Tūwharetoa Settlement Trust 2022 Trustee Election

Nomination Period

2022 is an election year for the Tūwharetoa Settlement Trust.  These occur every 5 years.

As part of the Election Process, the Tūwharetoa Settlement Trust are calling for nominations for 6 Trustee Positions.

The 6 Trustee Positions are made up of:

• 4 Taiwhenua Trustees
  • Maataapuna Taiwhenua
  • Hikuwai Taiwhenua
  • Te Tai Tonga Taiwhenua
  • Tai Hauāuru Taiwhenua
• 2 Tūwharetoa Whānui Trustees

Taiwhenua Nominees

All Taiwhenua Nominees must:

• Be a registered member of the Tūwharetoa Settlement Trust
• Submit a Nomination Form to nominations@electionz.com no later than the Nomination closing date/time signed by
  (1) the nominee and
  (2) two other adult registered Tūwharetoa Settlement Trust beneficiaries
• Show evidence of formal approval at a Hui-a-Hapū by providing copies of
  (1) the Hui-a-Hapū advertisement from local paper/s at least 10 days prior to the Hui-a-Hapū showing the date, time, venue and purpose of the hui,
  (2) the Minutes of the Hui-a-Hapū and
  (3) the Attendance Register.

You can download the following documents to assist with Hui-a-Hapū by clicking the links below:

• Newspaper Advertisement Template
  
• Attendance Register
  

Tūwharetoa Settlement Trust will also contribute a $500 koha towards the cost of advertising and running the Hui-a-Hapū.  To receive the Hui-a-Hapū koha please contact Melanie on 0800 TŪWHARETOA or via email at melanie@tst.maori.nz.

Tūwharetoa Whānui Nominees

All Tūwharetoa Whānui Nominees must:

• Be a registered member of the Tūwharetoa Settlement Trust
• Submit a Nomination Form to nominations@electionz.com no later than the Nomination closing date/time signed by
  (1) the nominee and
  (2) two other adult registered Tūwharetoa Settlement Trust beneficiaries.

Nominations open 2^nd September 2022 and close 27^th September 2022.

You can download a copy of the following documents by clicking the link/s below:

• Candidate Handbook
  
• Nomination form – Taiwhenua
  
• Nomination form – Tūwharetoa Whānui
  

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VOTING PERIOD

Online and postal voting opens 28 October 2022 and closes 1 December 2022 at 12 noon.  Ballot voting will be available at the Annual General Meeting on the 3 December 2022.

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Returning officer

The contact details for the Returning Officer are:

Electionz.com Ltd – Anthony Morton
Email nominations@electionz.com
Phone 0800 666 047

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Further information

For further information please contact us on 0800 TŪWHARETOA or email at melanie@tst.maori.nz