# Ngāti Kuia

Marlborough iwi. Treaty settlement in 2014.

**Rohe:** Te Tau Ihu (Marlborough)  
**Post-settlement governance entity:** Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Kuia Trust  
**Registered members:** 4,925

## Treaty settlement
Given effect by the Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Fisheries Claims) Settlement Act of 1992.

**Cultural redress:** Te Hora Marae, whenua at Titiraukawa and across Te Tauihu, Ministry of Education property interests, fisheries quota, marine farming interests, settlement housing

## Financials (FY ending 2024-03-31)
| Measure | Value (NZD) |
|---|---|
| Total assets | $96.8M |
| Net assets | $93.6M |
| Total revenue | $4.8M |
| Commercial revenue | $2.0M |
| Surplus / (deficit) | $1.9M |

5 financial years held, 2013–2024.

## Commercial entities (6)
- **Kaikaiāwaro Charitable Trust** — charitable / education / community services, Trust
- **Maara Moana HC Limited** — aquaculture / marine farming, Company (NZ Companies Office 6872915)
- **Maara Moana Holding Company** — marine farming / fisheries / joint venture, Joint Venture
- **Maara Moana Limited Partnership** — aquaculture / marine farming, Limited Partnership
- **Te Hoiere Asset Holding Company Limited** — property / fisheries / marine farming / investments / commercial, Company (NZ Companies Office 2510929)
- **Te Hoiere Asset Holding Company Ltd** — asset holding / property / forestry / commercial, Company

## Asset portfolio
- property: $56.1M
- other: $4.7M
- aquaculture: $2.8M
- commercial: $3.9M
- financial_investments: $5.8M
- fisheries_quota: $8.5M

## Governance
23 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
Ngati Kuia Holding Company Limited (CC47635) — annual returns are on the Charities Register.

## Sources
- [Ngāti Kuia (official website)](https://www.ngatikuia.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/ngati-kuia

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

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