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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HE PĀNUI – FISHING LICENCES
Kia ora e te whānau, This year a total of 344 beneficiaries registered for a fishing licence, kai runga noa atu koutou! We are proud to announce that all our registered beneficiaries who entered the ballot for a subsidised Fishing Licence this year, have been granted...
KUA HIKI TE RĀHUI | Rāhui on Lake Rotorua is now lifted
Ka hiki te rāhui ki runga i te moana o Te Rotorua Nui a Kahumatamomoe. Nō tērā wiki tonu, ka whakatō i te rāhui whai muri i te whāinga o te tūpāpaku ki te one ki Waerenga, kei te rohe moana o Ngāti Rangiwewehi iwi me te hapū o Pāruaharanui. The Rāhui on Lake Rotorua...
KUA RĀHUI TE MOANA | Rāhui to be placed on Lake Rotorua
He Maimai Aroha! He Kura Tangihia! Kāore te aroha ki a tātou katoa e pani nei, ka mutu, i te aituā nui ki te moana o Te Rotorua nui a Kahumatamomoe i ngā rangi tata nei. Ngāti Rangiwewehi with the support of Te Arawa Lakes Trust have placed a Rāhui on Lake Rotorua...
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Notice of Election of Trustees & Candidate Names
Kia ora e te whānau! The nomination period for the 2024 Trustee elections closed at 5pm, Wednesday 25 September 2024. To view the Notice of Election of Trustees & Candidate Names, please click here. Any person who does not receive voting information and believes...
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.