A pānui inviting whānau to the Annual General Meeting for Te Rūnanga ā Iwi ō Ngāpuhi, shared by Arnold Maunsell.

The Annual General Meeting of Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-Ō-Ngāpuhi for the financial year ended 30 June 2023 will be held on Saturday 16 December 2023 at the Rūnanga office (16 Mangakāhia Road, Kaikohe), from 10am.

Itinerary
10:00 am Pōwhiri
10:30 am In-person registration and voting opens / morning tea
11:45 am In-person registration and voting closes
12:00 noon AGM starts

Agenda:
1 Apologies
2 Minutes of AGM 2022
3 Annual Report for 2022/2023 financial year
4 Chairman’s Report
5 Financial and Audit Reports
6 Ngāpuhi Asset Holding Company Report
7 Changes to the Trust Deed (Special Resolution required to pass)
8 Appointment of Auditor for 2023/2024 financial year

Note on Trust Deed changes

Background
At the AGM of 24 June 2023, it was resolved by a special majority of over 75% of the adult registered members of Ngāpuhi who voted, that:

The proposed amendments to the Trust Deed of Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi O Ngāpuhi, as notified, are for the collective benefit of all Members of Ngāpuhi and are agreed.

The amended Trust Deed was then provided to Te Ohu Kaimoana Limited (‘TOKM’) for review.

TOKM advised that as a next step, the Rūnanga needs to add further minor amendments to the Trust Deed to explicitly meet specific requirements in Schedule 7 of the Māori Fisheries Act 2004 (please see explanatory note for details). The Rūnanga has now incorporated those amendments in the proposed amended Trust Deed. TOKM has reviewed the proposed amended Trust Deed and confirmed that:

• It complies with the Act; and
• it must be voted on and ratified by not less than 75% of the adult members who vote at a general meeting.

Accordingly, the following resolution is put to the adult members of Ngāpuhi, for your consideration and vote:

RESOLUTION
That the proposed amendments to the Trust Deed of Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-Ō-Ngāpuhi, as notified, are for the collective benefit of all Members of Ngāpuhi and are agreed.

The proposed Trust Deed changes and voting forms are available on our website ngapuhi.iwi.nz or at the Rūnanga office.

Voting
Voters must be 18 years+ members registered with Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-Ō-Ngāpuhi. Voters can register online on our website before voting. Or, if voting in person, voters can register on the day before voting.

Votes can be cast either:

• in person at the AGM between 10:30am and 11:45am on Saturday 16 December 2023 at the Rūnanga office; or
• by postal vote which must be received by the Returning Officer by 5pm on Friday 15 December 2023. Postal votes may be delivered to the Rūnanga office (by hand, post or email) to:

The Returning Officer

16 Mangakāhia Road, PO Box 263, Kaikohe 0440

returningofficer@ngapuhi.org

We will also hold a livestream of the 12noon AGM on our Facebook page. Please note you cannot vote or post comments via livestream.

Wane Wharerau
Chair, Te Rūnanga-Ā-lwi-Ō-Ngāpuhi

Trust Deed Amendments Voting Form