Te Arawa Lakes Trust

Mā Te Arawa | For Te Arawa

Te Arawa Lakes Trust is our legacy iwi-entity, established to represent the interests of Te Arawa hapū and whānau in relation to the Te Arawa Lakes Settlement 2006 – interlocking our unique intergenerational relationship with our 14 freshwater lakes and taonga species like kōura, tuna, kākahi, inanga, kōaro and morihana.

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Embracing mātauranga Māori will be rewarded by Papatuanuku

by | 17 July 2023 | Environment | 0 Comments

Mātauranga Māori holds the key to solving many of Aotearoa New Zealand’s environmental challenges – now is the time to embrace it as a country. Matariki gives us an opportunity to reflect on our relationship with te taiao, connect with nature and appreciate the...
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New Tumu Whakarae | CEO Announced

by | 12 June 2023 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Te Arawa Lakes Trust is proud to announce Dr Daryn Bean (Tūhourangi, Ngāti Wahiao, Tapuika-Ngāti Moko, Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Umutahi, Te Arawa) has been appointed as our new Tumu Whakarae (CEO). Daryn grew up in Rotorua, attending Raukura – Rotorua Boys High School and...
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Bilingual road signage initiative endorsed by Te Arawa entities

by | 1 June 2023 | Media | 0 Comments

Bilingual road signage initiative endorsed by Te Arawa Lakes Trust and Te Tatau o Te Arawa Te Arawa Lakes Trust and Te Tatau o Te Arawa are supporting a move to introduce bilingual road signage in Aotearoa because it would enhance the Rotorua Reorua (Bilingual Reorua)...
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Te Waikai Otaota: Spray plan for Te Arawa Lakes

by | 27 April 2023 | Climate Change, Environment | 0 Comments

Te Waikai Otaota: Spray plan for Te Arawa Lakes Aquatic Weed Management April 2023 Te Tukunga Waikai Otaota Aquatic weed control operations will be taking place intermittently between the 1st of May to the 31st of July 2023 in Lake Rotorua, Lake Rotoiti, Lake...
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Census Drive, Ngongotaha

by | 11 April 2023 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Census drive, Ngongotaha Counts census whanau day
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Te Arawa Lakes Trust CEO heads to Te Tari Taiwhenua  

by | 10 February 2023 | Media, Te Arawa News | 0 Comments

After six years at the helm of Te Arawa Lakes Trust, Karen Vercoe (Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Makino, Te Arawa) will leave the organisation in April to take up an exciting role with Te Tari Taiwhenua, Department of Internal Affairs as its Deputy Chief Executive | Māori,...
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Kia kaha tonu tātou te huinga-waka ki te whakarauora i ngā moana o Te Arawa

by | 11 January 2023 | Environment, Lakes | 0 Comments

I a tātou e pōwhiri nei i ngā iwi ki ngā moana maha o Rotorua mō te raumati, e tuia tonutia ana e Te Arawa te kōrero, kia kaha tonu mai te hapori me ngā manuhiri ki te horoi i ōna waka hei ārai i te horonga o ngā riha kikino. O roto i ngā tau e rima nei, ko tā Te Tira...
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Bringing hapū together to discuss comprehensive stormwater consent

by | 6 January 2023 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Te Papa Ahurewa are set to host a Hui-Taumata to discuss the Comprehensive Stormwater Consent and welcome all whānau, hapū and iwi communities. Te Papa Ahurewa manager Haimona Te Nahu says, “The consent is an undertaking of any stormwater related activities and...
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Uwhi installed in Kaikaitāhuna off the back of a successful 12-month trial

by | 5 December 2022 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Te Arawa Lakes Trust has broken new ground in its highly successful Uwhi trial, installing a new, hand-weaved harakeke mat in Kaikaitāhuna [Hamurana Springs] today. Following a karakia, led by local hapū, Ngāti Rangiwewehi, Te Arawa Lakes Trust divers carried the Papa...
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Lani Kereopa joins Māori-led climate action platform

by | 15 November 2022 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Te Arawa Lakes Trust welcomes the Climate Change Minister’s announcement of a new interim group tasked with constructing a framework for Te Ao Māori responses to the climate crisis. Te Arawa Lakes Chair Geoff Rolleston says, “The newly announced Māori climate action...
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Te Arawa Management

Improving the places our people live.

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Te Papa Ahurewa

Our environmental advocacy group.

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Te Arawa Lakes Trust

Our iwi-entity.

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