Tēnā koutou katoa,

Ko Dean Clendon ahau 

He uri no te Rawhiti, no te hapū o Ngati Kuta

Ko Matutaera te Nana Clendon toku mantua, he kaumātua ia mo te hapū hoki.

Tokorua oku tamariki

Ngā mihi ki a koutou

Tēnā tatou katoa

I am a Ngati Kuta trustee on the Whakaaetanga Trust along with my cousin Natasha Clark-Nathan. I am passionate about tino rangatiratanga/mana motuhake for all our Te Whakaaetanga Trust hapū members.

My principles are based on Tina, pono and aroha.

I am grateful for the support of my hapū and my whānau and for the guidance of my kuia and kaumatua.

I envisage for our hapū – a safe, caring environment for our future generations where our community can thrive in our role as kaitiaki; socially, economically, and most importantly culturally.

No reira, tena tatou katoa.

“He aha te mea nui i te ao?

Maku e ki atu,

He tangata, he tangata, he tangata”