Ko Wai Mātou / Our People
TE POARI
Tūwharetoa Settlement Trust is governed by seven Trustees from within Ngāti Tūwharetoa.
Our Āriki plus 4 Trustees representing the Taiwhenua and 2 Trustees representing Tūwharetoa Whānui.
Our current Trustees are:
Trustee Te Ariki Tumu te Heuheu
Te Āriki o Ngāti Tūwharetoa
Chairman / Trustee Rakeipoho Taiaroa
Te Maataapuna Taiwhenua (Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Hinemihi, Ngāti Kurauia, Ngāti Manunui, Ngāti Rongomai, Ngāti Te Mahau, Ngāti Te Rangiita, Ngāti Tūrangitukua, Ngāti Turumakina)
Deputy Chairman / Trustee Hon Dame Georgina te Heuheu, QSO
Tūwharetoa Whānui
Trustee Paranapa Otimi
Tūwharetoa Whānui
Trustee Joanne Te Huia
Te Tai Hauāuru Taiwhenua (Ngāti Haa, Ngāti Moekino, Ngāti Parekaawa, Ngāti Te Kohera, Ngāti Tarakaiahi, Ngāti Wairangi, Ngāti Te Maunga)
Trustee Judy Harris
Te Tai Tonga Taiwhenua (Ngāti Hikairo, Ngāti Tamakopiri, Ngāti Waewae, Ngāti Whitikaupeka)
Trustee Ngatoru Wall
Hikuwai Taiwhenua (Ngāti Hinerau, Ngāti Hineure, Ngāti Rauhoto, Ngāti Ruingarangi, Ngāti Te Kapawa, Ngāti Te Urunga, Ngāti Tutemohuta, Ngāti Tutetawha)
NGA KAIMAHI
Our operational team includes:
General Manager Sean te Heuheu
Maataapuna
Corporate Services Manager Melanie Henry
Ngāti Ruingarangi
He Iwi Kāinga
Our housing team includes:
Programme Manager Kelley Samuels-Hema
Ngāti Rauhoto, Ngāti Te Urunga
Senior Kāinga Coach Casey Thompson
Ngāti Te Maunga
Programme Administrator Gaye Stebbing
Ngāti Ruingarangi
Senior Kāinga Coach Taina Cooper
Ngāti Tūtemohuta, Ngāti Hinerau, Ngāti Hineure, Ngāti Te Rangiita, Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Kurauia, Ngāti Hikairo, Ngāti Pikiahuwaewae
Senior Kāinga Coach Charde Kahu
Ngāti Manunui
Senior Kāinga Coach Anaru Anderson
Ngā kaitohutohu
Our advisors include:
Commercial Advisor Greg Stebbing
Ngāti Ruingarangi
Legal Advisor Lisle McErlane