Contact us
We are here to support you. You can contact us via any of the following ways:
Freephone: 0800 AKATEA or 0800 252 832
Office landline: 07 222 5130
Email: kaiawhina@ngatirangitihi.iwi.nz
Office and postal address:
Te Mana o Ngāti Rangitihi Trust
35 Heale Street
Matatā
RD4
Whakatāne 3194
New Zealand
Register with us
We encourage all Ngāti Rangitihi to become beneficiaries of Te Mana o Ngāti Rangitihi Trust.
As a member, you can access:
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Funding support
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Hunting access (Kaingāroa and Rotoehu Forests)
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Waimangu Volcanic Valley free of charge (pre-bookings required through Te Mana)
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Vote in Trustee elections
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YourIwi - online registration portal
Validating your Whakapapa
Your application to register as a member of Ngāti Rangitihi will be validated if you can whakapapa to the tūpuna Rangiaohia and Rakauheketara, through the tūpuna Mahi and Rangitihikahira. If you are having difficulty completing your whakapapa, please contact the Trust Office on 07 222 5130.
Accessing your records
Any individual Iwi member may access a copy of their own information by contacting the Trust’s Pou Ahurea who will supply the information in either electronic form or by post.
Registered adult members may also visit the office to view the list of names of other registered adult members. This right is only to look at the register of names and does not extend to taking a copy of, or otherwise recording, any names.