Tūhono is an advocacy network for Māori groups and individuals within New Zealand.
As well as forming a network linking different iwi and hapū, Tūhono aims to promote cultural and spiritual wellbeing and benefit to the Māori community and also personal development and education.
Tūhono is maintained as a charitable trust, established under the 1993 Electoral Act as a means for individual Māori to register their affiliation with iwi, in order to facilitate links and interaction between the iwi and their members.
The Tūhono Central Web Service links with the New Zealand Electoral Commission database in association with the New Zealand Government, allowing for automatic notifications to the iwi when a member changes address.
[1] Tūhono developed from a 1997 initiative by the Tautoko Māori Trust under Chairman Sir Paul Reeves.