"It has been an honour and a privilege to serve as a member of the Parininihi-ki-Waitotara(PKW) Incorporation Committee of Management and as Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee over the past 6 years. "
TAARI NICHOLAS
NOMINATED BY: Current Member retiring by rotation and deemed nominated in accordance with Section 23(3) of the Māori Incorporations Constitution Regulations 1994. Ngāti Ruanui, Ngā Ruahine, Te Atiawa Kia Ora Te Whānau, It has been an honour and a privilege to serve as a member of the Parininihi-ki-Waitotara (PKW) Incorporation Committee of Management and as Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee over the past 6 years. This has been a time of turmoil, but also of change and growth for PKW. We have: • recovered from the Australian property losses, • taken over the management of our administration and the running of our farms, • purchased further farms, • granted scholarships, and • increased dividends to you our shareholders.
Bay of Plenty. This includes providing advice to Taranaki Capital Partners Ltd, which manages the assets of Ngāti Ruanui and Ngā Rauru. Taari holds numerous directorships. He is a director of Miraka Ltd a majority Māori owned dairy processing factory north of Taupo. This factory processes the milk of 50,000 cows - 20,000 of which are from Māori Trusts. He is also a director of Southern Pastures LP, a dairy-farming entity with 10 farms around Tokoroa and other farms in the North and South Islands. Taari is also a director Ngāti Ruanui Holdings Ltd, Te Arawa River Iwi Trust Ltd, Te Awanui Hukapak Ltd and is a member of the Advisory Committee of the $350m Direct Capital IV private equity fund.”
I trust that I will continue to serve you as a member of the Committee of Management. Attached is my brief prepared background for your information. “Taari is a Professional Company Director and Chartered Accountant with extensive experience at senior levels in funds management, investment banking and the dairy industry Taari was the first Māori member of the NZ Stock Exchange and provides investment advice to a number of iwi groups and Māori trusts in Taranaki, the Waikato and WHAKAMANA | 15