# Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust

Auckland-based hapū of Ngāti Whātua. Treaty settlement in 2012. Major Auckland property portfolio.

**Rohe:** Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland)  
**Entity type:** Trust  
**Post-settlement governance entity:** Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust  
**Registered members:** 7,959

## Treaty settlement
Settled 2011-01-01.

**Cultural redress:** Settlement includes cultural recognition through naming rights (Waipapa Taumata Rau for University of Auckland), mana whenua acknowledgement in Tāmaki, and governance structures

## Financials (FY ending 2025-06-30)
| Measure | Value (NZD) |
|---|---|
| Total assets | $1.49B |
| Net assets | $1.20B |
| Total revenue | $145.3M |
| Surplus / (deficit) | $-55.2M |

10 financial years held, 2016–2025.

## Commercial entities (12)
- **Komiti Marae Ōrākei Trust** — marae operations and maintenance, Trust
- **Komiti Ōrākei Marae Trust (KMOT)** — marae management and operations, Trust
- **Moire Road Partnership** — residential property development, Joint Venture
- **Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust Ltd** — trust operations, Company
- **Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trustee Limited** — trust governance, Company (NZ Companies Office 3639931)
- **Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trustee Ltd** — Trustee entity, Company
- **Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Whai Maia Limited** — social development, health, education, small business, employment, housing, Company (NZ Companies Office 3864796)
- **Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Whai Māia Limited** — social and cultural development, health, education, employment, Company
- **Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Whai Rawa Limited** — commercial investment, property, residential development, Company (NZ Companies Office 678327)
- **Ōrākei Health Services** — healthcare, Company
- **Ōrākei Marae** — marae management, cultural hub, Trust
- **Te Puna Reo Ōkahukura** — early childhood education, Company

## Asset portfolio
- property: $31.6M
- housing_development: $125.5M
- other: $80.3M
- investment_property: $1.28B
- financial_investments: $31.3M
- cultural: not disclosed

## Governance
32 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 Kahu Social & Health Services Charitable Trust (CC43497) — annual returns are on the Charities Register.

## Sources
- [Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust (official website)](https://ngatiwhatuaorakei.com) — 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.
- [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-whatua-orakei

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

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