A former charitable trust boss has been charged with misappropriating more than $2 million and using a forged document to maintain his VIP membership status at SkyCity Casino. Matekino Marshall, former chief executive of the Ngāti Tamaoho and the Port Waikato Community Health and Support Services, has pleaded not guilty to the charges and has since been remanded on bail. The Serious Fraud Office alleged that Marshall misappropriated the funds from two different trusts he was heading. This allegedly included $547,408 while chief executive of the Ngāti Tamaoho Trust. Then, while chairperson of the Port Waikato Community Health and Support Services Trust, Marshall allegedly accessed a computer system and misappropriated $1,454,895. It is also alleged that Marshall has already repaid the $120,000 he misappropriated from another unidentified entity. He is also accused of using a forged document to maintain his VIP Black Card membership status at SkyCity Casino. Marshall appeared in the Manukau District Court today and pleaded not guilty to the charges. He was remanded on bail to appear at his trial, which is set to begin on July 26, 2027. The trial is expected to last for six weeks.