Te Runanga O Ngāitakoto Management Report 2017
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E RUNANGA O Annual NgāiTakoto Management Report December 2016 - December 2017 TE RUNANGA O NGĀITAKOTO MANAGEMENT REPORT 2017 Ko Tuwhakatere te Tupuna, This Te Runanga O NgāiTakoto Management Report covers the activities and actions of the Iwi organisation over Ko Tohoraha te Maunga, the past 12-month period, from December 2016 – December 2017. Ko Awanui te Awa, In the previous 12-month period there Ko Rangaunu te Moana, has been an ongoing, consistent and ESTABLISHING OUR NGĀITAKOTO CREDIBILITY IN PARTNERSHIP Ko Waimanoni, Mahimaru, Paparore, Kaimaumau, substantial amount of work that is with our local communities and other organisational bodies. nga Marae, being progressed in a number of Post Ko NgāiTakoto te Iwi Treaty Settlement areas. Many of those activities comprise of the need He iti marangai, tu ana te pahukahuka, he iti Pioke no ESTABLISHING NGĀITAKOTO INFLUENCE to complete what was agreed to in our through partnership in Environmental Management, Rangaunu, he Au tona….. individual (NgāiTakoto) and collective Economic Development, and Social Responsibilities (Te Hiku) Iwi Treaty Settlement Ko Ranginui kei runga, ko Papatuanuku kei raro, Agreements and to complete those outstanding matters through further ko nga tini whanaunga kei waenganui, tihei wa, ADVANCING OUR NGĀITAKOTO ORGANISATION’S ENGAGEMENT negotiations with Local government, with central Government and local government. mauri ora, tena koutou katoa nga tini whanaunga O Central Government and other Te NgāiTakoto, me mihi nui atu ki a koutou katoa, kua Hiku Iwi. All the while transitioning tau mai te aroha, nga manaakitanga o te Atua. Tena those results across to the NgāiTakoto koutou i o tatou tini mate, e nga mate, haere, haere, PSGE (Te Runanga O NgāiTakoto) and Therefore there is the need to Plan, Lead, and Influence how regulatory merging that work, and the outcomes relationships impact on our future NgāiTakoto businesses and settlement haere atu ra, te hunga mate ki te hunga mate, te hunga of that work, into our own existing outcomes and to Strengthen the Iwi Capability to Engage and Respond ora ki te hunga ora, tena koutou, tena koutou, tena organisational work streams, that Appropriately, Effectively and Efficiently in the Management of Our koutou katoa. requires considerable ongoing work, environments. and or work requiring completion. There is still the ongoing need to progress the final details and development of With the Treaty Settlement outcomes the NgāiTakoto Post Settlement Governance Entity (PSGE) and how that interacts comes a necessity to engage with with the Runanga’s future business requirements, such as Forestry, Farming, other groups/organisations who Tourism, Horticulture, Property & Asset Management, Financial Investments play a role within Te Hiku and the and again our own NgāiTakoto strategy, “Future Proofing the NgāiTakoto Iwi” wider operational NgāiTakoto and getting all of those alignments right. environments. We need to continue our journey and build foundations and The 2017 Te Runanga O NgāiTakoto Management Report highlights and relationships with key stakeholders summarises those activities and work streams that have been undertaken over who we not only engage with, but this last 12 month period, by the Board, and Management team. who can ultimately assist (without hindering us), in achieving our The Work Task Programme is as per the details below: objectives and the outcomes that we seek for our people through; 2 – Te Runanga O NgāiTakoto Annual NgāiTakoto Management Report, December 2016 - December 2017 – 3 The NgāiTakoto objectives are: Work will continue into 2018 to 1. Negotiate an investment model and business case with Summit develop the finer business details Forests Ltd, ► To link our forestry interests of how the Aupouri forest and the back to the NgāiTakoto PSGE future of the forest-lands, will be 2. Agree on a range of acceptable investment structures and parameters to WORK TASK 1 (Te Runanga O NgāiTakoto) managed. There are still tasks cover ownership, control, management, duration, entry and exit provisions, ► Maintaining our position on required to complete our obligations employment and social outcomes. Crown NgāiTakoto land ownership / with the Crown & Summit Forests management (mana whenua) Ltd, for the forest’s land transfer and 3. Agree an approach to investment in non-forestry opportunities (horticulture on those forest lands between future forestry planting. This work / honey) and use of the land, consistent with mana whenua resolution. Waimimiha and Hukatere has commenced with the drafting 4. Prepare mutually agreed financial forecasts for Te Hiku forest, including (8,000ha) of a forestry plan as outlined from alternate land uses, and wider Summit forest Ltd interests in Taitokerau. discussions, in the summary below: (Model investment options). 5. Negotiate and agree on preferred investment structure, pro-forma Continue Negotiations with (a) financials, expected social and other non-financial outcomes. Te Hiku Forum & (b) The Crown Te Hiku Forest Working Group to achieving post Settlement 6. Negotiate ownership, governance, control, and management arrangements. Legislation outcomes. 7. Document agreed positions as a term sheet. AUPOURI (TE HIKU) FOREST 8. Present negotiated outcome to Forestry Working Group. Rangitane Marsden and Craig Wells 9. Go / No Go decision, to be made by 17 June 2018 (NgāiTakoto) are our representatives on the 8 member Te Hiku Iwi Forestry Group. The Objective of the Aupouri The annual NgāiTakoto land rentals received from forestry in 2017 amounted to $115.666.07. These funds are banked with Forest Working Group is to negotiate the Bank of New Zealand. the transfer of Te Hiku Forest lands back to an Iwi Forestry Governance entity comprising of x4 Iwi, (Ngati Kuri, Te Aupouri, NgāiTakoto and Te Andre Neumann Rarawa). 10 June 2016, Kerikeri 4 – Te Runanga O NgāiTakoto Annual NgāiTakoto Management Report, December 2016 - December 2017 – 5 TE ONEROA A TOHE BEACH at risk from the actions of poorly 1. The Development of a Treaty approach with the First stage focused KAITAIA AIRPORT LEASE FAR NORTH DISTRICT COUNCIL BOARD (90 MILE BEACH) developed relationships that exist Partnership based relationship on information gathering such as AGREEMENT - NGĀITAKOTO LANDS OF This involves the transition and between the groups at the Beach Agreement, clarifying Roles, values, issues, and opportunities Discussions in regards to the Kaitaia SIGNIFICANCE: transfer of Te Oneroa A Tohe, (90 Mile Board table. Functions & Responsibilities. including cultural and recreational Airport are currently underway with Te Runanga O NgāiTakoto had initiated Beach) to a Statutory Governance 2. Acknowledging Treaty Principles uses. Iwi, hapu, whānau community Land Information NZ and NgāiTakoto. discussions in past years (2012) and Management Board comprising x5 Iwi Discussions will continue to finds as the basis for a working engagement will be vital in the The position that NgāiTakoto holds provided detailed information to & two northland councils, Northland solutions to the above matters. relationship. review, and in the development of with regards to the Airport is that the Far North District Council about Regional Council (NRC), Far North The principle matters (details) to new conservation policy for the Te the future determination of a lease a number of properties of cultural District Council (FNDC). TE HIKU CONSERVATION BOARD be included in the Conservation Hiku region. with The Far North District Council is significance to NgāiTakoto that are Objective: Establishment to a Management Strategy (CMS). required to consider: currently in council management The development of the Te Oneroa A Statutory Governance entity of x4 3. The manner in which those Chris Jenkins (Community comprising as reserves, domains, Tohe Beach Board was to be driven Iwi – Department of Conservation, detailed matters are to be dealt Representative) said that “Stage two ► The potential opportunity for joint and parks. within the revised Te Kupenga (Te Hiku and linking this work back into the with, and is an additional step proposed to venture business opportunities, No real progress apart from a Iwi Leadership structure), and linking NgāiTakoto PSGE whilst maintaining 4. The practical steps that the parties by the Board as an informal and ► The involvement of the relevant discussion with the council CEO back to the NgāiTakoto Runanga, our position on NgāiTakoto land will take to prepare and seek non-notified step that will enable NgāiTakoto Marae and Ngati Kahu and the Te Hiku Community Board whilst maintaining our position of ownership / management of our approval of the draft Conservation Iwi, hapu, whānau and community Hapu in the future determination in 2016. As mentioned, we have NgāiTakoto goals on NgāiTakoto Conservation lands. Management Strategy document. to provide initial input on the of the Airports land use. included these properties in our kaitiakitanga (land ownership / proposed Draft”. ► The negotiation of an appropriate Asset Management document and management). Below is a summary report of the Co-Chair Rangitane Marsden transfer price from the Crown NgāiTakoto Environmental Plan as progress being made with the (NgāiTakoto Representative) says Once this part has been completed back to NgāiTakoto – Ngati Kahu a clear signal that negotiations on The progress of developing the Beach Department of Conservation in “The Board is continuing to mature and feedback considered, the final hapu. these lands are still outstanding,