Te Tāhuhu o Tawakeheimoa Trust

The Trust was proposed and ratified by the Iwi as the Iwi Post Settlement Governance Entity. The Trust was officially established and registered, with initial trustees in December 2012. It’s purpose is to receive and hold the settlement assets from the Crown for and behalf of the Iwi. The Trust Deed objects guide the trustee’s activities and decisions to protect and grow the assets. Two key objects:

1. to establish a commercial company, wholly owned by Te Tāhuhu, to carry out commercial activities and
2. community development trust

As per the Trust Deed, the election of trustees is by rotation, held at the annual general meeting in the year of election.