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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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...
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...
FISHING LICENCE UPDATE
We are proud to announce that everyone who is eligible that registered for a Fishing Licence has been granted one, and NO ballot draw will take place! All Fishing Licenses will be subsidised which can be paid for at our office. 1161 Pukuatua Street (Above...
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Inflatable Waterpark on Tikitapu
50% discount offered to registered beneficiaries of Te Arawa Lakes Trust Steps to receive your discount code:- Register to receive your code via this form: Click here to register If you are a registered beneficiary, you will receive an access code to your email...
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.