In April 2025, Claire Stirling-Hawkins (Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kauwhata, Ngāti Raukawa ki Te Tonga, Ngāi Tahu me Kāti Mamoe), supported by her whānau, friends, and kaimahi from Te Rāwhiti, stepped into the Pae Ārahi o Te Rito role, bringing her leadership strengths and a shared purpose and vision for Te Rito to the District.
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Tākitimu PĀNUI He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai A Special Sitting via Zoom Meeting ID: 856 429 8176 Thursday, 19 October 2023 Judge D H Stone PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: SP1 2:00PM AP-20230000029644 239/93, 338(7)/93 Meihana Murray Watson Omahu No 2R (Omahu Marae) – Replace John Matthews, Kui Tomoana,...
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First Name Surname Shares 1 Turakiora (Original Owner 129) 40 2 Tuha (Original Owner 160) 39.3375 3 Winika (Original Owner 167) 40 4 Mere (Original Owner 45) 38.60625 5 Metapere (Original Owner 53) 40 6 Momoko (Original Owner 55) 38.60625 7 Oketopa (Original Owner 58) 38.6125 8 Rangiriri (Original Owner 127) 40 9 Taki (Original Owner 132) 39.75 10 Te Rehu (Original Owner 126) 40 11 Carol Ann Adams 1.86985 12 William Wayne Jr Adams 1.86985 13 Roderick Samuel...
Initial lands vested into the whānau trust came from the uncle who had been appointed as the whānau administrator in 1967.
Traditionally, the practice of whāngai was to strengthen whānau, hapū and iwi ties and relationships and to honour the responsibility that whānau had to each other.
Kāti, ka hoki katoa ngā rawa ki ērā o te whānau kua whakauru hea ki te trust. “Kaitiaki Whenua Māori” kei roto he wāhanga e pā ana ki te whānau trust.
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The whānau trustees are not “owners” of their exclusive use areas but, subject to their obligations under the ahu whenua trust, have responsibility for the use and occupation of their whānau areas.
Interest based trusts Tarati whānau (utu tāpae $68) Whānau trust (filing fee $68) A whānau trust combines the interests of a whānau (family) into a single trust.
Ko tēnei te tiaki whenua motuhake mō te whānau. E whakahuihui ana tēnei tikanga i ngā hea o te whānau i roto i tētahi whenua Māori hei painga mō te whānau me ngā uri kei te heke mai.
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This means issues of a personal and sensitive nature to whānau may be discussed in a public court hearing.
