Please click below for the Election Timetable, and also the Trustee Nomination Form.

Please be aware:

• Nominations must be received no later than 5pm Tuesday 17 May 2022
• Nominations can be emailed to: secretary@ngatiwai.iwi.nz 
• The official nomination form can be filled out online but still needs to be printed to be signed. Electronic signatures will not be accepted.
  
  

Election Services will be independently running the election on behalf of the Trust Board, however please feel free to contact the Board if you enquiries about the process and/or updates/new registrations.

Due to the growing numbers of covid cases in Tai Tokerau and imminent risk of Omicron variant Ngātiwai Trust Board has elected to host the National Iwi Chairs Forum February meeting completely online.

From 2 – 4 February National Iwi Chairs Forum are scheduled to meet. Ngātiwai had planned to host the iwi of Tai Tokerau face to face at Tahuaroa Conference Centre, Waitangi National Trust while hosting ngā iwi o te motu (iwi from across New Zealand) online. However on Sunday is collaboration with Te Kahu o Taonui, Te Poari o Ngātiwai elected to take their hosting of the Forum completely online.

Raukura CEO Huhana Lyndon explains ‘we have growing numbers of Omicron cases in Tai Tokerau. We recognize the leadership of Te Tii Waitangi Marae and Waitangi National Trust in cancelling face to face commemorations of our national day and taking events online. It is best we go 100% online’.

Te Poari o Ngātiwai will now host a downscaled National Iwi Chairs gathering in Whangārei. ‘Our logistics have had to pivot to accommodate these late changes’ says Lyndon.

Chairman Aperahama Edwards shares ‘our theme for our 2022 hosting is ngā wai whakaataata o Ngātiwai – the reflective waters of Ngātiwai. Reflecting on our past moving forward into the future. This is an important time in our history, we can learn from past pandemics that have affected our people. We need to uphold our tikanga while maintaining covid safe practices’.
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The National Iwi Chairs Forum will host government officials online on Friday 4 February.
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MEDIA STATEMENT
Tuesday, 26 October 2021

Te Iwi o Ngātiwai calls for L3 in Te Tai Tokerau

Te Poari o Ngātiwai Heamana (Chairman) Aperahama Kerepeti-Edwards this long weekend wrote to the Government expressing his deep concern at the lack of action with the delta outbreak in Tai Tokerau.

He stated to Ministers and officials of Crown that Tai Tokerau has large rurally isolated communities, very low vaccination rates and a clear lack of resources to cope should a full delta outbreak set in.

“Why have the Government been quick to abandon the hard and fast rhetoric?” asks Mr Kerepeti-Edwards.

“The Northland cluster is growing and in four days we have gone from two to now seven cases with twenty-seven close contacts. These cases are all rural Māori. We acknowledge the cases are all linked and isolating at home but given the level of risk it is still a huge concern for our people. It has been a long weekend with no real restrictions on travel across the region.”

“Ngātiwai stands united with Ngā Iwi o Te Tai Tokerau calling for the Government to take a highly precautionary approach and move Te Tai Tokerau immediately to Alert Level 3.”

Mr Edwards calls for iwi inclusion in alert level assessment and decision making as is our right as mana i te whenua through He Whakaputanga me Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Aperahama closes “Should any Ngātiwai fall victim to this outbreak via this Northland cluster, ka rongo koutou i te wehi o Ngātiwai!”

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Contacts: Aperahama Kerepeti-Edwards Heamana (Chairman)
Te Poari O Ngātiwai
Phone: 09 430 0939
E-mail: aperahama.edwards@ngatiwai.iwi.nz

Barry Caldwell, Communications Advisor, Ngātiwai Trust Board
Phone: 021 728 291
Email: barry.caldwell@ngātiwai.iwi.nz

Tūtūkākā Twilight Pop-Up Vaxx Station, this Thursday 21 Oct 4pm - 7pm

Nau mai, ahu mai e te iwi

This Thurs we will host a drive through/ walk up Vaxx Station with Ngāti Hine Health Trust at 'The Green' outside Oceans Resort Hotel, Tutukaka 4 - 7pm!

Spot Prizes up for grabs inc:
- Dive! Tutukaka Perfect Day Whānau of 4 Trip to Poor Knights
- UE BOOM
- $200 petrol vouchers
- $200 Soil & Sand Clothing vouchers

And kai while you wait from Ocean & Teale 'Haere Mai Te Kai'

This is a community Vaxx Event - all welcome! Come on down to 'The Green' at Tūtūkākā to grab a jab!

​E Ngātiwai, ki te hoe!
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