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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

$228K
Education
$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

7
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N
Nicole Akuhata
Chairperson
A
Adrian Wilson
Deputy Chairperson
P
L
Lee Mason
Trustee

Service Providers

Auditor(1)
Independent Auditors Limited
2025
Bankers(2)
ANZ

primary banker

2025
ASB

primary banker

2025
Legal Advisors(1)
Gascoigne Wicks Lawyers
2025
Investment Managers(7)
Continuity Capital
2025
Harbour Asset Management
2025
Mercer
2025
Movac
2025
Pencarrow
2025
Pioneer Capital
2025
Tuhua Ventures
2025
Valuers(4)
Alexander Hayward Property Valuers and Advisers
2025
CBRE
2025
Te Ohu Kaimoana
2025
Telfer Young
2025
Consultants(2)
Design Base Architecture Ltd

design / architecture

2025
Go Accounting Limited

accounting / chartered accountant

2025
Other(3)
Aspire2

education / learning support

2025
Cawthron Institute

environmental research / mercury monitoring

2025
Rotoiti Outdoor Education Centre

education / training

2025

Strategic Priorities

13
1Whānau 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

10
Global 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