--- title: Te Rūnanga o Moeraki description: Pepeha and whakataukī information specifically related to Te Rūnanga o Moeraki for usage by descendants of the marae. url: https://www.taiuru.co.nz/te-runanga-o-moeraki/ markdown_url: https://www.taiuru.co.nz/te-runanga-o-moeraki.md type: post slug: te-runanga-o-moeraki author: Karaitiana Taiuru published: 2017-07-15T08:39:22Z modified: 2026-10-18T06:23:41Z language: en-NZ taxonomies: category: - Ngāi Tahu word_count: 776 tokens: 1075 --- # Te Rūnanga o Moeraki Te Rūnanga o Moeraki is one of 18 Papatipu Rūnanga across Te Waipounamu as seen in the resource. The takiwā of Te Rūnanga o Moeraki centres on Moeraki and extends from Waitaki to Waihemo and inland to the Main Divide. Pepeha Waka: Uruao Tipuna: Tiramōrehu Moana: Arai-te-uru Maunga: Te Kohurau, Aoraki Awa: Waitaki, Kakaunui, Waihemo Roto: Te Waimātaitai Whare: Uenuku Whare Kai: Wairutuatai Hapū: Kāti Hāteatea, Kāi Tuahuriri, Kāti Rakiamoa, Kāi Kahukura, Kāi Te Aotaumarewa, Kāti Urihia, Kāti Hinemihi, Hinematua and Kāi Tuke Iwi: Rapuwai, Waitaha, Kāti Mamoe, Kāi Tahu Contact Contact: Tenby St Moeraki, RD2, Palmerston, Otago Phone: 03 439 4816 Fax: 03 439 4400 Email:moeraki.runanga@xtra.co.nz Google Map: here Waiata Tīaho iho nei Kaitito / Composer – Hana O’Regan his pātere was composed for the Moeraki Rūnaka in 1996, and journeys through the places that define its’ boundaries, and the ancient stories that accompany them from the canoe tradition of Araiteuru. This song is appropriate to use to support speeches in formal situations – particularly so for speakers who hail from Moeraki. TIAHO IHO NEI Tiaho iho nei ko te whetū rakatira Hei tohu o ruka mō te ara i te uru Takoto kau ana kā paeka o te waka Horoia kā kete taoka i Kaihīnaki E te rehu tai o Araiteuru kaika e te pō Tū mai rā kā mauka atua takahuritia ki te kōhatu e te hau toka, hei pouhere whenua, pouhere takata Tēnā rā a Pukeuri, kā waewae i rere atu i tōna tihi ka hoki ki te pū o Pakihiwitahi e kekeho atu nei Pōpōroa kau ana mō te pūkākaho o Puketapu Ko te heke o te karariwha whakarauora kā kohaka Whatua kā aho tūpuna o te whare Hei tihaka pūmau, ūhia te whenua Taiāwhiotia kā whare i Manuhaea Whakamākūkū kā moka i te huka a Aoraki E rere atu ana i te au o Waitaki Tāia kā toka ki te moko i Takiroa, i Maerewhenua Whiua kā aho ki kā taoka a Tuhaitara, a Kahukura Mau tonu te pona ki te tihaka tāmahana te Raka-a-Hina-ātea, E mumura ana kā ahi o Moeraki, o Matuatiki i te wairua Kawea ko te kupu o te mōrehu ki te ao Tākohua kā tapuwae i Kātigi Haumiri i te tai ki Matakaea, ki te waha o Waihemo e SHINING DOWN The chiefly star shines down As it shows the path to the West The wreckage of the canoe lies there The treasured kits are washed at Kaihīnaki the tidal spray of Araiteuru, consumed by the night Stand forth the sacred mountains cast to stone By the cold southern wind As mooring posts of the land and people There stands Pukeuri, the feet the have flown from his peak I return to the foot of Pakihiwitahi left gazing longingly For the promised firewood of Puketapu The female pāua make their journey, bringing life back to the beds The ancestral threads of the house are thus woven together As an everlasting carpet, covering the land Encircling the houses at Manuhaea Its edges moistened by the snow of Aoraki That flow down the Waitaki current The rocks at Takiroa and Maerewhenua are engraved with tattoos The lines cast to the bounties of Tuhaitara and Kahukura Tie them to the mat that warms Raka-a-Hina-ātea The fires of Moeraki and Matuatiki blaze in its shadow Take with you the words of the survivors in to the world The footsteps at Kātigi are enshrouded in the mist Embrace the shore to Matakaea, to the mouth of the Waihemo. Waiata 2 Tiaho iho nei ko te whetü rakätira Hei tohu nö ruka mö te ara i te uru Takoto kau ana te paeka o te waka Horoia kä kete taoka i Kaihinaki E te rehu tai Araiteuru käika e te po Tü mai rä kä mauka atua takahuritia ki te köhatu E te hau toka, hei pouhere whenua, pouhere takata Tënä rä a Pukeuri, ka waewae i rere atu i töna tihi Ka hoki ki te pü o Pakihiwitahi e kekeho atu nei Poporoa kau ana mö te pükäkaho o Puketapu Ko te heke o te karariwha whakahauora kä köhaka Whatua kä aho tüpuna o te whare Hei tïhaka pümau, uhia te whenua Taiäwhiotia kä whare i Manuhaea Whakamakuku kä moka i te huka a Aoraki E rere atu ana i te au o Waitaki Taia kä toka i te moko i Takiroa, i Maerewhenua Whiua kä aho ki kä taoka a Tühaitara, a Kahukura Mau tonu te pona ki te tïhaka tamahana te Raka-a-Hine-atea E mumuru ana ahi o Moeraki, o Matuatiki i te uairua Kawea ko te kupu o te morehu ki te ao Takohua ka tapuwae i Kätigi Haumiri i te tai ki Matakaea, ki te waha o Waihemo e