INTRODUCTION

1.        My name is Toko Renata Te Taniwha.

2.        I am a senior kaumatua of Ngati Whanaunga and other hapu and iwi of the Marutuahu Confederation, including Ngati Paoa and Ngati Maru.

3.        On my mother’s side I belong to Ngati Pukenga and Ngati Ranginui.

4.        I am also the Chairman of the Hauraki Maori Trust Board and the representative for Ngati Whanaunga on that Board.

5.        I give my Tainui whakapapa from Hoturoa: