Tama Korero Annual General Meeting

There was an excellent turn out of iwi members for the Trusts 4th AGM, held on Saturday 24th June 2017. At this year’s AGM two rohe based trustee positions were up for election. There were three nominations; Jane du Feu, Fred Te Miha and Margie Little. After voting closed, Margie Little and Fred Te Miha were the successful candidates. They will continue their mahi for a further three years with the Trust.

There was vigorous debate around the proposed changes to the Trust Deed by one member, which would have reduced the rohe positions from four to three and increased the general positions from three to four. It was also proposed that Trustees serve no more than 9 years in total on the Board. Both resolutions were lost.

Kaumātua reminded the members that the Trust was set up in this way to ensure that trusteeship was held strongly within the rohe. There was also a desire to have Trustees on the Board who carry the knowledge of Ngāti Tama iwi history, pre-and post-settlement

Ngāti Tama Staffing Capacity Grows

With four full time staff and two casual part-time staff the Ngāti Tama Ki Te Waipounamu office is abuzz. General Manager Frans van Boekhout along with the Board have recognised that as we move further into the post treaty settlement era the demand for Te Tau Ihu Iwi involvement on a whole is increasing

Local & regional authority, mining consents & permits, treaty legislation requirements, internal processes & policy, cultural projects are only a few jobs that Tama staff handle daily and this requires a well organised operations team.