Ngati Ranginui Settlement Trust - Panui

Call For Nominations – 2020 Trustee Nominations

2/9/2020

Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Ranginui Settlement Trust is seeking nominations for:

One Primary and one Alternate Trustee from each of the hapū of Ngāti Hangarau, Wairoa Hapū (Ngāti Kahu, Ngāti Pango and Ngāti Rangi), Pirirākau and Ngāti Ruahine.

Adult Members (i.e. 18 years or older), listed in the Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Ranginui Register (Ngāti Ranginui Tribal Register), as registered with one of the hapū listed above are entitled to nominate a candidate or to be nominated.

Any person seeking nomination must:

Meet the Trust’s eligibility criteria (as set out in the Trustee Nomination form);
Be 18 years or older;
As at the closing date for nominations (i.e. 4pm, 22 September 2020), be recorded in the Ngāti Ranginui Tribal Register as registered with the hapū for which the election is being held; and
Submit a completed Nomination Form that is endorsed by not less than two (2) Adult Registered Members of Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Ranginui shown on the Ngāti Ranginui Tribal Register as being entitled to vote in respect of the election of that candidate.

If you are a qualified person but not currently registered, on the Ngāti Ranginui Tribal Register, with the hapū for which the election is being held you can register online or download a Registration Form at www.ngatiranginui.org.nz or contact the Operations Manager (listed below) to arrange to pick up a Registration Form in person or request that it be sent via post.

The Nomination Form can be:

Downloaded at www.ngatiranginui.org.nz Resources, Registered Members section;
Downloaded at the bottom of this post; or
Requested to be picked up in person or sent via email or post by contacting the Operations Manager, via Email admin@ngatiranginui.org.nz or Phone +64 21 297 5590

Nomination and Registration Forms can be submitted via:

Email: admin@ngatiranginui.org.nz or
Post: Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Ranginui Settlement Trust, PO Box 2230, Tauranga 3140, New Zealand.

Nominations must be received no later than 4pm on Tuesday, 22 September 2020.

DOWNLOAD NOMINATION FORM

POSITION AVAILABLE – OPERATIONS MANAGER

28/8/2020

Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Ranginui Settlement Trust Settlement Trust was established to receive, manage, distribute, administer and apply the Trust’s Assets on behalf of and for the benefit of the present and future Members of Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Ranginui.

An opportunity awaits an experienced Operations Manager to join the Trust in a permanent, full -time position, where they will contribute to enhancing “the ongoing relationship between Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Ranginui and the Crown (in terms of the Treaty of Waitangi, its principles and otherwise)”.

The ideal candidate should be/have:

Industry experience with specific focus on negotiation and post-treaty settlement developments
Minimum 4 – 5 years of general management or industry experience
Business management qualifications and experience that will meet the “Fit & Proper” requirements
Knowledge of and experience in Microsoft software applications (i.e. Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, Word) essential
Knowledge of and experience in Xero financial system is highly desirable
Legal and/or Marketing qualifications and social media platforms (website, FB) management are highly regarded
Superior communication ability
Proven ability to negotiate at the most senior level of business
Proven ability to develop business growth through creativity and innovation
A proven reputation for integrity and leadership
A decision maker with sound financial management skills

If this sound like you, please email your CV and Cover Letter to admin@ngatiranginui.org.nz
A Position Description is available to download below.

Applications open until position is filled.

Position Description

COVID-19 Update: Official Tangihanga Guidelines for Alert Level 4

27/3/2020

Tēnā koutou katoa,
The following guidelines have been shared by the Deputy Director General of the Māori Health Directorate, John Whaanga, and have been developed in conjunction with trusted iwi experts to create an official set of guidelines for whānau to follow when they experience a bereavement during Alert Level 4. Please see the guidelines below and attached as a file for download and distribution.

OFFICIAL GUIDELINES FOR TANGIHANGA

When someone dies – what we need to do first and foremost

Immediately contact your local Police and inform them of the death. You may wish to speak with the Police Iwi Liaison Officer, which your local Police should be able to facilitate easily.

Appoint a whānau member to liaise with Police and Health Providers. This may be the person who contacted local Police in the first instance.

Māori communities, iwi, hapū and whānau are being encouraged to establish local ‘kaiwhakarite’ or people who can assist whānau during this time as well. You may wish to contact your ‘kaiwhakarite’ to seek advice. Get in touch with your iwi and hapū organisations as well as marae to see if a ‘kaiwhakarite’ has already been established.

Contact the deceased’s Health Provider (GP, Hauora, PHO).

If your loved one has died from a known health issue, this will be critical information for the Police – your loved one’s Health Provider must liaise directly with the Police to pass on this information.
If your loved one has died from COVID-19 then it will be critical for the Police and/or Health Provider to support you with information on what to do next.
If your loved one has died from an unknown cause, a post-mortem will need to be undertaken. The Police will facilitate this process and will liaise directly with your appointed whānau member.

Get in touch with a local funeral director to organise arrangements for burial or cremation.

If you are unsure about funeral directors, work with your local Police Iwi Liaison Officer, ‘kaiwhakarite’, Tribal Authority, Health Provider and/or local Civil Defence Emergency Management Centre to identify someone suitable.

Once you have secured the services of a funeral director, be prepared:

They will uplift your loved one wearing full protective clothing including masks, gloves etc. – this may be daunting for whānau, especially young ones.
They will only allow one appointed whānau member to facilitate arrangements including paperwork – this may need to be done remotely or at least using strict social distancing measures.
Whānau are not allowed to go to the funeral home for viewing, karakia, poroporoakī or mihi.
All funeral directors are being encouraged to carry out burials and cremations as quickly as possible and at the nearest cemetery or burial ground as defined by law.
Depending on where you are located there may be the ability to have the deceased interred at an urupā or private cemetery. However, this will need to be agreed with the funeral director.
However, this does not preclude whānau from electing to have their loved one placed in storage (refrigerated), if this facility is available locally, until we are past the current Level 4 Alert – National Emergency. You can discuss this option with the funeral director if you wish to.

TO NOTE:

Tūpāpaku are potentially contagious

Where possible, try to minimise contact with the deceased loved-one.
It will be very hard, but we cannot allow any others to come into contact with the deceased or those who are in isolation with them.
This means that whānau and friends are unable to visit your home or funeral home to pay their respects.
It also means that the time available with your deceased loved-one will be short.

Cremation

Although you may not be used to cremation it may have to be an option you consider, especially if you are wanting to return your loved one to their whānau urupā once we recover.
Be prepared to potentially not have your loved-one’s ashes returned until after the pandemic.

Honouring your loved one

Once whānau know the time of the burial you may want to hold a service at that same time in your own home with those whānau you are isolating with.
You may also choose to livestream this service with other whānau and friends.
Once we recover from this pandemic, your whānau may want to come together to honour your loved one. If your whānau member was cremated, you may want to bury their ashes at a whānau urupā. If they were buried immediately, you may choose to hold a service at the burial grounds. These are only some of the ways you may choose to remember your lost loved one.

Getting support

We encourage whānau to utilise the services of their Police Iwi Liaison Officers, their local ‘kaiwhakarite’ and their deceased loved one's Health Providers.
Grieving is never easy. If you feel you are not coping, it is important to talk with a health professional. For support with grief, anxiety, distress or mental well-being, you can call or text 1737 – free, anytime, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week – to talk with a trained counsellor.

How you can help:

Share this information through your local networks to ensure our whānau, hapū and iwi know the updated advice and how to keep themselves safe following good public health hygiene practices.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact John or his team at: maorihealth@health.govt.nz

Download Official Guidelines

Ngāti Ranginui Hui-A-iwi

23/1/2020

The Settlement Trust invites ngā uri o Ngāti Ranginui to attend a Hui-A-Iwi:

Date: Sunday, 2 February 2020;
Location: Hangarau Marae, 219 Bethlehem Rd, Tauranga;
Start Time: 10.00am.

The purpose of the Hui is to discuss:

The Waitangi Tribunal’s findings and recommendations on the Hauraki Settlement Overlapping Claims Inquiry (Wai 2840); and
Where to from here?

We look forward to your attendance.

Ngā mihi
Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Ranginui Settlement Trust

Media Release re Outcome of Hauraki Overlapping Claims Waitangi Tribunal Inquiry

17/12/2019

Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Ranginui Settlement Trust (Settlement Trust) is pleased that the Tribunal has upheld its concerns regarding Pare Hauraki Collective Redress Deed.

The Tribunal has found that, among other things, the Crown provided additional redress (including provisions relating to Tauranga Moana) without undertaking a robust overlapping claims process. The Tribunal found that this created fresh grievances for the claimants, and was in breach of the principle of active protection and of the duty to avoid creating fresh grievances. The Tribunal also agreed with Ngāti Ranginui that provisions relating to Tauranga Moana included in the Pare Hauraki Collective Redress Deed had significant implications.

Te Pio Kawe, Chairman of the Settlement Trust says “Tauranga Moana has always been the primary motivation for the Settlement Trust in these proceedings. The moana is integral to Ngāti Ranginui’s cultural identity.”

Mr Kawe is also pleased with the Tribunal’s recommendation that the legislation giving effect to the Pare Hauraki Collective Redress Deed (and individual Hauraki iwi settlement deeds) not proceed until the contested redress items have been through a proper overlapping claims process.
“A tikanga-based resolution process is something that the Settlement Trust has advocated for several years. We look forward to engaging with the Crown and Hauraki iwi to implement the Tribunal’s recommendation.”

Download the Waitangi Tribunal's Hauraki Overlapping Claims Report below.

DOWNLOAD REPORT

Ngāti Ranginui Settlement Trust – Annual General Meeting 2019

11/11/2019

Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Ranginui Settlement Trust seeks the attendance of all Registered Members of Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Ranginui at the Trust’s Annual General Meeting.

Time: 10am
Date: Saturday 23 November 2019
Venue: Hairini Marae, 9 Tamahika St, Tauranga

Agenda:

Minutes of the previous Annual General Meeting
Annual Report, including the Audited Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2019
Approve the Trustees’ remuneration
Confirm the appointment of the auditor by the Trust for the next Income Year
Annual Plan
Introduction of any newly appointed Trustees
Key initiatives current state of play
General Business

The Annual Report will be available for inspection, in the Registered Members section of the Trust’s website www.ngatiranginui.org.nz , at least one week prior to the AGM. Hard copies of the Report will be available at the AGM.

TRUSTEE ELECTION – Ngāti Te Wai Hapū Nominated Primary Trustee

25/9/2019

Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Ranginui Settlement Trust is undertaking an election for the Primary Trustee from the hapū of Ngāti Te Wai.

The two candidates are Mary Morunga-Tuapawa and Riki Nelson.
The candidates’ profile can be viewed in the Pānui section on the Trust’s website www.ngatiranginui.org.nz.

Voting packs have been sent to eligible voters. Voting forms may either be delivered to the Chief Returning Officer by:

Post to PO Box 222, Tauranga 3144; or
Placed in the Ballot box, situated at 2nd Floor, 60 Durham Street, Tauranga.

Eligible voters can obtain a voting form by contacting the Chief Returning Officer via Email Richard.Dey@williambuck.co.nz or Phone +6427 554 3130.

Completed voting forms must be received by the Chief Returning Officer by 4pm, Monday 14 October 2019.

NGĀTI TE WAI HAPŪ NOMINATED PRIMARY TRUSTEE CANDIDATE PROFILES

25/9/2019

Riki Nelson

Ko Mātaatua, Tākitimu ōku waka
Ko Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāi te Rangi ōku iwi
Ko Ngāti te Wai te hapū
Ko Hikurangi te maunga
Ko Tuapiro te Awa
Ko Tuapiro te Marae
Ko Riki Nelson tōku ingoa

Kia Ora te whānau o Tuapiro,
I have been the PSGE rep for our hapū for the past 2 years. It has been a privilege to represent our people, and it is also a role I am fully committed to. As many of you know I have been at the front lines of all the protests in Tauranga Moana fighting against those threats facing you as mana whenua. At times I have been a lone voice but staunch in the face of any adversity fighting for our hapū.

I am committed to delivering real benefits back to you, like jobs, opportunities and address all those important issues that impact us. I have developed key strategic relationships that are returning big outcomes for our whānau.

One example is up to 8 part-time or full-time jobs with DOC, and with many more to come. I have a reasonable grasp of the legislation, statutory acknowledgements and expectations that come into effect on settlement, which is why I have focused on developing robust governance structures within the hapū settlement trust in order to deliver or receive.

I have established a strong Resource Management unit with comprehensive reporting that has delivered big outcomes like Protection of significant sites, environment and wiping rates among the many outcomes I have delivered in the past 2 years as your rep.

I head a Hauraki crossclaims committee focused on negotiating with individual iwi, so our hapū needs a strong and capable rep with historical knowledge to fight these battles. Who would you put your confidence in going up against Paul Majury? I’ll be the first into battle and the first to pick up the taiaha, so whānau get your votes in and send an overwhelming message that you want me to finish this fight.

Mauri Ora!

Mary Morunga-Tuapawa

Kia Ora,

Ko Mary Morunga-Tuapawa toku ingoa.
I am known to whanau as “Kusei”. Born 1951 – Waihi. Eldest of eight siblings. My husband and I have five children, nineteen grandchildren and nine great grand children.

I have had a business in Kiwifruit contracting for approx 5 to 7 years. Since the late 1980’s to 2016 I have been Secretary or Treasurer for Te Runanga o Tuapiro/Tuapiro Marae. In 2016 I was nominated as chairman for both entities.

Back in Whakamana days with Nepia and Mutu Bryan, I took part in Treaty Claims for 2 years. For the last 30 years this hapū has struggled to get where we are today.

My vision for this position as Primary Trustee for Ngati Ranginui (PSCE) and our hapū is to move forward and get our claims settled as soon as possible.

Mauri Ora.

Uenukurangi – Vision Ranginui

23/9/2019

Kia ora ngā uri o Ngāti Ranginui,

Vision Ranginui seeks to hear the voices of whānau and hapū to develop a united vision for Ngāti Ranginui. Vision Ranginui is about capturing the aspirations of whānau and hapū to build a strong future for Ngāti Ranginui. Vision Ranginui is a collaboration of three Ngāti Ranginui Entities, Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ranginui, Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Ranginui Settlement trust and Ngāti Ranginui Fisheries Trust. The common thread throughout is that we are all responsible to Ngā uri o Ngāti Ranginui.

This project is managed by a governance board consisting of two (2) representatives from each of the aforementioned entities. They are Charlie Rahiri & Andrea Laison (Ngāti Ranginui Fisheries), Hemoata Willison & Steph Taiapa (Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Ranginui Settlement Trust) and Tawharangi Nuku and Donna Ngaronoa Gardiner (Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ranginui).

UENUKURANGI is a name provided by our Koroua Morehu Ngatoko Rahipere for this project. Uenukurangi is the Mauri placed upon Te Toka a Tirikawa by the eponymous tupuna Tamatea Arikinui on the arrival of Takitimu waka in Tauranga. It is a symbol of hope and a promise of prosperity for all descendants of our ancestral waka.

Workshops & Symposium

Our first workshop began on 19th September with our Kaumātua followed by another workshop open to all from ages 14 up. Our Ahi Kā workshop was delivered the next day and there are two workshops remianing. The first will be delivered on 25 September for Rangatahi (ages 14 to 18) and the final workshop open to all (ages 14 up) on the 26th September before the Symposium being held on 5-6 October.

To see photos and korero from the events that have already been held feel free to visit the Vision Ranginui Facebook page. Be sure to register for the upcoming workshops at www.visionranginui.com or simply turn up at the event.

Download the flyer below

vision_ranginui_flyer_2019_final_screen.pdf
File Size:	2383 kb
File Type:	pdf

New Operations Manager Position Available

27/8/2019

We have a new exciting role available at the Ngāti Ranginui Settlement Trust.

Download the position specifications

For more information on the role please contact Kimiora Rawiri via email at kimiora@ngatiranginui.org.nz

To apply for the role please contact admin with your CV via email at admin@ngatiranginui.org.nz

20190716_final_version_-_nhonrst_operations_manager_position_specifications.pdf
File Size:	700 kb
File Type:	pdf