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Te Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai

Iwi Organisation

Kāpiti Coast iwi, Treaty settlement via Port Nicholson Block

Total Assets
$6.8M
Revenue
$2.2M
Officers
14
Subsidiaries
3

Iwi Details

Rohe (Region)
Wellington
Registered Members
1,102
Auditor
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Audit Opinion
Unmodified

Treaty Settlement

Settlement information not yet available for this iwi.

Distributions to Beneficiaries

$11K
Marae
$10K

Trust provided $20,000 annual grant to Whakarongotai Marae for capital and repairs/maintenance; grants and koha totaling $11,100 distributed; fish koha provided for tangihanga; support for iwi events and community initiatives

Current Officers

14
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T
Tracey Morgan
Alternate Trustee
J
Janine Huxford
Alternate Trustee
A
Angela Hayden
Alternate Trustee
H
A
T
Te Raukura Horomona
Trustee (farewelled)

+ 2 more officers

Service Providers

Consultants(4)
GroundTruth

Waikanae Jobs for Nature project management

2025
Nora Moore

Greater Wellington Regional Council liaison and Taiao support

2025
Openbook Solutions Limited

accounting services (discontinued April 2024)

2025
Rezource Ltd

financial services, bookkeeping, financial statement preparation

2025
Other(2)
Te Arawhiti

funding for Takutai Moana application costs

2025
Te Whatu Ora / DHB

funder for health and rongoā programmes

2025
Partners & Stakeholders(5)
Crown Forestry Rental Trust (CFRT)

funding partner for claims-related activities

2025
Department of Conservation

partner agency for environmental restoration projects

2025
Greater Wellington Regional Council

partner agency for environmental and freshwater projects

2025
Kapiti Coast District Council

partner agency for iwi capacity and environmental initiatives

2025
Te Puni Kōkiri

funder for iwi housing feasibility project

2025

Strategic Priorities

10
1Manaakitanga - preservation and protection of cultural well-being
2Whanaungatanga - strengthening iwi connectivity and membership
3Kotahitanga - unity through 100-year strategic plan and strengthened governance
4Kaitiakitanga - environmental protection and restoration of Waikanae awa and rohe
5Rangatiratanga - assertion of mana motuhake and iwi rights through treaty claims and Takutai Moana
6Ūkaipotanga - support for marae and kaumātua relationships
7Capacity building in Taiao unit for environmental management
8Housing provision for whānau through iwi housing initiatives
9Responding to hostile government legislation affecting Māori gains
10Strengthening relationships between Trust, Marae Trustees and Kaunihera Kaumātua

Key Risks

10
Government policy changes reducing funding for iwi programmes
Loss of COVID-related funding (Waikanae Jobs for Nature ended December 2024)
Hostile government legislation targeting Māori rights and interests
Challenges in securing sustainable long-term funding streams
Leadership transition following CEO departure in March 2025
Declining ACE leasing income due to international market conditions and China's economic slowdown
Resource constraints affecting capacity to deliver on strategic priorities
Environmental threats to freshwater and marine ecosystems in rohe

+ 2 more risks identified