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Matanuku Mahuika appointment as King’s Counsel
October 19, 2026

October 2026

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E nga whanau, e nga hapu, e te iwi whanui tonu, e tika ana kia tuku mihi ki a Matanuku Mahuika kua eke ki te taumata tiketike o te mahi roia.

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Te Rūnanganui o Ngāti Porou congratulates Matanuku Mahuika on his appointment as King’s Counsel, the first Ngati Porou lawyer to achieve this distinction.

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Matanuku has made a significant contribution to Ngati Porou through his legal expertise in the iwi’s Treaty settlement and foreshore and seabed negotiations with the Crown.

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He has also served the iwi at governance level as a director of Te Rūanganui o Ngāti Porou and Chair of the Ngati Porou Holding Company.

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His appointment is fitting recognition of a distinguished legal career, and a moment of pride for Ngati Porou.

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Tena koe e te rangatira, e tika ana tenei honore mohou. Kia tau tonu te maramatanga me te atawhai a te kaihanga ki a koe me to whanau.

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PATRICK TANGAERE
Chairperson
Te Rūnanganui o Ngāti Porou

October 2026

‍

E nga whanau, e nga hapu, e te iwi whanui tonu, e tika ana kia tuku mihi ki a Matanuku Mahuika kua eke ki te taumata tiketike o te mahi roia.

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Te Rūnanganui o Ngāti Porou congratulates Matanuku Mahuika on his appointment as King’s Counsel, the first Ngati Porou lawyer to achieve this distinction.

‍

Matanuku has made a significant contribution to Ngati Porou through his legal expertise in the iwi’s Treaty settlement and foreshore and seabed negotiations with the Crown.

‍

He has also served the iwi at governance level as a director of Te Rūanganui o Ngāti Porou and Chair of the Ngati Porou Holding Company.

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His appointment is fitting recognition of a distinguished legal career, and a moment of pride for Ngati Porou.

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Tena koe e te rangatira, e tika ana tenei honore mohou. Kia tau tonu te maramatanga me te atawhai a te kaihanga ki a koe me to whanau.

‍
PATRICK TANGAERE
Chairperson
Te Rūnanganui o Ngāti Porou

October 2026

‍

E nga whanau, e nga hapu, e te iwi whanui tonu, e tika ana kia tuku mihi ki a Matanuku Mahuika kua eke ki te taumata tiketike o te mahi roia.

‍

Te Rūnanganui o Ngāti Porou congratulates Matanuku Mahuika on his appointment as King’s Counsel, the first Ngati Porou lawyer to achieve this distinction.

‍

Matanuku has made a significant contribution to Ngati Porou through his legal expertise in the iwi’s Treaty settlement and foreshore and seabed negotiations with the Crown.

‍

He has also served the iwi at governance level as a director of Te Rūanganui o Ngāti Porou and Chair of the Ngati Porou Holding Company.

‍

His appointment is fitting recognition of a distinguished legal career, and a moment of pride for Ngati Porou.

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Tena koe e te rangatira, e tika ana tenei honore mohou. Kia tau tonu te maramatanga me te atawhai a te kaihanga ki a koe me to whanau.

‍
PATRICK TANGAERE
Chairperson
Te Rūnanganui o Ngāti Porou

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