Te Taurawhiri O Te Ao (Inc.)
Pursuant to Part XIII of Te Ture Whenua Maori/Maori Land Act 1993 and Part XIII of Te Ture Whenua Maori Incorporations Constitution Regulations Act 1995
Pursuant to Part XIII, and sections 338 and 338 (7) of the
Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993, on the 27th day of October 2002, Te Taurawhiri O Te Ao (Inc.) became a Maori incorporation in the terms of the provisions of the Act.
On the 7th day of December 2002, a management committee hui was held at 10 Oceanview Road, Hatfields Beach, Orewa, where the following special resolutions were passed.
First Resolution
The provisions of section 253 of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993, and in terms of section 17 (3) of Te Ture
Whenua Maori Amendment Act 1994, the constitution of the incorporation is hereby amended by Part I, Constitution of Courts, Regulations, Constitution. It shall be lawful for the incorporation to constitute marae-based tribunals being that the hapu has established its regional marae tribunal system to be held at any designated marae nominated by
the executive management committee.
The tribunals are:
? Native Circuit Tribunal
? Native District Tribunal
? Native Whanau Tribunal
having criminal, civil, land and general jurisdiction on a Monday to Friday and alternate Saturdays, between the hours of 10.00 a.m. and 4.30 p.m., or at the discretion of the native assessors (tangata whenua).
Second Resolution
Native court of assessors (tangata whenua) were elected and made up of the management committee:
? Alfred James Mitchell, chairperson of management committee
? Paretutaki Hayward Jnr, registrar of executive management committee
? Ronnie Thomas Pai, secretary of executive management committee
? Joseph Kereopa, chairperson of Kaitiaki Whanau Trust
? Eru Thompson, chairperson of Kaitiaki Trust
? Raumati Kereopa, chairperson of Kaitiaki Ahu Whenua Trust
? Sunnah Thompson, chairperson of Kaitiaki Topu Whenua Trust
? Kahu Kereopa, chairperson of Kaitiaki Putea Trust
Native Justices of the Peace elected are members of
the Kaumatua/Kuia Council who are the trustees for
Te Taurawhiri O Te Ao (Inc.):
? Henare Gray
? Sunnah Thompson
? Nora Pai
? Paretutaki Roroti Tai Rakena-Hayward
? Butch Pai
? Lena Rina Tai Rakena
? Kanui Taurangawhenua
? Piripi Tauwhare
? Maikuku Pumipi-Mitchell
? Alfred Edward Mitchell
? John Taharua Kereopa
? Tame Turunui
? Taiporohenui John Day
Both the boards of native assessors (tangata whenua)
and Kaumatua/Kuia Council (Justices of the Peace) were nominated into their positions on the 18th day of May 2002 and were given the Seal of Approval at Waitangi Marae in a Court hearing sitting on the 27th day of October 2002.
[L.S.]
Naku noa na.
PARETUTAKI HAYWARD JNR, Registrar, Executive Management Committee.
RONNIE THOMAS PAI, Secretary, Executive Management Committee.