Te Moemoea: Our people are well.
Te Kaupapa: To support the culture, social, spiritual and economic aspirations of our people.

Kia Ora - Welcome!

From the time of Ngati Koata’s arrival in Te Tau Ihu and their establishment there through the tuku of Tutepourangi of the Kurahaupo tribes and of Te Putu and other Ngati Koata chiefs early in the century before last, Ngati Koata have exercised authority in Te Tau Ihu according to a system of customary law - tikanga - which embodies spiritual and temporal and other features of Maori culture and philosophy.

Ngati Koata Trust

INFORMATION SHEET


Ngati Koata Trust is the representative body of the Ngati Koata Iwi.

Please complete the Registration Form below if you wish to be on the Beneficiary Role of the Ngati Koata Trust. We are asked to provide a full disclosure of your whakapapa back through your lineage to a known Ngati Koata Tupuna. The list of Ngati Koata Tupuna comes from:


The Ngati Koata owners of Rangitoto (Native Land Court – Nelson Minute Book 1, Page 28, dated Tuesday 20th November 1883)

- The Ngati Koata original owners in the Tenths Reserves (Native Land Court Nelson Minute Book 3, pages 46 – 57, 24 November 1892), or

- The Ngati Koata Nelson Tenth’s owners alive in 1893 (Native Land Court – Nelson Minute Book 3, Page 268-279 dated 31st July 1895)

- Sec 34 Native Land Claims Adjustment and Laws Amendment Act 1901

We undertake to give you the opportunity to be informed of iwi matters and to participate in iwi decisions. All applications need to be validated and the Trust has developed a process to achieve this end. Confirmation of your membership will be sent to you with your Ngati Koata no Rangitoto ki te Tonga Trust member registration number. Where an application for registration is declined the applicant may dispute that decision.

Who Can Register: Adult members of the Iwi who are descendants of Ngati Koata tupuna (identified on the information sheet), by birth or legal adoption. Parents or the legal guardian may register those under 18 in there family.

Why Register: To be notified of important issues and decisions affecting you and to receive benefits that you may be entitled to i.e. education grants or scholarships.

In completing your whakapapa on the registration form you may find that you have insufficient space to show your complete pedigree. You are referred to the Ngati Koata web site (at www.koata.iwi.nz ) where you can download a pedigree chart to add to your application.

Other information

Your attention is drawn to the Private Notice Option. This has been added as a requirement under the Fisheries Allocation legislation. Please be sure to make a conscious decision on this matter

If you have any questions, concerns or require some assistance, please contact the

Research Unit

Ngati Koata Trust

PO Box 1659

Nelson

Phone: 03 548 1639

Fax: 03 548 2569

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Please return only the Application Form to the Trust. This Information Sheet is for you.

 

BENEFICIARY REGISTRATION FORM

Ngati Koata Tupuna List.