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Ngāti Rārua

Iwi Organisation

Nelson iwi. Treaty settlement in 2014.

Total Assets
$72.6M
Revenue
$5.7M
Officers
10
Subsidiaries
6

Iwi Details

Rohe (Region)
Te Tau Ihu (Nelson)
Registered Members
2,555
Auditor
BDO Wellington Audit Limited
Audit Opinion
Unmodified

Treaty Settlement

Settlement information not yet available for this iwi.

Distributions to Beneficiaries

$970K
Education
$4K
Marae
$5K

Distributions included: kaumātua winter koha (75 recipients, $6,000), educational sponsorships (4 recipients, $4,300), sporting grants (8 recipients, $2,766), mauri ora grants (3 recipients, $15,000), marae support (1 recipient, $5,348), advocacy contributions ($21,522), and external contracts paid ($883,088)

Current Officers

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Andrew Luke
Deputy Chair
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Tana Luke
Trustee

Service Providers

Auditor(1)
BDO Wellington Audit Limited
2025
Bankers(2)
ANZ

primary banker, term deposits, cash accounts

2025
Westpac

term deposits

2025
Legal Advisors(4)
Hamish Fletcher Lawyers
2025
Kensington Swan
2025
Wain & Naysmith Ltd
2025
Wisheart Macnab & Partners
2025
Investment Managers(3)
ANZ
2025
Craigs
2025
Forsyth Barr
2025
Valuers(1)
Colliers
2025
Consultants(1)
Professor Sandy Morrison

climate strategy

2025

Strategic Priorities

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1Manaaki whānau - decision-making guided by question 'How does this uplift our whānau'
2Tautoko marae - anchor mana motuhake through marae development and support
3Tiaki taiao - shift from reacting to proactive environmental guardianship
4Pūtea ora - strengthen recurring cash earnings and manage costs prudently
5Kia Pai Te Noho by 2040 - viable Ngāti Rārua culture, economy, society and environment
6Financial resilience - lift recurring cash earnings, sharpen cost discipline, recycle capital from non-core assets
7One integrated hauora and social response - complete Te Hauora o Ngāti Rārua transition into TRoNR system
8Invest in unique capabilities - Mauri Ora (reo, tikanga, wānanga), Taiao (policy, monitoring), Hononga (Ka Uruora, scholarships), Ohaoha (blue economy)
9Marae at the centre - accelerate programmes at Hauhunga and Te Āwhina marae

Key Risks

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Economic environment - persistent inflation and softer asset valuations
Operating cash flows - outflows of $1.15 million requiring tight working capital management
Employee costs - 24% increase in wages and salaries, need for sustainable funding
Investment property revaluation - $0.93 million downward revaluation impacted results
Non-cash valuation movements - softness in asset revaluations across portfolio
Contract funding dependency - significant reliance on government contract and grant funding
Marae development financing - major capital programmes requiring external funding
Environmental compliance - government environmental reforms and resource consent processes

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