05/10/2026
Whakataki Marae AGM | Saturday 31 October 2026
Sharing on behalf of Whakataki Marae Charitable Trust.
Kia ora e te whānau,
Over the past year, we have continued the mahi of reconnecting our whānau with Whakataki and building momentum around the future of our marae.
Whakataki has always been about more than a building. It is a place of tikanga, kōrero tuku iho kai moana and whanaungatanga. While the whare that once stood at Whakataki is no longer there, our connection to this place remains through our whenua, our whakapapa, our people, our memories and the stories shared.
Old photographs, aerial images, whānau kōrero and taonga continue to help us understand the history of Whakataki and what we want to carry forward. Our whakapapa is already here. The mahi before us is to strengthen the cultural home around it, a place where whānau can gather, practise tikanga, share kōrero, learn, remember and create new memories for our tamariki and mokopuna.
An important part of that mahi is coming together.
Whakataki Marae Charitable Trust Annual General Meeting
Saturday 31 October 2026
1.00pm
Castlepoint Hall
The formal AGM will include:
• Confirmation of the previous AGM minutes
• Chair / Board report
• Presentation of the Annual Report and Financial Statements
• General business properly brought before the meeting
Whānau with whakapapa connections to Whakataki are warmly invited to attend the AGM.
A quorum of at least 25 whānau with whakapapa connections to Whakataki is required for the meeting to proceed.
We also encourage whānau to register with Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki nui a Rua Settlement Trust, so your whakapapa connection and current contact details are recorded and can be kept up to date.
https://register.kkwtnr.org.nz/registration.php
Following the formal AGM, we invite whānau to stay for kai and whakawhanaungatanga. This will be a chance to reconnect with whanaunga, spend time together and begin a wider kōrero about the longer term vision for Whakataki.
We would especially love to hear your whakaaro:
What do you want to see for Whakataki, and how would you like to see that take shape through the Charitable Trust?
Your whakaaro does not need to come as a formal proposal. Bring a few words, a story, a memory, a sketch or drawing, a taonga, an idea for our future whare, a kaupapa you would like to see happen there, or something you believe should be carried forward for our mokopuna.
Come ready to kōrero, listen and imagine together.
The kōrero following the AGM will be an informal whānau engagement session. It will not replace the formal decision making processes of the Trust, but it will give trustees an opportunity to hear directly from whānau and help inform the next stages of planning.
If you would like to let us know you are coming, please contact:
[email protected]
An RSVP is not required, but it will help us make sure there is enough kai for everyone.
Please also stay connected with us beyond the AGM. We will continue sharing kōrero, photographs, pieces of our history and updates about the mahi happening around Whakataki.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61594223438201
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tehikaapapaumakiwhakataki/
TikTok: www.tiktok.com/
Please share our pānui and updates with your wider whānau. The more of our people who are connected to the kaupapa, the stronger our collective kōrero about what comes next can be.
Most of all, we would love to see you on the day. Come for the AGM, stay for the kai and whakawhanaungatanga, and bring your whakaaro for Whakataki.
Nau mai, hoki mai ki te kaupapa.
Haere mai ki te kai, ki te kōrero, ki te whakawhanaungatanga.
Ngā manaakitanga,
Whakataki Marae Charitable Trustees
Cheryl Anne Broughton Kurei
Eileen Clarke
Natalie Jones
Victoria Gunn
Yadira Lam Sheung
William Broughton
James Harold
David Wilton
