Benefits for members
Network resources
Share resources sourced and allocated by the Trust for information and education purposes, and in such networks and resources of the Trust as are made available to members from time to time.
Support
Seek support of the Committee and the Board for all equine activities.
Selection
Be selected by expert coaches appointed by the Committee for teams and activities representative of the Trust.
Communication
Participate in all channels of communication developed by THH.
Discounts
Members get discounts with our approved partners nationwide across Aotearoa.
Educational resources
Access all educational resources as are developed on occasion by the Committee.
Events
Priority for participation in all events, competitions and wānanga organised by THH on payment of subsidised entry fee and capacity.
Online community
Access to the members’ only component of our website that includes pānui, profiles, blogs and other social networking tools.
Mentoring
Be available for selection by the Trust for THH teams and delegations, with mentoring along the way.
Membership pricing
Junior membership
$10 per year
- Gain access to Te Hapori Hōiho (THH) educational resources
- Priority for participation in our sporting development programmes
- Priority for participation in all events, competitions and wānanga organised by THH on payment of subsidised entry fee and capacity
- Share in networks and make new friends
- Share resources sourced and allocated by the Trust
- Seek support from the Trust and the Board for all equine sports and activities
- Be available for selection by the Trust for THH teams and delegations
- Mentoring
Senior membership
$10 per year
All the benefits of junior membership, plus our online community:
- Members profiles
- Pānui
- Live online hui
- Access to Māori horse television series and more – Hoiho | Urewera Life (and future series)
- Members blogs
- Te Reo Māori resources and links
- Priority for participation in all events, competitions and wānanga organised by THH on payment of subsidised entry fee and capacity
- Our regulations and other documents
- Access to our senior members-only online community (junior members under 16 access via a senior member)
Koha
If you are not interested in becoming a member but would still like to support our kaupapa, we would be very grateful for your koha, which will go towards resources, education and events for our THH whānau.
Our online community
Groups & advocacy
A platform with groups that people can join, offering open communication with like-minded people. Foster, advocate and disseminate mātauranga Māori knowledge in relation to horses, both wild and domestic.
Wānanga & sport development
- A pathway of learning for Māori horsemen
- Youth sport development
- The extension of hōiho tikanga
- Tertiary education programmes
- International exchanges
Events
- Horse sports days
- Horse starting competition
- National Hōiho Awards
- Clinics and wānanga
- National Ahurei Hōiho
Resources
Exclusive access to digital pānui, documents and resources, and an all-access pass to every episode of HOIHO.