Consultation on proposed changes to MÄÂori Trust Office
Thursday 23 August 2007, 5:07PM
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TÄ«matanga kÃ…Ârerorero mÃ…Â ngÄ whakarerekÄ“tanga e whakaaro ana mÃ…Â te Tari Kaitiaki MÄÂori .
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The Government is set to undertake consultation with MÄÂori on proposals to change the MÄÂori Trustee and MÄÂori Trust Office, says MÄÂori Affairs Minister Parekura Horomia.
"The proposed changes have come out of a review of the MÄÂori Trustee and are intended to help the Trustee to meet future challenges and to deliver services to MÄÂori', the Minister said.
The proposals would set up the MÄÂori Trustee as a stand-alone organisation, separate from Te Puni KÃ…Âkiri. They would involve a funding agreement between the MÄÂori Trustee and the Crown and introduce new public funding reporting requirements.
The MÄÂori Trustee is currently an appointment conferred on a senior Te Puni KÃ…Âkiri staff member and staff of the MÄÂori Trust Office are Te Puni KÃ…Âkiri employees. It is proposed to transfer all present MÄÂori Trust Office staff to the new stand-alone organisation.
Under the proposals a requirement that the MÄÂori Trustee review and adjust the interest rates paid on funds held in trust in the Common Fund would be introduced, to take into account appropriate market interest rates.
The MÄÂori Trustee has a range of statutory duties to do with administering MÄÂori land and assets on behalf of owners who are not known or who haven't succeeded to their interests. The Trustee also administers land or assets where the owners have asked the Trustee to do so.
The Trustee also manages funds held in trust for owners, and administers a number of reserves created in the 19th century.
Eleven hui will be held around the country over the next few weeks in areas where the MÄÂori Trustee has offices and administers land and assets. The proposals will require legislative changes, expected to be in place by July 2008.
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Kua reri te kÄÂwanatanga ki te whakahaere kÃ…Ârerorero ki te MÄÂori mÃ…Â ngÄ whakaritenga ki te whakarerekÄ“ I te Kaitiaki MÄÂori, me te Tari Kaitiaki MÄÂori, e kÄ« ana te Minita Take MÄÂori, a Parekura Horomia.
" I puta mai ngÄ whakaaro whakarerekÄ“ I tÄ“tahi arotake i te Kaitiaki MÄÂori, me te hiahia ki te awhina I te Kaitiaki ki te whakatutuki I ngÄ wero kei mua, me te kawe ratonga atu ki te MÄÂori," e kÄ« ana te Minita.
Ka whai Ä“nei whakaritenga ki te whakatÅ« I te Kaitiaki MÄÂori, hei rÃ…ÂpÅ« tÅ« wehe ake ki Te Puni KÃ…Âkiri. Ka hangaia he kirimini whakapÅ«tea I waenga I te Kaitiaki MÄÂori me te Karauna, ka whakamÃ…Âhiotia Ä“tahi herenga hou hei whakapÅ«rongo pÅ«tea tÅ«matanui.
I tÄ“nei wÄ he whakatÅ«tanga te Kaitiaki MÄÂori, i tÄ“tahi kaimahi mÄÂtÄÂmua o Te Puni KÃ…Âkiri, me ngÄ kaimahi a te Kaitiaki MÄÂori he kaimahi anÃ…Â a Te Puni KÃ…Âkiri. E whakaaro ana ki te whakawhiti atu ngÄ kaimahi a te Tari Kaitiaki MÄÂori ki te rÃ…ÂpÅ« tÅ« wehe hou.
Kei raro anÃ…Â I te whakaritenga tÄ“tahi here ki runga I te Kaitiaki MÄÂori ki te arotake, me te whakatika I ngÄ auau itareti e utua ana mÃ…Â ngÄ pÅ«tea e pupuri kaitiaki ana I roto I te PÅ«tea PÄÂtahi, ka whakamÃ…Âhiotia, me te whakauru atu I ngÄ auau itareti tÃ…Âtika mÅ Ä“nei wÄÂ.
Ko ngÄ mahinga a te Kaitiaki MÄÂori he mahinga whÄÂnui I raro i te ture, ki te whakahaere I ngÄ whenua me ngÄ rawa MÄÂori mÃ…Â ngÄ kaipupuri kÄÂhore I te mÃ…Âhiotia, kahore anÃ…Â rÄÂnei kia kairÄ«whi ki a rÄÂtou pÄÂnga whenua. Kei te whakahaere anÃ…Â te Kaitiaki MÄÂori I ngÄ whenua me ngÄ rawa o ngÄ kaipupuri kua tono atu ki te kaitiaki ki te whakahaere.
Kai te whakahaere te Kaitaiki I ngÄ mÃ…Âni e pupuri tiaki ana mÃ…Â ngÄ kaipupuri whenua, me Ä“tahi whenua rÄÂhui I hangaia I te rautau 19.
Te kau mÄ tahi ngÄ hui ka tÅ« ki te motu, I waenga I ngÄ wiki ruarua kei mua, ki ngÄ wÄÂhi kei reira ngÄ tari a te Kaitiaki e whakahaere ana I ngÄ whenua me ngÄ rawa. I raro anÃ…Â I ngÄ whakaritenga ka whakaturetia ngÄ rerekÄ“tanga, me te wawata ka tutuki tÄ“nei I mua o te marama o HÅ«rae 2008.