to be done and what they can help with.
The hui is at 5.30pm Thursday at the Thames High School Hall.

KaiManaaki / Volunteer/Helpers Hui
We are having a hui for all those available to volunteer during the Hauraki Festival.

If you have any one else interested in being involved, can you please bring them along to the hui so we can go over the jobs that are needed to be done and what they can help with.

The hui is at 5.30pm Thursday at the Thames High School Hall.

23/09/2024

Our rōpu has been fortunate to have some amazing support from our local businesses. From time to help us with projects to goodies to help us fundraise.
We will be posting up over the next few days thanking them all for their support.

16/09/2024

** FOR ANY FURTHER NUMBERS - PLEASE SEE ANY MEMBER OF TE URU KAHIKA KAUMĀTUA RŌPU**

We have Round #2 of our Batons Up Fundraiser to get our rōpu to Waitangi for 2025.
200 tickets @ $20 per ticket.
Mystery Envelopes with Cash Prizes:
2 x $500
1 x $300
2 x $200
2 x $150

For payment of tickets:
Online Banking:
Te Uru Kahika Fundraising Account:
03-0458-0661556-03
Drop your payment in:
Ngāti Maru Rūnanga
Old Railway Building
111 Queen Street
Thames
Give your payment to one of our rōpu

Draw will be live from our page October 17th - 11am
See photo for available numbers