Board Policies: - All Board policies will be referred to the Policy committee prior to sign off by the Board. 
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NTB Directorships: - A policy regarding the recruitment of Directors will be drafted by the Legal Adviser and a draft recommended to the Board. Also the review of the Governance and Directorship policies is still being carried out. 

Kaipara Sands: - Hori Parata completed a review and report of the Kaipara Sands extraction prior to Christmas, he is progressing towards putting someone on the barge to monitor their processes.

Marae Reports: - Marae updates were received from the following marae:

• Kawa: - The marae is looking at alternative power supply such as solar panels and wind power.
  
• Matapouri: - No marae meetings have been held since the last. Aperahama attended the new processing plant opening at Hikurangi this morning.
  
• Motairehe: - The marae is regrouping after the recent Ngāti Rehua hui.
  
• Ngaiotonga: - The marae committee will forward its invoice for the NTB grant shortly.
  
• Ngunguru: -
  
• Omaha: -
  
• Otetao: - The marae is hosting the Te Kupenga Reo programme this weekend.
  
• Pataua:
  
• Punaruku: - The marae committee will schedule an up coming meeting.
  
• Tuparehuia: - The marae committee had a good meeting last week, the next meeting is scheduled for Saturday 17th June at NTB. There is also a whānau unveiling being held at the marae next weekend.
  
• Whananaki: - The marae will be holding a fund raising evening which includes entertainment and a meal at Forum North on Saturday 22nd July 2017, tickets are $100 and all proceeds going towards Whakapaumahara rebuild. Entertainment is Kawiti Waetford.

 
Scholarships: - A meeting of the Education and Social Development committees will occur prior to discuss and confirm scholarship and sponsorship grants for 2017. 

Trustee Remuneration Policy: - The Trustee remuneration draft policy will be reviewed by Policy Committee and referred to the Board for sign off. 

Trust Deed Review: - A copy of the final draft from the Trust Deed Review Rōpu will be provided to the Board for legal to review, once this has been completed the Rōpu will look towards taking the document to marae for socialisation. 

Te Kupenga Reo: - The Te Kupenga Reo team completed a 4 day rumaki reo wānanga to determine what has been working or not working with the programme. The team are out at Otetao marae this weekend and next week travel to Aotea. 

Aquaculture Settlement: - It’s expected that the aquaculture settlement for the Northland space will be held back for at least another 18 months.

Directorship and Governance: - A review of the Governance and Directorship policies is being carried out.

Manaaki Marae: - Enrolments for the course closed on the 2nd May 2017, there are still 8 positions available for any interested whanau.

Marine and Coastal Area Act: - The applications for the Crown and High Court processes have been lodged. Further information hui and a mapping hui will be held of individual applicants shortly.

Marae Election, Matapouri: - Aperahama Kerepeti-Edwards has been elected as Trustee to NTB with Andrew McMath elected as Alternative.

Marae Election, Mokau: - The nomination period of Mokau marae has been extended to Wednesday 10th May 2017, 5pm.

Marae Reports: - The following updates were for marae were given.
Kawa: - No report.
Matapouri: - Aperahama Kerepeti-Edwards has been elected as the NTB Trustee with Andrew McMath as alternative. The marae held its AGM during Easter weekend followed by the hapū trust hui. There was good cohesion at both hui initiatives to further develop our marae and hapū structures was discussed. The hapū trust is preparing for the Ngāti Rehua AGM.
Motairehe: - Marae chairperson is Darren Cleave and Hope Munroe Treasurer. We are preparing for the Ngāti Rehua Ngātiwai ki Aotea AGM next weekend, the marae hopes to get rangatahi involved to support and offer expertise to the taumata.
Ngaiotonga: - A number of maintenance issues were taken care of by whanau during their reunion. The marae continues to host community events such as line-dancing. Northtec also utilises the marae to run some of their programmes. We also hosted the recent ANZAC dawn ceremony with Te Rawhiti and the Russell RSA.
Ngunguru: - The marae’s MACA application has been lodged. The marae has also received a letter from the Māori Land Court regarding the return of our taonga.
Oakura: - The marae has been distributing firewood to kaumātua. Our accounts are being audited in preparation for our AGM.
Omaha: - No report.
Otetao: - The Education unit will be hosting its suicide prevention hui at the marae this weekend.
Pataua: - The marae received directives from the MLC earlier this month, we will be holding a meeting this weekend to restructure our marae committee.
Punaruku: - No meetings have been held by the marae committee during the month due to Aunty Mere’s tangihanga.
Tuparehuia: - The marae held a successful monthly meeting, the financials for 2016 have been signed off, we are also estasblishing a fund raising sub-committee. A financial capability facilitated by Pam Armstrong and Marlene Leuluai hui will be held at the marae this weekend.
Whananaki: - It’s been a busy month for the marae, Paul White is preparing a feasibility report for the marae renovations. We are also preparing for the Ngāti Rehua AGM and would like NTB to consider providing a van for transport. Phil Paikea gave a presentation to us regarding youth suicide. I also attended the kamātua hui which was held at Ngunguru marae.
 
Treaty Claims: - A meeting was held with the OTS to introduce the new Negotiator and manager dealing with the Ngātiwai mandate. The Trust Board continues to be involved in with the issues of overlapping claims particularly regarding the Marutūahu collective.

Trustee Remuneration: - A review of Trustee remuneration is being carried out.

​The recent Kahui Kaumatua hui held at Paratene Te Manu Marae in Ngunguru was an opportunity for kaumatua to; discuss further the importance of kaumatuatanga, share stories, receive updates, reflect on issues at hand and receive a presentation from Ngahuia Moore about collating the stories and images of our Marae as told by our kuia and kaumatua. 
 
Those present at the hui decided that a monthly hui will be held and that these will be hosted by Marae throughout our rohe so that everyone has opportunity to attend.  The younger generation who are interested in the kaupapa are also encouraged to attend.
 
A pānui of upcoming Kahui Kaumatua hui will be posted on the various Marae facebook pages. To ensure you are notified of any important hui or happenings – please ensure that you are on the mailing list by contacting Secretary Pam Armstrong on 021704084 or Chairman Hori Parata on 021436837
 
Nau Mai Piki Mai Haere mai

Election Process, Matapouri and Mokau Marae: - Voting for Matapouri Marae is currently underway and closes on Thursday 20th April at 5pm, results will be announced at a Special Election Meeting to be held at the Trust Board on Friday 21st April at 9:30am. The nomination period for Mokau Marae has been extended to Wednesday 12th April, 5pm.

NTB Sub-Committees: - The Board sub-committees were formalised as follows:

• Bland Bay Campground
• Education
• Finance and Executive
• Fisheries
• Policy Review
• Resource Management
• Social Development
• Te Reo me nga Tikanga
• Treaty Claims

Marine and Costal Area Act: - Keir Volkering and Mylie George gave a brief update regarding applications under the Marine and Costal Act. There are 2 aspects of the Act. 1) Protective Customary Right and 2) Customary Marine Title.
Mylie is supporting individuals who would like to submit applications which close on Monday 3rd April 2017. NTB has lodged a blanket application on behalf of all of Ngātiwai.

Marae Reports: - The following updates for marae were given.
Kawa: - Not a lot to report from the marae due to the Ngāti Rehua settlement.
Matapouri: - The marae AGM is being organised for later in the month.
Ngaiotonga: - The Kiwikiwi whanau are holding a reunion at the marae this weekend. The marae will also be hosting the ANZAC dawn service in collaboration with Te Rawhiti and the Russell RSA. Unfortunately there was damage caused to the marae during the last storm, also a wall leak has appeared in the wharekai and some of the kitchen appliances need upgrading.
Ngunguru: - The marae hosted a hui for rohe-moana.
Oakura: - North-power have cleared the surrounding trees away from Omahanga so we’ve been distributing the fire-wood to the elderly in the community. The marae will be holding a whakatau for Rayonier on the 15th April. We’re also seeking funding for kitchen appliances.
Omaha: - The marae charter is being updated, so the marae is closed for bookings until this work is completed. A woman by the name of Judy Shakespare visited the marae to apologise on behalf of her tupuna who removed Tenatahi from Hauturu.
Otetao: - The concrete in front of the marae entrance has been replaced. The committee will be holding a meeting next week.
Pataua: - The roof is currently being placed on our building, we are also carrying out maintenance on our roadway. The committee is holding a meeting this weekend to develop our marae structure.
Punaruku: - The marae committee have continued to hold meetings regarding elections and the placement of our marae. We now have 2 locations available to us Waikaramihi and below the school.
Tuparehuia: - A meeting of the marae committee and Haydn (NTB) will be scheduled shortly to sign off the LTO. We received a resignation late last year from our Treasurer Daryl Pita, so Gary Reti has been elected as the new Treasurer. Our next marae committee meeting will be held in April 2017.
Whananaki: - There have been 2 whanau tangi at the marae over the last month. The marae committee have held a series of meetings regarding renovations. Pam Armstrong has secured funding for a feasibility to be carried out on the renovations. At this stage the committee has decided the renovations will be completed in 2 stages, firstly the ablutions and then the wharekai. Also the group opposing the Ngāti Rehua settlement won their injunction and the NRNWKATB have been ordered to hold an AGM.
 
New Zealand Certificate in Manaaki Marae (Level 3): - An open evening was held on Tuesday 28th March at the Education Unit. For those interested in enrolling on the course contact: Freephone 0800 162 100 or www.northtec.ac.nz

​Scholarships: - The Education Committee will review the amount of funds provided to each applicant. Once the review is complete NTB Scholarships will be opened and advertised.
 
Staff Meetings: - A regular staff meeting has been introduced to occur each fortnight. At the recent staff meeting the Board’s strategic plan was re-socialised with staff, the next step will be to develop an annual plan which will feed down to staff individual work plans to achieve the Board’s directives and goals.
 
Te Kupenga Reo o Ngātiwai: - The launch of Te Kupenga Reo o Ngātiwai was held at Ngunguru marae from the 24-25th March 2017.

The Ngātiwai Trust Board are pleased to announce the Launch of Te Kupenga Reo o Ngātiwai, a Reo Maori revitalisation kaupapa that has been designed to help build capacity and capability on marae of Ngātiwai.
 
Ko Te Ra:      Saturday, 25th March, 2017
 
Ko Te Wahi:  Ngunguru Marae
 
Ko Te Wa:      9.30am
 
We are asking our people, kuia and kaumatua to arrive at 9.30am to be welcomed to the marae and to set the kaupapa for the welcome to manuhiri and the launch of Te Kupenga Reo o Ngātiwai scheduled for 11am.  Following the launch there will be the hakari inside the wharekai - Manaakitia Te Iwi.
 
Tuituia mai       Huihuia mai       Paiheretia mai 
 
Heoi ano tenei

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Taipari Munro
Aperahama Edwards
Merepeka Henley
Joeann Walters

Ngātiwai Education - Te Au Here O Tukaiaia, are running the Nga Tau Miharo - The Incredible Years Programme again in Tikipunga and Ngunguru in 2017!

This course promotes positive parenting strategies by incorporating a diverse range of communication skills and parenting tools which is designed for parents (Mums and Dads), Grandparents, guardians and carers – anyone who has regular contact with 3-8 year old children.

And....
It’s FREE!

• With petrol vouchers are available to assist those driving more than 5km to the venue
• This is a 15 week programme through to June (does not run through school holidays)
• Ngunguru has TWO options available, a Tuesday night course and a Wednesday morning course.