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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Ngā Pōtītanga: Te Arawa Lakes Trust Trustee Election Update
Te Arawa Lakes Trust is pleased to provide an update on voting participation in the Trustee Election, with steady engagement across all tupuna rohe. As of November 5, 2024, we have received 606 voting papers, comprising 546 online submissions and 60 postal ballots. ...
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...
Ngā Kōrero Whaitake a Te Kaitono
Election 2024 Candidate Statements To view the Candidate Statements: For Te Kawatapuārangi Rohe, please click here. For Te Ure o Uenukukōpako Rohe, please click here. For Tūhourangi Rohe, please click here.
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Te Arawa Lakes Trust AGM & Voting
Kia hiwa rā tātou o Te Arawa! As we approach our Hui ā-Tau on Sunday, 8 December 2024, we encourage all who whakapapa to our Tūpuna Rohe to take part and engage. RSVP for AGM: To help us prepare, please RSVP by Saturday, 30 November. Whether online or in-person, your...
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.