Governance
The Hauraki Māori Trust Board is made up of twelve members who represent the twelve Hauraki Iwi and form the governing body of the Trust. Elections for the Board are held every three years. David Taipari serves as the Kaiwhakahaere (Chairperson) of the Board.
The Board oversees a range of subsidiaries that manage its commercial interests and, through a service level agreement, also manages the Pare Hauraki Fishing Trust. In addition, the Board provides essential services to its Iwi members and runs a variety of social support programmes for whānau through the dedicated management team and staff based at its Paeroa offices.
Affiliates of the Board include Pare Hauraki Kaimoana, Nga Iwi FM, and Te Korowai Hauora o Hauraki, with a strong partnership also in place with the Hauraki Primary Health Organisation. These relationships enhance the Board’s ability to serve and support the whānau and communities within the Hauraki rohe.
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Board Of Trustees
David Taipari
Ngāti Maru, Chairman
Arama Chase
Ngāti Tamaterā, Deputy Chairman
Meralda Walters
Ngāti Tara Tokanui
John Linstead
Ngāti Hako
Joe Davis
Ngāti Hei
Harry Mikaere
Ngāti Pukenga ki Waiau
Wiremu Peters
Patukirikiri
Honey Renata
Ngaati Whanaunga
Lucy Steel
Ngāi Tai
Te Wai Barbarich-Unasa
Ngāti Paoa
Norman Hill
Ngāti Rahiri-Tumutumu
John Tamihere
Ngāti Porou ki Harataunga ki Mataora
The Board of Trustees were appointed in 2024 for a three-year term.
Kaupapa
The kaupapa of the Hauraki Māori Trust Board is:
“Building the Hauraki Nation, together”
The Board is committed to strengthening, enhancing, protecting and promoting the cultural, social, economic and political integrity of its people.
Iwi
The Iwi of Hauraki represented on the Board are Ngāti Hako, Ngāti Hei, Ngāti Maru, Ngāti Paoa, Patukirikiri, Ngāti Porou ki Harataunga ki Mataora, Ngāti Pukenga ki Waiau, Ngāti Rahiri-Tumutumu, Ngāi Tai, Ngāti Tamaterā, Ngāti Tara Tokanui, and Ngaati Whanaunga.
These Iwi trace their origins to Tohora (the whale) and the fleet canoes of Tainui, Te Arawa, Mataatua and Matawhaorua.
Rohe
The Board operates in Te Ika-A-Māui (North Island of Aotearoa/New Zealand) in a tribal region known as Hauraki. Our region is described by tribal elders as:
Mai Matakana ki Matakana
From Matakana in the south to Matakana in the north
The Organisation
The Hauraki Māori Trust Board comprises twelve members who together represent the twelve Hauraki Iwi and form the governing body. Elections are held every three years. David Taipari is the Kaiwhakahaere or Chairperson of the Board.
The Board, has subsidiaries to manage the commercial interests of the Board and through a service level agreement manages the Pare Hauraki Fishing Trust. The Board runs core Iwi member services and social services programmes as whānau support through the management team and staff based at its Paeroa offices.
Other affiliates of the Board Group include Pare Hauraki Kaimoana, Nga Iwi FM, and Te Korowai Hauora o Hauraki. There is also a close association with the Hauraki Primary Health Organisation.