Our Governance
Ngāti Rāhiri Lands Trust
The Trust is responsible for the hapu Māori Reservations. These reservations are,
Ngatirahiri Blocks 4 and 4Y,6C,6G,7C, 1A, and 3E.
Trustees
Danny Hall (Interim Chair)
trust.chair@ngatirahiri.co.nz
Wikitoria Michalanney (Treasurer/Secretary)
trust.secretary@ngatirahiri.co.nz
trust.treasurer@ngatirahiri.co.nz
Kura Denness
Morgan Watson
Murray Bidois (Advisory Trustee)
Maikara Tapuke
Peter Priest
Tahupotiki Rawiri
Keith Holswhich
Ngāti Rāhiri o Te Atiawa (Taranaki) Soc Inc Management Committee
The Management Committee is the representative body and authoritative voice of
Ngāti Rāhiri o Te Atiawa. The committee’s responsibilities include the promotion and management of the social, economic, and cultural welfare of our hapū. The committee is also responsible for our hapū register.
Mission Statement
To preserve and enhance the identity, integrity, and general well-being of Ngāti Rāhiri Hapu.
Committee Members
Peter Priest (Chair) peter@ngatirahiri.co.nz
Iris -Moana Ward
iris@ngatirahiri.co.nz
Sue Priest (Treasurer) treasurer@ngatirahiri.co.nz
Dene Ainsworth
dene@ngatirahiri.co.nz
John Crow
john@ngatirahiri.co.nz
Gavin Faull
gavin@ngatirahiri.co.nz
Jan Spanhake
jan@ngatirahiri.co.nz
Patsy Crow (Secretary) secretary@ngatirahiri.co.nz
In response to the proposed law changes to the Incorporated Societies Act, our Constitution is currently under review.
Motunui Epa Guardian Trust
Five carved panels, collectively known as the Motunui Epa, were discovered in a swamp near Motunui in 1972 and then illegally exported out of Aotearoa New Zealand. In 2014 the New Zealand government secured their return to Aotearoa New Zealand, and it was subsequently agreed that they should be returned to their rightful home in Taranaki to be housed in the Puke Ariki Museum in New Plymouth.
Included in the relocation process was an agreement to establish a trust to be known as The Motunui Epa Guardians Trust to act as guardians for the care, conservation, and custody of the Motunui Epa in accordance with the Trust Deed that was created.
Six Trustees were designated within the trust deed to be appointed as follows
- Te Kotahitanga o Te Atiawa Trust – one [1] representative
- Ngāti Rāhiri – two [2] representatives
- New Plymouth District Council – one [1] representative
- Crown – two [2] representatives.
Ngāti Rāhiri Appointees
Maikara Tapuke
Moana Denness
