The programme for the 2012 Ngapuhi Festival is available by clicking here.

Court finds against attempt to remove Ngāti Hine claims from Ngāpuhi mandate process

The Māori Land Court today ruled against hapu Ngāti Hine’s attempt to force Te Rōpu o Tūhoronuku to remove Ngāti Hine Tribunal claims from its mandate proposal.

Te Rōpu o Tūhoronuku, an independent sub-committee of Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-O-Ngāpuhi, is Ngāpuhi’s Te Tiriti o Waitangi settlement entity.

Following a two day hearing in Whangarei, Judge Ambler ruled that this part of Ngāti Hine’s application was outside the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court, and he dismissed it.

The decision comes a week after the election result that 76% of Ngāpuhi who voted had given their mandate to Te Rōpu o Tūhoronuku to begin a negotiated settlement with the Crown. The voting process, the biggest ever exercise in Iwi Māori democracy, was conducted by an independent Christchurch elections company.

Said Te Rōpu o Tūhoronuku Interim Chairman, Raniera (Sonny) Tau: “Today’s Court ruling is good news for the overwhelming majority of Ngāpuhi, at home, in Auckland or elsewhere, who wish to see settlement and advancement for our people.”

Mr Tau said the door was always open to Ngāpuhi hapu and Treaty claimant communities who wish to be part of the historic Ngāpuhi settlement journey.

Annual General Meeting

 

Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-O-Ngāpuhi charitable trust hereby gives notice that its Annual General Meeting is on Saturday 29 October, at Te Iringa Marae, Te Iringa, Kaikohe,  starting at 9:30am. 

Agenda:

1. Minutes of AGM 2010
2. Chairman’s Report
3. Chief Executive Officer’s Report
4. Vote of Trust Deed amendment resolutions
5. Financial and Audit Reports
6. Ngāpuhi Iwi Social Services Report
7. Ngāpuhi Asset Holding Company Ltd Report
8. Announcement of Group One Election results 

Members are advised the Trustees intend to amend the Trust Deed at the meeting and the following resolutions have been put before the Trustees for consideration, pursuant to Section 13.1 of the Trust Deed:

The following amendments to the Trust Deed are for the collective benefit of all Ngāpuhi: 

1. To amend Paragraph 17 to read:

A returning officer appointed by the Trust shall, in relation to each election of Trustees, Proxy Trustees and/or Executive Committee members, be responsible for:

1. validating, counting and tabulating of votes
2. formally advising the relevant Takiwā or Taurahere Executive Committee of the provisional outcome of the election; and informally advising the Chairperson and Chief Executive of the Trust of the provisional outcome of the election.”
   1. To amend Paragraph 18 to read:

“All candidates shall be formally advised of the provisional outcome of an election by their Takiwā or Taurahere Executive Committee:

1. (a) all results are provisional until formally confirmed at the Trust’s Annual General Meeting; and
2. (b) successful candidates for positions as Trustee or Proxy Trustee will be advised by the Chairperson of the Trust as to the induction process.”

For any further information please contact the Rūnanga on 09-401 5530.

No reira, nau mai, ahu mai, haere mai.

Rāniera Tau

Chairman, Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-O-Ngāpuhi

76% vote “Yes” for Ngapuhi to negotiate Treaty settlement

Landslide vote by Ngapuhi gives mandate to

Te Ropu o Tuhoronuku to negotiate Treaty settlement  

Ngapuhi, New Zealand’s biggest iwi, has voted overwhelmingly to begin Treaty settlement negotiations with the Crown. 

In results announced this morning by an independent election management company 76% of Ngapuhi have voted to give mandate to Te Ropu o Tuhoronuku*, Ngapuhi’s Treaty settlement entity, to begin settlement negotiations.

Said Tuhoronuku Interim Chairman, Raniera (Sonny) Tau: “This is the most significant development in Ngapuhi’s modern day history. Ngapuhi have spoken in large numbers and decisively in the biggest exercise in Iwi democracy ever undertaken in this country.

“Three out of four Ngapuhi who voted have given their mandate to Tuhoronuku to negotiate a settlement with the Crown. From being the biggest but poorest iwi, Ngapuhi is now on its way to settlement and cultural, social and economic advancement.

“To Ngapuhi katoa - thank you for taking the opportunity to vote. We are humbled by your commitment and level of support. Our commitment to you remains the same – we will continue to consult with you, and all Ngapuhi will benefit from this settlement.

“Settlement will have a profound effect on Ngapuhi, Northland and the wider Ngapuhi communities throughout Aotearoa and Australia, just as settlement has done for Tainui and Ngai Tahu.”

Mr Tau said this result also gave other clear messages:

For Government: “It now has a responsibility to accept the democratic wish of Ngapuhi and recognise this mandate for Tuhoronuku.”

For Ngapuhi leadership: “We have a responsibility to move forward with settlement now that the overwhelming majority of our people have pointed us in this direction. It will not be easy but it will be worthwhile as we move forward united, as Ngapuhi did historically.”

Mr Tau reiterated that the door would remain open to Ngapuhi hapu and Treaty claimant communities who wish to be part of this historic journey.

The result follows a six week election period, during which Tuhoronuku conducted the biggest communications effort in the history of Iwi Maori to reach Ngapuhi, no matter where they live.

Twenty mandating hui were held throughout the Bay of Islands, Hokianga, Whangarei, Auckland, Wellington, Nelson, Invercargill, Sydney and Perth.

Ngapuhi were also able to vote by post, online or by fax.

In all, 23% of the 29 389 who received voting packs voted in the mandate elections.

This was:

• twice the number who voted during Ngapuhi’s Constitutional Review in 2001
• 1.5% more than the 21.4% who participated in mandate voting for Ngati Porou in 2007.Te Runanga o Ngati Porou’s mandate was recognised by the Government.

The Ngapuhi mandate voting process was managed by independent Christchurch Company Electionz.com, who ran last year’s local government elections.

For further information, please go to www.tuhoronuku.com

For interviews with Mr Tau, please phone Lorraine Toki 029 2891014

*Te Ropu o Tuhoronuku is an independent sub-committee of Te Runanga-A-Iwi-Ngapuhi. It will have 15 representatives: seven Hapu (who are appointed by Hapu Kaikorero), Kaumatua and Kuia representatives (appointed by Ngapuhi Kaumatua and Kuia), Rohe representatives (appointed by rohe groupings) and two Runanga representatives (appointed by Te Runanga A Iwi O Ngapuhi). Four Hapu representative positions remain open.

Profiles of the current 11 representatives can be found on www.tuhoronuku.com

 

 

From Monday, August 22, the 0800 number will be 0800 NGAPUHI (0800 642 784), not 0800 4 NGAPUHI.

The move has been necessitated by the confusion with a major New Zealand retailer whose business carries a similar free calling number.

Ngapuhi Treaty settlement sub-committee Te Ropu o Tuhoronuku is to begin seeking mandate from mid-August to represent the iwi in settlement negotiations with the Crown.

A Horizon Research poll commissioned in June by Te Ropu o Tuhoronuku found:

• 91% of Ngapuhi wished to negotiate a Treaty settlement directly with the Crown

• 50.4% of Ngapuhi support a parallel process(i.e .direct settlement negotiations with the Crown for an early settlement, while at the same time individual Ngapuhi Treaty claims are heard through the Waitangi Tribunal)

Ngapuhi is Aotearoa’s biggest iwi, with more than 123 000 members who mostly reside in the greater Auckland area, with 13% living at home in Northland.

Te Ropu o Tuhoronuku chair Raniera (Sonny) Tau said it was now time for all Ngapuhi, wherever they live, to have their say on who they want to represent them.

“Over the past three years Tuhoronuku has held 44 consultation hui throughout Aotearoa and parts of Australia. We’ve conducted online forums and communicated with our people through various other means.

“For those hapu who have had concerns, we’ve delayed the mandate process by three months and entered into Crown-sponsored facilitation by respected statesman Hon Jim Bolger.

“It is now time for Ngapuhi to have their say.

“Mandating hui will begin on 19 August, and will be held throughout Aotearoa, Sydney and Perth. They will be well advertised in mainstream media, including television, in coming weeks.

“All Ngapuhi will be given the opportunity to vote, with the option to vote online, by post, by fax or at a mandating hui.”

Mr Tau said those Ngapuhi who are wanting more information on how they can participate in the voting process should go to the Tuhoronuku website www.tuhoronuku.com.

Tēnā koutou Ngāpuhi Nui Tonu

Ngapuhi – Hui whakawhitiwhiti whakaaro

Kua whakatungia a Jim Bolger hei kaitakawaenga mo nga koreroi waenganui i Te Rōpū o Tūhoronuku me Te Kotahitanga o Ngā Hapū o Ngāpuhi kia kitea ai he huarahi hei whakatau i nga kereme a Ngapuhi i runga i te whakaaro kotahi.

E rua ke nga hui kua tu hei timata i enei korero, a, ko te hui tahi anō ngā rōpū nei ki runga i te marae ki te ata whakatau i te kaupapa. Na reira, haere mai e Ngapuhi ki te whakarongo i nga korero.

Ka tū tenei hui ki te marae o Whitiora ki Te Tii a te Taite, 21 Hurae 2011.

Ka tīmata te powhiri a te iwa karaka i te ata. Nau mai, haere mai e Ngāpuhi nui tonu

Te Honore Jim Bolger Te Kaitakawaenga

 

Ngāpuhi Facilitation Hui

The Rt Hon Jim Bolger is facilitating discussions between Te Rōpū o Tūhoronuku and Te Kōtahitanga o Ngā Hapū Ngāpuhi on a united approach to resolving Ngāpuhi’s historical Treaty grievances.

Discussions have taken place on two occasions and the parties are now meeting together in an open forum. All Ngāpuhi are invited to attend.

The Facilitation Hui will be held at Whitiora Marae, Te Tii, on Thursday 21 July 2011, 9am formal welcome.

Nau mai, haere mai Ngāpuhi

Rt Hon Jim Bolger Facilitator

Opening function 5:30pm Friday June 10.  Silent auction runs throughout the exhibition.  Final auction evening 5:30pm Thursday June 23.  All proceeds go to host Aboriginal Artists from Central Queensland at the Ngāpuhi Festival 2012.  Venue:  Tuatara Gallery, 29 Bank Street, Whangarei.

Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information.  This exhibition and auction is held inconjunction with Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-O-Ngāpuhi.

Photos of some of the exhibits are on the Ngapuhi website now by clicking here.

In January this year the Crown endorsed Tūhoronuku’s Deed of Mandate Strategy, and during a six week period following public notification, Tūhoronuku received 20 submissions about the strategy.

Tūhoronuku is now looking to meet and discuss with those submitters.

Go here for further details

 

Ngäpuhi. This is the most significant time in our modern history.
The message we are getting from Ngäpuhi everywhere is that we should proceed
together, towards a comprehensive and durable settlement.
Tühoronuku have listened to concerns and we want to keep Ngäpuhi united. We
support Ngä Hapü o Ngäpuhi to organise Waitangi Tribunal Stage 2 hearings – if
that’s what Ngäpuhi want.
We have also heard the concerns of some hapü, and want to give them our
commitment that we are sincere in wanting to engage with them so we can find a
way forward together.
What are we doing about this? We have extended the commencement date of the
Mandating Hui to July 2011. During the next few months we will place our efforts
into creating a unified Ngäpuhi settlement. What we want to make clear is that
Tühoronuku has one job – to secure a mandate for the road to settlement.

To see more go here.

Commemorative Spirit Behind Hokianga Treaty Celebration

It’s been running for 13 years, but the weekend’s celebration of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi at Mangungu Mission House on the Hokianga was by far the biggest.

One of the organisers, Te Whenua Harawira, said over 2,000 people turned up for the annual event at the historical site, that commemorates the largest gathering of Chiefs – 70 of them – to sign the Treaty on February 12, 1840.

“We’re trying to generate awareness around that historical event, as well as recreate the atmosphere so that the event lives on,” Te Whenua said.

One of the highlights were the young kaihoe taking part in the commemoration onboard the waka for the first time.

“A lot of those kids have been through our Tu Tamatane and Tu Tamawahine programmes preparing three months for this. To see them on the water and playing an active role in all aspects of our celebration was a very proud moment for us.”

The day also featured performances by award winning musician Ruia Aperahama, Matatini representatives Te Whare o Puhi, and a re-enactment of the signing of the Treaty by Te Kura o Horeke. 

Foundation for Youth Development's 'Big Walk'

The 2009/10 Big Walk was an epic adventure that put some of the big issues facing NZ youth on the national agenda. The Walk ended with the 'Big Download' in Wellington, an event involved government, business, the youth sector and young people working collaboratively – a big step forward.

FYD is continuing this legacy and is turning The Big Walk into an annual walking event that anyone can participate in; the walks will celebrate New Zealand's beautiful scenery and promote enjoyment of the country's natural assets. The walks will be run by 10 communities across New Zealand from the far North to Southland - Kaikohe, Auckland, Coromandel, Hamilton, Tauranga, Tokoroa, Hawkes Bay, Wellington, Christchurch, Southland.

When:                                                  3rd April 2011

What:                                                    2, 5 or 10 kms (options may vary slightly by region)

Who:                                                    School students and everyone

Where:                                                 Starting point for The Big Walk is Taheke Road at the entrance to the Kaikohe – Okaihau Cycleway,                                             SH12 Kaikohe

Why are we walking?                             To Help FYD Keep Kiwi  Kids on Track

Contact (for more info):                         Kelly Yakas. Ph (09) 401 5530

Programme for Te Tiriti O Waitangi Marae, 3 Feb - 6 Feb 2011

 

2011 te tiriti o waitangi commeration.pdf

Nga mihi nui ki a koe.

Te Taurahere O Ngapuhi Ki Te Tonga O Tamaki Makaurau is again convening the Ngapuhi Festival Ki Tamaki Makaurau on the 5th of March 2011 at the Barry Curtis Park in South Auckland commencing at 9:00am.  It’s going to be another great event for whanau and friends.

We wish to extend an invitation to you to register a stall at the 2011 Ngapuhi Festival Ki Tamaki Makaurau.  It’s a great way to get out there and promote your service and/or raise money.  Equally connecting with whanau and being part of making the festival an awesome event.

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An historic comprehensive Ngapuhi Treaty settlement came a step closer this week with Minister of Maori Affairs, Hon Dr Pita Sharples and the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, Hon Christopher Finlayson, endorsing Te Roopu o Tuhoronuku’s strategy to seek a mandate from the Ngapuhi iwi.

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A good turnout of tamariki and their whanau showed up on Saturday to selebrate the Christmas parades in Moerewa and Kawakawa.  To see the photos click here .

A nation-wide media awareness campaign began on Thursday, 11 November to remind Ngāpuhi everywhere about Tūhoronuku.

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Over the past few months Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-O-Ngāpuhi has spent significant time and energies redeveloping its current website to what you see now.

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