Tūngia te kawa, te kawa mania, te kawa paheke, te kawa rauuhiuhi, te kawa rau matomato. Rau tāpatu, tēnā te kawa ka eke, ka eke ki te uruora e Ki runga e i te kawa e …
Establishing a system and framework, to make progress, to gather momentum, all encompassing, to grow and flourish. Achieving success and realising its purpose.
Background and purpose
The area formerly known as Egmont National Park is now known as Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki. This reflects the cultural, historical, and legal changes established through the settlement arrangements recognising the relationship of iwi with Taranaki Maunga.
Under the settlement legislation, Taranaki Maunga has been recognised as a legal person. This legal personhood extends beyond the boundaries of Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki and encompasses the wider ancestral landscape known as Te Kāhui Tupua. Te Kāhui Tupua includes Taranaki Maunga and its surrounding peaks, lands, and interconnected natural and cultural features as defined in the settlement legislation.
As a legal person, Te Kāhui Tupua has its own rights, interests, values, and wellbeing that must be recognised and provided for. Decisions relating to Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki should therefore be considered within the broader context of Te Kāhui Tupua and its long-term health and wellbeing.
Te Tōpuni Kōkōrangi is the governance entity established to act as the face and voice of Te Kāhui Tupua. It is responsible for representing and advocating for the interests of Te Kāhui Tupua and ensuring that its values, purpose, and wellbeing are upheld.
He Kawa Ora mō Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki is being developed within this unique context, recognising both the statutory management requirements for Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki and the wider aspirations for the wellbeing of Te Kāhui Tupua.
He Kawa Ora mo Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki is being developed in accordance with Schedule 3 of Te Ture Whakatupua mo Te Kāhui Tupua 2025 / Taranaki Maunga Collective Redress Act 2025.
This request for written comments is in accordance with Clause 3(3)(b) of Schedule 3 of Te Ture Whakatupua mo Te Kāhui Tupua 2025 / Taranaki Maunga Collective Redress Act 2025.
Share your comments on He Kawa Ora
Te Tōpuni Kōkōrangi invites iwi, hapū, whānau, stakeholders, partners, landowners, users and the wider community to share early comments to help shape He Kawa Ora, the national park management plan for Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki.
He Kawa Ora will guide how Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki is protected, restored, accessed, used, cared for and experienced over time.
This comment period is a formal step in creating He Kawa Ora. It is a chance to identify important places, values, risks, opportunities, issues and hopes before a draft plan is written. It is not a consultation on a draft.
People can comment on anything related to Te Papa‑Kura‑o‑Taranaki – the whole area or a specific place, track, road end, waterway, hut, facility, ecological area, cultural site, activity, issue or future idea.
Before beginning the survey, you are encouraged to read useful information on Te Kāhui Tupua, Te Tōpuni Kōkōrangi and Ngā Pou Whakatupua (Maunga Values).
This information and the survey is available on Te Kāhui Tupua website.
Comments can be made until 20 October 2026.
Following this comment period all of the feedback will be collated and help support the drafting of He Kawa Ora. The intention is to publicly notify He Kawa Ora in mid 2027.