# Ngāti Maniapoto

Ngāti Maniapoto, also known as Te Nehenehenui (rebranded 2025). King Country, Waikato region. One of the largest iwi in Aotearoa with significant commercial interests.

**Rohe:** King Country, Waikato  
**Post-settlement governance entity:** Maniapoto Māori Trust Board  
**Registered members:** 31,619

## Treaty settlement
Settled 2022-09-29. Given effect by the Maniapoto Claims Settlement Act 2022.

**Cultural redress:** Commercial redress properties (4 forestry lands): Mangaōkewa Forest, Pirongia Forest, Pureora North Forest, Tawarau Forest. Quota shares under Maori Fisheries Settlement (settlement quota shares and normal quota shares). Ō-Rākau battle site (9.7 hectares) returned to descendants of Ngā Ahi e Toru (Maniapoto, Raukawa, Waikato) via Te Pire mō Ō-Rākau, Te Pae o Maumahara passed February 2025.

## Financials (FY ending 2025-03-31)
| Measure | Value (NZD) |
|---|---|
| Total assets | $256.0M |
| Net assets | $251.1M |
| Total revenue | $15.0M |
| Commercial revenue | $4.2M |
| Surplus / (deficit) | $3.8M |

7 financial years held, 2010–2025.

## Commercial entities (3)
- **Ahuahu Group Limited** — commercial, property, fisheries, investments, Company (NZ Companies Office 1915813)
- **Te Reo Irirangi o Maniapoto** — radio broadcasting, cultural, media, Other
- **Waihikurangi Trust** — charitable, education, health, cultural, social services, Trust

## Asset portfolio
- forestry: $1.8M
- financial_investments: $767k
- fisheries_quota: $647k
- other: $28.1M

## Governance
22 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
Maniapoto Maori Trust Board (CC41542) — annual returns are on the Charities Register.

## Sources
- [Ngāti Maniapoto (official website)](https://www.maniapoto.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-maniapoto

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

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