TE KOTAHITANGA O TE IWI O NGATI WEHIWEHI

HUI-A-TAU : MARAE COMMITTEE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

WEHIWEHI PA, MANAKAU, HOROWHENUA

TUESDAY 7 NOVEMBER 2000, 7.30 PM

 

TREASURERS REPORT

 

Kia ora ano te whanau,  Many things have happened since our last AGM in December 1999. It has been a real learning experience with the role of treasurer but thoroughly enjoyable. My year personally was devastated by the discovery of my father who had died and was found on the morning of our gala hui on the 14^th of October. My whanau have been overwhelmed by the support of many especially Ngati Wehi Wehi. Our chairperson Te Hope Huia was one of our angels sent to our whanau. My father Stan died on the same day as my mum Margaret did five years before.

 

The 1999 – 2000 accounts from the 1^st September 1999 until the 31^st August 2000 were presented at the AGM and had been duly audited by Rod Agar who had previously audited our accounts. The report was presented to the meeting that showed that we had a positive cash flow but as always this need to be monitored.

 

 

Some notable events during the year

 

• Recipient of a grant from Pub Charity of NZD 20,000 to update / upgrade our wharepaku. Many thanks should got to Hoko Gardiner for developing this relationship through the Whanau Fund Raiser days held at the Key West hotel

 

• Grant of $1,100 was received from Raukawa District Maori Council for cutlery/crockery replacements;

 

• Income still to be realised during this next financial year included the proceeds for the Calendar initiative, and koha for the use of the marae for hui.

 

• We had a successful fund raising day,  which was lead by Mokai and her sisters. This fund raiser lasted all day and everyone had a good day playing housie

 

• The annual gala which was held on the 14^th October falls outside our financial year and was not included in this years report but was very successful indeed.

 

• We have set up a new fund raising activity that came from a suggestion from one of the whanau. This was called “No Pain Koha”. This involves setting up a bank account and putting monies into this account. The details are included on our Web Site re bank account numbers etc. We were able to show at the AGM that a number of people inside and outside New Zealand are putting money into this fund raising account.

 

• Last but not least the committee have spent monies on our facility including a new floor, some new ovens, some totara timber for future use

My thanks and recognition should go to all whanau for their support as well as Uncle Nuki who has a lot of experience in marae activities especially during difficult times and has been a good ear for me

 

Ka kite ano

 

 

Ryszard Orzecki

TREASURER