NGĀ IWI - TRIBES
How does an iwi get mandated?
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10 step process map to becoming a Mandated Iwi Organisation.
The Māori Fisheries Act 2004 lays out the criteria required by iwi before they will receive assets derived from the Māori fisheries settlement.
In general terms, the mandating requirements are the minimum requirements for protecting the assets that will be transferred to iwi for future generations.
Iwi organisations need to:
- meet governance requirements, including having
a representative structure and an appropriate constitution - have an asset holding company to receive fisheries assets
- have a minimum number of affiliates on their iwi’s register (See Schedule 3 for actual number required).
Further requirements are quota agreements on coastlines, freshwater, and harbours. However, Te Ohu has some discretion, under certain circumstances, to transfer some of the non-quota assets.