Wairoa iwi and hapu elect Initial Trustees   7 Nov 2016

MEDIA STATEMENT

On behalf of Te Tira Whakaemi o Te Wairoa

5 November 2016

Wairoa iwi and hapu elect Initial Trustees for Post-Settlement Governance Entity

The Initial Trustees to represent the iwi and hapu of Te Rohe o Te Wairoa on their Post-Settlement Governance Entity (PSGE), Tatau Tatau o Te Wairoa Trust, have been announced today.

The following people are declared to be the Initial Trustees for the Tatau Tatau o Te Wairoa Trust:

The voter return was 53.12%, being 1,918 votes cast from 3,611 eligible electors, of which 55.53% voted via the internet and 44.47% voted by post.

Te Tira Whakaemi o Te Wairoa, is the Trust currently mandated to represent the iwi and hapu of Te Rohe o Te Wairoa. Initial Trustees of Tatau Tatau o Te Wairoa Trust will sign the Deed of Settlement with the Crown on November 25 and 26, 2016.

The ceremony will be held at the Takitimu Marae, in Wairoa, and all whanau who whakapapa to the iwi and hapu of Te Rohe o Te Wairoa are welcomed and encouraged to attend.

For more information, visit www.tetirawhakaemi.iwi.nz

Nau Mai - Te Tira Whakaemi O Te Wairoa

www.tetirawhakaemi.iwi.nz

Official website of Te Tira Whakaemi o Te Wairoa (Te Tira) for those who whakapapa to the waka of Takitimu and Kurahaupo across the Wairoa Inquiry District.

ENDS

About Te Tira Whakaemi o Te Wairoa
Te Tira is the mandated representative for iwi and hapu throughout the Wairoa Inquiry District to comprehensively settle all their historical Treaty of Waitangi claims with the Crown. Through seven clusters of iwi and hapu groups across the region, Te Tira collectively represents approximately 34,000 people.

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