Notice is hereby given to all members that the Annual General Meeting of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Tama will be held on:
SATURDAY, 09 NOVEMBER 2024
10.00 AM, AT KNOX CHURCH WAITARA
This meeting is to discuss and approve the Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Tama Trust Deed being ratified for the purposes of meeting the requirements for recognition of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Tama as a Mandated Iwi Organisation under the Maori Fisheries Act 2004.
Please note: Votes must be received in person or by postal ballot. No electronic/online voting is available.
Postal votes will be sent to registered adult members of Ngāti Tama. Voting papers must be received by post no later than Thursday, 7 November 2024, or voting in person at the AGM.
For more information:
If you have any questions or require further information, please contact office@ngatitama.iwi.nz.
Ngāti Tama, culturally strong, socially cohesive and economically sustainable
This strategy was developed through an online wānanga process in March 2022 with Ngāti Tama uri.
The strategy provides a framework from which the Rūnanga can support Ngāti Tama uri to move forward collectively and create an enduring legacy for generations of Ngāti Tama to come. The Strategy is titled Tama Manawanui, Tama Manawaroa.
Nau mai rā e te iwi kia whakarongo atu ki te tangi mai a te kō kōkako - let us come together to hear about our strategic direction - Tama Manawanui, Tama Manawaroa.
The Rūnanga are hosting two (2) presentations for Ngā uri o Ngāti Tama (members) on the Strategic Plan, including a kuia kaumātua lunch.
Dates:
WEDNESDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER FROM 7PM - 8:30PM
OR;
SUNDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER FROM 7PM - 8:30PM
Kaumātua Kuia Lunch Presentation
WEDNESDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 12:30 - 1:30PM
I declare the result for the 2022 trustee election for Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Tama Trust, conducted by internet, postal and ballot box voting at the AGM, that closed on Saturday 10 December 2022. I confirm that the official result was determined after the scrutiny of the roll was completed, the validity of all votes was determined, and all valid votes were counted.
To view the results please use the link below.
August 8, 2022
The enforcement by NZ Police of a trespass order against a small number of unlawful protestors from Mt Messenger has been supported by Ngāti Tama.
“The protest group is led by a handful of people who do not recognise Ngāti Tama’s manawhenua rights and interests in our rohe” says Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Tama Chair Conrad O’Carroll.
“They claim to be an iwi, but no other iwi recognises them.”
“The entire roading project is taking place in Ngāti Tama’s rohe, and we are partners with Waka Kotahi in its design and delivery. Locals know the current road’s unsafe to travel on at times, particularly when slips close one or both lanes. Through our partnership, we have already secured significant benefits for the taiao (environment) of northern Taranaki, and for the people of Ngāti Tama. That’s hugely important for us.”
The return of tūpuna land was celebrated on 8 August 2022 at Pukearuhe Marae by over hundred people from Ngāti Tama and Waka Kotahi.
The 120-hectare coastal property at Gilbert Road, at the end of Pukearuhe Road is part of agreements with Waka Kotahi for Te Ara o Te Ata: Mt Messenger Bypass. It has been exchanged for 20 hectares of Treaty Settlement land needed for the project.
The land, now renamed as Ngarautika, has great significance for Ngāti Tama with wāhi tapu, pā sites and wai tapu. It is where Poutama Whiria, the adze of Tokomaru Waka was rediscovered in 1923.
May 22nd - 23rd 2022
Our agreement with Waka Kotahi NZ Transport gives Ngāti Tama members and its associates, priority to tender for contracts. Te rūnanga is keen for you to consider what a Ngāti Tama business is and what determines an associate entity to Ngāti Tama.
We’re hosting two sessions online for Ngāti Tama members. Come along, for links to the sessions, contact ngatitamacontact@gmail.com
Selection of Rōpu Tiaki members
The Kaunihera Kaumatua and Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Tama are considering nominations and selecting members for the new Rōpu Tiaki. This group is tasked with being expert advisors on mahi-a-wairua, mainly for Te Ara o Te Ata project and other mahi determined by te Rūnanga.
A Taranaki group denied tangata whenua status by the courts in relation to the Mt Messenger bypass has been sidelined again in a separate fight over the repair of a gas pipeline.
The first meeting was held of the Steering Group for the new Pest Management Programme covering 3,650ha in the Parininihi and adjacent land administered by DoC. The Steering Group is made up of representatives from Ngāti Tama, Waka Kotahi and DoC.
Tonight’s karakia will be performed by Ngāti Tama.
Ka rere te puru o Poutama. Ka rangona e ngā hau o Taranaki
Results of the iwi vote that could affect the future of the proposed $200 million Mt Messenger bypass should be known by the end of the week.
The path to finding a way around Mt Messenger has been as long and winding as the road itself.
Now one iwi holds the key to the $200 million bypass project that would see State Highway 3 go around the north Taranaki mountain rather than over it.
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Tama Chairperson Paul Silich announces the result of the 2020 voting process on the special resolution covering the Mt Messenger Bypass proposal, The voting, which closed at a special general meeting (SGM) held on Saturday 11 July 2020, supported the project with 82 percent of voters in agreement. The special resolution was successful as over 75 percent of valid votes was reached.
Taranaki’s Mt Messenger bypass is closer than ever to becoming a reality with iwi voting to accept a deal that makes the $200m project possible.
