Ngati Pakau Ki Te Waka Uru 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, Ngati Pakau Ki Te Waka Uru Ao (Inc) became a Maori incorporation in the terms of the provisions of the Act.
On the 26th, 27th and 28th days of September 2002, a management committee hui was held at the home of Perenara and Alied Ruka, Broadwood, North Hokianga, Northland, 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 marae tribunal system to
be held at Mahuri Marae, Taheke.
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 assessors (tangata whenua) were elected and made up of the management committee:
? Perenara Ruka, chairperson of management committee
? Te Rangapu Ruka, secretary of management committee
? Mac Ruka, chairperson of Kaitiaki Whanau Trust
? Patricia Korako, chairperson of Kaitiaki Trust
? Raureti Korako, chairperson of Kaitiaki Ahu Whenua Trust
? Te Rakai Watson, chairperson of Kaitiaki Topu Whenua Trust
? Perenara Ruka, chairperson of Kaitiaki Putea Trust
Native Justices of the Peace elected are members of the Kaumatua/Kuia Council who are the trustees for the marae:
? Perenara Ruka
? Te Rangapu Ruka
? Te Rauwhero Ruka
? Raureti Korako
? Patrick Ruka
? Taheke Ruka
? Pere Harris
Both the boards of native assessors (tangata whenua)
and Kaumatua/Kuia Council (Justices of the Peace) were nominated into their positions on the 28th day of September 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.
TE RANGAPU RUKA, Secretary.