BACKGROUND

 

The Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated Board Elections take place every three years.  Nine (9) elections take place simultaneously for ten (10) positions on the Board as follows; The election of six (6) Taiwhenua/Rohe representatives, two (2) Taurahere representatives (from the new Northern and Southern Districts), one (1) Kaumātua representative and (1) Chairman position.

 

All members currently on the NKII Board were participants of the 2022 NKII Board election process except for Jenny Nelson-Smith, who was appointed after the passing of the late John Barry Heperi-Smith. All participants whether candidates, nominators or voters, must be registered to participate in this election. All registered participants must be Nga Uri a Kahungunu – descendants of Kahungunu, 18 years of age or over at the time of the election (24 April 2025).

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MARAE, TAIWHENUA/ROHE  & TAURAHERE NOMINATIONS

Marae/Taiwhenua elections are held and run in accordance with their own constitutions. It is important that the Marae/Taiwhenua elections are completed by 1 February 2025 to ensure newly elected board members participate in the iwi elections if they so desire. 

• The Taiwhenua/Rohe Boards are made up of registered Marae representatives who have been appointed or elected by their respective marae and/or they have been elected in accordance to their respective constitutions.

• The Taurahere Boards are made up of registered Kahungunu representatives who reside outside the Kahungunu rohe.

• Candidates for the Taiwhenua/Rohe/Taurahere representative positions on the Board will come from the current pool of active Taiwhenua/Rohe/Taurahere Board members at the time nominations open for the iwi election which is 3 February 2025.

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KAUMĀTUA NOMINATIONS

Kaumātua nominees come from an open pool. Candidates must be able to tick yes to all of the questions below to be eligible.

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• Be a registered tangata whenua member of Kahungunu descent.

• Be 60 years or older?

• Be interested in the future of Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi

• Be registered to participate in the 2025 election.

• Be proficient in Kahungunu tikanga, kawa and reo.

• Reside in the Kahungunu rohe?

 

CHAIRMAN NOMINATIONS

Nominations for the Iwi Chair position will come from the pool of Taiwhenua Board members who meet the criteria requirement at the time nominations open for the iwi election which is 3 February 2025. The incumbent Chair becomes an eligible candidate to the position of Chairperson without going through a marae/Taiwhenua election process as stated in 9.2.1 in the Constitution.

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INDEPENDENT RETURNING OFFICER

The Independent Returning Officer for the NKII Board Election is, Dale Ofsoske of Election Services, 

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IWI ELECTION TIMELINE 2025