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Whanganui

Name: Whanganui — governance, settlement and financial data
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Iwi Organisation

· Data as at June 2025

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Whanganui River iwi. Treaty settlement in 2017 included Te Awa Tupua (river personhood).

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Data Coverage

80%

Financials

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Executive Compensation

Total Assets

$121.0M

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Iwi Details

Rohe (Region): Whanganui River, Whanganui

Treaty Settlement

Settlement Date: 2014
Settlement Legislation: Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017
Cultural Redress: Te Awa Tupua Act 2017 recognizing Whanganui River as a living entity with its own legal rights and interests. Settlement includes Te Awa Tupua concept: 'I am the River and the River is me' (Ko au te awa, ko te awa ko au). Recognition of iwi and hapū inalienable connection with and responsibility to Te Awa Tupua and its health and well-being.

Distributions to Beneficiaries

$1.6M

Marae

$360K

Te Ngakinga o Whanganui Investment Trust distributed total $1,550,000 to Ngā Tāngata Tiaki and Te Whawhaki Trust. Te Whawhaki Trust distributed $360,000 annually to marae. Distribution amounts determined annually by availability within trust at end of financial year.