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Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō
Iwi Organisation
Top of the South iwi. Treaty settlement in 2010.
Total Assets
$104.1M
Revenue
$2.5M
Officers
7
Subsidiaries
13
Iwi Details
- Rohe (Region)
- Te Tau Ihu (Marlborough/Nelson)
- Registered Members
- 3,889
- Auditor
- Independent Auditors Limited
- Audit Opinion
- Unmodified
Treaty Settlement
Settlement information not yet available for this iwi.
Distributions to Beneficiaries
$228KEducation
$81K
Distributions across multiple categories: Tertiary Education Grants ($81,100 to 9 recipients), Tertiary Scholarships ($37,484 to 9 recipients), Education Starter Packs ($1,270 to 17 recipients), Kaumātua Grants ($56,640 to 377 recipients), Sport & Recreation Grants ($22,975 to 67 recipients), Trades Training Grants ($3,300 to 3 recipients), plus general grants and koha ($227,536 total paid)
Current Officers
7N
Nicole Akuhata
Chairperson
A
Adrian Wilson
Deputy Chairperson
P
Peter Mason
Trustee
H
Hinemoa Conner
Trustee
C
Charles Robinson
Trustee
C
Clinton Gapper
Trustee
L
Lee Mason
Trustee
Service Providers
Auditor(1)
Independent Auditors Limited
2025Bankers(2)
ANZ
2025primary banker
ASB
2025primary banker
Legal Advisors(1)
Gascoigne Wicks Lawyers
2025Investment Managers(7)
Continuity Capital
2025Harbour Asset Management
2025Mercer
2025Movac
2025Pencarrow
2025Pioneer Capital
2025Tuhua Ventures
2025Valuers(4)
Alexander Hayward Property Valuers and Advisers
2025CBRE
2025Te Ohu Kaimoana
2025Telfer Young
2025Consultants(2)
Design Base Architecture Ltd
2025design / architecture
Go Accounting Limited
2025accounting / chartered accountant
Other(3)
Aspire2
2025education / learning support
Cawthron Institute
2025environmental research / mercury monitoring
Rotoiti Outdoor Education Centre
2025education / training
Strategic Priorities
131Whānau at the centre of everything the iwi does
2Better alignment of iwi values with how the Trust operates
3Attempting new ways of working
4Longterm projects advancing wellbeing of Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō whānau
5Establishment of places of cultural and spiritual significance
6Educational advancement and support for tamariki through tertiary level
7Cultural development and te reo revitalisation
8Environmental restoration and kaitiakitanga
9Economic development through strategic investments
10Facilitation of connectivity and events for whānau
+ 3 more priorities
Key Risks
10Global economic volatility and trade tensions (US tariffs)
Subdued New Zealand economy affecting primary sectors
Challenging conditions in forestry, aquaculture, fishing, viticulture and horticulture sectors
Financial market volatility affecting managed fund performance
PFAS contamination at RNZAF Woodbourne affecting land acquisition
Nelson Tenths case and Stafford (Wakatū) litigation uncertainty affecting Nelson Courthouse settlement
Uncertainty around Customary Marine Title application outcome
Loss-making performance of Mountain Valley Honey investment
+ 2 more risks identified