Author archives: Richard Parata

Te Panui Runaka

Issues of Te Panui Runaka Te Panui Runaka May 06: (pdf format 1.1Mb)


Resignations and Implications

NTHC- Why you lost your Board and CEO: Reasons and Future Implications Beneficiaries have reason to be concerned about the rash of resignations in mid 2006, and further, the quality of information released to enable understanding of the changes in their organisation. The only information freely available to us as beneficiaries is contained in the…



Ngai Tahu Charter

Ngai Tahu Charter Extracts (pdf format 550 KB)


A Boil Lanced

In an article in “The Press” 29 Oct entitled “Rumblings at Ngai Tahu” “Sir Tipene O'Regan will be listening hard to the answers. He won't elaborate on his concerns about the "failure of management" surrounding the purchasing of Cook Strait Fishing, other than to say that while strategically sound it was "improperly conducted" and "appallingly…



Tahu Potiki’s Leaked Email

This is a copy of an email from Tahu Potiki- CEO of TRoNT to an advisor of his “Peter” that was leaked to “The Press, “NZ Herald” and “Otago Daily Times” on the 24th May 06. The Press and the Herald ran reports on the leaked email. The email was leaked three days before the…



Ngai Tahu Democracy

No Democracy in Ngai Tahu Leads To Poor Governance and Lack of Accountability To IWI Tront, over the last four years, has not been functioning as it was planned it should do. The symptom and cause of TRoNT’s malaise in my view are poor communication with beneficiaries due to a lack of democratic process. This…



Ngai Tahu in good shape

Ngai Tahu in good shape THE PRESS – 06 November 2006 Despite recent media publicity, Ngai Tahu’s business interests are in sound spirits, writes WALLY STONE. Ngai Tahu has a successful track record of ensuring appropriate structures are in place to manage the commercial and long-term aspirations of the tribe. Like any other organisation, the…



Rumblings at Ngai Tahu head office

Political infighting at Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu has shattered its image as one of the most successful of New Zealand’s iwi organisations. MATT PHILP investigates.


Awarua Hui 29th March

  Thought I would copy this comment I received “Southbound” for two reasons a.    To show that the “collective” as they call themselves or malcontents as I call them never showed up at Rehua and have never expressed their concerns – except through orchastrated leaks. Pleased that “Southbound” has picked these points up as I…



Things about me

1992 – 1998 • Alternate and subsequently Runaka Representative for Kati Huirapa Runaka on Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu. Chairperson Ngai Tahu Group Management: The then executive arm of Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu Former Delegate/Director to Te Runaganui Ngai Tahu (The Ngai Tahu Ruling Council) the ruling body prior to the new structure, representing…