NGĀ TIKANGA/RULES & RESPONSIBILITIES

 

 
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Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu holds the collective assets and liabilities of Ngāi Tahu and administers these on behalf of all Ngāi Tahu individuals, whānau and papatipu rūnanga through the Ngāi Tahu Charitable Trust.

In so doing, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu and its representatives are bound by New Zealand’s company law and trust law and a suite of specialist statutes. Representatives are also subject to the Charter of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. This outlines their core responsibilities, particularly clauses 8.1 and 8.2.

8.1. Fundamental Duty – The Rūnanga Representatives will administer the assets and liabilities of Te Rūnanga as kaitiaki for Ngāi Tahu Whānui. In performing those duties each Rūnanga Representative is to act in good faith and in a manner that the Rūnanga Representative believes on reasonable grounds is in the best interests of Ngāi Tahu Whānui as a whole.

8.2. Collective interests of Ngāi Tahu Whānui – A Rūnanga Representative must not, when exercising powers or performing duties as a Rūnanga Representative, act or agree to act in a manner which unfairly prejudices or unfairly discriminates against any particular Papatipu Rūnanga unless that Rūnanga Representative believes on reasonable grounds that the fundamental duty set out in sub-clause 8.1 requires such action.

KEY DOCUMENTS

Te Kawenata/The Charter » This important document frames the form and function of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. It defines its role, powers, and responsibilities (PDF, 700kb, 53 pages).

Standing Orders » Meetings of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu have to be conducted in accordance with the rules and processes contained in this document (PDF, 340kb, 11 pages).

Code of Conduct » This document specifies the standards of behaviour expected from Representatives and Alternate Representatives to Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu (PDF, 450kb, 12 pages).

Ngāi Tahu 2025 » Approved by Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu in 2001, this “living document” contains its environmental, economic and cultural aspirations (PDF, 1.5MB, 50 pages).

Ngāi Tahu Charitable Trust » This webpage outlines the charitable trust structure that Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu operates under. It also contains annual reports going back to 2004.

Form and Function Review » This webpage contains information about a review that Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu undertook of its form and function in 2018.