----- Original Message -----From: Manaaki Poto (CMDHB)Cc: nkkw trust board office ; Clifton Mckenzie ; Mary Hape ; Jacob M. Tepania ; Sandra Heihei ; Alec Aperahama ; celia robinson ; Thelma Day ; Waitangi Woods ; ellahenry@xtra.co.nz ; John Paterson ; Laverne King ; R Hawk ; Pita Pangari ; Smith, JustineSent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 9:45 AM
To the writer
1. I am not, and neither will the Trust Board go into any dialogue with you or anyone else re Pita Pangari. The so called rumour you talk of vs the truth is flipping nonsense, so you figure it out yourself. Should you, a no name, represent your whanau, feel free to attend any one of the TB meetings. We have an open door policy but be mindful that each individual is deserving of the utmost respect.
2. Read the constitution. This has been circulating for the past umpteen years. Find your Hapuu representative for a copy or go to the TB Office in Mangonui. You can also get a copy of the AIP.
3. Vetted? Ask your Marae. Be there when the meetings are held. Get fully informed via your Marae. It is the Marae that elects but in your case, vetted.
4. Again, see your Marae.
Additional to this, the TB has never turned any whanau members away. The meetings are held in a public arena ie 'open door policy' held every third Saturday of the month. You (and your whanau) are more than welcome to attend. Should you take up the challenge, please notify the NKKWTB Office so we can add your name and discussion point on to the agenda. You will be given 20 minutes for your kaupapa. The office will advise you of the venue as this changes by the month. In order to make an informed decision (you and your whanau) re judgement of the TB and/or the Governments offer, I strongly urge you to contact the TB office re the agenda. Please come to the meetings.
No reira, noho mai ki runga i te rangimarie, te whakapono, te tumanako o wa maatou maatua tuupuna me te aroha o te whanau - puta noa. Ko te mea nui rawa atu, tukua ma te Atua i whakawaatea he huarahi tika kia kore ai taatou e awangawanga
Otiira, mo teenei waa,
Manaaki Poto
Tiamana o Ngatikahu ki Whangaroa Trust Board
Kahukuraariki Trust Board********************************************************************************************
To help me figure out the truth from the rumours; can you please answer a few questions for me?
1) Pita Pangari (Peter Pangari) is not toto; he was adopted into our hapu and believes he had a vision/calling to continue leading our people in this claim. Additionally, Pita continues to claim both his natural and adopted hapu.2) The Ngati Kahu ki Whangaroa Trust Broad is not a legal entity it is represented legally as the "Kahukuraariki Trust Board". How is it audited and held accountable to the trust members?
3) How are the trust members vetted?
4) How often are trust board member elections held?
Regards, Paeara Family********************************************************************************************
It's been over a month since I last asked these very basic questions about the board; and how it works; to date I haven't received any official reply. Am I being unreasonable to expect that the Kahukuraariki Trust Board should answer these questions of it's members? I'm not asking anything confidential; these questions can be answered in the public arena or is this the way the board normally treats it's members?
The whole purpose of our questions is so we can make an informed decision on whether we trust the judgement of the Kahukuraariki Trust Board and subsequently the Government's offer. Can you please answer our questions?