The Tūpuna Maunga o Tāmaki Makaurau Authority was established to co-govern 14 Tūpuna Maunga following a 2014 Treaty of Waitangi settlement.
Nga kōrero mō te Mana Tūpuna Maunga o Tāmaki Makaurau About the Tūpuna Maunga o Tāmaki Makaurau Authority
About Tūpuna Maunga o Tāmaki Makaurau Authority
The Tūpuna Maunga o Tāmaki Makaurau Authority (Maunga Authority) is the statutory authority established under the Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau Collective Redress Act to co-govern the Tūpuna Maunga.
The Maunga Authority is comprised of equal representatives from Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau and Auckland Council, together with Crown (non-voting) representation.
A new term of the Authority will begin once appointments are made by Ngā Mana Whenua and the Auckland Council, following the local elections on 8 October 2022. The membership of the new board will be advised early in 2023.
Proposed amendment to the Tūpuna Maunga integrated management plan
The Tūpuna Maunga o Tāmaki Makaurau Authority have made an amendment to the Tūpuna Maunga o Tāmaki Makaurau Integrated Management Plan under the Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau Collective Redress Act 2014 and Reserves Act 1977.
This is a new appendix to the Integrated Management Plan (IMP). It proposes ecological restoration projects (including the planting of native species and the removal of non-native trees) for:
- Ōwairaka / Te Ahi Kā a Rakataura / Mt Albert (the Ōwairaka project)
- Pukewīwī / Puketāpapa / Mt Roskill
- Ōtāhuhu / Mt Richmond
- Te Tātua a Riukiuta / Big King
Make a submission and read about the proposed IMP amendment by visiting the Tūpuna Maunga Authority.
Tūpuna Maunga o Tāmaki Makaurau Authority members
Mana Whenua
To be confirmed
Auckland Council
Cr Ken Turner
Ward councillor, Waitākere Ward
Cr Christine Fletcher
Ward councillor, Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa Ward
Cr Alf Filipaina
Ward councillor, Manukau Ward
Damian Light
Member, Howick Local Board
Jon Turner
Member, Puketāpapa Local Board
Sarah Powrie
Chairperson, Ōrākei Local Board
Tūpuna Maunga o Tāmaki Makaurau Authority Hui dates
The Tūpuna Maunga Authority holds regular hui.
The Tūpuna Maunga Authority has scheduled the following hui in 2025:
- 17 February
- 7 April
- 26 May
- 23 June
- 4 August
- 29 September.
The venues and hui start times are determined closer to the hui date and are publicly notified in the New Zealand Herald one week prior.
Tūpuna Maunga o Tāmaki Makaurau Authority Hui agendas and minutes
You can view hui agenda and minutes on the Tūpuna Maunga Authority website or request them by emailing MaungaAuthority@aklc.govt.nz
Media enquiries in relation to Tūpuna Maunga
Email MaungaAuthority@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz for media enquiries.