Deed of Settlement

Travel Subsidy

After feedback from our AGM earlier this year and recognising the barriers whānau face to participate in Tama kaupapa in Te Tauihu, Ngāti Tama ki Te Waipounamu Trustees have approved a travel subsidy for whānau to attend our wānanga or AGM.

The individual subsidy or whānau subsidy is available to all registered adult (18+) members. The subsidy amount will be based on where the whānau member is zoned. Information on how to apply will be sent to whanau in Nov 2022.

Zone

ROHE A - TE TAUIHU

ROHE B - TE TAUIHU TO ASHBURTON AND WELLINGTON TO NEW PLYMOUTH

ROHE C - ASHBURTON SOUTH $150 AND NEW PLYMOUTH NORTH

TRUSTEE DEPARTURE - LEANNE MANSON

Leanne Manson began her journey with the iwi in January 2014 as an Associate Trustee on the newly formed Ngāti Tama ki Te Tau Ihu Cultural Trust as part of an initiative by the Board to focus on succession planning. In 2014 the whānau voted Leanne onto the Ngāti Tama ki Te Waipounamu Trust (NTWT) Board as a General Trustee and in 2015 Leanne became the Chair of the Trust Board. Leanne continued to be a Trustee up until 2022 when exciting new adventures came calling in her mahi as a nurse and senior health policy adviser in the wider health sector. Across the years Leanne has contributed to many kaupapa including being an integral part of the Water Conservation Order on Te Waikoropupū Springs, Te Tai Tapu gold mining permits, and in 2015, as Chair of the NTWT Board, saw Ngāti Tama sign the aquaculture settlment in parliament. Leanne was also heavily involved in setting up operational processes for the Trust staff and appointing an inaugural Te Pouwhakahaere.

Leanne was also the Ngāti Tama representative on the Iwi Health Board of the Nelson Marlborough District Health Board (NMDHB). More recently Leanne was on our Komiti Grants and Komiti Audit and Risk. Leanne’s approach to reviewing grant applications was always well reasoned and always with the view that assisting whānau was paramount to the mahi we do in the grants space. At the Audit and Risk table, Leanne had a keen eye for detail and ensured cultural elements were a part of our operational policies and procedures.

Written by: Nikita Takai

While we farewell Leanne in her capacity as an NTWT Trustee, we are grateful to have Leanne’s wealth of knowledge as a health professional to continue as Ngāti Tama’s representative of the newly formed Iwi Māori Partnership Board under Te Aka Whai Ora – the Māori Health Authority.

Thank you for your immense contribution to the iwi as a long standing member of our governance team.

THOSE WHO LEAD GIVE SIGHT TO THOSE WHO FOLLOW, THOSE WHO FOLLOW GIVE LIFE TO THOSE WHO LEAD.

Audit And Risk Komiti

In September the Trust welcomed two new external members to the Audit and Risk committee.

Luke Mitchell Casey Webster

In 2021 Luke returned to live in Aotearoa after 20 years in Melbourne and London with more than 22 years in banking and finance. He now lives in Mapua. Luke has considerable experience in Credit Risk functions across consumer, private banking and financial institutions sectors in international markets including Aotearoa, London, Europe and Asia, with a particular focus on hedge funds and asset managers.

Luke also worked full-time as a practising artist with solo and group exhibitions in London. He still paints part-time and is a member of Zappekin Artists and Allies studio collective by the Moutere Inlet, near Tasman.

Since April 2022 Luke has been with BNZ Head Office as Manager for Business Pricing in a role that encompasses setting pricing for business lending, reviewing pricing policies and working to balance risk and return for lending products and portfolios.

Staff Departures

CHRISTINA HARRIS-PAKEHO

After over 3 years with Ngāti Tama, Christina has moved on to work in the Government sector with Oranga Tamariki. Christina came to Nelson in 2019 to be by her partner. Having previously studied communications at Unitec in Auckland, she found a place and passion working in Māori radio and other not-for-profit groups focused on media, marketing and communications.

Christina’s dedication to Ngāti Tama saw her build a strong communications strategy with a range of systems and platforms to ensure our messages reached whānau across the world.

Christina’s dedication and passion for iwi communications has been instrumental in establishing a stable foundation for Ngāti Tama and we wish her the very best for the future.

Casey was raised on a large back country sheep and beef station before moving home to Kapiti as a teenager. He is of Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Koata and Te Ati Awa ki Whakarongotai descent. His whānau has strong connections to Kapiti Island, Paekakariki, Paraparaumu and Ōtaki.

Casey has a Batchelor of Commerce and Administration from Victoria University, majoring in Accounting, Commercial Law, Money and Finance and Econometrics and is a Chartered Accountant and member of Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand. He is currently Associate Director for Assurance with Ernst & Young.

He comes to the committee after over 20 years as an auditor for with deep experience working alongside Iwi organisations, large scale not-for-profits, significant wealth management funds, central and local Government, education and forestry.

JOHANNAH KATENE-BURGE

Johannah joined Ngāti Tama in May 2022. After spending a short time with Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Toa as HR Co-ordinator.

During her time with us Johannah planned, led and implemented a range of cultural development initiatives to build Ngāti Tama’s cultural capacity and capability. This culminated in work with our rangatahi, Board Trustees and directors, Kapa Haka and building online learning programmes for uri (members) in association with Te Wānanga o Raukawa.

Johannah will be returning to Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Toa and we wish her all the best in her future endeavours.