Raetihi could become home to one of Aotearoa’s most affordable and community-led health services, a model that puts people, not profit, at the heart of care.

We are pleased to announce the appointment of our new General Manager, Te Moananui Rameka, who joins us with a wealth of experience in strategic leadership, iwi development and business management, with a focus on PSGE (Post Settlement Governance Entity).

Te Korowai o Wainuiārua Trust gathered with uri on Saturday, September 27, 2025, for its first Annual General Meeting (AGM) since the passing of the iwi’s settlement legislation earlier this year.

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Te Korowai o Wainuiārua Trust has partnered with Te Ora Hou to bring a weekly youth programme to Raetihi, giving rangatahi a space to connect, share kai and build relationships.

Te Korowai o Wainuiārua Trust is pleased to announce the appointment of key roles that will support the strategic growth and kaupapa of the PSGE iwi group.

The Department of Conservation (DOC) has contacted us to share some exciting full-time, permanent job opportunities based right in the heart of Tongariro National Park. These are fantastic roles for anyone passionate about conservation, people, and our whenua.

Nau mai, haere mai ki te Hui-ā-Tau o Te Korowai o Wainuiārua Trust. Join us in person or via our Facebook livestream. Annual Report and draft Five-Year Strategy & Annual Plan are attached for your review.

A final summary of all 5-year Strategic Plan feedback will be collated and presented at the Trust’s AGM on Saturday 27 September. 

You’re Invited!

A friendly reminder that our uri wānanga is happening tomorrow, Friday 16 August, 10am–1pm. Please be seated by 10am.

Friday is your last chance to make a change -  as you can’t change rolls in the 3 months before an election.

Do you have experience in oversight of large-scale investment portfolios (multi-million dollar assets)?

Our uri wānanga has been set for August 16! Come along and share your kōrero - help shape our 2025 - 2030 Strategic Plan.

Three new full-time leadership roles have become available within our iwi-owned enterprise. Submit your expression of interest today!

This is your opportunity to share your voice. We invite you to review the attached Strategic Plan outline and share your whakaaro.

Submissions on the Regulatory Standards Bill close at 1pm, Monday 23 June 2025. Te Korowai o Wainuiārua Trust has filed a submission on behalf of our iwi, and we strongly encourage whānau to make individual submissions where possible.

This Matariki, we mark a new beginning on our whenua. On 19 June 2025, Te Korowai o Wainuiārua joined with whānau, tamariki, schools, and partners to open Te Hangāruru, a new section of the Mountains to Sea – Ngā Ara Tūhono trail that runs through the heart of our rohe.

It was a day of creativity, connection, and reflection for the Waimarino community, as Te Korowai o Wainuiārua and REAP hosted a Matariki mā Puanga wānanga celebrating traditional knowledge through mahi toi.

Te Korowai o Wainuiārua Trust is inviting Expressions of Interest for two key independent governance roles that support the strategic growth and kaupapa of our iwi Post-Settlement Governance Entity (PSGE).