2012 Annual Iwi Plan
The Trustees have prepared an Annual Iwi Plan together with a budget and will present this to the Hui-a-Iwi on 11 February 2012.
The Trustees have prepared an Annual Iwi Plan together with a budget and will present this to the Hui-a-Iwi on 11 February 2012.
At the Annual General Meeting of Te Runanga o Ngati Maru (Taranaki) in July 2011, the results of the election were announced. The results were presented to the Maori Land Court and ratified at a court hearing in September 2011.
INTRODUCTION
A. Ngati Maru (Taranaki) wishes to establish a Mandated Iwi Organisation for the purposes of the Maori Fisheries Act 2004 and to act as the Iwi Aquaculture Organisation for the purposes of the Maori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004.
Voting Instructions – election of trustees.
Enclosed in this voting pack is information about each of the candidates. You are strongly encouraged to read this booklet before choosing who to vote for.
Background information:
(1) TE RUNANGA O NGATI MARU (TARANAKI) TRUST - WHENUA TOPU TRUST;
(2) NGATI MARU (TARANAKI) FISHERIES TRUST (MANDATED IWI ORGANISATION) AND
(3) THE ELECTION OF TRUSTEES
PREAMBLE
A. In 1947 the land known as Pukehou was set apart as a Maori Reservation for the benefit of Ngati Maru (Taranaki) as a meeting place and marae. Through the generosity of members of Ngati Maru (Taranaki) further lands were added to the Pukehou reservation over time, namely;