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Ngāti Mutunga (Taranaki)

Iwi Organisation

North Taranaki iwi. Treaty settlement in 2006.

Total Assets
$35.2M
Revenue
$3.2M
Officers
59
Subsidiaries
9

Iwi Details

Rohe (Region)
North Taranaki
Registered Members
2,669

Treaty Settlement

Settlement information not yet available for this iwi.

Distributions to Beneficiaries

$54K
Education
$27K

Te Whiringa distributed education grants totalling $26,500 supporting 30 applications for certificate, undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications. Additional $22,850 provided through partnered scholarships with educational institutions including Victoria University, Massey University, Lincoln University, and Auckland University of Technology. Partners provided 40% additional funding. Total support to students was $54,100. Scholarships included: PkW & Ngāti Mutunga Scholarship ($2,500), Mata Hoieta Forbes Nursing Scholarship ($2,000), Ngāti Mutunga Scholarships via Victoria University ($2,500), Miriama Evans Scholarship ($2,500). Ka Uruora programme supported whānau through financial literacy, Whānau Saver (158 registrations with $80,671 saved and $2,997 Rūnanga contribution), and housing support (6 whānau purchased homes). Kaumātua Christmas gatherings, whānau pool days, and community events also provided value to members.

Current Officers

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T
Te Amoroa Clifton
Associate Kaitiaki - Te Whiringa
P
Pairo McLeod
Associate Kaitiaki - Te Whiringa
R
Rangimokai Knuckey
Associate Kaitiaki - Te Whiringa
G
Gina Blackburn
Audit & Risk Sub-committee
H
Hinerangi Raumati-Tu'ua
Chair - Te Pou Herenga Pakihi LP
R
Raymond Tuuta
Chair - Te Whiringa
H
Hinerangi Raumati-Tu'ua
Chair / Director - Te Pou Herenga Pakihi LP
J
Jamie Tuuta
Chair / Kaitiaki
R
Raymond Tuuta
Chair / Te Whiringa (Ngāti Mutunga Community Development Charitable Trust)
H
Hinerangi Raumati-Tu'ua
Chair of Te Pou Herenga Pākihi LP
H
Hinerangi Raumati-Tu'ua
Chair Te Pou Herenga Pākihi LP / Chair Maruehi Fisheries Ltd

+ 47 more officers

Service Providers

Auditor(1)
Silks Audit
2020–2022
Bankers(3)
ASB

primary banking, loans facility

2022
Not disclosed
2020
TSB Bank

banking

2022
Legal Advisors(1)
Sarah Ongley
2021–2022
Investment Managers(4)
Cleary Wealth Management
2019–2023
Koau Capital
2021–2023
MyFiduciary Limited
2020
Rutherford Rede
2019–2023
Valuers(3)
Quota Management Systems
2022
Robertsons Environmental
2019
Consultants(9)
Atawhai Nursery

environmental, nursery services

2022
Frank Communications Ltd

Communications and Engagement Planning

2023
Ian Ruru

Environmental/Mauri Compass assessment

2020–2021
John Armstrong

research - Takutai Moana Act claim

2021
Kate McCarthur

freshwater expert - environmental evidence

2021
Katie Beecroft

soil expert - environmental evidence

2021
Kevin MacDonald

Risk Management

2023
TSB Community Trust

strategic partnership / environmental projects

2019
Wolfgang Kanz

Mauri Compass assessment

2021
Other(8)
Atawhai Nursery

pohutukawa propagation and growing

2021
Curious Minds

funding and facilitation for frog survey and estuary health projects

2019
Moana

fisheries dividend investment

2021
Sealord

fisheries quota lessee

2021
Te Aranga o Taranaki

regional collective iwi platform

2021
Te Korimako o Taranaki

communications

2020–2022
Tiki-OS

Database provider for member registrations

2023
Victoria University

jointly funded scholarships

2019–2020
Partners & Stakeholders(14)
Department of Conservation

funding and conservation project partner

2019–2021
Kiwis for Kiwi

kiwi conservation project partnership

2019–2021
Ngāruahine Iwi Health Services

health services

2022
Ngāti Ruanui Healthcare

health services

2022
Parininihi ki Waitōtara

Joint scholarship partner

2020
Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust

joint investment partner - Tai-Hekenga

2021
Port Nicholson Fisheries

fisheries quota lessee and investment partner

2021
Sealord

deep sea fisheries partnership

2019
Taranaki Māori Trust Board

regional governance partner

2021
Taranaki Regional Council

environmental monitoring and planning partnership

2019
Te Aranga

health services / regional collective support

2022
Tiaki Te Mauri o Parininihi Trust

environmental project partner

2021
TSB Community Trust

MOU partner and collaborative funding

2020
Tui Ora

health services / COVID vaccination support

2022

Strategic Priorities

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1Restore and enhance the land we own (Pou Taiao)
2Be the best kaitiaki (environmental stewards) we can be
3Build our resource bank contributing to Mutungatanga
4Sustainable strengthening of our pae, karanga, waiata, kitchen and gathering practices (Pou Tikanga)
5Strong and sustainable leadership with intergenerational ownership of tikanga practices
6Building knowledge of Mutungatanga among uri (Pou Tangata)
7Urenui Pā as a place for our people to identify and connect with (Pou Tūrangawaewae)
8Generate sufficient funding to deliver programmes (Pou Pūtea)
9Leverage relationships and resources with like-minded partners
10Empower whānau to embrace technology

+ 49 more priorities

Key Risks

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National macro conditions and investment market volatility impacting investment returns
Devaluations of managed funds portfolio reducing overall group equity
Environmental contamination from Remediation New Zealand site at Uruti impacting Mimitangiatua awa
Human sewage entering Urenui River via stormwater system requiring $35m wastewater treatment plant
Kororā (blue penguin) population impacts from climate change and seismic surveys
Kiwi habitat and population sustainability requiring ongoing monitoring and protection
Resource consent and regulatory challenges in advocating for iwi interests
Limited human and financial resources requiring prioritization of kaupapa

+ 45 more risks identified