A Maori assembly or council.
representatives from local runanga were flown in for discussions
Example sentencesExamples
- I see no reference to the runanga in the Maori text.
- The charter has been approved by members of through a postal ballot, and has been adopted by the current runanga.
- This is the first time that an election has been held for the runanga.
- Elections for trustees of the runanga are due to be held this coming January.
- Their concern about and challenge to the mandate of the runanga began back in 1996.
- This iwi is a good example of a very successful runanga.
- The runanga is currently a Maori trust board under the Maori trust board legislation.
- They should talk to all the iwi and runanga that have relationships with the prison.
- The community will soon have the runanga to manage their own assets.
- The runanga became accountable to me in my capacity as the Minister of Maori Affairs.