Kia ora koutou e te whānau o Wakatū,

Please see below the key messages from our latest Wakatū Board hui, held on Friday 4 August 2023.

Our Board Kōrero – key messages 

August 2023, Wakatū Board meeting

In summary, please see the highlights below: 

  • The Board approved the final annual budget and annual plans for 2023/2024; 

  • Work continues on the review of our investment framework and policy, which will align with the recently adopted 5-year business and investment plan and Hoea ki Te Pae Tawhiti framework.  Our Hoea framework requires us to report against five Intergenerational goals focused on Whānau, Pūtea, Taiao, Ngākau Hihiko and Papa Whenua - we will be reporting on these goals at the December AGM;

  • A governance review is underway and will be complete by the end of the financial year, with the outcome to be reported to Owners;

  • Our Making the Tenths Whole Strategy (Te Here-ā-Nuku) was discussed, noting that we are in the Wellington High Court on Monday 14 August for the remedies hearing, which will determine questions of breach, the Crown’s liability, and any defences the Crown may wish to argue. Please visit our new website, Making the Tenths Whole for more information. 

  • The Board approved and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Para Kore, a national Māori organisation committed to the reduction and removal of waste. We have been working with Para Kore for several years on our waste reduction programme in an aim to reach our zero waste targets;

  • The Board recognised the recent graduates of Te Rākau Pakiaka wānanga programme, which focuses on tikanga and whakapapa of Ngā Uri - the customary owners of the Nelson Tenths reserves, as well as the history of our different hapū and iwi;  

  • Finally, the Board reviewed the final results of the Owner and whānau survey – ngā mihi to all of those whānau who have responded.  We will share the results of the survey in the following weeks.
     

Mauri Ora!

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