Titiro whakamuri, kōkiri whakamura' 
'When you understand the past, you know your future'

HERITAGE TOGETHER - KOTAHITANGA
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​Embarking on a journey of discovery together towards finding ways that best link the powerful story telling and taonga of our region

Taonga Tauranga | Heritage Bay of Plenty is an independent registered charitable trust working with hapu, tangata whenua, heritage organisations, councils, stakeholders and the business community to find the best ways of generically linking the powerful independent stories of our region's beginnings. 

Tauranga & Western Bay of Plenty is one of the few regions within Aotearoa New Zealand that does not have a specific regional heritage strategy. At ministry level history and heritage comes under Heritage New Zealand while the creative sector comes under Creative New Zealand.  The Creative sector does not have a history | heritage mandate.   

There is strong levels of community support and goodwill locally, regionally and nationally towards developing this strategy.  An initiative which has significant social and economic advantages for each individual heritage organisation, which includes each hapū and the region. Therefore, 'Heritage Together - Kotahitanga' A Regional Herigage Intent - a journey of discovery - is a significant step forward for linking heritage in Tauranga, the Western Bay of Plenty and beyond.

Acknowledgement: Photographs: Chris Taylor; Tauranga City Libraries, Tauranga Heritage Collection, CR Brown,