From:
Fraser Robinson
To:
Simon Harding; Tessa Bercic
Cc:
Ngahiwi Meroiti
Subject:
FW: Email Correspondence from Matt Tukaki
Date:
Monday, 26 July 2021 11:39:00 AM
This one too.
From: Ngahiwi Meroiti
On Behalf Of K Davis (MIN)
Sent: Monday, 26 July 2021 11:24 AM
To: Fraser Robinson <[email address]>
Subject: FW: Email Correspondence from Matt Tukaki
From: [email address] [mailto:[email address]]
Sent: Monday, 26 July 2021 10:47 AM
To: 'Harvey Ruru'
Cc: Hon Willie Jackson <[email address]>;
Hon Kelvin Davis <[email address]>; Hon Grant
Robertson <[email address]>;
Subject: RE: Email Correspondence from Matt Tukaki
Morena Harvey, what possessed you to send an idiotic email like this?
Let me set the record straight about your email.
1. It was the former National Executive Committee of the New Zealand Maori Council that
called for independent mediation between the parties (
). It was also the former National Execugive
Committee that called for an independent review in Districts where clearly there was
interference by
(and others) in running
committee elections outside of the Maori Community Development Act (1962).
2. It was
that had, for more than a year, questioned the
decisions and authority to act of
in taking claims on behalf
of Council and also acting on behalf of Council. Latterly I asked those hard questions of
both
– including a request to
to
refrain from the business of gossip she entertains herself with.
3. For the record it is not I nor other members of the National Executive who have acted
improperly – indeed we have gone to great lengths to rebuild the Council and if you think
for one moment my emails to you lot are anything other than demanding answers then
you might want to release the full gambit of emails going back a year. You might want to
reference the threats from
would be
arrested under the Crimes Act or charged under the Harassment Act – all of which were
threats and intimation from one of the most
.
4. Two serious complaints remain active with the New Zealand Law Society in relation to the
interference in the elections by the legal representative that purports to represent Council
5. My appointment to the Ministerial Advisory Board of Oranga Tamariki has nothing to do
with the New Zealand Maori Council. In fact I made it clear I was distanced from the OT
claim made on behalf of the NZ Maori Council.
Harvey, your email highlights the sad realisation that the New Zealand Maori Council has fallen
into disrepute once more. It predates my term of the last three years and dates back longer with
all the same central characters involved in the hoha. Yourself included. It is sad because the last
three years we have done a lot of work to rebuild the Council and to also shape more than 49
different Kaupapa. All of which you were supportive of. Now however it seems you agree with
me in one last bit of mistruth you speak – that Minister Jackson intervenes and now holds an
Inquiry into the Triennial Elections and that more so the Maori Community Development Act and
the Maori Council now be reviewed with the question of – is this what our people expect of us?
Have we ourselves become irrelevant? Or is there a future for an organisation that clearly has
been captured by the same internal politics that, as I said, predates me, and has been going on
for years.
Finally Harvey – I would strongly advise you watch your words carefully. My advice to those
emailed on your list is simply this – we have important Kaupapa to progress. Many of our people
are struggling across many fronts – this is not how chiefs behave Harvey. This is how vested
interests do and I will never support those with a vested interest. Harvey I suggest you end the
emails and if you want to kanohi ki te kanohi get on a place to Wellington and lets have a cup of
tea.
Nga Mihi,
Matthew Tukaki
From:
Date: 25 July 2021 at 8:06:57 PM NZST
To
, [email address],
[email address],
[email address],
[email address], damien.o'[email address]
Cc:
Subject: FW: Email Correspondence from Matt Tukaki
Tena Koutou Nga Minita Paremata Aotearoa,
Under MP Parliamentary Priviledge I forward details of the most abusive emails
that I’ve ever received in my lifetime from Mr Matthew Tukaki formerly of the NZ
Maori Council and also other members of NZ Maori Council who supported Mr
Tukaki.
Also abusive emails from Mr Tukaki to
and
acting on behalf
of Woodward Law. Including abusive emails to senior respected Rangatira
throughout our NZ Maori Council Maori Communities in Aotearoa.
I call upon Minister Kelvin Davis to veto immediately the appointment of Matthew
Tukaki as the Ministerial Appointment of Hon. Kelvin Davis as Chair of Oranga
Tamariki.
Mr Tukaki Ministerial appointment as Executive Director is not and was not
supported by the full NZ Maori Council or the full NZ Maori Executive in which I was
member at the time.
I warned an official of Minister Kelvin Davis that Mr Tukaki was not the appointed
spokesperson on behalf of NZ Maori Council he also was not the Executive Director
of NZ Maori Council, when Mr Davis was last in Nelson in my company and many of
our local iwi at Whakatu Marae Nelson.
NZ Maori Council Co-Chairs George Ngatai and Harvey Ruru plus Deputy Chair Anne
Kendall are available to korero with our NZ Maori Council Mangai and Woodward
Law NZ Maori Council Lawyers to discuss this further with our dear Ministers and
officials “kanohi ki te kanohi” in Wellington at the Ministers demand.
The Co-Chairs and Deputy Chair also seek an appointment with Minister Mr Jackson
to seek a pathway and renew our NZ Maori Council Government yearly financial
privileges and discuss issues of concern regarding NZ Maori Council matters,
particularly Maori Wardens and other roles and responsibilities which are carried
out under The Maori Community Development Act 1962 and The Regulations of
1963.
We have written to Minister Jackson to seek an Inquiry in relation to discrepancies
of irregularities in some of the District Maori Council Triennial Elections and to date
we have had no response from Minister Jackson. NZ Maori Council are under High
Court orders to action the irregularities within NZ Maori Council Members Manual
of 2017 with amendments 2021.
Thank you.
Archdeacon Emeritus Harvey Ruru QSM
From:
Sent: Friday, 23 July 2021 9:22 am
To
Subject: Email Correspondence from Matt Tukaki
Tēnā koe Harvey
Donna has asked me to forward you copies of the emails sent to yourself, Tā
Taihākurei and Woodward Law. Please see attached.
Ngā mihi
Solicitor
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