"As old Father Thames is to the Londoner
 As the Ganges is sacred to the Indian
 As the Jordan is spiritual to the Palestines
 so is the Mohaka all these things to Ngati Pahauwera"

Ngati Pahauwera Development and Tiaki Trusts: Election of three Trustees to serve four year term

Election Results

Please click on link below to view results:

result-of-election-2010.pdf

The three Trustees elected are Toro Waaka, Kuki Green and Tania Hodges, and will take office at the AGM in October which will be formally advertised shortly.

May we take this opportunity of thanking those that put their names forward as potential trustees as well as those that voted both in New Zealand and overseas.

Our thanks also to Te Puni Kokiri, Gisborne who acted as the Returning Officers.

1962 Adoptions Amendment Act.

Required all adoptions to go through a Magistrates Court rather than the Maori Land Court.  The Maori Land Court option that had more open records meaning the adopted child could in later life know their original parents, hapu and whakapapa.  In 1962 Adopted Maori Children were prevented from being adopted by relatives with a preference for young pakeha couples to adopt Maori Babies as part of the assimilation process. Do you know of any Ngati Pahauwera whanau members that were adopted after 1962 that we can show were affected by this assimilation process? If you can help please contact the office (06) 837 6774 or email npdtt@xtra.co.nz.

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