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TE RAWHITI MARAE 439 TRUST (MARAE RESERVE) TE RAWHITI
 YOUCAN PLAY A PART 
KNOW USNGA MAHI O TE MARAE /
HOW THE MARAE WORKS
 
Ngati Kuta and Patukeha appoint kaitiaki to manage and administer the affairs of the Marae.Each hapu elects four trustees to make up a unit of eight. The Te Rawhiti Marae Trustees are :
Ngati Kuta Kaitiaki Patukeha Kaitiaki
Mr Robson Erceg Mr Te Ringa Witehira (Chair)Mr Francis Hepi Mr Joseph BristoweMrs Helen Mountain Harte (Secretary) Mr Richard WitehiraMs Deborah Peacock (Treasurer)The Trustees are the kaitiaki of the Marae complex and everything which affects it. Theirprimary role is to care for the Marae as a ’taonga tuku iho’, a treasure handed down, for thetupuna, for the community and for the future. They are registered in the Maori Land Court.The Trust is bound by a Charter,
‘Te Tutohinga o Te Rawhiti Marae’
formed by the Hapu inwhich is the tikanga or tribal law specific to Te Rawhiti, and the legal requirements as a 439Trust under the Trustees Act, 1956; as a Reserve under the Reservations Act,1993,1994,1995;asa Maori Reservation on Maori land under the Turewhenua Act,1993; and follows rules under theAdministration Act,1963.
Trustee Areas of Responsibility for Marae Maintenance
At present, the roles and responsibilities of Marae Trustees are akin to the governance role of alegal entity
. The designated positions of the Marae Trust are determined by the Trustees asoutlined:
 
The Trustees select their own executive.
 
In practice, the Trustees manage and do the actual work in each portfolio. They areworking Trustees, where governance, management and operations combine in eachportfolio.
 
They allocate overall management responsibility and accountability on a portfolio basisin order to ensure the effective and efficient management of each area of the Marae asfollows:
Position: Chairperson - Portfolio Responsibility
 
Taumata (the Orator’s bench); Asset Management (includes Maintenance, Monitoring andAsset Register, assisting with bookings, kitchen supervision) Asset Manager-M WitehiraKnowledge of Rules pertaining to the Marae; General supervision of Marae
Position: Treasurer – Portfolio Responsibility
Finances; Bookings; Resource Centre Administration
 
Position: Secretary – Portfolio Responsibility
Record keeping; Website Management; The Monitoring of the Maintenance of the Charter;The Monitoring of the Strategic Plan
Other key Portfolio Positions
These are delegated within the Trustee membership for the following areas:Maintenance of Buildings: Main Building, Resource Centre Building, Mahi Toi Building (futureplan), Caretaker’s Cottage (future plan);Maintenance of grounds; Water pump/pipes/tank Monitoring; Maintenance of Whakaruruhau andArtworks; Health & Safety Procedures & Monitoring
There are also a number of sub-committees established to support, implement and administerMarae based functions and activities. They include the following:
Te Komiti Wahine
This committee are made up of women who both cater for and maintain the wharekai andwharehui for the Marae.
Te Rawhiti Marae Development Committee
This is a sub-committee of the Marae Trust, of some 10 members with a 3-person working party(Chairperson: Marara Te Tai Hook, Secretary: Helen Mountain Harte, Co-ordinator: MariaMavoa) which has been established to oversee the Te Rawhiti Marae Renovation and ExtensionProject. It has its own bank account and Accountant who is Treasurer. It reports to theTrustees. In accordance with the MOU, one of its members is a Marae Trustee.
Te Rawhiti Toi Maori Roopu
This group is a gathering of artists and interested people who will design and plan thedecoration of the Marae. It has its own budget granted from Waka Toi.
Te Rawhiti Marae Resource Centre
The administration and use of the Centre is to be established. The facility is available to thecommunity through the Trust.
Te Rawhiti Marae Archive Committee
The Archive administration is to be established. It will hold the written material, taonga andelectronic data of Te Rawhiti.
Te Rawhiti Marae Strategic Plan
This Plan was formed by the Hapu to forge a path forward keeping the Marae as a platform tounite people, to inspire people and to bring them together to assist them to determine theirlives productively. It sees the Marae as central to future developments culturally, socially,educationally, environmentally and economically.
WHAT THE MARAE IS PART OF
Environmental conservation through:Nga hapu sharing the island restoration goals of the incorporated society, the Guardians of theBay of Islands with DOC, and the private landowners on the islandsNga hapu caring for the management of the resources in the district under the RMA-workingwith DOC, NRC, HPT, AANZ, FNDC other tangata whenua and land ownersNga hapu enhancing the fisheries in the Bay using their unique and innovative Plan based onconservation and traditional methods by collaborating with MoF, Recreational fishers,
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