Tēnā rā koutou katoa!
Hei tīmatanga, me tangi ō tātou mate. Haere koutou, haere, haere, haere!
Engari anō tātou kua mahue nei, me te pōnānā ki te whakakīkī i ngā whāwhārua! Me mihi tonu ki a rātou i tuku mai i te whenua hei tūranga mō tātou. Kei wareware nā wai mā i tuku iho, ā, mō wai mā hoki ā tātou mahi o ēnei rā!
We are pleased to provide an update on Trust matters.
2025 Election
The Trust has appointed Election Services as independent Returning Officer to conduct the election of Three Directors to our Trustee company Te Tumu Kaituna 14 Trustee Company Limited. The term of appointment is 4 years.
The current 7 Directors are:
- Malcolm Short (appointed 1990)
- Emily Rota-Bidois (appointed 1990)
- Uenuku Fairhall (appointed 1990)
- Geoff Rice (appointed 2022)
- Georgina Whata (appointed 2022)
- Matire Duncan (appointed 2024)
- Ngahihi Bidois (appointed 2024)
In terms of the Trust Order there are three Hapū endorsed positions available on the Board. Candidates must be endorsed by one of the iwi, Ngāti Rangiwewehi, Ngati Rangitearore or Ngāti Uenukukōpako and demonstrate that they have obtained the written endorsement of the respective Hāpu and/or the written endorsement of a recognized kaumatua of the Hāpu, in a manner consistent with the tikanga of that Hāpu.
The three current Directors Malcolm Short, Emily Rota-Bidois and Uenuku Fairhall have all confirmed they are available for re-election.
The voting process remains the same with all registered owners of Tumu Kaituna 14 Trust casting their vote for up to three (3) candidates.
The timetable for the election process is:
Saturday 21st June 2025 – Nominations open.
Friday 25th July 2025 – Nominations close.
Friday 29th August 2025 – voting papers either online or postal are issued to owners.
Saturday 13th September 2025 – an online hui may be held for owners to meet the candidates.
Friday 3rd October 2025 – Voting closes.
Monday 13th October 2025 – the new Directors take office.
Owners wishing to make a nomination for Director positions can download the nomination form from the Trust website or Election Services. This must be completed and emailed to the Returning officer at info@electionservices.co.nz by 4pm on Friday 25th July 2025.
Online voting packs will be issued to Owners that have provided email addresses (one address per owner). Other Owners for whom we have postal addresses will receive postal voting packs. Owners can update their contact details by contacting the share registry team at nzrotoruaenquiries@deloitte.co.nz.
Project Update
Negotiations are ongoing with the Tauranga City Council towards a compensation agreement for use of the Trust land for the Infrastructure Corridors and Active Reserve. Your Directors have met with the new TCC Mayor Mahé Drysdale and had positive discussions. This complex process is continuing and once we have an agreement in principle this will be brought back to the Trust Owners to consider.
Background work is also continuing towards a Plan Change for Te Tumu that would eventually enable development to occur on the Te Tumu land area. We are working with Tauranga City Council staff and adjoining land owners on these processes and will report to owners when we have a clear plan of the proposed way forward.
As owners will appreciate physical development on our land is still many years away so there is an opportunity to consider interim land uses that do not require substantial infrastructure. During the owners consultation hui we heard multiple owners express their desire to operate commercial activities on the whenua. This is an opportunity for you to reach out to the Directors with your commercial business ideas for consideration. Board members have visited and viewed a commercial worm composting operation and we are aware that there may be owners who are already knowledgeable and available to establish a commercial worm farm on our whenua, if this is you please reach out. Temporary storage facilities is another possibility but whatever is pursued must comply with consenting rules. Owners who have any interest in submitting commercial proposals are welcome to contact the Trust. The development of the Sands Town Centre is progressing and the extension of the Te Okuroa Drive to the Trust boundary may open up new opportunities.
2025 Owners Hui
The next owners hui is provisionally set down for Saturday 22nd November 2025. Venue to be advised and notices will issue nearer the day.
As always owners can view historical information and latest updates on the Trust website and provide feedback through the Contacts page.
Nō reira, koina ā mātou kōrero mō tēnei wā, hei āta wetewete, hei āta whakaaroaro mā koutou, otirā, mā tātou katoa!
Ka makere iho te marama ki te one i Te Tumu … oi kau ana te tai!
Ka nui ngā mihi ki a koutou katoa,
Malcolm T Short
Chair
