Celebrating 100 years of the Tuwharetoa Māori Trust Board

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Our Kaupapa

Our Kaupapa

Mahi Rangatira ki te Iwi

Mahi Rangatira ki te Iwi is at the heart of how we work; our commitment to making it work for our people and ensuring there is a clear connection between the aspirations of our whānau, the mahi we undertake and the outcomes we achieve. It asks us to be practical, meaningful and accountable, while ensuring all our mahi is grounded in Tūwharetoa tikanga.

For us, serving our people is not simply about what we deliver. It is about how we listen, how we lead, how we make decisions and how we create lasting value for our iwi. It means understanding what matters to our people, responding with purpose and ensuring our mahi contributes to the wellbeing, strength and future of Tūwharetoa.

Our people are not separate from the mahi, they are the reason for it.

From this commitment, our mahi is guided by three Ngā Ara Matua; strategic pathways. Together, they provide a clear direction for the future we are working towards: an iwi where Ngāti Tūwharetoa live and thrive as Tūwharetoa.

Tauhara & Waikato Awa

Ko Tūwharetoa te Iwi

Ngāti Tūwharetoa live and thrive as Tūwharetoa.

To live as Tūwharetoa is to know who we are, where we come from, and where we belong. Our whakapapa connects us to our people and our places. It carries our identity, our stories, our mātauranga and our responsibilities, linking generations through a shared sense of belonging and purpose.

We want to see those connections remain strong, where our people know and are proud of their whakapapa, are connected to their whenua and whānau, and are confident in their identity as Tūwharetoa.

This means creating the conditions for our people to flourish culturally, socially and economically, while strengthening the knowledge, relationships and connections that sustain our iwi.

Our aspiration is a thriving iwi connected by whakapapa to people and place, with a unique cultural identity.

He Whare Hono ō Tūwharetoa building

He Mana Kaitiaki tō te Iwi

We are kaitiaki of our taonga, Taupō Moana, Upper Waikato awa and whenua.

Our identity as Tūwharetoa is inseparable from our relationship with our taonga. Taupō Moana, our awa and our whenua hold our whakapapa, our history and our responsibilities across generations.

Our role as kaitiaki calls us to uphold these relationships, protect the mauri and health of our taonga, and advocate for their sustainable management for generations to come

Tauhara & Waikato Awa

He Wai Oranga mō te Iwi

Building, delivering and supporting initiatives that provide sustenance for our people.

At the heart of our mahi are our people and their ability to thrive.

We work to support the wellbeing, resilience and aspirations of our whānau, hapū and marae, creating opportunities that strengthen our people and contribute to a future where Tūwharetoa can flourish.

Across each of these pathways, our focus remains the same: to make it work for our people, to uphold what has been entrusted to us, and to create a stronger future for those who come after us.

This is Mahi Rangatira ki te Iwi.

This is our kaupapa.

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