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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Trust receives national biosecurity award
The ongoing biosecurity efforts of Te Arawa Lakes Trust have been recognised at the annual New Zealand Biosecurity Awards, held in Auckland yesterday. Te Arawa Lakes Trust won the New Zealand Biosecurity Māori Award for our multi-faceted mātauranga Māori approach to...
Tarawera: Connecting People and Place
We are excited to be advertising for a number of positions to help ensure joined up action for the health and wellbeing of Lake Tarawera and its seven contributing lakes. This team will connect, provide support and pursue opportunities to empower Tarawera Iwi, Māori...
Interested in working for Te Papa Ahurewa?
TONO MAI KI TE PAPA AHUREWA | INTERESTED IN WORKING FOR TE PAPA AHUREWA? Te Papa Ahurewa are looking for qualified and/or experienced Superstars to support our Environmental Policy and Planning Unit. 1. Do you have an understanding of Te Arawa – Mai Maketū ki...
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AGM 2024 Registration Form
Te Arawa Lakes Trust Hui ā-Tau: RSVP for Annual General Meeting Nau mai, haere tonu mai ki Te Hui ā-Tau! Our Hui ā-Tau is fast approaching and we encourage our iwi members who whakapapa to Te Arawa, our Tupuna Rohe and our Kōroto to RSVP by 30th November to...
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.