# Ngāi Tūhoe

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

**Rohe:** Te Urewera  
**Post-settlement governance entity:** Tūhoe - Te Uru Taumatua  
**Registered members:** 4,646

## Treaty settlement
Settled 2014-07-24. Financial redress $106.0M. Given effect by the 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

## Financials (FY ending 2025-03-31)
| Measure | Value (NZD) |
|---|---|
| Total assets | $453.4M |
| Net assets | $444.0M |
| Total revenue | $21.2M |
| Commercial revenue | $9.3M |
| Surplus / (deficit) | $15.3M |

## Commercial entities (9)
- **CNI Iwi Holdings Trust** — Forestry / Investment, Trust
- **Manana Taneatua Limited** — Property / Housing, Company (NZ Companies Office 8910429)
- **Playing Paihamu Limited** — Pet Food / Pest Control, Company (NZ Companies Office 9350940)
- **Rūātoki Tribal Authority Charitable Company Ltd** — Community Development, Company (NZ Companies Office 5504844)
- **Te Waimana Kaaku Tribal Authority Charitable Company Ltd** — Community Development, Company
- **Tūhoe Charitable Trust** — Distribution / Community Development, Trust
- **Tūhoe Fish Quota Limited** — Fisheries, Company (NZ Companies Office 1863822)
- **Tūhoe Manawarū Tribal Authority Charitable Company Ltd** — Community Development, Company (NZ Companies Office 5631709)
- **Waikaremoana Tribal Authority Charitable Company Ltd** — Community Development, Company (NZ Companies Office 5544225)

## Asset portfolio
- other: $15.7M
- financial_investments: $208.8M
- investment: $102.7M
- fisheries: $13.7M
- investment_property: $5.2M
- quarry: $870k
- forestry: $19.5M
- property: $37.7M
- cultural: not disclosed

## Governance
8 current board members. Names, roles and governance fees are **not** available from this endpoint — iwi people data is deliberately excluded from machine-readable republication for privacy and tikanga reasons.

## Also a registered charity
Ruatoki Tribal Authority Charitable Company Limited (CC52142) — annual returns are on the Charities Register.

## Sources
- [Ngāi Tūhoe (official website)](https://www.ngaituhoe.iwi.nz) — The iwi’s own published material, which takes precedence over our reproduction of it.
- [Te Puni Kōkiri — Te Kāhui Māngai](https://www.tkm.govt.nz/) — Official directory of iwi, hapū and marae, and of post-settlement governance entities.
- [Te Arawhiti — Office for Māori Crown Relations](https://www.tearawhiti.govt.nz/te-kahui-whakatau-treaty-settlements/) — Deeds of settlement, Crown apologies and settlement legislation.
- [New Zealand Legislation](https://www.legislation.govt.nz/) — Settlement Acts.
- [Charities Services — Charities Register](https://register.charities.govt.nz/) — Annual returns and financial statements for registered charitable PSGEs.
- [New Zealand Companies Office](https://companies-register.companiesoffice.govt.nz/) — Incorporation, status and directors of iwi-owned companies.

## Citation
IwiData NZ, https://iwidata.co.nz/iwi-entities/ngai-tuhoe

Methodology: https://iwidata.co.nz/iwi-methodology · Data sources and corrections: https://iwidata.co.nz/iwi-data-sources

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