Who We Are

The name of the Co-operative is Ngāti Ruapani ki Uta ki Tai Co-operative Society Limited (abbreviated to Ngāti Ruapani Society Co-op Ltd in this document).

 

We are co-operative company which is called a Primary Community Co-operative (Māori Community Society).

 

We are not a Common Law Trust or Māori Land Trust and are governed by our constitution which falls under the Co-operative Companies Act 1996. We have 6 Establishment Directors who have invested into this co-op. We invite membership to interested whānau and hapū members of Ngāti Ruapani ki Uta ki Tai.

Establishment Directors

Kath Peebles
Justice of the Peace

Ngāti Ruapani ki Waikaremoana, Ngāi Tuhoe, Ngāti Kahungunu

Anita Loveriche
Health & Wellbeing Consultant

Ngāti Ruapani ki Waikaremoana, Ngāi Tuhoe, Ngāti Kahungunu

Kera Mita
Kaumātua Carer

Ruapani ki Manutuke, Rongowhakaata

Mark Henderson
Biodiversity Business Consultant

Ngāti Hinekura, Ngāti Pākeha

Dr Rapata Wiri
Kaihautū Mātauranga – Academic Director

Ngāti Ruapani ki Waikaremoana, Ngāi Tuhoe, Te Arawa

Our mission statement is

 

“Tāwharautia a Ruapani, mai uta ki tai” – “Unite the Descendants of Ruapani from Forest to Coast”.