WI PERE TRUST
2024 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
AT
BUSHMERE ARMS, 673 MATAWAI ROAD,
WAERENGA-A-HIKA, GISBORNE
Notice is hereby given
that the Annual General
Meeting of Owners
for the Trust
will be held at Bushmere Arms
on Saturday 16 November 2024
10.00 am, Registration at 9:30am
There will also be a farm tour planned for Sunday 17th November.
NB: To register for the AGM, farm tour and for catering purposes
for both events, please contact the BDO Gisborne Pākihi Māori team
mbu@bdo.co.nz, or 06 869 1400
by Friday 8th November 2024.
Full notice of the AGM agenda can be obtained from
the BDO Gisborne Ltd office.
Nau mai, haere mai ki te Whānau o Wi Pere.
A.P.T Haronga
CHAIRMAN
ABOUT US
The Wi Pere Trust is a legacy left by the man Wi Pere for his descendants. The trust while constituted on 14 April 1899, was imposed on Wi Pere or he faced losing his legacy to the financial institutions of the time.
Beneficial interests or shares were bestowed and continue to be transfered to future generations today. The Trust is a statutory trust board in accordance with the Maori Purposes Act 1991.
The governance of the Trust since inception had always had a majority of non Wi Pere whanau trustees. This started to change in the 1950's, until today the Trust is governed by 5 Wi Pere whanau members.
The current trustees and beneficiaries reflect the pride and passion that Wi Pere had in wanting the Trust's enterprises to be prosperous and successful.
The Wi Pere Trust is a mixture of cultures both whanau and commercial. While this makes the Trust somewhat unique, it adds to the challenges the trustees need to consider to ensure Wi Pere's legacy is nurtured and enhanced for its future generations of beneficiaries.
If you want to learn more about who we are and what we do, we welcome you to review the rest of our website.