About Us - Te Mana o Ngati Rangitihi Trust - Official Ngāti Rangitihi Website

Ko wai mātou? About us

Te Mana o Ngāti Rangitihi Trust was established in 2008 as a result of the CNI Forests Iwi Collective settlement (to find out more about the CNI settlement click here).

Our purpose is to enable amongst many things, the positive growth and sustainable future of Ngāti Rangitihi tangata (people), Ngāti Rangitihi whenua (land), and Ngāti Rangitihi iwi (culture).

The objectives of the Trust are set out in the Trust Order, which are summarised here as our Kaupapa:

Ngā Tikanga – Guiding Principles

He aroha ki te iwi
We genuinely care about the people of Ngāti Rangitihi

He ahu whakamua, he rākei whenua, he manaaki hua
Progressive and forward thinking yet sustainable in our approach

Kia mauri ora a Ngāti Rangitihi
For the well-being and life-force of Ngāti Rangitihi

Kia mau tonu te whenua
Holding onto our lands and resources for our economic livelihood

Kia pono, kia tika, kia pūmau
Openness, honesty, integrity and steadfast in all that we do

He mahi ngātahi i runga i te whakaaro kotahi
Working with purpose and in unity

Ngā Whāinga - Objectives

Stewardship over the trust funds – including monies from the CNI and comprehensive Treaty of Waitangi settlements – for the benefit of Ngāti Rangitihi iwi

The mana of Ngāti Rangitihi is upheld, developed and recognised

The resources of Ngāti Rangitihi are identified and optimised

The survival and growth of Ngāti Rangitihi is enabled, including its cultural, economic, social, spiritual, environmental and political survival and growth

The whānau support networks of Ngāti Rangitihi are developed and maintained

The self-reliance of Ngāti Rangitihi people is enhanced