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Ngāi Tūhoe

Iwi Organisation

· Data as at March 2025

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See also Tūhoe. Major Te Urewera iwi. Known for Tūhoe living building.

Data Coverage

100%

Financials

Officers

Subsidiaries

Service Providers

Governance Fees

Assets

Sustainability

Total Assets

$453.4M

Revenue

$21.2M

Officers

8

Subsidiaries

9

Iwi Details

Rohe (Region): Te Urewera
Registered Members: 4,646
Auditor: BDO Wellington Audit Limited
Audit Opinion: Unmodified

Treaty Settlement

Settlement Date: 2014
Financial Redress: $106.0M
Settlement Legislation: Tūhoe Claims Settlement Bill 2014 (passed 24 July 2014); Te Urewera Act 2014
Cultural Redress: Redress over Te Urewera and other cultural redress; redress in relation to Mana Motuhake; joint control over Te Urewera National Park with 6 trustees appointed by Tūhoe and 3 by Crown

Current Officers

8

C

Charlotte Severne

Governance

M

Mere Kuia McLean

Trustee

P

Patrick Mcgarvey

Trustee

M

Trustee

N

Ngatai Rangihau

Trustee

Service Providers

Auditor(1)

BDO Wellington Audit Limited

2025

Bankers(1)

ASB

Primary banker for operating accounts and term deposits

2025

Legal Advisors

Strategic Priorities

10

1Te Mana Motuhake o Tūhoe - leadership centered on Tūhoe identity and mana motuhake

2Tūhoetana - living and practicing Tūhoe culture, traditions and connection to whenua

3Care (Aroha) - supporting whānau wellbeing, hapū villages, education grants

4Capability (Kaha) - training, skill development, iwi capability building

5Climate (Erani) - pest control strategy, environmental stewardship of Te Urewera

6Hapū villages - establishing sustainable community settlements across Te Urewera

7

Key Risks

10

Disconnection - erosion of Tūhoe cultural identity and values among whānau

Crown agency non-compliance with settlement commitments and protocols

Boundary disputes with neighboring iwi on Te Urewera and Whirinaki areas

Historical injustices and psychological impacts of colonisation on whānau wellbeing

Governance

Board members and structure

Financials

Revenue, assets, and performance

Assets

Property, investments, subsidiaries