Tēnā koutou e te iwi, e mihi kau ana a Moeraki ki a koutou katoa i raro i ngā tini āhuatanga o te wā. He whakamōhio atu tēnei ki a koutou kua tohua a Karen Coutts ki te tūranga o māngai o Moeraki ki te tēpu o Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, ā, kua tohua a Stacey Gullen-Reynolds ki te tūranga tuarua.

He mihi nui tēnei ki te Upoko Rūnanga o Moeraki ki a David Higgins mō āna mahi ki Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu i ngā tau e toru kua hori ake nei. Kua whakapau kaha a David ki te mahi mō te mana o Moeraki otirā mō te mana o Ngāi Tahu i āna mahi katoa. Ko te manako ia ka wātea a David kia haere tonu i āna mahi whakapakari i te reanga hōu ki te kāinga me āna mahi poipoi i te paepae o Moeraki.

The Appointments Panel for Te Rūnanga o Moeraki hereby inform the appointment of Karen Coutts to the position of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu representative and Stacey Gullen-Reynolds to the position of Alternate representative for Te Rūnanga o Moeraki for a term of three years.

The panel wishes to acknowledge David’s contribution to Te Rūnanga over the last three years. David has worked tirelessly to ensure the mana of Moeraki and that of Ngāi Tahu is upheld in all his endeavours and we hope David now has more time to continue his work in growing the next generation of leaders from Moeraki particularly his work growing the pae of Moeraki.

Nā Koa Whitau-Kean.
Chair of the Appointment Panel.