Pōtitanga Pātuitanga o Te Arawa 2022 | 2022 Te Arawa Partnership Election

I kōwhiria tohe-koretia ngā māngai 12 o ngā māngai 14 o Te Poari, ā, nā ngā uri whakaheke o te iwi ake i kōwhiri ngā māngai rangatahi tokorua i toe.

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12 of the 14 Board representatives were elected unopposed while the remaining two rangatahi māngai were elected<

Ngā meka matua e pā ana ki te whakaritenga pōtitanga:

  • 16 katoa ngā kaitono i whai wāhi atu ai ki te pōtitanga 2022

  • 12 ngā kaitono i kōwhiria tohe-koretia i te korenga o te tokomaha o ngā kaitono i eke ki tua atu i ngā tūranga i wātea. (Koeke (1), Iwi/Hapū (6), Huihuinga Hinonga o Te Arawa (1), (2) Ngāti Whakaue hoki)

  • 13,393 katoa ngā kōpaki pōti i tukuna ki ngā uri o Te Arawa mō te pōtitanga rangatahi 2022 te take

  • I ngā uri o Te Arawa te āheinga ki te tuku i ā rātau pōti mā te ipurangi, mā te mēra rānei

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Key facts about the election process:

  • 16 candidates put their hands up for the 2022 election

  • 12 candidates were elected unopposed as the number of the candidates did not exceed the available board vacancies (Koeke (1), Iwi/ Hapū (6), Pan Te Arawa Entities (1) and (2) Ngāti Whakaue) 

  • 13,393 voting packs were distributed to Te Arawa desendants for the 2022 rangatahi election 

  • Te Arawa uri had the option of casting their votes online or by post


Whakatau Pōtitanga | Election Results

E whai iho nei ko ngā kaitono i eke | The successful candidates are as follows:

TE ARAWA IWI AND HAPU (6 TŪRU | SEATS)

  • James Hamiora

  • Mariana Vercoe

  • Te Taru White

  • Aroha Bray

  • Dr Kēpa Morgan

  • Potaua Biasiny-Tule 

    *Potaua Biasiny-Tule rescinded his resignation.

KOEKE (1 TŪRU)

  • Kiri Potaka-Dewes

NGĀTI WHAKAUE (2 TŪRU)

  • Rangitiaria Tibble

  • Wātea*

    *Lani Kereopa stood down as board deputy chair after being elected as a Rotorua District Councillor

TARATI WHENUA & KAPOREIHANA | LAND TRUSTS & INCORPORATIONS (2 TŪRU)

  • Wātea*

  • Andrew Te Amo

*David (Rawiri) Waru stood down as board chair after accepting a Rotorua District Councillor role

HUIHUINGA HINONGA O TE ARAWA | PAN TE ARAWA ENTITIES (1 TŪRU)

  • Roku Mihinui

RANGATAHI (2 TŪRU)

  1. Te Waiarangi Merito

  2.  Kahutapeka Ututaonga