Trustees and Trust Rotation

  New Corporate Trustee Model

The new Corporate Trustee model was approved by the Māori Land Court at a hearing in Rotorua on 2 May 2024. This is now part of our Trust Order. As previously outlined the then existing 7 individual Trustees were replaced with a new company Trustee and they became Directors of the new Trustee Company called Tumu Kaituna 14 Trustee Company Limited.

At that time Trustees Anaru Bidois and Waldo Houia decided to step down and we sincerely thank Anaru and Waldo for their guidance and contributions to the Trust since their appointment in 1990.

Under the new provisions in 2024 Matire Duncan and Ngahihi Bidois were elected as Directors in their place.

In 2025 nominations for the three Hapū Endorsed Director positions were invited and closed at 4pm on Friday 25 July 2025. Emily Rota- Bidois who was appointed in 1990 did not stand for re-election and we also extend appreciation to Emily for her valuable contribution over 35 years.

Three separate valid Hapū endorsed nominations were received and accordingly an election was not required. The three Hapū Director positions were declared by the independent election Returning Officer as filled as follows:

• Ngāti Rangiwewehi    – Uenuku Fairhall
• Ngāti Uenukukōpako  – Tarewa Rota
• Ngāti Rangiteaorere – Malcolm Short

The new Trust Order provision can be located here.

The Directors as of 1 September 2025 are:

• Malcolm Short (Chair)
• Geoffrey Rice
• Uenuku Fairhall
• Georgina Whata
• Matire Duncan
• Ngahihi Bidois
• Tarewa Rota

Read the trustees bios here.