Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira Marae Representative Seat Voting

TE RŪNANGA O TOA RANGATIRA BOARD MARAE REPRESENTATIVE SEAT NOMINATIONS AND VOTING

In accordance with the Rūnanga Rules, the Rūnanga Board is made up of the following representation; 4 General Representative Seats and 4 Marae Representative Seats, one from each of our marae, Takapūwāhia, Hongoeka, Wairau and Whakatū.

Every three years, we use an external body to oversee the election process on behalf of the Rūnanga and appoint iwi members to those seats. Last year, we held elections for the General Board Seats. This year we will run a similar process for the Marae Seats.

Nominations will open for the 4 Marae Representative seats to the Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira Board on Friday 11 October. Nominations will remain open for one month until Friday 11 November.

Nomination information will be sent out digitally (by email) and by post to all registered adult iwi members that we hold current information for. Information will be sent by the external organisation, Electionz, so keep an eye on your mailbox as the sender may not be easily recognisable.

If you are unsure whether your details are up to date, please get in touch with our iwi registration team by emailing; iwiregistrationadmin@ngatitoa.iwi.nz

Election and Voting Timeline:

• Nominations open 11 October 2024

• Nominations close 11 November 2024

• Voting Opens 30 November 2024

• Voting Closes 25 – 30 January 2025 (with in-person voting at the various marae)

• Results announced February 2025