Board Composition Analysis

Gender diversity, board size, roles, and tenure across iwi governance

Important Context

This analysis presents available data on iwi governance composition. Iwi governance reflects tikanga Maori traditions and should not be benchmarked against corporate governance norms. Board structures may include runanga, trust boards, and advisory committees that serve different purposes than commercial boards.

Gender identification is based on available data from linked profiles and may not reflect all identities. Officers without linked profiles are recorded as "Unknown" gender.

Current Board Members

1184

Across 85 iwi

Average Board Size

13.9

Members per iwi

Female Representation

100%

3F / 0M / 1181 unknown

Average Tenure

7.5 yrs

384 officers with dates

Gender Diversity by Iwi

Gender split of current board members for iwi with 3 or more members. Based on gender data from linked profiles; "Unknown" indicates no profile data available.

Board Size Comparison

Number of current board members per iwi, sorted by size.

Role Distribution

Distribution of governance roles across all current iwi board members.

Trustee

533

Chair

122

Director

121

Other

115

Member

Representative

Deputy Chair

Committee Member

CEO

Alternate

Executive

Secretary

Kaumātua

Treasurer

Adviser

CFO

Tenure Distribution

Distribution of board member tenure based on appointment and resignation dates. Only includes officers with recorded appointment dates.

Board Composition by Iwi

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Iwi Name	Board Size	Female %	Avg Tenure	Has Chair	Fee Data
Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu	50	100%	3.2 yrs	Yes	Yes
Whanganui	41	-	14.1 yrs	Yes	No
Ngāruahine	41	-	3.1 yrs	Yes	Yes
Te Rarawa	38	-	-	Yes	Yes
Waikato-Tainui	38	-	3.1 yrs	Yes	Yes
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Porou	36	-	20.7 yrs	Yes	Yes
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust	32	-	4.3 yrs	Yes	Yes
Tātau Tātau o Te Wairoa	30	-	2.0 yrs	Yes	Yes
Ngāti Awa	30	-	7.0 yrs	Yes	No
Moriori	29	-	2.8 yrs	Yes	No
Ngāti Mutunga (Taranaki)	27	-	20.2 yrs	Yes	Yes
Ngāti Toa Rangatira	27	-	21.5 yrs	Yes	Yes
Ngāti Kahu	24	-	-	Yes	No
Ngāti Kuia	23	-	15.4 yrs	Yes	Yes
Muaūpoko	22	-	15.7 yrs	Yes	No
Ngāti Maniapoto	22	-	9.0 yrs	Yes	Yes
Rongowhakaata	22	-	1.8 yrs	Yes	No
Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki	21	-	-	Yes	No
Ngāti Pāhauwera	19	-	8.3 yrs	Yes	Yes
Ngāti Ranginui	19	-	3.5 yrs	Yes	Yes
Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga	18	-	4.0 yrs	Yes	No
Raukawa Settlement Trust	18	-	-	Yes	Yes
Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-Ō-Ngāpuhi	18	-	1.0 yrs	Yes	No
Ngāti Tūwharetoa	18	-	3.2 yrs	Yes	Yes
Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated	17	-	3.3 yrs	Yes	No
Ngāti Ruanui	17	-	7.3 yrs	Yes	Yes
Ngāti Whare	17	-	-	Yes	Yes
Te Uri o Hau	16	-	4.5 yrs	Yes	Yes
Hauraki Collective	16	-	7.3 yrs	Yes	No
Tapuika	15	-	15.6 yrs	Yes	Yes
Ngāti Porou Miere Limited Partnership	13	-	5.4 yrs	Yes	No
Ngāti Pikiao	13	-	6.4 yrs	Yes	No
Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika	13	-	13.5 yrs	Yes	No
Te Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai	13	-	6.6 yrs	Yes	Yes
Rangitāne o Wairarapa	13	-	2.2 yrs	Yes	No
Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō	12	-	4.4 yrs	Yes	Yes
Te Arawa Lakes Trust	12	-	1.6 yrs	Yes	Yes
Ngāti Maru (Hauraki)	12	-	5.7 yrs	Yes	No
Rangitāne o Wairau	12	-	-	No	No
Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki	12	-	8.1 yrs	Yes	No
Ngāti Whakaue	12	-	18.9 yrs	Yes	Yes
Rongomaiwahine Iwi Trust	12	-	3.7 yrs	No	No
Te Ātiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui	12	-	14.0 yrs	Yes	Yes
Ngāti Paoa	11	-	2.7 yrs	Yes	No
Ngāti Manawa	11	-	5.0 yrs	Yes	Yes
Ngāti Kuri Trust Board	10	-	12.3 yrs	No	No
Ngatihine Health Trust Board	10	-	6.2 yrs	No	No
Te Ātiawa (Taranaki)	10	-	9.6 yrs	Yes	Yes
Te Kāhui o Taranaki	10	-	14.6 yrs	Yes	Yes
Ngāti Rārua	10	-	4.1 yrs	Yes	Yes
Rangitāne o Manawatū	9	-	6.7 yrs	Yes	No
Ngāti Whātua ki Kaipara	9	-	3.8 yrs	No	No
Ngāti Hikairo	9	-	-	Yes	No
Tūwharetoa (Bay of Plenty)	8	-	3.6 yrs	No	No
Ngāi Tūhoe	8	-	8.2 yrs	No	Yes
Ngāti Whanaunga	8	-	6.7 yrs	Yes	No
Tūhoe - Te Uru Taumatua	8	-	1.2 yrs	No	No
Ngāi Tāmanuhiri	7	-	10.4 yrs	No	No
Ngā Waihua o Paerangi Trust	7	-	3.8 yrs	No	No
Ngāti Koroki Kahukura	7	-	6.2 yrs	Yes	No
Ngati Rarua o te Wairau Incorporated Society	7	-	4.9 yrs	Yes	No
Ngāti Hauā	6	-	7.5 yrs	Yes	No
Ngāti Apa (North Island)	6	-	3.1 yrs	Yes	No
Ngati Naho Kaitiaki Society Incorporated	6	-	14.3 yrs	Yes	No
Aupouri Ngatikahu Te Rarawa (ANT) Trust	6	-	9.8 yrs	No	No
Ngāti Tūrangitukua	6	-	5.9 yrs	Yes	No
Ngati Tawhirikura Hapu Charitable Trust	6	-	3.0 yrs	Yes	No
Ngati Pahauwera Commercial Development Limited	6	-	7.0 yrs	No	No
Roopu a Iwi Trust	6	-	3.6 yrs	Yes	No
Ngāi Takoto	6	-	13.8 yrs	Yes	No
Hokonui Rūnanga Incorporated	5	-	7.7 yrs	Yes	No
Ngāti Kōata	5	-	1.7 yrs	No	No
Ngāti Mākino	5	-	4.6 yrs	No	No
Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri	5	-	11.9 yrs	No	No
Waihōpai Rūnaka Incorporated	5	-	5.6 yrs	Yes	No
Ngapuhi Iwi Social Services Limited	5	-	6.7 yrs	Yes	No
Ngapuhi Asset Holding Company Limited	4	-	2.6 yrs	No	No
Ngāti Pūkenga	3	-	3.3 yrs	No	No
Ngāti Tama (Taranaki)	3	-	6.8 yrs	Yes	No
Waitaha	3	-	3.3 yrs	No	No
Ngāti Ruanui Holdings Corporation Limited	2	-	14.1 yrs	No	No
Ngā Wairiki Ngāti Apa Developments Limited	1	-	-	No	No
Ngāti Rangiwewehi	1	-	-	No	No
Ngāti Rangi Ahuwhenua Trust	1	-	-	No	No
Toitu Ngati Porou Trustee Limited	1	-	13.3 yrs	No	No

Showing 85 of 85 iwi with current board members. Female % is calculated from officers with known gender only.

Data sourced from Iwi governance and financial records. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@iwidata.co.nz.

For informational purposes only. Not investment advice.