Rau rangatira ma, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa.
Tuatahi, me mihi ki runga rawa, nāna nei ngā mea katoa,
Tuarua, me mihi ki te iwi,
Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa.
To all people, greetings to you all.
Firstly, let us greet that which is above all else, for all things are from the source,
Secondly, let us greet the people,
Greetings, greetings, greetings to you all.
We are Pouakani Trust, the Post Settlement Governance Entity (PSGE) for the Pouakani People. We are the organisation | whakahaerenga that has been formed for the blood-line descendants of the Pouakani Block through our membership | whakauru.
Our aim | kaupapa is to work together as one to establish a community and wider family | whanau that our members are proud to be a part of, and to find those who are eligible but yet to register. We welcome you to find about more about who we are, what we do.
The Pouakani Trust collaboratively involves its members and Trustees in a way that provides direct access to the assistance | āwhina available to those who are descendants | tuhanga of the original owners of Pouakani Block. It is important to us that we communicate with our people in a way that is transparent and easy to understand | ngāwari ki te matau.
Please enjoy exploring our website that has been created to help more people understand the role of The Pouakani Trust, and how you can get involved.
Manako matou ki a koutou
As a charitable trust we do not pay tax but we are bound by the Charities Act 2005.
This act requires distributions from the Trust to meet the following charitable purposes: