Te Arawa Lakes Trust
Managing Te Arawa’s Settlement Assests
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, including 14 lakes.
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Te Arawa Lakes Trust CEO heads to Te Tari Taiwhenua
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,...
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...
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Notice of Annual General Meeting
Te Arawa Waka, Te Arawa Tangata "Mai Maketū ki Tongariro" Tēnā koutou katoa. He pānui tēnei mo te: Hui-ā-tau – AGM Announcement DATE: Sunday 8th December 2024 TIME: 10am - 12:30pm VENUE: Millennium Hotel, Rotorua To view the Public Notice - Agenda, please click...
Our Origins
The Te Arawa people of the Bay of Plenty are the offspring of Pūhaorangi, a celestial being who descended from the heavens to sleep with the beautiful maiden Te Kuraimonoa.
From this union came the revered ancestor Ohomairangi. He was responsible for protecting Taputapuātea marae — a place of learning on the island of Raiatea or Rangiātea, in the Polynesian homeland known as Hawaiki. High priests from all over the Pacific came to Rangiātea to share their knowledge of the genealogical origins of the universe and of deep-ocean navigation.
By the time Ohomairangi’s revered descendant, Atuamatua, was born the people were known as Ngāti Ohomairangi and lived in the village of Maketū. Atuamatua married the four granddaughters of Ruatapu. A generation later, six of their sons, Tia, Hei, Rakauri, Houmaitawhiti, Oro and Makaa became the leading family group of Ngāti Ohomairangi.