Earlier today, Ngāti Kuri Trust Board Chair, Harry Burkhardt, released a media statement announcing the resolution of the Deed of Settlement negotiation process and the February 7 signing event to be held at Te Rerenga Wairua. Signing could only take place after a ratification process where Iwi constituents voted whether or not to accept the proposed Deed and the accompanying Post Settlement Governance Entity (PSGE).
Following are the official results of that poll:
| DEED OF SETTLEMENT AND POST SETTLEMENT GOVERNANCE ENTITY RATIFICATION POLL | |
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| I hereby declare the result of the Deed of Settlement and Post Settlement Governance Entity Ratification Poll which concluded at 5 pm, Friday 20 December 2013 to be as follows: | |
| Resolution 1 That the proposed Ngāti Kuri Deed of Settlement be accepted. |
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| Option | Votes Received |
| Yes | 508 |
| No | 73 |
| (0 informal and 10 blank) | |
| As 85.96% of votes received voted YES, I declare Resolution 1 accepted. | |
| Resolution 2 That the post-settlement governance entity Te Manawa o Ngāti Kuri Trust as the recipient of Ngāti Kuri Treaty settlement assets be accepted. |
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| Option | Votes Received |
| Yes | 499 |
| No | 77 |
| (0 informal and 15 blank) | |
| As 84.43% of votes received voted YES, I declare Resolution 2 accepted. | |
| Of the 1,569 voting papers issued, 591 were completed and returned, this being a 37.7% return. | |
| Dated at Auckland, 23 December 2013 Dale Ofsoske Returning Officer Independent Election Services Ltd for Ngāti Kuri Trust Board Inc | |
