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Gender Composition Analysis

Gender diversity across iwi governance boards

Female Representation

100.0%

of known gender

Female Trustees

3

current officers

Male Trustees

0

current officers

Gender Unknown

1,181

99.7% of total

Gender by Iwi

Iwi with 3 or more current officers, sorted by female representation. Female % is calculated from officers with known gender only.

IwiRegionBoard SizeFemaleMaleUnknownFemale %
Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu—503047100%
Rangitāne o Manawatū—90090%
Ngāti Hauā—60060%
Tātau Tātau o Te Wairoa—3000300%
Ngāti Kuri Trust Board—1000100%
Te Rarawa—3800380%
Ngāti Pāhauwera—1900190%
Ngāti Porou Miere Limited Partnership—1300130%
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Porou—3600360%
Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō—1200120%
Ngāti Apa (North Island)—60060%
Tapuika—1500150%
Whanganui—4100410%
Ngati Naho Kaitiaki Society Incorporated—60060%
Ngāti Pikiao—1300130%
Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated—1700170%
Ngāruahine—4100410%
Ngāti Paoa—1100110%
Ngāti Ranginui—1900190%
Aupouri Ngatikahu Te Rarawa (ANT) Trust—60060%
Ngatihine Health Trust Board—1000100%
Moriori—2900290%
Hokonui Rūnanga Incorporated—50050%
Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika—1300130%
Ngāti Tūrangitukua—60060%
Muaūpoko—2200220%
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust—3200320%
Waikato-Tainui—3800380%
Te Ātiawa (Taranaki)—1000100%
Te Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai—1300130%
Te Kāhui o Taranaki—1000100%
Ngāti Rārua—1000100%
Ngāi Tāmanuhiri—70070%
Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki—2100210%
Ngāti Mutunga (Taranaki)—2700270%
Te Arawa Lakes Trust—1200120%
Ngāti Awa—3000300%
Ngāti Pūkenga—30030%
Ngāti Tama (Taranaki)—30030%
Ngāti Kōata—50050%
Te Uri o Hau—1600160%
Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga—1800180%
Raukawa Settlement Trust—1800180%
Hauraki Collective—1600160%
Ngāti Maniapoto—2200220%
Waitaha—30030%
Ngāti Kahu—2400240%
Ngāti Mākino—50050%
Ngāti Ruanui—1700170%
Ngati Tawhirikura Hapu Charitable Trust—60060%
Ngāti Kuia—2300230%
Ngāti Maru (Hauraki)—1200120%
Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri—50050%
Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-Ō-Ngāpuhi—1800180%
Ngāti Tūwharetoa—1800180%
Ngāti Toa Rangatira—2700270%
Rangitāne o Wairau—1200120%
Ngati Pahauwera Commercial Development Limited—60060%
Ngāti Manawa—1100110%
Ngāi Tūhoe—80080%
Tūwharetoa (Bay of Plenty)—80080%
Rongowhakaata—2200220%
Ngā Waihua o Paerangi Trust—70070%
Waihōpai Rūnaka Incorporated—50050%
Roopu a Iwi Trust—60060%
Ngāti Whare—1700170%
Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki—1200120%
Ngāti Whakaue—1200120%
Ngāti Whātua ki Kaipara—90090%
Rongomaiwahine Iwi Trust—1200120%
Ngāti Whanaunga—80080%
Rangitāne o Wairarapa—1300130%
Ngāti Hikairo—90090%
Ngapuhi Iwi Social Services Limited—50050%
Tūhoe - Te Uru Taumatua—80080%
Te Ātiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui—1200120%
Ngāti Koroki Kahukura—70070%
Ngāi Takoto—60060%
Ngapuhi Asset Holding Company Limited—40040%
Ngati Rarua o te Wairau Incorporated Society—70070%

Gender by Role

Gender distribution across normalized governance roles. Female % is of officers with known gender in each role.

RoleTotalFemaleMaleFemale %
Trustee53320100%
Chair122000%
Director121000%
Other115000%
Member71000%
Representative68000%
Deputy Chair53000%
Committee Member28000%
CEO17000%
Alternate1610100%
Executive11000%
Secretary9000%
Kaumātua9000%
Treasurer6000%
Adviser3000%
CFO2000%

Gender Parity Leaders

Top 10 iwi closest to 50/50 gender balance (minimum 3 officers, 2 with known gender). Ranked by absolute distance from 50%.

1.Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu3F / 0M100% female50.0pp from parity

Female Chairs

Iwi where the current chair is female — a key leadership diversity indicator.

No female chairs identified in current data.

Data Coverage

0.3%

Officers with gender data

3 / 1184

93.3%

Linked to shared.people

1105 / 1184

80

Iwi with 3+ officers

Gender data is derived from shared.people records linked to iwi officers. Gender is inferred from names and biographical information, not self-reported. Officers without a linked shared.people record or without gender data are shown as ‘Unknown’. Analysis includes current officers 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.