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Te Arawa Lakes Trust

Iwi Organisation

· Data as at June 2025

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Rotorua lakes iwi confederation. Treaty settlement in 2006. Manages 14 Te Arawa lakes.

Data Coverage

100%

Financials

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Assets

Sustainability

Total Assets

$102.4M

Revenue

$20.5M

Officers

11

Subsidiaries

11

Iwi Details

Rohe (Region): Rotorua, Bay of Plenty
Registered Members: 23,484
Auditor: Cookson Forbes & Associates
Audit Opinion: Unmodified

Treaty Settlement

Settlement Date: 2006
Financial Redress: $10.0M
Settlement Legislation: Te Arawa Lakes Settlement Act 2006
Cultural Redress: Ownership of 14 lake beds (Tarawera, Tikitapu, Rotoituanui, Ngapoui, Tutaeinanga, Rotoiti, Okati, Rotoma, Rotomahana, Okaro, Rotorua, Okareka, Rerewhakaaitu, Ngahewa). Co-management arrangement with councils for water management. Te Arawa Lakes Fisheries Regulations 2006 establishing Te Komiti Whakahaere for sustainable management of taonga fisheries.

Current Officers

11

T

Affiliated Director

W

Wallace Haumaha

Chair

T

Te Ururoa Flavell

Deputy Chair

K

Trustee

N

Trustee

Service Providers

Auditor(1)

2025

Bankers(2)

ASB

Asset finance loans

2025

Strategic Priorities

9

1Strengthen financial sustainability and stability of the Trust and TAML

2Protect, enhance and sustain social, cultural and economic wellbeing of Te Arawa

3Defend water rights and mana of Te Arawa lakes through settlement implementation and litigation

4Develop fit-for-purpose governance structure reflecting iwi aspirations

5Co-manage lakes through Rotorua Te Arawa Lakes Strategy Group (RTALSG)

6Implement Te Tūāpapa o Ngā Wai o Te Arawa framework for water management

7

Key Risks

9

Sustained financial pressure and high debt levels impacting going concern

Settlement limitations not providing sufficient resources to manage 14 lakes

Crown policy changes threatening water rights and lake health

Need to defend settlement rights through litigation

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