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CHAIRMAN'S 05 REPORT 10 F E E S & Building the 06 07 ATTENDANCE INTRODUCTION TRUSTEES Hauraki nation, 10 STRATEGY IWI REGISTER 12 & PLANNING together! 13 14 24 ASSETS INTERACTIONS FINANCIALS - IWI, MARAE,MATAURANGA EDUCATION & SPORTS 48 16 GRANTS SCORECARD Ngā Puke ki Hauraki ka tarehu Nga mihinui Kia koutou i tenei wa As other opportunities come our way in E mihi ana ki te whenua aquaculture and fin fish farming we look forward On behalf of the Trustees of the Pare Hauraki to working alongside the company to realise the E tangi ana ki te tangata Fishing Trust I am pleased to present this Annual potential of those opportunities and to enable Report for 1st October 2017 to 30th September further economic growth and opportunities for E ngā mana, e ngā Iwi, 2018. business and employment for our people in the future. E ngā uri o ngā Iwi o Hauraki The Trust’s fundamental function is to provide the Iwi, Marae Development, Education, Mātauranga Because of the strength of our collective fisheries Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, (Culture & Arts) and Sports grants on an annual assets we are having a strong influence in basis. This has been a very good way to assist our aquaculture and fisheries development across our Tēnā tātou katoa. people of Ngā Iwi o Hauraki and our many Marae. rohe and the country. Our Annual Report identifies where those grants As we need necessary infrastructure to support were allocated and their purpose and it will be our growth we are also engaging strongly great to hear from some of those recipients at our with Local and Central Government to work Annual General Meeting as we have heard from collaboratively to secure resource, particularly other recipients in previous years. with the Provincial Growth Fund to plan and prepare for that infrastructure requirement. I would take this opportunity to thank the Hauraki Although this is been driven principally by Pare Māori Trust Board who provide the administration, Hauraki Kaimoana it is important that the Trust is financial services and management support advocating at the political level. services required to run the Trust and assess and process all the grant applications submitted. I would like to acknowledge all the Trustees for their commitment to the Pare Hauraki Fishing Included in our AGM is also the Annual Report Trust and their ability to strategically think and and Annual Plan of Pare Hauraki Kaimoana which challenge where it is required to ensure we are is the trading name of our Pare Hauraki Asset achieving progress with the asset that belongs to Holdings Company. I would like to acknowledge 4 us all collectively. and thank the Directors of Pare Hauraki Kaimoana 5 and in particular acknowledge Mr Harry Mikaere Therefore the Trustees commend this Annual as Chairman of Pare Hauraki Kaimoana and the Report for your review and receipt as it provides a support provided to them by Mr Stephen Hand as good overview for our member’s information. manager of the Company. Ngā mihi The company continues to develop our asset base and considering it has only been a short time REPORT since we have received those assets after other external Iwi holding us up for many years, our Trustees are pleased with their ongoing progress David Taipari CHAIRMAN'S and their diversification of investments. Chairman The Pare Hauraki Fishing Trust (the Trust) is the Joint Mandated Iwi Organisation (JMIO) representing the Iwi of Hauraki for the purposes of the Māori Fisheries Act 2004 and the Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004. The Hauraki Māori Trust Board is the trustee of the JMIO. ANNUAL PLAN SCORECARD The Trust exercises strategic governance over Pare Hauraki Asset Holdings Limited (PHAHL), an Asset OF PERFORMANCE 2017- 2018 Holding Company which was set up to commercially manage and grow the fisheries, aquaculture and The scorecard against the Annual Plan ended 30 September 2018 is set out at the end of this report. other assets of the Iwi of Hauraki and to provide a dividend back to the shareholder, which is the Trust. Pare Hauraki Asset Holdings Limited (PHAHL) is now known as Pare Hauraki Kaimoana (PHK) and comprises both Pare Hauraki Asset Holdings Limited and the Hauraki Fishing Group Trust. The Trust is required to provide an Annual Report to Iwi members which must comply with the reporting BOARD OF TRUSTEES requirements of the constitution of the Trust and the Māori Fisheries Act 2004. The Hauraki Māori Trust Board is the corporate trustee of the Trust. The HMTB as corporate Trustee is comprised of the following Trustees: The Trust’s annual reporting responsibilities are outlined in Kaupapa 7 of Schedule 11 of the Māori Fisheries Act 2004 and mirrored in its Trust Deed. Briefly, the Trust is required to report: The new Board of Trustees were appointed in May 2018 as a result of the three yearly elections. Its performance and that of the Company or Information on the steps taken to increase any other entities that conduct business using registered members; Hauraki settlement assets; DAVID TAIPARI Ngāti Maru, Chairman Comparison of its performance against Information on sales and exchanges of the objectives in the annual plan, including settlement quota including quantity and value changes in shareholder or member value and of the settlement quota sold or exchanged and dividend performance or profit distribution; the identity of the purchaser; PINE HARRISON 6 7 Any transaction with settlement quota that The settlement quota interests that Ngāti Porou ki Harataunga ki Mataora, has resulted in a registered interest by way have been registered against the quota Deputy Chairman of caveat or mortgage being placed over the shares of the mandated Iwi organisation; quota; The value of income shares sold, exchanged or Interactions in fisheries matters; acquired; JOHN LINSTEAD TRUSTEES Ngāti Hako A comparison of its performance against the Any changes in shareholder or member value; objectives in the annual plan; and Report on dividend, performance and or INTRODUCTION profit distribution. STEPHEN ZISTER ARAMA CHASE Ngāi Tai Ngāti Tamaterā HARRY MIKAERE MILLIE BERRYMAN Ngāti Pūkenga ki Waiau Ngāti Paoa WIREMU PETERS JOE DAVIS Patukirikiri Ngāti Hei 8 HONEY RENATA DANIEL BRAID 9 Ngaati Whanaunga Ngāti Rāhiri-Tumutumu TRUSTEES TRUSTEES SONNY TE KARU Ngāti Tara Tokanui TRUSTEES ATTENDANCE AND FEES A total of seven (7) Board meetings were held this year including six (6) ordinary meetings and one (1) Annual General Meeting. Develop all ATTENDANCE FEES David Taipari 7 14,097 Pine Harrison 7 9,212 transferred water Sonny Te Karu 6 7,529 Joe Davis 5 7,529 Harry Mikaere 7 7,529 Wiremu Peters 5 7,529 space assets Honey Renata 7 7,529 John Linstead 4 7,529 Stephen Zister 5 7,529 Arama Chase 5 7,529 Millie Berryman 3 7,529 Mapuna Turner 4 (part year) 4,880 Daniel Braid 2 ( part year) 2,649 TOTAL 98,599 R E G I S T E R OF MEMBERS 10 OF HAURAKI IWI 11 As at 30 September 2018 the tribal register stands at TRIBAL 7,967 validated members of which 7,807 members are aged 18 years and over. Regular reviews of the tribal REGISTER register were undertaken to ensure that the register was up to date and as accurate as possible especially 7,967 given it was an election year for the Trustees of the Corporate Trustee. New Iwi members are added on a monthly basis and this is an ongoing process. When verifiable information is provided concerning deceased members, IWI REGISTER IWI they are removed from the register. STRATEGY AND PLANNING FISHERIES SETTLEMENT ASSETS The following key strategic documents exist between the Trust and Pare Hauraki Kaimoana (Pare Annual Catch Entitlement (ACE) is available each year from the fishing quota. PHAHL has in place Hauraki Asset Holding Limited – PHK): an existing ACE agreement with Aotearoa Fisheries Limited (“Moana”) for a term of three years to September 2020 and it also has an existing agreement with Pelco NZ Limited for pelagic species, • Statement of Investment Strategy and Policy 2018 to ensure it gains the best value for the ACE. • Pare Hauraki Kaimoana Annual Plan 2019 Sealord was able to continue catching the current deep water ACE leased to it. On 30 September 2017 the Trust successfully obtained registration with the Charities Commission (previously a Māori Authority for taxation purposes) and whilst it operates out of Paeroa, New There was no reorganisation of fishing settlement quota during this reporting period. Zealand, it serves Hauraki Iwi throughout New Zealand. The Trust is a “Not for Profit” Trust whose primary purpose is to advance every charitable purpose benefitting Hauraki Iwi. As such As part of our commercial arrangements with Aotearoa Fisheries Limited (AFL) we operate a its principle activity is the distribution of grant funding which advances charitable purposes Pataka Kai scheme which gives access to our whanau and marae to obtain fish for tangihana and benefitting the Hauraki Iwi. in this period we accessed 800kg of fish, The amount available for a tangi in our tribal rohe is up to 20kgs. The HMTB office in Paeroa is the contact point for Pataka Kai. ASSET HOLDING COMPANY AQUACULTURE SETTLEMENT ASSETS The Trust established Pare Hauraki Asset Holdings Limited (PHAHL) on 30 September 2009 to receive the settlement assets and manage these on a commercial basis. This is a standard As noted last year Pare Hauraki Kiamoana (PHK) lodged a tender for finfish farming in the 240 commercial company and is a Māori Authority in respect of income tax, with tax being charged at hectare marine farming zone, 10km offshore of Coromandel, set aside for finfish.