The lakebed, dewatered zone, islands and the Hokio Stream are owned by beneficial members of the Muaupoko tribe 1511 of them in 81 shares, as determined by the Reserves and other Lands Disposal Act (ROLD) 1956. The lake waters Muaupoko Domain, dewatered zone and one chain reserve strip in front of the Muaupoko Domain are vested under the Reserves Act 1977 in the Horowhenua Lake Domain Board. To date they have achieved nothing and even today sewerage is released into the Horowhenua Lake by the Council when it is overloaded.

HOROWHENUA LAKE TRUSTEES 2013

Court case in Levin District Court continues

COURT HEARING 14TH MAY LEVIN DISTRICT COURT

The hearing in front of Judge Doogan at the Court hearing saw Matt Sword and another lawyer defending most of the Lake Trustees for their wrongful eviction etc was Miss Shannon Johnston. Shannon joined Fitzherbert Rowe as a Senior Associate in February 2011. At this hearing Charles Rudd mentioned how the trust breaches trust orders as he is not sent notice 7 days before a meeting. He said history is repeating itself when 14 trustees were elected and some helped themselve to X amount of dollars. The court did generic financials then exonerated them for taking the money???? [ See for yourselves below. Its a total MLC sham].

Matt Sword said it wasn't necessary to seek owners approval until after signing yet he won't commit before hand. Remember this Matt Sword is not even an lake owner. It was brought up in 1989 there was a Lake Horowhenua & Hokio Stream Management Strategy and accord between groups yet again for 25 years to clean the Lake with the same parties of the latest Accord. The Judge has not even seen a copy of this Accord and the case is set to continue on the Accord issue. No Court date has been set as yet.

Sword works for the MTA & not the owners as he says. But its interesting reading: Aotea 302 Minute Book 278-343 dated 14th May 2013

The below was taken from the Minute Book: 163 AOT 101. In the years 1997-2003 payments of almost $270,000 were paid to these trustees in this Maori Reservation. The trustees adopted a commission % when dealing with funding. One of these Trustees Matt McMillan did a runner after this was brought out into the open and is no longer involved in any Lake affairs. The others are still around.

Now see how much the Domain Board has in the coffers as at 2012:

The above will be a little less now that these same Lake Trustees taking this matter to Court will be using our owners money to defend thenselves. How wouls you like idiots like these Trustees use your money as they are doing? We are awaiting the bill but we have known Fitzherbert Rowe do not come cheap so a figure of $7 to $10,000 would be the estimate legal bill. In the meantime the Court has sent out submissions on the Accord Draft which was written up by one Kevin Hill who is not even a Lake owner. We must now ask whose paying for this lawyer and what is the bill for this lawyer as have already been told by the MLC that they are not fitting this bill--wow how about that. So lets find out for our readers which we will and publish.

[ Read the Manawatu Standard reporters report ] 09/04/2013 MATHEW GROCOTT

THE ACCORD PROCESS IS STARTING TO BACKFIRE & AS THE HEAT

WARMS UP ALL SORTS OF THINGS WILL START TO HAPPEN

The Council are now seeking an Accord to clean up the weeds & spread the work out for themselves with no solutions yet they do not realize that what they have not done to remedy the Lake has already been documentated. The Lake Trustees wish to sign as well without any knowledge that the cleanup does not addess the main issue: the sediment removal. Owners & the Lake local Iwi have now banded together to form a community team to assist in the clean up with Pare Raukawa. Some members of the Lake Trustees tried to pass the Accord and have it signed but those that stuck to their guns like Kaumatua Charles Rudd, Wayne Hirinui and Vivienne Taueki who are for the people [ He aha te mia nui o te moana roto ---He tangata, he tangata, he tangata ] not themselves and blocked the necessary signing which would mean the Council would lead this Accord and could then dictate the outcome or the delays.

But in saying that no statements from the Lake Trustees are ensuing owners that all is well. They do not notify any owners by way of statements so hearsay explodes the situation. This is the problem as Trustees do not take it upon themselves to match statements with words in the media so all parties are unaware & owners rely on these people as Trustees yet how can one trust carry out individual agendas then fail to keep to the Trust order as they have done. Minutes are unreal and we will publish exactly what they say so you can see the calibar of the Trustees. THEN ASK YOURSELF DO YOU WANT THESE TRUSTEES TO RUN YOUR LAND & DO YOU WANT NON OWNERS TO DICTATE TO YOU.

Panui on Wed 26th June 2013 stated the Lake Trust will meet with owners and others at the below address Sunday 7th July 2013 10-2pm at Kawiu Marae, Kawiu Rd, Levin.

Some of these Trustees are not even owners in the Horowhenua 11 Lake yet can vote for us as they want even the Accord they know nothing about: eg Chairman Matt Sword, Jon Proctor, Kelly Tahiwi and Kerry Hori te Pa the secretary who is leaving the trust due to her workload? But they will be remembered for what they have signed away even though its a MOU---or is it?.

AN ACCORD THATS NOT AN ACCORD: WHAT ABOUT

VIEWS FROM THE OWNERS???? wheres the meeting of owners to discuss

You as owners have received nothing from this Trust and never been told what they have got out of the Trust in their positions as Trustees.

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As you can see theres only book value on the Buildings the Lake Trust wants to take off the land owned by us onwers. The rest of the current asset base is zero?? so what happened to the assets. Owners need answers!!! What is the current balance now---- what have they spent---- have they spent wisely and on what----- did they pay the lawyer in Court or did the MLC? Questions we will be asking these Lake Trustees.

But theres more as the case goes to Court with the buildings, injunction and the filing to have the Trustees removed still on the cards. For their idiotic korero at meetings not addressing the real concerns but instead having personal battles we ask is our money being spent what little there is on what.

Now ask yourself whose paying the lawyer for the Lake Trust? is the $49k about to get depleted as this case progresses. Incidentally the MLC fund has dried up we were told by the Maori Land Court so no monies there to pay the legal fees we were told so the lawyer must get paid somehow by somebody. More to come but overseas owners need to ask us questions--- it is in the owners & public interest we raise these concerns as owners in the Lake as they are spending our money on waste when these matters could have been totally avoided--read the minutes then ask yourself as you read what each has to say.

Click here to download the Accord Draft Plan [OPEN pdf: ] as at 14th May 2013 & see for yourself what a load of rubbish with nothing on sediment removal or inlet monitoring.

Non owner Trustees are not even owners in the Horowhenua 11 Lake yet can dictate to us owners: We will aslo ask the MLC why are non owners included when in the pakeha world no such clauses are in any land owned title certificates------we want this remedied now & so would you as owners. This is yet another draconian law that needs amending.

Horizons started monitoring the Lake & fish species but this does not change or solve the real problem--the removal of the sludge.

The blame is on all Maori not thinking and getting their act together. Too much bickering and nothing being achieved. Disgraceful.

All are too blame