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Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika

Iwi Organisation

· Data as at March 2025

Wellington iwi. Treaty settlement in 2009. Includes Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Tama, Taranaki, Ngāti Ruanui, Ngāti Mutunga in Wellington.

Data Coverage

80%

Financials

Officers

Subsidiaries

Service Providers

Governance Fees

Assets

Sustainability

Total Assets

$66.0M

Revenue

$2.6M

Officers

Subsidiaries

Iwi Details

Rohe (Region): Wellington
Registered Members: 17,430

Treaty Settlement

Settlement Legislation: Port Nicholson Block Settlement (2009)
Cultural Redress: Port Nicholson Block Settlement - established as Post Settlement Governance Entity (PSGE) under 2009 Deed of Settlement with the Crown; includes governance over settlements, cultural assets, and treaty relationship

Current Officers

Chair

Deputy Chair

Trustee

Trustee

Trustee

Service Providers

Valuers(1)

Boffa Miskell

2025

Consultants(2)

Mountains to Sea (MTSW)

environmental / cultural health monitoring

2025

NIWA (now Earth Sciences NZ)

environmental research

2025

Strategic Priorities

1Whenua – Reclaiming and restoring lands including Mātai Moana return

2Wai – Protecting health and mouri of waterways including Te Awa Kairangi restoration

3Oranga – Supporting wellbeing of people and whānau through Te Rūnanga and Whītiki Ora health model

4Kāinga – Enabling housing solutions through Te Puna Wai and Hauwai developments

5Tikanga – Upholding kawa, reo, and cultural identity through Tono services and cultural programming

6Mātauraura – Growing knowledge systems and leadership pathways including educational support

Key Risks

Return of Mātai Moana process completion remains dependent on Crown/Council approvals

Government anti-Māori policies and rhetoric creating external pressure

Complex terrain in settlement relations and inter-iwi coordination

Te Wai Takamori o Te Awa Kairangi infrastructure project scale and coordination complexity

Governance

Board members and structure

Financials

Revenue, assets, and performance

Assets

Property, investments, subsidiaries