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Penu Pa

Te Hononga me Nga Wawata Pae Tawhiti o Te Pa o Penu Whanau
Connecting and Sharing Aspirations for Penu Pa 

Nei ra te mihi maioha ki a tatau te whanau o Te Pa o Penu. This page supports whānau to know more about the governance of the Pa and the establishment of our first Marae Charter.

Background

In 2023 and 2024 several in person wānanga were held with whānau to understand their aspirations for the Pa. Following is the journey we’ve been on and key next steps.

Step 1: Connecting with Whanau

  • December 2023 a short online survey was shared via the Penu Facebook and with as many whanau as possible. The results were then shared. 
  • January 2024 a face to face hui was held at the Pa to discuss the outcomes of the survey and discuss aspirations and goals. Concerns were raised about the level of engagement and participation from whanau. 
  • June 8-9th 2024 whanau participated in a Strategy Wananga at the Pa, guided by one of our whanaunga, Katerina Kupenga (nō Te Aowera). This will further refined the strategy.

Step 2: Annual General Meeting 2024

An Annual General Meeting was held in August 2024, in which a new Marae Charter and new Trustees were voted for. Due to some procedural errors, a review of the process was done in a Special General Meeting in March 2025, with representatives of the Māori Land Court and Te Tai Rāwhiti Community Law Centre, to provide guidance on the correct process.

Step 3: Six Actions

Six steps were outlined at the end of the Special General Meeting. These being:

  1. That the Charter be amended by Te Tai Rāwhiti Community Law Centre and the Māori Land Court and put out to Whanau in advance for feedback and discussion.
  2. That an AGM be called to update the Penu Pa Charter 2025 with the approval of 75% beneficiaries.
  3. That a second AGM be called to elect trustees in accordance with the updated Penu Pa Charter 2025.
  4. That a s338 application be made to the Māori Land Court to include Hone Moeke’s descendants to the Gazette notice for Penu Pa.
  5. That Monty Soutar and Aunty Lucky are the current legal trustees and they must act together when making decisions.
  6. Business as usual for the day to day running of the Marae by the Marae Committee:

Chair Barry Soutar
Finances Manu Caddie, Jarrad McKay
Communications: Johnson McKay
Day to Day Operations: Tarsh Koia

Following are the full minutes from the Special General Meeting.

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