# Ngāruahine

South Taranaki iwi. Treaty settlement in 2016.

**Rohe:** South Taranaki  
**Post-settlement governance entity:** Te Korowai o Ngāruahine Trust  
**Registered members:** 7,322

## Treaty settlement
Settled 2014-01-01. Given effect by the Original settlement in 2014; Taranaki Maunga Collective Redress Act 2025.

**Cultural redress:** Taranaki Maunga Collective Redress (Te Pire Whakatupua mō Te Kāhui Tupua) passed Parliament February 2025, establishing Te Tōpuni Ngārahu (collective entity of eight Taranaki iwi) and Te Tōpuni Kōkōrangi (co-governance entity)

## Financials (FY ending 2025-06-30)
| Measure | Value (NZD) |
|---|---|
| Total assets | $120.0M |
| Net assets | $117.1M |
| Total revenue | $5.5M |
| Surplus / (deficit) | $-636k |

6 financial years held, 2020–2025.

## Commercial entities (5)
- **Ngā Rere Ora Limited** — tourism and hospitality, Company (NZ Companies Office 6116888)
- **Ngāruahine Fisheries Limited** — fisheries, Company (NZ Companies Office 2066539)
- **Te Kīwai Matau o Ngāruahine Charitable Trust** — charitable distributions, Trust
- **Te Kīwai Mauī o Ngāruahine Limited** — investment and commercial, Company (NZ Companies Office 6114337)
- **Te Korowai o Ngāruahine Custodian Company Limited** — asset custodian, Company (NZ Companies Office 6979233)

## Asset portfolio
- financial_investments: $94.7M
- property: $14.9M
- fisheries_quota: not disclosed

## Governance
41 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
Te Korowai o Ngāruahine Charitable Trust (CC56561) — annual returns are on the Charities Register.

## Sources
- [Ngāruahine (official website)](https://ngaruahine.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/ngaruahine

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

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