Iwi Employment Analysis

Workforce size, staff costs, efficiency ratios, and salary distribution across iwi

Total Employees

1,938

Across all iwi (latest)

Total Staff Costs

$95.7M

Annual staff expenditure

Avg Employees per Iwi

47 iwi reporting

Staff Costs % of Expenses

10.1%

Of total reported expenses

Employment Leaderboard

Top iwi by employee headcount — with workforce metrics

#	Organisation	Employees	Volunteers	Staff Costs	Revenue/Employee	Assets/Employee
1	Ngatihine Health Trust Board	349	1	$23.9M	$125K	$186K
2	Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Porou	191	-	-	$376K	$1.6M
3	Ngāti Whātua ki Kaipara	181	0	$47.7M	$747K	$694K
4	Te Rarawa	168	-	-	$173K	$649K
5	Ngāti Ruanui	93	-	-	$175K	$837K
6	Ngapuhi Iwi Social Services Limited	82	0	$6.2M	$116K	$165K
7	Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-Ō-Ngāpuhi	80	-	-	$353K	$1.4M
8	Raukawa Settlement Trust	56	-	-	$290K	$5.1M
9	Roopu a Iwi Trust	55	-	-	$94K	$130K
10	Ngāti Pikiao	53	0	$3.2M	$99K	$50K
11	Ngāti Pāhauwera	50	-	-	$139K	$2.5M
12	Tapuika	48	-	-	$143K	$599K
13	Aupouri Ngatikahu Te Rarawa (ANT) Trust	48	0	$2.2M	$67K	$61K
14	Ngā Waihua o Paerangi Trust	45	0	-	$20K	$587K
15	Te Kāhui o Taranaki	35	-	-	$310K	$5.2M
16	Rangitāne o Wairarapa	35	0	$2.9M	$116K	$138K
17	Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki	35	0	$1.2M	$80K	$224K
18	Ngāti Kuri Trust Board	34	0	-	$362K	$639K
19	Ngāti Rārua	32	-	-	$178K	$2.3M
20	Ngāti Porou Miere Limited Partnership	25	-	-	$248K	$317K

Staff Efficiency Ratios

Revenue per employee, assets per employee, and staff cost ratio — sorted by revenue efficiency

#	Organisation	Employees	Revenue/Employee	Assets/Employee	Staff Cost Ratio
1	Ngāti Koroki Kahukura	1	$3.6M	$5.4M	-
2	Ngāti Ruanui Holdings Corporation Limited	1	$3.5M	$50.8M	4.9%
3	Ngapuhi Asset Holding Company Limited	2	$2.0M	$34.4M	-
4	Ngāti Apa (North Island)	6	$1.4M	$6.1M	34.4%
5	Te Arawa Lakes Trust	22	$932K	$4.7M	-
6	Ngāti Whātua ki Kaipara	181	$747K	$694K	40.1%
7	Ngāti Whanaunga	1	$743K	$185K	8.0%
8	Toitu Ngati Porou Trustee Limited	5	$398K	$5.1M	25.1%
9	Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Porou	191	$376K	$1.6M	-
10	Ngāti Whare	1	$363K	$817K	35.4%
11	Ngāti Kuri Trust Board	34	$362K	$639K	-
12	Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-Ō-Ngāpuhi	80	$353K	$1.4M	-
13	Ngāti Mākino	2	$347K	$592K	-
14	Hokonui Rūnanga Incorporated	16	$339K	$879K	39.4%
15	Ngāti Kōata	9	$324K	$4.2M	27.2%
16	Te Kāhui o Taranaki	35	$310K	$5.2M	-
17	Ngāti Whakaue	22	$304K	$4.0M	-
18	Raukawa Settlement Trust	56	$290K	$5.1M	-
19	Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki	20	$262K	$1.7M	-
20	Ngāti Porou Miere Limited Partnership	25	$248K	$317K	-
21	Rongomaiwahine Iwi Trust	9	$240K	$2.7M	-
22	Te Uri o Hau	12	$240K	$88K	30.1%
23	Ngāti Mutunga (Taranaki)	14	$226K	$2.5M	-
24	Te Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai	10	$224K	$681K	-
25	Waihōpai Rūnaka Incorporated	9	$222K	$662K	24.7%

Salary Band Distribution

Employee headcount by salary band — grouped by entity

Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu

$100K – $150K

84 staff

$150K – $200K

29 staff

$200K – $250K

9 staff

$250K – $300K

6 staff

$300K – $350K

2 staff

$350K – $400K

1 staff

$400K – $450K

1 staff

$450K – $500K

1 staff

Ngāi Tahu Holdings Corporation

$100K – $150K

80 staff

$150K – $200K

30 staff

$200K – $250K

16 staff

$250K – $300K

4 staff

$300K – $350K

5 staff

$350K – $400K

2 staff

$450K – $500K

2 staff

$500K – $550K

2 staff

$750K – $800K

1 staff

Workforce vs Asset Size

Are larger iwi proportionally bigger employers? Comparing total assets to employee headcount

#	Organisation	Total Assets	Employees	Assets/Employee
1	Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Porou	$310.3M	191	$1.6M
2	Raukawa Settlement Trust	$283.0M	56	$5.1M
3	Te Kāhui o Taranaki	$182.0M	35	$5.2M
4	Ngāti Whātua ki Kaipara	$125.7M	181	$694K
5	Ngāti Pāhauwera	$123.3M	50	$2.5M
6	Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-Ō-Ngāpuhi	$112.3M	80	$1.4M
7	Te Rarawa	$109.0M	168	$649K
8	Te Arawa Lakes Trust	$102.4M	22	$4.7M
9	Ngāti Whakaue	$88.6M	22	$4.0M
10	Ngāti Ruanui	$77.9M	93	$837K
11	Rongowhakaata	$76.8M	22	$3.5M
12	Ngāti Rārua	$72.6M	32	$2.3M
13	Ngapuhi Asset Holding Company Limited	$68.9M	2	$34.4M
14	Ngatihine Health Trust Board	$64.9M	349	$186K
15	Ngati Pahauwera Commercial Development Limited	$57.8M	19	$3.0M
16	Ngāti Ruanui Holdings Corporation Limited	$50.8M	1	$50.8M
17	Ngāti Kōata	$38.1M	9	$4.2M
18	Ngāti Apa (North Island)	$36.4M	6	$6.1M
19	Ngāti Mutunga (Taranaki)	$35.2M	14	$2.5M
20	Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki	$34.2M	20	$1.7M

Note: Asset-heavy iwi (e.g. those with large property or fisheries portfolios) may have high assets per employee without necessarily being inefficient employers.

About This Data

Employment data is sourced from publicly available iwi annual reports. Not all iwi disclose employee headcount, volunteer numbers, or staff costs. Where reported, these figures may include full-time, part-time, and contract employees — definitions vary between organisations.

Salary band data is only available for the small number of iwi that publish detailed remuneration breakdowns in their annual reports (17 records across 2 entities). This is not representative of the broader iwi workforce.

Efficiency ratios (revenue per employee, assets per employee) are influenced by the nature of each iwi's operations. Asset-heavy organisations (e.g. property, fisheries) will naturally show higher assets per employee without implying workforce inefficiency.

Data sourced from Iwi annual reports and financial statements. 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.