Te Arawa Partnership Outcome

In August/September 2015 Te Arawa voted and elected a board of 14 members for the next three years to guide the partnership and represent the diverse voices of Te Arawa.

Key facts about the election process:
  • 2,839 votes were received (25% of eligible voters)
  • 77% by postal vote and 23% by online vote
  • Voting papers were sent to 11,153 Te Arawa descendants

Election Results

The successful candidates (in order of votes received) are as follows:

TE ARAWA IWI AND HAPU (6 SEATS)

  1. Eraia Kiel
  2. Gina Mohi
  3. Potaua Biasiny-Tule
  4. Te Taru White
  5. Ngaroma (Mala) Grant
  6. Raina Meha-Rangitauira
NB: Aneta Morgan was successfully elected however has since withdrawn due to conflicts with work commitments.

KOEKE (1 SEAT)

  1. Te Uru o Te Whetu (Fred) Whata (elected unopposed)*.

*He aituā, he aituā. I hinga he totara nui. Te Uru o Te Whetu sadly passed away in November 2016 during his term as the Koeke representative. At a meeting held at Kahumatamomoe Marae on Friday 2 December 2016, Te Pukenga Koeke o Te Arawa agreed to recommend that Dr Ken Kennedy be their Kaumatua representative on Te Tatau o Te Arawa Board.

NGATI WHAKAUE (2 SEATS)

  1. Kingi Biddle
  2. Ana Morrison

LAND TRUSTS & INCORPORATIONS (2 SEATS)

  1. David (Rawiri) Waru
  2. Geoffrey Rolleston

PAN TE ARAWA ENTITIES (1 SEAT)

  1. Eugene Berryman-Kamp

RANGATAHI (2 SEATS)

  1. Te Mauri Tait Kingi
  2. Ngahuia Hona-Paku