Tçnâ koe John,

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Ngâ mihi

Michelle Reed | Lead Advisor – Official Correspondence 
Te Urungi - Organisational Strategy and Performance
Te Tari Taiwhenua - The Department of Internal Affairs
45 Pipitea St | PO Box 805, Wellington 6140, New Zealand |  www.dia.govt.nz

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Hello Mr Luke,

Thank you for your email of 11 December 2020 (below).

The Department is yet to provide information to the Minister for
Diversity, Inclusion and Ethnic Communities to make decisions about the
next appointment round for the Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust, and the
timeline for these appointments is not yet compiled.

While there is no formal position description for the role in the Trust
deed, it states that trustees must be descendants of poll-tax payers.

The Trust further requires that trustees must be appointed having regard
to their expertise, knowledge, and ability to carry out impartially the
general objectives of the Trust. Desirable qualities of Trustees include:

•            longstanding activity in the poll-tax descendant and/or
Chinese community;

•            experience in governance or other funding distribution
agencies;

•            specialist skills such as knowledge of Chinese New Zealand
history and community language maintenance; and

•            voluntary experience in the wider community would be an
advantage.

Within the group of persons appointed as Trustees, it is desirable that
there be:

•            a reasonable demographic distribution of Trustees from around
the country; and

•            inclusion of market gardening or provincial interests.

I trust this information is useful to you.

Regards,

 

Rebecca Tane | Senior Policy Analyst | Ministerial Advice | Policy,
Regulation and Communities Branch | Ph: + 64 4 494 5751
The Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua

45 Pipitea Street | PO Box 805, Wellington 6140, New Zealand |
 [1]www.dia.govt.nz 
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Hello Mr Luke,
My apologies for the late response to your email.
As in my earlier response to you, there is currently no timeline for appointments to the Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust.
Regards,

Rebecca Tane | MinAdvice |PH: + 64 4 494 5751

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