SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMTION LINKS: Outcomes of the Ngati Whakaue Registered Voting Hui 4 September 2016 – http://www.whakaue.org/2016/09/02/registeredvotinghui2016/ 2015 AGM Presentation – http://www.whakaue.org/2015/11/04/agm-negotiations-slides/
Read more →Te Maru o Kaituna River Authority Te Maru o Kaituna River Authority members include Tapuika Iwi Authority Trust, Te Tāhuhu o Tawakeheimoa Trust, Te Kapu o Waitaha, Te Pumautanga o Te Arawa Trust, Bay of Plenty Regional Council, the Rotorua Lakes Council, the Tauranga City Council, and the Western Bay of Plenty District Council. Ngati Whakaue are currently observers on Te Maru o Kaituna until such time as membership for Ngati Whakaue may be formalised through Treaty of Waitangi settlement legislation. Their purpose is to promote the restoration, protection and enhancement of the environmental, cultural and spiritual health well-being of the Kaituna River. One of their key functions is to develop and approve the Kaituna River Document. Draft Kaituna River
Read more →Te Komiti Nui o Ngati Whakaue Registered Voting Hui All eligible voting members of Ngati Whakaue aged 18 years and over are requested to gather in Te Papaiouru Marae, Ohinemutu at 10.30am on Sunday 4 September 2016.
Read more →This document provides a report from the GHA Returning Officer regarding the Te Komiti Nui o Ngati Whakaue Elections process held during October 2015.
Read more →Karena & Kasey Bird, updates on their virtual round trip of the world kai table in eighty days. Whakaue Marae Updates Maketu School 150 Year Celebrations and much more!
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The Assets Trust held its annual Special General Meeting at Whakaue Marae, Maketu on 16 April 2016. The purpose of the hui was to provide the tribe with an update of both the investment and distribution decisions of the Trust, as well as to invite tribal input into the distribution policies for the next year. Membership turnout of 30 members was positive, although just short of the required quorum of 35. As such resolutions were deferred until the AGM on Sun 25th September 2016. The Trust reported net assets of $14,778.127, spread across a diversified portfolio of forestry, property, mining, bonds, equities and cash investments. Trustees noted that interest rates are currently low and market forecasts predicted a downturn. Accordingly,
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If you whakapapa to Ngati Whakaue and want to have a say on the offer the Crown has for a Ngati Whakaue settlement package, you need to register with Te Komiti Nui. It is important if you have already registered to keep your contact details updated so we can contact you in the future. There are 2 easy ways to do this: In person – collect and submit your hard copy registration from the Te Komiti Nui office located at The Rotorua Business Hub, 1209 Hinemaru Street, Rotorua Online – the easy way to register! Go to our website and complete the registration form or contact update form online. Or subscribe by entering your email / whanau email addresses and
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Late last year Iwi members including Wai claimants, were hosted by the Department of Conservation on a haerenga ki Mokaihaha at the request of Te Komiti Nui. Mokaihaha is an important ecological site in the Mamaku area. This ‘taka i te whenua’ allowed whanau to walk the land and for some it was their first time. For most of the past 120 years our people have been disenfranchised from these iconic lands. DOC openly discussed the use of 1080 to control possums and responded to the concerns raised regarding its effects on the environment. Whanau were also able to witness the calls of the rarely seen kokako as dawn broke. Te Komiti Nui would like to offer more haerenga in
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