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Rangitaiki River Forum

The purpose of the Forum (as set out in Ngāti Manawa Claims Settlement Act 2012 and the Ngāti Whare Claims Settlement Act 2012) is the protection and enhancement of the environmental, cultural, and spiritual health and wellbeing of the Rangitaiki River and its resources for the benefit of present and future generations.

Standing orders

Committee membership

Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Manawa

  • Terewai Kalman (Chairperson)

  • Karito Paul

Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whare

  • Te Taute Taiepa (Deputy Chairperson)

  • Kohu Kohiti

Bay of Plenty Regional Council

  • Cr Mawera Karetai

  • Cr Ken Shirley

  • Cr Sarah McCorkindale 

  • Cr John Scrimgeour

 

Ngāti Tūwharetoa (BOP) Settlement Trust 

  • Clifford Te Riini

  • Sharlene Niao 

Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa

  • Miro Araroa

  • Mihipeka Sisley

Hineuru Iwi Trust

  • Tracy Bush

  • Janice Wall

Tūhoe Te Uru Taumatua

  • Ngapera Rangiaho

 

Whakatāne District Council

  • Cr Tu O'Brien

  • Cr Wilson James

Taupō District Council 

  • Cr Yvonne Westerman

  • Cr Kylie Leonard 

Ngāti Tūwharetoa

  • Whakaeke Ritete

  • Ngatoru Wall

Partner Agency Representative
Te Papa Atawhai – Department of Conservation (Non-Voting) [1]

Jesse Burt, Operations Advisor, Whakatāne District

 

Organisation

Representative(s)

Alternates

[1] Appointed as resolved on 6 June 2025

About the forum

The Rangitaiki River Forum was formed in May 2012 by law to protect and enhance the mauri (life-giving capacity) of the Rangitaiki River and its tributaries.

The Forum partners Rangitaiki working together to set the direction of how we look after the Rangitaiki River.

The treaty settlements of Ngāti Whare and Ngāti Manawa created two pieces of legislation:

These Acts of Parliament established the Rangitaiki River Forum. 

For enquiries about the Forum's work, please contact one the following partner organisations that your query relates to.

Te Ara Whānui o Rangitāiki – Pathways of the Rangitāiki

Bay of Plenty Regional Council – 0800 884 880 / info@boprc.govt.nz

Whakatāne District Council - 07 306 0500 / info@whakatane.govt.nz

Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whare – 07 366 5690 / https://www.ngatiwhare.iwi.nz/contact/

Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Manawa – 07 366 5736 / receptionist@tronm.co.nz

Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa – 0800 464 284 / runanga@ngatiawa.iwi.nz

Ngāti Tūwharetoa (Bay of Plenty) Settlement Trust - 07 323 4164  / info@ntst.co.nz

Hineuru Iwi Trust - info@hineuru.com

Taupō District Council – 07 376 0899 / info@taupo.govt.nz

Meetings, agendas, and minutes

Friday 6 March
10.30am – 2.00pm 		 Mātaatua Room, Bay of Plenty Regional Council, 5 Quay Street, Whakatane Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Friday 1 May
(Public excluded)		 Mātaatua Room, Bay of Plenty Regional Council, 5 Quay Street, Whakatane Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Friday 12 June 
10.30am – 2.00pm 		 Mātaatua Room, Bay of Plenty Regional Council, 5 Quay Street, Whakatane Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Friday 18 September
10.30am – 2.00pm 

Mātaatua Room, Bay of Plenty Regional Council, 5 Quay Street, Whakatāne

 Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Friday 11 December
10.30am – 2.00pm 

Mātaatua Room, Bay of Plenty Regional Council, 5 Quay Street, Whakatāne

 Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Date/Te ra
Time/Taima		 Location/Wahi Agendas and minutes

Note: Meeting date or venues may change - please check this page regularly.

Friday 14 March
10.30am – 2.00pm

 Mātaatua Room, Bay of Plenty Regional Council, 5 Quay Street, Whakatane Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.

Friday 6 June
10.30am – 2.00pm

 Mātaatua Room, Bay of Plenty Regional Council, 5 Quay Street, Whakatane Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.

Friday 5 September
10.30am – 2.00pm

Mātaatua Room, Bay of Plenty Regional Council, 5 Quay Street, Whakatāne

 Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Date/Te ra
Time/Taima		 Location/Wahi Agendas and minutes

Note: Meeting date or venues may change - please check this page regularly.

Friday 15 March
10.30am – 2.00pm

 Mātaatua Room, Bay of Plenty Regional Council, 5 Quay Street, Whakatane Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Friday 7 June
10.30am – 2.00pm		 Mātaatua Room, Bay of Plenty Regional Council, 5 Quay Street, Whakatane Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.

Friday 30 August
10.30am – 2.00pm

Mātaatua Room, Bay of Plenty Regional Council, 5 Quay Street, Whakatāne

 Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.

Friday 11 October
10.30am - 12.30pm

Public Excluded Workshop

Mātaatua Room, Bay of Plenty Regional Council, 5 Quay Street, Whakatāne

 Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.

Friday 15 November
10.00am – 1.00pm

Mātaatua Room, Bay of Plenty Regional Council, 5 Quay Street, Whakatāne

 Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Date/Te ra
Time/Taima		 Location/Wahi Agendas and minutes

Note: Meeting date or venues may change - please check this page regularly.

Date/Te ra
Time/Taima		 Location/Wahi Agendas and minutes

Thursday 23 March
10.30am – 2.00pm

 Mātaatua Room, Bay of Plenty Regional Council, 5 Quay Street, Whakatane Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Friday 2 June
10.30am – 2.00pm		 Mātaatua Room, Bay of Plenty Regional Council, 5 Quay Street, Whakatane Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.

Friday 1 September
10.30am – 2.00pm

Tōtara room, Whakatāne District Council, Ground floor, Commerce Street, Whakatāne

 Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.

Thursday 16 November (Rescheduled)

9.30am - 12.30pm


Friday 24 November
10.30am – 2.00pm

Mātaatua Room, Bay of Plenty Regional Council, 5 Quay Street, Whakatāne

 Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.

Note: Meeting date or venues may change - please check this page regularly.

Date/Te ra
Time/Taima		 Location/Wahi Agendas and minutes

Friday 4 March

10.00am – 3.00pm

 Via Zoom (audio visual meeting) Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.

Friday 3 June

10.00am – 3.00pm

 Via Zoom (audio visual meeting) Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.

Friday 2 September

10.00am – 3.00pm

 Venue TBC Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.

Note: Meeting date or venues may change - please check this page regularly.

Date/Te ra
Time/Taima		 Location/Wahi Agendas and minutes

Friday 5 March

 Cancelled, due to tsunami warning. Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.

Friday 9 April
Rescheduled meeting

10:30 am - 2:30 pm

 Mātaatua Room, Bay of Plenty Regional Council, 5 Quay Street, Whakatāne Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.

Friday 4 June

10:30 am – 3:30 pm

Mātaatua Room, Bay of Plenty Regional Council, 5 Quay Street, Whakatane

 Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.

Friday 3 September

10:30 am – 1:30 pm

 Via Zoom Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.

Friday 3 December

10:30 am – 1:30 pm

 Via Zoom Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.

Note: Meeting date or venues may change - please check this page regularly.

Meetings August to December 2020

Date/Te ra
Time/Taima		 Location/Wahi Agendas and minutes

Friday 4 September

10:30am - 2:00pm

Zoom meeting

 Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.

Friday 4 December

10:30am - 3:00pm

Rangitāiki Cosmopolitan Club, 9 Bridge Street, Edgecumbe.

Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.

Note: Meeting date or venues may change - please check this page regularly.

Meetings January to July 2020

Date/Te ra
Time/Taima		 Location/Wahi Agendas Minutes

Friday 6 March

 Rescheduled to 3 April    

Friday 3 April

 Cancelled    

Friday 5 June

10:00am - 2:30pm

 An Audio Recording will be available after the meeting. Agenda Audio recording of meeting

 

Minutes

Presentations

Note: Meeting date or venues may change - please check this page regularly.

Date/Te ra
Time/Taima		 Location/Wahi Agendas Minutes

Friday 1 March

Cancelled

 

 

Friday 7 June

10:00am

Whakatāne District Council, Council Chambers, 14 Commerce Street, Whakatāne

Agenda

 Minutes

Friday 6 September

10:00am

Reception Lounge, Edgecumbe War Memorial Hall, Kauri Street, Edgecumbe

Agenda

 Minutes

Note: Meeting date or venues may change - please check this page regularly.

 

Date/Te ra
Time/Taima		 Agendas Minutes
Friday 16 March 

Agenda 

 Minutes 
Friday 8 June 

Agenda 

 Minutes 
Friday 14 September 

Agenda 

 Minutes 
Friday 7 December  Agenda Minutes

For minutes and agendas from earlier than 2018, please contact our Governance Team.

Related links

Te Ara Whanui o Rangitaiki - Pathways of the Rangitaiki

External website: Rangitāiki River Forum | A healthy Rangitāiki River for everyone

Related links

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