17 December 2025 

Te Waka o Hāto Petera Wāwāhi Ara* 

“Ko Petera koe, ā ka hanga e ahau taku hāhi ki runga ki tēnei kamaka;
e kore anō e taea taua hāhi e ngā kuwaha o te reinga.” Matiu 16:18 

 Bishop Steve Lowe and the Kahui Kaumātua o Hāto Petera are pleased to announce the following appointments to Te Waka o Hāto Petera Wāwāhi Ara: 

 Wallace Haumaha
Geremy Hema
Susan Huria
Jenny Solomon
Helen Te Hira
Emily Vaka’uta
James van Schie 

 (Brief biographies of each member can be viewed here) 

 They have been appointed for a term of three years. Their mahi will be to work together with the Bishop and Kahui Kaumātua to restore the mauri of the Hāto Petera site and realising the vision:  

• To provide education for all, consistent with the intent of the 1850 Crown Grant. 
• To strengthen the relationship between Māori and the Catholic Church. 
• To educate within a Māori Katorika framework.

We entrust them and their work to the intercession of Hāto Petera, and wish them every success and blessing.