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Ko Taupō te Moana
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Governance members of the Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board are elected from and by Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board beneficiaries aged 18 years and over.

The Board is made up of ten (10) Board Members and a Board Secretary. Each member is appointed for a term of three years.

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Me Mahi Tahi Tatou

Kaupapa
Mahi Rangatira ki te Iwi

Tikanga
Mahi Tika, Mahi Pono

The Trust Board is committed to maintaining and enhancing the health and wellbeing of Taupō Waters and enabling Ngāti Tūwharetoa to achieve our social, cultural, environmental and economic aspirations.

Our Work

OUR HISTORY

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Nga Korero Hitori

The Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board was established  to administer assets for the benefit of present and future generations of Ngāti Tūwharetoa. The first members of the Trust Board were appointed on the 15th November 1926.

The Trust Board is currently constituted under the Māori Trust Boards Act 1955.

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News & Events

Crowd of Whānau at Waihī Marae for the Tohu Taiao Journal launch

Tohu Taiao Journal: A Legacy of Project Kaitiaki
Lake and clouds

Trust Board Challenges Proposed National Wastewater Standards

Trust Board firm on DOC access fees and land management changes
He Whare Hono ō Tūwharetoa

Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Taupō District Council Come Together Under One Roof
Lake Taupo

Trust Board Reaffirms Opposition to Treaty Principles Bill

Trust Board Responds to Wastewater Overflow into Waikato Awa
IronMan competitor in water

Join Team Tūwharetoa at IRONMAN New Zealand

Deceased male recovered Taupō-nui-ā-tia, rāhui remains

As the hotter weather approaches, the Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board (TMTB) encourages you to join us and our partners in safeguarding Lake Taupō and the Waikato Awa from biosecurity threats.

Join Us This Summer in Protecting Taupō Moana and Waikato Awa

Lake Taupō Hole-in-One Challenge congratulates youngest-ever winner

Today, newly released data underscores an ongoing crisis in employment equity, revealing that New Zealand’s national unemployment rate has reached 4.8%.

Māori Unemployment and Socioeconomic Disparities: “Our People Need Real Solutions, Not Generalisations

The Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board is urging all recreational users of Lake Taupō to help preserve the lake's cultural and ecological health by not scattering human and animal ashes in its waters.

Trust Board Appeals to the Public to Refrain from Scattering Ashes in Lake Taupō

2024 Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board Annual Hui

NAU MAI HAERE MAI, NGĀTI TŪWHARETOA HUI-A-IWI NGĀTI TŪWHARETOA – MERCURY DEVELOPMENT GROUP NGĀTI TŪWHARETOA – GENESIS ENERGY COMMITTEE

Ngāti Tūwharetoa Mercury Development Group Hui-a-Iwi 2023-2024
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HUI-A-IWI NGĀTI TŪWHARETOA – MERCURY DEVELOPMENT GROUP NGĀTI TŪWHARETOA – GENESIS ENERGY COMMITTEE

Ngāti Tūwharetoa Genesis Energy Committee Hui-a-Iwi 2023-2024

A Tourism Wānanga for Tūwharetoa by Tūwharetoa

TMTB makes submission on Resource Management Amendment Bill

TMTB submissions on Fast Track Bill, WRC Long Term Plan, Māori Wards, Water Services

No clams found in latest eDNA test run

Trust Board personnel test the waters for golden clams

How the Fast Track Bill will affect our people