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Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust

Iwi Organisation

Auckland-based hapū of Ngāti Whātua. Treaty settlement in 2012. Major Auckland property portfolio.

Total Assets
$1.5B
Revenue
$145.3M
Officers
42
Subsidiaries
10

Iwi Details

Rohe (Region)
Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland)
Registered Members
7,959

Treaty Settlement

Settlement information not yet available for this iwi.

Distributions to Beneficiaries

$8.0M
Education
$1.7M

Total grants and programmes 8.0M-8.4M. Education grants & scholarships 1.4M-1.7M. Te Reo Māori & cultural support 685K-744K. Kaumātua support 97K-112K. Whānau activities costs 10.25M including residential properties rented to whānau, Toi Ora insurance, Toi Tupu savings, papakāinga development, and marae operations.

Current Officers

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C
Chris Gudgeon
Affiliated Director
N
Ngarimu Blair
Deputy Chair
N
Ngarimu Blair
Deputy Chair / Trustee
T
Tama Davis
Elected Representative
B
Brenda Christiansen
Elected Representative
A
Arekatera Maihi
Elected Representative
P
Precious Clark
Elected Representative
S
Sharon Hawke
Elected Representative
R
Renata Blair
Elected Representative

+ 30 more officers

Service Providers

Bankers(2)
BNZ

General banking services - General Manager Māori Business works for BNZ

2020–2025
Westpac

papakāinga housing financing

2024–2025
Insurers(2)
nib

health insurance partner for Toi Ora programme

2019–2020
nib Health Insurance
2024
Consultants(7)
AECOM

Te Tōangaroa precinct development

2025
Jasmax

Architecture

2023
National Science Challenge

housing survey research

2019
Precinct Properties

Commercial partnership

2023
The Building Intelligence Group

Project management

2023
University of Otago

housing survey research

2019
Vivian Construction

Construction

2023
Partners & Stakeholders(19)
Auckland Council

council partnership for sports and recreation centre, public space improvements

2024
Auckland Museum

Cultural partnership - Ko Au Ko Ngāti Whātua exhibition at Tāmaki Paenga Hira

2025
Clearhead

Mental health services partnership

2025
Emirates Team New Zealand

strategic partnership and kōtuitanga

2024–2025
Foundation North

partnership for whānau knowledge, capability and capacity building

2024
Generus

Commercial partnership - long-term property operator

2025
Hearing Auckland

Partnership - hearing health screening and aids provision

2025
Housing Foundation

Partner for financial literacy programmes

2020
Kāhui Tū Kaha

Partnership - whānau housing support

2025
Kāinga Ora

Partner for housing support

2020
Panuku

Contract partner for Ōkahu Rākau landscaping and maintenance

2020
Precinct Properties

joint venture partner for Te Tōangaroa development

2024–2025
Revive Our Gulf

Partnership - community monitoring and restoration at Ōkahumatamomoe

2025
Sky City Auckland

strategic partnership for tourism and community engagement

2024
SkyCity

Partnership - NZICC naming and cultural engagement

2025
Summerset

Commercial partnership - aged care/retirement village

2025
Tāmaki Regeneration Company

Partner for home ownership programmes

2020
Waipapa Taumata Rau (University of Auckland)

Partnership - naming, research, environmental monitoring

2025
Whānau Ora

Partner for whānau housing and wellbeing support

2020

Strategic Priorities

61
1Housing - develop papa kāinga and pathways to home ownership for whānau
2Hauora - holistic health and wellbeing programmes
3Mātauranga - education including te reo Māori and kura development
4Environmental regeneration - Ko Te Pūkākī 2040 strategy
5Economic development - diversification of investment portfolio
6Cultural leadership - assertion of mana whenua and tangata moana identity
7Waka culture revitalisation - Te Kawau ceremonial vessel and related engagement
8Kaumātua support and respect
9Whānau engagement and reconnection
10Treaty rights advocacy and constitutional positioning

+ 51 more priorities

Key Risks

42
Soft market conditions for development land
Investment property portfolio revaluation risk
7-year rent review impending on Te Tōangaroa portfolio
Economic headwinds affecting whānau
Cybersecurity threats including AI-driven attacks and supplier risks
Government funding direction changes impacting education planning (Kura timeline)
Commercial tenant risk and lease income dependency
Climate change and environmental resilience of waterfront assets

+ 34 more risks identified