Richard Manning
Heamana - Chairperson
I have been a trustee since 2010; are passionate in pursuit of the vision which the current and past trustees share for our whenua, our whānau and our history. As Kaitiaki, we have a collective responsibility to those that follow us of ensuring the mana and taonga are preserved.
In life, we are all blessed with individual qualities; the challenge to success is harnessing those qualities and moulding a cohesive team that aspires to a shared vision. The Trust has achieved significant milestones towards establishing a futuristic pathway for their advancement and manakitanga. I am proud of being part of this and serving the Trust by providing diligence and judgment through my worldly business knowledge.
Richard Manning is a Company Director and advisor within the seafood industry. He travels extensively internationally and has commercial interests in seafood manufacturing locally and internationally.
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Graham Nutira
kaitiakitanga - Trustee
Has been a court appointed trustee since 2010.
He is also a trustee and advisory trustee on numerous blocks around the Ngai Tahu Takiwa
Graham has been heavily involved in the Te Taumutu Rūnanga in Waitaha since the early 1990s and is still currently an executive member of their Incorporated Society.
Since mid 1994, Graham and Richard have been actively involved and assisting numerous SILNA land blocks get identified with Ahu Whenua structures being put place with governance and planning.
In business Graham was a successful building contractor and while claiming to be retired seems to be still actively busy on various construction projects around Te Waipounau for various trusts and private contracts.
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Les Dunn
kaitiakitanga - Trustee
I was appointed as a trustee in 2010 and are land owner next to the Tautuku Waikawa Blocks.
My whanau have lived and gathered kai in the area for generations. I currently live in the Tautuku Lands on a semi permanent basis - I know the whenua and the wai.
Les is now retired, but he was a successful shearing contractor in Australia, fished quota around this area, and ran a successful timber harvesting and timber processing business which he sold 2 years ago.
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