I tū te hui whakanui i a Moana MacDonald. Kua 11 tau a Moana ē whakapau kaha ana ki te tautoko i ngā kaupapa huhua a Ngātiwai.

He uri a Moana no ngā hapū maha o Ngātiwai otirā he putiputi no te akau o Matapouri.

Kua whai tūranga hou ā Moana ki roto i tana iwi o Ngāti Kahungunu nā reira tana iwi o Ngātiwai i whakahuihui ki te whakanui ka mutu ki te whakawatea hoki i a ia.


​On the 25th of May Ngātiwai gathered to farewell Moana Macdonald who has served diligently Ngātiwai Trust Board for 11yrs as Board Secretary.

She is a true uri of Ngātiwai and a taonga serving the Board and our iwi. Moana leaves Ngātiwai Trust Board for a new management tūranga on her Kahungunu side.

On the 1st of June Ngātiwai traveled down to Heretaunga with our whānaunga Moana MacDonald to awhi and tautoko her pōwhiri for her new mahi with the Heretaunga Tamatea Settlement Trust in
Hastings.

With strong whakapapa connections on her fathers side, Moana was warmly accepted by her whānau and we mihi to our Ngāti Kahungunu whānaunga for their manaaki and aroha of our Ngātiwai ope that traveled down.

We thank Moana for her 11 years of service to Te iwi o Ngātiwai and we wish her all the best on her new journey in Heretaunga working for her iwi.

Ko Te Rōpū Kapa Haka o te Hunga Kaumātua o Ngātiwai.

E mihi ana ki te tira haka kaumātua o Ngātiwai i tū ki runga te papa tū waewae ki Te Whare Tapere o
Waimirirangi.

A special mihi to our rōpū kaumātua who performed at Te Whare Tapere o Waimirirangi. A regional whakangahau event hosted by the Waitangi Cultural Committee.

A big mihi to our whanaunga from Ngāti Kororā and Te Waiariki who performed as part of the whakangahau kaupapa 'Te Whare Tapere o Waimirirangi'.

Many weeks of practice to parepare and a beautiful stand. E mihi ana ki te tira haka me ngā kaiwhakahaere.

He mihi nui ki a Mei me Ropata Diamond i tautoko te rōpū ki te whakarite i te kaupapa.

Te Poari o Ngātiwai (Ngātiwai Trust Board) opposes the implementation of Significant Natural Areas (‘SNA’) on whenua Māori. This comes as awareness of the issue and impact on Māori grows.

“We agree in principle with the intention of the policy to protect our indigenous biodiversity on general title lands, but Māori land should be exempt” affirms Aperahama Edwards, Chair of Te Poari o
Ngātiwai.

SNAs sit within the Draft National Policy Statement on Indigenous Biodiversity (‘NPSIB’) which the Ministry of the Environment consulted on in March 2020. While the NPSIB has not been adopted at a national level, Northland Regional Council included SNAs in their Regional Policy Statement which
requires local Councils to implement. Wildlands Consultants was engaged by Council to complete a mapping project which mapped indigenous biodiversity across the Northland region.

“We have a concern that as hapū, iwi we were not advised by Council that they intended to contract Wildlands to implement this project across our tribal estates. Who designed the project and who owns the data collected? That’s our whenua data” says Hūhana Lyndon, new Te Raukura (CEO) mō Te Poari o Ngātiwai.

Despite the National Policy Statement on Indigenous Biodiversity not being finalised; Northland Regional Council has chosen to adopt SNAs into their Regional Policy Statement; councils in Northland had been required to implement SNAs.

Ngātiwai Trust Board has concerns for the northern sections of our rohe; with impacted whenua Māori landowners worried about the implications SNAs will have on their ability to utilise their lands
in the future.

“We do not support SNAs being applied to whenua Māori, as kaitiaki we are capable of protecting our indigenous biodiversity and affirm our rights guaranteed through He Whakaputanga me Te Tiriti o Waitangi. However, we have seen widespread clearing of lands in our rohe; general title lands should be the focus of this policy” states Hūhana Lyndon.

On Friday the 11th of June, thousands of people gathered in the spirit of unity along side our whānaunga hapū to say 'kāhore' to Far North District Council's SNA proposal.

While the Council has said they will 'pause' we need to maintain pressure to ensure that Council does not undermine our tino rangatiratanga as guaranteed through He Whakaputanga me Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

A pōwhiri at Mokau marae on Thursday 3 June for new Te Raukura (CEO), Hūhana Lyndon, seen the
Ngātiwai Trust Board officially appoint the vibrant and hardworking mother of three daughters to lead the iwi in its new strategic direction.

New Raukura Hūhana Lyndon says, “I am excited to have had this day finally arrive, I am excited to finally get my feet under the desk to start working with my new team.”

“I have learnt a lot during my time leading Ngāti Hine Forestry and have been fortunate to have been guided by great leadership. I am looking forward to applying these learnings into a Ngātiwai context.”

At the end of 2020 the Ngātiwai Trust Board went out to the iwi under the kauapapa ‘Te Huarahi Anga Mua o Ngātiwai’ where uri were given the opportunity to share their aspirations, goals and identify what the Board should focus on as their strategic direction.

Ngātiwai Chairman Aperahama Edwards says “We were overwhelmed with the response to ‘Te Huarahi Anga Mua o Ngātiwai’ our people are very clear on where they want the Board to focus and apply our resources”.

“The Board have heard from the people. We are designing a new way forward for our iwi, and in Hūhana we know we have the right leader to implement this for us” says Edwards.

Lyndon says “I’ve been excited watching the direction of the Board since mid 2020.  I plan to go back out to our people to affirm what we heard through Te Huarahi Anga Mua o Ngātiwai and look to plan out our strategic direction for our iwi”.

“As my first day of mahi quickly approached, I thought of my Grandfather George Davies who was
Ngātiwai tuturu from Tuparehuia and Aotea Great Barrier.”

“He was a man that was passionate about the moana, passionate about the whenua and loved his people. I will take these traits that he taught me and what it means to be Ngātiwai into my role as Te Raukura o Te Poari o Ngātiwai.”

Ngātiwai Trustee to Whananaki marae Kathy Caldwell and her son Barry went into the Ngāti Hine
Health Trust Covid 19 Vaccination Centre on Walton St recently to receive their vaccination.

Kathy and Barry went to Ngāti Hine Health's recent 'Open Day' where they were able to walk into the Centre and get their vaccination.

Kathy says "Its about hauora, just like the regular flu vaccination I get, this one is another rongoā I had to keep me well."

Ngāti Hine Health CEO Geoff Milner says "Kia Ora Ngātiwai, it is a pleasure to serve you. The next clinic day is the 16th June 2021."

"Let’s organise Ngātiwai whānaunga to come in on from the 16th of June onwards. All we need is an indication of numbers, the earlier arrival the better and bring a guitar!" says Geoff."
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Ngāti Hine ki uta Ngātiwai ki tai

The Ngātiwai Trust Board took our monthly Meeting of Trustees - Hui ā Marama back to the Marae, with the first of these being held at Matapouri Marae on the 30th of April.

The Hui ā Marama will alternate on a bimonthly basis between being held at our Board room and at the marae, with our next Hui taking place at Takahiwai Marae on the 25th of June.

These hui are open to all Ngātiwai whānui, we encourage our uri to attend and we look forward to coming to your marae in the near future.

​Nau mai haere mai

A Ngātiwai Trust Board hui was held on the 31st July 2020 at which the Trustees elected Aperahama Edwards (Trustee for Matapouri Marae) as the new Chairman of the Ngātiwai Trust Board.

Aperahama has been a Trustee of the Board for the last four years and is the current Chairman of the Ngātiwai Treaty Claims Committee. Aperahama is well known to the iwi and has represented Ngātiwai on several Boards, organisations and forums both at a local and national level.

Newly elected Ngātiwai Trust Board Chairman, Aperahama Edwards says, “I am humbled to be elected as the person to lead our iwi Trust Board. I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge Haydn Edmonds for his dedication, passion and commitment to serving our iwi as Chairman over the past ten years. Ngā mihi ki a koe e Rangatira to mahi mō tō tatou iwi. Ngā mihi hoki ki to whānau kua noho hei pou tuara mou i roto i ngā tau.”

Outgoing Chairman, Haydn Edmonds says, “It has been a privilege and an honour for me to represent my iwi over many years and I would like to wish Aperahama all the best as our new Chair. I know Abe is the right person to lead our iwi and he will have my full support. I look forward to continuing to work positively with him and my fellow Board members as the Trustee for my marae, Punaruku.”

Acting General Manager, Jim Smillie says, “We welcome the appointment of Aperahama as our new Chair. I know he will be well supported by the Board, staff and the wider iwi.”

Trustee for Motairehe Marae, Martin Cleave, was elected as Deputy Chairman.