Tui Kapa

Tui Elizabeth Kapa (nee Everitt) is a mokopuna of Mei Kerehi Rauna Mare (Murray) of Pamapuria and Hoani (John) Te Waewae Everitt of Te Kao. 

Mei and John Everitt had Jesse Stanley; he married Raewyn Anne Falwasser of Matata, Waikato. Tui is their third child. 

Raised and educated in Te Kao, Tui attended Te Kao Area School and married Harry Edward Kapa. They now reside in Ngataki.

Tui is a professional trustee with over 20 years of governance experience. She has expertise in safeguarding assets, managing liabilities, developing and monitoring budgets, and identifying pathways to asset growth. Tui has been a Runanga Trustee and office holder since the Runanga’s inception in 2010. She is the Chairperson of Te Aupōuri Iwi Development Trust—the charitable entity whose purpose is to undertake community development activities. 

Tui is acknowledged as a Trust Deed expert and maintains that compliance with the Deed will deliver honest and equitable fairness for all Aupōuri beneficiaries. She brings a pragmatic and analytical approach to the group and her consistent, rational and unbiased judgement is indispensable within the Trustee forum. Tui provides governance oversight in developing the organisational structure and business strategy towards future achievements for Aupōuri.

Tui’s long-standing community development leadership, complemented by her governance expertise, will see successful achievements for Aupōuri iwi members continue now and into the future.

Tui is a Ministry of Justice Deputy Registrar, a Search and Surveillance Issuing Officer and an Independent Marriage Celebrant.