Moving forward together with purpose and confidence
Te Arawa Lakes Trust is responsible for the oversight and management of Te Arawa’s settlement assets, including the region’s 14 lakes.
Te Arawa Lakes Trust was established in 2006 to receive, manage and administer the trust funds on behalf of and for the benefit of present and future members of Te Arawa.
He Maimai Aroha – the passing of Dr Sir Toby Curtis

Kei hea koutou ka ngaro nei!
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Ki te huihuinga o te kahurangi ka oti atu koutou e!
Kua hinga te totara nui a Nopera (Toby) Tamihana Curtis 13.11.1939 – 17.08.2022
He tama nā Timi Te Po James Curtis nō Ngāti Rongomai, rāua ko Taipapaki Curtis (nee Paora) nō Ngāti Pikiao/Tainui.
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Kia kaha tonu tātou te huinga-waka ki te whakarauora i ngā moana o Te Arawa
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...
Bringing hapū together to discuss comprehensive stormwater consent
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...
Uwhi installed in Kaikaitāhuna off the back of a successful 12-month trial
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...