# Ngāti Rārua

Nelson iwi. Treaty settlement in 2014.

**Rohe:** Te Tau Ihu (Nelson)  
**Post-settlement governance entity:** Ngāti Rārua Settlement Trust  
**Registered members:** 2,555

## Treaty settlement
Settled 2013-04-11. Given effect by the Ngāti Rārua Claims Settlement Act 2014.

## Financials (FY ending 2025-03-31)
| Measure | Value (NZD) |
|---|---|
| Total assets | $72.6M |
| Net assets | $68.0M |
| Total revenue | $5.7M |
| Commercial revenue | $562k |
| Surplus / (deficit) | $-2.6M |
| Employees | 32 |

2 financial years held, 2024–2025.

## Commercial entities (6)
- **Ngāti Rārua Asset Holding Company Limited** — fisheries / investments, Company
- **Ngāti Rārua Iwi Trust** — investments, Trust
- **Ngāti Rārua Wahi Mahi Limited** — property, Company (NZ Companies Office 5192001)
- **Te Hauora o Ngāti Rārua Limited** — health / social services, Company (NZ Companies Office 1007418)
- **Te Tao Tangaroa Limited** — fisheries / aquaculture, Company (NZ Companies Office 882491)
- **Tokomaru Research Centre Limited** — research / archives / cultural, Company (NZ Companies Office 8436781)

## Asset portfolio
- financial_investments: $24.1M
- property_plant_equipment: $5.2M
- investment_property: $26.5M
- fisheries: $3.6M
- other: $2.9M
- fisheries_quota: $1.8M
- intangible_assets: $9.5M
- cash_and_deposits: $5.6M

## Governance
10 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
Tokomaru Research Centre Limited (CC60739) — annual returns are on the Charities Register.

## Sources
- [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-rarua

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

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