17 December 2025 

Te Waka o Hato Pētera Wāwāhi Ara* 

“Ko P~tera 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 Kāhui Kaumātua o Hato Pētera are pleased to announce the following appointments to Te Waka o Hato Pētera 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 Kāhui Kaumātua to restore the mauri of the Hato Pētera 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 Hato Pētera, and wish them every success and blessing.