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WMT Trustee Workshop
from Issue 62 June 2021
by WaiMoana4
MARAE UPDATE/CONTINUED
On March 25, 2021 a trustee workshop was held at the Masterton Club.
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The purpose was to discuss the recent changes and amendments in legislation to the Trusts Act 2019 and Te Ture Whenua Màori Act 1993, which came into effect 30 January 2021 and 6 February 2021, respectively. The workshop was well attended by tìpuna marae trusts and Wairarapa Moana Trust.
Jenishavorne Waipuka and Sonya Rimene represented Te Tumu Paeroa and Erica Mark the Màori Land Court. A comprehensive training with trustees on the recent changes included information to better understand trustees mandatory duties: • Act honestly and in good faith • Act for the benefit of the beneficiaries • Further the purposes of the trust • Exercise their powers for proper use
Trustees were also updated on the ‘Seven Core Documents’ that must be kept at all times: The List of Owners; Financial Statements; Contracts (Leases etc); Trust Order; Details of Assets; Records of Decisions; and Vesting Orders.
Succession changes were also discussed in detail and included: • Simple and uncontested succession applications can be decided by a Màori
Land Court registrar, without a court hearing. • On the death of a landowner, descendants can apply immediately to succeed to land interests. • Whàngai succession is determined by the tikanga of the iwi or hapù associated to the land being succeeded to.
The workshop was extremely beneficial. On behalf of all the trustees we would like to thank Jenishavorne Waipuka, Sonya Rimene, and Erica Mark for facilitating the workshop.
For further information about the duties and responsibilities of trustees please follow the link below https://www.tetumupaeroa.co.nz/trustees/ Papawai Marae is currently closed for renovations through the PGF Marae Renovations Project. We expect these renovations to be completed and Papawai Marae to reopen at the end of August.
The project has created work opportunities for local contractors who connect to Papawai Marae.
We are excited to see the renovations completed and for Papawai Marae to reopen for Papawai uri and our manuhiri in due course.
Te Rangimarie Marae
Goodness, Easter has come and gone and we’re half-way through the school holidays.
Easter is the big celebration in the life of Te Hepara Pai. It is always a joyous celebration, with an Easter Egg hunt following our morning service. The kids thoroughly enjoy that.
We’ve had a group in the Marae every weekend for the past month, as well as weekday visits from Wairarapa DHB, schools and local council. Our regular helpers are as busy as can be.
The AGM was held recently, and we would love to see some new blood coming forward to help support this community Marae. Meantime we have a group always keen to see this taonga continue in our town.
As a new initiative we have a Chiropractor clinic starting shortly. This will be an interesting addition to the medical clinic and the DHB asthma clinic.
We continue to be a place the community comes to for gatherings and glad that groups enjoy the surroundings on this Marae.
We would like to make plans to start improving the ablution block but continually run into funding problems. We’re not sure where this will lead us or how long it will take us to overcome this issue.
Time now to cuddle down for winter!! The weather has been SO lovely till now and we continue to be out and about enjoying the pleasant autumn.
Covid immunisation has begun for older people in the church, and we welcome the opportunity for this to happen. We are grateful to God for the ability for our country to continue to move forward with healthy freedoms.
