The trust deed states that the Trustees must, within five years of the Settlement Date, review the terms and operation of the deed — and in particular the arrangements for electing Trustees. Phase 1 covered that election review; Phase 2 covers the rest.​

​Since the deed was first adopted, new legislation has come into effect — including the Māori Fisheries Amendment Act 2024 (MFAA) and the Maniapoto Claims Settlement Act 2022. ​

The proposed changes bring the deed into line with current law and standard practice, and tidy up provisions that are dated or unclear. For example, under the MFAA “Income Shares” become “Ordinary Shares” as the law now requires.​

The proposed “Other Changes” fall into three groups: ​

Consistency with Acts​

Aligning the Trust Deed with the Trusts Act 2019, the Māori Fisheries Amendment Act 2024, and the Maniapoto Claims Settlement Act 2022​

Removing obsolete provisions​

Removing references to the establishment period and related matters that are no longer relevant now the Trust is established​

Other updates​

Other general updates, including any items in the Trust Deed that need to be tidied up or amended to make the document more practical and user-friendly. 

The review will take place during the Trust Deed Engagement Roadshow which consists of a series of in-person and live-streamed hui. These hui will be an opportunity for iwi members to share their feedback on the current Trust Deed. 

During the roadshow hui there will be a presentation delivered by an independent facilitator which will allow iwi members to provide feedback and discuss what’s working well, and where changes may be needed for the future. 

The Trust Deed Review hui will be facilitated by Chapman Tripp as the independent facilitator, supported by a team made up of Te Nehenehenui. 

It is important to note that the review itself is conducted by an independent facilitator to ensure that iwi members have the opportunity to share their feedback impartially. 

There is a specific webpage set up with key information including the Te Nehenehenui Trust Deed, the current Governance structure and all the relevant hui dates and locations as they are confirmed. 

A presentation will be delivered within the sessions to enable iwi members to contribute and provide feedback. A survey will also be made available for any further feedback iwi may want to provide throughout the review period. 

Go to the webpage, Here.

These hui are focused on gathering your views and feedback on the representation model. No decisions are needed to be made in the hui as all comments and feedback will be recorded and collated across all of the hui and online sessions. 

Te Nehenehenui is reviewing its Trust Deed — the document that sets out how the Trust is governed. Phase 1 focused on the representation model, Phase 2 looks at the rest of the deed. ​

The trustees must seek the views of Maniapoto members as part of this process.  

The Trust Deed Engagement Roadshow consists of a series of in-person and live-streamed hui, online webinar and surveys to enable iwi members to have a say and provide feedback during the process. 

This engagement will be an opportunity for Maniapoto to shape how our trustees are elected and how our iwi is represented going forward. 

Keep an eye on our channels. We will share more detail on each proposed change, the phase 1 report, along with hui dates and how you can give us your feedback.​

The focus groups were made up of representatives from each of the advisory groups in the TNN Trust Deed: Te Rōpū Rangatahi, Te Rōpū Kaumatua and Te Rōpū Whakahaere (Whare). We also reached out to people that had experience in deed reviews, iwi trusts and back grounds that could help us strengthen the review process such as individuals that had held key roles throughout the MMTB, Maniapoto Settlement process and the establishment of TNN to get their background knowledge that could help strengthen the process.  

For Phase one, we held five different focus group sessions (as mentioned) to guide and help inform the review process. For Phase Two, only one focus group session was held, focused on members who had expressed strong opinions around improvement opportunities for the deed during the review sessions.

The purpose of the Phase Two focus group was to gather their input on the documents to be discussed in the iwi-wide workshops based on their technical understanding of Trust Deed more generally.

These are both big kaupapa so we didn’t want to risk overloading our whānau. 

There will be several parts to the final vote for the trust deed review as well as the Kura Rere and Kura Tau vote which is a significant pack and we risk overloading our whanau.

It was preferred to complete the elections first and then work through the trust deed vote next to ensure both processes to get the focus they deserve. 

We are on target. The first phase is complete, and we’re now in phase two and hope to see you all at one of the working group sessions starting on August the 17th in Te Kūiti. 

We had a positive response from whānau throughout the engagement hui we held. Some great questions and genuine interest in the mahi. 

Data will be provided in our summary reports and is also expected to be included in the independent facilitators report, which will be released to the iwi in the coming weeks. 

During our engagement hui we aimed to connect with a range of whānau who attended, and in some areas we had larger Rangatahi attendance and in others we had a larger Pakeke attendance. Each meeting brought different perspectives and wants and we hope the report can provide that story for the whanau.