Back L-R: Monte Aranga (Ngāi Tamawera), Adrian Jaram (Ngāti Hokopū Te Hokowhitu a Tū ki te Rāhui), Regina O'Brien (Ngā Maihi), Sonny Mansell (Te Warahoe), Henry Hudson (Ngāti Hokopū Te Whare o Toroa), Ngahuia Brown (Ngāi Tamapare), Meri Hepi (Tuariki). Front L-R: Materoa Dodd (Ngāti Wharepaia), Mihipeka Sisley (Te Kahupāke), Te Kei Merito (Ngāti Rangataua, Chairman), Helen Sisley (Ngāi Tamaoki), Brian Simpson (Ngāi Te Rangihouhiri II), Joe Mason (Ngāti Pūkeko), Wikeepa Araroa (d) (Ngāti Hāmua). Absent: Joe Harawira (Ngāi Taiwhakaea II), Hone Stipich (Ngāti Awa ki Tamaki Makaurau, Hawiki Ranapia (Te Patuwai), Charles Elliott Snr (Te Pahipoto), Enid Rātahi-Pryor (Ngāti Hikakino), Pouroto Ngaropō (Te Tāwera, Deputy Chairman), Riritahi Williams (Ngāti Maumoana), Bruce Wereta Aranga (Ngāti Awa ki Pōneke). Every three years, each Ngāti Awa hapū elects a representative to the Board of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa. Rūnanga meetings are held monthly with the Chief Executive of the Rūnanga and representatives are required to liaise regularly with their respective hapū. The roles and responsibilities of representatives are set out in the Charter. Board members can be contacted by post via Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa, PO Box 76, Whakatane, 3158. Current members of the Board as at October 2010 are: HAPŪ NAME Ngāti Awa ki Tamaki Makaurau Hone Stipich Ngāti Hokopū Te Hokowhitu a Tū ki te Rāhui Tani Wharewera Te Tawera Pouroto Ngaropo (Deputy Chairperson) Ngāti Awa ki Pōneke Wereta Aranga Ngai Te Rangihouhiri II Manu Glen Te Pahipoto Charles Elliott Snr Ngāti Wharepaia Materoa Dodd Ngāti Rangataua Te Kei Merito (Chairperson) Ngāi Tamawera Monte Aranga Te Kahupāke Mihipeka Sisley Ngāi Tamapare Ngahuia Brown Warahoe Aubrey Kohunui Ngā Maihi Regina O’Brien Te Patuwai Riritahi Williams Ngāi Taiwhakaea II Joseph Harawira Ngāti Hokopū Te Whare o Toroa Charlie Bluett Ngāti Pūkeko Joe Mason Ngāti Maumoana Steffan Haua Ngāti Hāmua Miro Araroa Ngāi Tamaoki Patrick Raimona-Salmond Tuariki Meri Hepi Ngāti Hikakino Enid Ratahi-Pryor
Back L-R: Monte Aranga (Ngāi Tamawera), Adrian Jaram (Ngāti Hokopū Te Hokowhitu a Tū ki te Rāhui), Regina O'Brien (Ngā Maihi), Sonny Mansell (Te Warahoe), Henry Hudson (Ngāti Hokopū Te Whare o Toroa), Ngahuia Brown (Ngāi Tamapare), Meri Hepi (Tuariki).
Front L-R: Materoa Dodd (Ngāti Wharepaia), Mihipeka Sisley (Te Kahupāke), Te Kei Merito (Ngāti Rangataua, Chairman), Helen Sisley (Ngāi Tamaoki), Brian Simpson (Ngāi Te Rangihouhiri II), Joe Mason (Ngāti Pūkeko), Wikeepa Araroa (d) (Ngāti Hāmua).
Absent: Joe Harawira (Ngāi Taiwhakaea II), Hone Stipich (Ngāti Awa ki Tamaki Makaurau, Hawiki Ranapia (Te Patuwai), Charles Elliott Snr (Te Pahipoto), Enid Rātahi-Pryor (Ngāti Hikakino), Pouroto Ngaropō (Te Tāwera, Deputy Chairman), Riritahi Williams (Ngāti Maumoana), Bruce Wereta Aranga (Ngāti Awa ki Pōneke).
Every three years, each Ngāti Awa hapū elects a representative to the Board of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa. Rūnanga meetings are held monthly with the Chief Executive of the Rūnanga and representatives are required to liaise regularly with their respective hapū. The roles and responsibilities of representatives are set out in the Charter.
Board members can be contacted by post via Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa, PO Box 76, Whakatane, 3158. Current members of the Board as at October 2010 are:
HAPŪ
NAME
Ngāti Awa ki Tamaki Makaurau
Hone Stipich
Ngāti Hokopū Te Hokowhitu a Tū ki te Rāhui
Tani Wharewera
Te Tawera
Pouroto Ngaropo (Deputy Chairperson)
Ngāti Awa ki Pōneke
Wereta Aranga
Ngai Te Rangihouhiri II
Manu Glen
Te Pahipoto
Charles Elliott Snr
Ngāti Wharepaia
Materoa Dodd
Ngāti Rangataua
Te Kei Merito (Chairperson)
Ngāi Tamawera
Monte Aranga
Te Kahupāke
Mihipeka Sisley
Ngāi Tamapare
Ngahuia Brown
Warahoe
Aubrey Kohunui
Ngā Maihi
Regina O’Brien
Te Patuwai
Riritahi Williams
Ngāi Taiwhakaea II
Joseph Harawira
Ngāti Hokopū Te Whare o Toroa
Charlie Bluett
Ngāti Pūkeko
Joe Mason
Ngāti Maumoana
Steffan Haua
Ngāti Hāmua
Miro Araroa
Ngāi Tamaoki
Patrick Raimona-Salmond
Tuariki
Meri Hepi
Ngāti Hikakino
Enid Ratahi-Pryor