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Notice of Te Rūnanganui o Ngāti Hikairo Annual General Meeting for 2026

The Annual General Meeting for Te Runanganui o Ngāti Hikairo (AGM) will be held on Saturday, 18 July 2026.  The AGM details are as follows:

Date:                  18 July 2026

Venue:              Waipapa Marae, Kawhia

Time:                  10 am to 3 pm

Lunch:               12.00 pm

Virtual Link: 

Meeting arrangements

To help keep our whanau safe, particularly our elderly, our young, and those of our loved ones who are immunocompromised, we will follow the Ministry of Health’s advice for large meetings.

If you are sick, please stay at home and look after yourself.  Fortunately, you will be able to access the meeting via the Zoom link, which will be in operation.

To help our members stay informed and up to date before the meeting, most required documents will be available on this page after 5 July 2026.

AGM Agenda

At the time of the issuing of this Paanui, the agenda for the AGM was as follows:

Time

Subject

Duration (min)

10.00

Karakia

5

10.05 – 10.15

Welcome from Chair

10

10.15 – 10.45

Chairmans Report

30

10.45 – 11.15

Treasurer’s Financial Report

30

11.15 – 12.00 

Resource Management Committee Report

45

12.00 – 1.00 pm

LUNCH

(May be shortened depending on the morning sessions’ runtime)

1.00 – 2.15 pm

Claims Managers Report

45

2.15 – 3.15 pm

Voting for Officers

60

3.15 – 3.30 pm

Whakamutunga

15

3.30 – 4.00 pm 

Kapu-ti

30

*Agenda items and their timings may change at the discretion of the Rūnanga.

Annual General Meeting Admin Documents

The Final AGM Agenda, Draft Minutes for the 2025 AGM, The Chairman’s Report, the Claims Manager’s Report, the Resource Management Committee Report, and the Proxy and Nomination Forms will be available on the Runanganui website after 5 July 2026.

The link for members to register on the website is below:

Treasurers Report

The Treasurer’s Financial Report will be available on the Website from 6 July 2026.

Due date for Registration Forms, Proxies, and Nomination Forms

Returns for Proxy Forms, Nomination Forms, and Registration Forms are due by 11 July 2026.  The Secretary must have these forms by 10 pm on 11 July 2026.  The return addresses for these forms are:

Email: Mahina-a-rangi Manuel at mahinaarangimanuel@gmail.com

Or posted to:

P O Box 98
Kawhia 3889

For those who wish to consider being nominated for one of the Officer Roles or the Executive Committee Roles, please remember that the constitution was changed at the 2022 AGM to increase the term from 1 year to 3 years.   The Chair and one Executive Member’s terms will end this year, and they may stand for re-election.  

Whanau can request any of these forms (nomination, proxy, and registration) to be sent to you by texting 027 356 9988.  Please include your email address or mailing address.

For those whanau who are travelling, Waipapa Marae will be open from Friday Afternoon through to Sunday Morning.  Please advise the secretary by email  mahinaarangimanuel@gmail.com if you intend to stay at the Marae so that catering numbers for dinner on Friday and Saturday can be planned.

Naku Noa

Susan Turner

Chair, Te Rūnanganui o Ngāti Hikairo

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